Lifting Techniques: Why Are We Not Using Evidence To Optimize Movement? by Nicholas B. Washmuth, Abby D. McAfee, C. Scott Bickel

“…Clinicians must find the optimal dosage of physical stress to address all aspects of the movement system to minimize the risk of injury. …”
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Optimal Design of a Liquid Hydrogen Centrifugal Pump Impeller by Catur Harsito, Jeong-Eui Yun, Joon-Young Shin, Jae-Min Kim

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Unveiling the resilience of the water-energy-food nexus: A context-specific framework and evolutionary insights for the Yellow River Basin by Guiliang TIAN, Jiawen LI, Zheng WU, Qiuya Zhao, Qing Xia, Jinyi Zhang, Xingchao Niu

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Towards few-shot learning with triplet metric learning and Kullback-Leibler optimization by Yukun Liu, Xiaojing Wei, Daming Shi, Dan Xiang, Junliu Zhong, Hai Su

“…To address this issue, we propose a new semi-supervised few-shot learning method with triplet metric learning and Kullback-Leibler optimization, in which KL divergence is employed to dynamically determine the inter-class margin; whereas the triplet metric learning is employed to achieve intra-class clustering. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by E.A. Mikhaylov, V.I. Mishchenko, A.P. Permyakov

“…The article analyzes the works devoted to existing approaches to substantiating the service life of complex technical systems. Materials and methods. The substantiation is carried out that one of the promising areas of modeling the processes of functioning of complex technical systems are the theories of semi-Markov processes, which allow taking into account all the variety of probabilistic processes accompanying the operation of metrological complexes. …”

Assessing habitat suitability for aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) reintroduction in southeastern morocco to promote ecotourism by Lahbib Naimi, El Mahi Bouziane, Lamya Benaddi, Abdeslam Jakimi, Mohamed Manaouch

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Adaptive agroforestry—mitigating climate change impacts by farmers’ perception in different climate conditions in Iran by Sajad Ghanbari, Mostafa Jafari, Javad Ghasemi, Ivan L. Eastin, Pedro Álvarez-Álvarez, Samira Sasanifar, Mohsen Azizi, Leila Eskandari

“…The farm size assigned for the agroforestry systems in the semi-arid region was 0.86 ha, which was higher than that assigned in other regions. …”
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Establishing Multi-Dimensional LC-MS Systems for Versatile Workflows to Analyze Therapeutic Antibodies at Different Molecular Levels in Routine Operations by Katrin Heinrich, Sina Hoelterhoff, Saban Oezipek, Martin Winter, Tobias Rainer, Lucas Hourtoulle, Ingrid Grunert, Tobias Graf, Michael Leiss, Anja Bathke

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Design of a spider-inspired wheeled compliant leg for search mobile robots by Yilin Wang, Felix Pancheri, Tim C. Lueth, Yilun Sun

“…Different from the traditional fully-actuated method with independent motor joint control, this leg employs an under-actuated compliant mechanism design with overall semi-tendon-driven control, which enables the passive and active terrain adaptation, system simplification and lightweight of the realized search robot. …”
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A Delphi-based framework for optimizing nurse staffing in Chinese hospitals by Waner Wang, Waner Wang, Gege Li, Jiangfeng Pu, Tiemei Shen, Zhanghao Xie, Lifang Chen, Hong Cui, Peng Xu, Huigen Huang, Huigen Huang

“…The primary objectives of this optimization process include reducing nurse workload, improving job satisfaction, and decreasing turnover rates, all of which facilitate improved patient outcomes.MethodsThe evaluation index pool and questionnaire for the index system consultation were developed using a literature review and semi-structured expert interviews. …”
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Material Flow Optimization as a Tool for Improving Logistics Processes in the Company by Juraj Čamaj, Zdenka Bulková, Jozef Gašparík

“…Advancements in transport engineering and technology play a crucial role in improving multimodal transport systems and optimizing logistics operations. This study focuses on efficient material flow management in an industrial enterprise, directly supporting the goals of sustainable transport and innovative logistics strategies. …”
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Development and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Disc-Buckle Steel Scaffold Joint by Si Wei, Yu Xu, Bing Yuan, Haofan Chen, Genquan Zhong, Guoyan Zhang

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Uniqueness of Optimal Power Management Strategies for Energy Storage Dynamic Models by Tom Goldstein-Tweg, Elinor Ginzburg-Ganz, Juri Belikov, Yoash Levron

“…This paper contributes to the field of analytic and semi-analytic solutions for optimal power flow problems involving storage systems. …”
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Optimal information dissemination strategy to promote preventivebehaviors in multilayer epidemic networks by Heman Shakeri, Faryad Darabi Sahneh, Caterina Scoglio, Pietro Poggi-Corradini, Victor M. Preciado

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Physical–Mechanical Properties of Tomato Seedlings for the Design and Optimization of Automatic Transplanters by Gaudencio Grande, Martín Hidalgo-Reyes, Pedro Cruz, Noé Velázquez-López

“…This study was based on the hypothesis that the hybrid type and its physical–mechanical properties significantly influence the operational efficiency of transplanting systems. Understanding these properties is essential for optimizing the performance of semi-automatic and automatic transplanters. …”
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State-of-the-Art Review of Structural Vibration Control: Overview and Research Gaps by Neethu B. Dharmajan, Mohammad AlHamaydeh

“…Semi-active devices, such as magnetorheological dampers, are highlighted for their ability to offer adaptive control without the high energy demands of fully active systems. …”
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Optimizing circadian drug infusion schedules towards personalized cancer chronotherapy. by Roger J W Hill, Pasquale F Innominato, Francis Lévi, Annabelle Ballesta

“…Precision medicine requires accurate technologies for drug administration and proper systems pharmacology approaches for patient data analysis. …”
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Extracting Optimal Number of Features for Machine Learning Models in Multilayer IoT Attacks by Badeea Al Sukhni, Soumya K. Manna, Jugal M. Dave, Leishi Zhang

“…Therefore, this research aims to develop a Semi-Automated Intrusion Detection System (SAIDS) that integrates efficient feature selection, feature weighting, normalisation, visualisation, and human–machine interaction to detect and identify multilayer attacks, enhancing mitigation strategies. …”
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Automated Detection of Young Eucalyptus Plants for Optimized Irrigation Management in Forest Plantations by Jhonata S. Santana, Domingos S. M. Valente, Daniel M. Queiroz, Andre L. F. Coelho, Igor A. Barbosa, Abdul Momin

“…However, growers often encounter challenges, such as high plant mortality, after transplantation, primarily due to water deficits. While semi-mechanized systems combining machinery and manual labor are commonly used, they incur substantial operational costs. …”
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Rapid Separation of Asiatic Acid, Quercetin, and Kaempferol from Traditional Chinese Medicine Centella asiatica (L.) Urban Using HSCCC-Semi-Prep-HPLC and the Assessment of Their Po... by Binbin Xia, Yali Li, Yang Liu, Wenfang Sun, Jing Chen, Liushui Li, Jingyao Pang, Xianjun Liu, Shicai Chen, Hua Cheng

“…Urban were established and optimized. This included selecting the solvent system, flow rate, rotation speed, and so on. …”
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