Improved Nonprobabilistic Global Optimal Solution Method and Its Application in Bridge Reliability Assessment by Xiaoya Bian, Xuyong Chen, Hongyin Yang, Chen You

“…The presented method possessed the advantages of searching all probable failure points and generating less computation, by means of which the values of interval variables were determined based on the monotonicity of performance function to the corresponding variables. …”
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Engineering safe anti-CD19-CD28ζ CAR T cells with CD8a hinge domain in serum-free media for adoptive immunotherapy by Muthuganesh Muthuvel, Muthuganesh Muthuvel, Thamizhselvi Ganapathy, Trent Spencer, Sunil S. Raikar, Saravanabhavan Thangavel, Alok Srivastava, Alok Srivastava, Alok Srivastava, Sunil Martin

“…The cells were pre-stimulated through CD3/CD28 beads before lentiviral transduction. Transduction efficiency, fold expansion and phenotype were monitored for the CAR T cells expanded for 10–12 days. …”
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Development and optimization of an electrohydrodynamic dehydrator using ANN-GA for improved energy performance by Chakrit Suvanjumrat, Klar Kongsarai, Piyamon Phong-arom, Namnguen Chumphong, Machimontorn Promtong, Jetsadaporn Priyadumkol

“…The diffusion coefficient extracted from the moisture ratio function was used to assess the drying kinetics, while SEC was used to evaluate the energy efficiency of the EHD dehydrator under different parameter settings. …”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions for enhanced acetylcholine and biomass production of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AM2 using the Taguchi approach by Walid A. Lotfy, Amira M. Ali, Heba M. Abdou, Khaled M. Ghanem

“…Abstract This study aimed to optimize the fermentation conditions and medium composition for maximum acetylcholine (ACh) and biomass production by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AM2 using the Taguchi array design, which enables efficient identification of influential variables through minimal experimental runs. …”
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Stem Cell Therapies in Canine Cardiology: Comparative Efficacy, Emerging Trends, and Clinical Integration by Ahmed Farag, Hanan Hendawy, Mahmoud H. Emam, Mizuki Hasegawa, Ahmed S. Mandour, Ryou Tanaka

“…Challenges such as low cell retention, differentiation efficiency, and variability in therapeutic responses are also discussed. …”
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Elucidating Genotypic Variation in Quinoa via Multidimensional Agronomic, Physiological, and Biochemical Assessments by Samreen Nazeer, Muhammad Zubair Akram

“…The results revealed that significant variation was observed across all measured parameters, highlighting the diverse adaptive strategies and functional capacities among the tested genotypes. More specifically, genotypes Q4, Q11, Q15, and Q126 demonstrated superior agronomic potential and canopy-level physiological efficiencies, including high biomass accumulation, low infrared canopy temperatures and sustained NDVI values. …”
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The Model of Fundamental Chemical Training of Bachelors of Technical and Technological Directions in the Conditions of Blended Learning by N. M. Vostrikova

“…An e-learning course based on videoconferencing and Web 2.0 technologies allows teachers to efficiently integrate classroom and independent work of students and to upgrade lectures and practicals. …”
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Thermoelastic damping in piezothermoelastic nanobeam resonators under the strain gradient theory with micro-inertia and non-fourier heat conduction by Olha Hrytsyna, Maryan Hrytsyna

“…To account for small-scale effects, the Helmholtz free energy density is defined as a function of the strain tensor, strain gradient tensor, electric field vector, and temperature field, considering these parameters as independent state variables. …”
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Diversity and interdomain networks of bacterial, pico-protist and nano-protist communities in a marine ranching by Xinyi Zheng, Xin Guo, Xin Guo, Xiaoqing Lin, Cheng Huang, Lingfeng Huang

“…Interdomain microbial networks showed the highest robustness and information transfer efficiency in autumn. This pattern was linked not only to environmental conditions but also to how specialized the protist communities became during that time. …”
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FORMAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PIXEL-BY-PIXEL CLASSIFICATION PROCESS USING A MODIFIED WANG-MENDEL NEURAL NETWORK by Oleksii Kolomiitsev, Volodymyr Pustovarov

“…The purpose of the work is to develop the architecture of the modified fuzzy neural production network of Wang-Mendel as a classifier for image segmentation to increase the values of efficiency and reliability of urban monitoring. The following tasks are solved in the article: analysis of possibilities of Wang-Mendel network modification based on representation of membership functions in terms of interval fuzzy sets of the second type (IFST2) and realization of phasing, aggregation and activation operations using IFST 2 operations, development of the architecture of the modified fuzzy neural production network of Wang-Mendel as a classifier for image segmentation. …”
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A Novel Exploration Stage Approach to Improve Crayfish Optimization Algorithm: Solution to Real-World Engineering Design Problems by Harun Gezici

“…It is deprived of a stochastic variable and is not able to generate an applicable balance between exploration and exploitation. …”
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Optimal Design Method of Integrated Energy Systems Considering Staged Planning and Equipment Replacement by Lei ZOU, Yiming TANG, Zhuping LIU, Zhengyong WU, Chao FANG, Chaoqun WANG, Fushuan WEN

“…Then, with the whole project cycle as the optimization time scale, the relationship between the equipment installation year and the current remaining life is modeled by introducing the equipment selection and operation decision variables. Finally, considering the influence of economic factors such as nominal interest rates and inflation rates, an objective function, involving investment costs, operating costs, and equipment residual value income, is constructed, with the optimal economical performance as the goal. …”
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Decarbonisation pathways for industrial clusters through multi-energy systems by Ugochukwu Ngwaka, Yousaf Khalid, Janie Ling-Chin, John Counsell, Ruben Pinedo-Cuenca, Huda Dawood, Andrew J. Smallbone, Nashwan Dawood, Anthony P. Roskilly

“…Given the complex and nonlinear interconnections among systems within a multi-energy cluster, this study extends the dynamic multi-vector methodology to multi-energy system clusters, representing variables as nodes and converting them into transfer functions for system integration. …”
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Eco-engineered remediation: Microbial and rhizosphere-based strategies for heavy metal detoxification by Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Alaa El Din Mahmoud, Joydeep Dutta, Rattandeep Singh, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha, Tabarak Malik

“…Moreover, a detailed understanding of plant–microbe interactions and the role of secondary metabolite signalling in the rhizosphere is essential to improve remediation efficiency. Future strategies should prioritize the application of functional genomics, developing bioinoculants tailored to specific environmental conditions, and implementing robust ecological risk assessments for GEMs. …”
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Interval Economic Dispatch for Commercial Campus Integrated Energy System with Demand Response Considering Multiple Uncertainties by Xuan Sheng, Shunjiang Lin, Weikun Liang, Yue Pan, Mingbo Liu

“…Test results from actual CCIES demonstrate that the DR can improve the economy and reduce the uncertain fluctuation range of both the objective function and state variables. The ED result can maintain an economical and secure operation under multiple uncertain fluctuations.…”
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Androgen receptor co-regulation in prostate cancer by Dhirodatta Senapati, Sangeeta Kumari, Hannelore V. Heemers

“…Novel therapeutic strategies are being explored that involve targeting other critical AR domains such as those that mediate its constitutively active transactivation function, its DNA binding ability, or its interaction with co-operating transcriptional regulators. …”
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Construction Concrete Price Prediction Based on a Double-Branch Physics-Informed Neural Network by Kaier Shi, Ruiqing Han, Zhipeng Li, Pan Guo

“…Moreover, a comparative analysis using a traditional ANN model is conducted to verify the efficiency of the DB-PINN model, and a parameter sensitivity analysis is performed to reveal the impact of each raw material price factor and macroeconomic indicator on the construction concrete price. …”
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Peak Arm Current Reduction of Modular Multilevel Converter Based on Particle Swarm Optimizer for Circulating Current Injections by Riyadh Toman Thahab, Tahani Hamodi Al-Mhana

“…The magnitude and phase of the injected components are treated as variables in the optimisation process, with the goal of minimising the peak arm current as the cost function. …”
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Selection of Superior Lentil (Lens esculenta M.) Genotypes by Assessing Character Association and Genetic Diversity by U. K. Nath, Santona Rani, M. R. Paul, M. N. Alam, B. Horneburg

“…However, discriminant function analysis revealed a progressive increase in the efficiency of selection and BM-70 ranked as the best followed by the genotypes BM-739, BM-680, BM-185, and BM-513. …”
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A study of the effects of situational strength on self-efficacy and happiness: comparing individualist and collectivist cultures by Young Hyun Yeo, Ju Ho Lee, Keon-Hyung Lee

“…While this may enhance organizational efficiency by minimizing variability in individual performance, it can also suppress self-expression and elevate stress—particularly for individuals in collectivist cultures who face stronger normative control. …”
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