Does mean arterial pressure augmentation improve neurological recovery of blunt spinal cord injuries: an EAST multicenter trial by Jeffry Nahmias, Ryan Peter Dumas, Brian Daley, Dalier R Mederos, Bradley M Dennis, Michael Steven Farrell, Stephanie Scott, Gregory Schaefer, Asanthi Ratnasekera, Alison Smith, Scott Armen, Joshua Hill, Carlos H Palacio, Caitlin Anne Fitzgerald, Stephanie Doris, Claudia Alvarez, John D Berne, Lindsey Perea, Aimee LaRiccia, James Bardes, Bhairav Shah, Tanisha Kashikar, Erik Teicher, Jennifer Huber, Malia Eischen, H Akin Erol, Lauren Colom, Melissa Moncrief, William DeVoe, William Brigode, Melissa Linskey Dougherty, Emily Alberto, Stephen Gadomski, Salina Wydo, Jennifer Schweinsburg, M Chance Spalding

“…Patients were divided into two groups: neurological improvement and no improvement, based on their change in ASIA score from arrival to hospital discharge.Results A total of 19 centers contributed 222 patients of those, 164 had pre-ASIA and post-ASIA scores. …”
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Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids by Ndukwe Henry Ibiam, Fadi Kahwash, Jubaer Ahmed

“…It was found that the priority-based algorithm improved the reliability served to the most critical loads at the expense of the least critical. …”
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M-Race: A Racing Algorithm for the Tuning of Meta-Heuristics Based on Multiple Performance Objectives by Christoff Jordaan, Andries Engelbrecht, Kian Anderson

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Frequency regulation of two-area thermal and photovoltaic power system via flood algorithm by Serdar Ekinci, Davut Izci, Cebrail Turkeri, Aseel Smerat, Absalom E. Ezugwu, Laith Abualigah

“…The implementation details of the FLA-tuned PI controller are provided, and its performance is rigorously compared with PI controllers tuned using several state-of-the-art optimization techniques. These include sea horse optimization, salp swarm algorithm, whale optimization algorithm, shuffled frog-leaping algorithm, and firefly algorithm. …”
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Review of optimization modeling and solution of long-distance natural gas pipeline network by Peng ZHOU, Qi WEI

“…The optimization of the natural gas pipeline network is of great significance to reduce the operating cost of the pipeline network and improve the reliability of the natural gas supply. …”
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Research on Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Improved Majorization-Minimization-Based Total Variation and Empirical Wavelet Transform by Yangli Ou, Shuilong He, Chaofan Hu, Jiading Bao, Wenjie Li

“…However, manually selecting parameters requires professional experience in a process that it is time-consuming and laborious, while the use of genetic algorithms is cumbersome. Therefore, an improved particle swarm algorithm (IPSO) is used to find the optimal solution of λ. …”
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Construction of Prioritized T-Way Test Suite Using Bi-Objective Dragonfly Algorithm by Mashuk Ahmed, Abdullah B. Nasser, Kamal Z. Zamli

“…In software testing, effective test case generation is essential as an alternative to exhaustive testing. For improving the software testing technology, the t-way testing technique combined with metaheuristic algorithm has been great to analyze a large number of combinations for getting optimal solutions. …”
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Optimizing Equivalent Property-Damage-Only (EPDO) Prediction Models with Genetic Algorithms: A Case Study on Roundabout Geometric Characteristics by Hossein Samadi, Omid Rahmani, Khaled Shaaban, Amir Saman Abdollahzadeh Nasiri, Mehrzad Hasanvand

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A Hybrid 3D Localization Algorithm Based on Meta-Heuristic Weighted Fusion by Dongfang Mao, Guoping Jiang, Yun Zhao

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Optimal Distributed Dispatch of Smart Multi-Agent Energy Hubs Based on Consensus Algorithm Considering Lossy Communication Network and Uncertainty by Abdelfattah A. Eladl, Magda I. El-Afifi, Magdi M. El-Saadawi, Bishoy E. Sedhom

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Soil water content estimation by using ground penetrating radar data full waveform inversion with grey wolf optimizer algorithm by M. H. Zhang, X. Feng, M. Bano, C. Liu, Q. Liu, X. Wang

“…Full waveform inversion (FWI) can use the information of the entire waveform, which can improve the accuracy of parameter estimation. This study proposes a novel SWC estimation scheme by using the FWI of GPR, optimized by the grey wolf optimizer (GWO) algorithm. …”
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Optimum design of double tuned mass dampers using multiple metaheuristic multi-objective optimization algorithms under seismic excitation by Fateme Zamani, Sayyed Hadi Alavi, Mohammadreza Mashayekhi, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Ataallah Sadeghi-Movahhed, Ali Majdi

“…The tuning process is carried out using a combination of Pareto front derived from seven multi-objective metaheuristic optimization algorithms with two objectives. The proposed methodology is applied to a 10-floor case study, using ground acceleration time histories to evaluate its seismic performance. …”
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A New Hyperparameter Tuning Framework for Regression Tasks in Deep Neural Network: Combined-Sampling Algorithm to Search the Optimized Hyperparameters by Nguyen Huu Tiep, Hae-Yong Jeong, Kyung-Doo Kim, Nguyen Xuan Mung, Nhu-Ngoc Dao, Hoai-Nam Tran, Van-Khanh Hoang, Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Mai The Vu

“…Our results indicate that this framework achieves competitive accuracy compared to conventional random search and Bayesian optimization methods. The most significant enhancement was observed in the lattice-physics dataset, achieving a 56.6% improvement in prediction accuracy, compared to improvements of 53.2% by Hyp-RL, 44.9% by Bayesian optimization, and 38.8% by random search relative to the nominal prediction. …”
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Optimal machine learning algorithms and UAV multispectral imagery for crop phenotypic trait estimation: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis by Adama Ndour, Gerald Blasch, João Valente, Bisrat Haile Gebrekidan, Tesfaye Shiferaw Sida

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An application of Arctic puffin optimization algorithm of a production model for selling price and green level dependent demand with interval uncertainty by Hachen Ali, Md. Al-Amin Khan, Ali Akbar Shaikh, Adel Fahad Alrasheedi, Seyedali Mirjalili

“…Furthermore, seven other algorithms (Dandelion Optimizer (DO), Grey wolf optimizer (GWO), The whale optimization algorithm (WOA), Artificial electric field algorithm (AEFA), Harris hawks optimization (HHO), Multi-verse optimizer (MVO) and Slime mould algorithm (SMA)) are used to compare the obtained solution from APO. …”
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Volt/VAr Regulation of the West Mediterranean Regional Electrical Grids Using SVC/STATCOM Devices With Neural Network Algorithms by H. Feza Carlak, Ergin Kayar

“…The modeled power system is optimized for the size and location of the FACTS devices by applying genetic algorithms (GAs) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms to the selected busbars of the FACTS devices, a strategy designed to significantly reduce system losses. …”
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Optimizing Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products with Time Window Constraints: by Rifqi Fauzi, Adi Priansyah, Paskalis Krisna Puspadewa, Syifa Maulvi Zainun Awal, Huu Tho Nguyen, Achmad Pratama Rifai

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Relaxation Parameter Optimization in Electrical-to-Mechanical Co-Simulation Based on Time Windowing WR Technique by Md Moktarul Alam, Richard Perdriau, Mohammed Ramdani, Mohsen Koohestani

“…This paper presents an innovative approach to enhancing the time windowing waveform relaxation (WR) technique in electrical-to-mechanical co-simulation by optimizing relaxation parameters for improved performance. …”
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AquaFlowNet a machine learning based framework for real time wastewater flow management and optimization by P. Prabu, Ala Saleh Alluhaidan, Romana Aziz, Shakila Basheer

“…These limitations often lead to inefficiencies such as energy wastage, treatment delays, and overflow incidents, negatively impacting system performance and sustainability.AquaFlowNet leverages state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to analyze real-time data from sensors, forecast flow variations, and optimize wastewater treatment processes. …”
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Assimilating Satellite-Based Biophysical Variables Data into AquaCrop Model for Silage Maize Yield Estimation Using Water Cycle Algorithm by Elahe Akbari, Ali Darvishi Boloorani, Jochem Verrelst, Stefano Pignatti

“…Based on our proposed workflow in previous studies, a Gaussian process regression–particle swarm optimization (GPR-PSO) algorithm and global sensitivity analysis were applied to retrieve the fCover and biomass from Sentinel-2 satellite data and to identify the most sensitive parameters in the AquaCrop model, respectively. …”
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