Magnetic Field Effects on Convective Heat Transfer of Ferrofluid from a Heated Sphere in Porous Media by Ayesha Aktar, Sharaban Thohura, Md. Mamun Molla

“…For increasing Ha, the figure of streamlines seems to depict functions with more gradual changes, and for isotherms, it represents functions with sharper, exponential-like increases. …”
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Kernel Density Estimation for Joint Scrambling in Sensitive Surveys by Alvan Caleb Arulandu, Sat Gupta

“…Randomized response models aim to protect respondent privacy when sampling sensitive variables but consequently compromise estimator efficiency. …”
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Thermal performance prediction of a V-trough solar water heater with a modified twisted tape using ANFIS, G.L.R., R.T. and SVM models of machine learning by A. Saravanan, S. Rama Sree, M. Sreenivasa Reddy, Elumalai PV, Krishnasamy Karthik, Ashok Kumar Cheeli, Nasim Hasan

“…The dependent variables in this study are the Nusselt number (Nu), friction factor (FF), and efficiency (η). 130 datasets were chosen for training purposes, while 32 were used for testing. …”
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Predictive Modeling and Optimization of Hot Forging Parameters for AISI 1045 Ball Joints Using Taguchi Methodology and Finite Element Analysis by Naiyanut Jantepa, Nattarawee Siripath, Surasak Suranuntchai

“…The ANOVA revealed that the billet temperature played a significant role in influencing the preforming force, finishing force, and mean stress, with a maximum impact of 62.30%, 59.50%, and 94.20% on the variation in the response variable, respectively. Additionally, the friction factor significantly affected the preforming and finishing forces, contributing 36.19% and 38.28%. …”
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Sparse Learning of the Disease Severity Score for High-Dimensional Data by Ivan Stojkovic, Zoran Obradovic

“…This problem is solved by addressing a dual formulation which is smooth and allows an efficient optimization. The proposed approach might be used as an effective and reliable tool for both scoring function learning and biomarker discovery, as demonstrated by identifying a stable set of genes related to influenza symptoms’ severity, which are enriched in immune-related processes.…”
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Entropy analysis of MHD hybrid nanofluid in a rotating channel filled with porous material by Emaline Joseph Ndelwa, Michael Hamza Mkwizu, Alex Xavery Matofali, Ahmada Omar Ali

“…In addition, the increase of rotational parameter has been found to reduce skin friction to the greatest extent. These findings underscore the potential of hybrid nanofluids in optimizing thermal systems by reducing entropy generation and enhancing heat transfer efficiency.…”
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Multi-objective design optimization of a transonic axial fan stage using sparse active subspaces by Richard Amankwa Adjei, Chengwei Fan

“…Active subspace was used to compute the active variables via singular value decomposition and a hybrid polynomial correlated function expansion was used to construct a surrogate model on the active subspace. …”
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Unsteady flow and heat transfer optimization of viscous fluid with bioconvection over a rotating stretchable disk and gyrotactic motile microorganisms by Mazhar Hussain, Samya Shahid, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammed Kbiri Alaoui

“…The model combined energy and concentration equation of microorganisms along with modified momentum equations, considering impact of internal heat generation and nanoparticles diffusion. Impact of unsteady variable (S), disk stretching variable (α), Prandtl number (Pr), Lewis number (Le) are analyzed graphically to understand the thermal and flow behavior. …”
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Fast Möbius transform: An algebraic approach to information decomposition by Abel Jansma, Pedro A. M. Mediano, Fernando E. Rosas

“…Our approach is based on a formula for estimating the Möbius function that circumvents important computational bottlenecks and can in some cases offer a double-exponential speedup. …”
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Estimation of Stochastic Frontier Models with Fixed Effects through Monte Carlo Maximum Likelihood by Grigorios Emvalomatis, Spiro E. Stefanou, Alfons Oude Lansink

“…This paper proposes a procedure for choosing appropriate densities for integrating the incidental parameters from the likelihood function in a general context. The densities are based on priors that are updated using information from the data and are robust to possible correlation of the group-specific constant terms with the explanatory variables. …”
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Predicting the onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for diabetic patients with aggregated longitudinal EMR data. by Neda Aminnejad, Michelle Greiver, Huaxiong Huang

“…This research focuses on developing a predictive model to classify diabetic patients showing signs of kidney function impairment based on their CKD development risk. …”
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Jacobian-Free Newton Krylov Methods for Steady and Transient Neutron Transport Models by ZHANG Yangyi, ZHANG Tiancheng, ZHOU Xiafeng

“…To further improve computational efficiency of comeSn_JFNK, in the JFNK solution, neutron scalar fluxes instead of neutron angular fluxes were chosen as the global solution variables. …”

Thermal performance analysis of magnetohydrodynamic Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2/water ternary hybrid nanofluid in converging and diverging channels with nanoparticle shape effects by C.M. Mohana, B. Rushi Kumar, Sunitha Nagarathnam, I.S. Shivakumara

“…Platelet-shaped nanoparticles demonstrate lower skin friction in divergent channels, whereas spherical nanoparticles exhibit higher skin friction; this trend reverses in convergent channels. …”
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New Approach of Blind Adaptive Equalizer Based on Genetic Algorithms by Caroline A. D. Silva, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

“…Unlike traditional methods that rely on linear programming and suffer from local minima issues, this technique utilizes a stochastic linear programming cost function with GAs for robust optimization. The proposed method termed Blind Linear Equalizer based on genetic algorithm (BLE-GA) enhances performance by leveraging a GA’s ability to handle stochastic variables, offering rapid convergence and resilience against signal noise and inter-symbol interference. …”
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Impact of adopting improved Arabica varieties on the livelihood of organic coffee producers’ of Ethiopia: Continuous treatment approach by Negussie Zeray Gebru, Tasew Tadesse, Wajana Wae

“…The technique proved efficient in elucidating non-linear causal links between adoption intensities, dosages, and outcome variables. …”
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Modeling Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction with the Mediating Role of Organizational Indifference by Ali soboohi, hadi hematian, Abolfazl danaee

“…Also, the indirect effect of the organizational justice and job satisfaction variable with the effect of the mediating variable of organizational indifference is 0.062. …”
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A 3D mixed frame element with multi-axial coupling for thin-walled structures with damage by D. Addessi, P. Di Re

“…The beam formulation is derived on the basis of the Hu-Washizu variational principle, expressed as function of four independent fields: the standard displacements, strains and stresses and the additional warping displacement. …”
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Shell and tube heat exchanger optimization: A critical literature assessment and fairness-based comparative performance analysis of meta-heuristic algorithms by Samet Gürgen

“…In order to make comparisons, the objective function, decision variables and their boundary values were taken as the same. …”
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Research and application on megawatt level intelligent fracturing pump system in coal mine by Ran LI, Chuliang WANG, Bo LIU, Yanjun FENG, Pengfei JIANG, Rongming CHEN, Jingbin CHEN, Zhuo CHEN, Dalong WANG, Haicheng LU, Zongkai GUO, Tianze CAO, Yuanzheng YU, Chao WANG

“…The research included: Development of high-strength, erosion-resistant martensitic precipitation hardening stainless steel suitable for extreme conditions with large flow, ultra-high pressure, and sand-mixed media, along with ultra-high pressure self-reinforcing treatment to enhance the fatigue life of the hydraulic ends of fracturing pumps; Investigation of critical reliability technologies, including high-strength welding for alloy steel, high-load-bearing, high-power-to-weight ratio gear transmission technology, and wear-resistant friction pairs of aluminum bronze alloy-cast iron, to ensure the reliability of the transmission system under high-power conditions; Creation of a high-durability metal plunger-combination seal fracturing fluid sealing pair, with the application of computer simulation technologies such as virtual prototyping, FEA, CFD, and hydraulic system simulation to optimize the structure, performance, and reliability of the fracturing pump’s fluid end suction and discharge systems; Mastery of technologies such as low-frequency variable flow sealing for deep boreholes, automatic identification of coal and rock layer fracturing, and cyclic fracturing control, enabling intelligent control throughout the fracturing process. …”
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Steady and periodical heat-mass transfer behavior of mixed convection nanofluid with reduced gravity, radiation and activation energy effects by Cyrus Raza Mirza, Zia Ullah, A. Dahshan, Md Mahbub Alam, Khadijah M. Abualnaja, Hanaa Abu-Zinadah, Abdullah A. Faqihi, Nidhal Ben Khedher

“…A refined mathematical model is solved using dimensionless variables; oscillatory stokes conditions and primitive variables. …”
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