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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A Quasi-Convex RKPM for 3D Steady-State Thermomechanical Coupling Problems by Lin Zhang, D. M. Li, Cen-Ying Liao, Li-Rui Tian

“…A meshfree, second-order, quasi-convex reproducing kernel scheme is employed to approximate field variables for solving the linear Poisson equation and the elastic thermal stress equation in sequence. …”
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Neural Network-Based State Estimation for a Closed-Loop Control Strategy Applied to a Fed-Batch Bioreactor by Santiago Rómoli, Mario Serrano, Francisco Rossomando, Jorge Vega, Oscar Ortiz, Gustavo Scaglia

“…The lack of online information on some bioprocess variables and the presence of model and parametric uncertainties pose significant challenges to the design of efficient closed-loop control strategies. …”
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Swarm Intelligence Integrated Graph-Cut for Liver Segmentation from 3D-CT Volumes by Maya Eapen, Reeba Korah, G. Geetha

“…The experimental result illustrates the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed method.…”
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Global dynamics and time-optimal control studies for additional food provided holling type-III mutually interfering prey-predator systems with applications to pest management by D. Bhanu Prakash, D. K. K. Vamsi

“…Abstract In this study, we derive and analyze an additional food provided prey-predator model with Holling type-III functional response, incorporating mutual interference among predators. …”
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Exploring Purpose-Driven Methods and a Multifaceted Approach in Dam Health Monitoring Data Utilization by Zhanchao Li, Ebrahim Yahya Khailah, Xingyang Liu, Jiaming Liang

“…Dam monitoring tracks environmental variables (water level, temperature) and structural responses (deformation, seepage, and stress) to assess safety and performance. …”
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Barriers in Proliferating Digital Technologies at Russian Companies: Causes and Effects by A. S. Melnikov, E. G. Kalabina

“…As a result a systematized picture of enterprise functioning was developed in the context of overcoming barriers in introducing digital technologies and identification of situational and contextual variables influencing the effect of their introduction. …”
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Parallel Primal-Dual Method with Linearization for Structured Convex Optimization by Xiayang Zhang, Weiye Tang, Jiayue Wang, Shiyu Zhang, Kangqun Zhang

“…This paper presents the Parallel Primal-Dual (PPD3) algorithm, an innovative approach to solving optimization problems characterized by the minimization of the sum of three convex functions, including a Lipschitz continuous term. The proposed algorithm operates in a parallel framework, simultaneously updating primal and dual variables, and offers potential computational advantages. …”
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VARX Granger analysis: Models for neuroscience, physiology, sociology and econometrics. by Lucas C Parra, Aimar Silvan, Maximilian Nentwich, Jens Madsen, Vera E Parra, Behtash Babadi

“…We also provide methods for enhancing model efficiency, such as L2 regularization for limited data and basis functions to cope with extended delays. …”
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Good Governance and Seigniorage in a Selected OPEC Countries and Iran by ALI Rashid Shamkhal, Kambiz Paykarjou, beitollah Akbari Moghaddam

“…The research results did not indicate a negative relationship between the variables of "political stability and absence of violence/terrorism" and "government effectiveness." …”
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Application of Machine Learning for Bulbous Bow Optimization Design and Ship Resistance Prediction by Yujie Shen, Shuxia Ye, Yongwei Zhang, Liang Qi, Qian Jiang, Liwen Cai, Bo Jiang

“…To solve the problem of insufficient accuracy in the single surrogate model, this study proposes a CBR surrogate model that integrates convolutional neural networks with backpropagation and radial basis function models. The coordinates of the control points of the NURBS surface at the bulbous bow are taken as the design variables. …”
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Optimizing physical education schedules for long-term health benefits by Liang Tan, Qin Chen, Jianwei Wu, Mingbang Li, Tianyu Liu

“…The developed DL model integrates convolutional neural network (CNN) layers to capture spatial features and long short-term memory (LSTM) layers to extract temporal patterns from demographic and activity-related variables. These features are combined through a fusion layer, and a customized loss function is employed to accurately predict fitness scores.ResultsExtensive experimental evaluation demonstrates that the proposed model consistently outperforms competitive baseline models. …”
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Optimizing the Production of LNG and NGL from Arab Crudes and Wet Gases by Adel M. Hemeida, Mohammed S. Al-Blehed, Saad El-Din Desouky

“…The developed model should be utilized as a useful tool to help the design of an efficient processing of natural gases. A great deal of the unlimited what if questions can be answered using this model. …”
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Flow-based cytometric analysis of cell cycle via simulated cell populations. by M Rowan Brown, Huw D Summers, Paul Rees, Paul J Smith, Sally C Chappell, Rachel J Errington

“…We present a new approach to the handling and interrogating of large flow cytometry data where cell status and function can be described, at the population level, by global descriptors such as distribution mean or co-efficient of variation experimental data. …”
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A Knowledge-Driven Smart System Based on Reinforcement Learning for Pork Supply-Demand Regulation by Haohao Song, Jiquan Wang

“…Around the core of the system, a nonlinear constrained optimization model is established, which uses adjustments to newly retained gilts as decision variables and minimizes supply-demand squared errors as its objective function, incorporating multi-dimensional factors such as pig growth dynamics, epidemic impacts, consumption trends, and international trade into its analytical framework. …”
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A LINEAR SIMULATION MODEL FOR OPTIMIZING CROP STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE INCOME IN A VEGETAL AGRICULTURAL FARM by Sorin IONITESCU

“…The model included: the 8 unknown variables for the cultivated area with 8 crops: wheat, rye, barley, peas, rape, soybean, maize and sunflower, 14 restrictions regarding Diesel fuel, fertilizers, herbicides, total surface, expenditures, income, and area per each crop, and objective - function f(Max) Income. …”
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Design of an Automatic Defect Identification Method Based ECPT for Pneumatic Pressure Equipment by Bo Zhang, YuHua Cheng, Chun Yin, Xuegang Huang, Sara Dadras, Hadi Malek

“…The presented feature extraction algorithm contains four elements: data block selection; variable step search; relation value classification; and between-class distance decision function. …”
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Optimization of stope dimensions using response surface method coupling a hybrid chaos-genetic algorithm by Ming lan, Hanwen Jia, Ju Ma

“…The interaction between variables within this framework was carefully considered when defining the objective functions for optimization. …”
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Optimizing the Spectrum and Power Allocation for D2D-Enabled Communication Systems Using DC Programming by Guomei Gan, Yanhu Huang, Qiang Wang

“…Indeed, the devices can communicate with each other in a D2D system, and the base station (BS) can share the spectrum with D2D users, which can efficiently improve the spectrum and energy efficiency. …”
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