Integrating BIM with Lean Principles for Enhanced Decision-making: Optimizing Insulation Material Selection in Sustainable Construction Project by Karim El Mounla, Djaoued Beladjine, Karim Beddiar

“…The tool’s ability to adapt to different building types and climatic conditions confirms its accuracy and reliability in optimizing energy performance and reducing environmental impact and project costs. …”
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A Holistic Approach to the Efficient Estimation of Operational Flexibility From Distributed Resources by Nikolaos Savvopoulos, Nikos Hatziargyriou, Hannu Laaksonen

“…This paper presents a novel optimization-based method to estimate the time-dependent flexibility at a primary distribution substation while accounting for the uncertainty of renewable generation. …”
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A Fading Suppression Method for Φ-OTDR Systems Based on Multi-Domain Multiplexing by Shuai Tong, Shaoxiong Tang, Yifan Lu, Nuo Yuan, Chi Zhang, Huanhuan Liu, Dao Zhang, Ningmu Zou, Xuping Zhang, Yixin Zhang

“…The principle of MDM is explained in detail, and an experimental system is established to test the fading noise suppression capabilities of different parameter combinations of the PDM, FDM, and SDM methods. …”
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Design and Optimization of Collimator for Preclinical Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Scanner: A Monte Carlo Study by Mohammad Mirdoraghi, Behnoosh Teimourian Fard, Olga Kochebina, Hojjat Mahani, Mohammad Reza Ay

“…The purpose of this investigation was to implement and validate a MC model for a preclinical single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) known as high-resolution SPECT II (HiReSPECT II) machine developed in our laboratory and also optimize different collimator materials and geometries for improving the sensitivity and spatial resolution. …”
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Optimization of antiaggregant therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and coronary heart disease patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by Tatyana Vladimirovna Kropotina, N A Morova, I L Fail, S S Bunova

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Application of the ant colony optimization algorithm for the construction of a short version of the German alcohol decisional balance scale by Anne Moehring, Christian Meyer, Ulrich John, Hans-Juergen Rumpf, Gallus Bischof, Jennis Freyer-Adam, Sophie Baumann, Andreas Staudt

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Advances in magnetic particle imaging: evaluating magnetic microspheres and optimized acquisition parameters for high sensitivity cell tracking by Samantha N. Flood, Samantha N. Flood, Paula J. Foster, Paula J. Foster

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Phenology-Optimized Drought Index Reveals the Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Vegetation Health and Its Attribution on the Loess Plateau by Zichen Yue, Shaobo Zhong, Wenhui Wang, Xin Mei, Yunxin Huang

“…This study proposes a vegetative drought assessment method that considers vegetation phenological characteristics using MODIS EVI and LST data products. …”
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Research on Fuzzy Decision-Making Method of Task Allocation for Ship Multiagent Collaborative Design by Jinghua Li, Yiying Wang, Boxin Yang, Qinghua Zhou, Feihui Yuan

“…Finally, through example verification and comparative analysis with the Round-Robin algorithm (RR) and the Weighted Round-Robin (WRR) algorithm, the validity, feasibility, and stability of the multidesign agent-task allocation decision-making method proposed in this paper are verified, and it is proved that the task allocation method takes the bilateral needs of the task and the design agent into account, solves the optimal allocation strategy of collaborative design tasks, and realizes the balanced allocation between the ship collaborative design task and the design agent.…”
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Photovoltaic Array Fault Diagnosis and Localization Method Based on Modulated Photocurrent and Machine Learning by Yebo Tao, Tingting Yu, Jiayi Yang

“…To address this concern, this paper proposes a fault identification and localization approach for photovoltaic arrays based on modulated photocurrent and machine learning. By irradiating different frequency-modulated light, this method separates photocurrent and directly measures the photoelectric conversion efficiency of each panel, achieving both high accuracy and localization. …”
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Spatial Multi-objective Optimization of Land Use of Kashgar Area Based on NSGA-Ⅱ and GeoSOS-FLUS by Wang Jiaojiao, Yin Xiaojun, Gou Zhenzhen, Liu Shannan, Wang Dimeng

“…[Methods] Food security, economic benefits, and ecological benefits (carbon sequestration, water production, and soil erosion) were set as the multi-objective functions of the algorithm, and the NSGA-Ⅱ algorithm was used to obtain a reasonable optimization of the land use quantity structure. …”
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Hyperparameter-controlled regularized reconstruction method based on object structure and acquisition conditions in SPECT by Tomoya Minagawa, Kensuke Hori, Takeyuki Hashimoto

“…This study was conducted using numerical simulations and a real SPECT system Methods Total variation-expectation maximization (TV-EM) and modified-block sequential regularized EM (BSREM) were compared with RAREM, with the optimal hyperparameters of the two conventional reconstruction methods determined in advance from normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) results. …”
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Optimization of In Vivo Studies by Combining Planar Dynamic and Tomographic Imaging: Workflow Evaluation on a Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles System by Maritina Rouchota, Alessio Adamiano, Michele Iafisco, Eirini Fragogeorgi, Irineos Pilatis, Gilles Doumont, Sébastien Boutry, Daniele Catalucci, Argyro Zacharioudaki, George C. Kagadis

“…In the present study, we used an iron-based nanoformulation, already established as an MRI/SPECT probe, as well as to load different biomolecules, to investigate its potential for nuclear planar and tomographic imaging of several target tissues following its distribution via different administration routes. …”
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Railway Subgrade Deformation Control of Shield Tunnel Underpassing with Pipe Roof Support Method by JIANG Jianjun, QIU Qiansheng, YANG Quan, ZHANG Yueying, JU Qing

“…The control effect of the pipe roof on the subgrade settlement varies under different circumferential layout scopes and spacing conditions. …”
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Sentiment Analysis on the PT Pertamina Corruption Case using IndoBERT and RCNN Methods by Wildan Jaya Kusoema, Ichsan Ibrahim

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Influence of basic soil treatment methods on productivity of various links of grain crop rotation by N. I. Mamsirov, K. Kh. Khatkov, A. A. Makarov

“…During 2016–2019 agricultural years studies were carried out to establish the optimal method of soil cultivation and determine the proportion of the influence of predecessors on the productivity of the main crop of the foothill zone of Adygea – winter wheat, in various links of the crop rotation. …”
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An Interpretable Model for Salinity Inversion Assessment of the South Bank of the Yellow River Based on Optuna Hyperparameter Optimization and XGBoost by Xia Liu, Yu Hu, Xiang Li, Ruiqi Du, Youzhen Xiang, Fucang Zhang

“…However, machine learning model training requires many samples and hyper-parameter optimization and lacks solvability. To compare the performance of different machine-learning models, this study conducted a soil sampling experiment on saline soils along the south bank of the Yellow River in Dalate Banner. …”
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Tuning of Novel Fractional Order Fuzzy PID Controller for Automatic Voltage Regulator using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm by Mohammad Ali Khaniki, Mohammad Hadi, Mohammad Manthouri

“…Unlike other methods, the gains of FOFPID controller are not constant and alter in different operating conditions. …”
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Multi-scenario Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Urban Ventilation Environment: A Case Study of Taiyuan Metropolitan Area by Junda HUANG, Yuncai WANG

“…Although many international scholars have researched the optimization of urban ventilation, the existing research in China mainly focuses on the measurement of the current urban ventilation environment, while neglecting the long-term dynamic changes of the urban ventilation environment in response to different planning objectives in the process of urban development.MethodsThis research proposes a research framework generally applicable to the simulation of future changes in ventilation environment within city – region systems for the first time. …”
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Comparison of methods for the quantification of cell-free DNA isolated from cell culture supernatant by Abel Jacobus Bronkhorst, Vida Ungerer, Stefan Holdenrieder

“…Analysis of the resulting data, along with an interpretation of theoretical values (i.e. the theoretical detection and quantification limits of the respective methods), enables the calculation of optimal conditions for several important preanalytical steps pertaining to each quantification method and different cell types, including the (1) time-point at which culture medium should be collected for cell-free DNA extraction, (2) amount of cell culture supernatant from which to isolate cell-free DNA, (3) volume of elution buffer, and (4) volume of cell-free DNA sample to use for quantification.…”
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