Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Agalianos, Michail Athanasios Karvelis, Michael Gkiaourakis, Demetrios Davides

“…Performing the block under ultrasound guidance and injecting the least volume of local anesthetic required are ways of minimizing its incidence.…”
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Laser powder bed fusion of porous 304SS samples for use in developing oil impregnated ball bearings by Tafadzwa Mashayamombe, Stephen Matope

“…Results revealed trends in cell volume and solidified scanning tracks thickness, indicating greater connectedness with larger pores. …”
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Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface by Amnart Boonloi, Withada Jedsadaratanachai

“…Numerical investigations on flow and heat transfer characteristics in the heat exchanger tube with the V-wavy surface are presented. The finite volume method with the SIMPLE algorithm is selected to solve the present problem. …”
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Sparse signal transmission under lossy wireless links based on double process of compressive sensing by Peng SUN, Gui-nan LI, Lian-tao WU, Zhi WANG

“…In resource-limited wireless sensor networks,links with poor quality hinder its large-scale applications seriously.Thanks to the inherent sparse property of signals in WSN,the framework of sparse signal transmission based on double process of compressive sensing was proposed,providing an insight into a new way of real-time,accurate and energy-efficient sparse signal transmission.Firstly,the random packet loss during transmission under lossy wireless links was modeled as a linear dimension-reduced measurement process of CS (a passive process of CS).Then,considering that a large packet was often adopted in WSN for higher transmission efficiency,a random linear dimension-reduced projection (a simple source coding operation) was employed at the sender node (an active process of CS) to prevent block data loss.Now,the raw signal could be recovered from the lossy data at the receiver node using CS reconstruction algorithms.Furtherly,according to the theory of CS reconstruction and the formula of packet reception rate in wireless communication,the minimum compression ratio and the maximum packet length allowed were obtained.Extensive simulations demonstrate that the reliability of data transmission and its accuracy,the data transmission volume,the transmission delay and energy consumption could be greatly optimized by means of proposed method.…”
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An opportunistic observational study of hospital switchboard hold messages, hold music and time spent waiting by Jordan P. Skittrall, Mary D. Fortune

“…We followed up our sample with freedom of information requests, focusing on call volume data and policies regarding switchboard systems and messaging. …”
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Human-Vehicle Intersection Traffic Lights Timing Optimization Research by Wen Li, Hongying Zhang, Zhaoguo Huang, Chenhui Li

“…The VISSIM software was used for traffic simulation, aimed at improving traffic volume and right-turning vehicle average speed for less vehicle queuing delays, less human-vehicle conflicts, and better security for pedestrians without excessive interruption on their street crossing efficiency. …”
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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Teaching Multicultural Classrooms in South African Schools by Pfuurai Chimbunde, Boitumelo Benjamin Moreeng

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Wear Analysis of Tooth Surface of Rack-and-pinion with Variable Mounting Distance for Rack Railway by Yingjie Xu, Peng Zheng, Yunfeng Liu, Yang Gao, Wenbo Xu

“…For this purpose， the process of variable mounting distance transmission of rack-and-pinion in the form of Strub rack railway is analyzed， and the key parameters of variable mounting distance transmission are calculated accordingly； by introducing the mounting distance step and slip distance step， the continuous transmission process of rack and pinion pair with variable mounting distance is discretized， and the mathematical model of wear volume and wear depth of tooth surface of variable installation distance rack-and-pinion is constructed； in order to verify the accuracy of the mathematical model， rack wear test is carried out； combined with concrete examples， the influence of different parameters on tooth surface wear is analyzed to obtain the key factors affecting the wear of tooth surface and their influencing rules. …”
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Sentiment Analysis of Product Reviews Using Fine-Tuned LLaMa-3 Model: Evaluation with Comprehensive Benchmark Metrics by Wang Yili

“…Sentiment analysis, a crucial subfield of natural language processing, enables businesses and policymakers to understand public emotions and opinions, essential for crafting effective strategies across industries like marketing and customer service. As the volume of online reviews grows, automated sentiment classification models have become vital for efficiently processing this data. …”
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Geometric Models for Isotropic Random Porous Media: A Review by Helmut Hermann, Antje Elsner

“…Besides systems built up by a single solid phase, models for porous media with the internal surface coated by a second phase are treated. Volume fraction, surface area, and correlation functions are given explicitly where applicable; otherwise numerical methods for determination are described. …”
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Experimental Investigation and Prediction of Compressive Strength of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials by Jisong Zhang, Yinghua Zhao, Haijiang Li

“…The microstructure and pore volume of the UHPCs were also examined. Furthermore, to minimise the experimental workload of future studies, a prediction model is developed to predict the compressive strength of the UHPC using artificial neural networks (ANNs). …”
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Development potential and prospects of Azerbaijan's food industry by Shahin Sadikhov

“…It assesses the state of the food industry, examines leading enterprises in the field, analyzes the raw material base of production, and scrutinizes the structure and volume of local production and import. Results. The study reveals that despite the significant weight of the food industry among processing industry fields in Azerbaijan, most domestic demand for food products is met by imports. …”
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Computational Fluid Dynamics for Cavity Natural Heat Convection: Numerical Analysis and Optimization in Greenhouse Application by Yin Zhang, Menglong Zhang, Jianwu Xiong, Gang Mao, Yicong Qi

“…Main natural convection impact factors, such as system configuration parameters (tilting angle and PV panel unit number) and fluid thermal–physical properties, are investigated with indoor temperature distribution and streamline comparison by finite-volume method (FVD). Preliminary results show that with rising Rayleigh number (Ra), natural convection is enhanced with growing Nusselt number (Nu). …”
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An Iterative Method for Solving of Coupled Equations for Conductive-Radiative Heat Transfer in Dielectric Layers by Vasyl Chekurin, Yurij Boychuk

“…The mathematical model for describing combined conductive-radiative heat transfer in a dielectric layer, which emits, absorbs, and scatters IR radiation both in its volume and on the boundary, has been considered. A nonlinear stationary boundary-value problem for coupled heat and radiation transfer equations for the layer, which exchanges by energy with external medium by convection and radiation, has been formulated. …”
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Capitalising on conjunctures: Tesla’s ups and downs in financialised capitalism by Tobias Klinge, Stefan Ouma, Reijer Hendrikse

“…This volatility was further supported by an exceptionally large volume of financial derivatives trading, paralleling a public battle between short sellers and the company’s defenders. …”
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Thermal and mass diffusion in chemically reactive, radiative hybrid nanofluid (Cu and TiO2) flow over a rotating disk by Raja Ram Meena, Pooja Sharma

“…The results depict that the fluid radial velocity can be enhanced by reducing the volume fraction of TiO2, and the azimuthal velocity of the disc is improved, due to nanoparticle TiO2 vol fraction and buoyancy force. …”
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Improvement of Discrete Phase Model for Particles and Its Validation for Application in Numerical Simulation of Landslide Surges by HAO Yuetong, XIAO Hong

“…This not only improves the volume replacement problem between landslides and fluids, but also overcomes the limitation of the critical size ratio of mesh particles. …”
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Simulating Smoke Filling in Big Halls by Computational Fluid Dynamics by W. K. Chow, C. L. Chow, S. S. Li

“…Many tall halls of big space volume were built and, to be built in many construction projects in the Far East, particularly Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. …”
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CREEP BEHAVIOR AND CONSTITUTIVE DESCRIPTION OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE UNDER TEMPERATURE-STRESS COUPLING by WANG JingHui, LI JiKang, LIU Zheng, CHEN Xu

“…Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)has the advantages of high and low temperature resistance,chemical corrosion resistance and high thermal stability,and has become an indispensable sealing material in the industrial field.Its compression performance is crucial to the safe service of the sealing structure.By carrying out the compression experiments and compression creep experiments on PTFE,the compression properties of PTFE at different temperatures were studied,and the coupling effect of stress and temperature on creep behavior was explored.The results show that the compressive yield strength and compressive modulus of PTFE decrease with the increase of temperature.The compression creep performance is influenced by the coupling of temperature and stress.At the same temperature,the instantaneous strain and creep rate of PTFE increase with the increase of stress.Under the same stress,as the temperature increases,the compressive modulus decreases,the molecular energy and free volume increase,resulting in an increase in the instantaneous strain and creep of PTFE,and an increase in the total strain.Finally,the Burgers model,Findley model,and Time-Hardening model were used to analyze the creep behavior of PTFE under different loading conditions.It was found that the Burgers model and Findley model can better describe the creep behavior of PTFE at different temperatures.This study can provide theoretical guidance and data support for the design and engineering application of sealing structures that consider the compressive creep performance of PTFE.…”
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The Integral Test Facility Karlstein by Stephan Leyer, Michael Wich

“…The INKA test facility represents the KERENA Containment with a volume scaling of 1 : 24. Component heights and levels are in full scale. …”
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