Stochastic parameter-optimized car-following model considering heterogeneous traffic flow by PAN Yiyong, QUAN Yongjun, GUAN Xingyu

“…In order to examine the impact of traffic flow heterogeneity on vehicle following behavior, we propose an improved optimized speed function based on the stochastic parametric linear regression method. …”
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Releasing pollutants in the soil depth under the conditions of irrigation with municipal wastewater in different situations by Ahmed Hussain, Zahraa Salam Obaid, Ali Abdul Kadhim Ruhaima, Kadhum Al-Majdi, Asal Faiz Hameed, Pradeep Sivaraman, Ahmed S. Abed

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Assessment and Optimization of Hydrological Connectivity for Effective Management of Water Resources in the Samian Watershed by Zeinab Hazbavi, Nazila Alaei

“…The hydrological structure of the Samian Watershed in the plain areas exhibited weak connectivity. After optimization, the center of gravity of water circulation shifted southward at different connectivity levels. …”
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Morphometric analysis of gametes and embryos is crucial for optimizing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection outcomes by Mohammad Taghi Vajed-Ebrahimi, Armin Attaranzadeh, Mahmood Reza Golzarian, Abbas Parham

“…A comprehensive analysis was conducted on key morphometric ratios, including the total embryo area to blastomere area (TEa/Ba), total oocyte area to polar body area (TOa/PBa), and oocyte area to polar body area (Oa/PBa), using ART-derived samples categorized into quality classes (Hight (A), medium (B), and low (C)). The materials and methods included precise imaging and statistical evaluation of the structural differences influenced by factors such as maternal age, hormonal levels (FSH, LH), and developmental progression. …”
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Metaheuristic Optimization of Wind Turbine Airfoils with Maximum-Thickness and Angle-of-Attack Constraints by Jinane Radi, Jesús Enrique Sierra-García, Matilde Santos, Carlos Armenta-Déu, Abdelouahed Djebli

“…The drag and lift coefficients are estimated, and a metaheuristic optimization technique, genetic algorithm, is applied to maximize the glide ratio while reducing the difference from the desired design parameters. …”
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Numerical solutions development for radiating flow of rheological nanoliquid invoking entropy optimization by Aqsa Razzaq, Tasawar Hayat, Sohail A. Khan, Aneeta Razaq

“…Computational simulations are developed by finite difference method (FDM). Results: Interpretation of sundry parameters on entropy rate, microorganism field, liquid flow, concentration and thermal distribution is organized. …”
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Optimization of dried blood spot for hepatitis B virus surface antibody quantification. by Patience Motshosi, Bonolo B Phinius, Mosimanegape Jongman, Kabo Baruti, Lynnette Bhebhe, Graceful Mulenga, Wonderful T Choga, Sikhulile Moyo, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Motswedi Anderson

“…Dried blood spot (DBS) cards can be used as an alternative sample collection method to plasma, however, there is no optimized elution protocol for DBS cards specifically for hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) testing. …”
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Transformation of Synthetic Allicin: The Influence of Ultrasound, Microwaves, Different Solvents and Temperatures, and the Products Isolation by Dušica Ilić, Vesna Nikolić, Mihajlo Stanković, Ljubiša Nikolić, Ljiljana Stanojević, Ivana Mladenović-Ranisavljević, Andrija Šmelcerović

“…The transformation of the synthesized allicin, using conventional method, the influence of ultrasound and microwaves, in different organic solvents (acetonitrile, acetone, methanol, and chloroform), at various temperatures (room temperature, 45∘C, and 55∘C) was investigated. …”
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Iterative Linear Quadratic Optimization for Nonlinear Control: Differentiable Programming Algorithmic Templates by Roulet, Vincent, Srinivasa, Siddhartha, Fazel, Maryam, Harchaoui, Zaid

“…Our approach illuminates shared components and differences between gradient descent, Gauss–Newton, Newton, and differential dynamic programming methods in the context of discrete time nonlinear control. …”
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Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Different Extracts of Aronia melanocarpa L. Fruit by Nurcan Kılıç Baygutalp, Mehmet Şekeroğulları, Lale Duysak

“…More research is needed to elucidate the exact mechanisms of action, optimum extraction method, optimal dosage, and potential side effects of the extracts.…”
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Optimizing development of anti-TNFα biosimilars based on 10 years’ experience by Cecil Nick

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Coronary Angiography Optimized by Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Klara Đambić, Zorin Makarović

“…The aims of the study: The aims of this study were to examine whether there is a difference in the clinical findings of the lesion obtained by coronary angiography and OCT and to examine the association of OCT findings in the decision-making on additional optimization of PCI. …”
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Selecting a stirrer and optimizing the process of mixing the substrate in the fermenter of biogas unit by A. A. Rubcov, D. A. Nemuschenko

“…As a result of the work carried out, the optimal options for the geometric dimensions of the stirrers were determined (three variants for three-blade stirrers intermittent with a blade angle of 30°, differing in the size of the impeller and rotation speed) and the parameters of the mixing process were calculated. …”
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Quantum optimization algorithms for CT image segmentation from X-ray data by Kyungtaek Jun, Hyunju Lee

“…Previously, image segmentation methods were required after acquiring reconstructed CT images to obtain segmented CT images which made it susceptible to errors from both reconstruction and segmentation algorithms. …”
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Evaluation of the elastic modulus of pavement layers using different types of neural networks models by M. M.M. Elshamy, A. N. Tiraturyan, E. V. Uglova

“…The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) was selected to simulate the dynamic traffic loads and measure the flexural bowls on the road surface to obtain the database of ANN models.Materials and Methods. Artificial networks types (the feedforward backpropagation, layer-recurrent, cascade back- propagation, and Elman backpropagation) are developed to define the optimal ANN model using Matlab software. …”
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Economic impact of individualized antimicrobial dose optimization in the critically ill patient in Spain by Santiago Grau, Santiago Grau, Sonia Luque, Olivia Ferrandez, Olivia Ferrandez, Adela Benitez Cano, Darío Rubio-Rodríguez, Carlos Rubio-Terrés

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the economic impact of individualized dose optimization guided by antimicrobial therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in Spain, compared to no monitoring.MethodsA cost analysis of antibiotic treatment of critically ill patients, with and without TDM, was performed using a probabilistic Markov model (with second-order Monte Carlo simulations). …”
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Human motion capture data recovery based on non-convex low-rank priors of temporal difference(非凸时序差分低秩约束的人体运动捕获数据恢复算法) by 胡文玉(HU Wenyu), 彭绍婷(PENG Shaoting), 郭震宇(GUO Zhenyu), 黄慧英(HUANG Huiying)

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Optimizing extended ablation margins in papillary thyroid carcinoma using digital pathology by Han-xiao Zhao, Han-xiao Zhao, Yun Niu, Zhen-long Zhao, Yu-tong Liu, Ming-an Yu

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Timing optimization of teriparatide dosing for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial by Huan Wang, Liyuan Tao, Dongyang Liu, Xiaoyan Yan, Haiyan Li, Chunli Song

“…Objective This randomized, open-label, exploratory trial investigates the impact of teriparatide administration timing by comparing subcutaneous injection at 08:00 versus 20:00 on bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Methods Twenty-eight participants (aged 60–70 years, lumbar spine T-score ≤ -3.0) will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive 20 µg/day of teriparatide via subcutaneous injection at either 08:00 or 20:00 for 12 weeks. …”
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Optimization of carbon peak path in Fujian Province based on sparrow search algorithm by CAI Huang, LIN Xiaoyu*, CAI Zhiling, ZHONG Yiwen, ZHONG Fenglin

“…Traditional scenario analysis methods only enumerate a limited number of possible scenarios and struggle to select the optimal combination of change rates. …”
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