A Comparative Study on Improved Arrhenius-Type and Artificial Neural Network Models to Predict High-Temperature Flow Behaviors in 20MnNiMo Alloy by Guo-zheng Quan, Chun-tang Yu, Ying-ying Liu, Yu-feng Xia

“…Based on the experimental data, the improved Arrhenius-type constitutive model and the artificial neural network (ANN) model were established to predict the high temperature flow stress of as-cast 20MnNiMo alloy. …”
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Microplastics contamination in freshwater and marine ecosystems, its impacts, and sustainable mitigation pathways in Bangladesh: a systematic review by Md. Simul Bhuyan, Ahsan Habib Nayan, Showmitra Chowdhury, Siraj Uddin Md Babar Chowdhury, Md. Atiqul Islam Mondal, Md. Tarikul Islam, Sarker Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Gowhar Meraj, Mohamed Yehia Abouleish

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Weakly-consolidated sandstone fracture conductivity under combined action of compressing, proppant embedding and fines plugging: experiments, model and application by Guolong Li, Changyin Dong, Haobin Bai, Yaotu Han, Qilong Zhang

“…Experimental results demonstrate a significant decline in fracture conductivity with increasing closure stress, primarily governed by closure pressure, proppant size, and formation strength. …”
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Reduction of harmonic distortion in electromagnetic torque of a single-phase reluctance motor using a multilevel neutral-point-clamped DC-AC converter by José M. Campos-Salazar, Roya Rafiezadeh, Juan L. Aguayo-Lazcano, Constanza Márquez

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The Effects of Particle Radius, Porosity, and Void Distribution on the Compressive Strength of Cellular Concrete by Fatima Abou-Nouh, Heikal Afraitane, Mounia Farah, Reda Jaafri

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Aging properties and mechanism of GINA gaskets on immersed tunnel element joint subjected to seawater environment: A multi-scale experimental study by Hongtao Mao, Zhinan Hu, Lian Jiang, Yadong Sun, Yonggang Du, Yonghuan Luo

“…Considering the aging effect, the contact stress of GINA gasket after 100 years is predicted to be 2.32 MPa, which is larger than the designed waterproofing index (0.61 MPa). …”
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Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review by Mohammed Albesher, Mohammed AlKhalifah, Abdulaziz Hazazi, Ghassan Hakeem, Bader Almogbel

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Study on accumulative plastic deformation of cement-fly ash improved subgrade coarse-grained soil under heavy-haul traffic loads and relative prediction based on PSO-ANN by Zhou Wenquan, Zhu Yan, Duan Jian, Liang Qiao, Liu Zhaofeng, Yi Runzhou

“…Abstract In order to study the accumulative plastic deformation characteristics of coarse-grained subgrade soil improved by cement-fly ash under heavy-haul traffic loads, and propose the corresponding prediction model, a series of dynamic performance tests were conducted under varying axial dynamic stress amplitudes, confining pressures and additive contents to acquire accumulative plastic strain-vibration times relationship curve. …”
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A scoring model integrating CXCL9, GDF15, FGF21, and NfL, predicts long-term mortality in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study by Matilde Sbriscia, Sara Caccese, Francesca Marchegiani, Rina Recchioni, Giulia Matacchione, Chiara Giordani, Emanuele Francini, Stefano Salvioli, Maria Conte, Matteo Landolfo, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Federica Turchi, Jacopo Sabbatinelli, Fabiola Olivieri, Angelica Giuliani

“…Conclusions These findings suggest that inflammatory and metabolic stress-related biomarkers independently predict long-term mortality in T2D. …”
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Towards enhanced durability: A review of fuel cell electric vehicle development by Chuanxu Luo, Hui Leng Choo, Hafisoh Ahmad, Praveena Nair Sivasankaran

“…Technical control solutions include power, energy, temperature, ventilation, and control management. Stress acceleration and cold start tests are examples of test optimization, whereas durability prediction requires parameter selection, real-time monitoring, dynamic modeling, and lifespan prediction. …”
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Advanced satellite-based remote sensing and data analytics for precision water resource management and agricultural optimization by Awais Ali, Muhammad Yousuf Jat Baloch, Muhammad Naveed, Anam Nigar, Abdulrahman Seraj Almalki, Ayesha Ghulam Rasool, Meseret Abeje Gedfew, Ahmed A. Arafat

“…The CA–Markov model predicts further agricultural loss by the year 2033, with barren land dominating (62.54%) and water bodies shrinking to 1.72%, worsening water scarcity. …”
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Suicidal ideation and thoughts of self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic among Swedish employees: a cohort study on the role of job instability and job insecurity by Sandra Blomqvist, Hugo Westerlund, Linda L. Magnusson Hanson

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Novel insights into the genetic basis and transcriptomic elucidation of virulence attenuation in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae variants by Muhammad Asif, Renjian Hu, Ting Xie, Rong Fan, Youhua Long, Yong Wang, Shiping Wu, Zhibo Zhao, Lili Huang

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Structure-tailored superlattice Bi7Ti4NbO21: Coupling octahedral tilting and rotation induced high ferroelectric polarization for efficient piezo-photocatalytic CO2 reduction by Jingren Ni, Rufang Zhao, Chendi Shi, Yuanyuan Ji, Aize Hao, Aiting Xie, Hongjian Yu, Siew Kheng Boong, Hiang Kwee Lee, Chuanqiang Zhou, Jie Han

“…Meanwhile, Bi7Ti4NbO21 nanosheets provide abundant active sites to effectively adsorb CO2 and acquire sensitive stress response, thereby presenting synergistically advanced piezo-photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity with a high CO generation rate of 426.97 ​μmol ​g−1 ​h−1. …”
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A STRUCTURE APPROACH FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC STATION CONTROL BASED ON ADAPTIVE FUZZY AGENT by I. A. Elzein, Yu. N. Petrenko

“…In this paper, the first discussion approach will stress out the integration of model predictive control in maximum power point tracking MPPT and as progressing a second approach is identified as fuzzy logic controller FLC and perturb & Observe P&O algorithms are analyzed. …”
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Optimized design of high-strength leaf chain based on response surface methodology by LIU Meiqi, FENG Zengming, ZHOU Zhidi

“…Fatigue tests on optimized samples showed a mean life of 1.355×10⁷ cycles, with only a 0.8% error compared to simulation predictions, meeting strict engineering accuracy requirements.…”
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The Wheat Intrinsically Disordered Protein <i>Td</i>RL1 Negatively Regulates the Type One Protein Phosphatase <i>Td</i>PP1 by Fatma Amor, Mariem Bradai, Ikram Zaidi, Vitor Amorim-Silva, Nabil Miled, Moez Hanin, Chantal Ebel

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Characteristics of peak ground motions and nonlinear site response during the 2024 Mw 7.5 Noto Peninsula earthquake by Yadab P. Dhakal, Takashi Kunugi, Hisahiko Kubo, Wataru Suzuki, Naito Shohei, Shigeki Senna, Shin Aoi

“…From the viewpoint of mitigating future earthquake disasters, we compared the observed PGAs and PGVs with the most commonly used ground motion prediction equations and found that the PGAs and PGVs were generally typical of crustal earthquakes, reminding us of earthquake vulnerabilities of buildings and infrastructures, in the region. …”
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An Analytical study of Optimal Die Design of Elliptic Tube by Muthanna H. S.

“…ANSYS program is used to compare the behavior and values of  relative extrusion stress for  optimum relative die length at constant reduction of area (R.A.=25%). …”
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Numerical analysis of three-dimensional arch-bank slope based on fluid–structure interaction by Yuexing Wu, Kai Shen, Xinzhong Wang, Yi Xiang, Linshu Li

“…A two-step finite element analysis method and finite element strength reduction method are employed to analyze the influence of water level factors on the stability of the Guizhou Luowang River Extra Large Bridge arch-bank. …”
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