Incorporation of Amphipathic Diblock Copolymer in Lipid Bilayer for Improving pH Responsiveness by Tian Xia, Weiju Hao, Yazhuo Shang, Shouhong Xu, Honglai Liu

“…Diblock copolymers (mPEG-b-PDPA), which were designed to possess pH-sensitivity as well as amphipathy, were used as an intelligent lock in the liposomal membrane. …”
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Prestress Loss of CFL in a Prestressing Process for Strengthening RC Beams by Xinyan Guo, Dong Liu, Peiyan Huang, Xiaohong Zheng

“…A prestressing system was designed to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) beams with prestressed carbon fiber laminate (CFL). …”
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Identify and prioritize architectural and cultural indicators based on the application of technology in the age of globalization (Case Study: Tehran City) by Mino lafafchi, Mozian Dahashi Sharif, Iraj Etesam

“…Technological innovations are known to be effective parameter in developing and designing architectural spaces in metropolis; however the impact of technology on the architecture of different communities in the world is not the same. …”
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Hierarchical Classification of Variable Stars Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks by Mahdi Abdollahi, Nooshin Torabi, Sadegh Raeisi, Sohrab Rahvar

“…We consider most of the classes and subclasses of variable stars in OGLE-IV database and show that using Hierarchical Classification technique and designing appropriate preprocessing can increase accuracy of predicting smaller classes, ACep and T2Cep. …”
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Decision-making model for production and operation of underground gold mines considering low-carbon condition by Jie Hou, Yingyu Gu, Guoqing Li, Guangjun Guo, Qianqian Yu

“…Abstract Within the framework of a low-carbon transition and integrated mineral resource exploitation, this study presents an innovative system dynamics (SD) model designed to optimize decision-making and enhance profitability in underground gold mining operations. …”
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A Digital Twin for Unconventional Reservoirs: A Multiscale Modeling and Algorithm to Investigate Complex Mechanisms by Tao Zhang, Yiteng Li, Jianchao Cai, Qingbang Meng, Shuyu Sun, Chenguang Li

“…In this paper, a digital twin is designed to numerically model the representative mechanisms that affect the production unconventional reservoirs, such as capillarity, dynamic sorption, and injection salinity, and it incorporates multiscale algorithms to simulate and illustrate the effect of these mechanisms on flow and transport phenomena. …”
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Performances improvement of DC Motor using a Fractional Order Adaptive PID Controller optimized by Genetic Algorithm by Abdelouaheb Boukhalfa, Yassine Bensafia, Khatir Khettab

“…The results demonstrate that FAPID controllers significantly outperform conventional APID controllers, particularly regarding rise time, settling time, overshoot, and mean absolute error. Among the proposed designs, the integration of FAPID proves to be the most effective in achieving a balance between responsiveness and stability, exhibiting exceptional robustness and adaptability to variations in DC motor and environmental conditions. …”
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Research on the Algorithm for Composite Lining of Deep Buried Water Conveyance Tunnel by Fei Li, Ningdong Chang, Jianhui Wang, Tao Feng, Chunling Li

“…The results show that the stress distribution of composite lining can be obtained quickly and accurately with the simplified algorithm, which can provide a reference for other engineering designs.…”
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Short Circuit Fault Detection against High Thermal Background Using a Two-Level Scheme Based on DoG Filter by Xin Li, Yonggang Li, Hongqiu Zhu, Renchao Wu, Can Zhou

“…To cope with the high thermal background, a two-level short circuit detection method is designed. Firstly, with background subtraction, high intensity short circuit electrodes, as well as the background, are removed, and normal working electrodes are preserved. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Permeability Measurement of Radial Flow through a Single Rough Fracture under Shearing Action by Ran Tan, Junrui Chai, Cheng Cao

“…Eight types of test case were designed, and subgroup tests with varied normal stress, shear velocity, and roughness of fracture surface were conducted. …”
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Wideband RCS Reduction of Microstrip Array Antenna Based on Absorptive Frequency Selective Surface and Microstrip Resonators by Jingjing Xue, Wen Jiang, Shuxi Gong

“…The scheme is based on the microstrip resonators and absorptive frequency selective surface (AFSS) with a wideband absorptive property over the low band 1.9–7.5 GHz and a transmission characteristic at high frequency 11.05 GHz. The AFSS is designed to realize the out-of-band RCS reduction and preserve the radiation performance simultaneously, and it is placed above the antenna with the operating frequency of 11.05 GHz. …”
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Regeneration Filter: Enhancing Mosaic Algorithm for Near Salt & Pepper Noise Reduction by Ratko M. Ivković, Ivana M. Milošević, Zoran N. Milivojević

“…This paper presents a Regeneration filter for reducing near Salt-and-Pepper (nS&P) noise in images, designed for selective noise removal while simultaneously preserving structural details. …”
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Research on Rolling Bearing Fault Feature Extraction Based on Singular Value Decomposition considering the Singular Component Accumulative Effect and Teager Energy Operator by Longlong Li, Yahui Cui, Runlin Chen, Lingping Chen, Lihua Wang

“…Then, a vibration processing scheme named SVD-AKTEO is designed where an iteration is employed to reflect an accumulative singular effect by kurtosis of TEO spectrum. …”
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Research on Weld Identification and Defect Localization Based on an Improved Watershed Algorithm by Lingjiang Guo, Yong Yan, Junjie Cui, Zhongsi Xu

“…Difficulties in identification caused by weld joint adhesion and defects, such as missing weld joints, this paper designs an efficient welded joint detection system, which utilizes Otsu threshold segmentation and morphological processing methods to achieve the initial segmentation of the welded joint region. …”
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A Novel Proprietary Internet Video Traffic Dataset Generation Algorithm by Tianhua Chen, Elans Grabs, Aleksandrs Ipatovs, Maria-Dolores Cano

“…We propose the nYFTQC algorithm, which enables the creation of fifteen detailed datasets specifically designed for Internet video traffic analysis. The proposed datasets demonstrate superior performance metrics, including completeness, consistency, and transparency. …”
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Optical Absorption and Electron Injection of 4-(Cyanomethyl)benzoic Acid Based Dyes: A DFT Study by Yuehua Zhang, Penghui Ren, Yuanzuo Li, Runzhou Su, Meiyu Zhao

“…Furthermore, nine dyes were designed on the basis of AG1 and AG2 to improve optical response and electron injection.…”
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A novel task scheduling approach for dependent non‐preemptive tasks using fuzzy logic by Heba E. Hassan, Gihan Nagib, Khaled Hosny Ibrahiem

“…This article presents a new proposed algorithm in which the priorities of the tasks are derived from the fuzzy logic and bottom level parameter. This approach is designed to find task schedules with optimal or sub‐optimal lengths in order to achieve high performance for a multiprocessor environment. …”
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Reflective thinking meets artificial intelligence: Synthesizing sustainability transition knowledge in left-behind mountain regions by Andrej Ficko, Simo Sarkki, Yasar Selman Gultekin, Antonia Egli, Juha Hiedanpää

“…The presented approach supports policymakers in organizing loosely structured sustainability transition knowledge and fragmented data corpora, while also advancing AI applications for designing and planning sustainable development policies at the regional level.…”
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Quantifying the ability of the CF2H group as a hydrogen bond donor by Matthew E. Paolella, Daniel S. Honeycutt, Bradley M. Lipka, Jacob M. Goldberg, Fang Wang

“…We anticipate that this chemistry will be valuable for designing functional molecules for chemical biology and medicinal chemistry applications.…”
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Using ecological niche modeling to determine avian richness hotspots by R. Mirzaei, M.R. Hemami, A. Esmaili Sari, H.R. Rezaei, A.T. Peterson

“…Understanding distributions of wildlife species is a key step towards identifying biodiversity hotspots and designing effective conservation strategies. In this paper, the spatial pattern of diversity of birds in Golestan Province, Iran was estimated. …”
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