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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Hybrid Vehicle Battery Health State Estimation Based on Intelligent Regenerative Braking Control by Chellappan Kavitha, Gupta Gautam, Ravi Sudeep, Chidambaram Kannan, Bragadeshwaran Ashok

“…In this study, a fuzzy logic estimation method is deployed to determine the tire road friction coefficient (TRFC) and various control strategies are adopted to establish regenerative cut-off points. …”
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BACTERIAL PATTERNS AND URINE CULTURE SENSITIVITY DESCRIPTION OF UROLOGY PATIENTS IN THE PAEDIATRIC POPULATION AT TERTIARY HOSPITAL by Veryne Ayu Permata, Johan Renaldo, Naritha Vermasari

“…Material & Methods: Medical record data and the microbiology laboratory database were studied retrospectively using a descriptive method. …”
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Effect of Dynamic Injection Velocity and Mixed Wettability on Two-Phase Flow Behavior in Porous Media: A Numerical Study by Wei Hui, Le Wang, Xurui Liu, Yueshe Wang

“…As the difference between the maximum and minimum injection velocity increases, the recovery efficiency initially decreases and then increases. Recovery efficiency is higher under piecewise linear injection velocity changes. …”
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Long-term effects of netakimab on health-related quality of life, back pain and work productivity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results of the international, multicentre... by T. V. Dubinina, A. B. Demina, E. M. Agafonova, Sh. F. Erdes, V. I. Mazurov, I. Z. Gaydukova, A. M. Pristrom, E. V. Kunder, N. F. Soroka, A. A. Kastanayan, T. V. Povarova, E. S. Zhugrova, T. V. Plaksina, P. A. Shesternya, T. V. Kropotina, O. V. Antipova, E. A. Smolyarchuk, O. A. Tsyupa, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. A. Lapshina, D. G. Krechikova, I. G. Gordeev, O. B. Nesmeyanova, V. V. Tyrenko, E. P. Ilivanova, A. V. Strelkova

“…During the extended therapy period, a reduction in the proportion of working hours missed for health reasons, an improvement in work capacity and work efficiency and an increase in daily activity were observed. …”
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Advancing skin cancer detection integrating a novel unsupervised classification and enhanced imaging techniques by Md. Abdur Rahman, Nur Mohammad Fahad, Mohaimenul Azam Khan Raiaan, Mirjam Jonkman, Friso DeBoer, Sami Azam

“…Therefore, early detection can lead to an advanced and efficient diagnosis, thus reducing mortality. Unsupervised classification techniques analyse extensive skin image datasets, identifying patterns and anomalies without prior labelling, facilitating early detection and effective diagnosis and potentially saving lives. …”
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Mechanical Behaviors of Natural Sand Soils and Modified Soils in Heavy-Haul Railway Embankment by Yingying Zhao, Yang Yang, Xianzhang Ling, Guoyu Li, Weiming Gong

“…Meanwhile, a brittle characteristic is observed. In the process of determining the reinforcement methods in practical projects, several other considerations are included, such as equipment and time available, especially for stabilized soils. …”
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Membrane Assisted Simultaneous Extraction and Derivatization with Triphenylphosphine of Elemental Sulfur in Arabian Crude Samples by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry by Ibrahim Al-Zahrani, Munzir H. Aneel Mohammed, Chanbasha Basheer, Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui, Abdulrahman Al-Arfaj

“…Direct quantitation of elemental sulfur from crude oil requires an efficient sample preparation method. This paper describes how simultaneous extraction derivatization of elemental sulfur was performed for the first time using porous hollow fiber membrane. …”
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Experimental Validation of Virtual Torque Sensing for Wind Turbine Gearboxes Based on Strain Measurements by Jelle Bosmans, Simone Gallas, Victor Smeets, Matteo Kirchner, Luk Geens, Jan Croes, Wim Desmet

“…Since a key factor determining the performance of the AEKF is the tuning of the AEKF covariance matrices, multiple methods are introduced to systematically tune the covariance matrices. …”
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A novel research on network security situation prediction based on iteratively optimized RBF-NN by Yuqin Wu, Congqi Shen, Shungen Xiao, Wei Feng, Yexian Fan, Xiuzhuang Zhou

“…These improvements are achieved within a tolerable training time, making our method both efficient and effective for real-world NSS prediction tasks.…”
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Higher performance enhancement of direct torque control by using Space Vector Modulation for doubly fed induction machine by Gouaamar Radouan, El Fadl Adiba, Bri Seddik, Mekrini Zineb

“…The results of this research should help in the further development of control strategies for electric machines to make them more efficient and reliable when used.…”
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Emission of Brominated Pollutants from Waste Printed Circuit Boards during Thermal Treatment: A Review by Jun Wan, Jia Sun, Xiang-Lin Zhao, An-Sheng Le, Peng-Bo Ren, Ming-Xiu Zhan, Xiao-Qing Lin, Tong Chen

“…At present, research on the WPCB disposal process has mainly been focused on efficient resource recovery; studies of pollutant emission have been limited to chlorinated dioxins, and research on brominated pollutants is relatively limited. …”
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The Effect of Telephone Health Training on Perceived Stress of Mothers with Premature Infants Discharged from Hospital by Hossein Tavangar, Marjan Alichi, Zahra Pourmovahed

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Inversion of permeability coefficient based on adaptive differential hybrid butterfly particle algorithm by Zhao YANG, Donglin DONG, Yuqi CHEN, Rong WANG

“…However, traditional inversion methods such as the fitting curve method and graphical method exhibit shortcomings in computational speed and accuracy. …”
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Study on the Influence of Different Peri-Implant Mucosa Cleaning Protocols on Microbial Biofilm Formation by Mukesh Soni, Shivani Mishra, Madhu S. Ratre, Sadaf Kazmi, Shivani Aditi, Suruchi Singh

“…Manual brushing alone showed limited efficacy in controlling biofilm. Implementing efficient cleaning protocols is crucial for preventing peri-implant diseases and enhancing implant success.…”
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Fully automated workflow for designing patient-specific orthopaedic implants: Application to total knee arthroplasty. by Aziliz Guezou-Philippe, Arnaud Clavé, Ehouarn Maguet, Ludivine Maintier, Charles Garraud, Jean-Rassaire Fouefack, Valérie Burdin, Eric Stindel, Guillaume Dardenne

“…It performs a fast and reliable personalisation of knee implants, including CT segmentation, bone modelling, morphological analysis and implant design, without requiring any manual intervention. Combined with efficient implant manufacturing techniques, this solution could help answer the growing number of arthroplasties while reducing complications and improving patients' satisfaction.…”
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Composting for a More Sustainable Palm Oil Waste Management: A Systematic Literature Review by Jajang Supriatna, Mieke Rochimi Setiawati, Rija Sudirja, Cucu Suherman, Xavier Bonneau

“…In contrast, new challenges for better processing to produce organic fertilizers and applicable technologies for sustainable waste management are recommended. The method must be affordable, efficient, and practical, combining compost quality with maximum nutrient recovery.…”
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Analysis of the development of electric drives for oil rocking machines by the results of patent search by I. V. Ivshin, A. R. Safin, R. R. Gibadullin, T. I. Petrov, A. N. Tsvetkov, M. F. Nizamiyev, V. Yu. Kornilov

“…Field of application: electrical equipment for oil pumping units.The purpose of the work is to identify inventions in the field of electric drives based on Russian highly efficient synchronous motors for oil pumping machines, to determine the advantages and disadvantages of modern developments in this field.Methods. …”
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Heritability of malaria in Africa. by Margaret J Mackinnon, Tabitha W Mwangi, Robert W Snow, Kevin Marsh, Thomas N Williams

“…<h4>Background</h4>While many individual genes have been identified that confer protection against malaria, the overall impact of host genetics on malarial risk remains unknown.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We have used pedigree-based genetic variance component analysis to determine the relative contributions of genetic and other factors to the variability in incidence of malaria and other infectious diseases in two cohorts of children living on the coast of Kenya. …”
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Universal Modeling for Non-Destructive Testing of Soluble Solids Content in Multi-Variety Blueberries Based on Hyperspectral Imaging Technology by Lingqi Meng, Guoliang Chen, Dayang Liu, Ning Tian

“…Finally, a high-precision UVE-PLSR model and a simple and efficient UVE-SPA-MLR hybrid model were obtained. The construction of this universal model effectively solves the limitation of the single-variety model and has important application value in the optimization of food industry production and quality control.…”
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