Evaluating Exposure to Road Traffic Air and Noise Pollution: A Comprehensive Review of Assessment Methods by Mohammed Hashim Ameen, Mastura Azmi, Huda Jamal Jumaah

“…This paper aims to (i) summarize current modeling and assessment methods for road traffic-related air and noise pollution, (ii) emphasize the potential of existing tools and techniques for assessing combined air and noise exposure, and (iii) highlight associated challenges, research gaps, and priorities. …”
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PID Control and Input Shaping for Quadrotor UAV Stabilization and Payload Swing Reduction by Liyana Ramli, Izzuddin M. Lazim, Amalin Aisya Awi, Aina Syazwin Shukor

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A Novel Data-Driven Method of Real-Time Transient Stability Assessment for AC/DC Hybrid Power Systems by Haifeng Li, Zhiwei Wang, Tao Jin, Xian Xu, Lin Shi

“…To effectively tackle the operational challenges facing today’s bulk power systems with growing uncertainties, this paper presents a novel data-driven method for transient stability assessment method of the AC/DC hybrid power systems using auto-encoder-based algorithms for feature extraction and convolutional deep belief networks and Boltzmann machines for training accurate and robust models. …”
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Robust Control of Irrigation Systems Using Predictive Methods and Disturbance Rejection by Jose Carreño-Zagarra, Diana Poveda-Rodriguez, Marco Flórez

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Causal insights into the school-family-research integrated health promotion program for overweight and obesity: the independent role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in bo... by Xuehui Zhang, Xiang Pan, Xiang Pan, Bing Liu, Yibo Gao, Lupei Jiang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiaoxiao Chen, Deqiang Zhao, Yibei Wang, Haixia Hu, Xueli Zhao, Jiahui Lu, Koya Suzuki, Koya Suzuki, Yanfeng Zhang

“…By using a cross-lagged model, the study will explore causal relationships between self-esteem (SE), exercise self-efficacy (ESE), physical activity, and body composition.MethodsNinety-eight adolescents were randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. …”
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Is it possible to model the impact of calorie-reduction interventions on childhood obesity at a population level and across the range of deprivation: Evidence from the Avon Longitu... by Simon J Russell, Steven Hope, Helen Croker, Jessica Packer, Russell M Viner

“…A series of population intervention scenarios were modelled to simulate daily calorie-reduction interventions that differed in effectiveness, targeting mechanism and programme uptake level.…”
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Transfer learning nonlinear plasma dynamic transitions in low dimensional embeddings via deep neural networks by Zhe Bai, Xishuo Wei, William Tang, Leonid Oliker, Zhihong Lin, Samuel Williams

“…Development of novel, data-driven model reduction methods, coupled with detection of abnormal modes with plasma physics, opens a unique opportunity to identify plasma instabilities through automated construction of parsimonious models that can be tuned to balance accuracy and cost. …”
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A Fast Fragility Analysis Method for Seismically Isolated RC Structures by Cholap Chong, Mufeng Chen, Mingming Wang, Lushun Wei

“…Furthermore, a multi-degree-of-freedom shear model is employed for rapid elastic–plastic analysis, validated against finite element software, resulting in an impressive 85% reduction in computation time while maintaining high accuracy. …”
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A comparative analysis for crack identification in structural health monitoring: a focus on experimental crack length prediction with YUKI and POD-RBF by Zenzen, Roumaissa, Ayadi, Ayoub, Benaissa, Brahim, Belaidi, Idir, Sukic, Enes, Khatir, Tawfiq

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Service providers’ perspectives on facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada by Katharina Maier, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Enrique Villacis-Alvarez, Lauren J. Mackenzie, Lauren J. Mackenzie, Laurie Ireland, Laurie Ireland, Laurie Ireland, Ken Kasper, Ken Kasper, Yoav Keynan, Yoav Keynan, Yoav Keynan, Yoav Keynan, Zulma Vanessa Rueda, Zulma Vanessa Rueda

“…Provider recommendations highlight the need for structural changes, with subthemes focused on policy changes, adaptations to HIV care delivery model, harm reduction strategies, and addressing gaps in social services and mental health care.ConclusionService providers’ behaviours and attitudes as well as organizational processes play a significant role in PLHIV engagement and retention in HIV care. …”
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Démarche d'analyse et de diagnostic du risque de glissement de terrain : de l'identification à une mesure proactive by Anatole Gruzelle, Sébastien Lebaut

“…As underlined by the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, participatory methods, based on the sharing of information and the transmission of knowledge on risks are acclaimed. …”
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An Improved Strategy for Torque Ripple Reduction of Dual Three-Phase Brushless DC Motor Fed by Two Diode-Clamped, Three-Level Inverters Using Model Predictive Control by Zahra Emami, Abolfazl Halvaei Niasar

“…This paper proposes a new finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) approach with reduction of computational for diode-clamped three-level (DC3L) inverter fed to dual three-phase BLDCM (DTP-BLDCM) by selecting optimal vectors to solve the above problems. …”
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Dynamic reconfiguration of the distribution systems with Load Duration Curve (LDC) model for reducing the losses and improving the voltage profile by Sana Sadeghi, Alireza Jahangiri, Ahmad Ghaderi Shamim

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Evaluation of the Energy Efficiency of Industrial Furnaces Based on the Modeling of Fuel Consumption Modes by Ya. L. Shenets

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Prediction Models with Multiple Linear Regression for Improving Acoustic Performance of Textile Industry Plants by Muammer YAMAN, Cüneyt KURTAY, Gülsu ULUKAVAK HARPUTLUGIL

“…From the data, prediction equations were created with a multiple linear regression (MLR) model. To test the prediction equations, acoustic measurements were made, and acoustics improvements were carried out at a textile industry plant located in Türkiye. …”
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DRHT: A Hybrid Mathematical Model for Accurate Ultrasound Probe Calibration and Efficient 3D Reconstruction by Xuquan Ji, Yonghong Zhang, Huaqing Shang, Lei Hu, Xiaozhi Qi, Wenyong Liu

“…In this paper, a hybrid mathematical model, Dimensionality Reduction and Homography Transformation (DRHT), is proposed. …”
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Longitudinal temperature measurement can determine humane endpoints in BALB/c mouse models of ESKAPEE infection by Randal Scott Dudis, Ting Y. Wong, Mariel G. Escatte, Yonas A. Alamneh, Rania Abu-Taleb, Wanwen Su, Christine Czintos, Timothy A. Fitzgerald, Yoann Le Breton, Daniel V. Zurawski

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Optimized Ensemble Methods for Classifying Imbalanced Water Quality Index Data by Zaharaddeen Karami Lawal, Ali Aldrees, Hayati Yassin, Salisu Dan'azumi, Sujay Raghavendra Naganna, Sani I. Abba, Saad Sh. Sammen

“…The objective was to apply a classification method to predict WQI using Kinta River data in Malaysia and improve on existing models&#x2019; <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$70-95\%$ </tex-math></inline-formula> accuracy range. …”
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Exploring the Potential of Alternative Methods to Monitor the Impact of Nanomaterials on Corals Using Gorgonia ventalina as a Model Organism by Carlos Malca Reyes, Ermides Chavez Baldovino, Marielys Torres Diaz, Lisby Santiago-Pagan, Peter Feng, Claudia Ruiz-Diaz, Carlos Toledo-Hernandez, Kai Griebenow, Liz Diaz Vazquez

“…This study explores alternative methods to evaluate the influence of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) on corals using Gorgonia ventalina as a model organism. …”
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Measurement of ferromagnetic pipe wall thickness by magnetic flux leakage method by A.E. Goldstein, K.A. Stryapchev

“…The method considers the distance between the pipe edge and the measurement plane of the magnetic field strength thereby enabling a 10-fold reduction in the error of the wall thickness measurement induced by the edge effect. …”
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