Optimization of Reverse Logistics Networks for Hazardous Waste Incorporating Health, Safety, and Environmental Management: Insights from Large Cruise Ship Construction by Huilin Li, Jiaqi Yang, Wei Zhang

“…A three-phase Levy mutation discrete crow search algorithm (DCSA) was developed, introducing the Levy flight strategy to replace random search and enhance the discretization and solution diversity. …”
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Reliability analysis of gear-bearing drive systems considering gear manufacturing and installation errors by Jinzhou Song, Yifan Wang, Lei Hou, Tao Zhang, Minghe Zhang, Zhibin Zhang, Yifan Jiang, Yi Chen, Rongzhou Lin, Yushu Chen

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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after an acute pulmonary embolism: fundamental concepts of diagnosis and review of current treatment options by N. A. Cherepanova, D. V. Duplyakov

“…The role of early diagnosis of CTEPH, which may be important in relation to further outcomes, is emphasized. …”
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A Novel Reactive Power Sharing Control Strategy for Shipboard Microgrids Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Wangyang Li, Hong Zhao, Jingwei Zhu, Tiankai Yang

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TB drug susceptibility testing in high fluoroquinolone resistance settings by F. Saluzzo, F. Masood, V. Batignani, F. Di Marco, U. Majeed, A. Ghazal, D.M. Cirillo, S. Tahseen

“…In settings with widespread resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQs), like Pakistan, new technologies, such as Xpert® MTB/XDR, may ensure drug resistance upfront screening. This study aims to assess MTB/XDR's performance in detecting FQs and isoniazid resistance, proposing a renewed diagnostic algorithm for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). …”
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A Two-Stage Multi-Parameter-Based Sorting Method for Ensuring Consistency Between Parallel-Connected Lithium-Ion Batteries by Hanchi Hong, Xiangxin Chen, Luigi d’Apolito, Yangqi Ye, Shuiwen Shen

“…The direct integration of static and dynamic features may result in data scale discrepancies and redundant information. …”
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Association between the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and angina pectoris in US adults: a cross-sectional retrospect... by Ying Cui, Mankyu Choi

“…Random forest analyses and Boruta algorithm corroborated that NHHR is a strong predictor of angina pectoris. …”
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Specificity Analysis of Genome Based on Statistically Identical K-Words With Same Base Combination by Hyein Seo, Yong-Joon Song, Kiho Cho, Dong-Ho Cho

“…Finally, we propose a genetic algorithm-based search algorithm to select a minimum set of ratios useful for classification. …”
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VR-Aided Ankle Rehabilitation Decision-Making Based on Convolutional Gated Recurrent Neural Network by Hu Zhang, Yujia Liao, Chang Zhu, Wei Meng, Quan Liu, Sheng Q. Xie

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Exploration of Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Gene Electrotransfer Treatment Outcomes by Alex Otten, Michael Francis, Anna Bulysheva

“…This study elucidates areas where predictive ML algorithms may ideally inform GET study design to accelerate optimization and improve efficiencies upon the further training of these models.…”
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Development and validation of a model to identify polycystic ovary syndrome in the French national administrative health database by Eugénie Micolon, Sandrine Loubiere, Appoline Zimmermann, Julie Berbis, Pascal Auquier, Blandine Courbiere

“…Abstract Background We aimed to develop and validate an algorithm for identifying women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in the French national health data system. …”
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Quantitatively analyzing the relationship between non-pharmaceutical interventions and the direction of virus evolution using a dynamic model by Zuiyuan Guo, Yuheng Chen, Hongbo Liu, Guangquan Xiao, Di Yu, Zhaojia Zhang, Yimin Yang, Zhongwei Yin, Huibin Zhang

“…Conversely, the relaxation of these measures may pose a risk of recurring epidemics fueled by continuous viral mutations.DiscussionPresently, the potential emergence and widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased virulence cannot be discounted. …”
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Assessing training needs and influencing factors among personnel at centers for disease control and prevention in northeast China: a cross-sectional study framed by SDT and TPB usi... by Kexin Wang, Peng Wang, Min Wei, Yanping Wang, Huan Liu, Ruiqian Zhuge, Qunkai Wang, Nan Meng, Yiran Gao, Yuxuan Wang, Lijun Gao, Jingjing Liu, Xin Zhang, Mingli Jiao, Qunhong Wu

“…Latent Class Analysis was used to analyze competency subgroups covering professional abilities, general abilities, and management abilities. Boruta algorithm was used to select feature and improve the performance of the following predictive models. …”
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Energy Management of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Autonomous Driving in a Following Environment Based on Fuzzy Adaptive PID Control by Jixin Wang, Yujin Zhou

“…When the improved Cuckoo algorithm iterated to the 51st iteration, the fitness value of the method reached its maximum value and remained stable thereafter, reaching 97.13%. …”
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A Review of Cybersecurity Challenges in Smart Power Transformers by Hossein Rahimpour, Joe Tusek, Ahmed S. Musleh, Boyu Liu, Alsharif Abuadbba, Toan Phung, Aruna Seneviratne

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Wavelet deep unfolding network for iterative stripe noise removal in wideband microwave imaging system for EMS localization by Yanju Zhu, Zihan Zhao

“…These innovations enable the proposed algorithm to effectively handle dynamically varying noise in wideband. …”
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Secure gray image sharing framework with adaptive key generation using image digest by C. Nithya, C. Lakshmi, K. Thenmozhi, M. V. Harshavardhan, R. Kumaran, Padmapriya Velupillai Meikandan, Hemalatha Mahalingam, Rengarajan Amirtharajan

“…The hash value of the image is used as a diffusion key in the proposed image-specific encryption algorithm. Lorentz attractor generates a random index for confusion in the proposed encryption algorithm. …”
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A data-driven cost estimation model for agile development based on Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks and AdamW optimization by Xiaoyan Zhao, Xin Xiong, Zulkefli Mansor, Rozilawati Razali, Mohd Zakree Ahmad Nazri, Liangyu Li

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An effectiveness of machine learning models for estimate the financial cost of assistive services to disability care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Obaid Algahtani, Mohammed M. A. Almazah, Farouq Alshormani

“…The presented EMLM-EFCASDC technique mainly aims to develop a data-driven model that accurately predicts the cost of assistive services in disability care across the KSA. …”
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Geospatial parametric approach for identifying optimal sites for wind-solar hybrid energy systems by Nyange Augustine Mbufua, Pascalin Tiam Kapen, François Ngapgue, Armand Nzeukou Takougang

“…Within the present framework, the paper investigates and develops a geospatial-based parametric multi-criteria decision algorithm (GIS-MCDA), i.e., TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution), PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation), and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process), which is applied to determine the most suitable locations for the installation of wind-solar hybrid renewable energy systems in a sub-area (Koung-Khi) of the West Region of Cameroon. …”
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