Evaluation and implementation of a Just-In-Time bed-assignment strategy to reduce wait times for surgical inpatients by Braaksma, Aleida, Copenhaver, Martin S., Zenteno, Ana C., Ugarph, Elizabeth, Levi, Retsef, Daily, Bethany J., Orcutt, Benjamin, Turcotte, Kathryn M., Dunn, Peter F.

“…Abstract Early bed assignments of elective surgical patients can be a useful planning tool for hospital staff; they provide certainty in patient placement and allow nursing staff to prepare for patients’ arrivals to the unit. …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Current Stroke Prevention Strategies and a Shift Toward Data-Driven, Patient-Specific Approaches by Mendez, Keegan, Kennedy, Darragh G., Wang, Dee Dee, O’Neill, Brian, Roche, Ellen T.

“…Oral anticoagulation therapies are the mainstay of stroke prevention options for patients; however, not all patients are candidates for long-term oral anticoagulation. …”
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Proof of Travel for Trust-Based Data Validation in V2I Communication by Suo, Dajiang, Mo, Baichuan, Zhao, Jinhua, Sarma, Sanjay E.

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MetRoBERTa: Leveraging Traditional Customer Relationship Management Data to Develop a Transit-Topic-Aware Language Model by Leong, Michael, Abdelhalim, Awad, Ha, Jude, Patterson, Diane, Pincus, Gabriel L, Harris, Anthony B, Eichler, Michael, Zhao, Jinhua

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Robust Reinforcement Learning Strategies with Evolving Curriculum for Efficient Bus Operations in Smart Cities by Tang, Yuhan, Qu, Ao, Jiang, Xuan, Mo, Baichuan, Cao, Shangqing, Rodriguez, Joseph, Koutsopoulos, Haris N, Wu, Cathy, Zhao, Jinhua

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Explainable data-driven optimization for complex systems with non-preferential multiple outputs using belief rule base by Chang, Leilei, Zhang, Limao

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Cooperative collision avoidance in multirobot systems using fuzzy rules and velocity obstacles by Tang, Wenbing, Zhou, Yuan, Zhang, Tianwei, Liu, Yang, Liu, Jing, Ding, Zuohua

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Global variation in contributions to human well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services by Richards, Daniel R., Belcher, Richard N., Carrasco, L. Roman, Edwards, Peter J., Fatichi, Simone, Hamel, Perrine, Masoudi. Mahyar, McDonnell, Mark J., Peleg, Nadav, Stanley, Margaret C.

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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…The results vividly demonstrate that non‐dominated sorting genetics is the best of all.…”
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Turning trash into treasure: exploring the potential of AI in municipal waste management - an in-depth review and future prospects by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Rajesh

“…To close this gap, this study conducts a thorough review of the relevant literature with an application of preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses-based methods, examining 229 peer-reviewed publications to explore the role of AI in different MWM areas, such as waste characteristics forecasting, waste bin level monitoring, process parameter prediction, vehicle routing, and MWM planning. The main AI techniques and models used in MWM optimization, as well as the application areas and stated performance metrics, are all thoroughly analyzed in this review. …”
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The fragmented COVID-19 therapeutics research landscape: a living systematic review of clinical trial registrations evaluating priority pharmacological interventions by McLean, ARD, Rashan, S, Tran, L, Arena, L, Lawal, A, Maguire, BJ, Adele, S, Antonio, ES, Brack, M, Caldwell, F, Carrara, VI, Charles, R, Citarella, BW, Epie, TB, Feteh, VF, Kennon, K, Makuka, GJ, Ngu, R, Nwosu, A-P, Obiesie, S, Ogbonnaa-Njoku, C, Paul, P, Richmond, C, Singh-Phulgenda, S, Strudwick, S, Tyrrell, CSB, Stepniewska, K, Strub-Wourgaft, N, White, NJ, Guérin, PJ

“…Most of these planned studies are small, and therefore substantially underpowered for most relevant endpoints. …”

Self-harm-related mental imagery: a content analysis study of imagery reported by young people referred to mental health services by Susi, K, Stewart, A, Knowles Bevis, R, Hawton, K

“…Participants were mostly female (85.5%) and White (87.3%). All but one participant (98.2%) reported images related to self-harm, with 53 (96.4%) reporting future-oriented self-harm images, 53 (96.4%) reporting past-oriented images, and 52 (94.5%) reporting both. …”

A Sustainable Higher Education Ecosystem: A Development of Malaysian Transport Demand Management Framework (S/O 14195) by Abdul Hanan, Suhaila, Zainuddin, Nizamuddin, A. Jalil, Emy Ezura, Ahmad Mahyadin @ Mahidin, Fariza, Zakaria, Izatul Husna

“…This framework could guide strategic planning to achieve a sustainable transportation ecosystem on a HEI campus. …”
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Modeling of NF/RO membrane fouling and flux decline using real-time observations by Park, Jongkwan, Jeong, Kwanho, Baek, Sangsoo, Park, Sanghun, Ligaray, Mayzonee, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Cho, Kyung Hwa

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Probing the influence of tether density on tethered bilayer lipid membrane (tBLM)-peptide interactions by Park, Soohyun, Yorulmaz, Saziye Avsar, Cornell, B., Ferhan, Abdul Rahim, Jeon, W. Y., Chung, M., Cho, Nam-Joon

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In situ synthesis and microfabrication of high entropy alloy and oxide compounds by femtosecond laser direct writing under ambient conditions by Hegde, Chidanand, Lim, Joel Chin Huat, Teng, Tan Hui, Liu, Daobin, Kim, Young-Jin, Yan, Qingyu, Li, Hua

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Unsupervised land-use change detection using multi-temporal POI embedding by Yao, Yao, Zhu, Qia, Guo, Zijin, Huang, Weiming, Zhang, Yatao, Yan, Xiaoqin, Dong, Anning, Jiang, Zhangwei, Liu, Hong, Guan, Qingfeng

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Food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating: a cross-sectional study among consumers in the UAE by Cheikh Ismail, L, Osaili, TM, Obaid, RS, Hashim, M, Ahmed, M, Al-Fayadh, F, Farah, A, Sad, H, Alghanem, H, Mohamad, MN, Saleh, ST, Al Daour, R, Masuadi, E, Stojanovska, L, Ali, HI, Al Dhaheri, AS

“…Background: Investigating consumer food choice motivations is crucial for planning effective policies and targeted interventions. …”

Temporal disruption in tuberculosis incidence patterns during COVID-19: a time series analysis in China by Zhang, Jiarui, Sun, Zhong, Deng, Qi, Yu, Yidan, Dian, Xingyue, Luo, Juan, Karuppiah, Thilakavathy, Joseph, Narcisse, He, Guozhong

“…We found that the Prophet model had the lowest values for all three indexes, demonstrating the best fitting and prediction performance. …”
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Data-driven integrated approach to airport demand management by Cheung, Wai Lun

“…In mixed mode, the number of displaced flights is significantly reduced as compared to the segregated mode operation; the number of flights displaced from all scenarios is 79.6% lower on average. Moreover, the total number of slot displacements for all the flights is also reduced by 82.3%, on average. …”
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