Effects of elastic anisotropy on the small fatigue crack deflection behavior of α-brass by Jinta Arakawa, Ryushin Kamada, Ryo Yabuki, Yuki Ogawa, Hiroyuki Akebono, Atsushi Sugeta

“…In this study, we conducted tests using an electrodynamic plane bending fatigue testing machine to closely observe the propagation behavior of a small fatigue crack generated on the surface of α-brass. …”
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An application of potential function in robot path planning and three optimized formulas for equivalent resistance by Jianwei Dai, Xiaoyu Jiang, Yanpeng Zheng, Xing Zhang, Zhaolin Jiang

“…Furthermore, we have plotted 3D views of the equivalent resistance formulas for several special cases and conducted simulation experiments on the computational efficiency of the original and optimized formulas at different data scales, verifying the superiority of the optimized formulas. …”
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Computation of separate ratio and regression estimator under Neutrosophic stratified sampling: an application to climate data by Abhishek Singh, Hemant Kulkarni, Florentin Smarandache, Gajendra Vishwakarma

“…In this article, we introduce a novel approach by presenting separate ratio and regression estimators in the context of neutrosophic stratified sampling for the very first time, incorporating auxiliary variables. We have conducted a thorough analysis to estimate these newly proposed estimators' bias and Mean Square Error (MSE) up to the first-order approximation. …”
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A New Simple Chaotic Lorenz-Type System and Its Digital Realization Using a TFT Touch-Screen Display Embedded System by Rodrigo Méndez-Ramírez, Adrian Arellano-Delgado, César Cruz-Hernández, Rigoberto Martínez-Clark

“…Analytical and numerical studies of the dynamic properties to generate chaos, for continuous version (CV) and discretized version (DV), for the new chaotic system (NCS) were conducted. The CV of the NCS was implemented by using an electronic circuit with operational amplifiers (OAs). …”
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Temperature Control of Quartz-Glass Melting Areas in Laser Additive Manufacturing by Jing Chen, Zeping Lv, Xuanjia Zhang, Tao Xu, Yuntao Cheng

“…Based on this technology and coaxial laser/wire feeding, open-loop tests were conducted under different process parameters. A closed-loop temperature control system was designed and built for the molten pool temperature in quartz-glass additive manufacturing. …”
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Enhancing Diversity and Convergence in MMOPs with a Gaussian Similarity-Based Evolutionary Algorithm by Shizhao Wei, Da-Jung Cho

“…Gaussian similarity assesses the closeness of solution pairs and serves as the diversity fitness criterion for the algorithm. We conducted experiments on 28 benchmark problems and compared MMEA-GS with five state-of-the-art approaches. …”
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Seismic Performance of a Corroded Reinforce Concrete Frame Structure Using Pushover Method by Meng Zhang, Ran Liu, Yaoliang Li, Guifeng Zhao

“…The numerical simulation of the seismic performance of the RC frame structure incorporating different levels of rebar corrosion was conducted using pushover analysis method. The degradation characteristics of the seismic performance of the corroded structure under severe earthquake were also analyzed. …”
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Does gender and social support matter in the associations between loneliness, resilience, and psychological distress? by Koğar Hakan, Yılmaz-Koğar Esin

“…In this study, a moderated mediation analysis was conducted to assess whether psychological resilience mediates the association between loneliness and psychological distress and whether this association is moderated by social support or/and gender. …”
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A Novel Recommendation Algorithm Integrates Resource Allocation and Resource Transfer in Weighted Bipartite Network by Qiang Sun, Leilei Shi, Lu Liu, Zixuan Han, Liang Jiang, Yan Wu, Yeling Zhao

“…An average ranking score evaluation index is introduced to quantify user satisfaction with the recommendation results. Experiments are conducted on the MovieLens training dataset, and the experimental results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms classical collaborative filtering systems and network structure based recommendation systems in terms of recommendation accuracy and hit rate.…”
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Visual Semantic Navigation Based on Deep Learning for Indoor Mobile Robots by Li Wang, Lijun Zhao, Guanglei Huo, Ruifeng Li, Zhenghua Hou, Pan Luo, Zhenye Sun, Ke Wang, Chenguang Yang

“…Several experiments are conducted in a real indoor environment, demonstrating the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed perception framework.…”
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Analysis and Research of the High-Cycle Fatigue Fracture Mode Based on Stress Ratio and Residual Stress of Ti-6Al-4V by Fu Wang, Jian-Jun Wang, Qin-Sheng Li, Guo-Zhu Ren, Xin-Jian Zhang, Shu-quan Zhang

“…Titanium alloys also have poor thermal conductivity (only 1/5 of iron and 1/15 of aluminum), small deformation coefficient, large friction coefficient, and other characteristics. …”
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM IN THE VOLOGDA REGION by M. V. Andreeva, I. V. Kryukova

“…The paper considers scientific approaches to determining the essence of rural tourism and agrotourism. The authors conduct a review of the current state and trends in the development of tourism, including rural tourism, in the Vologda region. …”
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Numerical Simulations of the Effect on Aerodynamic Performances of the Inter-propeller Distance in a Contra-rotating Propeller by H. Bentrad, H. Moulai, A. Bekhti, S. Laâzab

“…Transient three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations employing the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations coupled with the k–ε turbulence model were conducted on an isolated propeller at various advance ratios. …”
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Rule Acquisition in Formal Decision Contexts Based on Formal, Object-Oriented and Property-Oriented Concept Lattices by Yue Ren, Jinhai Li, Cherukuri Aswani Kumar, Wenqi Liu

“…Finally, some real examples and numerical experiments are conducted to compare the proposed rule acquisition algorithms with the existing one in terms of the running efficiency.…”
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Myoinositol and D-Chiro Inositol in Improving Insulin Resistance in Obese Male Children: Preliminary Data by Mario Mancini, Alice Andreassi, Michela Salvioni, Fiore Pelliccione, Gianna Mantellassi, Giuseppe Banderali

“…To evaluate this hypothesis, we administered both inositol formulations before carrying out an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in a group of obese insulin-resistant male children with high basal insulin levels and compared the values obtained with an OGTT previously conducted without inositol, in the same group, with unchanged BMI. …”
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Novel Distributed PZT Active Vibration Control Based on Characteristic Model for the Space Frame Structure by Hua Zhong, Yong Wang, Hanzheng Ran, Qing Wang, Changxing Shao

“…Finally, a simulation study is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the proposed active vibration control scheme.…”
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Facilitating Community Change: Lessons from Climate Adaptation to Guide Extension Engagement by Martha C. Monroe, Annie Oxarart, Holly Abeels, Wendy-Lin Bartels, Alicia Bradigan-Betancourt, Crystal Goodison, Thomas Ruppert

“…While much of the research behind these strategies has been conducted in the context of climate adaptations in vulnerable communities and ecosystems, such as coastal fisheries, rainfed agriculture, and floodplain cities, the principles that underlie these processes are universal. …”
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Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI by Jeffrey Tzu-Yu Wang, Allen Yu-Yu Wang, Sheila Cheng, Lavier Gomes, Melville Da Cruz

“…A growth rate analysis was conducted which demonstrated a slow growth. A literature review of radiologic studies examining the natural history of head and neck paragangliomas was also performed.…”
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APPLIED AI IN NEOM CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF AI IN ENHANCING PROJECTS SUCCESS by Mohammad Allouzi, Mohammad Aljaafreh

“…Leveraging an extensive body of academic research and pertinent case studies, this discourse meticulously explores the amalgamation of AI-driven technologies, encompassing machine learning, robotics, and advanced data analytics, into Neom’s intricate construction processes. Furthermore, it conducts a thorough examination of both the advantageous aspects and intricate challenges inherent in the adoption of AI technologies, thereby presenting a nuanced perspective on how AI stands poised to elevate project efficiency, safety protocols, sustainability measures, and overall cost-effectiveness in the Neom construction projects.…”
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Role of thermal effect on the capture stability of plasmonic optical tweezers by Yukun Ji, Yatao Ren, Xuehui Wang, Hong Qi

“…In addition, increasing the refractive index or diameter of nanoparticles, thermal conductivity of the substrate, and incident laser power can improve the capture efficiency.…”
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