Blasting vibration velocity prediction of open pit mines based on GRA-EPSO-SVM model by Pengfei ZHANG, Yong YUAN, Yunhua HE, Shaojun DAI, Jiazhen LI, Xuehai CHI, Wei LI, Xue SUN, Jiao ZHANG, Runcai BAI, Honglu FEI

“…In the scene of coal and rock interbedded blasting in open-pit mine, aiming at the problems that the existing prediction methods of blasting vibration peak value are difficult to achieve ideal prediction results, resulting in unreasonable design of blasting parameters and initiation network, a prediction model of blasting vibration peak value based on integrated particle swarm optimization support vector machine algorithm (GRA-EPSO-SVM) with grey correlation degree feature selection is proposed. …”
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A Developed Electromembrane Technique Based on Flat Electrospun Membrane Coupled with Gas-chromatography for the Determination of Phthalates in Different Water Samples by Afsaneh Mollahosseini, Mahsa Konh

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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Sewer Network Overflows Using Model Predictive Control Strategy by I. Vasiliev, L. Luca, M. Barbu, R. Vilanova, S. Caraman

“…The proposed algorithm to achieve this goal is Model Predictive Control using Particle Swarm Optimization as optimization method. It was tested in simulation using a simplified model of the network based on Benchmark Simulation Modelsewer as prediction model, and a forecasted influent. …”
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Matlab-Based Modeling and Simulations to Study the Performance of Different MPPT Techniques Used for Photovoltaic Systems under Partially Shaded Conditions by Jehun Hahm, Jaeho Baek, Hyoseok Kang, Heejin Lee, Mignon Park

“…The PV system is tested using two conventional algorithms: the Perturb and Observe (P&O) algorithm and the Incremental Conductance (IncCond) algorithm, which are simple to implement for a PV array. The proposed method applied a model to simulate the performance of the PV system for solar energy usage, which is compared to the conventional methods under nonuniform insolation improving the PV system utilization efficiency and allowing optimization of the system performance. …”
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Device Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure: Is Medication Use Optimized and Are We Targeting Those Patients Most Likely to Benefit? by Robert Wannamaker, MD, MSc, Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, Justin A. Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc, Sheri L. Koshman, PharmD, Derek S. Chew, MD, MSc, Luke R. Gagnon, MD, MSc, Chen-Hsiang Ma, MD, Chandu Sadasivan, Gavin Y. Oudit, MD, PhD, Finlay A. McAlister, MD, MSc

“…Methods: A cohort study was conducted of all patients seen between January 2013 and August 2024. …”
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Effect of different light qualities on photosynthetic characteristics and fruit quality of Shine Muscat grapevines grown under rain-sheltered cultivation by GONG Xiaomin, YU Guanghui, LI Xiujie, WANG Rong, CHEN Guangxia, WU Yusen, WU Xinying, ZHANG Zhichang, LI Bo, MA Yujiao

“…[Methods] Five-year-old rain-sheltered Shine Muscat grapevines were used in this study. …”
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Impact of Different Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Resumption Timing on Post Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes by Jia-Jin Chen, Cheng-Chia Lee, Chieh-Li Yen, Pei-Chun Fan, Ming-Jen Chan, Tsung-Yu Tsai, Yung-Chang Chen, Chih-Wei Yang, Chih-Hsiang Chang

“…Cox proportional models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for outcomes across different resumption timings, following a target trial design. …”
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Investigation of mechanical and wear properties of 17–4 PH materials produced with different patterns in atomic diffusion additive manufacturing technology by Ufuk Tasci, Taha Alper Yilmaz

“…Samples were produced according to the optimized parameters of the ADAM method and evaluated through density measurement, microhardness, tensile testing, transverse rupture strength (TRS), and wear tests. …”
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Inflammatory and Nutritional Biomarker in Different Subtypes of Early Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Towards a Diagnostic Model by Oehadian A, Gunadi SV, Mersiana L, Susandi E, Wijaya I, Martha JW, Supriyadi R, Prihatni D

“…This study aims to evaluate their diagnostic potential in early-stage DLBCL subtypes.Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 60 early stage DLBCL patients (30 GCB, 30 non-GCB) at Dr Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung. …”
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A Developed Colorimetric Assay Using Unmodified Gold Nanoparticles for the Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Different Clinical Samples by Mohamed M. Sehree, Amani M. Al-Kaysi, Hanaa N. Abdullah

“…Bacterial isolation and biochemical identification of isolates were carried out followed by DNA extraction from 36 isolates and six negative ATCC strains (Salmonalle typhi, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aures) and only one positive control ATCC A. baumannii using Phenol/Chloroform method. AuNPs were synthesized using the citrate reduction method and examined by XDR, FTIR, UV-VIS, FE-SEM, and TEM.  …”
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Optimal Timing of Delivery among Low-Risk Women with Prior Caesarean Section: A Secondary Analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. by Togoobaatar Ganchimeg, Chie Nagata, Joshua P Vogel, Naho Morisaki, Cynthia Pileggi-Castro, Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo, Kapila Jayaratne, Suneeta Mittal, Erika Ota, João Paulo Souza, Rintaro Mori, WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health Research Network

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate optimal timing of elective repeat caesarean section among low-risk pregnant women with prior caesarean section in a multicountry sample from largely low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Optimization and characterization of wood decay mushroom Ganoderma adspersum extract: A comparison between response surface methodology and artificial neural network-ant lion algor... by Ayşenur Gürgen

“…The main research problem was to determine the most effective extraction conditions to maximize the bioactive potential of G. adspersum using advanced optimization techniques. The extraction conditions were designed according to the I-optimal design and optimized using both the response surface method and the integration of artificial neural networks–ant lion algorithm. …”
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Do 3D-Printed and Milled Denture Bases Differ in Microbial Activity and Adhesion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sarah Arzani, Erfan Khorasani, Aida Mokhlesi, Shima Azadian, Safoura Ghodsi, Seyed Ali Mosaddad

“…The increasing adoption of digital manufacturing in prosthodontics raises concerns about microbial metabolic activity and adhesion on denture bases fabricated via additive and subtractive methods. This systematic review aimed to compare microbial metabolic activity and microorganism adhesion between 3D-printed and milled complete denture bases. …”
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Cerebrovascular Autoregulation-Based Optimal Mean Arterial Pressure During Prostate Surgery &amp;ndash; A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study by Mewes C, Wei P, Yang Y, Kainz E, Kahl U, Beck S, Graefen M, Zöllner C, Fischer M

“…The mean duration of intraoperative CVA measurement was 178 min.Conclusion: This study demonstrates a wide range of individual intraoperative MAPopt values and underscores that CVA-based MAPopt during non-cardiac surgery may differ from commonly accepted intraoperative MAP thresholds in clinical practice (ie 65 mmHg).Keywords: cerebral autoregulation, optimal mean arterial pressure, limits of cerebral autoregulation, non-cardiac surgery, personalized arterial pressure management…”
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Global burden of ischemic heart disease in older adult populations linked to non-optimal temperatures: past (1990–2021) and future (2022–2050) analysis by Lihui Liu, Lihui Liu, Yisong He, Yisong He, Gang Huang, Yangxi Zeng, Yangxi Zeng, Jiaan Lu, Ru He, Haiqing Chen, Yuheng Gu, Qingwen Hu, Bin Liao, Bin Liao, Juyi Wan, Juyi Wan

“…With the ongoing global climate change, understanding the impact of non-optimal temperatures on IHD burden becomes increasingly important, especially in vulnerable populations such as the older adult.MethodsThis study used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) to analyze the spatiotemporal trends of low and high temperatures on IHD burden in the older adult population (aged 60 and above) from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Dynamic Traffic Engineering for Cooperative Fog-Cloud Environment: Trade-off Analysis of Cost and Utilization Under Different Load Conditions by Md. Rahinur Rahman, Mirza Mohd Shahriar Maswood

“…Fog computing has become an attractive computing method for different IoT (Internet of Things) applications that require low latency and location awareness. …”
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The Evaluation and Promotion Strategy of TSC for Distribution System with New Energy under Power Market Environment by BAI Hao, WANG Yu-shan, ZHOU Chang-cheng, PAN Shu-hui, YE lin-hao, CAI Jian-yi

“…Secondly, in order to explore the impact of power market ti·ansactions, the improved repeated power flow method is used to calculate the maximum power supply capacity (TSC) and mru·ket revenue of the distribution network under different power transaction scenarios. …”
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Rapid Determination of Fatty Acids in Ziziphi Spinosae Semen from Different Origins by Internal Extractive Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry by Peng LIU, Ning WANG, Si-yu XIE, Le-ting WANG, Zhe-hao LIANG, Run-chen LAI, Man-man QIN

“…This method has the advantages of no needing sample pretreatment, high sensitivity, and high throughput, which can rapidly quantify the contents of fatty acids of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen in different sources.…”
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Performance evaluation of D-shaped photonic crystal fiber based SPR sensors with different plasmonic materials: A comparative analysis by J. Divya, S. Selvendran

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Bio-Inspired Hyperparameter Tuning of Federated Learning for Student Activity Recognition in Online Exam Environment by Ramu Shankarappa, Nandini Prasad, Ram Mohana Reddy Guddeti, Biju R. Mohan

“…Hence, in this study, we proposed two hybrid bio-inspired optimized methods, namely, Particle Swarm Optimization with Genetic Algorithm (PSOGA) and Particle Swarm Optimization with Elitist Genetic Algorithm (PSOEGA), to fine-tune the hyperparameters of the ResNet50 model. …”
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