Application of Azolla for 2-Chlorophenol and 4-Chrorophenol Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Mohammad Ali Zazouli, Davoud Balarak, Yousef Mahdavi

“…The equilibrium time for 2-CP and 4-CP is 90 and 75, respectively. The removal efficiency of 4-CP is more than 2-CP. An increase in initial concentration of both compounds can lead to decrease of their removal efficiency. …”
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Optimization of Aerodynamic Design of a Winged UAV Through Genetic Algorithms and Large Eddy Simulation by Mohammad Javad Ebrahimi, Mahmoud Pasandidehfard, Ali Esmaeili, Mohammad Hossein Moghimi Esfandabadi

“…The tested case is a winged UAV with a Lambda-shaped airframe design named SACCON, featuring wings with a tilt angle of 53°. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Pedestrian Behavior Parameters on Gap Acceptance in Microsimulation Applications by Saki Rezwana, Nicholas Lownes

“…This exploratory approach highlights how individual parameters, such as Lambda—indicative of a pedestrian’s responsiveness to stimuli from behind—affect the variability in and distribution of gap acceptance times. …”
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Enhanced Light Emission of Er(Yb/Y) Silicates at the Wavelength of 1.53  $\mu$m With Au Plasmonic Arrays by Gongli Xiao, Jianqing Li, Hongyan Yang

“…In this paper, we present a novel method to increase photoluminescence (PL) efficiency at the wavelength of 1.53&#x00A0;<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda =$</tex-math></inline-formula> 1.53&#x00A0;<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m) by depositing Au plasmonic arrays on <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $\text{SiO}_\text{2}\text{/Er}\text{(Yb/Y)}$</tex-math></inline-formula> silicates. …”
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Time-delayed control of a nonlinear self-excited structure driven by simultaneous primary and 1:1 internal resonance: analytical and numerical investigation by Nasser. A. Saeed, Amal Ashour, Lei Hou, Jan Awrejcewicz, Faisal Z. Duraihem

“…The control strategy coupling the self-excited structure with a second-order filter, which feedback gain $ \lambda $ and control gain $ \beta $, as well as a first-order filter, which feedback gain $ \delta $ and control gain $ \gamma $. …”
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DynBlock: dynamic data encryption with Toffoli gate for IoT by Mubasher Haq, Ijaz Ali Shoukat, Alamgir Naushad, Mohsin Raza Jafri, Moid Sandhu, Abd Ullah Khan, Hyundong Shin

“…DynBlock leverages Tofoli gates and XOR operations to reduce the number of computation operations required to achieve optimal throughput and energy efficiency. Security validation of DynBlock is performed considering various metrics, including an average key avalanche effect of 53.85%, average plain-text avalanche effect of 57.82%, differential cryptanalysis ( $$\Delta = 2^{-128}$$ ), and cryptanalysis ( $$\Lambda = 2^{-64}$$ ). …”
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A two stage differential evolution algorithm for parameter estimation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell by Mohammad Aljaidi, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Pradeep Jangir, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Arpita, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi, Mohammad Khishe

“…Most traditional parameter estimation methodologies depend on optimization algorithms which are limited in their efficiency, convergence speed, and robustness. Typically, existing algorithms fail to achieve a balance between precision and computational efficiency, leading to suboptimal modeling of the complex, nonlinear behavior of PEMFCs. …”
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Solving four-dimensional superconformal Yang-Mills theories with Tracy-Widom distribution by Zoltan Bajnok, Bercel Boldis, Gregory P. Korchemsky

“…The strong coupling expansion involves the sum of the ‘perturbative’ part, given by series in 1/ λ $$ \sqrt{\lambda } $$ , and the ‘non-perturbative’ part, given by an infinite sum of exponentially small terms, each accompanied by a series in 1/ λ $$ \sqrt{\lambda } $$ with factorially growing coefficients. …”
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Four-level Resonant Flying Capacitor Converter Operating under Resonance featuring Soft-Switching and Voltage Regulation capabilities by Augusto M. Medeiros, Yales R. de Novaes

“… Multilevel resonant converter topologies have been addressed to increase the power density and efficiency of step-down intermediate conversion stages, for low-voltage (LV) systems, due to the higher current demand, in addition to its inherent benefit of soft-switching capability and fixed static-gain ratio, while operating at, or above, resonance. …”
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Knock Reduction Measures in the Gas Fuelled Internal Combustion Engine by S. Szwaja

“…Additionally, over-expanded cycle contributes to increase in engine thermal efficiency. Summing up, all the presented measures and technologies can be successfully implemented into practice in stationary engines as well as in traction engines, both of them working on either natural gas or gaseous renewable fuels.…”
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Exponential Response Matrix Spectral Nodal Method for the Discrete Ordinates Neutral Particle Transport Model by Iram B. Rivas-Ortiz, Dany Sanchez-Dominguez, Susana Marrero Iglesias, Paulo Eduardo Ambrósio

“…The formulation includes a lambda parameter possible determined by the medium characteristics, e.g., the scattering ratio coefficient and/or empirical methods. …”
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Fairness-Oriented Charging Station Location Optimization Driven by Deep Reinforcement Learning by Siyue Yuan, Jiaying Fu, Xiaoyin Ma

“…The DRL approach outperforms traditional methods in terms of coverage rate, fairness, and optimization efficiency, and can balance benefits and fairness by adjusting the parameter <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> This study provides theoretical and practical guidance for the planning of EV charging infrastructure in Beijing.…”
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Multispectral Imaging-Based System for Detecting Tissue Oxygen Saturation With Wound Segmentation for Monitoring Wound Healing by Chih-Lung Lin, Meng-Hsuan Wu, Yuan-Hao Ho, Fang-Yi Lin, Yu-Hsien Lu, Yuan-Yu Hsueh, Chia-Chen Chen

“…The TOSD system illuminated cutaneous tissues with two wavelengths of light - red (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathrm {\lambda } = 660$ </tex-math></inline-formula> nm) and near-infrared (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathrm {\lambda } = 880$ </tex-math></inline-formula> nm), and StO2 levels were calculated using images that were captured using a monochrome camera. …”
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A small serving of mash: (Quantum) algorithms for SPDH-Sign with small parameters by Mendelsohn Andrew, Dable-Heath Edmund, Ling Cong

“…We find an efficient method to solve the semidirect discrete logarithm problem (SDLP) over finite nonabelian groups of order p3{p}^{3} and exponent p2{p}^{2} for certain exponentially large parameters. …”
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Hadamard Product Arguments and Their Applications by Kyeongtae Lee, Hankyung Ko, Donghwan Oh, Jihye Kim, Hyunok Oh

“…The verifier operates with a complexity of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathcal {O}}_{\lambda }(\log n)$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, which includes <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {O}(\log n)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> operations in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb {G}_{T}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and only <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {O}(1)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> pairing operations, making verification highly efficient. …”
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B<sc>ambda</sc>: A Real-Time Verification Framework for Serverless Computing by Changhee Shin, Bom Kim, Seungsoo Lee

“…Serverless environments are rapidly emerging as the new paradigm for cloud computing due to their automatic scalability, cost efficiency, and ease of operation. However, IAM-based privilege management and event-driven execution mechanisms can introduce security vulnerabilities. …”
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The ACE2 Receptor from Common Vampire Bat (<i>Desmodus rotundus</i>) and Pallid Bat (<i>Antrozous pallidus</i>) Support Attachment and Limited Infection of SARS-CoV-2 Viruses in Ce... by Abhijeet Bakre, Ryan Sweeney, Edna Espinoza, David L. Suarez, Darrell R. Kapczynski

“…Viral detection using immunofluorescence demonstrated abundant spike (S) protein staining for the WA1 and Delta variants but little signal for the Lambda and Omicron variants. These studies demonstrate that while ACE2 from CVB and PB can be utilized by SC2 viruses to gain entry for infection, later variants (Lambda and Omicron) replicate poorly in these cell lines. …”
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Insecticide spray drift reduction with different adjuvants and spray nozzles by Rodrigo Y. P. Marubayashi, Rone B. de Oliveira, Marcelo da C. Ferreira, Samuel Roggia, Eder D. de Moraes, Otavio J. G. A. Saab

“…Five spraying solutions were studied; one contained only water and the other four comprised thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin (no adjuvant, Oro-solve, Wetcit Gold, and Orobor N1), in combination with three spray nozzles (AXI, JFC, and J3D). …”
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Comparative performance evaluation of economic load dispatch using metaheuristic techniques: A practical case study for Bangladesh by Sumaiya Janefar, Prangon Chowdhury, Rahbaar Yeassin, Mahmudul Hasan, Nahid-Ur-Rahman Chowdhury

“…Traditional methods, such as the Gradient and Lambda-iteration techniques, often fail to address the non-linearities and complexities of modern power systems. …”
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Ultra-Low Index-Contrast Polymeric Photonic Crystal Nanobeam Electro-Optic Modulator by Xiaogang Li, Xiao Liu, Yuqin Qin, Daquan Yang, Yuefeng Ji

“…In order to judge the efficiency of the cavity design for electro-optic (EO) modulation, the optical modes and the electric field distribution are computed using an electromagnetic finite-element solver. …”
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