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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Gross Tonnage-Based Statistical Modeling and Calculation of Shipping Emissions for the Bosphorus Strait by Kaan Ünlügençoğlu

“…These EPA-estimated values served as dependent variables in the modeling process. The modeling framework followed a three-step strategy: (1) outlier detection using Rosner’s test to reduce the influence of outliers on model accuracy, (2) curve fitting with 12 regression models representing four curve types—polynomial (e.g., linear, quadratic), concave/convex (e.g., exponential, logarithmic), sigmoidal (e.g., logistic, Gompertz, Weibull), and spline-based (e.g., cubic spline, natural spline)—to capture diverse functional relationships between GT and emissions, and (3) model comparison using difference performance metrics to ensure a comprehensive assessment of predictive accuracy, consistency, and bias. …”
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Multi-Scale Multi-Domain Hybrid Finite Element Modeling of Light Propagation by Jingwei Wang, Zhanwen Wang, Lida Liu, Yuntian Chen

“…We revisit finite element method of modeling multi-scale photonic/electromagnetic devices via the proposed beam basis function, in combination with domain decompositions. …”
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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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Anomalous Behavior in Weather Forecast Uncertainty: Implications for Ship Weather Routing by Marijana Marjanović, Jasna Prpić-Oršić, Anton Turk, Marko Valčić

“…This allows uncertainty to be quantified not as a static estimate, but as a function sensitive to both variable type and prediction horizon. …”
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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

“…Traditional price prediction of construction material concrete often adopts macroeconomic indicators as independent variables. However, since there is often a closer relationship between the raw materials of construction concrete and the production of construction materials, the price prediction of construction concrete based on raw material prices can more directly ensure the prediction accuracy. …”
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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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Large live biomass carbon losses from droughts in the northern temperate ecosystems during 2016-2022 by Xiaojun Li, Philippe Ciais, Rasmus Fensholt, Jérome Chave, Stephen Sitch, Josep G. Canadell, Martin Brandt, Lei Fan, Xiangming Xiao, Shengli Tao, Huan Wang, Clément Albergel, Hui Yang, Frédéric Frappart, Mengjia Wang, Ana Bastos, Philippe Maisongrande, Yuanwei Qin, Zanpin Xing, Tianxiang Cui, Ling Yu, Lei He, Yi Zheng, Xiangzhuo Liu, Yuqing Liu, Aurelien De Truchis, Jean-Pierre Wigneron

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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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Social capital as a determinant of quality of life in greek cancer patients: a cross-sectional study by Athanasios Pitis, Maria Diamantopoulou, Aspasia Panagiotou, Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Foteini Tzavella

“…The association between QoL and Social capital scales was checked via Spearman correlation coefficients (rho).ResultsGreater total score in Social capital scale was significantly associated with greater overall QoL (β = 0.005; p < 0.001), better Emotional functioning (β = 0.004; p = 0.004) and better Social functioning (β = 0.009; p = 0.002),with lower Nausea and vomiting (β = −0.017; p = 0.015), Insomnia (β = −0.014; p = 0.002), Appetite loss (β = −0.010; p = 0.018) and Constipation symptoms (β = −0.009; p = 0.047).ConclusionThere was a strong association between a greater social capital score and the quality of life of Greek cancer patients, indicating that higher levels of social capital are associated with improved quality of life.…”
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Beyond Spirometry: Linking Wasted Ventilation to Exertional Dyspnea in the Initial Stages of COPD by J. Alberto Neder, Giles Santyr, Brandon Zanette, Miranda Kirby, Marina Pourafkari, Matthew D. James, Sandra G. Vincent, Carrie Ferguson, Chu-Yi Wang, Nicolle J. Domnik, Devin B. Phillips, Janos Porszasz, William W. Stringer, Denis E. O’Donnell

“…Pulmonary function tests estimating the extension of the wasted ventilation and selected cardiopulmonary exercise testing variables can, therefore, shed unique light on the genesis of patients’ out-of-proportion dyspnea. …”
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An FPGA-accelerated multi-level AI-integrated simulation framework for multi-time domain power systems with high penetration of power converters by Chen Liu, Peng Su, Hao Bai, Xizheng Guo, Alber Filbà Martínez, Jose Luis Dominguez Garcia

“…By integrating AI techniques, such as back propagation neural networks, the framework predicts variables with high computational complexity, improving accuracy and simulation efficiency. …”
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COSP-RTTOV-1.0: flexible radiation diagnostics to enable new science applications in model evaluation, climate change detection, and satellite mission design by J. K. Shaw, J. K. Shaw, D. J. Swales, S. DeSouza-Machado, D. D. Turner, J. E. Kay, J. E. Kay, D. P. Schneider

“…Outputs from COSP-RTTOV are consistent with instrument spectral response functions, orbit sampling, and the physics of the host model. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of a novel control algorithm and scheduling procedure for optimal use of energy storage systems by Amirhossein Hamzeiyan, Armin Ebrahimi

“…Regarding this, 2 hypothesis load demand profiles as well as 5 different scenarios with diverse objective functions, including ESS capacity, standby days of the ESS, etc., were considered for multi-objective optimization, and the control algorithm was applied to them. …”
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Cognitive Agent-Based Modeling to Optimize Complex Project Management Under Uncertainty by Liliana M. Pantoja-Rojas, Marco A. Alzate-Monroy, Vactor H. Medina-Garcaa, Luis G. Moreno-Sandoval

“…Overall, the study underscores the importance of organizational continuity and the thoughtful design of collaboration parameters to achieve efficient performance in complex project settings. …”
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Review: roles of mycorrhizal symbioses and associated soil microbiomes in ecological restoration by Christine Lethielleux-Juge

“…A similar recovery period was observed for fungal communities in forest restoration, where ectomycorrhizal mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) species dominate, and diversity increased with time post-revegetation, influenced by edaphic variables and tree species. Under heavy metal (HM) contamination, microorganism classes, enzymes, and AMF efficiency vary with time, soil parameters, restoration treatments, plant species, and levels of soil contamination, with Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria being often predominant. …”
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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…The optimization tasks are handled using the Sequential Least Squares Programming (SLSQP) algorithm, which is well-suited for managing quadratic objective functions, nonlinear constraints, and bounded variables. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Quality Service Delivery: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Ahimbisibwe, Laban Isaac

“…Recommendations encouraged that procurement personnel and accounting officers be given training on the need and value of having functional internal control systems as well as enabling other organizational members to adopt the currently available internal controls for effective and efficient service delivery while areas for further improvement suggested that research be carried out to in other public entities to determine how internal control affects service delivery.…”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Bosnian and Herzegovinian Patients with Heart Failure by Jasna Ibrahimović-Pašić, Orhan Lepara, Amela Dervišević, Nermina Babić, Nesina Avdagić, Amina Valjevac, Asija Začiragić

“…Associations between categorical variables and correlation coefficients were assessed by the Chi-square and Spearman test, respectively. …”
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INVARIANTS OF GENERALIZED RAPOPORT-LEAS EQUATIONS by E. N. Kushner

“…For the generalized Rapoport-Leas equations, algebra of differential invariants is constructed with respect to point transformations, that is, transformations of independent and dependent variables. The finding of a general transformation of this type reduces to solving an extremely complicated functional equation. …”
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