Multi-Server Two-Way Communication Retrial Queue Subject to Disaster and Synchronous Working Vacation by Tzu-Hsin Liu, He-Yao Hsu, Fu-Min Chang

“…The results reveal that the proper consideration of outgoing calls to the server can reduce the average time spent in the buffer. …”
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An Improved Numerical Model of Shield Tunnel with Double Lining and Its Applications by Qi-xiang Yan, Chao-fan Yao, Wen-bo Yang, Chuan He, Ping Geng

“…In this paper, the parameter formulas of element stiffness, applicable to the junction surface and contact surface of double lining, are given definitely, and the influence of the element amount of junction surface on the analysis results is discussed. …”
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A Bracket-Stiffened Two-Planar Overlapped Tubular KT-Joint for Offshore Jack-Up Fatigue Analysis by Jian Zhang, Xinxin Yue, Jiajia Qiu, Lei Chen, Wei Shen

“…There have been a large number of research programs dedicated to the investigation of stress concentration factor and its parametric design formulae for a variety of uniplanar and multiplanar tubular joints. …”
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Perioperative Nutrition in Abdominal Surgery: Recommendations and Reality by Yannick Cerantola, Fabian Grass, Alessandra Cristaudi, Nicolas Demartines, Markus Schäfer, Martin Hübner

“…We focused on nutritional screening and perioperative nutrition in patients undergoing digestive surgery, and we assessed translation of recent guidelines in clinical practice. Results and Conclusions. Malnutrition is a well-recognized risk factor for poor postoperative outcome. …”
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Effect of Thickness and Compaction Degree of Overburden Soil on Radon Reduction for Uranium Tailings Reservoir by Xingwang Dai, Yifan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Wang, Xiangyang Li, Changshou Hong, Yong Liu

“…A theoretical model of radon exhalation is established and an experimental device is designed. The main results are as follows. (1) The radon reduction rate increases with the increase of thickness. …”
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Constitutive Investigation on Viscoelasticity of PolyVinyl Butyral: Experiments Based on Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Method by Bohan Liu, Jun Xu, Yibing Li

“…Further, viscoelasticity of PVB influenced by time and temperature is systematically studied. Fitted empirical formulas describing the relationship between glass transition temperature and frequency, as well as the heating rate of PVB, are established. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Lightweight Concrete Containing Pumice and Metakaolin by Masoud Dadkhah, Reza Rahgozar, Ali Bandani, Peyman Rahgozar

“…Then, the mechanical properties of SCLC have tested by replacing metakaolin with 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% by weight of cement. The research results have demonstrated that metakaolin enhances ‎the mechanical strength of SCLC. …”
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Analysis of Mathematics Learning Difficulties in V Graders of Elementary School of Fraction Material in Terms of Students' Cognitive Level by Putri Puspitasari, Aninditya Sri Nugraheni, Mulyani Mulyani

“…The data taken through learning outcomes, interviews and documentation. The results in this research can be concluded that (1) high subjects (AA) and (NF) do not meet all indicators of difficulty, this is evidenced that high subjects (AA) and (NF) don’t have any difficulty in understanding concepts, principles or formulas and in solving fraction problems. (2) Medium subjects (LU) and (YL) did not meet the two indicators of difficulty. …”
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Influence of rock heterogeneity on the correlation between uniaxial compressive strength and Brazilian tensile strength by Fanmeng M. Kong, Mingyi Han, Yuting T. Zhao, Haitao Lu, Shian Liu, Pengyu Luan, Baolong Zhuo, Gaofei Shi

“…The grain size variation or multidirectional anisotropy can result in a decrease in the determination coefficient value of correlations. …”
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MODELING OF URBAN GRAVITY ZONES AND HIERARCHY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CENTERS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA USING THE HUFF MODEL“ by Ivan Marić, Aida Avdić, Ante Šiljeg

“…An important feature of Huff method is that it uses a spatial model with exact data (parameters) and formulas rather than subjective procedures.…”
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Modeling smeared fiber-matrix pullout strength of steel fiber-reinforced concrete with various types of steel fiber and its tensile and compressive strength by Yuxin Xu, Tengfei Xu, Guilin Li, Tianyu Xie

“…The model’s effectiveness is validated using separate databases containing 321 tensile and 1595 compressive strength test results across a wide range of concrete strengths (16.7–262 MPa). …”
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Analytical method for determining the stress-strain state of modular buildings by V. S. Shirokov, T. A. Belash, T. E. Gordeeva

“…The programme is convenient for making preliminary and variant calculations and research of modular building structures.Results. The presented analytical method for determining the forces in the elements of modular buildings shows good convergence of the results with the finite element method. …”
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Mechanical Calculation of Flexible Wires of Overhead Lines with Barrage Balls by I. I. Sergey, Y. V. Bladyko

“…The load from the aerial barrage balls must not be substituted with a distributed one by simple division of the total load into the span length, since it can cause incorrect results. The formulas for determining the sag are given for a different number of aerial barrage balls as a function of their number and the coefficient of concentrated forces. …”
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TEACHING OF INTERPOLATION AND APPROXIMATION CURVES THROUGH COMPUTER SIMULATION by Norbert Annuš, Ondrej Takáč

“…It then presents the application's options and graphical results. Finally, we would like to present the results of the student testing and their feedback on the educational software. …”
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Estimation of the Oil-in-Place Resources in the Liquid-Rich Shale Formations Exploiting Geochemical and Petrophysical Data in a 3D High-Resolution Geological Model Domain: Baltic B... by Krzysztof Sowiżdżał, Tomasz Słoczyński, Weronika Kaczmarczyk

“…The authors adopted a geochemical method based on Rock Eval results which directly measure hydrocarbon content present in rock samples. …”
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Evaluating the mental and emotional effects of Sahand Bonab thermal power plant greenhouse on rural communities, Case study: Rurlas in Bonab by Mohamad Zaheri, Ali Majnouni-Toutakhane

“…The results showed that the most pollutants released are CO2 and NOx, which is 4.17 times the warm seasons in the seasons. …”
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Research on Influence of Water-Cement Ratio on Reinforcement Effect for Permeation Grouting in Sand Layer by Zhipeng Li, Lianzhen Zhang, Yuntian Chu, Qingsong Zhang

“…Results show that water-cement ratio of slurry has obvious effect on grouting reinforcement effect. …”
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Fatigue Characteristics of Prestressed Concrete Beam under Freezing and Thawing Cycles by Yuanxun Zheng, Lei Yang, Pan Guo, Peibing Yang

“…Finally, the relation between fatigue characteristics and numbers of freeze-thaw cycles was established, and the fatigue life prediction formulas of prestressed concrete beams under freeze-thaw cycles were developed. …”
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Study on Finger Gesture Interface Using One-Channel EMG by Hee-Yeong Yang, Young-Shin Han, Choon-Sung Nam

“…The preprocessing of EMG data uses standard formulae, such as integrated EMG (IEMG) and mean absolute value (MAV). …”
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Physical stability test and irritation test of lotion moringa oleifera leaves ethanol extract with variation concentration by Sugihartini Nining, Hibatul Wafi Candra, Aufa Na’imatul

“…Moringa oleifera leaves ethanol extract lotion with 3% concentration has better physical stability than other formulas and doesn’t irritate the skin.…”
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