Efficiency of structural brain networks mediates age-associated differences in executive functioning in older adults by Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Caroline Seer, Caroline Seer, Hamed Zivari Adab, Hamed Zivari Adab, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Sima Chalavi, Sima Chalavi, Amirhossein Rasooli, Amirhossein Rasooli, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Stefan Sunaert, Stephan P. Swinnen, Stephan P. Swinnen

“…Further regional efficiency analyses identified the nodes that contributed to the mediation effect of local efficiency.DiscussionThese results shed light on the shared variability among the integrity of structural brain networks and EF at older age. …”
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Two-Dimensional Probability Models for the Weighted Discretized Fréchet–Weibull Random Variable with Min–Max Operators: Mathematical Theory and Statistical Goodness-of-Fit Analysis... by Sofian T. Obeidat, Diksha Das, Mohamed S. Eliwa, Bhanita Das, Partha Jyoti Hazarika, Wael W. Mohammed

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Development of empirical correlations for sustainable breakup characterization of water and high-viscous oil sheets under acoustic perturbations using high-speed imaging by Aman Singh, Devesh T, Subhash K, Preetam Polavarapu, Jayakrishnan Rahul, Karthick S, Balaji K

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Biochar and its impact on soil profile and plant development by Lin Xu, Kai-Chao Wu, Zhi-Nian Deng, Cheng-Mei Huang, Krishan K. Verma, Tian Pang, Hai-Rong Huang

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Are Rice Farming and Production in the Urban Farming Areas Still Efficient? A Stochastic Production Function Choice by Tamy Erissanti, S Supadi, S Suharno

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Performance and variability analysis of ALD-grown wafer scale HfO2/Ta2O5-based memristive devices for neuromorphic computing by Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Deepika Yadav, Spyros Stathopoulos, Themis Prodromakis

“…Furthermore, the fabricated devices efficiently perform the synaptic functionalities in terms of potentiation (P) and depression (D), paired-pulse facilitation (PPF), and paired-pulse depression (PPD), with a least value of nonlinearity (NL) factor of 0.43 in synaptic response, which is close to the ideal value of NL in biological synapses. …”
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Comparison of the efficiency of zero and first order minimization methods in neural networks by E. A. Gubareva, S. I. Khashin, E. S. Shemyakova

“…Numerous experiments show that the analytical calculation time of an N variable function’s gradient is approximately N/5 times longer than the calculation time of the function itself. …”
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Cost Optimisation of Supply Chains in the Food Industry: Cost Function Modelling by Ion Popa, Sorina-Geanina Stănescu, Anișoara Duică, Elisabeta Ilona Molnar, Mircea Constantin Duică

“…The proposed cost function allows for assessing the impact of these variables on total costs and identifying critical areas for optimisation. …”
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Investigation of thermal properties of ethylene glycol-based Williamson hybrid-nanofluid over stretchable/shrinking flat plate and their effects on solar panels by L.O. Aselebe, A.T. Adeosun, K.B. Kasali, B.M. Yisa, K.A. Salaudeen, R.O. Adesina

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Soret/Dufour, variable density, and viscous dissipation effects on heat and mass transfer of Oldroyd-B fluid flow over polymer sheet with convective heat flux by Zia Ullah, Md. Mahbub Alam, Farida Safdar, Moataz Alosaimi, Feyisa Edosa Merga

“…This study explores the influence of viscous dissipation and variable density on heating efficiency and mass flux in magneto-hydrodynamic Oldroyd-B fluid flow over a polymer stretching surface with Soret and Dufour effects. …”
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Improving Scheduling Efficiency: A Mathematical Approach to Multi-Operation Optimization in MSMEs by Reyner Pérez-Campdesuñer, Alexander Sánchez-Rodríguez, Margarita De Miguel-Guzmán, Gelmar García-Vidal, Rodobaldo Martínez-Vivar

“…The results show that prioritizing the objective function leads to a balanced optimization of all indicators, improving operational efficiency and reducing flow time. …”
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Optimal root pruning to promote growth and water use efficiency of rice seedlings by ZHU Mei, HU Chenfan, LIU Shuoshuo, LIN Shimiao, LIU Jingzhe

“…Key indicators such as seedling vigor index, root-to-shoot ratio, photosynthetic traits, and water use efficiency were measured during the. Using the membership function method, seven variables were used to comprehensively assess the impact of different pruning treatments.…”
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Variable thermal conductivity effects on MHD flow of non-Newtonian ternary hybrid nanofluid between rotating disks, A Cattaneo–Christov heat transfer analysis by Hussan Zeb, Kamal Shah, Manar Alqudah, Thabet Abdeljawad

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Rapid Classification of Milk Using a Cost-Effective Near Infrared Spectroscopy Device and Variable Cluster–Support Vector Machine (VC-SVM) Hybrid Models by Eleonora Buoio, Valentina Colombo, Elena Ighina, Francesco Tangorra

“…The aim of this study was to develop and implement a method based on the combination of a compact and low-cost Fourier Transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectrometer and variable cluster–support vector machine (VC-SVM) hybrid model for the rapid classification of milk in accordance with EU Regulation EC No. 1308/2013 without any pre-treatment. …”
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Velocity-Based Curve Differential Repeated Sprinting Training: A Novel Approach to Shape Physical Performance in Young Basketball Players by Jorge Arede, Jack Wells, Mark Williams, Franc Garcia, Wolfgang Schöllhorn

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Modelling Sustainable Port Operations: Balancing Inputs and Outputs with the Cobb–Douglas Function by Claudia Durán, Ivan Derpich, Fabricio Moreno, Amir Karbassi Yazdi, Yong Tan

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Optimal ANOVA-Based Emulators of Models With(out) Derivatives by Matieyendou Lamboni

“…Our emulators are also competitive in dealing with different distributions of the input variables and selecting inputs and interactions. Simulations show the efficiency of our approach.…”
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Leveraging normal distribution and fuzzy S-function approaches for solar cell electrical characteristic optimization by Mahmood Ruqaya Shaker, Al-Gebory Layth, Mustaf Ammar Saad, Khalid Yasameen Waleed, Alameri Kawther A., Rasheed Mohammed, Rashid Taha

“…Furthermore, a fuzzy S-function model was applied to account for uncertainty and variability in real-world conditions. …”
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Hydrophobic nanostructured bioaerogel filters for efficient particulate matter removal by Wafa Mustafa Saleh, Esam Bashir Yahya, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Abdul Khalil H. P. S.

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Sensitivity and optimization study on heat transfer enhancement of MHD hybrid nanofluid radiative transient flow past a spinning surface with quadratic Boussinesq approximation and... by Thirupathi Thumma, Surender Ontela, Rupalaksmi Dharanikota

“…This paper presents an advanced numerical investigation of the heat transfer enhancement in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) hybrid nanofluid radiative transient flow past a spinning surface, incorporating the complex effects of quadratic Boussinesq approximation, variable suction, and Hall currents. Employing the Finite Element Method (FEM) with the Galerkin weighted residual approach and linear approximation functions, the study explores the intricate interactions between these factors. …”
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