Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol by Guangyu Chen, Cenfeng Fu, Wenhua Zhang, Wanbing Gong, Jun Ma, Xiaomin Ji, Lisheng Qian, Xuefei Feng, Chuansheng Hu, Ran Long, Yujie Xiong

“…By combining in situ soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy with theoretical calculations, we successfully identify the dynamic evolution of Cu sites along with the biomass hydrogenation and methanol oxidation, where the tandem process is enabled by the photogenerated electrons and holes to complete a chemical cycle. …”
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A simplified kinetic model for the tropospheric ozone cycle by J. K. Conceição, T. S. F. Alves, E. M. D. Moya, S. A. Pozza, D. S. Rodrigues

“…As for the results, our analytical calculations demonstrate the asymptotic local stability of the steady state, which was also numerically corroborated. …”
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Research on borehole stability of shale based on seepage-stress-damage coupling model by Xiaofeng Ran, Yuezhi Wang, Shanpo Jia

“…The physical model of borehole rock for a well in China western oilfield is set up to analyze the distribution of damage, permeability, stress, plastic strain and displacement. In the calculation process, the influence of rock damage to elastic modulus, cohesion and permeability is involved by writing a subroutine for ABAQUS. …”
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Sauna-Induced Body Mass Loss in Young Sedentary Women and Men by Robert Podstawski, Tomasz Boraczyński, Michał Boraczyński, Dariusz Choszcz, Stefan Mańkowski, Piotr Markowski

“…The proposed equations for calculating BML based on a person's BMI can be useful in estimating the amount of fluids that should be replenished by both men and women during a visit to a dry sauna.…”
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An Effective Chaos-Based Image Encryption Scheme Using Imitating Jigsaw Method by Zhen Li, Changgen Peng, Weijie Tan, Liangrong Li

“…In the preprocessing, the original image is partitioned into 64 × 64 pixel image blocks and then randomly revolved and shifted under control sequences which are generated by the hyperchaotic Lorenz system whose initial conditions are calculated by original image and keys. Therefore, the preprocessing is sensitive to plain image against differential attacks. …”
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Behaviors of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Shell Storage Tank under Blast Impacts by Shengzhuo Lu, Wei Wang, Weidong Chen, Jingxin Ma, Yaqin Shi, Chunlong Xu

“…This study examines the structural response of a simplified steel storage tank under a blast impact, as calculated by the LS-DYNA software package. The numerical results are then compared with a scale-model experiment. …”
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Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems by Ke Song, Ruili Jia, Pengyu Huang, Xing Huang, Boqiang Zhang, Feiqiang Li

“…The failure frequency and unavailability of the fuel-cell system were calculated, and the architecture was optimized using a redundant design with a focus on hydrogen safety. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Visual Outcome in Traumatic Cataract Patients by Ying Qi, Yan F. Zhang, Yu Zhu, Ming G. Wan, Shan S. Du, Zhen Z. Yue

“…The sensitivity and specificity of OTS (ocular trauma score) in predicting VA were calculated. Results. The study enrolled 480 cases. 65.5% of patients achieved VA at >20/60. …”
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A cross‐project defect prediction method based on multi‐adaptation and nuclear norm by Qingan Huang, Le Ma, Siyu Jiang, Guobin Wu, Hengjie Song, Libiao Jiang, Chunyun Zheng

“…More importantly, the nuclear norm module was constructed, which improved the discriminability and diversity of the target sample by calculating and maximizing the nuclear norm of the target sample in the process of domain adaptation, thus improving the performance of MANN. …”
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Energy matrices and life cycle conversion analysis of N-identical hybrid double slope solar distiller unit using Al2O3 nanoparticle by Dharamveer Singh, Ashok Yadav, Anil Kumar, Samsher .

“…The average annual energy output will be calculated using energy and exergy, then evaluated. …”
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The phase transition of corrected black hole with f(R) gravity by Mohammad Rostami, Jafar Sadeghi, Sedigheh Mirabotalebi, Amir Ali Masoudi

“…Here also, we obtain the heat capacity for the static black hole in $ f(R) $ gravity. This calculation help us to investigate some singularity.We have shown that the corrections exist for any black hole, but they are important for a small black holes and negligible for the large black holes. …”
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Twist angle-dependent transport properties of twisted bilayer graphene by Jin Hong Kim, Seoung-Hun Kang, Duhee Yoon, Hakseong Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Mohd Musaib Haidari, Dong Jin Jang, Jin-Yong Ko, Young-Woo Son, Bae Ho Park, Jin Sik Choi

“…In addition, we demonstrated that the doping states and work functions were weakly dependent on the twist angles, as confirmed by additional first-principles calculations. This study provides valuable insights into the transport properties of tBLG and its potential for practical applications in the emerging field of twistronics.…”
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Forecasting Disastrous Characteristics of Highway Landslides Using the Material Point Method: A Surcharge-Induced Perspective by Jian Wang, Wei Zhang, Chao-yang Xie, Qian Xiao, Yu-chen Zhu, Bo Pan

“…In this paper, taking the surcharge-induced landslides as an example, we developed the models of the material point method (MPM), a novel meshless numerical method, to calculate the large deformation of the highway landslides, with the affordable computing power. …”
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An autonomous vehicles’ test case extraction method: Example of vehicle-to-pedestrian scenarios by Zhengping Tan, Qian Wang, Wenhao Hu, Pingfei Li, Liangliang Shi, Hao Feng

“…These weights, representing the correlation between scenario elements and the AV system, are calculated using fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE). …”
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The Seepage Evolution Mechanism of Variable Mass of Broken Rock in Karst Collapse Column under the Influence of Mining Stress by Li Xiao-Lei, Li Xin-Lei, Wang Yue, Peng Wei-Hang, Fan Xuan, Cao Zheng-Zheng, Liu Rui-Fu

“…Besides, the seepage mechanics model of broken rock is established and calculated in the COMSOL Multiphysics, and the water-conducting channel under mass loss condition in the collapse column is further elucidated. …”
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A Selective High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method to Follow the Hydrolytic Degradation of Nicardipine Hydrochloride by K. E. Ibrahim, R. M. Al-Ashban, L. B. Babiker

“…The rate constant, half-life time, and activation energy were calculated…”
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Force Magnitude Reconstruction Using the Force Transmissibility Concept by Y. E. Lage, N. M. M. Maia, M. M. Neves

“…The objective and novelty are to use the force transmissibility to calculate reactions given the applied loads (and vice versa). …”
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Simulation of the effect of absorption by atmospheric water vapor on the results of non-contact temperature measurements by A. B. Ionov, N. S. Chernysheva, B. P. Ionov, M. A. Ryabova

“…On the basis of the simulation performed using the MATLAB system and the HITRAN molecular spectroscopy database, the values of random and systematic errors are calculated for four measurement situations typical of industrial conditions that differ in the level of absorption by water vapor. …”
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Hydration Status Is Associated with Aortic Stiffness, but Not with Peripheral Arterial Stiffness, in Chronically Hemodialysed Patients by Daniel Bia, Cintia Galli, Rodolfo Valtuille, Yanina Zócalo, Sandra A. Wray, Ricardo L. Armentano, Edmundo I. Cabrera Fischer

“…A blood pressure-independent regional arterial stiffness index was calculated using PWV. Volume status was assessed by whole-body multiple-frequency bioimpedance. …”
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Assessment of Freeze-Thaw in Romania by Arion Cristian, Vacareanu Radu, Aldea Alexandru, Arion Andrei, Pavel Florin

“…Also, the paper presents the calculations of winter severity parameters for the city of Cluj-Napoca. …”
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