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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A Bayesian-Weighted Inverse Gaussian Regression Model with Application to Seismological Data by Ehsan Mesdaghi, Afshin Fallah, Rahman Farnoosh, Gholam Hossein Yari

“…In the proposed model, the complementary reciprocal of the location parameter of response variable is considered to be a linear function of the explanatory variables. …”
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Research on Fuzzy Decision-Making Method of Task Allocation for Ship Multiagent Collaborative Design by Jinghua Li, Yiying Wang, Boxin Yang, Qinghua Zhou, Feihui Yuan

“…In this paper, the task attributes and designers’ attributes are introduced into the task allocation strategy model, and the fuzzy linguistic variable method is used to build the evaluation index matrix of the design agent, and the task timeliness function is established. …”
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Performance evaluation of atmospheric water generation in different climates using thermoelectric cooling by Ali M. Ashour, Sarmad A. Ali, Saif Ali Kadhim, Luttfi A. Al-Haddad, Ali Habeeb Askar, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

“…In contrast, the variable voltage mode improves efficiency by 30 %, albeit with a lower water yield. …”
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Global path planning algorithm for mining vehicles integrating simplified visibility graph and A* algorithm by ZHANG Chuanwei, LU Siyan, QIN Peilin, ZHOU Rui, ZHAO Ruiqi, YANG Jiajia, ZHANG Tianle, ZHAO Cong

“…To address the low path planning efficiency of mining vehicles in narrow, winding underground tunnels with unknown obstacles, a global path planning algorithm, DVGA*, was proposed, integrating simplified visibility graphs (SVG) and the A* algorithm. …”
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Assessment of the social capital impact on the household income of the Russian Federation regions by N. Е. Karmanova, A. V. Koritskiy

“…The authors propose a methodological approach that distinguishes the study from other economists – this is mathematical modeling using the extended Cobb-Douglas production function with the inclusion of indicators representing human and social capital in the number of independent variables of this function. …”
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Intelligent fault diagnosis of shearer based on simplified interval kernel global-local feature fusion by Ning LI, Hua DING, Xiaochun SUN, Zeping LIU, Guoshu PU

“…The results show that compared with the midpoint-radius kernel PCA, the kernel local preservation projection and interval kernel global-local feature fusion algorithms, the proposed method has a good monitoring effect on the single variable simulation fault, the multi-variable pick loss and the waterway blockage fault of shearers. …”
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Effect of a mix of condense and hydrolysable tannins feed additive on lactating dairy cows’ services per conception and days open by Alejandro R Castillo, Julio A Di Rienzo, Damiano Cavallini

“…Services per conception was modeled as a Poisson count using a generalized linear model with log link function. Days open was modeled with a generalized linear model for a gamma variable with log link function. …”
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Economics production buffalo breeding farms in the province of Nineveh (Badush area a case stady) by Salim AL- Nuaimy, Zwaid, F. Abd, Mahasen, M, Sultan

“…Results of the estimation showed that the double logarithmic formula is the best formula for the representation of production function and that the function and all the explanatory variables are statistically significant except for green feed and veterinary services.The most significant effect of the employment variable was on the production process، with  elasticity of 0.277 and  positive indication، and the results of the cost function estimate the best formulas to represent the relationship. …”
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Investigating wave solutions in coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation: insights into bifurcation, chaos, and sensitivity by Adil Jhangeer, Abdallah M. Talafha, Ariana Abdul Rahimzai, Lubomír Říha

“…The transformation of the coupled partial differential equation into ordinary differential equation is achieved by utilizing a complex wave variable. Exponential function combinations are applied to construct the wave solutions. …”
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