Potential of smart irrigation controllers for demand-side management of water distribution systems by Nathan T. Lunstad, Robert B. Sowby

“…As a demand-side management (DSM) tool, smart irrigation controllers (SICs) have the potential to help water utilities manage peak demands. …”
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Time dependent genetic analysis links field and controlled environment phenotypes in the model C4 grass Setaria. by Max J Feldman, Rachel E Paul, Darshi Banan, Jennifer F Barrett, Jose Sebastian, Muh-Ching Yee, Hui Jiang, Alexander E Lipka, Thomas P Brutnell, José R Dinneny, Andrew D B Leakey, Ivan Baxter

“…The results support a model where plant height is a heritable, polygenic trait and that the major genetic loci that influence plant height function independent of growth environment. …”
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Novel neuromuscular controllers with simplified muscle model and enhanced reflex modulation: A comparative study in hip exoskeletons by Ali Reza Manzoori, Sara Messara, Andrea Di Russo, Auke Ijspeert, Mohamed Bouri

“…Neuromuscular controllers (NMCs) offer a promising approach to adaptive and task-invariant control of exoskeletons for walking assistance, leveraging the bioinspired models based on the peripheral nervous system. …”
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Vibration reduction of lightweight structures through adjustable damping and stiffness properties at their interfaces by Emil Heyden, Philipp Hüttich, Lukas Bunk, Dieter Krause

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Cocaine and stimulants, the challenge of self-regulation in a harm reduction perspective by Grazia Zuffa, Susanna Ronconi

“…Through a critical overview of the disease model and taking cues from users’ self regulation strategies, a new “self regulation” operational model has been developed, focused on users’ control abilities; and on social context and setting of use, following the drug/set/setting paradigm. …”
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Design and test on vibration reduction for knife driving device of combine harvester by Wang Zhiming, Ma Guang, Lü Pengmin, Chen Ni

“…Furthermore, it is necessary to develop a design theory of the knife driving system of combine harvesters in order to derive the control parameters of the balance weights used for vibration reduction.The mechanical model of the knife driving device that is equipped with a slider-crank mechanism was constructed in order to derive the control parameters of the balance weights, such as the mass and the location of the balance mass. …”
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Using PAT for Energy Recovery and Pressure Reduction in Water Distribution Networks by Hamed Mohammadi, Mahnaz Ghaeini-Hessaroeyeh, Ehsan Fadaei-Kermani

“…Results show that the use of PATs to control the pressure is effective, so that compared to the basic model, the leakage rate has decreased by about 33% and the Nodal Pressure Reliability Index (NPRI) has increased by 0.41. …”
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Multigoal-oriented a posteriori error control for heated material processing using a generalized Boussinesq model by Beuchler, Sven, Endtmayer, Bernhard, Lankeit, Johannes, Wick, Thomas

“…In this work, we develop a posteriori error control for a generalized Boussinesq model in which thermal conductivity and viscosity are temperature-dependent. …”
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Dimensionality Reduction Optimization of High Subsonic Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Intake by Zeqi QI, Zheng GUO, Suqi CHEN, Ke YU

“…The results show that after dimensionality reduction through sensitivity analysis and PCA, the average error and coefficient of determination of the surrogate model were improved. …”
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Optimization of Vibration Reduction Ability of Ladder Tracks by FEM Coupled with ACO by Hao Jin, Weining Liu, Shunhua Zhou

“…We describe how to build the FEM model verified by the vibration tests in the Track Vibration Abatement and Control Laboratory and how to couple the FEM with ACO. …”
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Effective Control Strategies for Sex-Structured Transmission Dynamics of Visceral Leishmaniasis by Temesgen Debas Awoke, Semu Mitiku Kassa, Kgomotso Susan Morupisi, Gizaw Mengistu Tsidu

“…We extended a sex-structured VL model by introducing four control variables: insecticide-treated bed nets, vector control, medical treatment, and animal culling. …”
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Weight and Glucose Reduction Observed with a Combination of Nutritional Agents in Rodent Models Does Not Translate to Humans in a Randomized Clinical Trial with Healthy Volunteers... by Rebecca J Hodge, Mark A Paulik, Ann Walker, Joyce A Boucheron, Susan L McMullen, Dawn S Gillmor, Derek J Nunez

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Experimental and numerical study on surface roughness of magnetorheological elastomer for controllable friction by Rui Li, Xi Li, Yuanyuan Li, Ping-an Yang, Jiushan Liu

“…Abstract Magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) is a type of smart material of which mechanical and electrical properties can be reversibly controlled by the magnetic field. In this study, the influence of the magnetic field on the surface roughness of MRE was studied by the microscopic modeling method, and the influence of controllable characteristics of the MRE surface on its friction properties was analyzed by the macroscopic experimental method. …”
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Reduction of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer in short-term psychotherapy by Paula Oberth, Franziska Springer, Antje Lehmann-Laue, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf

“…Data were collected using validated questionnaires; death anxiety was assessed using an adapted version of the Death and Dying Distress Scale (DADDS). Predictors of the reduction of death anxiety were investigated using multiple linear regression models.ResultsThe sample comprised 194 patients (average age 58 years, 62% female, all with a UICC stage of III or IV). …”
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Sustainable fertilizer management for reduction of greenhouse gases emission in bamboo forest by Jiang Jianhui, Zhang Jianying, Hu Hong

“…Previous studies found that proper fertilizer using control strategy can reduce agricultural CO₂, N₂O, CH₄ emission, however, influence crop yields as well. …”
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Experimental study on the drag reduction performance of sodium alginate in saline solutions by Zhensong Cheng, Xin Zhang, Xiaodong Dai, Hengli Zhai, Xinwang Song, Xudong Wang, Liang Gao, Guoxin Zhang, Yuan Lu, Lei Li, Xiu Yan, Jianhua Zhang

“…By comparing the predicted results with the experimental outcomes, we found that the accuracy of the predictive model is high, with the error controlled within ± 20%. …”
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Sex discrepancy in the reduction of mucosal‐associated invariant T cells caused by obesity by Jianyun Liu, Hongmei Nan, Randy R Brutkiewicz, Jose Casasnovas, Kok Lim Kua

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Effect of Particulate Organic Carbon Deposition on Nitrate Reduction in the Hyporheic Zone by Xue Ping, Yang Xian, Menggui Jin

“…Organic carbon (OC) in aquatic systems has two distinct forms: dissolved organic carbon and particulate organic carbon (POC). OC affects N reduction and controls the occurrence of denitrification, a primary process by which nitrate (NO3−) is removed as gas (N2 or N2O) to the atmosphere. …”
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Mathematical Frameworks for Network Dynamics: A Six-Pillar Survey for Analysis, Control, and Inference by Dimitri Volchenkov

“…However, the methodological landscape remains fragmented, with distinct communities advancing separate formalisms for spreading, control, inference, and design. This review presents a unifying six-pillar framework for the analysis of network dynamics: (i) spectral and structural foundations; (ii) deterministic mean-field reductions; (iii) control and observability theory; (iv) adaptive and temporal networks; (v) probabilistic inference and belief propagation; (vi) multilayer and interdependent systems. …”
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Reduction of thermal conductivity by nanopillar inclusion in thermoelectric vertically aligned nanocomposites by Marijn W van de Putte, Jasman Singh Gambhir, Nicolas Gauquelin, Alexandros Sarantopoulos, Daniel Monteiro Cunha, Johan Verbeeck, Gertjan Koster, Francisco Rivadulla, Mark Huijben

“…Detailed characterization and modeling of the thermal conductivity demonstrates a reduction of about 75% as well as anisotropic behavior for the VAN films with out-of-plane and in-plane thermal conductivities of respectively 9.2 and 1.5 W·m ^−1 ·K ^−1 , in strong contrast to the isotropic behavior in ZnO films with a thermal conductivity of 38 W·m ^−1 ·K ^−1 . …”
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