From Nasion to Sellion: repositioning landmarks for radioprotection-tailored 3D cephalometric analysis by Marco Serafin, Benedetta Baldini, Elisa Boccalari, Salvatore Bocchieri, Sergio Sambataro, Chiarella Sforza, Giuseppe Baselli, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Alberto Caprioglio

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Optimal Design of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Considering Various Sources of Uncertainty by Giacomo Guidotti, Dario Barri, Federico Soresini, Massimiliano Gobbi

“…The method incorporates an innovative use of the neural network-based variance estimation (NNVE) technique to efficiently calculate the standard deviation of the objective functions. …”
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Exploring user usability perceptions and acceptance of chording-enabled keyboards: A perspective between human-computer interaction by Jeryllou Kay O. San Pedro, Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Sean Dominic O. Mendoza, Jann Ryan J. Novela, Ma. Janice J. Gumasing

“…The objective of this study was to determine the variables affecting the acceptance and perceptions of people towards chording-enabled keyboards. …”
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Simulation of wheat yield by nitrogen and nonlinearity of environmental conditions by Ana P. B. Trautmann, José A. G. da Silva, Manuel O. Binelo, Antonio C. Valdiero, Luana Henrichsen, Natiane C. F. Basso

“…The experimental design was a randomized block design with four repetitions in a 4 x 3 factorial scheme for N-fertilizer doses (0, 30, 60, 120 kg ha-1) and nutrient supply forms [100% in phenological stage V3 (third expanded leaf); (70%/30%) in the phenological stage V3/V6 (third and sixth expanded leaf) and; fractionated (70%/30%) at the phenological stage V3/E (third expanded leaf and beginning of grain filling)], respectively, in the soybean/wheat and corn/wheat systems. The pertinence functions and the linguistic values established for the input and output variables are adequate for the use of fuzzy logic. …”
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INVARIANTS OF GENERALIZED RAPOPORT-LEAS EQUATIONS by E. N. Kushner

“…For the generalized Rapoport-Leas equations, algebra of differential invariants is constructed with respect to point transformations, that is, transformations of independent and dependent variables. The finding of a general transformation of this type reduces to solving an extremely complicated functional equation. …”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Insights into the Factors Influencing Residents’ Travel Distance Distribution by Rui Si, Yaoyu Lin, Dongquan Yang, Qijin Guo

“…Key factors affecting travel distance distributions include the distance to the city center, bus station density, land use entropy, and the density of companies. Most environmental variables exhibit nonlinear and threshold effects on the log-normal distribution coefficients. …”
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Mathematical solutions for coupled nonlinear equations based on bioconvection in MHD Casson nanofluid flow by Khalil Ur Rehman, Nosheen Fatima, Wasfi Shatanawi, Nabeela Kousar

“…We established an artificial neural network (ANN) model, incorporating Tan-Sig and Purelin transfer functions, to enhance the accuracy of predicting skin friction coefficient (SFC) values along the surface. …”
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Orientation reversal and the Chern-Simons natural boundary by Griffen Adams, Ovidiu Costin, Gerald V. Dunne, Sergei Gukov, Oğuz Öner

“…Resurgence analysis identifies as primary objects Mordell integrals: up to changes of variables, they are Laplace transforms of resurgent functions. …”
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La biodiversidad y los servicios ecosistémicos en sistemas agroecológicos. Una revisión by Wendy Mercedes Ramírez-Suárez, Jorge Carlos López-Chouza, María de los Ángeles Flores-Acosta, Saray Sánchez-Cárdenas, Pedro Lázaro Rodríguez-Morejón

“…There is a strong interrelationship between the functioning of biodiversity and the development of ecosystem processes that will subsequently form the basis of production, based on the richness and spatial and temporal variability of species, their performance in the complexity of ecosystems and the maintenance of ecosystem services at different scales.…”
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A Multi-objective Transmission Expansion Planning Strategy: A Bilevel Programming Method by S. Zolfaghari-Moghaddam, T. Akbari

“…This paper describes a methodology for transmission expansion planning (TEP) within a deregulated electricity market. Two objective functions including investment cost (IC) and congestion cost (CC) are considered. …”
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Physically-based constitutive model and dynamic recrystallization behavior of AISI 4330V mod. Alloy steel under hot working conditions by Jungmin Lee, Sungryul Kim, Byoungkoo Kim, Donghwan Kim

“…To enhance prediction accuracy, key variables such as characteristic stresses, strains, and material constants used in the model were expressed not only as functions of the Zener–Hollomon parameter (Z), but also as functions of forming temperature and strain rate. …”
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Comparative studies of Taguchi dynamic analysis, statistical, and artificial neural networks for low-carbon steel corrosion inhibition in acidic media by Aprael S. Yaro, Anees A. Khadom, Saeed Rajab Yassen

“…The highest correlation coefficient (0.996) and lower absolute error (0.126) were achieved by MLP 2:2-9-4-1:1.…”
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Optimized Control of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Using Whale Optimization Algorithm for Enhanced Battery Longevity and Stability in Microgrids by Nouman Alam Siddiqui, Hira Tahir, Muhammad Akram, Habib Ullah Manzoor

“…The method optimizes two key variables: current sharing coefficients and the smoothing constant, enabling continuous HESS functionality. …”
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Inverse problem of life cycle assessment (LCA): its application in designing for environment (DfE) by Rybaczewska-Błażejowska Magdalena, Masternak-Janus Aneta, Gierulski Wacław

“…The dependencies between input and output signals were defined by nonlinear functions of several variables. Next, linearization was used and coefficient aki was calculated. …”
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Fully Parametric Optimization Designs of Wing Components by Zhendong Hu, Ju Qiu, Fa Zhang

“…The changing tendencies of the thickness of wing skins and the cross-section areas of the wing beams are fitted to continuous polynomial functions, whose coefficients are designed as variables, which is a different engineering approach from the size variants of the thickness and the area in the traditional optimization. …”
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The impact of energy poverty on the health capital of middle-aged and older adult residents in rural China by Cuiting Yu, Tianrun Li, Qin Wan

“…Endogeneity was addressed using instrumental variables and propensity score matching.ResultsThe findings indicate that energy poverty has a significant negative impact on health capital, with a regression coefficient of −0.221(p<0.01), lowering self-rated health levels. …”
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Measuring and estimation of suspended sediment variation using sediment rating curve approach in Mereg River by Sohila Aghabeigi Amin, Heidar Mirzaei

“…As a major component of hydrological, geomorphological, and ecological functioning of rivers, suspended sediment has been identified as the leading direct cause of river instabilities. …”
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Coherence of brain electrical activity: a quality of life indicator in Alzheimer’s disease?Coerência da atividade elétrica cerebral: indicador da qualidade de vida na doença de Alz... by Lineu Corrêa Fonseca, Gloria M. A. S. Tedrus, Ana Laura R. A. Rezende, Heitor F. Giordano

“…Conclusion Interhemispheric coherence correlates with QOL regardless of cognitive and functional variables and seems to be a neurophysiological indicator of QOL in AD patients.…”
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Investigating the Relationship Between FMS Test Scores and the Occurrence of Injury in Elite Female Shooter by Abdolrasoul Daneshjoo, Baran Hoseini, Fatemeh Ghasemi

“…After obtaining the consent form and measuring the demographic characteristics of the subjects, a checkerboard method and a New York test questionnaire were used to measure the variables of the study. All subjects performed the seven Functional Movement Screen (FMS) after evaluating the degree of stature abnormalities. …”
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A Robust Multi-Objective Evolutionary Framework for Artificial Island Construction Scheduling Under Dynamic Constraints by Tianju Zheng, Liping Sun, Mingwei Li, Guangyao Yuan, Shuqi Li

“…MACEMGA combines cooperative coevolution, adaptive dynamic weighting, dynamic penalty functions, and advanced genetic operators to navigate the solution space efficiently and identify Pareto optimal schedules. …”
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