Enhanced vehicle routing for medical waste management via hybrid deep reinforcement learning and optimization algorithms by Norhan Khallaf, Osama Abd-El Rouf, Abeer D. Algarni, Mohy Hadhoud, Ahmed Kafafy

“…Analysis revealed that the agents’ capacity was not fully utilized. This led to the application of Fractional Knapsack dynamic programming with Deep Q Network to maximize capacity utilization while achieving optimal routes. …”
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Soil erosion elasticity initiative for prioritizing sub-watersheds by Mostafa Zabihi Silabi, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Mehdi Vafakhah

“…The results further revealed that the worst and the best combination of soil erosion factors cause +151% and −62% changes in mean annual soil erosion of the Shazand Watershed. …”
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Impacts of Inertia and Photovoltaic Integration on Existing and Proposed Power System Transient Stability Parameters by Ramkrishna Mishan, Xingang Fu, Chanakya Hingu, Mohammed Ben-Idris

“…CCT, a key metric for transient stability assessment, incorporates multiple influencing factors and typically increases with higher system inertia, making it a reliable comparative indicator for evaluating the effects of PV integration on system stability. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Urban Sprawl on Carbon Distribution Using AHP-TOPSIS and MGWR Models by Seyed Reza Mousavi, Monire Mahmoudi Holasoo, Mehdi Shah Mohammad, Samira Heydari

“…This research highlights the vital role of net and gross population densities as key factors influencing the urban carbon footprint. The application of the AHP and TOPSIS models identifies varying degrees of urban sprawl, highlighting the environmental challenges arising from suburban expansion. …”
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The State of the Art Electricity Load and Price Forecasting for the Modern Wholesale Electricity Market by Vasileios Laitsos, Georgios Vontzos, Paschalis Paraschoudis, Eleftherios Tsampasis, Dimitrios Bargiotas, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas

“…The second section delves into the workings of the electricity market, providing a detailed analysis of the three markets that have evolved, their functions and the key factors influencing overall market dynamics. In the third section, the main methodologies of electricity load and price forecasting approaches are analyzed in detail. …”
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Ways to improve the efficiency of automatic control systems of pressing current collectors for railway service of high speeds by A. S. GOLUBKOV, O. A. SIDOROV, S. N. SMERDIN

“…One of the limiting factors in increasing train speeds on railway transport is the quality of current collection. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation Characteristics of Vegetative PUE in China from 2000 to 2015 by Haitao Xu, Peng Hou, Zhengwei He, A. Duo, Bing Zhang

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Mechanism and control of slope instability slip induced by overburden migration in side coal mining by Junpeng LI, Wencai WANG, Chuangye WANG, Xiangye WU

“…Due to multiple factors, open pit mining will form a large amount of trapped coal on the side wall. …”
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The janus face of astrocytes in multiple sclerosis: Balancing protection and pathology by Ahmad A. Abulaban, Hayder M. Al-kuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Ali K. Albuhadily, Mustafa M. Shokr, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

“…Future research must priorities human-centric biomarkers and dynamic modelling to bridge the gap between experimental findings and clinical applications.…”
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miR-196b strictly regulates and reliably predicts the response to cetuximab in colorectal cancer by Shiyun Chen, Zhaoli Tan, Yanli Lin, Fang Pang, Xiaojie Wu, Xiang Li, Yumeng Cui, Weiling Man, Ying Li, Yanghua Li, Lu Han, Miaomiao Gou, Zhikuan Wang, Guanghai Dai, Youliang Wang

“…Conclusions This study supports that activation of the ERK signaling pathway is a key factor in cetuximab resistance. In addition, miR-196b can modulate and predict the CRC response to cetuximab, holding broad potential applications. …”
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Customization of Ethylene Glycol (EG)‐Induced BmoR‐Based Biosensor for the Directed Evolution of PET Degrading Enzymes by Min Li, Zhenya Chen, Wuyuan Zhang, Tong Wu, Qingsheng Qi, Yi‐Xin Huo

“…The EG‐responsive biosensors, with notably enhanced dynamic range and operation range, are customized by fluorescence‐activated cell sorting (FACS)‐assisted transcription factor engineering. …”
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Real-Time Detection and Localization of Force on a Capacitive Elastomeric Sensor Array Using Image Processing and Machine Learning by Peter Werner Egger, Gidugu Lakshmi Srinivas, Mathias Brandstötter

“…Soft and flexible capacitive tactile sensors are vital in prosthetics, wearable health monitoring, and soft robotics applications. However, achieving accurate real-time force detection and spatial localization remains a significant challenge, especially in dynamic, non-rigid environments like prosthetic liners. …”
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Youth entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan’s tourism: Potential and incentives for innovation by Aizhan Tleuberdinova, Nailya Nurlanova, Arailym Shokhamanova, Farida Alzhanova, Dinara Salauatova

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Heavy metal bioaccumulation in sediments and mussels along the moroccan mediterranean coast: A spatial assessment by Mustapha El Boudammoussi, Yahya El Hammoudani, Khadija Haboubi, Abdelhak Bourjila, Iliass Achoukhi, Said Bouhaj, Achraf EL kasmi, Hammadi El Farissi, Fouad Dimane

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Long-term nitrogen management strategies based on straw return improve soil carbon and nitrogen fractions and nitrogen use efficiency of maize in the Tumochuan Plain Irrigation Dis... by Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Jiawei Qu, Jiawei Qu, Julin Gao, Julin Gao, Xiaofang Yu, Xiaofang Yu, Daling Ma, Daling Ma, Shuping Hu, Shuping Hu, Qinggeer Borjigin, Qinggeer Borjigin, Kexin Lu

“…The main plots included deep plowing with straw return (DPR) and no straw return (RT), while subplots comprised four N application rates (0, 210, 255, and 300 kg ha-1). Soil carbon and nitrogen fractions, maize yield, NUE, and partial factor productivity of nitrogen (PFPN) were assessed.ResultsCompared to RT, DPR significantly improved soil nutrient levels and labile C and N fractions in the 0–40 cm soil layer. …”
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Diffusion and Risks of House Prices in the Netherlands by Alfred Larm Teye

“… The rate of home-ownership has increased significantly in many countries over the past decades. One motivating factor for this increase has been the creation of wealth through the accumulation of housing equity, which also forms the basic tenet of the asset-based welfare system. …”
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Presenting a model for the establishment and maintenance of expert human resources in the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchestan province by Majid Reza Dahmardeh, Vahid pourshahabi, Amin Reza Kamalian, Habibollah Salaerzehi

“…AbstractThe purpose of this research is to identify indicators and effective factors in the maintenance of expert human resources in deprived and less developed areas and their ranking, as well as to draw a model of maintenance with an ecological approach, centered on the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchistan province, which is applicable in terms of purpose; and Regarding the implementation method, it is survey based on structural equation modeling. …”
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Alleviating mechanical-property anisotropy of additively manufactured dual-phase AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloys by cyclic deep cryogenic treatment by Yuanhang Xia, Shuang Lyu, Yonggang Sun, Te Zhu, Yue Chen, Yongjiang Huang, Alfonso H.W. Ngan

“…However, the inherent anisotropy resulting from such a microstructure has been a limiting factor on application potential. In this research, cyclic deep cryogenic treatment (CDCT) is found to be an effective method to tune the microstructure and enhance the mechanical properties (increasing the yield stress by up to ∼34 %) and isotropy of laser melting deposited (LMD) dual-phase eutectic AlCoCrFeNi2.1 high-entropy alloys. …”
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Transient Synchronization Stability in Grid-Following Converters: Mechanistic Insights and Technological Prospects—A Review by Yang Liu, Lin Zhu, Xinya Xu, Dongrui Li, Zhiwei Liang, Nan Ye

“…To address these gaps, this work synthesizes a comprehensive review of modeling frameworks, analytical methodologies, transient stability mechanisms, and influence factors specific to GFL converters. First, based on the fundamental differences between synchronous generators and GFL, this paper summarizes the second-order equivalent model derived from phase-locked loop (PLL) dynamic. …”
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AQbD Approach Applied to NIR in a Complex Topical Formulation: Bifonazole as Case Study by Lucas Chiarentin, Vera Moura, Alberto A. C. C. Pais, Carla Vitorino

“…Future research should aim to explore its use for monitoring permeation dynamics in real time and integrating it into regulatory frameworks to standardize its application in pharmaceutical quality control and formulation development.…”
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