The Effect of Working Capital on Investment: Evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange by Ali Ebrahimnejad, Ali Zakizade, Fardin Razmjooei

“…The inclusion of working capital variables reveals higher cash flow coefficients, indicating that conventional models systematically underestimate internal financing's contribution to investment. …”
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Multifaceted applications of dye-saturated biochar: Agronomic amelioration, thermochemical valorization, and catalytic efficacy in advanced environmental remediation paradigms by Sandra Ramachandran, Anshuman Gupta, Neelaambhigai Mayilswamy, Amrita Nighojkar, Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

“…The review identifies key limitations, such as feedstock variability, competing ions in wastewater, and energy-intensive production processes, and proposes strategies for optimizing biochar synthesis and functionalization. …”
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Quantifying Watershed Protection Potential and Determining Impact Mechanisms in the Shiyang River System Using Hybrid Land Use-Hydrology Modeling by Cao Jinjun, Ren Zhiwei, Li Haohao

“…This research provides a visual tool for evaluating the efficient use and conservation of water resources and for enhancing water source preservation functions…”
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The balance evaluation systems test (BESTest), mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest as clinical tools to assess balance control across different populations: A reliability generalization... by Ana-Belén Meseguer-Henarejos, Juan-José López-García, José-Antonio López-Pina, Ignacio Martínez-González-Moro, Ángel Martínez-Carrasco

“…In this study, the heterogeneity of reliability coefficients in each instrument is evaluated. If heterogeneity is significant, a moderator analysis is performed to identify the characteristic which explains such variability.…”
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The influence of fitness mobile apps on workout behavior intention among Chinese young adults. by Mengyu Li, Shujie Wang, Abdul Rahim Ahmed Soliman Darweesh

“…Three components of belief were examined: self-efficiency, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits. …”
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A systematic literature review on the role of artificial intelligence in citizen science by Germain Abdul-Rahman, Andrej Zwitter, Noman Haleem

“…(2) How does AI integration impact the efficiency and scalability of CS initiatives? (3) What challenges arise from AI-CS integration, and how are they mitigated? …”
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SALM: A Unified Model for 2D and 3D Region of Interest Segmentation in Lung CT Scans Using Vision Transformers by Hadrien T. Gayap, Moulay A. Akhloufi

“…These results highlight SALM’s ability to accurately segment lung ROI in both 2D and 3D, demonstrating its potential to improve the accuracy and efficiency of computer-aided diagnosis for lung cancer.…”
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Double and integer multi-objective optimization of solar HDH desalination system with bubble column dehumidifier: An artificial neural network approach by Alireza Naeini, Alireza Jalali, Ehsan Houshfar

“…This paper presents a numerical study on the multi-objective optimization of a solar-powered HDH system featuring a multi-stage bubble column dehumidifier. The objective functions are selected from a range of performance parameters to demonstrate the thermal and economic efficiency of the system. …”
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Adaptive neighbourhood for locally and globally tuned biogeography based optimization algorithm by Parimal Kumar Giri, Sagar S. De, Satchidananda Dehuri

“…We have carried out an extensive numerical evaluation and comparisons for experimental tests using twenty benchmark functions with different features to measure the efficiency of the algorithm. …”
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Improvement of Calculation Technique for Flexible Orthotropic Plates on Elastic Base. Part 1: Calculation Theory by O. V. Kozunova

“…In nonlinear calculations, when finding the variable (secant) stiffness for the Zhemochkin section,  at each iteration, the “stiffness – curvature” dependence is used for each of the X and Y directions, approximated by a nonlinear function, the nature of the dependence of which graphically indicates the nonlinear-elastic operation of the orthotropic plate and its deformation taking into account crack formation and crack opening. …”
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Optimization of the flow guiding fins configuration and tube arrangements in a shell and tube heat exchanger: coupling response surface methodology and CFD by Xiangmin Shao, Ali Marzban, Farzad Pourfattah, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Nafiseh Emami, Soheil Salahshour

“…In both laminar and turbulent flow regimes, the objective functions include the maximum heat transfer and the minimum pressure drop. …”
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Application of a novel metaheuristic algorithm inspired by connected banking system in truss size and layout optimum design problems and optimization problems by Mehrdad Nemati, Yousef Zandi, Jamshid Sabouri

“…Statistical analyses are done to have a fair evaluation of the CBSO algorithm’s efficiency and its ability in dealing with the benchmark truss size/layout optimization problems. …”
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Incremental learning with SVM for multimodal classification of prostatic adenocarcinoma. by José Fernando García Molina, Lei Zheng, Metin Sertdemir, Dietmar J Dinter, Stefan Schönberg, Matthias Rädle

“…The use of texture descriptors provides more salient discriminative patterns than the functional information used. Furthermore, the system improves selection of information, efficiency and robustness of the classification. …”
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Work Systems Analysis of Emergency Nurse Patient Flow Management Using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety Model: Applying Findings From a Grounded Theory Study by Ellen Benjamin, Karen K Giuliano

“…Other noteworthy findings include obscurity and variability across departments’ staff roles titles, functions, and norms; the degree of provider involvement in patient flow management decisions; and management’s enforcement of timing metrics. …”
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Risk-averse Robust Interval Economic Dispatch for Power Systems with Large-scale Wind Power Integration by Zhenjia Lin, Haoyong Chen, Jinbin Chen, Jianping Huang, Mengshi Li

“…Based on the available probability distribution function (PDF), wind power curtailment and load shedding are quantified as the operational risk and incorporated into the decision-making process. …”
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Effect of Solvent and Grain Color on the Biological Activities of Maize Grain by Yolanda Salinas-Moreno, Miguel Ángel Martínez-Ortiz, Eduardo Padilla-Camberos, José Luis Ramírez-Díaz, Alejandro Ledesma-Miramontes, Ivone Alemán de la Torre, Alberto Santillán-Fernández

“…The color of maize grain, ranging from pink to purple, is related to the presence of phenolic compounds whose efficient extraction is affected by the solvent used. …”
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Harnessing biostimulants for sustainable agriculture: innovations, challenges, and future prospects by Amine Khoulati, Sabir Ouahhoud, Mohamed Taibi, Said Ezrari, Samira Mamri, Othmane Merah, Abdelkader Hakkou, Mohamed Addi, Adil Maleb, Ennouamane Saalaoui

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Four-Dimensional Path Planning Methodology for Collaborative Robots Application in Industry 5.0 by Ilias Chouridis, Gabriel Mansour, Vasileios Papageorgiou, Michel Theodor Mansour, Apostolos Tsagaris

“…The safety value of dynamic obstacles, the coefficients of the importance of the terms of the agent’s distance to the ending point, and the safety value of dynamic obstacles were introduced in the objective function. …”
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Exercise, Training & Health by Mentz L, Winkert K, Schlegel S, Rohlmann F, Steinacker JM, Treff G

“…The highest differences between individual CVs were found in step 1, ranging from 2.9% to 11.8%.Conclusion: Stroke-to-stroke variability during rowing ergometer testing amounts to 4.7%, which is probably higher than during testing on externally controllable bicycle ergometers, where resistance is controlled as a function of cadence. …”
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Concomitant generation of hydrogen during carbon dioxide storage in ultramafic massifs- state of the art with implications to decarbonization strategies by Mahmoud Leila, Randy Hazlett, Paul Mathews George, Isabelle Moretti, Zhaksylyk Kabashev, Milovan Fustic

“…Mineral trapping of CO₂ recently emerged as one of the most efficient and lowest-risk approaches for long-term CO₂ sequestration. …”
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