A consistency assessment of coupled cohesive zone models for mixed-mode debonding problems by R. Dimitri, M. Trullo, G. Zavarise, L. De Lorenzis

“…This contribution deals with the consistency check for some widely used exponential and bilinear mixed-mode CZMs. The coupling effect on stresses and energy dissipation is first investigated and the path-dependance of the mixed-mode debonding work of separation is analitically evaluated. …”
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TAS Scheduling With Grouping Flows by Hironao Abe, Yuhei Kawakami, Hideo Kawata, Takashi Nakanishi, Tomoaki Yoshida

“…This paper proposes a method to reduce the computational complexity of TAS schedules for the problem that the computation time increases exponentially as the amount of scheduled traffic (ST) flows increases. …”
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Boundedness and large time behavior of a signal-dependent motility system with nonlinear indirect signal production by Ya Tian, Jing Luo

“…Moreover, the solution exponentially converges to $ ((\frac{r} {\mu})^{\frac{1}{l-1}}, (\frac{1}{\delta})^{\beta}(\frac{r}{\mu})^{\frac{\beta}{l-1}}, \frac{1}{\delta}(\frac{r}{\mu})^{\frac{1}{l-1}})) $ in the large time limit under some extra hypotheses.…”
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The role of Airbnb creating a “new”-old city centre: facts, problems and controversies in Porto by Pedro Chamusca, José Rio Fernandes, Luís Carvalho, Thiago Mendes

“…We take Porto as a case-study, considering the exponential growth of tourism, Airbnb and floating city users over the past decade. …”
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FedEx and UPS Network Structure and Accessibility Analysis Based on Complex Network Theory by Changsong Zhao, Chunliang Xiu, Guanyi Yu

“…Despite the Chinese air cargo capacity has grown exponentially in the past, its network is still in its infancy. …”
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A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization-Tuning Algorithm for the Prediction of Nanoparticle Morphology from Microscopic Images by Abhishek Singh, Thaseem Thajudeen

“…Typically, 2-dimensional features from the images are compared to available structures in a database or regression equations are used to predict 3-dimensional morphological parameters including fractal dimension and pre-exponential factor. In this study, we propose a combination of evolutionary algorithm and forward tuning model to predict the best fit 3-dimensional structures of aggregates from their projection images. 2-dimensional features from a projection image are compared to the candidate projections generated using FracVAL code and optimized using Particle Swarm Optimization to obtain the 3-dimensional structure of the aggregate. …”
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Correlation between the Compressive, Tensile Strength of Old Concrete under Marine Environment and Prediction of Long-Term Strength by Weilai Yao, Shiyong Jiang, Wei Fei, Tao Cai

“…From the test results, tensile strength presents general uptrend with compressive strength, and the two parameters are well positively correlated. Exponential model generally recommended by building codes or literatures is still capable of describing the relationship between compressive and tensile strength of old deteriorated concrete, when function parameters are properly determined. …”
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Analysis for the Effect of Spatial Discretization Method on AP1000 Reactor Pressure Vessel Fluence Calculation by Junxiao Zheng, Bin Zhang, Shengchun Shi, Yixue Chen

“…The analysis shows that the differencing scheme (diamond difference with or without linear zero fix-up, theta weighted, directional theta weighted, and exponential directional weighted) introduces a deviation within 4%. …”
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Mining-Induced Damage Characteristics of Floors during Fully Mechanized Caving Mining: A Case Study by Yulong Jiang, Dongfeng Zhang, Kai Wang, Xiaoqiang Zhang

“…Specifically, the advanced response distance decreased with a negative exponential trend, while the lagged response distance generally first increased and then decreased as the depth increased. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of Fe2O3 nanoparticles reinforced to recycled industrial aluminium scrap and waste aluminium beverage cans for preparing metal matrix nanocomposites by Ganesh R. Chate, Raviraj M. Kulkarni, Manjunath Patel G. C., Avinash Lakshmikanthan, Harsha H. M., Simran Tophakhane, Nazafali Shaikh, Suman Kongi, Pouravi Iranavar

“…Increased material demand in all sectors is primarily due to exponential growth in population to fulfill human needs and comforts. …”
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A Novel Multivariate Spectral Local Quasilinearization Method (MV-SLQLM) for Modelling Flow, Moisture, Heat, and Solute Transport in Soil by Elias Mwakilama, Vusi Magagula, Duncan Gathungu

“…However, recent studies demonstrate that spectral collocation (SC) methods converge exponentially faster than FD or FE methods using a few grid points or on coarse grids. …”
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A Novel Approach for Operating Speed Continuous Predication Based on Alignment Space Comprehensive Index by Ying Yan, Gengping Li, Jinjun Tang, Zhongyin Guo

“…Furthermore, a prediction model based on exponential relationships between road alignment and speeds is designed to predict the speed of passenger cars and trucks. …”
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Research of the Backfill Body Compaction Ratio Based on Upward Backfill Safety Mining of the Close-Distance Coal Seam Group by Xingping Lai, Leiming Zhang, Yun Zhang, Pengfei Shan, Peifeng Wan, Kaiwen Mu

“…The results demonstrate that the main controlling factors of crack propagation in overburden strata during upward backfill mining were BBCR and mining height; the crack propagation height in overburden strata caused by mining decreased exponentially with the increase of BBCR and increased with the increase of mining height linearly. …”
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Study on the Oxygen Consumption Rule of Hydroponic Cotton in Different Periods by Yanbo Fu, Xiaojuan Rao, Qingyong Bian, Yaozu Feng, Jian Huang, Zhiguo Wang

“…The results showed that with the increase of the cultivation time, the dissolved oxygen concentration of the cotton at seedling stage, bud stage, and blossoming and boll-forming stage showed an exponential function decrease. The dissolved oxygen concentration of the culture medium decreased from about 7.5 mg·L-1 to a relatively stable dissolved oxygen concentration, which was 4.92 mg·L-1, 1.64 mg·L-1, and 1.82 mg·L-1, respectively. …”
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Does Investor Sentiment Influence South African ETF Flows During Different Market Conditions? by Paidamoyo Aurleen Shenjere, Sune Ferreira-Schenk, Fabian Moodley

“…The exponential growth in popularity of ETFs over the last three decades has solidified ETFs as an essential component of many investors’ portfolios. …”
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A Study on the Creep Characteristics of Airport Viscous Subsoil Based on Unsaturated Stress Level by Jun Feng, Yue Ma, Zaobao Liu

“…The following conclusions could be drawn: (1) under different stress levels, the one-dimensional creep deformation of unsaturated soil has a power function relationship with time, and the change rate exponentially decreases with the stress level, which can be well-expressed by the proposed modified one-dimensional Mesri creep model; (2) under different stress levels, the three-dimensional creep strain of the unsaturated soil shows a hyperbolic curve with time and a near-linear relationship at the semilogarithmic coordinate, which can be well-expressed by the proposed modified three-dimensional creep model; (3) under different stress levels, both the one-dimensional creep and three-dimensional creep of the unsaturated soil can be divided into two stages, which are the accelerated creep stage and stable creep stage.…”
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Development of a Hybridized Model for Predicting the Life Span of Power Transformers by O.O. Olaluwoye, A.A. Okubanjo, O.K. Oyetola, P.O. Alao, O.G. Olasunkanmi

“…Factors such as the hotspot temperature, activation energy and pre-exponential factor were useful for the determination of lifespan. …”
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Investigation on Coal Pillar Stability between Different Shapes of Gasifier Cavities under High Temperatures during UCG by Yue Shi, Xiaopeng Yun, Jianping Zuo, Zhengdai Li, Yunjiang Sun, Meilu Yu

“…As the temperature of the surrounding rock increases, the width of the stable coal pillar increases exponentially; the reasonable widths for coal pillars between adjacent drop-shaped gasifier cavities are 12 m (room temperature), 17 m (700°C and 850°C), 18 m (1000°C), 19 m (1150°C), and 20 m (1300°C). …”
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Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of Research Hotspots in Field of Smart Water Conservancy by WANG Zhankui, PAN Wuhan, WU Jianxing, ZHANG Jianchang, TAN Yu, WU Xuefei, WEI Guoqing

“…In terms of time and space, the number of publications in this field has shown an overall exponential growth trend over time, with slow growth in the early period and rapid growth in the recent period. …”
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Predicting Time-to-Failure of Red Sandstone by Temporal Precursor of Acoustic Emission Signals by Ansen Gao, Chengzhi Qi, Renliang Shan, Chunlai Wang

“…Moreover, the gradual evolution pattern of rock damage obeyed an exponential function, and the damage acceleration phenomenon existed in the critical failure stage. …”
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