Enhanced prediction of heating value of municipal solid waste using hybrid neuro-fuzzy model and decision tree-based feature importance assessment by Oluwatobi Adeleke, Obafemi O. Olatunji, Tien-Chien Jen, Iretioluwa Olawuyi

“…The outcome of the study enhances WTE systems, facilitating more efficient and sustainable energy recovery from MSW.…”
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Analysis of health information needs of elderly patients with chronic diseases based on Kano Model: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Ying Tang, Xintong Deng, Chan Chen, Linlin You, Jing Gong, Xing Liu, Jing Zhou

“…By clarifying the satisfaction paths of different types of needs, the study can serve as a valuable guide for optimising service supply and promoting the efficient allocation of health information resources. …”
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INtelligent toolkit for reconnaissance, assessments and prehospital support in Perilous InciDents: a realistic experiment in prehospital environment by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Patricia Blanco-Hermo, Soledad Gómez-De la Oliva, Rozenn Marechal, Olivier Balet, Patricia Gonzalez-Rico

“…The project INTREPID aims to support safer operations in the form of more efficient, fast, and safe disaster site assessments. …”
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A multi-objective mathematical model for the multi-warehouse order picking system using Benders decomposition algorithm by Fatemeh Nikkhoo, Ali Hosseinzadeh Kashan, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Ehsan Nikbakhsh

“…This problem is defined as collecting orders from different warehouse locations to respond to customers' orders quickly. …”
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Classification of Skin Lesion With Features Extraction Using Quantum Chebyshev Polynomials and Autoencoder From Wavelet-Transformed Images by Farhatullah, Xin Chen, Deze Zeng, Jiafeng Xu, Rab Nawaz, Rahmat Ullah

“…This study presents an innovative automated system designed for efficient classification of skin lesions, addressing the growing demand for advanced biomedical image analysis. …”
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Artificial Neural Networks for Residual Capacity Estimation of Cycle-Aged Cylindric LFP Batteries by Pasquale Franzese, Diego Iannuzzi, Roberta Merolla, Mattia Ribera, Ivan Spina

“…These results advance battery management systems by offering a robust, efficient modeling framework that optimizes battery utilization across diverse applications, even under data-constrained conditions.…”
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Evaluation of infrared thermography, force platform and filmed locomotion score as non-invasive diagnostic methods for acute laminitis in zebu cattle. by Rejane Dos Santos Sousa, Francisco Leonardo Costa de Oliveira, Mailson Rennan Borges Dias, Natalia Sato Minami, Leonardo do Amaral, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Carolina de Lara Shecaira, Juliana Aparecida Bombardelli, Fernando José Benesi, Enrico Lippi Ortolani

“…This study aimed to characterize oligofructose-induced laminitis in zebu cattle and comparatively evaluate four different diagnostic methods for laminitis. A total of 29 rumen-cannulated Nelore heifers, weighing 474.5 ± 58.5 kg were used. …”
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Research on Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method for Varying Operating Conditions Based on Spatiotemporal Feature Fusion by Jin Wang, Yan Wang, Junhui Yu, Qingping Li, Hailin Wang, Xinzhi Zhou

“…Experimental results demonstrate that STFDAN achieves high diagnostic accuracy across different load conditions and effectively solves the bearing fault diagnosis problem under varying operating conditions.…”
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Research on Heat Transfer Coefficient Prediction of Printed Circuit Plate Heat Exchanger Based on Deep Learning by Yi Su, Yongchen Zhao, Jingjin Wu, Ling Zhang

“…The PCHE, as an efficient heat exchanger, plays a crucial role in the storage and regasification of LNG. …”
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Examining the flexural behavior of honeycomb sandwich composites: A numerical and experimental study by Salwan AlHumairee, Ibtihal Mahmood, Mustafa Hunain, Hassan Raheem

“…Predicting the flexural properties of theoretical composite constructions is crucial for efficiently designing sandwich composite panel products. …”
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Application of Supervised Learning Methods and Information Gain Methods in the Determination of Asbestos–Cement Roofs’ Deterioration State by Manuel Saba, David Valdelamar Martínez, Leydy K. Torres Gil, Gabriel E. Chanchí Golondrino, Manuel A. Ospina Alarcón

“…The methodology is adaptable to different urban environments and climatic conditions, supporting global efforts in asbestos management, especially in countries where asbestos regulations are newly implemented. …”
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Tissue-friendly dentin treatments as a potential element in revascularization protocol (ex-vivo study) by Hala Fayek Khalil, Nadia Ezz El Din Metwalli, Sara Magdy, Mohamed Shamel

“…Results Cell cytotoxicity differed significantly across groups (p < 0.05), with HEDP showing the best results at 1 and 5 min. …”
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CRISPR-Cas9-based approaches for genetic analysis and epistatic interaction studies in Coxiella burnetii by Samuel Steiner, Craig R. Roy

“…Here, a reliable and efficient system for generating targeted loss-of-function mutations in C. burnetii using a CRISPR-Cas9-assisted base editing approach is described. …”
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Revolutionizing nerve regeneration: A novel approach using polylactic acid/chitosan conduit with nerve-like cells and Bacopa monnieri in male rat model by Elham Hoveizi, Hadi Naddaf, Emad Naeimavi

“…Conclusions: The results of this study showed that efficient differentiation of EnMSCs into NLCs is possible, and with the help of PLA/CS scaffold and simultaneous use of Memocopa, it is possible to repair and improve sciatic nerve injury in a rat animal model.…”
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Measurement of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the soil samples of Taleghan region and investigation of the presence of biological agents capable of removing PCBs by Alireza Zakeri, Nastaran Akbarian, Kamand Hedayat

“…Microbial degradation of PCBs has been considered as one of the cost effective and efficient methods to the remove these contaminants from the environment.The aim of the present study was to measure the concentration of poly- chlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the soil around power transformers in Taleghan region of Karaj. …”
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Illegal Abandoned Waste Sites (IAWSs): A Multi-Parametric GIS-Based Workflow for Waste Management Planning and Cost Analysis Assessment by Alfonso Valerio Ragazzo, Alessandro Mei, Sara Mattei, Giuliano Fontinovo, Mario Grosso

“…From these data, a Functional Unit (FU) of 1 ton of mixed waste plus 381.6 kg of inert material is determined, a fundamental stage for comparing different cost analysis processes in similar contexts. …”
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AquaCrop Plug-in-PSO: A novel irrigation scheduling optimization framework for maize to maximize crop water productivity using in-season weather forecast and crop yield estimation by Mahdi Gholami Sharafkhane, Ali Naghi Ziaei, Seyed Mohammadreza Naghedifar, Amir Akbari, Amir Verdi

“…During the growing season, weather forecasts combined with AquaCrop plug-in-PSO algorithm create optimal irrigation plans for different crop growth stages, maximizing crop water productivity (WPC). …”
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Complex Thrombo-Inflammatory Responses versus Outcomes of Non-COVID-19 Community-Acquired Pneumonia and COVID-19 by Greg Haljan, Terry Lee, Anne McCarthy, Juthaporn Cowan, Jennifer Tsang, Francois Lelouche, Alexis F. Turgeon, Patrick Archambault, Francois Lamontagne, Robert Fowler, Jennifer Yoon, Peter Daley, Matthew P. Cheng, Donald C. Vinh, Todd C. Lee, Karen C. Tran, Brent W. Winston, Hyejin Julia Kong, John H. Boyd, Keith R. Walley, Allison McGeer, David M. Maslove, John C. Marshall, Joel Singer, Fagun Jain, James A. Russell

“…At a fundamental level, the human thrombo-inflammatory response to a brand new virus was “confused” whereas humans had eons of time to develop a more concise efficient thrombo-inflammatory host response to CAP. …”
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Overview of Radar-Based Gait Parameter Estimation Techniques for Fall Risk Assessment by Sevgi Z. Gurbuz, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Zahra Bassiri, Dario Martelli

“…Thus, radar-based QGA has the potential to capture day-to-day variations in gait, is time efficient and removes the burden for the subject to come to a clinic, providing a more realistic picture of older adults&#x2019; mobility. …”
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Ebola virus triggers receptor tyrosine kinase-dependent signaling to promote the delivery of viral particles to entry-conducive intracellular compartments. by Corina M Stewart, Alexandra Phan, Yuxia Bo, Nicholas D LeBlond, Tyler K T Smith, Geneviève Laroche, Patrick M Giguère, Morgan D Fullerton, Martin Pelchat, Darwyn Kobasa, Marceline Côté

“…In sum, these studies strongly suggest that receptor tyrosine kinases initiate signaling cascades essential for efficient post-internalization entry steps.…”
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