Response Surface Optimization of CuS Photocatalytic Process Using UV‐vis Irradiation for Wastewater Treatment by Caressa Munien, Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh, Sudesh Rathilal

“…Thus, this study aimed to optimize the operating parameters of the photocatalytic degradation process using copper sulphide (CuS) and UV‐visible irradiation via response surface methodology (RSM) to determine the relationship that exists between the most significant factors and the water quality parameters. The efficiency of the CuS photocatalyst was evaluated as a function of three input variables viz. …”
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A New Noninterior Continuation Method for Solving a System of Equalities and Inequalities by Jianguang Zhu, Binbin Hao

“…By using slack variables and minimum function, we first reformulate the system of equalities and inequalities as a system of nonsmooth equations, and, using smoothing technique, we construct the smooth operator. …”
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Fuzzy Goal Programming Procedure to Bilevel Multiobjective Linear Fractional Programming Problems by Mahmoud A. Abo-Sinna, Ibrahim A. Baky

“…In the proposed procedure, the membership functions for the defined fuzzy goals of the decision makers (DMs) objective functions at both levels as well as the membership functions for vector of fuzzy goals of the decision variables controlled by first-level decision maker are developed first in the model formulation of the problem. …”
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APPLICATION OF HYBRID RANDOM SEARCH METHOD TO OPTIMISATION OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS’ PARAMETERS by A. V. Panteleev, D. A. Rodionova

“…These problems belong to the class of constrained global optimization problems, where the level surface of the objective function has uneven relief and there is a large number of variables. …”
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Experiments in globalisation, food security and land use decision making. by Calum Brown, Dave Murray-Rust, Jasper van Vliet, Shah Jamal Alam, Peter H Verburg, Mark D Rounsevell

“…Both outcomes are subject to the responses of individual land managers to economic and environmental stimuli, and these responses are known to be variable and often (economically) irrational. We investigate the consequences of stylised food security policies and globalisation of agricultural markets on land use patterns under a variety of modelled forms of land manager behaviour, including variation in production levels, tenacity, land use intensity and multi-functionality. …”
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Market orientation and corporate performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia by Nabil Mohamed Abdo Alabsy

“…Corporate performance is a dependent variable, whereas business orientation, competitor orientation and inter-functional orientation are used as independent variables. …”
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Improvement of Calculation Technique for Flexible Orthotropic Plates on Elastic Base. Part 1: Calculation Theory by O. V. Kozunova

“…In nonlinear calculations, when finding the variable (secant) stiffness for the Zhemochkin section,  at each iteration, the “stiffness – curvature” dependence is used for each of the X and Y directions, approximated by a nonlinear function, the nature of the dependence of which graphically indicates the nonlinear-elastic operation of the orthotropic plate and its deformation taking into account crack formation and crack opening. …”
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Parameter Calculation and Rotor Structure Optimization Design of Solid Rotor Induction Motors by Hao Xu, Jinghong Zhao, Sinian Yan

“…On this basis, with efficiency, power factor, starting torque and starting current as the optimization objectives, and the number of slots, slot depth, slot width, squirrel cage material and end ring thickness as the optimization variables, the optimization schemes of slotted rotor and squirrel cage rotor are obtained by using the three-dimensional finite element method. …”
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Sustitución parcial de alimento balanceado comercial por saccharina rústica en pollo de engorde by Dixon Fabián Flórez-Delgado, Jesús Esteban Fonseca-García, Dubel Reinaldo Cely-Leal

“…Polynomial regression and the derivative of a quadratic function were used to determine the optimal saccharina level. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Fully Guided and Free-Hand Orthognathic Surgery: Advancements, Precision, and Clinical Outcomes by Sophia Tsokkou, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Antonios Keramas, Georgios Kiosis, Kanellos Skourtsidis, Danai Alexiou, Georgia-Nektaria Keskesiadou, Sofia Karachrysafi, Theodora Papamitsou, Ioannis Chatzistefanou

“…Key parameters analyzed include surgical precision, operative efficiency, complication rates, and functional/aesthetic results. …”
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Vibration Response and Evaluation Method of High-Speed Tracked Vehicles Driving Off-Road by Xin-yong Qiao, Ying Jin, Cheng Gu

“…Three fitting methods, namely polynomial response surface, Kriging method, and radial basis function neural network, were used to establish approximate models between the design variables and the objective function, respectively. …”
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Video Laryngoscopes in Simulated Neonatal Intubation: Usability Study by Jasmine Antoine, Kirsty McLeod, Luke Jardine, Helen G. Liley, Mia McLanders

“…Device efficacy was determined by first-pass success, number of attempts, and overall success. Efficiency was assessed by time to successful intubation and function test completion rates. …”
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Establishing a novel model to assess exercise capacity in chronic heart failure based on stress echocardiography by Huan Cen, Sinan Chen, Shen Feng, Xiankun Chen, Huiying Zhu, Wei Jiang, Han Zhang, Hongmei Liu, Bo Liu, Weihui Lu, Pengtao Sun

“…The analytical features of all patients in the four phases (rest, warm‐up, peak and recovery phases) of ESE included the following parameters: left ventricular (LV) systolic function, LV systolic function reserve, LV diastolic function, LV diastolic function reserve and right ventricular function. …”
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Possibilities of Using Artificial Intelligence in Security Analysis by Maciej Norbert Ciesielski

“…In total, out of twelve features/variables that make up analytical imagination, artificial intelligence already functions efficiently (or will function efficiently soon) in practically all of them.…”
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Development of Sub-channel Program and Multi-objective Optimization Method Research for Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger by CHEN Liqin, HUO Honglei, XIE Renyao, YANG Yi

“…The results of sensitivity analysis show that as the flow channel width and height of the cold side flow channel increase, the sensitivity of the objective function to the variables continues to decrease, the optimization effect gradually becomes worse, and there are optimal design points, which are 4 mm and 1 mm respectively. …”
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Evaluating Sensitivity of the Ranking of Forest Fuel Treatments to Manager’s Risk Attitudes and the Importance of Treatment Objectives, Montana, USA by Tony Prato, Travis Paveglio

“…The conceptual framework involves (1) defining a utility function on an index that is a weighted average of fuel treatment objectives and incorporates a manager’s risk attitude; (2) using the utility function to calculate utility values for FTSs; (3) applying the stochastic efficiency with respect to a function method to utility values to obtain certainty equivalents (CEs); and (4) ranking FTSs based on statistically significant differences in median CEs for pairs of FTSs. …”
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Skin Lesion Image Segmentation Algorithm Based on MC-UNet by Guihua Yang, Bingxing Pan

“…Finally, the network’s segmentation accuracy is improved through the use of a new loss function called MixLoss, which combines BceLoss and DiceLoss. …”
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Path integral for multiplicative noise: Generalized Fokker-Planck equation  and entropy production rate in stochastic processes with threshold by F. S. Abril-Bermúdez, C. J. Quimbay, J. E. Trinidad-Segovia, M. A. Sánchez-Granero

“…Then, using the Parisi-Sourlas method, we estimate the transition probability between states of a stochastic variable [X(t)] based on the cumulant-generating function (K_{η}) of the noise. …”
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ETHNOPEDAGOGICAL COMPONENT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN by M. M. Kolokoltsev

“…The inclusion of elements of the Buryat national sports into the program of variable school physical education classes at schools of Baikal region is proved. …”
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Adaptive Exploration Artificial Bee Colony for Mathematical Optimization by Shaymaa Alsamia, Edina Koch, Hazim Albedran, Richard Ray

“…The performance of AEABC was evaluated against 33 state-of-the-art metaheuristics across twenty-five benchmark functions and an engineering application. AEABC consistently outperformed its counterparts, demonstrating superior efficiency and accuracy. …”
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