PONE-D-24-54693Structural Design and Optimization of Egg Carrier for Dynamic Egg Slit Detection PlatformsPLOS ONE

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ACADEMIC EDITOR:

1. Please add some references in 2024 and 2025 if they exist.

2. Make the research gap section clear and highlight your work, separately.

3. Figure 3, Figure 11, Figure 12, Figure 13,19,20,21… shouldn’t be screenshots. Improve the quality.

4. Check the English presentation of this paper to remove the typo mistakes. Some grammatical issues need to be addressed in the whole text. Please reform the long paragraphs. Please polish the writing and English of the manuscript carefully. The writing of the paper needs a lot of improvement in terms of grammar, spelling, and presentation. The paper needs careful English polishing since there are many typos and poorly written sentences. I

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6. Improve your " Conclusion" section. It should have been there. This part should be divided into 3 parts: Findings, Research limitations, and Recommendations for future research. (separately section)

7. Due to the high volume of calculations, all the formulas should be re-checked to ensure that there are no errors in terms of indices, typing, or concepts.

8. Check all of your Figures and Tables have a good explanation of your text.

9. Managerial implications are missing from the paper.

10. Check all the references that are correct and not duplicated.

11. Please emphasize the applicability of your model in a real-life engineering setting; give examples. What benefits would your paper bring to a company? How easy is it to implement it in practice? Please add a case study section to your paper if it does not exist.

12. You can use the suggested structure for your article:

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

2.1 Related studies

2.2 Research gap analysis and contributions

3. Problem description

4. Solution approach

5. Computational experiment and case study

6. Sensitivity analysis

7. Managerial insights

8. Conclusions, limitations, and recommendations for future research

8.1 Findings

8.2Research Limitations

8.3 Recommendations for future research

Create a document containing all of your appropriate clear answers. I am going with a major revision at this stage and waiting for your corrections. Then, I will give you my technical comments. Please use the yellow highlight after revising.

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Kind regards,

Sunny Narayan

Academic Editor

PLOS ONE

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Reviewer #1: Yes

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2. Has the statistical analysis been performed appropriately and rigorously?

Reviewer #1: I Don't Know

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Reviewer #1: Yes

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Reviewer #1: Yes

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Reviewer #1: 1. Please add some references in 2024 and 2025 if they exist.

2. Make the research gap section clear and highlight your work, separately.

3. Figure 3, Figure 11, Figure 12, Figure 13,19,20,21… shouldn’t be screenshots. Improve the quality.

4. Check the English presentation of this paper to remove the typo mistakes. Some grammatical issues need to be addressed in the whole text. Please reform the long paragraphs. Please polish the writing and English of the manuscript carefully. The writing of the paper needs a lot of improvement in terms of grammar, spelling, and presentation. The paper needs careful English polishing since there are many typos and poorly written sentences. I

5. The introduction should cover the following points:

· Background and Context: Provide a brief background of the problem. Discuss the current challenges and issues in this area.

· Research Gap and Significance: Highlight the gap in the existing literature and explain why it is important to address the problem. Emphasize the significance of the study in contributing to the existing body of knowledge.

· Objectives and Scope: Clearly state the research objectives and outline the study's scope. This should include a brief overview of the methodology and approach that will be used to achieve the objectives.

· Structure of the Paper: Provide a roadmap of the paper by outlining the sections and subsections that will be covered, giving the reader a clear understanding of what to expect in the subsequent parts of the paper.

6. Improve your " Conclusion" section. It should have been there. This part should be divided into 3 parts: Findings, Research limitations, and Recommendations for future research. (separately section)

7. Due to the high volume of calculations, all the formulas should be re-checked to ensure that there are no errors in terms of indices, typing, or concepts.

8. Check all of your Figures and Tables have a good explanation of your text.

9. Managerial implications are missing from the paper.

10. Check all the references that are correct and not duplicated.

11. Please emphasize the applicability of your model in a real-life engineering setting; give examples. What benefits would your paper bring to a company? How easy is it to implement it in practice? Please add a case study section to your paper if it does not exist.

12. You can use the suggested structure for your article:

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

2.1 Related studies

2.2 Research gap analysis and contributions

3. Problem description

4. Solution approach

5. Computational experiment and case study

6. Sensitivity analysis

7. Managerial insights

8. Conclusions, limitations, and recommendations for future research

8.1 Findings

8.2Research Limitations

8.3 Recommendations for future research

Create a document containing all of your appropriate clear answers. I am going with a major revision at this stage and waiting for your corrections. Then, I will give you my technical comments. Please use the yellow highlight after revising.

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Reviewer #1: No

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Structural Design and Optimization of Egg Carrier for Dynamic Egg Slit Detection Platforms

PONE-D-24-54693R1

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Kind regards,

sunny narayan

Academic Editor

PLOS ONE

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