Machine learning-assisted prediction of durability behavior in pultruded fiber-reinforced polymeric (PFRP) composites by Ammar A. Alshannaq, Mohammad F. Tamimi, Muath I. Abu Qamar

“…The findings presented in the current study can assist codes and standards in the design of structural systems utilizing pultruded composites without relying on the conservative strength reduction factors but rather in machine learning and modelling of experimental data.…”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Cable-Supported Barrel Vault Structures with Varying Temperature by Guojun Sun, Mingze Wu, Zhihua Chen, Suduo Xue

“…The cable-supported barrel vault (CSBV) structure system is a new type of hybrid spatial steel structure based on a beam string structure (or truss string structure), suspendomes, and cylindrical lattice shells. …”
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Study on the Seismic Performance of Box-Plate Steel Structure Modular Unit by Hui Mao, Guang-chong Qin, Tao Lan

“…To study the seismic performance of the box-plate steel structure system, two three-storey single box-plate steel structure space stress-bearing unit test pieces have been designed and fabricated according to the 1 : 3 reduced scale. …”
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Near-Fault Ground Motion Influence on the Seismic Responses of a Structure with Viscous Dampers considering SSI Effect by Jinping Yang, Peizhen Li, Hang Jing, Meng Gao

“…The numerical analysis method of the soil-structure system with viscous dampers is established through ANSYS program. …”
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Nonlinear Seismic Response Characteristics of CAP1400 Nuclear Island Structure on Soft Rock Sites by Furong Li, Guoxing Chen

“…In order to explore the seismic response characteristics of CAP1400 nuclear island structure on soft rock sites, a three-dimensional refined nonlinear seismic response analysis model was established for a soft rock foundation-nuclear island structure system using ABAQUS software. The influences of the input ground motion intensity and the frequency spectrum characteristics on the acceleration, relative displacement, and floor response spectrum, as well as the critical shear wave velocity of nonbedrock sites for CAP1400 nuclear island structure, were proposed. …”
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Seismic Behavior of the Removable Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames with Semirigid Connections by Qiang Shi, Shilin Yan, Xinwu Wang, Haisu Sun, Yan Zhao

“…By analyzing the strain of the bolts, it is found that the bolt strains of the joints of link-to-beam are the highest, while the bolt strains of the joints of beam-to-column and column-to-brace are smaller. This structure system shows higher energy dissipation capacity and good economic benefits.…”
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A study on fuzzy cognitive maps using fuzzy inference system by Appasamy Saraswathi, Seyyed Edalatpanah, Sanaz Hami Hassan Kiyadeh

“…Also, fuzzy modelling increases the validity of ill-structured systems by offering a deeper understanding of the complexities of decision parameters. …”
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Web-Based File Sharing System: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Akandinda, Abraham

“…The general strategy of this study outlined the use of the Structured System Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM) in the system's development life cycle. …”
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Improving quality and outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in refractory cardiac arrest: the Phoenix ECPR project by Michael Taylor, Vasileios Panoulas, Jill Smith, Alex Rosenberg, Mark Mason, Ian McGovern, Majid Akhtar, Sachin Mehta, Waqas Akhtar, Anthony McKay, Sumesh Thiruthalil, Orinta Kviatkovske, Donna Hall, Eftychia Galiatsou, Sofia Pinto, Maria Comanici, Emanuele Gerlando, Timothy Pitt, Joe Hughes, Olaf Maunz, Elia Keating, Julia Gangata, Eleanor Ross, Sophie Avetoom, Jane Durrant, Ciara Collins, Anand Jothidasan, Maria Monteagudo-Vela, Jerry Mitchell, Hatem Soliman Aboumarie, Caroline Bullen, Sundeep Kaul, Clara Hernandez Caballero, Ana Hurtado, Nick Lees

“…Harefield Hospital has been performing ECPR for over a decade; however outcomes have been historically poor.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed of all ECPR cases at Harefield Hospital between April 2018 and April 2023. A new structured system including a systematic screening process, strict exclusion criteria, assessment of resuscitation adequacy through physiological stop criteria, drilled and standardised cannulation process, post-resuscitation care and neuroprognostication was rolled out on 1 April 2023. …”
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Design and Climate-Responsiveness Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Envelope for Modular Prefabricated Buildings by Junjie Li, Shuai Lu, Wanlin Wang, Jie Huang, Xinxing Chen, Jiayi Wang

“…This research takes modular prefabricated steel structural systems as its research object and sets the detailed design of an integrated modular envelope system as the core content. …”
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Professional context of teaching reading to foreign economics students by Olena Titarenko, O. Kopylova

“…Additionally, it stresses the importance of employing a structured system of language and speech exercises developed based on professionally oriented economics texts, encompassing pre-text, text, and post-text tasks. …”
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The impact of staple crop price instability and fragmented policy on food security and sustainable development: a case study from Bangladesh by Zia Ahmed, Abdul Kadir, Rafiul Alam, Hafiz-Al-Rezoan, Md. Aminul Haque Laskor

“…A review of national policy reveals that food stability, a key pillar of food security, is often overlooked, with no structured system for monitoring market prices. Integrating agricultural and climate policies could enhance resilience and productivity in agriculture. …”
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Effect of Selected Nanospheres on the Mechanical Strength of Lime-Stabilized High-Plasticity Clay Soils by Ali Ghorbani, Hadi Hasanzadehshooiili, Mostafa Mohammadi, Fariborz Sianati, Mahdi Salimi, Lukasz Sadowski, Jacek Szymanowski

“…In order to obtain reasonable safety criteria, several research studies have recently been dedicated to enhancing complex civil engineering structural systems with the use of nanotechnology. Thus, the following paper investigates the effect of nanospheres, including nanosilica (nano-SiO2) and nano zinc oxide (nano-ZnO), on lime-stabilized high-plasticity clay soil. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF AN EFFECTIVE INFORMATION AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Valerii Yu.  Habrusiev, Hryhorii V. Tereshchuk, Alla V. Stepanyuk, Tetiana M. Olendr

“…The pedagogical conditions for the effective functioning of the information and learning environment as a network subject of the educational process have been identified , namely: existence of vividly structured system of information and learning environment as the subject of the educational interaction with taking into consideration its hierarchical links to other components of the educational process in higher education institutions; purposeful training of students for the fluent operation of  information and communication  tools; improvement of the IT competence of research and teaching staff in the implementation of teaching methods based on modern information and computer technologies. …”
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Enhanced Multi‐Objective Optimization Model for Bridge Performance Assessment and Prediction, Based on Improved PCA, K‐Means Clustering, and Kaplan–Meier Survival Algorithm by Chengzhong Gui, Zhi Duan, Zuwei Huang, Zhiguo Sun, Wei Qiao, Yu Cheng

“…It should not be ignored that, the accuracy and reasonability of bridge structure system performance evaluation and prediction depend largely on the selection of target thresholds.…”
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Advancing soil-structure interaction (SSI): a comprehensive review of current practices, challenges, and future directions by Imtiyaz Akbar Najar, Raudhah Ahmadi, Akeem Gbenga Amuda, Raghad Mourad, Neveen El Bendary, Idawati Ismail, Nabilah Abu Bakar, Shanshan Tang

“…It highlights advancements in analytical, numerical, and experimental modelling methods, such as finite element analysis and discrete element methods, and evaluates their effectiveness in capturing the complex interactions between soil and structural systems. The review identifies key gaps, including a lack of unified guidelines in international codes, inadequate integration of SSI in real-world design processes, and limited exploration of its role in emerging engineering challenges like sustainability and climate resilience. …”
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