Optimal Low-Frequency Parameter of Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Lower Back Pain: A Pilot Study by Roberto San-Emeterio-Iglesias, Carlos Romero-Morales, Francisco Minaya-Muñoz, Blanca De-la-Cruz-Torres

“…<b>Methods</b>: Forty patients with LBP were randomly assigned to two groups, each receiving isolated percutaneous electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve. …”
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Time-Dependent Multi-Center Semi-Open Heterogeneous Fleet Path Optimization and Charging Strategy by Tingxin Wen, Haoting Meng

“…The self-organizing mapping network method is employed to initialize the EV routing, and an improved adaptive large neighborhood search (IALNS) algorithm is developed to solve the optimization problem. …”
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Sub optimal HIV status ascertainment at antenatal clinics and the impact on HIV prevalence estimates: A cross sectional study. by Fatihiyya Wangara, Janne Estill, Hillary Kipruto, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Wendy Chege, Griffins Manguro, Olivia Keiser

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LHB-YOLOv8: An Optimized YOLOv8 Network for Complex Background Drop Stone Detection by Anjun Yu, Hongrui Fan, Yonghua Xiong, Longsheng Wei, Jinhua She

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Improved Pork-Chop Plot for Asteroid Kinetic Impact Deflection Test Mission Trajectory Optimization by Kaiduo Wang, Mingtao Li, Jianming Wang

“…This approach reduces the number of iterations required for matching the deep-space transfer trajectory with the launch vehicle injection phase from more than five to one. The proposed method can serve as a valuable reference for target selection and trajectory optimization in in-orbit validation missions for kinetic impact deflection of asteroids.…”
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Source–load matching and energy storage optimization strategies for regional wind–solar energy systems by Y. Zhu, Q. Li, Z. Li, Z. Zhang

“…Concurrently, a gray-wolf-optimization (GWO) algorithm based on Tent chaotic mapping is employed to optimize edge energy storage at different load sides, minimizing overall grid-connected load-power fluctuations. …”
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On the Issue of Optimizing Surgical Tactics and Blood-Saving Techniques in Case of Placenta Ingrowth Into the Uterine Scar by Z. D. Karimov, B. S. Abdikulov

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A Hybrid Fault Diagnosis Model for Rolling Bearing With Optimized VMD and Fuzzy Dispersion Entropy by Xin Xia, Xiaolu Wang, Weilin Chen

“…Firstly, a parameter optimization method using the sparrow search algorithm (SSA) was applied to VMD to improve the decomposition ability. …”
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A Fast Fault Location Based on a New Proposed Modern Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm by Mohammad Parpaei, Hossein Askarian-Abyaneh, Farzad Razavi

“…Moreover, a fast and accurate modern metaheuristic optimization algorithm for this cost function is proposed, which are key parameters to estimate the fault location methods based on optimization algorithms. …”
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Data-Driven Spatial Analysis of Reforestation in Pakistan: Identifying Optimal Locations for Sustainable Forest Growth and Climate Change Mitigation by Amna Faisal, Rafia Mumtaz, Muhammad Deedahwar Mazhar Qureshi, Muhammad Ali Tahir, N. Z. Jhanjhi, Mehedi Masud, Mohammad Shorfuzzaman

“…Current approaches to large-scale reforestation include considering factors like soil quality, climate, topography, and land-use history to narrow areas for reforestation. However, these methods often struggle to efficiently identify suitable land across vast and diverse landscapes, leading to suboptimal outcomes. …”
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Two-Layer Optimization of Regional Integrated Energy System Considering Exergy Efficiency and Multiple Uncertainties by Ling LU, Tao YUAN, Bo YANG, Xin LI, Yang LU, Qiuping PU, Xin ZHANG

“…Multi-scene random planning and range optimization methods are adopted to deal with exergy for different characteristics of solar and wind power uncertainty, along with load and energy price fluctuations. …”
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Optimal threshold of time interval from symptom onset to diagnosis for identification of severity and outcomes in acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism by Wei Xiong, Qiangqiang Qin, Xiaoyang Song, Zhenzhong Deng, Mei Xu, Dongmei Wang, Qihuan Yao, Jianmin Qu, Yong Luo, Fengfeng Han

“…Nevertheless, it is not known how many days of OTD is the optimal threshold for the identification of severe PE or what differences exist in outcomes among PE patients classified by this threshold.Methods Patients with acute symptomatic PE were retrospectively studied to determine the optimal OTD threshold for identifying the severity and outcomes of PE. …”
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Russian Randomized Trial to Select Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Radical Cystectomy: Initial Results of MACS-TRIAL (NCT05392634) by A. K. Nosov, M. V. Berkut, E. M. Mamizhev, T. Yu. Galunova, D. I. Rumyantseva, D. P. Semeyko, S. A. Reva, S. Yu. Konyashkina

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Identification of the optimal points for the acupuncture treatment of neck pain in China: protocol for a multicenter, matched, case-control study by Ling Zhao, Hui Zheng, Mingsheng Sun, Guoyan Geng, Jiao Chen, Xingsha Ma, Mingxi Yan, Dingjun Cai, Fan-rong Liang, Chunxia Yang, Siyuan Tao, Jieru Peng

“…The present study aims to identify the types of sensitisation and the distribution of sensitised points in patients with NP, to analyse the cut-off values and sensitisation rate for acupoint sensitisation, and to summarise the dominant forms of optimally sensitised points. This information will be helpful when choosing the optimal points to treat NP.Methods and analysis This multicentre, matched, case–control study will enrol 224 patients with NP, and 224 age-matched and sex-matched healthy participants as controls. …”
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Hybrid particle swarm optimization and semi-supervised extreme learning machine for cellular network localization by Fagui Liu, Hengrui Qin, Xin Yang, Yi Yu

“…The experiments demonstrate that applying particle swarm optimization in our optimization framework makes the hyper parameters of semi-supervised extreme learning machine algorithm self-adaptive in different conditions. …”
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Intelligent Fault Severity Detection of Rotating Machines Based on VMD-WVD and Parameter-Optimized DBN by Ning Jia, Yao Cheng, Youyuan Tian, Feiyu Yang

“…An intelligent fault severity detection method based on variational mode decomposition- (VMD-) Wigner-Ville distribution (WVD) and sparrow search algorithm- (SSA-) optimized deep belief network (DBN) is suggested to address the problem that typical fault diagnostic algorithms are inappropriate for extremely comparable vibration signals when the samples are insufficient. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Impact of EGR Configuration on Exhaust Emissions in Optimized PCCI-DI Diesel Engine by Getachew Alemayehu, Ramesh Babu Nallamothu, Deresse Firew, Rajendiran Gopal

“…Methanol port injection, dieseline direct injection, advanced injection timing, and different EGR rates were adapted and optimized on the baseline engine. …”
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An Integrated CEEMDAN to Optimize Deep Long Short-Term Memory Model for Wind Speed Forecasting by Yingying He, Likai Zhang, Tengda Guan, Zheyu Zhang

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Modeling and Simulation of English Speech Rationality Optimization Recognition Based on Improved Particle Filter Algorithm by Hui Dong

“…The system has reasonable recognition ability for general speech, and the improved particle filter algorithm evaluation method is further used to optimize the defect of the English speech rationality and high recognition error rate Related experiments have verified the effectiveness of the method.…”
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Multi-factor optimization for electric bus charging stations: Integrating electrical, social, and environmental perspectives by Mustafa Nurmuhammed, Ozan Akdağ, Teoman Karadağ, Maged Kafafy˘

“…In this study, a method that provides the optimal placement of Charging Stations (CSs) for Electric Buses (EBs) on the distribution network considering electrical, social, and environmental aspects is proposed. …”
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