Towards sustainable construction: estimating compressive strength of waste foundry sand-blended green concrete using a hybrid machine learning approach by Hoang Nhat-Duc, Nguyen Quoc-Lam

“…The proposed model is evaluated using root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and coefficient of determination (R 2). Notably, an asymmetric loss function is employed during the training phase of LightGBM to restrict overestimations. …”
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An innovative modelling technique for bimodal soil water characteristic curve under wetting process by Nura Bello, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Sonny Irawan, Qian Zhai, Nurly Gofar, Jong Kim

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Carpal tunnel release surgery restores force control but not force coordination in CTS patients by Thomas Jacob, Mohamed Ibrahim, G. Vishnu Babu, K. Shyamnath Krishna Pandian, R. Krishnamoorthy, G. Karthikeyan, P. Jeyakumar, V. S. Valarmathy, Jahir Hussain, C. S. Ezhilavan, K. Sridhar, Sivakumar Balasubramanian, S. K. M. Varadhan

“…Abstract Efficient manipulation of objects is crucial for daily interactions with the world. …”
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THE COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROLLING OF TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLANTS IN THE WAVELET MEDIUM by Fedosenkov D.B., Tokarev S.V., Simikova A.A., Iskhakov R.R., Fedosenkov B.A.

“…Methods of formalizing material flows created in certain knots of structure-and-functional diagram of the mixture producing aggregate are considered, that are founded on transforming one-dimensional initial flow signals into multi-dimensional ones. …”
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Sleep among Brazilian adolescents before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses by Gabriel Pereira Maciel, Ricardo de Camargo, Marcus Vinicius Veber Lopes, Bruno Nunes de Oliveira, Bruno Galdino Gonçalves da Costa, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Kelly Samara Silva

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Community re-entry program on global functioning and medication adherence among bipolar affective disorder patients- A randomized controlled trial pilot study by Jaishri, Sreevani Rentala, Preethy Kathiresan, Mukesh Swami

“…This quantitative study to explores the effectiveness of community re-entry program on global functioning and medication adherence for patients with bipolar affective disorder. …”
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The 4th Dimension in Animal Movement: The Effect of Temporal Resolution and Landscape Configuration in Habitat‐Selection Analyses by Johannes Signer, Cédric Scherer, Viktoriia Radchuk, Carolin Scholz, Florian Jeltsch, Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt

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Patterns and risk factors of falls among older adults: a systematic review by Tetiana Yermakova

“…Risk factors include cognitive and sensorimotor impairments, changes in gait parameters such as reduced speed, shortened step length, and increased variability. Additionally, fear of falling, physiological changes, and external conditions contributing to fall likelihood were noted. …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven fuzzy logic approach for optimal well selection in gas lift design: A brown field case study by Nnaemeka Princewill Ohia, Chadi Paul, Emmanuel Asolo, Taiwo Adetomiwa Adewa, Chidimma Favour Chukwu, Paschal Ateb Ubi, Daniel Hogan Itam, Daniel Ugochukwu Nnaji

“…However, selecting suitable wells for gas lift is complex due to the inherent uncertainty and variability in petroleum production data. Traditional decision-making approaches often struggle with this uncertainty, leading to suboptimal choices that can reduce efficiency and increase operational costs. …”
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Implementation of flexible DEA structure in the management of business processes by Šegrt Slobodan, Tomić Radoljub, Anđelković Maja

“…This paper presents some statistical tests that can be used to test hypotheses of interest for implementing new technologies and improving the efficiency, functionality and business performance of business systems or companies. …”
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Microstrip Patch Antenna Design Using a Four-Layer Feed Forward Artificial Neural Network Trained by Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm by Jitu Prakash Dhar, Maodudul Hasan, Eisuke Nishiyama, Ichihiko Toyoda

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Achieving operational synergy between different adaptive façade technologies by H. Alkhatib, N. O’Neill, B. Norton, P. Lemarchand, D.T.J. O’Sullivan

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Optimization of urban spatial planning considering isochrones of transport accessibility: The case of Aktobe city, Kazakhstan by Aigul Sergeyeva, Imanaly Akbar, Yergali Karakulov

“…Urban areas are characterized by diversity and variability, depending on their size, function, combination of elements, and the spatial distribution of industrial and transport infrastructure. …”
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A fuzzy-optimized multi-level random forest (FOMRF) model for the classification of the impact of technostress by Gabriel James, Ifeoma, David, John, Samuel, Enefiok, Imeh Umoren, Ubong Etuk, Aloysius, Anietie, Saviour, Chikodili

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A centerline symmetry and double-line transformation based algorithm for large-scale multi-objective optimization by Xiangjuan Wu, Yuping Wang, Ziqing Wang

“…The search space of large-scale multi-objective optimization problems (LSMOPs) is huge because of the hundreds or even thousands of decision variables involved. It is very challenging to design efficient algorithms for LSMOPs to search the whole space effectively and balance the convergence and diversity at the same time. …”
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Chitosan and its derivatives-based nanostructures in conjunction with their versatile applications in bio-medicine for alleviating contiguous diseases by Ayesha Anwar, Ayesha Anwar, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Farooq Warsi, Ibrahim A. Alsafari, Roberto Parra-Saldívar, Roberto Parra-Saldívar, Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Soto, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

“…The potential of CH to interact with targeting ligands enhances the early detection of disease and integration of CH in focused imaging modalities. Moreover, CH variable surface chemistry facilitates attachment to biological entities, resulting in improved diagnostic accuracy, rendering the insertion of bioactive substances possible. …”
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Fuzzy Logic Approach for Evaluating Electromobility Alternatives in Last-Mile Delivery: Belgrade as a Case Study by Dragan Lazarević, Đorđe Popović, Muhammed Yasin Çodur, Momčilo Dobrodolac

“…A specific methodological contribution is the creation of harmonized membership functions for fuzzy variables as a result of comparing symmetric and asymmetric membership functions aimed at achieving the most valid results. …”
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Features of minimizing total electrical losses in high-voltage electromechanical systems for stationary industrial fan installations by A.V. Synetskyi, I.M. Kotsur

“…The target function, initially dependent on three variables, has been transformed into a function of a single variable. …”
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On the Generalized Inverse Gaussian Volatility in the Continuous Ho–Lee Model by Roman V. Ivanov

“…The obtained formulas are determined by the values of the Humbert confluent hypergeometric function of two variables. A numerical experiment shows that the third and fourth moments of the bond prices differentiate substantially in the continuous Ho–Lee and GIG continuous Ho–Lee models.…”
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Development of high antioxidant / high fiber functional peach nectar containing lutein/lycopene and various dietary fibers using D-optimal mixture design optimization by Masumeh Takalloo, Babak Ghanbarzadeh, Mostafa Soltani, Pasquale M. Falcone

“…For developing a type of healthy and functional drink with high fiber and antioxidant properties, three types of dietary fiber (bamboo fiber, citrus fiber, and polydextrose) and two types of carotenoids (lycopene and lutein) were used in the peach nectar-based formulations. …”
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