Predicting the Compressive Strength of Desert Sand Concrete Using ANN: PSO and Its Application in Tunnel by He Cai, Taichang Liao, Shaoqiang Ren, Shuguang Li, Runke Huo, Jie Yuan, Wencui Yang

“…The results show that the PSO method is efficient for the ANN in DSC compressive strength research. …”
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Electrifying amine carbon capture with robust redox-tunable acids by Xing Li, Charles B. Musgrave, Andong Liu, Junyang Meng, Jihan Zhang, William A. Goddard, Yayuan Liu

“…Abstract Electrochemically mediated carbon capture presents an energy-efficient and cost-effective strategy to combat climate change due to its ability to utilize renewable energy and operate at ambient conditions. …”
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Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics™ for retreatment of a patient with diminished root length and absence of the maxillary central incisor by Armando Montesinos F, Silvana Linares T, Marisol Pérez-Gasque B

“…In conclusion, surgically facilitated orthodontics (specifically, AOO™) is an efficient and safe therapeutic tool for treating or retreating orthodontic patients with diminished root length. …”
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An Integrated Approach to Scheduling B-CAVs in Container Terminals considering Battery Management by Shuo Wang, Jiliang Luo, Weimin Wu, Dahai Zhang, Tao Zhang

“…With the aim of promoting environmental sustainability and enhancing transport efficiency, battery-powered connected and automated vehicles (B-CAVs) are employed to replace diesel-powered ones in horizontal transport systems (HTSs) of container terminals. …”
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Algorithm of Estimating Import-Substitution Based on Costs – Output Tables by N. A. Moiseev, B. A. Akhmadeev

“…The article studies problems and prospects of managerial decisions dealing with the process of import-substitution of certain products and puts forward the method of raising its efficiency. This research is based on costs – output tables, as a result of which a special algorithm is designed to estimate the efficiency and accompanying effects for different lines of import-substitution. …”
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A STUDY ON THRESHING DEVICE WEARING BEHAVIOR FOR RICE HARVESTING COMBINE by Tarek FOUDA, Osama BAHNAS, Mohamed SOLTAN, Mohamend GHONAME

“…The auxiliary roll of the rice combine harvester were developed and manufactured from local material to reduce wearing rate for threshing device also minimize fuel consumption and energy requirements. Replacing auxiliary roll knives arranged in a spiral instead by forks separating on length were 90 cm with seven rows and each row has four blades to increase the efficiency of separating the seed. …”
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Comprehensive Review of Collaborative Data Caching in Edge Computing by Abdul Tawab Akrami, Girija Attigeri, Manjula C. Belavagi

“…This means that we need to manage data effectively so that services can be scalable, bandwidth-efficient, and latency-sensitive. Collaborative data caching has emerged as an essential technique in this context to meet the storage and retrieval needs of edge computing systems. …”
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Collaborative Modeling of BPMN and HCPN: Formal Mapping and Iterative Evolution of Process Models for Scenario Changes by Zhaoqi Zhang, Feng Ni, Jiang Liu, Niannian Chen, Xingjun Zhou

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a collaborative modeling framework integrating BPMN with hierarchical colored Petri nets (HCPNs), enabling the efficient iterative evolution and correctness verification of process change through formal mapping and localized evolution mechanism. …”
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The Chicken Embryo: An Alternative Animal Model in Development, Disease and Pharmacological Treatment by Oykum Kaplan‐Arabaci, Zuzana Dančišinová, Ragnhild Elisabeth Paulsen

“…Thus, by following the three R's of animal research: reduction, replacement, and refinement, living animals used in studies should be minimized. …”
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Numerical Study on Seismic Performance of a New Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete Structural System Integrated with Recoverable Energy-Dissipating RC Walls by Qi Zheng, Shanghong Chen, Wei Lin

“…The top of the PRC wall is connected to the beam through several double-conical mild steel dampers to ensure the efficient transfer of horizontal shear forces between the main frame and the PRC wall. …”
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Obstacles to Early Diagnosis of Gaucher Disease by Nishimura S, Ma C, Sidransky E, Ryan E

“…While there is no treatment for neuronopathic GD, non-neuronopathic manifestations can be efficiently managed with enzyme replacement therapy or substrate reduction therapy. …”
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Robustness-Based Evaluation of GHG Emissions and Energy Use at Neighborhood Level by Roberta Moschetti, Shabnam Homaei

“…Evaluating neighborhood performance is crucial for achieving long-term zero-carbon goals, enabling efficient energy, cost, and resource sharing among buildings. …”
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Automated assessment of bridge guardrails for regional prioritization based on open-source data and deep learning algorithms by Giuseppe Santarsiero

“…Finally, the developed procedure allowed to identify non-conforming guardrails on a subset of bridges located in a southern Italy region permitting to compute the intervention cost for their replacement.…”
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Solvent Solutions: Comparing Extraction Methods for Edible Oils and Proteins in a Changing Regulatory Landscape. Part 7: Overall comparison between solvent solutions☆ by Carré Patrick, Piofczyk Thomas, Bothe Sarah

“…This seventh article on the comparison of solvents potentially capable of replacing hexane presents a multi-criteria analysis, systematically revisiting aspects from previous investigations. …”
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Perceptions of 3R implementation in European animal research: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis of barriers and facilitators. by Edwin Louis-Maerten, Aoife Milford, David M Shaw, Lester D Geneviève, Bernice S Elger

“…The meta-analysis revealed that scientists are skeptical about achieving replacement, even if they believe that 3R improve the quality of experimental results. …”
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Reliability approaches affecting sustainability of existing steel structures by Miroslav Sýkora, Vitali Nadolski

“…Regarding (2), the most efficient verification methods are based on advanced probabilistic approaches. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Opportunities and Challenges for Personalized Medicine by Nagarajaiah Kavyashree, Sirisha Gudla, Bhanuprakash Lokasani, Rao P Sambasiva, Maddi Pravallika, K Kumararaja

“…This study outlines a novel personalized medicine framework for the next generation of AI systems that overcomes these obstacles through the utilization of explainable AI (XAI), federated learning (FL) techniques that additionally bolster privacy, generation of adaptive AI models, and optimization of cost-efficient edge computing capabilities. The framework provides a foundation for developing ethical, transparent, and scalable approaches to integrating AI into clinical workflows, as an assistive rather than replacement tool for health care professionals. …”
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Adaptive Q-Learning Grey Wolf Optimizer for UAV Path Planning by Golam Moktader Nayeem, Mingyu Fan, Golam Moktader Daiyan

“…Path planning is crucial for safely and efficiently navigating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward operational goals. …”
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Assessment the performance of chemical constituents of agro wastes in production safety alternative carbon black filler in rubber composite purpose by Vivian F. Lotfy, Altaf H. Basta, Emad S. Shafik

“…The results proved the efficient low replacing ratio of biochar towards increasing the minimum and maximum torque; this indicates a homogeneous filler structure and crosslinking interactions between the components matrix as emphasized from the morphological analysis of EPDM rubber. …”
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Minima-YOLO: A Lightweight Identification Method for Lithium Mineral Components Under a Microscope Based on YOLOv8 by Zeyang Qiu, Xueyu Huang, Xiangyu Xu

“…This algorithm, with its highly efficient lightweight design and rapid inference speed, provides an intelligent, efficient, and eco-friendly computer vision method for the rapid sorting of lithium mineral components.…”
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