Improved Variational Mode Decomposition in Pipeline Leakage Detection at the Oil Gas Chemical Terminals Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Acoustic Sensing System by Hongxuan Xu, Jiancun Zuo, Teng Wang

“…While traditional VMD methods require manual parameter setting, which can lead to suboptimal decomposition results if parameters are incorrectly chosen, our proposed method introduces an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm to automatically determine the optimal parameters. …”
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A novel wide-area fault isolation scheme for regional power systems with changeable network topologies by Guangxiao Zhang, Xiaoyang Tong

“…This method significantly improves running efficiency and reduces memory usage, thanks to its early stopping mechanism and the use of a sparse adjacency matrix, in comparison to existing methods. …”
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Attention Transfer Reinforcement Learning for Test Case Prioritization in Continuous Integration by Qingran Su, Xingze Li, Yuming Ren, Ruinan Qiu, Chunming Hu, Yongfeng Yin

“…Continuous integration (CI), a crucial technology for accelerating software delivery, employs prioritization methods to optimize testing efficiency. Reinforcement-learning-based prioritization techniques of test cases can dynamically adjust the prioritization strategy based on test feedback. …”
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Psychosomatic regularities of psychotic disorders of women in involution (pathogenesis, clinics, psychodynamic psychotherapy) by М. М. Pustovoyt

“…Aim: To explore the psychosomatic pathogenetic connections inherent involutionary psychosis, given pathogenic and pathoplastic impact of premorbid personality structure their syndromic form and dynamics, determine their place on the psychosomatic continuum and develop adequate and pathogenetic justified method of therapy. …”
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FEATURES OF ACCOUNTING FOR BIOLOGICAL ASSETS OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES OF UKRAINE by Oleh VYSOCHAN, Ihor YAREMKO, Vasyl HYK, Olha VYSOCHAN, Andriy BOYCHUK

“…The authors use a dialectical and systematic approach, methods of generalization and systematization, analysis and synthesis. …”
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Two-beam laser purification of quartz raw material by V. A. Emelyanov, E. B. Shershnev, S. I. Sokolov

“…The temperature distribution to a depth of 50 microns is almost the same when using both methods of solution, while with increasing depth the temperature difference increases by 10 %, which allows using both methods of solution, since in practice the temperature distribution in the near-surface layers,  which  determines  the  formation  of  agglomerates  with  impurity  inclusions,  is  more  important. …”
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Deficits in naming and auditory comprehension of terms in individuals with vascular dementia by Vasilijević Slavica, Vuković Mile

“…Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used for data analysis. Group comparisons were conducted using the Chi-squared (χ2) test of independence, while for 2 × 2 contingency frequency tables, continuity correction according to Yates was applied, and the phi (ϕ) coefficient was calculated as an indicator of effect size. …”
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Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Michael Seyffert, Pooja Lagisetty, Jessica Landgraf, Vineet Chopra, Paul N Pfeiffer, Marisa L Conte, Mary A M Rogers

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>The primary objectives were to determine whether online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia could improve sleep efficiency and reduce the severity of insomnia in adults. …”
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Autonomous walking path planning of underground handling robot based on improved A* and DWA algorithm by Kekun ZHANG, Jiusheng BAO, Junwei AI, Xiaoming YUAN, Yan YIN, Maosen WANG, Shirong GE

“…In view of the problems of many labors and low efficiency in the underground handling process, as well as the difficulties of many transport links, difficult transport operation and slow manual transport, the handling robot is taken as the research object, and the path planning method of underground roadway is studied through simulation and experiment. …”
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Predicting the uplift capacity of circular anchors in frictional-cohesive soils using Kolmogorov-Arnold networks by Tran Vu-Hoang, Tan Nguyen, Jim Shiau, Hung-Thinh Pham-Tran, Trung Nguyen-Thoi

“…Additionally, a closed-form solution for stability factors is derived through KAN, providing an efficient method for predicting bearing capacity. The optimized models exhibit high coefficient of determination (R²) values and low root mean square errors (RMSE) for training and testing datasets. …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference for Worsening of the University of California San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Wit... by Kerri I. Aronson, MD, Ganesh Raghu, MD, Sachin Gupta, MD, Jinnie Ko, PhD, Jacob Devine, MA, Jeffrey Swigris, DO

“…Anchors that correlated with UCSD-SOBQ scores for at least 1 measurement (correlation coefficient ≥ 0.3) were included for MCID determination in a receiver operating characteristics approach. …”
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Redox forms of glutathione in malignant lesions of the stomach with varying aggressiveness degrees by I. A. Goroshinskaya, E. I. Surikova, E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, L. A. Nemashkalova, D. E. Medvedeva, A. A. Maslov

“…To study the levels of reduced and oxidized glutathione (GSH and GSSG, respectively), as well as the thiol status in gastric cancer (GC) tumors of various histological types and grades.Materials and methods. The indicators were determined by ELISA methods in tumor, peritumoral and visually intact tissues obtained during surgery from 52 patients with GC: 18 patients had a G1-2 adenocarcinoma (AC), 8 with G3 AC, 6 with signet ring cell cancer (SRCC), 14 with combined gastric lesions (CGL) – AC with signet ring cell fragments, 6 with patients with a component of undifferentiated cancer, G4.Results. …”
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Rheological blood properties in psoriatic arthritis: relationship with inflammation and cardiovascular risk by T V Korotaeva, E Y Loginova, D S Novikova, K V Esakova, N V Klimova, A A Novikov, E N Alexandrova, E L Nasonov, N N Firsov

“…Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen concentration was measured with standard methods. Correlation analysis was performed with Spearman range correlation coefficient (R), Mann-Whitney (U) test was used for groups comparison and p&lt;0,05 was considered as statistically significant level. …”
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Features of the epidemic process and epidemic risks of COVID-19 in the subjects of the Northern Caucasus by V. V. Makhova, O. V. Maletskaya, A. N. Kulichenko

“…Statistical processing was carried out using methods of variation statistics and MS Excel software package (2016, USA). …”
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Some aspects of synthesis of new 2-((5-furan-2-yl, 2-metylfuran-3-yl)-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole-3-ylthio)acetic acid esters by D. M. Danilchenko

“…The melting point was determined on an automatic device for determining the melting point. …”
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Evaluation of the polymorphism of the GDF9 and BMP15 genes and their relationship with the reproductive functions of sheep of different breeds by Z. K. Gadzhiev, E. S. Surzhikova, D. D. Evlagina, A. I. Surov, S. N. Shumaenko

“…Information obtained on the role of the degree of genetic variability of sheep of different breeds provides data which can contribute to the ecological well-being of herds and the status characterising the signs of multiple birth rates is also determined. This will further improve and significantly accelerate breeding work with livestock, since an important task of further increasing the efficiency of the industry is the reproduction of the herd together with a simultaneous increase in the productivity of animals.…”
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Machinability analysis of LM26 aluminium metal matrix composites reinforced with graphite and fly ash using the AWJM process by C. Prakash, S. Selvakumar, D. Manikandan, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…Nevertheless, heightened hardness presents challenges in machining, rendering traditional methods less efficient for obtaining high-quality cuts. …”
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Corporate innovative technologies: essence and concepts by M. I. Fedotov, I. V. Penkova, M. D. Ovsyanko

“…Fourthly, innovation is aimed at increasing the efficiency of corporate activities. Fifthly, the latent essence ofinnovation in the corporate development of a company's rationalization resource is characterized by the possibility of manifestation of hidden innovation.Materials and methods. …”
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Structural-functional and parametric analysis of the social function of pharmaceutical industry by N. O. Tkachenko

“…The aim of the work: identify, justify and to summarize the main elements of the social function of pharmacy, as a component of health care system, to further evaluate the properties of the pharmaceutical industry as a system. Materials and methods. To achieve this goal the principle of a systematic approach and the complex of research methods such as structural, functional and parametric analysis, logical knowledge and comparison, ad also generalization have been used. …”
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Adsorption of TDS and chloride ions from partially treated tannery wastewater using activated coffee husk by Nazrawit Debebe Tadess, Getasew Yehuala Gezahegn, Yosef Hagos Abrha

“…The removal efficiency of 77.88% for chloride ions and 72.73% for TDS indicates a higher efficacy compared to traditional methods using commercial activated carbon. …”
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