Failure Assessment for the High-Strength Pipelines with Constant-Depth Circumferential Surface Cracks by X. Liu, Z. X. Lu, Y. Chen, Y. L. Sui, L. H. Dai

“…This work provides an engineering estimation procedure based upon the GE/EPRI method to determine the J-integral for the thin-walled pipelines with small constant-depth circumferential surface cracks subject to tension and bending loads. …”
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Setting the Readiness of Law to Implement Central Bank Digital Currency in Indonesia by Rumi Suwardiyati, Azlin Alisa Ahmad, Reka Dewantara, Dwi Benny Satria, Ranitya Ganindha

“…This paper employs a normative juridical research method with statutory and comparative approaches. …”
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Financial Interrelations of scenario Indicators of budget Forecasting with Indicators of the Federal budget of Russia by M. E. Kosov, E. K. Voronkova, A. Yu. Chalova

“…The study is based on an abstract-logical method, including a critical analysis of the predictive values of macro-indicators adopted as the basis for the parameters of the federal budget of the Russian Federation in 2023 and the planned period of 2024 and 2025 (using the level of consumer prices and the exchange rate of the ruble as an example), establishing causal relationships between the reliability of projected budget parameters at the federal level and the state of the Russian economy, identifying possible directions for the development of approaches to forecasting initial indicators for the preparation of the federal budget. …”
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A Dynamic Stackelberg–Cournot Duopoly Model with Heterogeneous Strategies through One-Way Spillovers by Jianjun Long, Hui Huang

“…It is also shown that the chaotic behaviors can be controlled with the state variables feedback and parameter variation method.…”
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Bentonite and Magnetite Filler-Modified Polyurethane Foam in Fixed Bed Column for the Adsorption of Mercury(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution by Siti Sarah, Adisalamun Adisalamun, Darmadi Darmadi, Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Abrar Muslim*, Saiful Saiful

“…The effect of initial Hg2+ concentration on the removal rate and the effect of contact time on adsorption efficiency was investigated. Langmuir, Freundlich, and BET non-linear models were taken into account to determine the best adsorption isotherm fitting and obtain adsorption capacity, intensity, and pore volume. …”
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Adsorption of Cadmium (Cd) Metal in Solution Using Pofa-Based Zeolite (Palm Oil Fly Ash) by Lita Darmayanti, Lisa Indriani

“…<span class="--l"><span lang="EN-US">Cadmium is one of the heavy metals with high toxicity that can harm human health and the environment. A commonly used method to remove heavy metals is adsorption. One of the widely used adsorbents is zeolite, which is composed primarily of silica and alumina. …”
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Simulation of Microcapsule Transport in Fractured Media Using Coupled CFD‐DEM by Xiaoming Zhang, Pania Newell

“…In our study, we utilized a coupled computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method to simulate the transport of microcapsules under various scenarios controlled by microcapsule size, microcapsule concentration, and fracture roughness. …”
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Does It Matter How to Fund?: A Research on Turkish Deposit Banks by Mustafa Çelik, Ömer Tekşen

“…In this context, panel data regression method is used to analyze relationship between bank performance and liability structure of banks. …”
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Staffing for Centralized Image Interpretation in Urban Rail Transit Security Inspection by FU Baoming, ZHANG Ning, SHI Qiyu

“…However, there is a lack of standards for image interpretation staffing, necessitating corresponding research to provide reliable guidance for the image interpretation center construction. [Method] The concept, significance, and influencing factors of centralized image interpretation in security inspection are introduced. …”
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Indigenous bacterial bioremediation: Chromiumreducing capabilities of native strains from Halmahera by Husaini Ahmad Fadhlullah, Susilowati Arida, Christita Margaretta, Simarmata Rumella, Khairina Yeni

“…Macroscopic analyses were used to determine the genus of the Halmahera bacterial isolates and their chromium reducing-capability was assessed using Diphenylcarbazide (DPC) method. …”
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Fabrication of nano battery from CdS quantum dots and organic polymer by Akeel Kadim

“…Fabrication of CdS QDs and Li nano battery devices was involved in enhancing the efficiency of the nano battery devices. …”
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Enhancing palbociclib efficacy with low toxicity in breast cancer using polycaprolactone-based nanocarriers by Nastaran Zerang, Zohreh Mirjafary, Hamid Saeidian, Morteza Rouhani

“…The evaluation of cytotoxic effects and determination of the IC50 value demonstrate a slow and regulated drug release from the nanocapsules, resulting in improved therapeutic characteristics and overall efficiency of the nanocapsules.…”
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Combining the A* Algorithm with Neural Networks to Solve the Team Orienteering Problem with Obstacles and Environmental Factors by Alfons Freixes, Javier Panadero, Angel A. Juan, Carles Serrat

“…These experiments include maps with 30 to 100 points of interest and varying obstacle densities and show that our hybrid method improves solution quality by up to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>15</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in total profit compared to a baseline approach. …”
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Real-Time Multi-Vehicle Scheduling in Tasks With Dependency Relationships Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning by Shupei Zhang, Huapeng Shi, Wei Zhang, Ying Pang, Pengju Sun

“…Simulation results indicate that the task allocation system based on MARL can effectively improve the system&#x2019;s overall efficiency by determining the order of task allocation and the matching relationships between tasks.…”
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Modelling the marginal effects of energy consumption, ICT, industrialization, and urbanization on environmental sustainability in Somalia: dynamic ARDL and KRLS approaches by Abdikafi Hassan Abdi, Abdifatah Mohamed Muhumed

“…Employing the Kernel-Based Regularized Least Squares (KRLS) method ensures robust estimates by accounting for the heterogeneity of the pointwise marginal effects of the explanatory variables. …”
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Quality control of DEMs using check surfaces by Francisco Javier Ariza-López, José Rodríguez-Avi

“…Since the data included in a patch are autocorrelated, a trial is performed under controlled conditions of simulation, and then the same simulation method is applied to a DEM data set. Using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov statistic, the observed distribution functions of the results for different sample sizes (20, 50, 100) and different patch sizes (3 × 3, 5 × 5, 9 × 9, 11 × 11, 15 × 15, 19 × 19) and for a sample of points are compared against the true population distribution function. …”
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Innovative digital agriculture solutions for small agribusiness enterprises by Amonov Mehriddin, Aliyarov Olim, Pardaev Lochinbek, Xudayarova Zuxra

“…The stratified random sampling method can serve as a decision-making and strategic guide for determining respondents. …”
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New recycled polyethylene terephthalate imidazolium ionic liquids and their applications for co2 exhaust capture by Ayman M. Atta, Alia A. Melegy, A. N. El-hoshoudy

“…The functionalized imidazolium acetate with two hydroxyl and amine end groups were prepared by simple method for glycolysis and amidolysis PET to produce water soluble oligomers during short reaction time at 180 °C. 1HNMR analysis was used to determine the functionality and molecular weight of recycled PET oligomers with 1,3-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium acetate ionic liquid (HIIL) and 1,3-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium acetate ionic liquid (HIIL) AIIL that were 3565.7 and 1316.23 g.mol-1, respectively. …”
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Management of the Interrelationship between Surface Water Quality and Drinking Water Production Process by Mohamed Hamed

“…The model constants were obtained using a least square regression method. Then, many alternative models were developed for quantifying the required alum dosage based on the dominant surface water quality parameters. …”
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Echocardiographic Screening for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair: Correlation Between Transthoracic and Transesophageal Assessment by Michela Bonanni, Fausto Pizzino, Giovanni Benedetti, Rosangela Capasso, Rachele Manzo, Giuseppe Iuliano, Giancarlo Trimarchi, Andreina D’Agostino, Umberto Paradossi, Alessia Gimelli, Sergio Berti, Massimiliano Mariani

“…The correlation between TTE and TOE for key parameters was strong, with coefficients ranging from 0.734 to 0.901, indicating high agreement between the two methods. …”
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