Numerical Mixing Index: Definition and Application on Concrete Mixer by Cristian Ferrari, Nicolò Beccati, Luca Magri

“…The method predicts the distribution efficiency of the materials within a truck mixer as a function of its internal geometry, rotation speed, and mixture composition. …”
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Providing a Framework for Performance Evaluation of Organizations in Successfully Implementing TQM, Based on Knowledge Management Approach and Organizational Agility by Neda Irannejad, Hadi Shirouyehzad, Arash Shahin

“…To express the above-given relationship, group interpretive structural modelling (ISM (interpretive structural modelling)) techniques have been used to rank the components of each domain; also, fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD (fuzzy quality function deployment)) technique has been applied to find the weight and relationship of the three mentioned domains by examining the independent and interface variables of the previous step. …”
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Insights into the Estimation of the Enhanced Thermal Conductivity of Phase Change Material-Containing Oxide Nanoparticles using Gaussian Process Regression Method by Tzu-Chia Chen, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Aras Masood Ismael, Jamshid Pouresmi, Danial Ahangari, Saja Mohammed Noori

“…In the following, a sensitivity analysis (SA) is used to explore the effectiveness of variables in terms of outputs and shows that the temperature (T) of nanofluid (NF) is the most efficient input parameter. …”
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Impact of coffee exports on economic growth in Ethiopia; An empirical investigation by Netsanet Gizaw, Jemal Abafita, Tesfaye Melaku Merra

“…The study employed an extended generalized Cobb–Douglas production function model using data from the National Bank of Ethiopia and World Bank data base from 1980 to 2017. …”
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Spatiotemporal Multivariate Weather Prediction Network Based on CNN-Transformer by Ruowu Wu, Yandan Liang, Lianlei Lin, Zongwei Zhang

“…However, the existing data-based weather prediction methods cannot adequately capture the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of the target region, which makes it difficult for the existing methods to meet practical application requirements in terms of efficiency and accuracy. Changes in weather involve both strongly correlated spatial and temporal continuation relationships, and at the same time, the variables interact with each other, so capturing the dynamic correlations among space, time, and variables is particularly important for accurate weather prediction. …”
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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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Time-Jerk Optimal Robotic Trajectory Planning Under Jerk and Continuity Constraints via Convex Optimization by Chen Qian, Jianjun Yao, Yikun Zhang

“…Experimental results confirm that the proposed method effectively improves robot efficiency and trajectory smoothness.…”
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A New Optimization Approach for Maximizing the Photovoltaic Panel Power Based on Genetic Algorithm and Lagrange Multiplier Algorithm by Mahdi M. M. El-Arini, Ahmed M. Othman, Ahmed Fathy

“…In recent years, the solar energy has become one of the most important alternative sources of electric energy, so it is important to operate photovoltaic (PV) panel at the optimal point to obtain the possible maximum efficiency. This paper presents a new optimization approach to maximize the electrical power of a PV panel. …”
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A Three-Block Inexact Heterogeneous Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Elliptic PDE-Constrained Optimization Problems with a Control Gradient Penalty Term by Xiaotong Chen, Tongtong Wang, Xiaoliang Song

“…Numerical results are provided to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.…”
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Optimization of Aerodynamic Design of a Winged UAV Through Genetic Algorithms and Large Eddy Simulation by Mohammad Javad Ebrahimi, Mahmoud Pasandidehfard, Ali Esmaeili, Mohammad Hossein Moghimi Esfandabadi

“…Optimization was conducted for six variables in a single stage, with 25 tests performed. …”
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Optimal tuning of multi-PID controller using improved CMOCSO algorithm by Ying Hu, Xiongyan Liu, Hao Chen

“…In this model, the parameters are designated as decision variables, the performance index serves as the objective function, and the stability constraints of the system are incorporated. …”
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Performance Investigation of Coated Carbide Tools in Milling Procedures by Paschalis Charalampous

“…The optimization of the manufacturing conditions in milling processes composes a crucial task for enhancing machining efficiency and extending the tool’s lifespan. This study presents an investigation of the cutting tool’s performance under varying machining parameters via the generation of an experimental dataset that was obtained through laboratory-controlled milling operations. …”
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Two-Echelon Location-Routing Problem with Fuzzy Demand of Rural E-Commerce Logistics by Xiaojuan LU, Jianjun WANG, Shuai WU, Shiyu ZHENG, Qian LIU

“…Considering fuzzy demand, government subsidies and simultaneous delivery, the objective function aims to maximise the profit of enterprises considering government subsidies. …”
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Evaluation of Multiparameter Likelihoods through Iteration of Two-dimensional Slices by Joel S. Jayson

“…Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) computation has been the dominant instrument for evaluating multiparameter functions. For applications with a quasi-linear variable such as, A _s , the 2D iterative method is orders of magnitude more efficient than MCMC.…”
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Thermal and flow simulations of metal oxide trihybrid nanofluids over a vertical stretching cylinder by T. Giftlin Blessy, B. Rushi Kumar

“…By employing similarity variables, we transform the governing equations into dimensionless ordinary differential equations, which are then solved numerically using MATLAB's bvp4c function. …”
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Protein docking by the underestimation of free energy funnels in the space of encounter complexes. by Yang Shen, Ioannis Ch Paschalidis, Pirooz Vakili, Sandor Vajda

“…The removal of the center-to-center distance turns out to vastly improve the efficiency of the search, because the five-dimensional space now exhibits a well-behaved energy surface suitable for underestimation. …”
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Optimization of phosphorus adsorption on honeycomb briquette ash by application of response surface methodology by Yu Li, Jianfa Yang, Zemin Zhang, Jie Yuan

“…At these conditions, removal efficiency and desirability function were found to be 96% and 1.000, respectively. …”
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A Hybrid RBF-PSO Framework for Real-Time Temperature Field Prediction and Hydration Heat Parameter Inversion in Mass Concrete Structures by Shi Zheng, Lifen Lin, Wufeng Mao, Yanhong Wang, Jinsong Liu, Yili Yuan

“…These findings guided a phased optimization strategy, as follows: prioritizing high-precision calibration of dominant parameters while relaxing constraints on low-sensitivity variables, thereby balancing accuracy and computational efficiency. …”
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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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Numerical and Experimental Study of a Hydrodynamic Analysis of the Periodical Fluctuation of Bio-Inspired Banded Fins by Chonglei Wang, Qihang Liu, Junhao Yang, Chunyu Guo

“…By using a method of controlling variables, such as wave number, swing angle, and frequency, where only one independent variable is changed at a time while the others remain constant, the impact on thrust coefficient function and the obtained periodic variation laws governing hydrodynamic performance are studied. …”
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