ACIVY: An Enhanced IVY Optimization Algorithm with Adaptive Cross Strategies for Complex Engineering Design and UAV Navigation by Heming Jia, Mahmoud Abdel-salam, Gang Hu

“…Practical applications in engineering design optimization and UAV path planning further validate ACIVY’s robust performance, consistently delivering optimal solutions across diverse real-world scenarios. …”
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A directed greybox fuzzer for windows applications by Xin Ren, Peng-fei Wang, Xu Zhou, Kai Lu

“…WinDGF offers two modes: WinDGF_path, which guides fuzzing towards specific execution paths by iteratively reducing path distances, ideal for deep exploration in complex programs, and WinDGF_keyblock, which enhances defect identification by maximizing key-block coverage, suitable for focused and rapid testing in security-critical parts of applications. …”
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The impact of obstetric violence on postpartum quality of life through psychological pathways by Shahnaz Kohan, Desirée Mena-Tudela, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Abstract Pregnancy and childbirth as important events in women’s lives should be guided based on quality and humanized principles. …”
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A Framework for Autonomous UAV Navigation Based on Monocular Depth Estimation by Jonas Gaigalas, Linas Perkauskas, Henrikas Gricius, Tomas Kanapickas, Andrius Kriščiūnas

“…The solution utilizes a depth image estimation model to create an occupancy grid map of the surrounding area and uses an A* path planning algorithm to find optimal paths to end goals while navigating around the obstacles. …”
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High-Score US-Suspicious Subcentimeter Thyroid Nodules: What Factors Affect Adequate Sampling of US-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy? by Yang Li, Jin Hong Yu, Ping Jie Du, Yu Xie, Sushant Kumar Das, Bing Li, Chuan Zhang

“…The significant factors affecting adequate sample rate of US-guided FNAB for subcentimeter thyroid nodules were nodule size (P<0.001; odds ratio (OR) for 7–10 mm nodules was approximately 3.0 times higher than that for 3–6 mm nodules), calcification (P<0.001; OR for nodules without calcification was approximately 5.3 times higher than that for the nodules with macrocalcification), and needle path (P=0.044; OR for the use of the parallel needle path was about 1.8 times higher than that for the perpendicular needle path). …”
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The development of public online services for assessing diet quality, having automated feedback, and getting support for dietary changes: the Finnish Nutrition Navigator and the Fi... by Elina Järvelä-Reijonen, Kirsikka Aittola, Jesse Honkanen, Iiro Välimaa, Maria Lankinen, Henna Lehikoinen, Marjukka Kolehmainen

“…The Finnish Nutrition Path gives information and support for dietary changes. …”
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Dentate gyrus granule cell activation following extracellular electrical stimulation: a multi-scale computational model to guide hippocampal neurostimulation strategies by Shayan Farzad, Shayan Farzad, Tianyuan Wei, Tianyuan Wei, Jean-Marie C. Bouteiller, Jean-Marie C. Bouteiller, Gianluca Lazzi, Gianluca Lazzi, Gianluca Lazzi, Gianluca Lazzi

“…The resulting model simulates electric fields generated by virtual electrodes in the perforant path of entorhinal cortical (EC) axons projecting to the dentate gyrus (DG) and predicts DG granule cell activation via synaptic inputs.ResultsWe determined stimulation amplitude thresholds required for granule cell activation at different electrode placements along the perforant path. …”
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Cyborg insect factory: automatic assembly for insect-computer hybrid robot via vision-guided robotic arm manipulation of custom bipolar electrodes by Qifeng Lin, Nghia Vuong, Kewei Song, Phuoc Thanh Tran-Ngoc, Greg Angelo Gonzales Nonato, Hirotaka Sato

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A Revisit into Blunt-Tip Coaxial Introducer Technique by S. Shanmuga Jayanthan, K. Nadanasadharam, G. Rupesh, Kiran Kumar Sailagundla

“…Biopsy procedures, especially those guided by computed tomography, pose significant challenges when vital structures are present along the needle path. …”
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Research on Passenger Evacuation in Cruise Ship Theatres under the Dynamic Influence of Fire Products by Tao Zhang, Wei Cai, Min Hu, Gaohan Xiong

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Factors associated with dietary behaviour in kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study by Jiaxin Fang, Xiaohong Lin, Changyun Wei, Qianlu Wang, Keke Lin, Shuping Zhang, Peiyu Zhao, Xiangru Li, Hongxia Liu

“…Data were analysed with Spearman’s correlation analysis and path analysis.ResultsDietary behaviour was at moderate level, with an index score of 78%. …”
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Digital Inclusion Pathways and Influencing Factors Among Older Adults in Outpatient Settings: A Grounded Theory Study by Chen Y, Yin Q, Zhou T, Gu S, Xie L, Xiao M, Wang L, Zhao Q

“…The stimuli–organism–response theoretical framework was used to guide path model construction.Results: Interview data of 27 older adults in outpatient settings were analyzed by exploratory interpretation, obtaining 79 initial concepts, 22 subcategories, seven main categories, and three dimensions, and constructing a theoretical model of the path of digital inclusion of older adults. …”
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A 3D Multipath Planning Method for Guided Vehicles Using Improved A∗ Algorithm Based on Multiple Avoidance Tactics and Terminal Attack Angles by Jun Huang, Pengfei Wu, Xiaobao Li, Yue Liu

“…Existing path planning methods have limitations such as random solutions, lack of sharing initial and terminal waypoints, and rare consideration of avoidance between multipaths in 3D. …”
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Basketball team optimization algorithm (BTOA): a novel sport-inspired meta-heuristic optimizer for engineering applications by Yujie Chen, Guangyu Wang, Baichuan Yin, Chongyun Ma, Zhiqiao Wu, Ming Gao

“…Beyond benchmark tests, BTOA performs well on real-world problems with complex constraints and large decision spaces, such as UAV path planning. Its principled design alleviates key shortcomings of existing metaheuristics and offers a scalable, reliable tool for contemporary engineering optimisation tasks.…”
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Research on leading agricultural enterprises guiding farmers' participation in pre-production quality and safety control: evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Region of China by Chenying Liu, Wen Li, Yulan You, Qizhi Yang, Mingjuan Li

“…The results indicate that agricultural leading enterprises guide farmers' participation in pre-production quality and safety control through organizational linkage mechanisms and new quality productive forces elements linkage mechanism, and based on this, six configurational paths are summarized, leading to the identification of three constructs: Industry Integration-driven, Digital Intelligence-driven, and Land Trusteeship-driven. …”
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Computer-assisted navigation in oral and maxillofacial surgery: A systematic review by Nourah M Alkhayatt, Hadeel H Alzahrani, Suhael Ahmed, Bassam M Alotaibi, Rayan M Alsaggaf, Abdulelah M ALAlmuaysh, Abdulrahman A Alomair

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Autonomous Berthing of Unmanned Surface Vehicles Based on Improved Dubins-RRT Algorithm and Non-Singular Terminal Sliding Mode Control by Feifei Song, Xiaofei Yang, Zhengrong Xiang

“…A virtual target guidance method is used to guide and track the planned path. In addition, a finite-time disturbance observer and a non-singular terminal sliding mode controller are designed to control the autonomous USVs. …”
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Vehicle routing problem in a medical facility waste collection company: a comparative analysis of guided local search, simulated annealing and tabu search algorithm by Michael Anderson, Sumarsono Sudarto

“…The tests showed that the best algorithm for solving VRP was the path most constrained arc, used as the initial solution generator and guided local search as the optimization algorithm. …”
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An Improved Autonomous Emergency Braking Algorithm for AGVs: Enhancing Operational Smoothness Through Multi-Stage Deceleration by Wenbo Li, Junting Qiu

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