Analysis the Variability of Agroclimatic Feasibility of Aloe Vera Cultivation in Hormozgan Province under four CO2 Representative Concentration Pathways by Shahrbanoo Qanbari Adivi, Amir Gandomkar, Morteza Khodagholi

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Efficient Solar Cell Design through Grey Wolf Optimization: Multi-Layer Thickness Optimization for Enhanced Short-Circuit Current Density by Hamed Kargaran, Hassan Alipour, Maryam Amirhoseiny, Ghasem Alahyarizadeh

“…Optimization problems can be classified as discrete or continuous, depending on the nature of the decision variables. Using continuous algorithms for problems that are inher-ently discrete can pose challenges in achieving optimal efficiency. …”
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Protective Potential and Functional Role of Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein by Alexandra Rak, Ekaterina Bazhenova, Polina Prokopenko, Victoria Matyushenko, Yana Orshanskaya, Konstantin V. Sivak, Arina Kostromitina, Larisa Rudenko, Irina Isakova-Sivak

“…The high mutational activity of SARS-CoV-2 leads to the emergence of new antigenic variants of the virus, which significantly reduces the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as the sensitivity of diagnostic test systems based on variable viral antigens. …”
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Reducing transmission expansion by co-optimizing sizing of wind, solar, storage and grid connection capacity by Aneesha Manocha, Gabriel Mantegna, Neha Patankar, Jesse D Jenkins

“…Expanding transmission capacity is likely a bottleneck that will restrict variable renewable energy (VRE) deployment required to achieve ambitious emission reduction goals. …”
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The interplay of SARS-CoV-2 evolution and constraints imposed by the structure and functionality of its proteins. by Lukasz Jaroszewski, Mallika Iyer, Arghavan Alisoltani, Mayya Sedova, Adam Godzik

“…By the analysis of close to 200,000 genomes we show that the patterns of the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations along its genome are closely correlated with the structural and functional features of the encoded proteins. …”
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Assessing CO2 Fluxes for European Peatlands in ORCHIDEE‐PEAT With Multiple Plant Functional Types by Liyang Liu, Chunjing Qiu, Yi Xi, Elodie Salmon, Aram Kalhori, Rebekka R. E. Artz, Christophe Guimbaud, Matthias Peichl, Joshua L. Ratcliffe, Koffi Dodji Noumonvi, Efrén López‐Blanco, Jiří Dušek, Tiina Markkanen, Torsten Sachs, Mika Aurela, Thu‐Hang Nguyen, Annalea Lohila, Ivan Mammarella, Philippe Ciais

“…We modified the ORCHIDEE‐PEAT global land surface model, which has a detailed description of peat processes, by incorporating three new peatland‐specific plant functional types (PFTs), namely deciduous broadleaf shrub, moss and lichen, as well as evergreen needleleaf tree in addition to previously peatland graminoid PFT to simulate peatland vegetation dynamic and soil CO2 fluxes. …”
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Pumpkin powder with co-products seeds and peel: effect on the physicochemical and functional properties by spray drying by Birina Luz Caballero-Gutiérrez, Carlos Julio Márquez-Cardozo, Héctor José Ciro-Velásquez, Misael Cortés-Rodríguez

“…The incorporation of pumpkin co-products (peel and seed) rich in phenolic and fat-soluble bioactive compounds, together with its pulp, allowed the development of a new pumpkin powder mixture (PPM) by spray drying (SD). …”
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Characterizing the effects of age, puberty, and sex on variability in resting-state functional connectivity in late childhood and early adolescence by Kelly A. Duffy, Andrea Wiglesworth, Donovan J. Roediger, Ellery Island, Bryon A. Mueller, Monica Luciana, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, Kathryn R. Cullen, Mark B. Fiecas

“…We found decreased variability in global efficiency across the age range, and increased variability within the frontolimbic network driven primarily by those assigned female at birth (AFAB). …”
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Measurement and analysis of technical efficiency in the production of wheat and barley crops in Erbil Governorate for the agricultural season 2020-2021 by Keshkhan Yousif Aziz

“…The study used the Cobb-Douglas production function using four traditional production factors, which are (land, labor, machinery, and fertilizers) in addition to a dummy variable (D1), which represents supplementary irrigation, to estimate the parameters of the stochastic frontier model. …”
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The constrained-disorder principle defines the functions of systems in nature by Yaron Ilan

“…The Constrained Disorder Principle (CDP) defines all systems in nature by their degree of inherent variability. Per the CDP, the intrinsic variability is mandatory for their proper function and is dynamically changed based on pressures. …”
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Pulmonary Function Disorders in Crews of Purse Seine Fishing Vessels by Monalisa Manuputty, Johanna Matakupan, Richard Latuhihin

“…Variables of working period and discipline on using masks also affect pulmonary function disorders directly or as moderator variables from dust and CO variables. …”
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Induction Motor Geometric Parameter Optimization Using a Metaheuristic Optimization Method for High-Efficiency Motor Design by Hasbi Apaydin, Necibe Füsun Oyman Serteller, Yüksel Oğuz

“…Ten motor design parameters were used as design variables. IM efficiency was improved, as the objective function. …”
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Productive wetlands restored for carbon sequestration quickly become net CO2 sinks with site-level factors driving uptake variability. by Alex C Valach, Kuno Kasak, Kyle S Hemes, Tyler L Anthony, Iryna Dronova, Sophie Taddeo, Whendee L Silver, Daphne Szutu, Joseph Verfaillie, Dennis D Baldocchi

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An efficient dynamic reliability method for maglev vehicle-bridge systems and its application in random controller parameters analysis by Lidong Wang, Qingrong Li, Xun Zhang, Xiumeng Bu, Peng Hu, Yan Han

“…Next, an adaptive surrogate model of the equivalent extreme value of the system dynamic response is established by combining an adaptive sampling method with radial basis functions. Finally, the adaptive surrogate model and PDEM are combined to further improve the efficiency of the dynamic reliability analysis. …”
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An analysis of agricultural production efficiency of Yellow River Basin based on a three-stage DEA Malmquist model by Xiejun Cheng, Jinxin Bian, Dongmei He, Decai Tang

“…Abstract Agriculture functions as the cornerstone of national development, and the Yellow River Basin (YRB) plays a crucial role in China’s economy. …”
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Consumptive Water Use and Efficiency of Irrigated U.S. Corn: Learning From Hundreds of Site‐Management‐Year Observations by Meetpal S. Kukal

“…With the largest water footprint, irrigated corn production in the U.S. must be assessed for its ETc and water use efficiency (WUE) at a scale meaningful for producers and water managers. …”
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Efficient Explainable Models for Alzheimer’s Disease Classification with Feature Selection and Data Balancing Approach Using Ensemble Learning by Yogita Dubey, Aditya Bhongade, Prachi Palsodkar, Punit Fulzele

“…Clinical data, including a range of cognitive, functional, and demographic variables, play a crucial role in Alzheimer’s disease classification. …”
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Evaluating the efficiency of emergency operation centers during pandemics: a cross-sectional study with operational managers in Iran by Majid Sartipi, Majid Sartipi, Asiye Aminafshar, Asiye Aminafshar, Abdolrazzagh Pakzad, Mohammadreza Shafiei, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Asghar Tavan

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Lightweight deep learning system for automated bone age assessment in Chinese children: enhancing clinical efficiency and diagnostic accuracy by Pang Hai, Zhang Bin, Liu Kesheng, Li Cong, Xu Fei

“…The second stage employs a modified EfficientNetB3 architecture for fine-grained epiphyseal grade classification, enhanced by the Rectified Adam (RAdam) optimizer and a composite loss function combining center loss and weighted cross-entropy to mitigate class imbalance. …”
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Bacteriophage-driven DNA inversions shape bacterial functionality and long-term co-existence in Bacteroides fragilis by Shaqed Carasso, Roni Keshet-David, Jia Zhang, Haitham Hajjo, Dana Kadosh-Kariti, Tal Gefen, Naama Geva-Zatorsky

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