Evaluating Machine Learning Models for Predicting Hardness of AlCoCrCuFeNi High-Entropy Alloys by Uma Maheshwera Reddy Paturi, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Pasupuleti Lakshmi Narayana, Anoop Kumar Maurya, Seong-Woo Choi, Nagireddy Gari Subba Reddy

“…This study evaluates the predictive capabilities of various machine learning (ML) algorithms for estimating the hardness of AlCoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloys (HEAs) based on their compositional variables. Among the ML methods explored, a backpropagation neural network (BPNN) model with a sigmoid activation function exhibited superior predictive accuracy compared to other algorithms. …”
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Correlation of the FIB-4 Liver Biomarker Score with the Severity of Heart Failure by Roxana Buzas, Paul Ciubotaru, Alexandra Corina Faur, Marius Preda, Melania Ardelean, Doina Georgescu, Patrick Dumitrescu, Daniel Florin Lighezan, Mihaela-Diana Popa

“…Statistical analysis was based on ANOVA one-way tests for continuous variables and Chi-square tests for categorical variables. …”
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Improving Electrical Distance Accuracy for Cable Fault Location Based on the Prony Method by Xiang Ren, Zhiqiang Feng, Kai Zhou, Xueming Zhou, Jianjun Yuan, Yefei Xu, Li Zhang

“…By establishing a frequency-variable coupling model containing the transfer function of the cable with double joint structure, studying the mapping relationship between the cable attenuation constant and the electromagnetic wave velocity, and adopting the Prony estimation method combined with the singular value decomposition noise reduction algorithm to achieve the extraction of the attenuation constant and the decoupling of the segmented wave velocity, thus improving the electrical accuracy of fault location. …”
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Frequency Stability Analysis Based on Full State Model in Autonomous-Synchronization Voltage Source Interfaced Power System by Zhenyao LI, Deqiang GAN, Moude LUAN, Guoqing HE

“…Then, the parameters of the autonomous-synchronization voltage source model are compared with those of the synchronous machine model, and it is proved that the function of the governor is equivalent to increasing the system damping, which can reduce the steady-state error of the system frequency after being disturbed. …”
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Multi-period optimisation of flexible natural gas production network infrastructure with an operational perspective: A mixed integer linear programming approach by Noor Yusuf, Roberto Baldacci, Ahmed AlNouss, Tareq Al-Ansari

“…Notably, the case considering fixed and operating cost variables together as a single cost variable in the objective function, referred to as annualised cost (case C), offered optimal cost quantification with relaxed technical constraints. …”
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Examining the Factors Affecting the Use of Crypto Assets as Foreign Payment and Investment Instruments: A Quantitative Study by Güneş Yılmaz, Tayfur Süleyman Koç

“…Along with path coefficients, f² and q² effect sizes were also analyzed to examine the interaction between the variables. …”
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Energy Management of Industrial Energy Systems via Rolling Horizon and Hybrid Optimization: A Real-Plant Application in Germany by Loukas Kyriakidis, Rushit Kansara, Maria Isabel Roldán Serrano

“…Industrial energy systems are increasingly required to reduce operating costs and CO₂ emissions while integrating variable renewable energy sources. Managing these objectives under uncertainty requires advanced optimization strategies capable of delivering reliable and real-time decisions. …”
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Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles: VVC/H.266 Intra Mode QTMT Based CU Partition Using CNN by Sameena Javaid, Safdar Rizvi, Muhammad Talha Ubaid, Abdullah Tariq

“…Finally, a variable threshold decision system is established to achieve the targeted low complexity and RD performance. …”
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Impact of municipal wastewater use on urban and peri‑urban agricultural productivity: the endogenous treatment-effects approach by Mohammed Abdulai, Mohammed Tanko, Alhassan Andani

“…Using survey data from 416 vegetable farmers, we employed a semi-log production function augmented with an endogenous binary-treatment effect equation to estimate the drivers and impact of MWW use on value of vegetable output, accounting for selection bias and omitted variable problem. …”
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Machine learning with hyperparameter optimization applied in facies-supported permeability modeling in carbonate oil reservoirs by Watheq J. Al-Mudhafar, Alqassim A. Hasan, Mohammed A. Abbas, David A. Wood

“…On the other hand, highly permeable fractures function as the main flow conduits within such reservoirs. …”
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Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Modeling of Plasma and Ultrasound-assisted Air Drying of Cumin Seeds by M. Namjoo, M. Moradi, M. A. Nematollahi, H. Golbakhshi

“…Therefore, the wavelet-based neural network (WNN), the multilayer perceptron neural network (MLPNN), and the radial-basis function neural network (RBFNN), as three well-known artificial neural networks models, were used to map the inputs and output data and the results were compared with the Multiple Quadratic Regression (MQR) analysis. …”
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Research on optimization strategies of university ideological and political parenting models under the empowerment of digital intelligence by Fan Lv

“…It constructs the no-incentive, cost-sharing, and collaborative cooperation models, respectively, and obtains the optimal trajectories for the degree of effort, the subsidy coefficient, the optimal benefit function, and the digital and intelligent technology stock. …”
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Assessment of Intrarenal Artery Doppler Resistive Index in Normotensive Patients and Patients with Essential Hypertension by Obinna E. Abonyi, Uloma B. Nwogu, Vitus K. Ika, Julius A. Agbo, Beatrice U. Maduka, Sharonrose O. Nwadike

“…The renal resistive index (RRI) is a useful tool for assessing kidney function in hypertensive patients, but population-specific data are scarce. …”
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Vanadium remediation from polluted wastewater using a novel non-conventional adsorbent by Manar Banwan Hasan, Suha Anwer Ibrahim, Nisreen Mizher Rahmah, Thekra Atta Ibrahim, Alaa Hani Alminshid, Mohammed Nsaif Abbas

“…The obtained results indicated that the vanadium recovery efficiency reached 81 % and was in direct proportion to the pH, agitation speed, and contact time, and inversely with other variables, while adsorption capacity reaching 0.1 mg/g. …”
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Process engineering by Ahmed Mohamed Farid Shaaban, Azza Ibrahim Hafez, Mona Amin Abdel-Fatah, Nabil Mahmoud Abdel-Monem, Mohamed Hanafy Mahmoud

“…The solution diffusion model was used to develop power correlations to calculate the permeate side solute mass transfer coefficient as a function of effective cross-flow Reynolds number. …”
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A simple model of the rheological curve of HPAM solutions at different temperatures by Eduar Pérez, Dario Alviso, Mauricio Carmona, Eduardo Manrique, Guillermo Artana

“…The solvent viscosity and relaxation time-employed as references to define these parameters-are functions of temperature. On the master surface, while the power coefficient of Carreau-Yasuda (n) exhibits only a slight dependency on temperature, the relative viscosity depends monotonically on this variable. …”
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Well Placement Optimization for Fractured Reservoirs: Coupling StoSAG and EDFM by Jianchun Xu, Wanhang Guo, Wenxin Zhou

“…Well placement optimization is a significant task in oil field development which aims to find the optimal well locations by maximizing the net present value (NPV) or other objective function. It is a highly nonlinear problem involving large number of variables. …”
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A Low-Complexity Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Algorithm for Noncircular Signals via Subspace Rotation Technique by Wei Wang, Ming Zhang, Bobin Yao, Tongxing Zheng, Xiaojiao Fan

“…Then, utilizing the separation of variables and the orthogonality between the reduced-dimension noise subspace and the space spanned by the columns of the extended manifold matrix, a new one-dimensional spectral search function is derived to estimate DoAs. …”
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Reliability-Based Topology Optimization Considering Overhang Constraints for Additive Manufacturing Design by Fahri Murat, Irfan Kaymaz, Abdullah Tahir Şensoy

“…RBTO addresses uncertainties in design variables to enhance reliability. This research investigates build direction parameter solutions using deterministic and RBTO algorithms. …”
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Swarm Intelligence Integrated Graph-Cut for Liver Segmentation from 3D-CT Volumes by Maya Eapen, Reeba Korah, G. Geetha

“…The paper proposes a swarm intelligence inspired edge-adaptive weight function for regulating the energy minimization of the traditional graph-cut model. …”
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