Device-Driven Service Allocation in Mobile Edge Computing with Location Prediction by Qian Zeng, Xiaobo Li, Yixuan Chen, Minghao Yang, Xingbang Liu, Yuetian Liu, Shiwei Xiu

“…To address this limitation, this paper constructs a model based on constraints, optimization objectives, and server connection methods, determines experimental parameters and evaluation metrics, and sets up an experimental framework. …”
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An Effective CDS Heuristic for the Fuzzy Flow Shop Scheduling Problem With Ordered Precedence Constraints Using Pentagonal Fuzzy Processing Time by K. Ranjith, K. Karthikeyan

“…The findings indicate that the proposed methods consistently yield better results.…”
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Decision-making in wildlife forensics: comparing complex and simple cases at the Wyoming Game and Fish Laboratory by Kimberly M. Frazier, Tasha L. Bauman

“…Both cases highlight several decision making points throughout to determine the number of samples to collect, if the samples contain biological material, the extraction methods to be used, and how to proceed with downstream analyses. …”
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Associations between pathophysiological traits and symptom development in retrospective analysis of V30M and V122I transthyretin amyloidosis by Sameer U. Kini, Ha My Thi Vy, Madhav Subramanian, Parasuram M. Krishnamoorthy, Son Q. Duong, Ghislain Rocheleau, Jagat Narula, Ron Do, Girish N. Nadkarni

“…Among African Americans (AA) and Hispanic/Latinx Americans (HA) from the Mount Sinai BioMe Biobank (n = 28,718), a case-control style Phenome-Wide Association Study (PheWAS; odds ratio [95% confidence interval]) of V122I for phenotypic and echocardiogram traits (β coefficients [95 % CI]) determined gene pleiotropy. Results: Among V30M profiles, 96 (52.4%) were symptomatic, expressing upregulated neutrophil activity (p < 10-16), IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signaling (p < 10-3), and downregulated CD4+T cell expression (p = 0.009), compared to their asymptomatic counterparts. …”
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Release Profile and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> Essential Oil-Incorporated, Optimally Stabilized Type I Collagen Hydrogels by Caglar Ersanli, Ioannis Skoufos, Konstantina Fotou, Athina Tzora, Yves Bayon, Despoina Mari, Eleftheria Sarafi, Konstantina Nikolaou, Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

“…Although the strong antimicrobial activity of various EOs has already been studied and revealed, their characteristic high sensitivity and volatility drives the need towards a more efficient drug administration method via a biomaterial system. …”
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The comparative study of the specific heat capacity of uranium dioxide according to the fractal structure by Tural Mehmetoglu

“…The two well-known theoretical method were investigated in this work the advantages of accurate and efficient calculation results of heat capacities of uranium dioxide for wide temperature ranges. …”
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Free vibrations of a Continuous-discrete multi-span Beam taking into account inertial Rotation Forces by H. P. Kulterbaev, M. M. Payzulaev, Sh. A. Omarov

“…The aim of the study is to estimate free vibrations of a continuousdiscrete multi-span beam taking into account the inertial forces of rotation. The goal is to determine the spectra of natural frequencies, damping coefficients and natural modes. …”
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A mathematical model of the gravitational potential of the planet taking into account tidal deformations by А. V. Shatina, A. S. Borets

“…Traditionally, a solid body model is used to determine the Earth’s gravitational field, while tidal deformations are taken into account in the form of small corrections to the coefficients of the geopotential model. …”
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NONLINEAR EQUATION WITH THE THIRD ORDER SCATTERING OPERATOR by Olga Sergeevna Yanovskaya, Olesya Borisovna Surneva

“…The possibility of using third-order linear systems is being studied. Materials and methods of research: methods for constructing partial differential equations using the Lax operator equation with differential operators of the first order and matrix coefficients of 3 x 3 were used. …”
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Multi-objective optimization framework for electric vehicle charging and discharging scheduling in distribution networks using the red deer algorithm by Sahbi Boubaker, Habib Kraiem, Nejib Ghazouani, Souad Kamel, Adel Mellit, Faisal S. Alsubaei, Farid Bourennani, Walid Meskine, Tariq Alqubaysi

“…The efficiency of the proposed method on a IEEE 69-bus system is tested. …”
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Development of an accurate breast cancer detection classifier based on platelet RNA by Wenlong Xie, Jie Hu, Zehang Zhao, Huixin Lu, Yu Han, Boan Li, Zhong Ouyang

“…In summary, we created and tested a new TEP-RNA-based BC diagnostic model that was confirmed valid and demonstrated high efficiency in detecting early-stage BC and heterogeneous subtypes, including recurrent tumors. …”
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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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Comparison of recycling processes of the used sand produced during the binder-jetting process by Matjila Makwena Annikie, Nyembwe Kasongo Didier

“…This paper compares the efficiencies of these recycling methods by examining whether the used-sand test specimens meet the required mechanical properties, and their potential for circularity. …”
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Interlaboratory validation of an optimized protocol for measuring α-amylase activity by the INFOGEST international research network by Daniela Freitas, Shannon Gwala, Gwénaële Henry, Athina Lazaridou, Christine Boesch, Dorine Duijsens, Faye Wheller, Ivan M. Lopez-Rodulfo, Kali Kotsiou, Kendall R. Corbin, Marilisa Alongi, Mario M. Martinez, Maryam S. Hafiz, Monic M. M. Tomassen, Natalia Perez-Moral, Natalia P. Vidal, Renata M. C. Ariëns, Sebnem Simsek, Sedef Nehir El, Sibel Karakaya, Steven Le Feunteun, Shanna Bastiaan-Net, Svenja Krause, Bin Zhang, Caroline Orfila, Simon Ballance, Terri Grassby

“…Abstract The activity of α-amylases is frequently determined using a single-point assay at 20 °C. Previous work within INFOGEST “Working Group 5 - Starch digestion and amylases” identified significant interlaboratory variation with this protocol. …”
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Research on the Degradation Efficacy and Mechanism of Zearalenone by Tibetan Yeast Meyerozyma caribbica by Zhiliang XU, Yingbo CHEN, Keliang MENG, Chenxiaoye YANG, Dandan JIANG, Disha JIANG, Yulin WANG, Hao HU

“…【Result】A yeast strain designated 68, showing ZEN degradation rate over 70%, was isolated from Tibetan soil samples and identified as Meyerozyma caribbica.Optimal degradation conditions were determined as a cell concentration of 1×108 cells/mL, achieving an degradation rate of 80.3% after 72 h. …”
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Half of the mothers had poor delivery referral practices in public hospitals of Bahir Dar City Northwest, Ethiopia by Amare Fenta Abebe, Desta Debalkie Atnafu, Habtamu Alganeh Guadie

“…BackgroundPolicy makers and stakeholders may benefit from understanding maternal delivery referral practices as they develop efficient mechanisms to implement appropriate referral linkage. …”
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Portable Impedance Analyzer for FET-Based Biosensors with Embedded Analysis of Randles Circuits’ Spectra by Norman Pfeiffer, Martin Bach, Alice Steiner, Anna-Elisabeth Gerhardt, Joan Bausells, Abdelhamid Errachid, Albert Heuberger

“…The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a measurement method for characterizing bio-recognition events of a sensor, such as field-effect transistor-based biosensors (BioFETs). …”
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Calibration-free picosecond LIPS for quantifying heavy metals in soils near Egyptian industrial sites by Mohamed El-Saeed, Walid Tawfik, Ahmed A. I. Khalil, Manal Mubarak, Mohamed Fikry

“…This methodology significantly advances environmental monitoring and soil contamination analysis, allowing on-site assessments with higher efficiency and reliability.…”
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Identification and classification of solid–liquid flow patterns in deviated and horizontal annuli by Di Yao, Xiaofeng Sun, Jingyu Qu

“…These solid–liquid two-phase flow patterns must be accurately predicted to optimize the determination of hydraulic parameters and improve the efficiency of cuttings transport. …”
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HypE-GA based study on optimal design of standard floor facade windowing of high-rise office buildings facing energy saving in heating, cooling and lighting. by Weixiang Zhang, Jieli Sui

“…Therefore, this paper takes the standard floor of a high-rise office building as the research object in cold region-Yantai, facing façade windowing design, the three building performance objectives of each office unit-Annual Cooling Energy Consumption (AC), Annual Heating Energy Consumption (AH) and Annual Lighting Energy Consumption (AL)-are simulated and single/multi-objective optimized by relying on Ladybug and Honeybee (LB + HB) platform and Hypervolume Estimation Genetic Algorithm (HypE-GA) to obtain the genome of Pareto-Window-to-Wall Ratio (WWR), Window Height (WH) and Sill Height (SH)-at the lowest of each performance objective in order to determine the most energy-efficient façade windowing expression. …”
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