Evaluating the Effectiveness of Quality Control Measures in Project Management: A Study of Construction Companies in Lusaka by Mwanza Jacob, Chimbomba Kelvin

“…A solid positive relationship appeared between how well technology supports quality control and general quality control practices (Pearson coefficient = 0.893). Quality control measures improve the efficiency of construction projects, but they should be further improved as many projects still get delayed as a result of quality issues. …”
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Techno-economic assessment of low-carbon ammonia as fuel for the maritime sector by Wouter Schreuder, J. Chris Slootweg, Bob van der Zwaan

“…We incorporate three different cost levels for ammonia and a variable engine efficiency ranging from 35 % to 55 %. …”
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A DQN-Based Algorithm for Operational Optimization of Freight Trains in Long Steep Downhill Sections by HE Zhiyu, LI Yinan, LI Hui, JI Zhijun

“…The study employed the batch collection of training samples utilizing experience replay and a double-network mechanism, along with the preprocessing of neural network state inputs, and the investigation into feasible regions within the action space using a variable ε-greedy strategy. A loss function based on the value function was then constructed, and network parameters were updated iteratively by a batch gradient descent method. …”
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Reliability analysis of landing gear operation based on improved support vector machine-based decomposed-coordinated by ZHANG Lei, CHEN Junyu, FENG Jun, FENG Yunwen, LIU Lei

“…The case results show that the proposed ISVM-DC can accurately decompose and coordinate the architecture of landing gear operational failure, and efficiently construct and solve the reliability performance function.…”
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A toolkit for facilitating markerless integration of expression cassettes in Komagataella phaffii via CRISPR/Cas9 by Laura García-Calvo, Charlotte Kummen, Solvor Rustad, Sissel Beate Rønning, Annette Fagerlund

“…The 04576 locus showed the highest integration efficiency, while ROX1 had the highest transformation efficiency. …”
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The effects of IT capability and distribution competence on business performance of retailers in Omnichannel by Anh T.D. Nguyen

“…To maintain the effectiveness of business operations, increase customer value and enhance competitive advantage, retailers should generate the efficiency of IT and distribution functions. Contribution: Omnichannel is a relatively new channel in Vietnam. …”
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Evaluation of Face Stability for Mega Tunnel Under Varying Ground Strength Parameters by Deshpande Shilpa, Hedaoo Namdeo

“…This study investigates the impact of various geological strength variables, such as Young’s modulus and coefficient of lateral earth pressure, on Mega Tunnel face stability. …”
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Creating Balance on Bandwidth Consumption using Network Coding in Wireless Sensor Networks by Ehsan Kharati

“…For this purpose, we need to calculate the derivative of the Lagrangian function relative to its variables, in order to determine the condition as a multi-excited multi-equation device. …”
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Numerical solutions for fractional optimal control problems using Mü‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ntz-Legendre polynomials by Mohammad Sahabi, Allahbakhsh Yazdani Cherati

“…To achieve this, stable and efficient methods for calculating the fractional integral and derivative operators of Müntz-Legendre functions based on three-term recurrence formulas and Jacobi-Gauss quadrature rules are presented. …”
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Incorporation of Mean/Maximum Stress Effects in the Multiaxial Racetrack Filter by Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Hao Wu

“…The MRF efficiency is evaluated from tension-torsion experiments in 316L stainless steel tubular specimens under non-proportional (NP) load paths, showing it can robustly filter out nondamaging events even under multiaxial NP variable amplitude loading histories. …”
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Record Keeping Systems and Service Delivery in Uganda: Case Of Kabale District Local Government by Turyasingura John Bosco, agaba moses, Kabagambe Jesse David, Barigye Godfrey

“…The purpose of this study was to determine how the Kabale District Local Government's service delivery was impacted by its record-keeping procedures. The study's end variable was the provision of services, and its predictor factors were the efficiency with which the records management systems function. …”
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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. …”

Mitigating Load Imbalance and Enhancing Distribution Transformer Performance via Fuzzy Inference System by Althoff Hibban, Azriyenni Azhari Zakri, Dirman Hanafi, Boy Ihsan, Umair Ali

“…To address this issue, this study proposes a fuzzy logic-based approach using a Mamdani-type Fuzzy Inference System (FIS). The input variables, current magnitudes in phases R, S, and T, are represented by trapezoidal membership functions classified into several categories. …”
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GDP per capita vs foreign direct investment: key drivers of a country's technological leadership by Aleksy Kwilinski

“…A true fixed-effects stochastic frontier model was applied to panel data, based on the Cobb-Doug- las production function and the translogarithmic function, to evaluate the determinants of technological development and identify technical efficiency. …”
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Enhanced Stability and Control of Solar Powered EV Charging Stations Using Disturbance Observer-Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for DC Voltage Stabilization by Surabhi Bagherwal, Subhasish Mahapatra

“…To address the chattering issue, a barrier function based SMC (BFSMC) approach is proposed. The distinctive aspects of this BFSM control approach is its capability to stabilize the designed sliding variable to a predefined neighbourhood around the origin within a limited duration, eliminating the need for prior understanding of the maximum limit of the lumped disturbance. …”
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AESware: Developing AES-enabled low-power multicore processors leveraging open RISC-V cores with a shared lightweight AES accelerator by Eunjin Choi, Jina Park, Kyuseung Han, Woojoo Lee

“…And importantly, we propose the most energy-efficient architecture for multicore processors equipped with AESware. …”
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Autonomous obstacle avoidance of underground coal mine transport robots based on intrinsic motivation reinforcement learning algorithm by ZHAO Kebao, LI Lingfeng, CHEN Zhuo, HAN Jun, YIN Rui

“…Existing robot obstacle avoidance methods mostly rely on preset rules or external reward signals, making it difficult to adapt to the complex and variable underground environment in coal mines. To achieve autonomous and efficient obstacle avoidance for underground coal mine transport robots, an autonomous obstacle avoidance method for underground coal mine transport robot based on Intrinsic Motivation Reinforcement Learning (IM-RL) algorithm was proposed. …”
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Optimization of Sparse Concentric Ring Arrays for Low Sidelobe by Kesong Chen, Yafei Li, Jiajia Shi

“…The MGA uses real number to code the optimization variable, and it reduces the complexity of coding and improves the search efficiency. …”
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Design and Simulation of Ornithopter based on Four-bar Mechanism by Zhao Zhifang, Qi Mingsi, Feng Jingkai, Zhang Wei, Wang Junyuan, Zhang Jiping

“…The brushless motor driving two stage reducer,provides input for four-bar mechanism. The robot has a function of the periodic flapping motion,the frequency change and size of the attitude angle adjustment. …”
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Deep Multi-Component Neural Network Architecture by Chafik Boulealam, Hajar Filali, Jamal Riffi, Adnane Mohamed Mahraz, Hamid Tairi

“…The architecture’s efficiency is further demonstrated by its reduced trainable parameters and robust handling of multimodal and variable-length inputs, making it a versatile solution for classification tasks.…”
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