A 22% Efficient Semiconductor/Liquid Junction Solar Cell—the Photoelectrochemical Behavior of n-WSe2 Electrodes in the Presence of I2/I- in Aqueous Electrolyte by G. Campet, C. Azaiez, F. Levy, H. Bourezc, J. Claverie

“…Both electrodes are immersed in a 2M KI + 0.005M I2 aqueous electrolyte. The calculations of the main physical parameters determining the high value (22%) of the visible light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency have been carried out. …”
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Heat Transfer Analysis of Passive Residual Heat Removal Heat Exchanger under Natural Convection Condition in Tank by Qiming Men, Xuesheng Wang, Xiang Zhou, Xiangyu Meng

“…Aiming at the heat transfer calculation of the Passive Residual Heat Removal Heat Exchanger (PRHR HX), experiments on the heat transfer of C-shaped tube immerged in a water tank were performed. …”
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Prediction Study on PCI Failure of Reactor Fuel Based on a Radial Basis Function Neural Network by Xinyu Wei, Jiashuang Wan, Fuyu Zhao

“…It is concluded that it is a suitable way to reduce the calculation complexity. A self-organized RBFNN is used in our study, which can vary its structure dynamically in order to maintain the prediction accuracy. …”
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Atmospheric Heavy Metal Input to Forest Soils in Rural Areas of Denmark by M. F. Hovmand, Kaare Kemp

“…On the basis of these long-term continuous measurements, the atmospheric inputs to the forest floor have been calculated. Yearly HM emission estimates to the European atmosphere seems to correlate well with yearly average values of HM deposition, as well as with HM concentrations in the ambient atmosphere. …”
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Superconductivity in ordered Li–Al–B compounds by K. Hussain, S. J. Donaldson, E. Karaca, P. J. P. Byrne, P. J. Hasnip, M. I. J. Probert

“…Abstract Using first principles calculations, we show that $$\hbox {Li}_x\hbox {Al}_y\hbox {B}_{2(x+y)}$$ materials have strong electron-phonon coupling, with many having a superconducting critical temperature ( $$T_c$$ ) that exceeds that of the more familiar $$\hbox {MgB}_2$$ at ambient pressure. …”
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An Innovative Approach for Modelling Urban Road Traffic Using Timed Automata and Formal Methods by Eduardo Valente, Camelia Avram, José Machado, Adina Astilean

“…A series of issues related to modelling these behaviours are common to arise when using formalisms, tools, and computation machines to perform complex calculations and limitations. This paper presents a formal, flexible, and adaptable approach, with no limitations, from the scientific point of view. …”
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Theoretical Analysis of the Mechanism of the 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Benzodiazepine with N-Aryl-C-ethoxycarbonylnitrilimine by Khadija Nabih, Mohamed Maatallah, Abdesselam Baouid, Abdellah Jarid

“…In this work, the mechanism and regio- and no-periselectivity of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 2,4-dimethyl-3H-1,5-benzodiazepine with N-aryl-C-ethoxycarbonylnitrilimine have been studied using the DFT method at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory. IRC calculations and activation energies show that this reaction follows an asynchronous concerted mechanism. …”
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Optimization on Tribological Behaviour of AA7075/Zirconium Boride Composites Using Taguchi Technique by S. Krishna Mohan, R. Meenakshi Reddy, V. Kamalakar, Pranavan S, M. Amareswar, A. H. Seikh, M. H. Siddique, T. L. Kishore, Bhupender Singh

“…The L27 orthogonal array was built by Taguchi’s experiments for optimization. We calculated the proportion of responses that could be attributed to the input parameters using SNR and ANOVA. …”
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Resummed jet mass distribution with trimming in Z+jet events at the LHC by Safa Gaid, Yazid Delenda, Rachik Soualah

“…Abstract In this paper, we calculate the resummed jet mass distribution up to next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy for jets defined with the trimming groomer in Z+jet events at the LHC. …”
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Effect of crack position and loading conditions on SIF in SiC particles reinforced Al composite by Aicha Metehri, Madani Kouider, Abdelkader Lousdad

“…The finite element technique was used to calculate the stress intensity factors KI and KII for crack in the matrix and in particle. …”
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Theoretical Study of Excitonic Complexes in GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Dots Grown by Filling of Nanoholes by Mohamed Omri, Amor Sayari, Larbi Sfaxi

“…The direct Coulomb interaction impact on the calculated s and p states’ transition energies is investigated. …”
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ANALYSIS OF BOLT JIONT STIFFNESS EFFECT WITH PRY FORCE by LIU XiaoXue, GUO HanFei, ZHANG YaHui, ZHANG YouWei

“…Double exponential fitting formula is proposed and compared with the analysis results which provide stiffness calculation method is effect for bolt joint stiffness structures.…”
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A Method of Reducing Motor Vibration: Natural Frequency, Damping Ratio, and Vibration Analysis of CFRP Motor Frame by Jinguang Zhang, Hairu Yang, Xiong Li, Wei Ye

“…The damp ratio of the CFRP motor frame is calculated by the damp prediction model based on strain energy, which is verified by the combination of the finite element method and experiment. …”
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STUDY ON STRENGTH CONSTRAINTS OF OPTIMIZATION OF GEARBOX BASED ON FATIGUE THEORY by ZHANG XinYuan, DING XiaoHong

“…According to the dynamic load coefficient,the maximum stress is calculated.Compare it with tensile strength to get individual component strength constraints. …”
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Dynamics Simulation Analysis of Gear Transmission System Under the Impact Load by Lü Kaibo, Hu Xiaohe, Chang Zongxu, Chang Hao, Lian Zisheng

“…This study could provide data to be used for the subsequent calculation of gear fatigue life with considering the impact load.…”
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Surface Properties of Silicas with Chemically Bonded Polyfluoroalkyl Groups by K.B. Gurevich, T.M. Roshchina, N.K. Shonia, L.M. Kustov, A.V. Ivanov

“…The specific surface areas of the chemically modified silicas could be evaluated by comparison of their GC entropy values with those calculated from an ideal two-dimensional gas model.…”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermokinetic Analysis of New Epoxy Sugar Derivative by Selinay Y. Erişkin, Fatma Ç. Telli, Yeliz Yıldırım, Yeşim Salman

“…The activation energies for thermal degradation of compounds 1 and 2 were calculated from their TG data by using the Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) and Tang methods.…”
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Chinese Gini Coefficient from 2005 to 2012, Based on 20 Grouped Income Data Sets of Urban and Rural Residents by Jiandong Chen, Fuqian Fang, Wenxuan Hou, Fengying Li, Ming Pu, Malin Song

“…Next, these results are used to calculate the Chinese Gini ratio, which is then compared with the findings of relevant studies. …”
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Adsorption of Malachite Green Dye by Acid Activated Carbon - Kinetic, Thermodynamic and Equilibrium Studies by P. K. Baskaran, B. R. Venkatraman, S. Arivoli

“…Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔH°,ΔS° and ΔG°, were calculated from the slope and intercept of the linear plots. …”
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ROLLING BEARING FAULT DIAGNOSIS BASED ON VARIATIONAL MODAL DECOMPOSITION AND LFOA-RVM by CHEN Wan

“…Firstly, the bearing vibration signals was decomposed into several intrinsic mode components（IMF） and root mean square value and frequency of the center of gravity was calculated as fault feature vectors that could represent the operating conditions of bearings. …”
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