Design of optimized single-switch capacitor cell balancing for EV battery management by Anjan N. Padmasali, Savitha G. Kini, Arun P. Parameswaran

“…The novelty of this study is the development of a selective combinational control algorithm based on the shuttling switched capacitor method, which dynamically switches between two balancing strategies depending on the number of high-SoC cells relative to the average, enabling efficient any-cell-to-any-cell active balancing across more than two series-connected cells. …”
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«Management of a pharmaceutical organization» – practical communicative lectures in English by Alexandra A. Efimova, Anastasia I. Liashko, Evgenia A. Tsitlionok

“…The key points of interaction with residents for more efficient work and increasing their motivation in the educational process have been identified. …”
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A blockchain technology for improving financial flows in humanitarian supply chains: benefits and challenges by Saurav Negi

“…The research uses a semi-structured interview method as the primary research approach. Originality/value – This study adds to the existing body of knowledge concerning BT and HSC by explaining the pivotal role of BT in improving the financial flow within HSC. …”
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Spatial distribution and risk factors of Schistosoma haematobium and hookworm infections among schoolchildren in Kwale, Kenya. by Evans Asena Chadeka, Sachiyo Nagi, Toshihiko Sunahara, Ngetich Benard Cheruiyot, Felix Bahati, Yuriko Ozeki, Manabu Inoue, Mayuko Osada-Oka, Mayuko Okabe, Yukio Hirayama, Mwatasa Changoma, Keishi Adachi, Faith Mwende, Mihoko Kikuchi, Risa Nakamura, Yombo Dan Justin Kalenda, Satoshi Kaneko, Kenji Hirayama, Masaaki Shimada, Yoshio Ichinose, Sammy M Njenga, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Shinjiro Hamano

“…Soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni eggs in stool were evaluated by the Kato-Katz method. We measured the intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection by urine filtration. …”
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Effectiveness of powered exoskeleton use on gait in individuals with cerebral palsy: A systematic review. by Lucinda Rose Bunge, Ashleigh Jade Davidson, Benita Roslyn Helmore, Aleksandra Daniella Mavrandonis, Thomas David Page, Tegan Rochelle Schuster-Bayly, Saravana Kumar

“…<h4>Method</h4>A systematic search of eight electronic databases was conducted in March 2020. …”
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High-Resolution Localization Using Distributed MIMO FMCW Radars by Huijea Park, Seungsu Chung, Jaehyun Park, Yang Huang

“…In the proposed method, the target position estimates from multiple FMCW MIMO radars are collected and combined using a weighted averaging approach to determine the target’s position within a unified coordinate system at the data fusion center. …”
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Operation-Aware System Design for Synergistic Integration of Regenerative Braking Energy of Railway Systems into EV Fast Charging Stations by Sepehr Najafilarijani, Seyed Saeed Fazel, Mokhtar Bozorg, Hamed Jafari Kaleybar

“…To address this issue, this paper proposes a promising method that harnesses the untapped potential of electric railway systems (ERSs) and wasted regenerative braking energy (RBE) of trains in combination with a battery energy storage system (BESS) to supply EV charging station and participate in the FCS energy supply chain (FCS-ESCH). …”
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Context-Aware Trust Prediction for Optimal Routing in Opportunistic IoT Systems by Abdulkadir Abdulahi Hasan, Xianwen Fang, Sohaib Latif, Adeel Iqbal

“…A composite trust level is computed for each intermediate node to determine its suitability for data forwarding. To validate the framework, we conduct a two-phase simulation-based analysis: a scenario-driven evaluation that demonstrates the model’s behavior in controlled settings, and a large-scale NS-3-based simulation comparing our method with benchmark routing schemes, including random, greedy, and AI-based protocols. …”
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Implementation of YOLOv7 Model for Human Detection in Difficult Conditions by Arijal B, Andi Sunyoto, M. Hanafi

“…This research uses the SLR (Systematic Literature Review) method to determine the algorithm used, namely YOLOv7. …”
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Assessment of Psychosocial Risks and Affecting Factors in Active Working Life of Nurses by Elçin Babaoğlu, Rukiye Bahar

“…Method: The study was conducted in a city hospital in Istanbul. …”
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A Ship Emission Monitoring Option for Fuel Sulphur Content Measurement in Complex Environments by Fan Zhou, Xiaojia Lin, Liwei Hou

“…Limiting the fuel sulphur content (FSC) of ships can significantly reduce the harm caused by ship emissions, and analyzing ship exhaust gas to estimate FSC is a rapid, efficient, and low-cost monitoring method. To solve the difficulty in measuring FSC using sniffer equipment in a complex port area, a ship emission monitoring option for FSC measurement in complex environments is proposed here. …”
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Optimization of electrical discharge drilling parameters for precision micro-holes in SuperNi 276 by Nakarkanti Saidulu, Pappula Laxminarayana, Karrolla Buschaiah

“…The Taguchi fractional factorial method with an L16 orthogonal array is used to evaluate the influence of four key EDD parameters: tool diameter, peak current, pulse on time, and pulse off time. …”
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A Trimming Strategy for Mass Defects in Hemispherical Resonators Based on Multi-Harmonic Analysis by Yimo Chen, Fanrui Kong, Kai Zeng, Xiang Xi, Yan Shi, Dingbang Xiao, Xuezhong Wu

“…Initially, a multi-harmonic identification scheme based on spurious mode detection was established, considering the influence of the first three harmonics of the mass distribution on the dynamic characteristics of hemispherical resonators. Finite element method modeling and analysis revealed that common structural geometric errors significantly introduce the 1st harmonic. …”
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Influence of Solvent Concentration on the Amount of Individual Phenolic Compounds in Apple and Sour Cherry Pomace by Maria Bianca Mandache, Ana-Maria Stoenescu, Sina Cosmulescu

“…Apple and sour cherry pomace, by-products resulting from fruit processing for juice production, were analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to identify and quantify individual phenolic compounds. In order to determine the most efficient method of extracting these phenolic compounds from pomace, different concentrations of ethanol were used as the organic solvent. …”
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Weibull-Type Incubation Period and Time of Exposure Using <i>γ</i>-Divergence by Daisuke Yoneoka, Takayuki Kawashima, Yuta Tanoue, Shuhei Nomura, Akifumi Eguchi

“…Moreover, applications to real-world surveillance data on COVID-19 illustrate the practical advantages of the proposed method. These findings highlight the method’s robustness and efficiency in scenarios where data contamination from secondary or tertiary infections is common, showing its potential value for early outbreak detection and rapid epidemiological response.…”
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Mastication Influences Human Brain Anatomy by Lucia Lopez-Chaichio, Pablo Galindo-Moreno, Miguel Padial-Molina, Lourdes Gutierrez-Garrido, Roque Rodriguez-Alvarez, Francisco O’Valle, Andres Catena

“…The volume of grey matter, white matter, and thickness of the cortex in different areas of the brain were determined by SPM12 and CAT12 software. Multiple regression model corrected for multiple comparisons using FDR and Spearman correlation coefficient were calculated for statistical comparison. …”
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For a new world ranking of countries in elite sport—correlation between competition level and bibliometrics in Olympic sports by Nadim Nassif, Grégoire Millet

“…The main characteristics of the WRCES is a weighting of each sport determining its level of competition. This coefficient is the sum of two variables, one related to the universality and the other to the global media popularity of each sport. …”
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ANALYSIS OF TOURISM OFFER AND DEMAND SYNERGY IN BUCHAREST-ILFOV, ROMANIA, IN THE PERIOD 2008-2015 by Agatha POPESCU

“…The paper aimed to analyze the synergy between the development of tourism offer and demand in the Bucharest-Ilfov area, Romania, based on the empirical data provided by the National Institute of Statistics for the period 2008-2015 and using modern methods such as: fixed index, correlation coefficient, regression function. …”
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Cryo-electron tomography pipeline for plasma membranes by Willy W. Sun, Dennis J. Michalak, Kem A. Sochacki, Prasanthi Kunamaneni, Marco A. Alfonzo-Méndez, Andreas M. Arnold, Marie-Paule Strub, Jenny E. Hinshaw, Justin W. Taraska

“…Existing sample preparation methods are insufficient at accessing the plasma membrane and its associated proteins. …”
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Evaluating the performance of artificial intelligence models for temperature downscaling (Study area: Ardabil province) by Mohammad Hossein Jahangir, Seyed Mohammad Ehsan Azimi

“…To this end, three downscaling models such as Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM), least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) and multi-layer perceptron (MLP) were determined for downscaling; and correlation coefficient (CC), Mean Squared Error (MSE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Normalized mean square error (NMSE), Nash-Sutcliffe, Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and Taylor diagram were used to evaluate the efficiency of the models.Results and discussion: The results showed that the MLP obtained the best results based on the average of the stations with the values of (CC=0.85), (NMSE=0.63), (NSH=0.73) and (MAE=0.52), and LS-SVM and SDSM are ranked second and third, respectively. …”
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