The FAST H i 21 cm Absorption Blind Survey. II. Statistical Exploration for Associated and Intervening Systems by Wenkai Hu, Yougang Wang, Yichao Li, Wenxiu Yang, Yidong Xu, Fengquan Wu, Ue-Li Pen, Jie Wang, Yingjie Jing, Chen Xu, Qingze Chen, Zheng Zheng, Di Li, Ming Zhu, Xin Zhang, Xuelei Chen

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Benchmarking offshore drilling: methodology and case study by Dalmo S. Amorim Jr., Pablo Lacerda Silva, Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa, Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos

“…A case study analyzes a 35-year exploratory campaign offshore Brazil, where data of the 109 wells drilled in an oilfield is used to benchmark different performances, demonstrating the advantages of the methodology in oilwell planning and in finding the paths for reducing drilling costs and CO2 emissions. …”
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Thermomechanical Behavior and Experimental Study of Additive Manufactured Superalloy/Titanium Alloy Horizontal Multi-Material Structures by Yanlu Huang, Tianyu Wang, Linqing Liu, Yang Li, Changjun Han, Hua Tan, Wei Zhou, Yongqiang Yang, Di Wang

“…The first formation of Ti6Al4V will likely lead to higher residual stresses at the interface, which are difficult to release in subsequent printing. The analysis of different interface shapes shows that different interface shapes change the crack formation and extension paths. …”
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Does Malpositioning of Pedicle Screws Affect Biomechanical Stability in a Novel Quasistatic Test Setup? by Stefan Schleifenbaum, Florian Metzner, Janine Schultze, Sascha Kurz, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde, Philipp Pieroh

“…This study examined the stability of correctly placed and intentionally malpositioned pedicle screws on forty vertebrae from five cadavers. Optimal screw paths were planned via CT scans and applied using 3D-printed guides. …”
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Forest variables from LiDAR: Drone flight parameters impact the detection of tree stems and diameter estimates by Paul M. Eisenschink, Wolfgang A. Obermeier, Vinzenz H.D. Zerres, Annika M. Suerbaum, Lukas W. Lehnert

“…Understory detection enabled the identification of forest paths, roads, and areas without understory vegetation. …”
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Novel Classification of Peroneal Tendon Disease Reveals Cellular and Molecular Phenotypes of the Tenosvnovium by Julia Matthias MD, Michael A. David PhD, Sara E. Buckley DO, Daniel J. Ross MD, Nathaniel Zona BA, Michael A. Hewitt B.A., Joshua Metzl MD, Daniel K. Moon MD, MS, MBA, Courtney Grimsrud MD, Douglas J. Adams PhD, Michael Zuscik PhD, Kenneth Hunt MD

“…Kruskal Wallis with Dunn’s post-hoc was used to detect differences in cellular density between PTD1-4 vs PTD0. …”
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Design and Analysis of Modular Reconfigurable Manipulator System by Yutong Wang, Junjie Li, Ke Wang, Shaokun Wang

“…With the continuous development of modern robotics technology, in order to overcome the obstacles to the ability to complete tasks due to the fixed structure of the robot itself, to realize the reconfigurable purpose of the manipulator, it can be assembled into different degrees of freedom or configurations according to the needs of different tasks, which has the characteristics of a compact structure, high integrability, and low cost. …”
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A Cross-Layer-Based Clustered Multipath Routing with QoS-Aware Scheduling for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks by Islam T. Almalkawi, Manel Guerrero Zapata, Jamal N. Al-Karaki

“…Our design exploits the hierarchical structure of powerful cluster heads and the optimized multiple paths along with the adaptive scheduling to support reliable, high-throughput, and energy-efficient multimedia transmission in WMSNs. …”
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Transparent Ultrasound Transducers: From Materials to Applications by Jiaming Zhang, Guocui Bao, Shilin Hou, Fan Yang, Guo Li, Jiyan Dai

“…Since conventional ultrasound transducers are opaque, complicated and bulky system designs are usually required for PAI utilizing different light and acoustic paths. To overcome the problem, transparent ultrasound transducers are highly desired, as light can transmit through transducers directly for easy alignment of light and acoustic wave. …”
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Resistance of conductive FFF 3D printed compounds based on thermoplastic elastomers under repeated strain by Alexandra Glogowsky, Michael Korger, Sofie Huysman, Maike Rabe

“…We show the behaviour of conductive materials printed using FFF under repeated strain with a focus on the functional additives used to achieve conductivity. Different carbon based additives, such as carbon black (CB) materials optimized for conductivity and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), as well as short metal fibres are investigated for this purpose. …”
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Evolution of butterfly leaf angle in the butterfly plastic zone of the surrounding rock of a circular roadway by Hongtao LIU, Yiwei JIN, Xiaofei GUO, Zijun HAN

“…The evolution trajectory is characterized by a “concave-up” or “concave-down” shape. Different influencing factors result in varied paths of the trajectory, with discrepancies in the extreme values and convergence behavior under different paths. …”
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Generation and Balancing Capacity in Future Electric Power Systems-Scenario Analysis Using Bayesian Networks by Seppo Borenius, Pekka Kekolahti, Petri Mahonen, Matti Lehtonen

“…This paper examines the evolution of the Finnish electric energy system up to 2035, focusing on the likelihood of different development paths. The primary contribution of this paper is the development of an extensive Bayesian Network, designed to model and analyze the evolution of power generation capacity mix, assess the likelihood of different grid management scenarios, and understand the causal relationships underlying these scenarios. …”
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Conductive Polymer-Based Electronics in Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Processing, and Applications by Moyeen Khan, Md Faysal Ahamed Dewan Refati, Md Mostafizur Rahman Arup, Md. Aminul Islam, Md Hosne Mobarak

“…However, there are still obstacles that need to be overcome, such as finding the right balance between conductivity and processability, maintaining stability in different environmental conditions, dealing with biocompatibility concerns, and optimizing compatibility with other materials. …”
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Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Industrial Robots for Enhanced Manufacturing Precision by Claudius Birk, Martin Kipfmüller, Jan Kotschenreuther

“…Using a comprehensive experimental approach with modal impulse hammer testing and triaxial acceleration measurements, 360 frequency response functions were recorded along orthogonal measurement paths for a KUKA KR10 robot. Two dynamic models with different parameter dimensions (12-parameter and 24-parameter) were developed in Matlab/Simscape, and their parameters were identified using genetic algorithm optimization. …”
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Programmatic Assessment: New Approach of Student Assessment in Medical Education of the Current Century by Hamid Mahdavifard

“…Providing frequent and meaningful performance feedback enables learners to shape their learning paths by identifying appropriate learning opportunities for further development. …”
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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…Dockless Bicycle Sharing system (DBSS) with different brand names such as: Mobicycle, Ofo, Youbicycle, etc., and recently with Bidood brand, have been expanded in Iran. …”
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SpaceRL — A reinforcement learning-based knowledge graph driver by Miguel Bermudo, Daniel Ayala, Inma Hernández, David Ruiz, Miguel Toro

“…The generation of such agents is a complex task, even more so for a non-expert user.SpaceRL is meant to overcome these limitations by providing a flexible set of tools designed with a wide variety of customization options, in order to adapt to different users’ needs, while also including a variety of state-of-the-art RL algorithms and several embedding models that can be combined to optimize the agents performance. …”
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High Frequency Monitoring and Nitrate Sourcing Reveals Baseflow and Stormflow Controls on Total Dissolved Nitrogen and Carbon Export Along a Rural‐Urban Gradient by Joseph M. Delesantro, Jonathan M. Duncan, Diego Riveros‐Iregui, Keridwen M. Whitmore, Lawrence E. Band

“…This information is vital to optimize management strategies leveraging source reductions, stormwater controls, and restorations. …”
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Water-Based Metaheuristics: How Water Dynamics Can Help Us to Solve NP-Hard Problems by Fernando Rubio, Ismael Rodríguez

“…Despite the strong similarities of these methods in terms of their underlying natural metaphors (most of them emulate, in some way or another, how drops collaboratively form paths down to the sea), in general the resulting algorithms are quite different in terms of their searching approach or their solution construction approach. …”
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Signal Processing-Free Intelligent Model for Power Quality Disturbances Identification by Mohammed F. Al-Mashdali, Asif Islam, Abdulbasit Hassan, Md Shafiullah, Mujahed Al-Dhaifallah, Khalid Al Fuwail

“…Moreover, comparing the two frequencies on 50Hz and 60Hz performance does not show the equivalent models’ robustness over different operating levels. This study highlights the potential of CNNs in boosting power quality disturbance categorization and presents paths for further inquiry in model refining and optimization. …”
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