Effect of breed, sex, and age on the body and internal organ weight of chickens for food security in resource-poor communities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Thando Tenza, Thando Tenza, Lindokuhle Christopher Mhlongo, Cyprial Ndumiso Ncobela, Zikhona Rani

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Optimal State Estimation in Underwater Vehicle Discrete-Continuous Measurements via Augmented Hybrid Kalman Filter by Vadim Kramar, Kirill Dementiev, Aleksey Kabanov

“…The paper discusses, in detail, the theoretical foundations of the proposed method, including the mathematical description of continuous and discrete models, and its optimality criterion formulation. …”
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Optimalisasi Manajemen Sarana Prasarana dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pendidikan di SDN Banjaran 4 Kota Kediri by M. Ubaidillah Ridwanulloh, Iva Afifatur Rohmah, Nurul Qomariatus Sholikhah

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Optimizing Distribution Grid Performance through Electric Vehicle Integration and Stochastic Modeling in Extreme Weather Conditions by A. Niknami, M. Askari, M. Amirahmadi, M. Babaeinik

“…This paper presents an innovative method for operational planning of micro grids, focusing on improving economic performance and enhancing resilience. …”
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Enhancing the power quality in radial electrical systems using optimal sizing and selective allocation of distributed generations. by Bachirou Bogno, Deli Goron, Nisso Nicodem, S Shanmugan, Dieudonné Kidmo Kaoga, Kitmo, Akhlaque Ahmad Khan, Yasser Fouad, Michel Aillerie

“…This paper presents a method for energy compensation and optimization in radial distribution systems (ORDS). …”
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Optimization of Islamic Peer-to-Peer Lending for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) After Pandemic of Covid-19 by Firsty Izzata Bella

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A Methodology for Registration of a Histological Slide and In Vivo MRI Volume Based on Optimizing Mutual Information by Charles R. Meyer, Bradford A. Moffat, Kyle K. Kuszpit, Peyton L. Bland, Paul E. Mckeever, Timothy D. Johnson, Thomas L. Chenevert, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross

“…The approach taken was to maximize mutual information in order to optimize the registration between all pairings of image data whether the sources are MRI, tissue block photograph, or stained sample photograph. …”
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Enhancing microgrid performance: Optimal proactive reactive power dispatch using photovoltaic active power forecasts by Alexander Casilimas‐Peña, Karol Rosen, César Angeles‐Camacho

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Optimized Image Dehazing Using Dark Channel Prior With Minimum Fusion and Improved Atmospheric Light Handling by Ahmad Hussain, Mansoor Iqbal, Sheraz Aslam, Saad Alahmari, Abdulwahab Alkharashi

“…By integrating optimized DCP, ALE, and the Minimum Fusion Technique, the approach achieves superior performance with a PSNR of 35.45 dB and an SSIM of 0.97, outperforming existing methods such as Scene-Specific DCP, TON, and FFA_NET. …”
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Optimal location and size of electric vehicle charging and discharging stations in distribution networks with integrated distributed generations by Minh Thien Vo, Thi Lan Anh Tran, Quang Ai Nguyen, Trung Khanh Tran, Ngoc Dieu Vo

“…In this study, we propose a computational model to determine the optimal location and size of EVCS applying V2G technique in a distribution network integrating distributed generation sources (DG) with the goal of minimizing active power loss, using an improved method combining the firefly algorithm with the quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithm (QBFA) to find solutions for the problem. …”
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Optimal Configuration Model of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Joint System Considering Coordination of Multiple Transaction Scenarios by CHEN Kun, SHANG Long-long, LUO Jin-ge

“…The coordination and optimization in multiple scenarios brings new challenges to the power market transaction. …”
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Optimal location and size of electric vehicle charging and discharging stations in distribution networks with integrated distributed generations by Minh Thien Vo, Thi Lan Anh Tran, Quang Ai Nguyen, Trung Khanh Tran, Ngoc Dieu Vo

“…In this study, we propose a computational model to determine the optimal location and size of EVCS applying V2G technique in a distribution network integrating distributed generation sources (DG) with the goal of minimizing active power loss, using an improved method combining the firefly algorithm with the quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithm (QBFA) to find solutions for the problem. …”
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A Combined Study on Optimization, In Silico Modeling, and Genetic Modification of Large Scale Microbial Cellulase Production by Md. Raisul Islam Rabby, Zabed Bin Ahmed, Gobindo Kumar Paul, Nafisa Nusrat Chowdhury, Fatema Akter, Mamudul Hasan Razu, Pranab Karmaker, Mala Khan

“…In this review, we focus not only on the conventional methods of cellulase production but also on modern biotechnological approaches applied to cellulase production by a sequential study on common cellulase-producing microbes, modified microbes, culture media, carbon sources, substrate pretreatment process, and the importance of optimum pH and temperature on fermentation. …”
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Optimizing irrigation and nitrogen fertilization for winter wheat using the AquaCrop model and water footprint analysis by JIA Yifan, WANG Hao, HAN Ce, XU Zhenghe, LIU Yuyu

“…This paper presents a method for optimizing irri-gation strategies for winter wheat production under varying nitrogen application rates in different hydrological years using the AquaCrop model. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization for Volt-Var Parameter Tuning: Reducing Losses and Voltage Unbalance in Distribution Systems by Arthur E. S. Ribeiro, Francisco C. R. Coelho, Wesley Peres

“…The proposed method jointly optimizes the active power output of dispatchable DG units and the Volt-Var control parameters of photovoltaic (PV) inverters to minimize power losses and voltage unbalance, ensuring compliance with the 2% limit set by Brazilian regulations. …”
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Optimizing Artificial Neural Network Learning Using Improved Reinforcement Learning in Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by Taninnuch Lamjiak, Booncharoen Sirinaovakul, Siriwan Kornthongnimit, Jumpol Polvichai, Aysha Sohail

“…Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are widely used machine learning techniques with applications in various fields. Heuristic search optimization methods are typically used to minimize the loss function in ANNs. …”
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USE OF MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR OPTIMAL GEOMETRY STUDY IN CALCULATION OF ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT FOR ELEMENT, COMPOUND AND MIXTURE by Caroline Mattos Barbosa, Cesar Raitz, Roos Sophia de Freitas Dam, William Luna Salgado, Cesar Marques Salgado, Delson Braz

“…Several measurement geometries were tested with different radiation energies, and the best results were obtained using lead collimators on both detector and radiation source. The considered geometries were isotropic source without any collimation, isotropic source with detector and/or source collimation, and a point source collimated into a cone of directions. …”
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Effective Customization of Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Energy Management System Optimization for Improved Battery Management in Microgrids by Alessandro Niccolai, Silvia Trimarchi, Lisa Francesca Barbazza, Alessandro Gandelli, Riccardo Zich, Francesco Grimaccia, Sonia Leva

“…This method was compared with a standard scheduling approach, and an average improvement of 11.87% in fuel consumption was achieved. …”
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Optimizing radiomics for prostate cancer diagnosis: feature selection strategies, machine learning classifiers, and MRI sequences by Eugenia Mylona, Dimitrios I. Zaridis, Charalampos Ν. Kalantzopoulos, Nikolaos S. Tachos, Daniele Regge, Nikolaos Papanikolaou, Manolis Tsiknakis, Kostas Marias, ProCAncer-I Consortium, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis

“…Conclusion The choice of feature selection method and the source of radiomic features have a profound effect on the models’ performance for csPCa diagnosis. …”
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Biosourcing and optimization of fungal lipase production from cheap agro waste via solid state fermentation by Gboyega E. Adebami, Bukola C. Adebayo-Tayo, Arindam Kuila, Benjamin A. Babalola, Moses A. Abiala

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