Influence of Infill Geometry and Density on the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Polylactic Acid Structure by Jozef Jaroslav Fekiač, Lucia Kakošová, Michal Krbata, Marcel Kohutiar, Maroš Eckert, Zbynek Studeny, Andrej Dubec

“…Experimental tests were performed according to ASTM D638 to determine the strength characteristics of the material. …”
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Optimized conductor selection and phase balancing in unbalanced distribution networks: Economic optimization via the vortex search algorithm by Brandon Cortés-Caicedo, Jhony Andrés Guzmán-Henao, Oscar Danilo Montoya, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña, Rubén Iván Bolaños

“…Given the complexity of the model, a leader–follower methodology based on the vortex search algorithm (VSA) is employed to determine the conductor caliber and load phase configuration, in conjunction with the three-phase successive approximations power flow method to compute the objective function. …”
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Explainable machine learning model for predicting compressive strength of CO2-cured concrete by Jia Chu, Bingbing Guo, Taotao Zhong, Qinghao Guan, Yan Wang, Ditao Niu

“…Compared to conventional concrete, the factors to determine the compressive strength of CO2-cured concrete are more complex, and thus, predicting its compressive strength becomes more difficult. …”
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The Relationship between Mental Workload and Job Satisfaction of Faculty Members with their Educational Performance by Neda Mahdavi, Masoud Shafiee Motlagh2, Zahra Cheraghi, Hossein Jafari Mansoorian, Vajihe Ramazani Doroh, Leili tapak, Maryam Afshari, Amin Doosti-Irani

“…Therefore, this study aims to assess the cognitive workload and job satisfaction and their impact on the quality of education faculty members provide. Method: This study was conducted among 34 faculty members through a census. …”
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Developing a novel artificial model to predict the foaming properties and β-carotene content of lucuma (Pouteria lucuma) during foam-mat drying and process optimization by Nguyen Minh Thuy, Le Thi Thuy Duong, Tran Ngoc Giau, Hong Van Hao, Vo Quang Minh, Ngo Van Tai

“…The ANN-coupled BBD model structure of 3–10-3 demonstrated a high level of accuracy in predicting the impact of foaming formulation on responses, with a coefficient of determination exceeding 0.99. The optimal conditions by stimulation multiple-objective RSM for lucuma foam-mat drying were achieved with a water:lucuma ratio, EA, and XG of 2.53:1, 10.8 %, and 0.22 %, respectively. …”
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Leveraging petrophysical and geological constraints for AI-driven predictions of total organic carbon (TOC) and hardness in unconventional reservoir prospects by Nandito Davy, Ammar El-Husseiny, Umair bin Waheed, Korhan Ayranci, Manzar Fawad, Mohamed Mahmoud, Nicholas B. Harris

“…Our optimized models achieved R2 (coefficient of determination) of 0.89 and RMSE (root-mean-square error) of 0.47 for TOC predictions and 0.90 and 34.8 for hardness predictions, reducing RMSE by up to 13.52% compared to the unconstrained model. …”
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Experimental Study on Stress Uniformity and Deformation Behavior of Coals with Different Length-to-Diameter Ratios under Dynamic Compression by Qiupeng Yuan, Guangxiang Xie, Lei Wang, Zhenhua Jiao, Peng Zou, Huaiqian Liu, Naseer Muhammad Khan

“…This study researched the stress uniformity and deformation behavior of coal samples with different L/D ratios during dynamic compression, defined the stress equilibrium coefficient ξ, proposed a new method for determining whether a sample meets the stress uniformity hypothesis, and obtained the critical L/D ratio of 0.6 and the optimal L/D ratio of 0.3 or 0.4 for coal samples to obtain the stress equilibrium. …”
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Analysis of the phenotypic traits of 20 crabapple varieties (Malus spp.) by ZHAO Dandan, ZHANG Yanwen, HU Yifei, WU Xiaojun, LIU Weichao, ZHANG Kaiming, LI Fei

“…[Objective] The aim of the present experiment was to explore the fruit application value of different crabapple varieties and make full use of crabapple resources. [Methods] With 20 crabapple varieties in Zhengzhou as experimental materials, the fruit color of different varieties at the fruit ripening stage was observed, and single fruit mass, fruit transverse diameter, fruit longitudinal diameter, volume, soluble solid substances, titrated acid, vitamin C, peel hardness, flesh hardness and 15 other quality indicators were determined. …”
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Impact of Fiber Type on Chloride Ingress in Concrete: A MacroXRF Imaging Analysis by Suânia Fabiele Moitinho da Silva, Wanderson Santos de Jesus, Thalles Murilo Santos de Almeida, Renato Quinto de Oliveira Novais, Laio Andrade Sacramento, Joaquim Teixeira de Assis, Marcelino José dos Anjos, José Renato de Castro Pessôa

“…The accelerated non-steady-state migration method was employed to determine the resistance coefficients to chloride ion penetration, while X-ray macrofluorescence (MacroXRF) mapped the chlorine infiltration depth in the samples. …”
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Enhancing Aerosol Vertical Distribution Retrieval With Combined LSTM and Transformer Model From OCO-2 O2 A-Band Observations by YuXuan Wang, RuFang Ti, ZhenHai Liu, Xiao Liu, HaiXiao Yu, YiChen Wei, YiZhe Fan, YuYao Wang, HongLian Huang, XiaoBing Sun

“…The precise determination of aerosol vertical distribution is crucial for accurate radiative transfer simulations in atmospheric aerosol studies. …”
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Research on Ship Heave Motion Compensation Control Under Complex Sea State Environment Based on Improved Reinforcement Learning by ZHANG Qin, ZHOU Jingyi, WANG Xingyue, HU Xiong

“…Therefore, this study presents a compensation control method for ship heave under complex sea conditions using an improved reinforcement learning approach.MethodsThis novel method imparts fresh insights into addressing heavy compensation in offshore operations and heralds a new trajectory for the evolution of future offshore operation technologies. …”
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What has a greater influence on adolescent mental health: BMI or self-efficacy? Evidence from a Peruvian sample by Daniela Huanca-Cachicatari, Raquel Navarro-Carrasco, David Javier-Aliaga, Bertha Chanducas Lozano, Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla, Jacksaint Saintila

“…Method The research was non-experimental and predictive in nature. …”
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A Novel Evolutionary Deep Learning Approach for PM_2.5 Prediction Using Remote Sensing and Spatial–Temporal Data: A Case Study of Tehran by Mehrdad Kaveh, Mohammad Saadi Mesgari, Masoud Kaveh

“…The proposed OA-LSTM model achieved the lowest root mean square error (RMSE) value of 3.01 µg/m³ and the highest coefficient of determination (<i>R</i>²) value of 0.88, underscoring its effectiveness compared to other models. …”
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Development of a Predictive Model Linking Electrical Characteristics to Semi-Lethal Temperature in Potted Apple Trees with Validation on Mature Specimens by Bo Sun, Shuaiyang Wu, Xiaohang Nie, Linguang Jia, Xueying Zhang, Ji Qian

“…The results showed the following: (1) Six electrical parameters (<i>r</i>₁, <i>r_e</i>, <i>r</i>, <i>Min</i>, <i>Std</i>, <i>and Peak</i>) were significantly correlated with LT50 (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and made major contributions to the first principal component (PC1), confirming their status as optimal indicators of cold tolerance. (2) A regression model for predicting LT50 was established using these parameters, achieving a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.9187, indicating excellent model fit. (3) Model validation yielded R² values of 0.9323 and 0.9999, MAE values of 1.243 and 0.900, MAPE values of 6.64% and 4.02%, and RMSE values of 1.29 and 1.12, respectively. …”
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Corrosion rate prediction for long-distance submarine pipelines based on MWIWOA-SVM by Zhengshan LUO, Haipeng LYU, Jihao LUO

“…The internal corrosion rate prediction model based on MWIWOA-SVM for long-distance submarine pipelines achieved an average absolute percentage error and root mean square error of less than 2％, indicating a very low error level. Both the determination coefficient and fitting degree exceeded 98％, while the relative error between the predicted and actual internal corrosion rates did not exceed 0.99％. …”
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The Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Parents&amp;rsquo; Level of Education, Knowledge, and Attitude Regarding Dental and Oral Health Maintenance in Children with Intellect... by Chalid M, Riyanti E, Soewondo W, Andisetyanto P, Rikmasari R, Rakhmatia YD, Tjahajawati S

“…This research aimed to determine whether there was a relationship between parenting stress and the level of education, knowledge, and attitudes of parents toward maintaining oral health in children with intellectual disabilities.Methods: This research used a cross-sectional analytical method. …”
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Association and binding nature of sodium dodecyl sulfate with ofloxacin antibiotic drug in potassium-based electrolyte solutions: a conductometric and UV–Visible spectroscopic inve... by Bulbul Ahmed, Tajmul Hasan, Kamrul Hasan, Javed Masood Khan, Dileep Kumar, Shamim Mahbub, Md Abdul Goni, Md. Anamul Hoque

“…Moreover, UV–Visible spectroscopic technique was used to determine various significant parameters including binding constant (K b ), partition constant (K c ), partition coefficient (K x ), Gibbs energy of binding (ΔG b ), and Gibbs energy of partition (ΔG p ) for the mixtures of NaDS and OFC in aqueous and aq. salt solutions, where the corresponding findings were reported rationally. …”
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Digital Twin-Based Technical Research on Comprehensive Gear Fault Diagnosis and Structural Performance Evaluation by Qiang Zhang, Zhe Wu, Boshuo An, Ruitian Sun, Yanping Cui

“…The experimental verification shows that the fault diagnosis accuracy of the system is more than 99%, the average value of the determination coefficient (R²) of the stress prediction model is 0.9339 (driving wheel) and 0.9497 (driven wheel), and supports the real-time display of three-dimensional cloud images. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Ethical Care of Nurses and the Satisfaction of Parents of Children Hospitalized in Ardabil Children\'s Hospital 2024: A (Cross-Sectional) Stu... by Mehdi Mahmoudzadeh, Mohammad Ail Mohammadi, Shohreh Moshfeghi, Behrouz Dadkhah

“…Materials and Methods:  In this descriptive-correlational study conducted in 2024 at BouAli Medical Education Center in Ardabil, Iran, 200 clinical nurses and 160 parents of hospitalized children were selected using a census and stratified random sampling method. …”
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Validity and Responsiveness of a Modified Balance Error Scoring System Assessment Using a Mobile Device Application in Patients Recovering from Ankle Sprain by Michael S Crowell, Eliot Thomasma, Erin Florkiewicz, Richard Brindle, Megan Roach, Donald Goss, Will Pitt

“… # Study Design Case-control study. # Methods Twenty-two military academy Cadets with an acute ankle sprain and 20 healthy Cadets were enrolled in the study. …”
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