Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability at the Local Level: A Case Study on the Dniester River Basin (Moldova) by Roman Corobov, Igor Sîrodoev, Sonja Koeppel, Nickolai Denisov, Ghennadi Sîrodoev

“…Through a ranking approach, the relative vulnerability of each ATU was calculated by summing its sensitivity and adaptive capacity ranks; the latter were obtained as combinations of their primary indicator ranks, arranged in an increasing and decreasing order, respectively. …”
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Study on the Fracture Behavior of Cracks Emanating from Tunnel Spandrel under Blasting Loads by Using TMCSC Specimens by Bang Liu, Zheming Zhu, Ruifeng Liu, Lei Zhou, Duanying Wan

“…ABAQUS code was used to calculate dynamic stress intensity factors (SIFs). …”
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Design of an alumina forming coating for Nb-base refractory alloys by Collin S. Holgate, Carolina Frey, Melina A. Endsley, Akane Suzuki, Carlos G. Levi, Tresa M. Pollock

“…Alloy down-selection from approximately 7,800 alloys in the Nb-Si-Ti-Al-Hf system was conducted via analysis of calculated thermodynamic properties with number-density topology style maps. …”
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Unlock the Potentials of Large-Element-Spacing Arrays: A Meta-Lens Solution for Grating-Lobe Suppression and Gain Enhancement by Zhengmei Wang, Shan Lin, Yuehe Ge, Zhizhang (David) Chen, Jingjing Zhao, Jiahong Chen, Ziheng Zhou, Trevor S. Bird

“…Comprehensive theoretical analyses, meticulous design calculations employing efficient numerical methods, rigorous field simulations, and practical experiments are conducted. …”
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N3LL + O α s 2 $$ \mathcal{O}\left({\alpha}_s^2\right) $$ predictions of lepton-jet azimuthal angular distribution in deep-inelastic scattering by Shen Fang, Mei-Sen Gao, Hai Tao Li, Ding Yu Shao

“…The N3LL resummation results are derived from the transverse-momentum dependent factorization formula within the soft-collinear effective theory, while the O α s 2 $$ \mathcal{O}\left({\alpha}_s^2\right) $$ fixed-order matching distribution is calculated using the NLOJET++ event generator. The azimuthal decorrelation between the jet and electron serves as a critical probe of the three-dimensional structure of the nucleon. …”
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SDUST2023GRA_MSS: the new global marine gravity anomaly model determined from mean sea surface model by Jinyun Guo, Xuyang Wei, Zhen Li, Yongjun Jia, Xiaotao Chang, Xin Liu

“…To overcome the scarcity of cross-track geoid gradients, we employ a mean sea surface model to calculate geoid gradients in multiple directions, thereby recovering marine gravity anomalies. …”
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Review of the Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for the Production of Biofuels and Medical Oxygen: Separation and Purification Technology by Jesse Y. Rumbo Morales, Gerardo Ortiz-Torres, Rodolfo Omar Domínguez García, Carlos Alberto Torres Cantero, Manuela Calixto Rodriguez, Estela Sarmiento-Bustos, Edén Oceguera-Contreras, Alberto Arturo Flores Hernández, Julio César Rodríguez Cerda, Yehoshua Aguilar Molina, Mario Martínez García

“…The results obtained in this review allow facilitating the calculation of parameters, the optimization of the process, the automatic control to manipulate certain variables and to achieve the rejection of disturbances to have a recovery and production of biofuels with a high degree of purity.…”
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Reasonable width and control technology of narrow coal pillar in gob-side entry driving in deep-buried bump-prone coal seam by TANG Dongxu, ZHAO Wenguang, ZHANG Junwen, BAN Dingcheng

“…Aiming at the problem of large deformation of surrounding rock and difficulty of control gob-side entry driving in deep coal seam, taking the setting of narrow coal pillar in gob-side entry driving in deep-buried bump-prone coal seam as the engineering background, the reasonable range of narrow coal pillar width is calculated by combining theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and field test based on the limit equilibrium theory. …”
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Perturbation Theory-Based Whole-Core Eigenvalue Sensitivity and Uncertainty (SU) Analysis via a 2D/1D Transport Code by Ji Ma, Chen Hao, Lixun Liu, Yuekai Zhou

“…Based on the home-developed 3D high-fidelity neutron transport code HNET, the perturbation theory was used to directly calculate the sensitivity coefficient of keff to the multigroup cross sections, and a reasonable relative covariance matrix with a specific energy group structure was generated directly from the evaluated covariance data by using the transforming method. …”
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A Damage Detection Algorithm Utilizing Dynamic Displacement of Bridge under Moving Vehicle by Zhen Sun, Tomonori Nagayama, Di Su, Yozo Fujino

“…In order to identify damage location and extent, dynamic curvature was calculated with midspan displacement. Parametric study on measurement noise level, damage location, damage extent, and multiple damage cases is performed, and the analysis results show both reliability and efficacy of this method in damage detection of bridge structures. …”
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Image-Based Underwater Inspection System for Abrasion of Stilling Basin Slabs of Dam by Yonglong Li, Hua Zhang, Shuang Wang, Haoran Wang, Jialong Li

“…Then, the aggregate exposure ratio was calculated to analyse the degree of abrasion. Finally, the UIS-1 system was evaluated in the field experiments of a dam in Sichuan, China, and its performance was discussed by comparison.…”
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The real driving emissions characteristics of light-duty diesel vehicle in four typical cities with varying altitudes in China by Haojie Gao, Rui Wang, Zhisong Wen, Xin Xiong, Zhuan Zheng, Shengqiang Lin, Hongchun Ding, Wenbin Tan

“…The emission factors of particle number (PN), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO) were calculated using the carbon dioxide (CO2) moving average window (MAW) method and compared across different altitudes and driving stages. …”
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Case Report of Presumed (In)voluntary Capsaicin Intoxication Mimicking an Acute Abdomen by Simona Koprdova, Christine Schürmann, Dirk Peetz, Thomas Dürbye, Frank Kolligs, Herbert Koop

“…During this qualifying, he swallowed 4 chili peppers type Bhut jolokia (about 1 million Scoville units) and other extremely spicy foods; the total amount of capsaicin ingested (roughly calculated retrospectively) accounted for at least 600 mg. …”
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A Task Allocation Algorithm Based on Score Incentive Mechanism for Wireless Sensor Networks by Feng Wang, Guangjie Han, Jinfang Jiang, Wei Li, Lei Shu

“…In TASIM, the score is proposed to reward or punish sensor nodes’ task execution in cluster-based WSNs, where cluster heads are responsible for task allocation and scores’ calculation. Based on the task scores, cluster members can collaborate with each other to complete complex tasks. …”
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Length-weight relationships of Indian squid, Uroteuthis duvaucelii and Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana from the coastal waters of Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Rohizad Maidin Mohd Samsul, Mastura Mustapha, Atikah Harun Nadiayatul, Wahab Abdullah Abdul, Luqman Wan Rosdi Wan Muhammad, Asyraf Raja Omar Raja Hanif, Faizah Ismail, Haryati Abd. Wahab, Bakri Miswan

“…The growth coefficient b values calculated for U. duvaucelii and S. lessoniana were 2.068 and 2.3839, respectively, indicating negative allometric growth in this region. …”
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Study of Crater in the Gobi Desert Induced by Ground Explosion of Large Amounts of TNT Explosive up to 10 Tons by Rongzheng Xu, Li Chen, Yuzhou Zheng, Zhan Li, Mingjin Cao, Qin Fang

“…An energy conversion coefficient was determined, and the corresponding theoretical equations were derived to predict the dimensions of the craters resulting from the large weight contact explosion. The calculated cratering characteristics were consistent with previous data and hence can be used in future engineering applications.…”
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Assessment of potential for economic growth and development of regions of Siberian Federal District by A. E. Demyanenko

“…The assessment of the level of efficiency of the regional economy and identification of reserves of regional economies of the Siberian Federal District is based on determining the level of potential for socio-economic development of the regions and determining the calculated characteristics of gross regional product on the basis of economic and mathematical modeling. …”
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Ellipsometric Characterization of Thin Films from Multicomponent Chalcogenide Glasses for Application in Modern Optical Devices by R. Todorov, J. Tasseva, V. Lozanova, A. Lalova, Tz. Iliev, A. Paneva

“…The homogeneity of the films is verified by applying single-angle calculations at different angles. Due to decomposition of the bulk glass during thermal evaporation, an optical inhomogeneity of the thin As (Ge)-S-Bi(Tl) films is observed. …”
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Real-Time Safety Risk Assessment Based on a Real-Time Location System for Hydropower Construction Sites by Hanchen Jiang, Peng Lin, Qixiang Fan, Maoshan Qiang

“…The method provides construction managers who are in charge of safety with more abundant information to reduce the uncertainty of the site. A quantitative calculation formula, integrating the influence of static and dynamic hazards and that of safety supervisors, is established to link the safety risk of workers with the locations of on-site assets. …”
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Nickel(II) Ion Adsorption onto Activated Carbon. Relationship between Physicochemical Properties and Adsorption Capacity by Paola Rodríguez-Estupiñán, Liliana Giraldo, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján

“…The solids were characterized by N 2 and CO 2 adsorption isotherms from which the micropore volumes and surface areas were calculated — the latter being between 816 and 935 m 2 /g. …”
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