In vitro study of macro and micro nutrients decline in MS medium on growth and development levels of Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne. by Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Nasr, Marziyeh Valizadeh, Seyed Ali Razavi

“…Acacia tortilis is one of the valuable species growing in the southern regions of Iran, which is highly considerable for a variety of reasons such as stabilization of quicksand, medicinal uses and ecological functions. Low germination capacity of seeds, hard rooting of cuttings, the value of aesthetics and multiple medicinal uses highlight the importance of further research to explore methods for easy and efficient propagation of this species in vitro. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of an open-pit mining system to determine safety buffer using the modified NBI method and the meta-model approach by Tahereh Khajvandsany, Hossein Amoozad Khalili, Ramezan Rezaeyan, Kourosh Nemati

“…The central composite design (CCD) method was used to develop the design of experiments (DOE) for the design variables. Results: according to obtained findings, the considered design variables were the number of trucks of 120 tons, 240 tons, 35 tons, and 100 tons. …”
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Maximising Achievable Rate Using Intelligent Reflecting Surface in 6G Wireless Communication Systems by Afrin Jahan Eva, Md. Sahal, Rabita Amin, Muhammad R. A. Khandaker, Risala Tasin Khan, Faisal Tariq, ASM Ashraf Mahmud

“…Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a promising technique which aims to shift the paradigm of uncontrollable wireless environment to a controllable one by adding the function of reconfigurability using multiple passive reflecting elements. …”
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Understanding the Role of Organic Hole Transport Layers on Pinhole Blocking and Performance Improvement in Sb2Se3 Solar Cells by Thomas P. Shalvey, Christopher H. Don, Leon Bowen, Tim D. Veal, Jonathan D. Major

“…After successive record‐efficiencies using a range of device structures, spiro‐OMeTAD has emerged as the default hole transport material (HTM), however, the function of HTM layers remains poorly understood. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Corneal Deformation Dynamics Utilizing Scheimpflug Imaging. by Marta E Rogowska, D Robert Iskander

“…Raw Scheimpflug images were used to extract changes in anterior and posterior corneal profiles, which were further modelled by an orthogonal series of Chebyshev polynomial functions. Time series of the polynomial coefficients of even order exhibited a dynamic behavior in which three distinct stages were recognized. …”
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Impact of Wall Material Composition (Maltodextrin vs. Inulin vs. Nutriose) and Emulsion Preparation System (Nano- vs. Microemulsion) on Properties of Spray-Dried Linseed Oil by Dorota Ogrodowska, Iwona Zofia Konopka, Grzegorz Dąbrowski, Beata Piłat, Józef Warechowski, Fabian Dajnowiec, Małgorzata Tańska

“…For these independent variables, the properties of the prepared emulsions (flow curves and viscosity) and the resulting powders (encapsulation efficiency, particle size distribution, water activity, bulk and tapped density, Carr’s index, color parameters, and thermal stability) were determined. …”
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How Does Digital Banking-Driven Financial Inclusion Affect Income Inequality in Türkiye? by Ahmet Usta

“…As for the empirical evidence, the study employs the dynamic ordinary least squares method to obtain long-run coefficients, a vector autoregressive model to obtain short-run dynamics through impulse response functions with biascorrected bootstrap confidence intervals that account for the bias and skewness of the small sample, and a causality analysis. …”
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An Optimal Hybrid Control Method for Energy-Saving of Chilled Water System in Central Air Conditioning by Yan Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Yongqiang Liu

“…Here, an optimum control method is proposed with the principle of the minimum, by setting the minimum power consumption as the performance function in fixed time, which realizes variable control of pumps and accurate adjustment of temperature inside room. …”
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The Brain Behind the Grid: A Comprehensive Review on Advanced Control Strategies for Smart Energy Management Systems by Gowthamraj Rajendran, Reiko Raute, Cedric Caruana

“…The integration of digital technologies is catalysing a fundamental transformation of modern energy systems, enhancing operational efficiency, adaptability, and sustainability. Despite significant progress, the existing literature often addresses digital innovations in isolation, with limited consideration of their synergistic potential within Advanced Energy Systems (AES). …”
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Clinical Outcome Prediction Model in Tetralogy of Fallot Without Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using Contraction Fraction From the SCOUT‐TOF Registry by Mark A. Fogel, Jennifer A. Faerber, Abdullah Mahmood, Keerthi Reddy, Xuemei Zhang, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Matthew A. Harris, David Biko, Sara Partington, Stephen Paridon, Michael Mcbride, Victor Ferrari, Kevin K. Whitehead, Laura Mercer‐Rosa

“…Conclusions In rTOF, RV contraction fraction, a novel biomarker of ventricular efficiency, may be used to possibly improve risk stratification. …”
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A New Four‐Component L*‐Dependent Model for Radial Diffusion Based on Solar Wind and Magnetospheric Drivers of ULF Waves by Kyle R. Murphy, Jasmine Sandhu, I. Jonathan Rae, Thomas Daggitt, Sarah Glauert, Richard B. Horne, Clare E. J. Watt, Sarah Bentley, Adam Kellerman, Louis Ozeke, Alexa J. Halford, Sheng Tian, Aaron Breneman, Leonid Olifer, Ian R. Mann, Vassilis Angelopoulos, John Wygant

“…We investigate the performance of the new models by characterizing the model residuals as a function of each independent variable and by comparing to existing radial diffusion models during a quiet geomagnetic period and through a geomagnetic storm. …”
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Decentralized queue control with delay shifting in edge-IoT using reinforcement learning by Viacheslav Kovtun

“…Analytical expressions for key QoS indicators (delay, variability, loss, energy consumption) as functions of the shift parameter are derived, and a multi-factor reward function is constructed. …”
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A Quasi-Convex RKPM for 3D Steady-State Thermomechanical Coupling Problems by Lin Zhang, D. M. Li, Cen-Ying Liao, Li-Rui Tian

“…The effects of different parameters, i.e., the scaling parameter, the penalty factor, and node distribution on computational accuracy and efficiency, are also investigated.…”
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Flexible Reconfiguration for Optimal Operation of Distribution Network Under Renewable Generation and Load Uncertainty by Behzad Esmaeilnezhad, Hossein Amini, Reza Noroozian, Saeid Jalilzadeh

“…It is found that dynamic reconfiguration is an efficient solution for reducing power losses and total energy drawn from the upstream network by increasing the number of switching operations.…”
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A robust optimization model for allocation-routing problems under uncertain conditions. by Tingting Zhang, Yanqiu Liu

“…Developing a scientific and efficient rescue plan is crucial. One of the key issues is integrating facility location and casualty allocation in emergency medical services, an area rarely explored in existing research. …”
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DECISION TREE WITH HILL CLIMBING ALGORITHM BASED SPECTRUM HOLE DETECTION IN COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORK by N Suganthi, R Meenakshi, A Sairam, M Parvathi

“…This paper proposes a novel hybrid technique, termed Decision Tree with Hill Climbing (DTHC), for efficient spectrum hole detection in CRNs. The objective of the DTHC method is to improve detection accuracy while minimizing false alarm rates. …”
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Global dynamics and time-optimal control studies for additional food provided holling type-III mutually interfering prey-predator systems with applications to pest management by D. Bhanu Prakash, D. K. K. Vamsi

“…Abstract In this study, we derive and analyze an additional food provided prey-predator model with Holling type-III functional response, incorporating mutual interference among predators. …”
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Exploring Purpose-Driven Methods and a Multifaceted Approach in Dam Health Monitoring Data Utilization by Zhanchao Li, Ebrahim Yahya Khailah, Xingyang Liu, Jiaming Liang

“…Key objectives include risk management, operational efficiency, safety evaluation, environmental impact assessment, and maintenance planning. …”
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Barriers in Proliferating Digital Technologies at Russian Companies: Causes and Effects by A. S. Melnikov, E. G. Kalabina

“…As a result a systematized picture of enterprise functioning was developed in the context of overcoming barriers in introducing digital technologies and identification of situational and contextual variables influencing the effect of their introduction. …”
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Parallel Primal-Dual Method with Linearization for Structured Convex Optimization by Xiayang Zhang, Weiye Tang, Jiayue Wang, Shiyu Zhang, Kangqun Zhang

“…This paper presents the Parallel Primal-Dual (PPD3) algorithm, an innovative approach to solving optimization problems characterized by the minimization of the sum of three convex functions, including a Lipschitz continuous term. The proposed algorithm operates in a parallel framework, simultaneously updating primal and dual variables, and offers potential computational advantages. …”
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