A Novel Approach to Strengthening Cryptography Using RSA, Efficient Domination and Fuzzy Logic by Ghulam Muhiuddin, Annamalai Meenakshi, Janusz Kacprzyk, Ganesan Ambika, Hossein Rashmamlou

“…A secured communications system is a structure or infrastructure that is intended to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of data being exchanged between entities. …”
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A Novel Multi-Agent-Based Approach for Train Rescheduling in Large-Scale Railway Networks by Jin Liu, Lei Chen, Zhongbei Tian, Ning Zhao, Clive Roberts

“…While recent research has introduced intelligent solutions to railway traffic management, the tight interdependence of train timetables and the intrinsic complexity of railway networks have hindered the scalability of these approaches to large-scale systems. …”
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Influence of the Oxide Layer Thickness on the Behavior of the Electrical Wheel–Rail Contact in Static Conditions by Luna Haydar, Florent Loete, Frédéric Houzé, Karim Slimani, Fabien Guiche, Philippe Testé

“…To manage and ensure the safety of traffic on rail networks, trains need to be reliably located at all times. …”
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A Review of Distributed Ledger Technologies for Satellite Operations by Beth Probert, Ruaridh A. Clark, Erik Blasch, Malcolm Macdonald

“…As the density of objects in Low Earth Orbit continues to increase, greater levels of coordination among satellites are needed to ensure the continued operation and sustainability of the space environment. …”
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Advanced Technologies for Large Scale Supply of Marine Drugs by Henar Martínez, Mercedes Santos, Lucía Pedraza, Ana M. Testera

“…Marine organisms represent a source of unique chemical entities with valuable biomedical potentialities, broad diversity, and complexity. It is essential to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of marine natural products (MNPs) for their translation into commercial drugs and other valuable products. …”
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An In-Memory-Computing Binary Neural Network Architecture With In-Memory Batch Normalization by Prathamesh Prashant Rege, Ming Yin, Sanjay Parihar, Joseph Versaggi, Shashank Nemawarkar

“…This unique approach presents an efficient and effective solution for optimizing neural-network computations, reducing complexity, and enhancing energy efficiency. Notably, multiple architecture-level optimization methods are developed to ensure the binary operations thereby eliminating the need for intricate “digital logic” components external to the memory units. …”
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Holistic approaches in systemic lupus erythematosus: do physicians avoid addressing difficult-to-treat but highly relevant symptoms? by Vibeke Strand, Christopher Sjöwall, Chris Wincup, Ioannis Parodis, Zahi Touma, Jeanette Andersen

“…Achieving remission offers substantial benefits, including improved hrQoL and reduced mortality, yet the complexity of SLE, with its diverse underlying immune mechanisms and clinical manifestations, hampers progress. …”
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Integrated Hospital–Territory Organizational Models and the Role of Family and Community Nurses in the Management of Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review by Gianluca Azzellino, Patrizia Vagnarelli, Mauro Passamonti, Luca Mengoli, Lia Ginaldi, Massimo De Martinis

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: One of the challenges of modern healthcare systems, in terms of economic and organizational sustainability and the impact on patients’ quality of life, is the progressive increase in chronicity and care complexity. In this scenario, hospital–community integration models represent possible strategies to ensure the continuity of care, reduce readmission rates, and improve clinical outcomes. …”
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Advances in Haptics, Tactile Sensing, and Manipulation for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery, Noninvasive Surgery, and Diagnosis by Abbi Hamed, Sai Chun Tang, Hongliang Ren, Alex Squires, Chris Payne, Ken Masamune, Guoyi Tang, Javad Mohammadpour, Zion Tsz Ho Tse

“…This in turn has driven the further development of technology to compensate for the unique complexities engendered by this new format and to improve the performance and broaden the scope of the procedures that can be performed. …”
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Parental perspectives on school attendance problems and the role of municipal support systems by Ulla Irene Hansen, Ulla Irene Hansen, Ellen Kathrine Munkhaugen, Kenneth Larsen

“…This qualitative study uses focus group interviews as a data collection method.ResultsThe results underscore the complexity of addressing SAP within municipal support systems and the need for a dedicated SAT to support students and empower parents. …”
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Multi-defect type beam bridge dataset: GYU-DET by Ruiping Li, Linchang Zhao, Hao Wei, Guoqing Hu, Yongchi Xu, Bocheng Ouyang, Jin Tan

“…It covers a variety of lighting and environmental conditions, comprehensively reflecting the diversity and complexity of bridge defects. The dataset provides comprehensive coverage of bridge structures, with images covering multiple key structural parts. …”
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SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR ORGANISATIONAL SURVIVAL: CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS by Muhamad ‘Abdin Syakirin Muhamad Azmi, Muhammad Alif Asyraf Ibrahim, Muhammad Shukry Hakimi Mohd Shukor, Abdul Amir Ikhwan Abdul Rahim, Fadilah Puteh, Alia Nadhirah Ahmad Kamal

“…This study discusses the issues of succession planning and provides advice for overcoming them to ensure organisational resilience. This paper employs a scoping review conducted to investigate the existing literature on challenges and recommendations in succession planning for organisational survival in the era of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) so that organisations can prepare to deal with human capital in the VUCA world effectively. …”
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A Data Compression and Reconstruction Method for Distribution Network Field Operation Based on Compressed Sensing and Greedy Algorithm by TANG Lijun, YANG Yingchun, ZHAO Xu, HAN Tianxi, YAO Linpeng

“…Thirdly, the K-SVD dictionary learning algorithm is used in the cloud to obtain a suitable sparse transformation base, and the greedy algorithm based on regular orthogonal matching tracking is used to realize data reconstruction, which has low computational complexity and fast iteration speed to ensure the timeliness of data transmission. …”
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EEGUnity: Open-Source Tool in Facilitating Unified EEG Datasets Toward Large-Scale EEG Model by Chengxuan Qin, Rui Yang, Wenlong You, Zhige Chen, Longsheng Zhu, Mengjie Huang, Zidong Wang

“…However, the inherent complexity of EEG data, characterized by variability in content data, metadata, and data formats, poses challenges for integrating multiple datasets and conducting large-scale EEG model research. …”
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Control Algorithm for Equal Current Sharing between Parallel-Connected Boost Converters in a DC Microgrid by Muamer M. Shebani, M. Tariq Iqbal, John E. Quaicoe

“…However, the conventional droop method cannot ensure equal current sharing due to the mismatches in parameters of parallel-connected converters. …”
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PixMed-Enhancer: An Efficient Approach for Medical Image Augmentation by M. J. Aashik Rasool, Akmalbek Abdusalomov, Alpamis Kutlimuratov, M. J. Akeel Ahamed, Sanjar Mirzakhalilov, Abror Shavkatovich Buriboev, Heung Seok Jeon

“…To overcome these barriers, we introduce PixMed-Enhancer, a novel conditional GAN that integrates the ghost module into its encoder—a pioneering approach that achieves efficient feature extraction while significantly reducing the computational complexity without compromising the performance. Our method features a hybrid loss function, uniquely combining binary cross-entropy (BCE) and a Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM), to ensure pixel-level precision while enhancing the perceptual realism. …”
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DeepGuard: Enhancing Violence Detection in Smart Cities Through Deep Learning by Md. Al-Mamun Provath, Musfequa Rahman, Kaushik Deb, Pranab Kumar Dhar, Tetsuya Shimamura

“…Video violence detection is essential to ensure public safety in smart cities, particularly in the context of political violence. …”
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The landscape of assisted reproductive technology access in India by Prathima Tholeti, Shubhashree Uppangala, Guruprasad Kalthur, Satish Kumar Adiga

“…In the twentieth century, India focused primarily on over-fertility in its family planning programs, with little attention given to the complexities of infertility. The introduction of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the late 1970s marked a global revolution, including in India, offering hope to infertile couples. …”
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Status of and comprehensive preventive strategies for multidrug-resistant organisms in Korea: a focus on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteral... by Do Hyeon Park, Pyoeng Gyun Choe

“…Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) play a key role and require commitment from healthcare professionals to minimize unnecessary antibiotic use, as well as from policymakers to ensure adherence to ASP guidelines. Given the complexity of CRE transmission, ASP efforts must be integrated with infection control strategies for maximum effectiveness. …”
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What are the Project Management Practices in the Digital Games Industry? A Survey Study by Lucas Pieva, Raquel Pillat, João Batista Mossmann, Maicon Bernardino

“… Background: The Brazilian digital games industry has been expanding rapidly, requiring effective Project Management (PM) practices to ensure success across cost, time, and scope dimensions. …”
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