Quantifying evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of California 'Hass' avocado affected by various environmental and plant factors by Aliasghar Montazar, Ben Faber, Dennis Corwin, Alireza Pourreza, Richard L. Snyder

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Minimization of Transmission Line Losses Through System Topology Reconfiguration by David Orbea, Diego Carrión, Manuel Jaramillo

“…Several test scenarios evaluate the method’s effectiveness, determining the optimal topology for corrective control that optimizes power flows in different situations. …”
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Bayesian Optimization for Instruction Generation by Antonio Sabbatella, Francesco Archetti, Andrea Ponti, Ilaria Giordani, Antonio Candelieri

“…This study introduces BOInG (Bayesian Optimization for Instruction Generation), a method leveraging Bayesian Optimization (BO) to efficiently generate instructions while addressing the combinatorial nature of instruction search. …”
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Review of advancements in wall climbing robot techniques by Junru Zhu, Yongqiang Zhu, Pingxia Zhang

“…We discussed and evaluated the different methods of adhesion and locomotion, considering their effectiveness across different scenarios and key factors impacting their performance. …”
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Towards the Optimization of Apodized Resonators by Ana Valenzuela-Pérez, Carlos Collado, Jordi Mateu

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A GIS-Based Framework to Analyze the Behavior of Urban Greenery During Heatwaves Using Satellite Data by Barbara Cardone, Ferdinando Di Martino, Cristiano Mauriello, Vittorio Miraglia

“…This work proposes a new unsupervised method to evaluate the behavior of urban green areas in the presence of heatwave scenarios by analyzing three indices extracted from satellite data: the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI), and Land Surface Temperature (LST). …”
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Numerical investigation on jet-enhancement effect and interaction of out-of-phase cavitation bubbles excited by thermal nucleation by Jiaxing Zheng, Yuzhu Zha, Mengyu Feng, Minglei Shan, Yu Yang, Cheng Yin, Qingbang Han

“…In this study, a numerical model for the interaction of out-of-phase cavitation bubbles is developed using the hybrid thermal lattice Boltzmann method, where cavitation bubbles are solely excited by thermal nucleation. …”
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The effectiveness of online therapy in promoting wellbeing and reducing burnout among psychotherapists by Maria Valentina Cavarretta, Maria Valentina Cavarretta, Maria Valentina Cavarretta, Maria Valentina Cavarretta, Hugues Pellerin, Ema Maurel, Salvatore Maria Anzalone, Isis Truck, David Cohen, David Cohen, Sonia Ingoglia

“…Specifically, they had lower depersonalization scores (mean difference of 0.37 points, p = 0.038) and tent to have lower scores in emotional exhaustion (mean difference of 0.44 points, p = 0.07). …”
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Efficient Discretization of the Laplacian: Application to Moving Boundary Problems by Sebastian-Josue Castillo, Ferenc Izsák

“…The optimal coefficients for the approximation are computed using a pointwise optimization process. …”
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Quantum chemical study on the interaction of carbon nanotube with polyethylene and polypropylene oligomers by M. I. Terets, E. M. Demianenko, S. V. Zhuravsky, O. A. Сhernyuk, V. S. Kuts, A. G. Grebenyuk, Yu. I. Sementsov, L. M. Kokhtych, M. T. Kartel

“…By method of density functional theory with the exchange-correlation functional B3LYP, the basis set 6-31G(d,p) and the Grimme dispersion correction, the energy values have been calculated of interaction between carbon nanotube fragments and oligomers of polyethylene and polypropylene, the most probable structures of their intermolecular complexes being optimized. …”
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Impact of aggregate types, dosages, and binder levels on pavement early bonding and skid resistance: An enhanced laboratory wear analysis by Xiangyan Wu, Can Chen, Yangzezi Zheng, Shengjun Chen, Haoyuan Luo, Siyu Chen, Xiaoming Huang, Tao Ma

“…Enhanced wear tests, along with the Aggregate Natural Loss Test, British Pendulum Tester (BPT), and Sand Volumetric Method, were employed to assess the bonding and skid resistance performance of different aggregate-binder combinations. …”
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Time-scale effects on runoff simulation and parameters sensitivity using SWAT model by Liqun Yu, Xingwei Chen, Weifang Ruan, Huaxia Yao, Jiao Chen, Haijun Deng, Ying Chen, Meibing Liu

“…The simulation performance differences between the two methods were compared, variations in sensitive parameters across time scales were analyzed, and their underlying mechanisms were explored to optimize SWAT model development and improve simulation reliability. …”
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Analysis of Internal Quality Changes in Apples During Storage Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Yande Liu, Siwei Lv, Xiaogang Jiang, Yeqing Lu, Bo Hu

“…Specifically, we focus on the performance differences in different apple varieties under diverse storage conditions and construct predictive models to determine the optimal storage period. …”
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A Novel Beam-Domain Direction-of-Arrival Tracking Algorithm for an Underwater Target by Xianghao Hou, Weisi Hua, Yuxuan Chen, Yixin Yang

“…Next, the proportional–integral–differential (PID)-optimized Olen–Campton beamforming method (PIDBF) is designed and proposed in the beamforming process to achieve faster and more stable sidelobe control performance to enhance the SNR of the target. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Geometric Influences in Tetrapolar Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Using Monte Carlo Simulations by Lovasz Zoltan, Atmaca Ömer, Veil Carina, Herkommer Alois, Sawodny Oliver

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Specific Aspects of SELEX Protocol: Different Approaches for ssDNA Generation by Alexandr Garanin, Andrey Shalaev, Lidia Zabegina, Ekaterina Kadantseva, Tatiana Sharonova, Anastasia Malek

“…This heterogeneity makes it challenging to identify optimal methods. Comparative analysis of different approaches for the major stages of SELEX is therefore of considerable practical importance. …”
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Research on Viewpoints Planning for Industrial Robot-Based Three-Dimensional Sculpture Reconstruction by Zhen Zhang, Changcai Cui, Guanglin Qin, Hui Huang, Fangchen Yin

“…Comparative experiments on sculptures made of different materials were conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of International Standards on Curved Surface Isolators for Buildings by David Vargas, Roberto Nascimbene, Agostino Marioni, Marco Banfi

“…Despite being a simplified method, this approach proves valuable in the initial selection and optimization of an isolation system, particularly for practitioners. …”
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Optimizing Euclidean Distance Computation by Rustam Mussabayev

“…This paper presents a comparative analysis of seventeen different approaches to optimizing Euclidean distance computations, which is a core mathematical operation that plays a critical role in a wide range of algorithms, particularly in machine learning and data analysis. …”
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Two-Dimensional Simulation on the Critical Diameter of Particles in Asymmetric I-Shaped DLD Arrays by Jiangbo Wu, Zihan Yan, Yongqing He, Jie Liu, Yao Lv

“…Deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) is a passive particle separation method based on microfluidic technology, with its separation mechanism primarily relying on particle size differences. …”
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