Optimizing Superior Seed Bunches: A New Approach to Artificial Pollination with Machine Learning Models by Yabani Yabani, Retna Astuti Kuswardani

“…The main focus of the study is to develop an optimization method that can improve the quality of fruit bunches and minimize waste in the production process. …”
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Optimizing the pretreatment conditions for waste glass sand in mortar focusing on the alkali-silica reaction mechanism by Minjae Son, Gyuyong Kim, Hamin Eu, Sangkyu Lee, Gyeongcheol Choe, Sasui Sasui, Sujeong Pyeon, Jeongsoo Nam

“…Additionally, the cost estimations and carbon emissions were evaluated to verify the optimization of the pretreatment conditions. The reaction products present in TGS exhibited different chemical ratios, depending on the pretreatment conditions, and affected the mechanical properties of the mortar differently. …”
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Brain tumor detection through image fusion using whale optimization and edge preserving filter by Bhattiprolu Nagasirisha, Venkatesh Munagala, Ramakrishna Reddy Eamani, Mocherla Venkata Srikanth, Asileti Suneel Kumar, Varre Venkata Kanaka Durga Prasad

“…While the detail layers are fused based on maximum energy assessed using the Krisch compass operator, the base layers are fused based on the whale optimization method,  for which the objective function is maximization of entropy, edge strength and pixel intensity. …”
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Experimental study on water migration in unsaturated loess under an electric field: optimization of electrode material by Dan Jiao, Zhiheng He, Zhiheng He, Tiehang Wang, Yonggang Zhang

“…Electroosmosis method is an environmentally friendly and low-carbon foundation treatment technique that can quickly improve soil shear strength. …”
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Optimizing Chlorophyll-a Concentration Inversion in Coastal Waters Using SVD and Deep Learning Approach by Lili Zhan, Yongxin Xu, Jinshan Zhu, Zhangshuo Liu

“…Other machine learning methods, such as random forest (RF) and the support vector machine (SVM) are also used to establish the inversion models for the comparison. …”
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Optimized Mask-RCNN model for particle chain segmentation based on improved online ferrograph sensor by Shuo Wang, Miao Wan, Tonghai Wu, Zichen Bai, Kunpeng Wang

“…To address this issue, an integrated optimization method is developed that focuses on two aspects: the structural re-design of the online ferrograph sensor and the intelligent segmentation of particle chains. …”
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Simulation of Natural Gas Pipeline Networks Based on Roughness Optimization Algorithm and Global Mesh Refinement by Yi Yang

“…The numerical model of the natural gas pipeline system, which consists of governing equation of the pipeline fluid flow and characteristic equations of equipment, is firstly obtained by using an implicit finite difference method for discretization. The roughness identification problem is then transformed into an optimization problem by minimizing the error between measured and simulated values. …”
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Direct measurement and optimization of the polarization-dependent modulation depth in super-resolution structured illumination microscopy by Linbo Wang, Simin Li, Xiaohu Chen, Xin Jin, Jie Zhang, Hui Li, Gang Wen

“…This measurement method greatly reduces the dependence of modulation depths on the samples, and then developed a polarization optimization method to achieve high modulation depth at all orientations by actively and quantitatively compensating for the additional phase difference using a combination of waveplate and a liquid crystal variable retarder (LCVR). …”
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Leveraging Success: The Hidden Peak in Debt and Firm Performance by Suzan Dsouza, Krishnamoorthy Kathavarayan, Franklin Mathias, Dharmesh Bhatia, Abdallah AlKhawaja

“…The study identifies the optimal leverage ratio for South African firms and shows how firm size moderates the relationship between debt and profitability, offering tailored insights for firms of different sizes. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Offshore Wind Farm Configuration for Energy Storage Based on NSGA-II by Xin Lin, Wenchuan Meng, Ming Yu, Zaimin Yang, Qideng Luo, Zhi Rao, Jingkang Peng, Yingquan Chen

“…This paper proposes three different energy storage configuration strategies and adopts the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) to conduct multi-objective optimization of the system. …”
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A novel virtual inductor optimization methodology of virtual synchronous generators for enhanced power decoupling by Xin Zhang, Lijiao Gong, Yanjun Zhang, Xiaolei Ma, Lianshan Han, Santao Jiang, Weiji Zhou

“…The simulation and experimental results verify the correctness and feasibility of the virtual inductor parameter optimization method.…”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Operation Safety of Earth-rock Dams Based on Weight Optimization-cloud Model by ZHANG Jianwei, WU Weitao, HOU Ge, HUANG Jinlin, WANG Bingpeng, LIU Hongze, HU Zixu

“…This study addresses the distortion of evaluation results caused by overlapping information among evaluation indices and the use of constant weights assigned manually in the comprehensive evaluation of the operational safety of earth and rock dams. An optimization weight approach is proposed to mitigate this issue.MethodsThe initial weights of the indices were calculated using the analytic hierarchy process, and the connections among the indices were analyzed with the help of the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory. …”
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Development of Fluorescence-Based Method for Dopamine Determination Using o-Phthaldialdehyde and 3-Mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane by Valeriia Sliesarenko, Marijana Krstić, Urban Bren, Aleksandra Lobnik

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Research on Stacking Distribution of Steel Plates Input Based on Improved Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization by ZHONG Chuanjie, CHENG Wenming, DU Run, GAO Xuchao, ZHANG Lin

“…This study analyzes the overall warehouse layout and operational flow, proposes a multi-objective optimization model, and designs an efficient multi-objective algorithm to address the problem.Methods Based on the actual demand of the principle of priority in warehouse delivery, the principle of stacking safety, the principle of minimum stacking amount, and the principle of inventory balance, three indices were proposed: warehouse delivery efficiency, plate and stack difference, and inventory balance. …”
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Optimizing Fall Risk Diagnosis in Older Adults Using a Bayesian Classifier and Simulated Annealing by Enrique Hernandez-Laredo, Ángel Gabriel Estévez-Pedraza, Laura Mercedes Santiago-Fuentes, Lorena Parra-Rodríguez

“…A total of 47 features from 181 records (40 Center of Pressure (CoP) indices and 7 patient descriptive variables) were analyzed. The wrapper method of feature selection using the SA algorithm was applied to optimize the cost function based on the difference of the mean minus the standard deviation of the Area Under the Curve (AUC) of the fall risk classifiers across multiple dimensions. …”
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PCA and PSO based optimized support vector machine for efficient intrusion detection in internet of things by Mutkule Prasad Raghunath, Shyam Deshmukh, Poonam Chaudhari, Sunil L. Bangare, Kishori Kasat, Mohan Awasthy, Batyrkhan Omarov, Rajesh R. Waghulde

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Layered Production Allocation Method for Dual-Gas Co-Production Wells by Guangai Wu, Zhun Li, Yanfeng Cao, Jifei Yu, Guoqing Han, Zhisheng Xing

“…The regulatory mechanisms of the gas–liquid distribution, deliquification efficiency, and interlayer interference under two typical vertical stacking relationships—“coal over sand” and “sand over coal”—are systematically analyzed with respect to different tubing setting depths. A high-precision dynamic production allocation method is proposed, which couples the wellbore structure with real-time monitoring parameters. …”
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Evaluating the effect of different temperatures and culture media on the production of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteriophages by Rehab J. Saad, Ibrahim A. Ahmed

“…Results: In the study, the effect of media composition on Staphylococcus aureus phage production was investigated using a double agar overlay method. The plaque morphology of the phage was observed to vary in different culture media, with sizes ranging from small to large and appearances ranging from clear to turbid. …”
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Effect of Different Coconut Water Concentrations on the Growth of Dendrobium spectabile (Blume) Miq. Planlet on MS Media by Faradita Azzahra Santosa, Nintya Setiari, Yulita Nurchayati

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Optimizing Automated Hematoma Expansion Classification from Baseline and Follow-Up Head Computed Tomography by Anh T. Tran, Dmitriy Desser, Tal Zeevi, Gaby Abou Karam, Julia Zietz, Andrea Dell’Orco, Min-Chiun Chen, Ajay Malhotra, Adnan I. Qureshi, Santosh B. Murthy, Shahram Majidi, Guido J. Falcone, Kevin N. Sheth, Jawed Nawabi, Seyedmehdi Payabvash

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