Enhancement of blood flow containing tri-nanoparticles between bent peristaltic conduit and endoscope via thermal radiation and magnetic resonance by Awatif J. Alqarni, Essam M. Elsaid, Mohamed R. Eid, Mohamed S. Abdel-wahed

“…Three nanoparticles, copper, silver, and aluminum oxide were dispersed in blood as a basic fluid to study their potential effects on the flow and temperatures of the mixed fluid under thermal radiation and magnetic resonance, as well as the system's entropy optimization. The authors explored this system to understand flowing and heat diffusion in peristaltic conduits and as a medical application that may offer a future perspective for all researchers. …”
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Adsorption of Chromium (VI) by Cu (I)-MOF in Water: Optimization, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics by Hongxue Qi, Xianjun Niu, Haipeng Wu, Xiuping Liu, Yongqiang Chen

“…Subsequently, the thermodynamic parameters of the adsorption were calculated as follows: enthalpy change (ΔHθ) was −8.583 kJ·mol−1, entropy change (ΔSθ) was −8.243 J·mol−1 K−1, and the Gibbs function change (ΔGθ) was less than zero in the temperature range of 288–328 K, indicating that the reaction was spontaneous. …”
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High-integrated photonic tensor core utilizing high-dimensional lightwave and microwave multidomain multiplexing by Xiangyan Meng, Nuannuan Shi, Guojie Zhang, Junshen Li, Ye Jin, Shiyou Sun, Yichen Shen, Wei Li, Ninghua Zhu, Ming Li

“…Benefiting from the available optical multidimensional information entropy, optical intelligent computing is used as an alternative solution to address the emerging challenges of electrical computing. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Electric Vehicle Charging Network Service Quality Considering User Satisfaction by Shukang Lyu, Yi Pan, Huiyu Miao, Xiaodong Yuan, Fei Zeng

“…Then, using a combination of the entropy weight method (EWM) and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) with game theory, we determine the composite weights for the index system. …”
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A novel approach for agricultural carbon emission reduction by integrating fermatean neutrosophic set with WINGS and AHP-EWM by Kecheng Zhang, Zhicheng Chen, Yawen Wang

“…This study presents an innovative integrated model that employs Fermatean Neutrosophic Set in conjunction with the Weighted Influence Nonlinear Gauge System and the Analytic Hierarchy Process combined with the Entropy Weight Method to assess key factors influencing agricultural carbon reduction. …”
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Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Oil Extraction from Jatropha curcas L. Using Ethanol as a Solvent by Silmara Bispo dos Santos, Marcio Arêdes Martins, Ana Lívia Caneschi, Paulo Rafael Morette Aguilar, Jane Sélia dos Reis Coimbra

“…The variations of enthalpy and entropy were positive, indicating that the process is endothermic and irreversible. …”
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Evaluation of Spatial Spillover Effect of Multidimensional Hybrid Financial Risk Contagion Based on the DAI Spatial Econometric Model by Shanshen Li, Zhonghui Dong

“…This paper proposed to transfer entropy information weight information and introduce the GARCH (generalized auto-regressive conditional heteroskedasticity) model to improve the traditional econometric model. …”
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Corrosion Inhibition Mechanism of Mild Steel by Amylose-Acetate/Carboxymethyl Chitosan Composites in Acidic Media by Maria Erna, Herdini Herdini, Dedi Futra

“…The activation energy (Ea), free energy of adsorption (ΔG), enthalpy of activation (ΔHads), and entropy of activation (ΔSads) were determined in order to elucidate the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. …”
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Heatwave induced health vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh by Maria Mehrin, Fatema Tuz Zuhra, Md Mafizur Rahman

“…The final selection of 14 indicators, three for exposure, seven for sensitivity, and four for adaptive capacity, was made independently by the authors after consulting with experts and considering data availability. The entropy weight method, known for its objectivity in decision-making, was applied to assign weights to each indicator. …”
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Traffic Risk Assessment Based on Warning Data by Tao Wang, Binbin Chen, Yuzhi Chen, Shejun Deng, Jun Chen

“…Then, the risk responsibility weights of each warning type were determined using the entropy weight method. The risk classification thresholds were determined based on the Gaussian Mixture Model algorithm. …”
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Evaluation of internal coupling and coordination degree and diagnosis of obstacle factors for high-quality regional economic development: Evidence from Chongqing's " One District,... by Sifang Che, Xi Zhang, Weijia Shu

“…The study builds a high-quality development index system encompassing dimensions of economic vitality, coordinated development, green development, and digital development. Utilizing the entropy weight TOPSIS method, the coupling coordination model, and the barrier factor model, this research examines the high-quality economic development level, internal coupling coordination, and obstacle factors in Chongqing's "one district and two groups" from 2017 to 2021. …”
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Bunch of Grape-Like Shape PANI/Ag2O/Ag Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation from Wastewater by N. M. A. Hadia, Ali Hajjiah, Asmaa M. Elsayed, S. H. Mohamed, Mansoor Alruqi, Mohamed Shaban, Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani, Ahmed Adel A. Abdelazeez, Mohamed Rabia

“…The thermodynamic parameters are calculated, in which the activation energy (Ea), enthalpy (ΔH∗), and entropy (ΔS∗) values are 27.1 kJ·mol-1, 24.5 J mol-1, and 140.5 J K-1 mol-1, respectively. …”
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Pleasant/Unpleasant Filtering for Affective Image Retrieval Based on Cross-Correlation of EEG Features by Keranmu Xielifuguli, Akira Fujisawa, Yusuke Kusumoto, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Kita

“…Using a set of images retrieved by similarity retrieval, we perform the sensitivity-based pleasant/unpleasant classification of images based on the affective features extracted from images with the maximum entropy method: MEM. In the present study, the affective features comprised cross-correlation features obtained from EEGs produced when an individual observed an image. …”
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Target Threat Assessment in Air Combat Based on Improved Glowworm Swarm Optimization and ELM Neural Network by Yuan Cao, Ying-Xin Kou, An Xu, Zhi-Fei Xi

“…Then, the threat assessment index functions of angle, speed, distance, altitude, and air combat capability are constructed, respectively, and the sample data of air combat target threat assessment are obtained by combining the structure entropy weight method. Finally, the air combat data is selected from the air combat maneuvering instrument (ACMI), and the accuracy and real-time performance of the LDA-IGSO-ELM algorithm are verified through simulation. …”
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Species distribution modelling using MaxEnt: overview and prospects by Yuliia Novoseltseva

“…One such tool for predicting the potential distribution of species is the maximum entropy method (MaxEnt). This method is particularly valuable when working with biodiversity data collected from herbaria and museum collections, as such data typically only contains information about where a species has been recorded, rather than where it is absent. …”
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High-Level Design and Implementation of a Configurable Cryptosystem With a Novel Chaos-Enhanced Function by Medien Zeghid, Hassan Yousif Ahmed, Akhtar Nawaz Khan

“…Of course, the efficiency of the proposed chaotic map is demonstrated by the time evolution, the Bifurcation diagram, Permutation Entropy (PE), Fuzzy Correlation Dimension (FCD), and Lyapunov Exponent (LE) analyses and comparison with the existing reported maps. …”
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Synthesis of zeolite from rice husk ash and kaolinite clay for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by Justice Hayfron, Sirpa Jääskeläinen, Samuel Tetteh

“…Assemment of the thermodynamic parameters gave an enthalpy change (ΔH°) of −1.871 kJ/mol and an entropy change (ΔS°) of +10.18 JK−1mol−1. Generally the Gibbs free energy (ΔG°) was negative and dereased with temperature. …”
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ANALYZING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES BEFORE AND AFTER INDUSTRY 4.0: AN APPLICATION IN THE BIST SUSTAINABILITY INDEX by Merve Kara, İsmail Fatih Ceyhan

“…For this purpose, the companies' financial performances were analyzed and compared between 2013-2015 and 2016-2018 with the Gray Relational Analysis method, one of the multi-criteria decision-making techniques. The entropy which is an objective method, was preferred for weighting the criteria. …”
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Adsorptive Performance of Polypyrrole-Based KOH-Activated Carbon for the Cationic Dye Crystal Violet: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies by Abdulaziz Ali Alghamdi, Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni, Naaser A. Y. Abduh, Safiah A. Alramadhan, Mashael T. Aljboar, Waseem Sharaf Saeed

“…Under the examined conditions, the values of the thermodynamic parameters free energy, enthalpy, and entropy indicate a spontaneous, endothermic, and physisorption adsorption process. …”
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Comprehensive risk assessment of high-temperature disasters affecting rice production in Shanghai by Gaoyue Gu, Qiang Wang, Jun Shi, Yudan Gu, Haihong Li, Ya Wang, Jianhua Dai, Jiong Shu

“…The corresponding weights of eight indicators selected from hazard, vulnerability, and exposure were obtained through the entropy weight method and expert scoring method. The results show that: (1) the areas with high climatic suitability for rice mainly surround the central city in the shape of a trumpet, indicating that the climate in the area from the northwest side of the central city to the area in Songjiang and Minhang is suitable for rice growth; and (2) the high-risk area for high-temperature disaster for rice in the research region mainly focuses on the southwest of Shanghai, indicating that rice yields are vulnerable to high-temperature disasters in the southwest of Shanghai. …”
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