Using Rooftop Solar Heating to Supply Part of a High-Rise Residential Building Heat in the Cold Climate of Iran: One-Year Dynamic Analysis by Iman Pishkar

“…Considering the very high solar radiation potential in Iran, this study used roof solar collectors to partially supply the heat required for domestic hot water (DHW) and heat the indoor space and a swimming pool in a 48-unit building in a cold climate (Shahrekord, Iran). …”
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Development of cure kinetics models for drying nitrile-butadiene rubber latex film with computational fluid dynamics simulation by Chakrit Suvanjumrat, Kittipos Loksupapaiboon

“…The modified OpenFOAM solver was validated with experimental results of hot-air flow past a squared NBR film, confirming its accuracy. …”
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Predicting Bank Operational Efficiency Using Machine Learning Algorithm: Comparative Study of Decision Tree, Random Forest, and Neural Networks by Peter Appiahene, Yaw Marfo Missah, Ussiph Najim

“…All experiments were performed within a simulation environment and conducted in R studio using R codes.…”
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Framework for autonomous inspection of PV plants using IoT electronics on each PV panel and UAV collaboration by Miguel Tradacete-Ágreda, Carlos Santos-Pérez, Pablo José Hueros-Barrios, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Sánchez, Rafael Pérez-Seguí, Javier Melero-Deza, Pascual Campoy

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Efficient and Secure Traffic Scheduling Based on Private Sketch by Yang Chen, Huishu Wu, Xuhao Ren

“…The first CMM sketch records cold items, while the second, following the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>A</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> structure, stores hot items with high frequency. …”
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Comparison of Bar Formation Mechanisms. I. Does a Tidally Induced Bar Rotate Slower than an Internally Induced Bar? by Yirui Zheng, Juntai Shen

“…We create three disk galaxy models with different dynamical “hotness” and evolve them in isolation and under flyby interactions. …”
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Analysis of a Hybrid PV/Thermal Solar-Assisted Heat Pump System for Sports Center Water Heating Application by Y. Bai, T. T. Chow, C. Ménézo, P. Dupeyrat

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Design of Command and Dispatch System for Automatic Reading of Meter Images in Substations by UAV Inspection Photos by Guanghong Deng, Liangpei Lin, Baihao Lin, Wenlong Jing, Xiaodan Zhao, Yong Li, Rui Yang, Shidun Xie, Pengfeng Wei

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Differential expression of circulating microRNAs in lactating Holstein and Jersey cows exposed to heat stress by Jihwan Lee, Doosan Kim, Byeonghwi Lim, Gyeonglim Ryu, Hyeonguk Baek, Joohwan Kim, Seungmin Ha, Sangbum Kim, Seunghwan Lee, Taejeong Choi, Inchul Choi

“…Results: Four microRNAs (bta-miR-20b, bta-miR-1246, bta-miR-2284x, and bta-miR- 2284y) were significantly differentially expressed in both breeds under heat stress (|FC| ≥ 2, p < 0.05). …”
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Spatial dispersion of climatic factors in North and central basin of Iran using statistical models by Hakimeh Behboudi, Mohammad saligheh, Ali bayat, Akram zakeri, Fatemeh jamali

“…For this purpose, a matrix with dimensions of 56 x 19 and the R configuration and as a database was used for segmentation. …”
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Suspended Particulates Concentration (PM10) under Unstable Atmospheric Conditions over Subtropical Urban Area (Qena, Egypt) by M. El-Nouby Adam

“…The average value of PM10 of the hot season (125.35 × 10−6 g m−3) was higher than its value for the cold season (89.27 μg m−3). …”
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Machine learning analysis of rivaroxaban solubility in mixed solvents for application in pharmaceutical crystallization by Mohammed Alqarni, Ali Alqarni

“…Using a dataset with over 250 data points and including solvents encoded with one-hot encoding, four models were compared: Gradient Boosting (GB), Light Gradient Boosting (LGB), Extra Trees (ET), and Random Forest (RF). …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…Psychological symptoms score and somatovegetative symptoms score were associated with the QOL of premenopausal women (adjusted R2; 0.35). Somatovegetative symptoms score, psychological symptoms score, moderate and vigorous physical activity scores, and monthly income were associated with the QOL in postmenopausal women (adjusted R2; 0.38). …”
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Prediction of slaughter weight with body components and liner body measurement of Hararge cattle at Haramaya University abattoir, Ethiopia by Takele Wolkaro, Yosef Tadesse, Mengistu Urge, Merga Bayisa

“…There was a significant (P < 0.01) and low to high correlation were observed between SW and liner body measurements with a correlation coefficient (r) ranging from 0.32 to 0.98. Moreover, the SW had significantly (P < 0.001) and positively correlated with HCW (r = 0.60), EBW (r = 0.96), IO (r = 0.75) and EO (r = 0.85). …”
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Agronomic characteristics, mineral nutrient content, antioxidant capacity, biochemical composition, and fatty acid profile of Iranian pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivars by Ali Khadivi, Mohammadali Nikoogoftar-Sedghi, Yazgan Tunç

“…Leaf phosphorus positively correlated with split nut percentage (r = 0.669) and negatively with blank nut percentage (r = -0.734). …”
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Determining the Tourism Comfort Climate of the Mangrove Forests of Nayband ‎Bay Based on Baker and Terjong Indices by Zahra Hatef Rabiee, Afshin Danehkar, Mohammad Kaboli, Parvaneh Sobhani

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Historical simulations of temperature and precipitation from the CORDEX Africa model in the Wabi Shebele Basin by Sisay Guta Alemu, Chala Hailu Sime, Tamene Adugna Demissie

“…Model performance was evaluated using statistical indicators such as bias, RMSE, r , MAE, and a concise plot of the statistical indicators which is Taylor’s diagram. …”
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Fluctuations of Temperature and Thermal Energy in the Place of Double Diffusion Structures in the Strait of Hormuz by Mostafa Solgi, Mahdi Mohammad-Mahdizadeh, Abbas Ali Ali Akbari Bidokhti, Smaeyl Hassanzadeh

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Analysis of the relationship between cotton fiber quality and weather conditions in the southeast of Stavropol Territory by N. A. Khodzhaeva, L. P. Podolnaya

“…A strong negative correlation was observed between these characters (r = –0.82), and they were most significantly affected by the temperature and precipitation in August. …”
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Investigation of Vortex Clouds and Droplet Sizes in Heated Water Spray Patterns Generated by Axisymmetric Full Cone Nozzles by M. Y. Naz, S. A. Sulaiman, B. Ariwahjoedi, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari

“…The hot water sprays are an important part of many industrial processes, where the detailed knowledge of physical phenomena involved in jet transportation, interaction, secondary breakup, evaporation, and coalescence of droplets is important to reach more efficient processes. …”
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