Development of a Neuroevolution Machine Learning Potential of Al-Cu-Li Alloys by Fei Chen, Han Wang, Yanan Jiang, Lihua Zhan, Youliang Yang

“…The results obtained from this potential function are compared with those from Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, with training errors of 2.1 meV/atom for energy, 47.4 meV/Å for force, and 14.8 meV/atom for virial, demonstrating high training accuracy. …”
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A 22 yr Cycle of the Network Topology of Solar Active Regions by Eduardo Flández, Alejandro Zamorano, Víctor Muñoz

“…The incoming degree for each node was calculated, and the degree distribution was analyzed. …”
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Parasite Fauna of the Blackbelly Garter Snake (<i>Thamnophis melanogaster</i>) in Central Mexico by Frida S. Silva-Trejo, Petra Sánchez-Nava, Armando Sunny, Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera, Javier Manjarrez

“…In this work, the metazoans that parasitize the snake <i>Thamnophis melanogaster</i> in Laguna de Cuitzeo, Michoacán, were identified, and their infection parameters were calculated to determine the factors that determine the presence of the metazoan species found. …”
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A Review of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network Based Intelligent Control Design for Discrete-Time Systems by Yiming Jiang, Chenguang Yang, Hongbin Ma

“…The rapid development of digital computer based control systems requires control signals to be calculated in a digital or discrete-time form. In this background, the intelligent control methods developed for discrete-time systems have drawn great attentions. …”
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Accounting for differences between crops and regions reduces estimates of nitrate leaching from nitrogen-fertilized soils by Yan Wang, Yihong Liu, Longlong Xia, Hiroko Akiyama, Xinli Chen, Ji Chen, Yunying Fang, Tony Vancov, Yongfu Li, YuanZhi Yao, Dianming Wu, Bing Yu, Scott X. Chang, Yanjiang Cai

“…Global cropland NO3 − leaching from synthetic N fertilization, calculated through spatially explicit (15.4, 14.8–16.1 Tg N yr–1) and crop-specific (12.9, 11.0–14.8 Tg N yr–1) LFs, is 41% lower than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Tier 1 global inventory. …”
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Heavy metal content (Cd and Cu) in the flesh and gills of ponyfish (Leiognathus Equulus) in Cilincing coastal waters, Jakarta bay by Tinur Awwali Aliza, Sulistiono, Hariyadi Sigid, Riani Etty, Sinaga Jessica

“…In the fish samples, inflammatory cell infiltration was found (in the fish flesh) and there was edema, lamella fusion, basal cell hyperplasia and secondary cell hyperplasia (in the fish gills). Based on calculations, the safe limit for consumption of ponyfish caught in Cilincing waters should be no more than 1.858 kg of flesh/week for adults and 0.558 kg of flesh/week for children.…”
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Effects of ameliorative afforestation on the erodibility factor and soil loss in the Grdelica gorge by Aleksandar Baumgertel, Sara Lukić, Snežana Belanović Simić, Predrag Miljković

“…The soil erodibility factor K was calculated using the Wischmeier and Smith formula, whilst, soil loss was estimated according to Erosion Potential method – EPM by Gavrilović. …”
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Identification and correction of phase delay errors for hemispherical resonator gyroscopes by Youhuan Ning, Changhong Wang, Boqi Xi, Zhen Tian, Boda Zhang

“…Then, the angular rate signal is demodulated and calculated to obtain the phase-delay error of the system, which is employed as the compensation value of the reference phase of the PLL to offset the phase-delay error of the circuit system in real-time. …”
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The Effect of Employees’ Personal Characteristics and Organizational Climate on Organizational Performance, with regard to the Mediating Role of Organizational Knowledge Creation P... by Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard, Jalal Rezaee Noor, Mehdi Seyfollahi, Narges Aghakhani

“…In order to assess the reliability of questionnaires, Cronbach's alpha has been calculated. The results show that organizational climate and individual characteristics have a positive and significant effect on the process of knowledge creation. …”
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Modeling Femtosecond Beam Propagation in Dielectric Hollow-Core Waveguides by Valer Tosa, Ana Maria Mihaela Gherman, Katalin Kovacs, István Tóth

“…Here, we present numerical calculations which demonstrate the main features of the propagation process in fabricated HCWs. …”
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Multiple optical path length reflections enhancement based on balloon-type photoacoustic cell for trace gas sensing by Ruiming Wu, Wenjun Ni, Chunyong Yang, Bingze He, Ping Lu, Sixiang Ran, Zhongke Zhao, Perry Ping Shum

“…Moreover, the minimum detection limit (MDL) and normalized noise equivalent absorption can be calculated to be 3.86 ppb, 6.94·10−10 cm−1·W·Hz−1/2, respectively. …”
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Second harmonic generation from bound-state in the continuum-hosted few-layers van der Waals metasurface by Muhammad Naseer, Begum Azra, Su Zhaoxian, Huang Lingling

“…The metasurface sustains BIC at different thickness of the meta-atoms, which is highly desired for maintaining the accuracy in fabrications. Next, we calculate the SHG efficiency from few-layers TMD metasurface around BIC wavelengths. …”
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Atomic Ni-catalyzed cathode and stabilized Li metal anode for high-performance Li–O2 batteries by Tiansheng Bai, Jiaxian Wang, Hongqiang Zhang, Fengjun Ji, Wei Song, Shenyi Xiao, Dandan Gao, Jingyu Lu, Lijie Ci, Deping Li

“…The working mechanisms of these atomic Ni catalysts are revealed through carefully designed in situ experiments and theoretical calculations. This work provides a novel research paradigm for designing high-performance LOBs that are useable in practical applications.…”
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Novel neo-clerodane diterpenoids from Teucrium quadrifarium and their anti-ferroptosis effect by Huan Wang, Han-Fei Liu, Xiao-Qiao Yang, Yu-Qiong Liao, Fen-Cong Pan, Jin-Yu Li, Hua-Yong Lou, Wei-Dong Pan

“…The absolute forma of compounds 1–4 were determined via spectroscopic and ECD calculation methods, together with X-ray crystallography experiments. …”
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High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients by Han Li, Xiangxue Lu, Ruifang Xiong, Shixiang Wang

“…Multivariable Cox regression was used to calculate the adjusted hazard ratios for NLR on all-cause and cardiovascular survival. …”
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Electrochemical sensing platform based on Ag-Fe metal–organic framework for electrocatalytic determination of Atorvastatin by Fatemeh Naji Siyahmazgi, Karim Asadpour-Zeynali

“…The Atorvastatin oxidation calibration graph was plotted using the differential pulse voltammetry technique under the best possible conditions. The calculated detection limit of 0.3 μM and linear ranges of 0.66–40 μM and 40–194.69 μM were found for Atorvastatin oxidation. …”
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Experimental Study on Dynamic Resilient Modulus of Lime-Treated Expansive Soil by Zheng Lu, Yang Zhao, Shaohua Xian, Hailin Yao

“…Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the stability of soil humidity state and its excellent mechanical properties under long-term cyclic loading for the course of subgrade filling and service. Finally, the calculated results of the UT-Austin model for dynamic resilient modulus show a good agreement with the test results.…”
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Creation of a stable vector vortex beam with dual fractional orbital angular momentum by Lingyu Wang, Guanxue Wang, Xiangmei Dong, Xiumin Gao, Songlin Zhuang

“…Applying this unique characteristic, we derive an integrated analytical model to calculate the focused electromagnetic fields and Poynting vector distributions based on Debye vector diffraction integral. …”
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Response Analysis of Deep Foundation Excavation and Dewatering on Surface Settlements by Xian Li, Tingguo Zhou, Yixian Wang, Junling Han, Yanqiao Wang, Fang Tong, Delong Li, Jinmei Wen

“…Taking a deep foundation pit of a metro station as an example, surface settlement estimations were calculated by analytical formulas and numerical models. …”
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A New Local Optimal Spline Wavelet for Image Edge Detection by Dujuan Zhou, Zizhao Yuan, Zhanchuan Cai, Defu Zhu, Xiaojing Shen

“…The coefficients of the pair of dual filters are calculated for image edge detection. We propose a new LOSW-based edge detection algorithm (LOSW-ED), which introduces a structural uncertainty–aware modulus maxima (SUAMM) to detect highly uncertain edge samples, ensuring robustness in complex and noisy environments. …”
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