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As one of the most popular multiple criteria decision‐making (MCDM) methods, the stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) is powerful in dealing with the uncertain preference information of decision makers. However, how to find compromise solutions for MCDM problems remains an open question in the SMAA family. A compromise solution refers to an alternative that is the closest to the ideal solution. In this paper, we propose an improved SMAA method, called the SMAA with compromise solutions (SMAA‐CO), to determine compromise solutions for MCDM problems with the uncertain preferences of decision makers and conflicting criteria. The SMAA‐CO uses nonmonotonic additive value functions to depict decision makers' ideal values for reference points. We apply the proposed method to capture multiple decision makers' uncertain preference information. An illustrative example concerning supplier selection in the pulp and paper industry is used to show the applicability of the proposed method. Some managerial insights are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gain‐dissipative Ising machines (GIMs) are a type of quantum analog equipment that can rapidly determine the optimal solution for combinatorial optimization problems. When the noise intensity is significantly lower than the fixed point of the system, the performance of a GIM is not influenced by the fluctuation of the noise intensity. However, the noise in this study is limited to Gaussian white noise. The influence of prevalent colored noise on GIMs has not been researched. In this study, the influence of common‐colored noise on the performance of GIMs is numerically investigated. The results of a domain clustering dynamics analysis reveal that red noise can better suppress the generation of the noise‐induced irregular temporary domain. Furthermore, several prevalent MAXCUT problem topologies, including the Moebius ladder, random Moebius ladder, and 2D random lattice, are adopted as test benchmarks. The results reveal that GIMs influenced by white, blue, and violet noise perform better at low‐intensity noise condition. In contrast, pink and red noise‐injected GIMs demonstrate higher performances when applied to MAXCUT topologies with both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic connections under larger noise intensity conditions. This indicates that the noise dispersion can be used as an additional hyperparameter to optimize the performance of GIMs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are closed back‐splicing products of precursor mRNA in eukaryotes. Compared with linear mRNAs, circRNAs have a special structure and stable expression. A large number of studies have provided different regulatory mechanisms of circRNAs in tumors. Challenges exist in understanding the control of circRNAs because of their sequence overlap with linear mRNA. Here, we survey the most recent progress regarding the regulation of circRNA biogenesis by RNA‐binding proteins, one of the vital functional proteins. Furthermore, substantial circRNAs exert compelling biological roles by acting as protein sponges, by being translated themselves or regulating posttranslational modifications of proteins. This review will help further explore more types of functional proteins that interact with circRNA in cancer and reveal other unknown mechanisms of circRNA regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The solid electrolyte (SE) membrane plays a crucial role in sulfide‐based all‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs). However, the challenge of finding appropriate polymer binders with excellent (electro‐)chemical compatibility and adhesive properties, remains a significant obstacle for wet slurry processing of sulfide SE membranes. Herein, a novel “polar‐nonpolar synergistic” finely‐tuned strategy is employed to design an ethylene‐methyl acrylate (EMA) copolymer binder to facilitate wet‐slurry‐based fabrication of sulfide SE membranes. Significantly, by adjusting the ratio of polar and nonpolar groups, this methodology enables the binder to dissolve effectively in a toluene‐based slurry and also ensures good adhesion between the EMA binder and SE particles. The SE membrane prepared with EMA binder exhibits an ultra‐thin thickness (36 µm), flexibility, and excellent ionic conductivity (1.43 mS cm−1). The ASSB assembled with the SE membrane shows an excellent capacity retention rate of 92.9% after 120 cycles at 0.5 C. This work on the “polar‐nonpolar synergistic” finely‐tuned effect of binder provides insight for manufacturing high‐quality sulfide SE membranes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]