Hierarchical Facility Location Model for allocating cancer treatment units in interior of Rio de Janeiro by Isabella Fischer Guindani Vieira, Matheus Ferreira de Barros, Allan Cormack

“…Main findings Satisfactory results with homogeneous networks, centralized facilities in their service area and shorter distance traveled by users indicate the efficiency of the model in determining the optimum location given the number of facilities to be allocated. …”
Get full text

Multi-Fidelity Machine Learning for Identifying Thermal Insulation Integrity of Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Tanks by Wei Lin, Meitao Zou, Mingrui Zhao, Jiaqi Chang, Xiongyao Xie

“…Three machine learning algorithms—Multilayer Perceptron, Random Forest, and Extreme Gradient Boosting—were evaluated to determine the optimal implementation. This approach provides a reliable method for the real-time monitoring of thermal insulation integrity in liquefied natural gas storage tanks, contributing to improved industrial safety and operational efficiency.…”
Get full text

An Improved Physics-Informed Neural Network Algorithm for Predicting the Phreatic Line of Seepage by Yunpeng Gao, Li Qian, Tianzhi Yao, Zuguo Mo, Jianhai Zhang, Ru Zhang, Enlong Liu, Yonghong Li

“…The measured data are converted into a quadratic regular term and added to the loss function as feature data to guide the update process for the weight and bias coefficient of each neuron in the neural network. A typical geotechnical problem concerning seepage phreatic line determination in a rectangular dam is analyzed to demonstrate the efficiency of the improved method. …”
Get full text

Robustness assessment of urban cold island network based on green infrastructure–A case study of Bengbu, China by Nana Guo, Xinbin Liang

“…The results can provides a quantitative basis for determining the policy application point of GI development and protection oriented toward improvement of UHI; simultaneously, the research method can provides a new idea for urban cooling strategies, and further connect with urban planning and management.…”
Get full text

The effects of clinical crown length on the sagittal movement of maxillary central incisor in clear aligner treatment: a finite element exploration by Chen Zhou, Zhicai Feng, Jianhan Ren, Haotian Luo, Hio Cheng Ieong, Runze Li, Yangqiao Qing, Yuqing Guo, Bingyan Guo, Zichun Huang, Yang Cao, Weicai Wang

“…Moreover, attachments also influence the movement efficiency of the incisor.…”
Get full text

Study of Structure and Properties of Thin-Walled Elements of Diamond Cellular Structures Made of Aluminum Alloys via Selective Laser Melting by Tatiana Tarasova, Pavel Podrabinnik, Nikolay Babushkin, Andrey Gusarov, Roman Khmyrov, Daniil Strunevich, Sergey N. Grigoriev

Get full text

Optimal Integration of Multiple Shunt Reactive Compensators in Radial Distribution Systems for Loss Reduction using Modified Mountain Gazelle Optimizer (MMGO) by A. F. S. Yussif, E. Twumasi, E. A. Frimpong

“…This approach reduces the search space and improves the efficiency of the optimization process. Secondly, the proposed MMGO algorithm is applied to determine the optimal locations and sizes of the shunt compensators. …”
Get full text

Kajian Efisiensi Penyisihan Unit IPAM Karangpilang III PDAM Surya Sembada Kota Surabaya by Lutfiah Qa'ilina Adlaa, Sulistiya Nengse, Rr. Diah Nugraheni Setyowati, Widya Nilandita

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency removal of the Karangpilang III IPAM unit compared to previous studies. …”
Get full text

Developing an Extenics-Based Model for Evaluating Bus Transit System by Yufeng Liu, Steven Chien, Dawei Hu, Ning Wang, Rui Zhang

“…The hybrid weights associated with the indices are determined by subjective weights through analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and objective weights through the entropy method. …”
Get full text

The Relationship of Exchange Rate and Oil Price Volatilities with Stock Returns: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul Sector Indexes by Buket Altınöz, Alican Umut

“…For this purpose, long-term coefficients for each model were investigated using the fully-modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) estimators after determining the long-term relationships among the variables with the Johansen cointegration test. …”
Get full text

Traffic environment perception algorithm based on multi-task feature fusion and orthogonal attention by Zhengfeng LI, Mingen ZHONG, Yihong ZHANG, Kang FAN, Zhiying DENG, Jiawei TAN

“…Addressing these concerns is critical for enhancing the overall safety and efficiency of autonomous systems navigating complex traffic environments. …”
Get full text

Relationship Between Strength of Scapular Muscles and Forward Neck Posture in Young Adults by Noel Saju, M Renukadevi

“…The increasing prevalence of cellular telephone usage between young population has emerged as an important contributing determinant to the rising incidence of forward neck posture FNP. …”
Get full text

Preparation of Plant-derived Smoke for Stimulating Seed Germination and Quantification of Karrikins Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography by Cüneyt Akı, Yasemin Kemeç Hürkan

“…Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a low-cost efficient method to produce SW, to standardize it and to measure the amount of the main active biomolecule karrikin (KAR1) by HPLC. …”
Get full text

Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of Chitosan Extracted from Waste Shrimp Shells by José Carlos Vilar Junior, Daylin Rubio Ribeaux, Carlos Alberto Alves da Silva, Galba Maria De Campos-Takaki

“…Chitosan obtained by Method 2 was more efficient: chitin (36%) and chitosan (63%), with a high degree of deacetylation (81.7%). …”
Get full text

Pareto Optimal Solutions for Stochastic Dynamic Programming Problems via Monte Carlo Simulation by R. T. N. Cardoso, R. H. C. Takahashi, F. R. B. Cruz

“…The results obtained attest for the efficiency and efficacy of the algorithm in solving these important stochastic optimization problems.…”
Get full text

The links between sleep health domains and male/female obesity: a nationwide survey on the Iranian general population by Samaneh Akbarpour, Atefeh Behkar, Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Zahra Banafsheh Alemohammad, Reihaneh Heidari, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Arezu Najafi

“…Of all, 62.4%, 55.2%, 52.5%, 52.3%, and 49.2% had unhealthy traits of sleep satisfaction, alertness, sleep regularity, sleep timing, and sleep efficiency, respectively. Obesity in women was associated with unhealthy daytime alertness (Adjusted-OR 1.30, p 0.013), unhealthy sleep regularity (Adjusted-OR 1.23, p 0.016), and surprisingly healthy sleep efficiency (Adjusted-OR 0.80, p 0.019). …”
Get full text

Compromise in Rapid Test Kit Makes It Unsuitable for Blood Transfusion Safety by Muhibi, M.A.* , Ifeanyichukwu, M.O. , Oluogun, W.A. , Jeremiah, Z.A.

“…It could be concluded from this study that the prevalence of TTI’s as determined by ELISA is higher, when compared to results generated by RTK method. …”
Get full text

Application of five seismic attributes in natural fracture prediction for deep coalbed methane production along the eastern margin of the Ordos Basin by Jiangnan TONG, Feng WANG, Feng ZHANG, Wei HOU, Zhongbai LI, Liang JI, Yanan JIANG, Wei SUN

“…The results of this study have provided successful guidance for the optimization of horizontal well deployment, providing significant technical support for the efficient development of deep CBM. The relevant methodology can be widely applied to other basins bearing deep coal-bearing gas.…”
Get full text

Application of Wood’s Lamp in Dermatological and Dental Photodiagnostics by Mirosław Kwaśny, Paulina Stachnio, Aneta Bombalska

“…In the experimental part, this study examined the possibilities of the light source in photodiagnostics combined with the photodynamic method (PDT) and determined the lower detection limit of the basic photosensitizer in dermatology—protoporphyrin IX (PPIX). …”
Get full text

PROBLEMS AND WAY OF INCREASE OF UKRAINIAN COMPANIES’ COMPETITIVENESS UNDER GLOBALIZATION by G. Fyliuk

“…The paper proves that such reasons determine a necessity of improvement of current mechanisms and methods of solving this problem or searching new ones. …”
Get full text