PAGR: Accelerating Global Routing for VLSI Design Flow by Roman A. Solovyev, Ilya A. Mkrtchan, Dmitry V. Telpukhov, Ilya I. Shafeev, Aleksandr Y. Romanov, Yevgeniy V. Stolbikov, Alexander L. Stempkovsky

“…We also detail our methods for parallel calculations and computing graph edge weights. Experimental results show that while the current Python implementation does not achieve high routing speeds, the solution’s quality measured in contest metrics (wire length, via, overflow) is comparable to top contestants. …”
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Hybrid Wind Speed Forecasting Model Study Based on SSA and Intelligent Optimized Algorithm by Wenyu Zhang, Zhongyue Su, Hongli Zhang, Yanru Zhao, Zhiyuan Zhao

“…Finally, the performance of the proposed approach is evaluated using observed data according to three error calculation methods. The simulation results from ten cases show that the proposed method has better forecasting performance than the traditional methods.…”
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A High-Throughput Size Exclusion Chromatography Method to Determine the Molecular Size Distribution of Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine by Imran Khan, K. M. Taufiqur Rahman, S. M. Saad Us Siraj, Mahbubul Karim, Abdul Muktadir, Arpan Maheshwari, Md Azizul Kabir, Zebun Nahar, Mohammad Mainul Ahasan

“…A quantitative rocket immunoelectrophoresis assay was employed to determine the polysaccharide contents of each serogroup. The calculated distribution coefficient values of serogroups A, C, W, and Y were found to be 0.26±0.16, 0.21±0.11, 0.21±0.11, and 0.14±0.12, respectively, and met the requirements of British Pharmacopeia. …”
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Determination of Mineral Elements of Some Coarse Grains by Microwave Digestion with Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry by Li Yang, Qinghua Yan, Yinping Cao, Huirong Zhang

“…Correlation coefficients (r) were calculated in the range of 0.999096-0.999989. The sufficient dada obtained described that the coarse grains selected were abundant in mineral element contents in the human body on daily diet. …”
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Assessment of the risks of occupational injury and illness for the position of welder by Elena Anda Botoc, Claudiu Babiş, Anișoara Habuc, George Mit, Andrei Dimitescu

“…The overall risk level calculated for the analyzed job is equal to 3.46, a value that places it in the category of jobs with an acceptable level of risk. …”
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HD-SEIRS Malware Propagation Model in Heterogeneous Complex Networks by Elham Asadi, Soodeh Hosseini

“…Also, in this article, the basic reproduction ratio (R_0 )  is calculated for the proposed model and the effect of parameter changes on the proposed model is investigated.…”
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Study on Seepage Simulation of High Pressure Grouting in Microfractured Rock Mass by Kai Wang, Lianguo Wang, Bo Ren, Hao Fan

“…A program for the analysis and calculation of microfracture grouting is developed to quantitatively describe the variation in slurry seepage distance and fracture opening. …”
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Investigation of film thickness uniformity in inkjet printing of liquid optically clear adhesive by Yahao Ren, Wei Song, Yang Zhang, Lixin Wang, Zhuli Liu, Shaoqi Wang, Zunlong Jin, Changliang Wang

“…The simulation results were compared with theoretical calculations, revealing that the theoretical values were approximately twice as large as the simulated ones. …”
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Skin image analysis for detection and quantitative assessment of dermatitis, vitiligo and alopecia areata lesions: a systematic literature review by Athanasios Kallipolitis, Konstantinos Moutselos, Argyriοs Zafeiriou, Stelios Andreadis, Anastasia Matonaki, Thanos G. Stavropoulos, Ilias Maglogiannis

“…Additionally, the findings underscore the importance of developing accurate, automated tools for disease severity score calculation to improve ML-based monitoring and diagnosis in dermatology. …”
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Mercury Monohalides as Ligands in Transition Metal Complexes by Matteo Busato, Jesús Castro, Domenico Piccolo, Marco Bortoluzzi

“…Density functional theory calculations on selected Group 6 and Group 9 model compounds are provided in order to shed light on this aspect.…”
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Peak steps to measure ‘‘capacity for activity’’: Actigraphy in the ADAPT registry with oral treprostinil by Daniel Lachant, DO, James Gagermeier, MD, Scott Seaman, PhD, Andrew Wang, MPH, Meredith Broderick, PharmD, JD, R. James White, MD, PhD

“…Using data from the ADAPT registry (NCT03045029), we calculated Peak Steps and used summary actigraphy measurements and correlated it with six-minute walk distance (6MWD) and emPHasis-10 quality of life scores. …”
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A Matrix Formulation for the Moment Distribution Method Applied to Continuous Beams by Arlindo Pires Lopes, Adriana Alencar Santos, Rogério Coelho Lopes

“…The initial moments at the ends of the members and the distribution and carry-over factors are calculated from the elementary procedures of structural analysis. …”
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CO2 Capture by Using a Membrane-absorption Hybrid Process in the Nature Gas Combined Cycle Power Plants by Wenfeng Dong, Mengxiang Fang, Tao Wang, Fei Liu, Ningtong Yi

“…Abstract This study’s main objective was to optimize the design parameters of the hybrid membrane-absorption CO2-capture process in natural gas steam cycle (NGCC) power plants. To calculate the CO2 concentration in the permeating gas and the required area for the separating membrane, a mass transfer model of a membrane for separating CO2, N2 and H2O was developed in Aspen Plus. …”
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Solving the incomplete data problem in Greco-Latin square experimental design by exact-scheme analysis of variance without data imputation by Kittiwat Sirikasemsuk, Sirilak Wongsriya, Kanogkan Leerojanaprapa

“…This approach innovatively addresses and mitigates the bias in the treatment sum of squares, a significant drawback of traditional missing plot techniques, by providing a precise, exact-scheme-based formula for calculating the treatment sum of squares in fixed-effect GLSED contexts with unrecorded values. …”
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The Effects of Ovine Whey Powders on Durum Wheat-Based Doughs by Nicola Secchi, Costantino Fadda, Massimo Piccinini, Ivo Pinna, Antonio Piga, Pasquale Catzeddu, Simonetta Fois

“…For each dough the optimum mixing time and hydration level were calculated using the consistograph. The whey powder negatively affected the leavening volume of all doughs, at all percentages except the lowest one (5%), mainly because of its effects on the elastic component of gluten as measured with a stress relaxation test. …”
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Numerical analysis of the elastic-plastic behavior of a tubular structure in FGM under pressure and defect presence by Kouider Madani, A. Houari, A.S. Bouchikhi, M. Mokhtari

“…Our work aims to use the finite element method to analyze a cylindrical structure in FGM with properties gradated in the direction of the radius (Thickness) solicited purely in internal pressure by the implementation of a UMAT subroutine in the calculation code ABAQUS. The elasto-plastic behavior of the FGM is described by the flow theory represented by the equivalent stress of Von Mises and an incremental hardening variable. …”
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Effect of FeO content on melting characteristics and structure of nickel slag by Ma Y.-T., Yang P., Lu B.-G., Dou Y.-L., Tian J.-K., Guo W.-B., Zhang Z.-Q., Shen Y.-Y.

“…The effect of FeO content on the melting properties and structure of nickel slag is investigated by thermodynamic calculations and experiments, using the nickel slag of water quenching furnace as raw material, which is simplified to CaO-SiO2-FeO-MgO slag system. …”
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Numerical Estimation of Effective Mechanical Properties for Reinforced Plexiglas in the Two-Dimensional Case by Vladimir Levin, Ignatiy Vdovichenko, Anatoly Vershinin, Maksim Yakovlev, Konstantin Zingerman

“…The results of numerical estimation of effective mechanical properties of plexiglas, reinforced with steel wire, are presented at finite strains. Numerical calculations were performed with the help of CAE Fidesys using the finite element method. …”
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The physics-based deterministic scenarios for earthquake hazards and losses of the Zhujiangkou fault in southern China by Yilong Li, Houyun Yu, Ming Wang, Xiuwei Ye, Kai Liu, Zhenguo Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiaofei Chen

“…We developed high-resolution, broadband, deterministic scenarios for earthquake hazards and losses of the Zhujiangkou Fault (ZF) in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area of southern China. The calculations cover the entire physical process from fault dynamic rupture through strong ground motion propagation to quantitative loss estimations. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Pressure Pulsation Characteristics and Radial Force of a Deep-Sea Electric Lifting Pump at Off-Design Conditions by Yajuan Kang, Shaojun Liu, Weisheng Zou, Xiaozhou Hu

“…Parameters obtained via simulations including head, efficiency, and power, which can reflect the hydraulic performance of the pump, agree well with experimental results; thus, the accuracy of the simulation model and the calculation method was verified. This study provides a basis for improving the structure and reliability of an electric lifting pump.…”
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