Stochastic Generator of a New Family of Lifetime Distributions with Illustration by Amjad Al-Nasser, Ahmad Hanandeh

“…Simulation method was used to investigate the behaviors of the parameters of the proposed distribution; the results showed that the mean square error and standard error for the chosen parameter values decrease as the sample size increases. …”
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In situ measurements of carbonation rate with air permeability for the development of a proposal for a classification of exposure to carbonation. by Luis Ebensperger M., Mario Olivares O.

“…It was only in 2016 that the NCh170 Concrete Standard included this type of Exposure with Grade C1 as Mild Aggressiveness. …”
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Pitfalls in Implementing the EU Whistleblower Directive by Scheu Harald Christian

“…The introduction of higher standards of protection in favour of whistleblowers does not raise problems in relations between the state and the individual, but some EU rules may cause problems in horizontal relations between private individuals, since fair balancing of interests as required by Strasbourg jurisprudence may be not always guaranteed.…”
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Improved ant colony algorithm based cloud computing user task scheduling algorithm by Sining LUO, Hualong WANG, Hongyu LI, Wei PENG

“…In recent years,with the development of power information,more and more power applications and tasks are deployed in the cloud.Because of the dynamic heterogeneity of cloud resources and power applications,it is a challenge in the cloud computing system to realize resource division and task scheduling.Power applications need to be able to achieve a rapid response and minimum completion time,and schedulers should consider the load of each cloud computing node to ensure the reliability of cloud computing.A task scheduling algorithm based on the algorithm of improving an ant colony was proposed to solve the problem of task scheduling in virtual machines.Through the improvement of the standard ant colony algorithm,the task scheduling time was reduced and load balancing was realized while minimizing the overall completion time.The results show that the algorithm can shorten the task scheduling time and realize the load balancing of cloud nodes,which provides technical basis for the optimization of power cloud computing.…”
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The use of thermally expandable microcapsules for increasing the toughness and heal structural adhesives by Guillaume Pesquet, Lucas F. M. da Silva, Chiaki Sato

“…The single-edge-notch bending (SENB) test was used. Firstly, a standard toughness test was performed on adhesives with microcapsules. …”
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Improving the technical and operational characteristics of the railway carriage by Maryna Bulakh

“…Dynamic modeling has confirmed that the new design meets regulatory standards for stability and safety at various speeds. …”
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Effects of Clay and Moisture Content on Direct Shear Tests for Clay-Sand Mixtures by Muawia A. Dafalla

“…These changes are not independent of the density state of clay-sand mixtures. Standard compaction properties for a range of clay-sand mixtures were investigated. …”
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Coupled Thermal Stress Analysis of Volvo Truck Disc Brake by Welteji Bena, Goftila Sirata

“…In the numerical approach, temperature and stress response were analyzed by the explicit standard ABAQUS. From both results, high thermal gradient and von Mises stress distribution were observed at the sharp edges of the disc, which causes a decrement in braking efficiency and an overall drop in braking performance.…”
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Data-Driven Finite Element Models of Passive Filamentary Networks by Brian Adam, Sorin Mitran

“…The procedure is exemplified for an actin mesh described by Brownian dynamics and eight-node cuboid finite elements but is generally applicable with respect to both the microscopic model and the type of finite element approximation. In contrast to standard finite element formulations derived from hypotheses on assumed deformation behavior, the data-driven procedure introduced here is completely determined by the observed behavior be it obtained from simulations or experiment.…”
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Performance of Convolution Codes Based on 60 GHz Inter-Chip Wireless Interconnection System by Xuehua Li, Siyu Shen, Yafei Wang

“…Combining with channel coding theory，the critical distance was deduced，which was seen as the energy efficiency standard of coding system. On the basis of theoretical research，the maximum communication distance was calculated according to the coding gain which was simulated by MATLAB and the critical distance was achieved according to the circuit energy consumption which was evaluated by QuartusⅡ. …”
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Enhancing the Diagnosis of Lateral Ankle Sprains: The Role of MSK Diagnostic Ultrasound in Evaluating ATFL and CFL by Robert C Manske, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page, Michael Voight

“…We discuss the technology's ability to provide objective, real-time imagery, facilitating accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, and injury monitoring emphasizing the need for a standardized approach to ultrasound evaluation to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.…”
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Event-Triggered State Estimation for a Class of Delayed Recurrent Neural Networks with Sampled-Data Information by Hongjie Li

“…Based on the Lyapunov-krasovskii functional approach, a state estimator of the considered neural networks can be achieved by solving some linear matrix inequalities, which can be easily facilitated by using the standard numerical software. Finally, a numerical example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed event-triggered scheme.…”
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'Nae too bad': job satisfaction and staff morale in Scottish residential child care by Andrew Kendrick, Ian Milligan, Ghizala Avan

“…Residential child care in Scotland is under pressure to improve standards of care in a climate of negative media attention and public suspicion. …”

Mental Toughness in Sports a Research on Cycling Athletes by Hüseyin Bilgin, Hayri Demir, Fatih Harmancı

“…Mental endurance scores of riders;according to various variables (gender, age,year of making sports, national and internationaldegrees in competitions)descriptive statistics (frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation);t, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was evaluated according to Tukey multiple comparison tests. …”
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Developing an Evaluating System to Improve Efficiency, Effectiveness and Governance in the Public Sector: the Case of the Program of Subsidies to Exporting Companies in Brazil by Frederico Lustosa da Costa, José Cezar Castanhar, Daniela Gomes Castanhar Reyes, Gustavo de Oliveira Almeida

“…For a developing country, the benefits are multiple: expand the markets for goods and services to a global scale contributing to job creation, set technological and management standards for the sectors of the economy and reduce the country’s external vulnerabilities by generating reserves. …”
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Nonthermal electron-photon steady states in open cavity quantum materials by R. Flores-Calderón, Md Mursalin Islam, Michele Pini, Francesco Piazza

“…Finally, we show that, the nonthermal behavior leads to qualitative modifications of the materials properties, as the standard Sommerfeld expansion for observables is modified by a leading-order correction linearly proportional to the temperature difference between the two baths and to the frequency derivative of the electron damping.…”
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The “ $$B\rightarrow K\pi $$ B → K π puzzle”: a new perspective by Adam Szabelski

“…The obtained precision enables to test a SU(3)-based sum rule showing $$6\sigma $$ 6 σ discrepancy with the expectation value in the Standard Model scenario. To improve the obtained results the main effort should concentrate on the $$B^0\rightarrow K^0\pi ^0$$ B 0 → K 0 π 0 measurements.…”
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Powering Down Hospitality Through a Policy-Driven, Case-Based and Scenario Approach by Angeliki N. Menegaki

“…By adopting these practices, hotels can align with evolving regulatory standards and cater to the growing demand for eco-friendly accommodations.…”
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EFFECT OF RANDOM FIBER DISTRIBUTION ON LONGITUDINAL COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS by ZHANG Li, XU Dong, ZHANG ShuFeng, JIANG YuanXiang

“…Random fiber distribution may lead to randomness of longitudinal compressive behavior of fiber reinforced plastics（FRP）.To mimic random fiber distribution over the cross-section,a new algorithm named Latin Hypercube Sampling based on Random Sequential Expansion（LHS-RSE） is proposed,which can simulate the random fiber distribution of FRP with fiber volume ratio as high as 70%.Then,3 D FE model with random fiber distribution of unidirectional fiber reinforced plastic T300/914 is developed in Abaqus/Standard to investigate the influence of random fiber distribution on the compressive behavior.It is shown that random fiber distribution over cross section greatly compromises the longitudinal compressive strength of FRP.Random distribution of longitudinal compressive strength resulted by random fiber distribution tends to follow normal or lognormal distribution.…”
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Real-Time Multichannel Imaging Framework for Endoscopy, Catheters, and Fixed Geometry Intraoperative Systems by Rahul A. Sheth, Rabi Upadhyay, Ralph Weissleder, Umar Mahmood

“…Data are processed and saved as 12-bit files, matching the standards of clinical imaging. Dynamic range is further improved by the evaluation of flux as a quantitative parameter. …”
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