Flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) is a promising approach to generate nanoparticles from precursor solutions, where the convective droplet heating and evaporation of the single precursor solution droplet play a key role. Depending on the precursor solution...
The integration of real time release testing into an advanced process control (APC) concept in combination with digital twins accelerates the process towards autonomous operation. In order to implement this, on the one hand, measurement technology is...
As the global market becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, companies face the challenge of responding swiftly and efficiently to customer needs. To maintain a competitive advantage, organisations must optimise the usage of their assets. Thi...
In the last 30 years, a flexible job shop scheduling problem (FJSP) has been extensively explored. Production efficiency is a widely utilized objective. With the rise in environmental awareness, green objectives (e.g., energy consumption) have receiv...
A rotating biological contactor (RBC) is a type of attached-growth biological wastewater treatment system and a widely used biological wastewater treatment technology. It employs a series of rotating discs to support microbial growth and promote the...
Continuous manufacturing opens up new operation windows with improved product quality in contrast to documented lot deviations in batch or fed-batch operations. A more sophisticated process control strategy is needed to adjust operation parameters an...
This study proposes a reliable inline PAT concept for the simultaneous monitoring of different product components after chromatography. The feed for purification consisted of four main components, IgG monomer, dimer, and two lower molecular weight co...
Legume–cereal mixtures are pivotal in yielding a more balanced forage composition compared to the sole crops, due to the well-adjusted equilibrium of carbohydrate and protein. However, great attention is required in choosing the optimal ratio o...
We consider a single machine scheduling problem with uncertain durations of the given jobs. The objective function is minimizing the sum of the job completion times. We apply the stability approach to the considered uncertain scheduling problem using...
In order to effectively allocate processes of Aa single complex product to two workshops with the same equipment, an integrated scheduling algorithm of two workshops based on process end time driven and processing area priority is proposed. To optimi...
Microalgae such as Spirulina platensis have recently attracted the interest of the pharmaceutical, nutritional and food industries due to their high levels of proteins and bioactive compounds. In this study, we investigated the use of refractance win...
The integrated scheduling problem is a classical combinatorial optimization problem. The existing integrated scheduling algorithms generally adopt the short-time scheduling strategy that does not fully consider the impact of the degree of process par...
In the presence of multitasking, a worker has to concurrently handle interruptions from the waiting jobs and routine jobs while processing a primary job. For over a decade, various studies in this research direction have been conducted aiming to figu...
Objective: There is limited literature comparing the uniportal full endoscopic posterolateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion outside-in approach (ETLIF (O)) with the inside-out approach (ETLIF (I)). Methods: Radiological evaluation was perfor...
Low diet quality during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with numerous adverse maternal and infant health outcomes. This study examined relations of ultra-processed food intake with diet quality during pregnancy and postpartum. Using data from...
In semiconductor manufacturing, multi-space process modules (PMs) are adopted in some cluster tools for wafer processing. With multi-space PMs, a PM can have multiple wafers concurrently. Also, the internal chamber in a PM should rotate to make the r...
This study examines the effect of fermentation processes (70 °C temperature; 80% humidity; 45 days) on the content of bioactive compounds (total polyphenols, selected phenolic acids, and flavonoids), antioxidant activity and physicochemical prope...
This research addresses the growing challenges of patient scheduling with limited medical resources, such as consultation and examination services. Based on the concept of a pipeline, multiple intelligent heuristic algorithms are considered to optimi...
Background: The introduction of a medicines verification and decommissioning system into the hospital pharmacy may result in an increased workload for pharmacy staff. The pilot implementation allows us to understand all the implications of the proces...
Since ancient times, sea buckthorn (Hyppophae rhamnoides) (SBT) has been utilized as a medical plant for its ability to extract health-promoting compounds from its fruits, seeds, pulp, skin, bark, roots, and leaves. L-ascorbic acid is primarily found...
In this paper, we investigate a rescheduling problem with rejection and an operator non-availability period on a single machine. An optimal original schedule with the objective of minimizing the total weighted completion time has been made in a deter...
The emphasis on value-based payment models for primary total hip replacement (THA) results in a greater need for orthopaedic surgeons and hospitals to better understand actual costs and resource use. Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) is an i...
Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) is a crucial sector in the remanufacturing industry and scheduling of MRO processes is significantly different from conventional manufacturing processes. In this study, we adopted a swarm intelligent algorithm,...
The aim of the work was the optimization of the subcritical water extraction process of chestnut bark using Box–Behnken response surface methodology. The influence of process parameters, such as temperature, extraction time and solvent-solid ra...
The wind–water erosion crisscross region, where the topography is complicated, is the most severe area of soil erosion on the Loess Plateau. The wind and terrain both have an impact on the soil water erosion process. In order to evaluate the ef...
The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the world recently caused numerous changes affecting the health system in every department. Reduced staff numbers, mostly due to illness, led to an increase in automation at every stage of laboratory work. The immunohis...
This paper studies the single-machine scheduling problem with truncated learning effect, time-dependent processing time, and past-sequence-dependent delivery time. The delivery time is the time that the job is delivered to the customer after processi...
In process optimization, a process is adjusted so as to optimize a set of parameters while meeting constraints, with the objective to either minimize the total processing time or maximize the throughput. This article focused on the process optimizati...
In classical schedule problems, the actual processing time of a job is a fixed constant, but in the actual production process, the processing time of a job is affected by a variety of factors, two of which are the learning effect and resource allocat...
Research of microstructure and permeability evolution of coal following LN2 treatment elucidate the process of cryogenic fracturing due to environmentally friendly behavior in comparison with conventional hydraulic fracturing. The evolution of the 2D...
A combined solar phase-change thermal-storage heating system is proposed, wherein erythritol is used as the phase-change material (PCM) used to fill the thermal-storage device, and the storage cavity is heated and stored with a disc concentrator. The...
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid compound found in hemp plants that has recently sparked interest in the biomedical and food industries. CBD is a natural decarboxylated product of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). In this study, processin...
The implementation process of construction projects is an iterative process of continuous modification and improvement among participant organizations. Traditional workflow analysis methods for a single organization are not suitable for the analysis...
The current research trend is not only focused on advanced techniques to intensify the extraction of bioactive compounds from plants, but also on the optimization process. The objective of this work was the implementation of the multiple criteria ana...
With the gradual emergence of customized manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing systems have experienced widespread adoption, leading to a surge in research interests in the associated problem of intelligent scheduling. In this paper, we study the...
The olive oil quality, nutritional and sensorial characteristics are associated with the chemical composition, which is the result of a complex interaction between several environmental, agronomical and technological factors. The aim of the present s...
The optimal process conditions when examining the antioxidant potential, total polyphenol content, and attribute liking in roasted rice germ flavored herbal tea were investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). The influence upon the extrac...
The impact of processing time, temperature, and sample on solution ratio parameters, along with pulsing microwave pretreatment, was assessed in the osmotic dehydration of waxy skin highbush blueberries. Fresh blueberries were pre-treated with 20% mic...
This paper addresses the multi-objective scheduling problem for unrelated parallel batch processing machines under different job arrival times. We propose a dual-list feature-driven (DLFD) heuristic algorithm to simultaneously minimize the completion...
The partial substitution of barley malt has been one of the main strategies of breweries to reduce production costs. In Brazil, as in other countries, maize is a raw material that is used mostly for this purpose. Aiming for strategic cost management,...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a plant species belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family, growing in tropical regions and containing health-promoting beneficial compounds. In the current study, bitter gourds prepared for drying were sliced in t...
The aim of this study was to compare peeled and unpeeled dehydrated apple slices of the red-fleshed ‘Baya Marisa’ and the white-fleshed ‘Golden Delicious’, to analyze the difference in the content of sugars, organic acids, and...
Time evolution features of kinetic and thermal entropy generation rates in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard (RB) convection with mixed insulating and conducting boundary conditions at Ra = 109 are numerically investigated using the lattice Boltzmann...
A hybrid differential evolution (HDE) algorithm that minimizes the total earliness and tardiness time (ET), a just-in-time objective, is studied for a single-batch-processing machine (SBPM) scheduling problem with different processing times, release...
Flavonoid compounds, including anthocyanins and flavan-3-ol derivatives, total tannins, total vitamin C and resveratrol were analyzed by HPLC in blueberry fruits, their skin and pulp, as well as in wines produced from them. Two wines were elaborated,...
This paper addresses an integrated scheduling problem of batch manufacturing and delivery processes with a single batch machine and direct-shipping trucks. In the manufacturing process, some jobs in the same family are simultaneously processed as a p...
Antarctic krill (Euphausua superba) need to undergo freeze-drying to facilitate lipid extraction, but freeze-drying is time-consuming and energy-intensive, resulting in high processing costs. Microwave heating technology can reduce freeze-drying time...
Conventional wastewater treatment generates large amounts of organic matter–rich sludge that requires adequate treatment to avoid public health and environmental problems. The mixture of wastewater sludge and some bulking agents produces a biosolid t...
A study of two warehouse inventory systems with a production unit is developed in this article with some constraints which are of practical applicability to optimize the total production cycle and its cost. A production unit evolves in three differen...
In this study, the total maintenance cost for public houses in South Korea was analyzed, and the effect of each repair process on the total maintenance cost was evaluated with probabilistic and deterministic methods. In the probabilistic method, qual...
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