Shake Table Study on the Efficiency of Seismic Base Isolation Using Natural Stone Pebbles by Ivan Banović, Jure Radnić, Nikola Grgić

“…., the reduction in the seismic forces and stresses in the structure compared to the classical solution of foundation, significantly depends on the type of the applied excitation and depends relatively little on the layer thickness and pebble fraction. …”
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Viscoelastic-Viscoplastic Modelling of the Scratch Response of PMMA by G. Kermouche, N. Aleksy, J. M. Bergheau

“…Then, a finite element model is used to investigate the potential of classical elastic-viscoplastic constitutive models to reproduce these experimental results. …”
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New Cubic Trigonometric Bezier-Like Functions with Shape Parameter: Curvature and Its Spiral Segment by Abdul Majeed, Muhammad Abbas, Amna Abdul Sittar, Mohsin Kamran, Saba Tahseen, Homan Emadifar

“…Basis functions and the curve satisfy all properties of classical Bézier curve-like partition of unity, symmetric property, linear independent, geometric invariance, and convex hull property and have been proved. …”
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The emerging role of 12/15-lipoxygenase in ischemic stroke by Xuening Wang, Qiuji Shao, Yuan Gao

“…The arachidonic acid metabolic pathway is a classic inflammatory pathway. 12/15-lipoxygenase (LOX), a member of the lipoxygenase family that metabolizes arachidonic acid, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous central nervous system (CNS) diseases. …”
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Finding p-Hub Median Locations: An Empirical Study on Problems and Solution Techniques by Xiaoqian Sun, Weibin Dai, Yu Zhang, Sebastian Wandelt

“…To assess the scalability and solution qualities of these methods, three well-known datasets are used as case studies: Turkish Postal System, Australia Post, and Civil Aeronautics Board. Classical problems in small networks can be solved efficiently using CPLEX because of their low complexity. …”
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Attosecond metrology of vacuum-ultraviolet high-order harmonics generated in semiconductors via laser-dressed photoionization of alkali metals by Arjun Nayak, Debobrata Rajak, Balázs Farkas, Camilio Granados, Philipp Stammer, Javier Rivera-Dean, Theocharis Lamprou, Katalin Varju, Yann Mairesse, Marcelo F. Ciappina, Maciej Lewenstein, Paraskevas Tzallas

“…This source opens new spectral windows for attosecond spectroscopy, enabling studies of bound-state dynamics in natural systems with low ionization energies, while facilitating the generation of non-classical entangled light states in the visible-VUV.…”
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Near-Field to Far-Field Transformation Techniques with Spiral Scannings: A Comprehensive Review by Renato Cicchetti, Francesco D’Agostino, Flaminio Ferrara, Claudio Gennarelli, Rocco Guerriero, Massimo Migliozzi

“…This unified theory can be applied to spirals wrapping the conventional scanning surfaces and makes it possible to accurately reconstruct the NF data required by the NF-FF transformation employing the corresponding classical scanning. A remarkable reduction of the measurement time is so achieved, due to the use of continuous and synchronized movements of the positioning systems and to the reduced number of needed NF measurements. …”
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Total Plasma Exchange for Hypertriglyceridaemia Complicated by Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report by Dawlat Sany, Wael Ahmed Yousry, Wael Refai, Walid Hassan, Rami Qattan, Yasser Elsahawi

“…Few randomised studies are recorded regarding the value of plasmapheresis over classical therapy. Objective: To evaluate the value of plasmapheresis in patients with HTGP with worrisome signs as fever, tachycardia, high inflammatory markers, and pancreatitis. …”
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Information Assisted Dictionary Learning for fMRI Data Analysis by Manuel Morante, Yannis Kopsinis, Sergios Theodoridis, Athanassios Protopapas

“…The proposed method is evaluated against several other popular techniques, including the classical General Linear Model (GLM). The obtained performance gains are quantitatively demonstrated via a novel realistic synthetic fMRI dataset as well as real data from a challenging experimental design.…”
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Surface gravity analysis in Gauss-Bonnet and Barrow black holes by Everton M.C. Abreu

“…Analyzing how the SG can be classically defined for stationary BHs together with the radial pressure computation. …”
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On novel security systems based on the 2-cyclic refined integers and the foundations of 2-cyclic refined number theory by Mohammad Abobala, Hasan Sankari, Mohamed Zeina

“…As a novel trend in the world of cryptography, non-classical integer systems, such as neutrosophic or plithogenic integers, are used for encryption and decryption. …”
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Semi-Supervised Hybrid Local Kernel Regression for Soft Sensor Modelling of Rubber-Mixing Process by Haiqing Yu, Jun Ji, Ping Li, Fengjing Shao, Shunyao Wu, Yi Sui, Shujing Li, Fengjiao He, Jinming Liu

“…Additionally, the rubber Mooney soft sensor of internal mixing processing is implemented using real onsite data to validate proposed method. Compared with classical algorithms, the performance of SHLKR is evaluated and the contribution of unlabelled samples is discussed.…”
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SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE STUDY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE HUMAN TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN AND THE TATA ELEMENT OF THE NOS2A GENE PROMOTER by I. A. Drachkova, S. V. Shekhovtsov, S. E. Peltek, P. M. Ponomarenko, T. V. Arshinova, M. P. Ponomarenko, T. I. Merkulova, L. K. Savinkova, N. A. Kolchanov

“…Experiments utilizing the SPR method and classical EMSA have shown that ТВР immobilization on the microchip dextran surface does not alter its affinity to TATA-containing oligonucleotides.…”
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Subacute Stroke in a Young Female: A Case of Moyamoya Syndrome Initially Anchoring with Anxiety by Saira Chaughtai, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Muhammad Shaheryar Haider, Hasnan M. Ijaz, Sarah Elmedani, Mohamed Bakr, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

“…It is diagnosed with classic angiographic findings of stenosis or occlusion of the circle of Willis vessels. …”
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High Entropy Cantor Alloys (HEAs) modification induced by tungsten alligation, heat treatment and deep cold plastic deformation by Andrea Brotzu, Stefano Natali, Zortea Laura, De Filippo Barbara

“…For the above reasons, the present work deals with Classic Cantor alloy, a well-known CoCrFeMnNi HEA, where mechanical properties were improved using low cost casting techniques and a combination of different metallurgical methodologies (heat treatment, cold working and adding alloying elements). …”
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Ovarian Vein Thrombosis Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism after Cesarean Delivery in the Presence of a Large Fibroid: Case Report and Literature Review of Contributing Factors by Elie S. Finianos, Stephanie F. Yacoub, Mary F. Chammas

“…Further investigation showed that the patient had an undiagnosed thrombophilia thus meeting the classic Virchow triad. Complete clinical recovery was observed, and anticoagulation therapy was continued for 1 year. …”
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A New Optical Surface Measurement Method with Iterative Sparsity-Constrained Threshold Phase Retrieval Algorithm by Yi Niu, Yang Liu, Guangming Shi, Dahua Gao, Guo Li

“…Due to its low complexity and acceptable accuracy, phase retrieval technique has been proposed as an alternative to solve the classic optical surface measurement task. However, to capture the overall wave field, phase retrieval based optical surface measurement (PROSM) system has to moderate the CCD position during the multiple-sampling procedure. …”
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A Narrative Review of Biomarkers and Imaging in the Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome by Ümit Arslan, Izatullah Jalalzai

“…Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) encompasses a range of life-threatening conditions, including classical dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating aortic ulcer. …”
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AI Methods for Antimicrobial Peptides: Progress and Challenges by Carlos A. Brizuela, Gary Liu, Jonathan M. Stokes, Cesar de laFuente‐Nunez

“…AI approaches have recently revolutionised this field by accelerating the discovery of new peptides with anti‐infective activity, particularly in preclinical mouse models. Initially, classical ML approaches dominated the field, but recently there has been a shift towards deep learning (DL) models. …”
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Guided Wave Energy Transfer in Composite Sandwich Structures and Application to Defect Detection by Siavash Shoja, Viktor Berbyuk, Anders Boström

“…In order to examine homogenization methods, the homogenized stiffness matrices of the sandwich material and the laminate skin are calculated using classical laminate theory. Results show that core-skin debonding causes absence of wave energy leakage from the skin to the core material in that region in a specific range of frequencies. …”
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