From the Guest Editors by Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Thomas G. Hallam, Jia Li, Jianhong Wu, Yicang Zhou

“…His rapid rise to his current role as an international leader and premier mentor to 11 Ph.D. students has facilitated the placement of Chinese scientists and scholars at the forefront of research in the fields of mathematical, theoretical and computational biology.For the full paper, please click the 'Full Text' button above.…”
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CO2 Capture by Carbon Aerogel–Potassium Carbonate Nanocomposites by Guang Yang, Hongchao Luo, Tomonori Ohba, Hirofumi Kanoh

“…In particular, 7CA–KC, which was prepared from a CA with 7 nm pores, exhibited excellent performance, reducing the desorption temperature to 380 K and exhibiting a high CO2 capture capacity of 13.0 mmol/g-K2CO3, which is higher than the theoretical value for K2CO3 under moist conditions.…”
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Normal Reflection Characteristics of One-Dimensional Unsteady Flow Shock Waves on Rigid Walls from Pulse Discharge in Water by Dong Yan, Jinchang Zhao, Shaoqing Niu

“…Basic properties of the incidence and reflection waves were analyzed theoretically and experimentally to identify the reflection mechanisms and hence the influencing factors and characteristics. …”
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Physicochemical, structural characterization, and antioxidant activities of chondroitin sulfate from Oreochromis niloticus bones by Jun Yang, Mingyue Shen, Ting Wu, Xianxiang Chen, Huiliang Wen, Jianhua Xie

“…Those findings may lay some theoretical basis for the potential application development of OCS.…”
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Corrosion Characteristics of Anchor Cables in Electrolytic Corrosion Test and the Applicability of the Test Method in Study of Anchor Cable Corrosion by Tao Yin, Xingsong Sun, Yujie Wang, Yufei Zhao, Shuangjing Wang, Lipeng Liu, Hongjie Chen

“…The variation of test time does not affect the difference between the measured and theoretical calculated results, while a proper current in the electrolysis test may help reduce the difference. …”
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The effects of skewness and kurtosis on production and hedging decisions: a Gram-Charlier expansion approach by Xuejun Jiang, Lingju Cheng, Xinjie Dai

“…Finally, we analyze of a cotton storage and forward contracting dataset to illustrate the application of our methodology and support our theoretical results.…”
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Numerical Study of Ground Vibrations Caused by Cylindrical Wave Propagation in a Rock Mass with a Structural Plane by Shaobo Chai, Wei Tian, Liyuan Yu, Hao Wang

“…Firstly, the accuracy and validity of the cylindrical wave propagation simulation in UDEC and of the induced ground vibration are confirmed by comparison with the theoretical results for a special case that there is no structural plane in a rock mass. …”
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Prediction of viscosity of blast furnace slag based on NRBO-DNN model by Zhe Li, Meng Wang, Rui Xu, Juanjuan Jiang, Jie Li, Zunqian Zhang, Aimin Yang

“…This study provides theoretical support and practical guidance for optimizing blast furnace operations.…”
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Performance Analysis of DAG-Based Blockchain Systems Based on Markovian Arrival Process by Xing-Shuo Song, Shi-Yong Li

“…Moreover, we verify the validity of our theoretical results with numerical examples, pointing out how some key system parameters affect the performance metrics of this system. …”
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Experimental and numerical study on the flexural performance of reinforced laminated bamboo lumber beams with prestressed GFRP bars by Haitao Li, Dong Yang, Ben Chen, Sarah Mohrmann, Rodolfo Lorenzo, Kun Zhou, Feng Shen

“…Based on the test results, a theoretical calculation model for the bearing capacity of the LBL beam was finally proposed, and the calculation results were basically consistent with the experimental results. …”

The Concept of Knowledge Co-production in the Context of Arctic Research by Marina V. Nenasheva

“…Currently, the concept of “knowledge co-production” is debatable. A review of theoretical and methodological approaches to its definition made it possible to identify the main stages of the knowledge co-production process and the methodological difficulties faced by scientists. …”
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A single changing hypernetwork to represent (social-)ecological dynamics by Gaucherel, Cédric, Cosme, Maximilian, Noûs, Camille, Pommereau, Franck

“…Hypernetworks thus also provide a conceptual foundation for theoretical as well as more applied studies in ecology (at large), as they form the qualitative backbone of ever-changing ecosystems.…”
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Selected Topics on Enablers for Next-Generation Information Systems Development: Editorial Introduction to Issue 25 of CSIMQ by Robert Andrei Buchmann

“…The third paper's contribution may also be seen as a modeling method, although it is not framed as such – it focuses on a design viewpoint and its theoretical applicability in business scenarios. This method proposes a chemistry-inspired technique for optimizing enterprise collaboration patterns based on their KPI effects. …”
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Robust Combinatorial Optimization with Locally Budgeted Uncertainty by Goerigk, Marc, Lendl, Stefan

“…In this setting, the uncertain parameters are partitioned, such that a classic budgeted uncertainty set applies to each part of the partition, called region.In a theoretical analysis, we show that the robust counterpart of such problems for a constant number of regions remains solvable in polynomial time, if the underlying nominal problem can be solved in polynomial time as well. …”
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Possible connections between health equity and primary health care: a scoping review by Ana Júlia Nociti Lopes Fernandes, Luciana Cisoto Ribeiro, Janise Braga Barros Ferreira

“…Equity was mainly associated with Whitehead’s theoretical conceptions, focusing on access, marginalized groups, and abstract principles and values. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of a Lignocellulosic Biomass Downdraft Gasifier on a Small-Scale Basis: A Thermodynamic Approach by Lina Montuori, Manuel Alcázar-Ortega, Carlos Vargas-Salgado, Ennio Andrea Adinolfi

“…Furthermore, it deals with the study of the experimental and analytical relations between the driving thermodynamic parameters that control the gasification process, in order to contribute to the development of a theoretical model for the design of a small-scale gasification facility. …”
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Channel modeling and testing of wireless transmission for underground in-pipe leak and material loss detection by S Mekid, D Wu, R Hussain, K Youcef-Toumi

“…The purpose of this work is to characterize the radio transmission between underground buried pipes and base station using multi-layer media including both theoretical and experimental approaches by utilizing various modulation schemes. …”
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Method for Determining Critical Slip Surface of Cohesive Soil Slope Based on the Principle of Simple Penetration Test by Aiqing Zhang, Jinyun Li, Youheng Zhang

“…The test results are compared with the results calculated by the finite element method (FEM) and theoretical method, to verify the feasibility and rationality of the simple penetration method. …”
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Promoting speaking in the young learner classroom through task-based digital storytelling via online technology: a case study by Lustenberger Andrea

“…These findings have implications for YL FL pedagogy and highlight the need for further theoretical insights into task-based DST.…”
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Experimental Study on the Nonlinear Behavior of a Sailing Container Ship under Landslide-Induced Surges by Pei-yin Yuan, Ping-yi Wang, Yu Zhao, Mei-li Wang

“…The model test can compare and analyze the influences of different landslide volumes and navigation positions on the nonlinear behavior of ships, thereby proposing control methods and measures for safe sailing in waters with landslide-induced surges and providing a theoretical basis for disaster prevention and reduction in the channel of a reservoir area or a hydraulic structure.…”
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