Meta Learner-Based Transfer Learning: Bridging Simulation and Actual Router Metrics by Kyota Hattori, Tomohiro Korikawa, Chikako Takasaki

“…However, the creation of router models has been limited by the high cost and difficulty of acquiring the extensive real-world datasets for various traffic patterns required to train actual router models. …”
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Waist-to-Height Ratio as a predictor of cardiovascular and metabolic health in a pediatric population. by Per Morten Fredriksen, Asgeir Mamen, Nandu Goswami, Morten Lindberg

“…Implementing WHtR in routine health assessments could provide an accessible and cost-effective method for early identification of at-risk children, enabling timely interventions to improve long-term health outcomes.…”
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Hybrid boosted attention-based LightGBM framework for enhanced credit risk assessment in digital finance by Chengwei Ying, Anlu Shi, Xiongyi Li

“…The HBA-LGBM model introduces four key innovations: (1) a multi-stage feature selection mechanism that dynamically filters key borrower attributes; (2) an attention-based feature enhancement layer, which prioritizes critical financial risk factors dynamically based on contextual importance; (3) a hybrid boosting strategy, integrating LightGBM with an adaptive neural network, enabling the model to capture complex borrower behavior and non-linear credit risk patterns; and (4) an advanced imbalanced learning strategy, combining synthetic data augmentation and cost-sensitive learning to mitigate class imbalance and enhance minority class predictions. …”
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Fault suppression strategy of active compensators in asymmetric distribution networks by Jian-zhang You, Ke-huan Liu, Mou-fa Guo, Xiang-jun Zeng

“…However, its compensation performance is affected by three-phase asymmetrical voltage, and the cost of active compensators is relatively high. Therefore, this paper proposes a fault suppression strategy that considers the impact of asymmetrical voltage and is suitable for active compensators. …”
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Achieving low-temperature Cu–Cu bonding platform via area-selective metal films with superior surface roughness for advanced packaging by Mu-Ping Hsu, Chi-Yu Chen, Hsin-Chi Chang, Kuan-Neng Chen

“…These findings underscore the importance of pretreatment engineering in electroless plating processes, paving the way for more robust, scalable, and cost-effective Cu–Cu bonding solutions in next-generation advanced packaging.…”
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A bi-decision model for electric vehicle dispatch and battery swapping station charging schedule problem by Yong Su, Shishun Tian, Hao Wu, Xia Li

“…In this paper, a bi-decision model for EV dispatch and BSS charging schedule problem is proposed to minimize the average extra time (ET) through the assigned BSS for EVs, and optimize the electricity cost, charging damage to batteries, and power load variance for BSSs, where the solution in the first decision is the pre-defined condition of the second decision model. …”
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Predicting the Probability of Failure in Truss Structures Using Artificial Neural Networks by Mohammadreza Gholami, Seyed Ahmad Mobinipour, Mohammad Javad Haji Mazdarani, Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez

“…The main issues in structural reliability assessment are the excessive computational cost as well as the accuracy. Artificial neural network (ANN) can be used for structural reliability assessment. …”
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A Hybrid Modified Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)-Based Artificial Neural Network Model for Power Management Controller and Hybrid Energy System for Energy Source Integration by Udayakumar Ramanathan, Sugumar Rajendran, Devi Thiyagarajan, Elankavi Rajendran

“…D/R (demands/responses), customer reactions, offering priorities, D/R properties like COE (cost of energies), and sizes (lengths) are considered in this work. …”
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Increase of Ecological Safety, Reliability and Efficiency of Coal-Fired Boilers by Volkov E.P., Arkhipov A.M., Prokhorov V.B., Chernov S.L.

“…The purpose of this article was to develop technical solutions for low-cost reconstruction of the boilers to ensure efficient combustion of the fuel and technological standards of emissions of nitrogen oxides. …”
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Comparison of Assisted Hatching Techniques and Their Impact on Clinical Pregnancy Outcomes with Optimization Strategies in In Vitro Fertilization by Devanshi Shah, Akash More, Namrata Choudhary

“…Additionally, the study will contribute to understanding the limitations and cost-effectiveness of AH in clinical practice.…”
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Quantum Algorithms for the Pathwise Lasso by Joao F. Doriguello, Debbie Lim, Chi Seng Pun, Patrick Rebentrost, Tushar Vaidya

“…This means that it still outputs a path that minimises the Lasso cost function up to a small error if the joining times are only approximately computed. …”
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Simple Nanochannel-Modified Electrode for Sensitive Detection of Alkaline Phosphatase Through Electrochemiluminescence Signal Quenching by Enzymatic Reaction by Tianjun Ma, Xuan Luo, Fengna Xi, Nuo Yang

“…Vertically ordered mesoporous silica film (VMSF) was rapidly grown on low-cost ITO via the electrochemically assisted self-assembly (EASA) method. …”
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Identifying and prioritizing potential human-infecting viruses from their genome sequences. by Nardus Mollentze, Simon A Babayan, Daniel G Streicker

“…Genome-based zoonotic risk assessment provides a rapid, low-cost approach to enable evidence-driven virus surveillance and increases the feasibility of downstream biological and ecological characterization of viruses.…”
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Addressing the Return Visit Challenge in Autonomous Flying Ad Hoc Networks Linked to a Central Station by Ercan Erkalkan, Vedat Topuz, Ali Buldu

“…Our approach introduces a composite valuation function for target prioritization and a mathematical model for task assignment with relay allocation, allowing any UAV to visit various objectives and gain an advantage or incur a cost for each. We exclusively utilized a simulation environment to mimic UAV operations, assessing communication range, connectivity, and routing performance. …”
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Analysis and Treatment of Floating Slab Track Bed Defects in Shanghai Rail Transit by QU Feng

“…This will enable the upgrade of preventive maintenance strategies and lifecycle cost control for floating slab track, comprehensively improving the proactivity and scientific basis of track structure operation and maintenance.…”
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Sixteen-Channel Multimodal High-Precision Transcranial Electrical Stimulation System Development by Yan HANG, Qi YIN, Lin HUANG, Fuhao KANG, Yanan LIU, Jilun YE, Xu ZHANG

“…Compared with the existing products at home and abroad, it features lower cost, richer stimulation mode and waveforms, demonstrating a certain market application value.…”
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Microalgal Valorization of CO₂: A Sustainable Pathway to Biofuels and High-Value Chemicals by Shutong Wu, Kaiyin Ye, Xiaochuan Zheng, Lei Zhao

“…Persistent challenges, such as economically viable biomass harvesting, cost-effective scale-up, and enhancing strain robustness, are rigorously examined. …”
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Optimizing AI-Driven EdTech Solutions for Enhanced English Learning: A TOPSIS Approach by Liu Yang, Lu Li, Li Wang

“…The methodology incorporates multiple attributes, such as adaptability, learner engagement, cost-effectiveness, and scalability, within an MCDM framework. …”
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Design and Analysis of Modular Reconfigurable Manipulator System by Yutong Wang, Junjie Li, Ke Wang, Shaokun Wang

“…With the continuous development of modern robotics technology, in order to overcome the obstacles to the ability to complete tasks due to the fixed structure of the robot itself, to realize the reconfigurable purpose of the manipulator, it can be assembled into different degrees of freedom or configurations according to the needs of different tasks, which has the characteristics of a compact structure, high integrability, and low cost. The overall design scheme of a cable-free modular reconfigurable manipulator is proposed, and based on the target design parameters, the structural design of each module is completed, and the module library is constructed. …”
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Thermal performance and passive energy saving optimization of prefabricated houses in Xinjiang region by Juan Zhao, Rui Liu, Botao Zhou, Yunchao Fu, Yongcai Li, Wenjie Zhang

“…Compared to original scheme1, it effectively achieves a reduction in the annual cost value to 6037.09CNY, representing a decrease of 489.853CNY, along with an energy consumption of 9428.36 kWh, reflectiong a reduction by 13.48 %.This study provides experimental data and passive energy-saving optimization solutions for improving thermal performance in retrofitting prefabricated houses.…”
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