Improving Surgical Site Infection Prediction Using Machine Learning: Addressing Challenges of Highly Imbalanced Data by Salha Al-Ahmari, Farrukh Nadeem

“…<b>Background</b>: Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to higher hospital readmission rates and healthcare costs, representing a significant global healthcare burden. …”
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Crayfish optimization based pixel selection using block scrambling based encryption for secure cloud computing environment by Vikas K. Soman, V. Natarajan

“…The CFOPS-BSBEA technique leverages the strengths of both steganography and encryption to provide a secure and effective approach to digital image protection. The Crayfish Optimization algorithm is used to select the most suitable pixels for steganography, ensuring that the secret image is embedded in a way that minimizes detection. …”
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Innovative real data-driven multi-objective optimization for sustainable energy in Siwa Oasis, Egypt using HYCHOPSO by Hosam Abdelhadi, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud, Ebtisam Mostafa Mohamed Saied, Mohamed Ahmed Ebrahim

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Optimization of the flow guiding fins configuration and tube arrangements in a shell and tube heat exchanger: coupling response surface methodology and CFD by Xiangmin Shao, Ali Marzban, Farzad Pourfattah, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Nafiseh Emami, Soheil Salahshour

“…The simulation results of the two-phase flow of water-MWCNT nanofluid in the optimal arrangement of conducting fins show that the heat transfer is improved and the coefficient of performance is greater than 1.…”
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DyEHS: An Integrated Dynamo–EPANET–Harmony Search Framework for the Optimal Design of Water Distribution Networks by Francesco De Paola, Giuseppe Speranza, Giuseppe Ascione, Nunzio Marrone

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Optimizing performance and economic viability of combined energy systems: A novel energy hub framework by Dan Wang, Chenlin Ying

“…To solve this complex optimization problem, the spider monkey optimization (SMO) algorithm is modified and applied. …”
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A cellular automata coupled multi-objective optimization framework for blue-green infrastructure spatial allocation by Qinghe Hou, Hanwen Xu, Mingkun Xie, Pingjia Luo, Yuning Cheng

“…The CA-based model enables grid-resolution simulation of surface runoff processes, and the optimization algorithm identifies spatial configurations of BGI to address landscape-hydrology-cost effectiveness trade-offs. …”
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Association Analysis of Benzo[<i>a</i>]pyrene Concentration Using an Association Rule Algorithm by Minyi Wang, Takayuki Kameda

“…Herein, the factors influencing B(a)P concentration were elucidated by analyzing the monthly environmental data for Kyoto, Japan, from 2001 to 2021 using an improved association rule algorithm. Results revealed that B(a)P concentrations were 1.3–3 times higher in cold seasons than in warm seasons and SPM concentrations were lower in cold seasons. …”
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Orthogonal Multi‐Swarm Greedy Selection Based Sine Cosine Algorithm for Optimal FACTS Placement in Uncertain Wind Integrated Scenario Based Power Systems by Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Mohammad Khishe, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi

“…Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices, including Static VAR Compensator (SVC), Thyristor‐Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC), and Thyristor‐Controlled Phase Shifter (TCPS), enhance system stability, reduce losses, and lower operational costs when optimally placed. Conventional optimization techniques like Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA), Moth Flame Optimization (MFO), Gray Wolf Optimizer (GWO), and Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) struggle to balance exploration and exploitation in complex OPF problems, leading to suboptimal solutions. …”
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BSO-CNN: A BSO Pressure Optimized CNN Model for Water Distribution Networks by Waghmare Shwetambari Pandurang, Renu Praveen Pathak, Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani

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Optimizing Fall Risk Diagnosis in Older Adults Using a Bayesian Classifier and Simulated Annealing by Enrique Hernandez-Laredo, Ángel Gabriel Estévez-Pedraza, Laura Mercedes Santiago-Fuentes, Lorena Parra-Rodríguez

“…The wrapper method of feature selection using the SA algorithm was applied to optimize the cost function based on the difference of the mean minus the standard deviation of the Area Under the Curve (AUC) of the fall risk classifiers across multiple dimensions. …”
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A new method of task aggregation and optimization allocation for multiple groups collaborative task networks by WeiWei Du, XiaoWei Chen

“…Abstract As task diversity and inter-task relationship complexity grow, optimal formation power allocation is key to improving task execution efficiency. …”
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One-point Method for Speed Strategy Optimization Based on Slope Simplification and Speed Limit Prediction by XING Jian, HAN Bing

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Milling Machine Fault Diagnosis Using Acoustic Emission and Hybrid Deep Learning with Feature Optimization by Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Farooq Siddique, Niamat Ullah, Jong-Myon Kim

“…A convolutional neural network (CNN) based on the VGG16 architecture is utilized for spatial feature extraction, followed by a bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM) network to capture the temporal dependencies of the scalograms. The genetic algorithm (GA) is used to optimize feature selection and ensure the selection of the most relevant features to further improve the model’s performance. …”
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A Comparative Study on DG Placement Using Marine Predator and Osprey Algorithms to Enhance Loss Reduction Index in the Distribution System by Syazwan Ahmad Sabri, Siti Rafidah Abdul Rahim, Azralmukmin Azmi, Syahrul Ashikin Azmi, Muhamad Hatta Hussain, Ismail Musirin

“…The Marine Predator Algorithm (MPA) and Osprey Optimization Algorithm (OOA) are nature-inspired metaheuristic techniques used for optimizing the location and sizing of distributed generation (DG) in power distribution systems. …”
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Reliability Analysis of High-Pressure Tunnel System Under Multiple Failure Modes Based on Improved Sparrow Search Algorithm–Kriging–Monte Carlo Simulation Method by Yingdong Wang, Chen Xing, Leihua Yao

“…Then, the improved sparrow search algorithm (ISSA) is used to optimize the hyper-parameters of the Kriging surrogate model, in order to improve the computational efficiency and accuracy of the reliability analysis model. …”
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Development and Fuel Economy Optimization of Series–Parallel Hybrid Powertrain for Van-Style VW Crafter Vehicle by Ahmed Nabil Farouk Abdelbaky, Aminu Babangida, Abdullahi Bala Kunya, Péter Tamás Szemes

“…A MATLAB (R2024b) Simulink model of the hybrid system is developed, and its speed tracking PID controller is optimized using genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) methods. …”
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Optimized multi-unit coordinated scheduling based on improved IGDT: Low-carbon scheduling research for the electric-heat-oxygen integrated energy system by Zhe Yin, Zhifan Zhang, Ruijin Zhu, Yifan Zhang, Jiyuan Wang, Wenxing Tang

“…This model combines the entropy weight method (EWM) and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), improving the objectivity and rationality of uncertainty weight settings in risk-averse strategy (RAS) and risk-seeking strategy (RSS). …”
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Optimizing high voltage gain interleaved boost converters for PV and wind systems using hybrid deep learning with bitterling fish and secretary bird algorithms by G.Veera Sankara Reddy, S. Vijayaraj

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Advanced skin cancer prediction with medical image data using MobileNetV2 deep learning and optimized techniques by Tuğçe Öznacar, Nuray Varol Kayapunar

“…These results underscore the potential of deep learning models, optimized with the memetic algorithm, to significantly improve skin cancer detection. …”
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