Calculation of the reliability of frame systems under seismic impact and survivability assessment during the formation of plastic hinges in the nodes by A. D. Abakarov, R. G. Gasanov

“…The research aims to develop mathematical models for evaluating the reliability of two-story frame systems under the seismic impact, covering all possible ways of transition to the mechanism state due to the formation of plastic hinges in the frame nodes. Methods. The study is based on the application of the theory of Markov random processes in continuous time and their discrete states to describe the transition of a system into a different state. …”
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Weathered microplastics in human blood: unraveling the effect of structural changes at the particle surface on coagulation and platelet activation by Manfred F. Maitz, Robin Lenz, Steven Winkler, Mara F. Abschke, Carsten Werner, Dieter Fischer

“…Objectives Probing the influence of MPs with realistic properties concerning size, shape, weathering-induced polymer degradation, and concentration on the response of human whole blood. Methods This study examines the response of human whole blood to NPs of different cryomilled commodity polymers at a concentration range of 4 – 100 µg/ml, and mean size of about 25 µm, covering microplastic concentrations and size reported for organs and blood. …”
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Understanding the post-curing behaviors of polymethylacrylimide: Curing kinetics and molecular mobility by Yuan Chen, Xiaolian Qiang, Yaping Zhang, Ningning Song, Lixian Guo, Siyuan Zhang, Chunrong Tian, Keping Chen

“…Differential scanning calorimetry results identified three distinct temperature zones during the post-curing process, which represented different types of curing reactions. Model-free kinetic methods were used to evaluate the post-curing kinetics of PMI materials. …”
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Development and optimization of a novel nanocarrier SabiWhite-loaded ethosomal gel for targeted skin inflammation complicated by multidrug-resistant pathogens by Gaofeng Shi, Yun Guo, Minlie Yang

“…Structural characterization of SabiWhite was performed using melting point determination, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). …”
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Exploring a novel approach to assessing surgical team collaboration: Evidence of brain activity synchronization by Shuyi (Kiana) Wang, Ghazal Hashemi, Yao Zhang, Bin Zheng

“…Results: fNIRS emerged as a non-invasive, cost-effective, and portable tool, predominantly used to assess IBS in pair-based tasks with a variety of participant demographics. Wavelet transform coherence was the primary method used for measuring synchronization, particularly in the prefrontal brain region. …”
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Comparative Characterization of Carica papaya Fibers Extracted by Retting and Alkaline Treatment for Biocomposites by Roland Yves Olembe, Armel Edwige Mewoli, Abel Emmanuel Njom, Victor Jos Evina Eyamo, Marie Josette Ndengue, Florent Biyeme, Georges Armand Beguel Ndjock, Mélek Ayadi, César Segovia, Emmanuel Christian Essama, Paulette Roseline Kenfack Momo, Betene Ebanda Fabien, Jean Raymond Lucien Meva’a, Atangana Ateba

“…This study investigates the effects of different extraction methods—water retting and alkali treatments using 5% and 10% NaOH—on the properties of Carica papaya fibers (CPFs) for sustainable composite applications. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Magnetic Zeolite Nanocomposites: A Review of Current Research and Future Applications by Sabina Vohl, Irena Ban, Janja Stergar, Mojca Slemnik

“…The structural features of various zeolite frameworks and their influence on composite performance are discussed, along with different interaction modes between MNPs and zeolite matrices. …”
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Deepmol: an automated machine and deep learning framework for computational chemistry by João Correia, João Capela, Miguel Rocha

“…DeepMol rapidly and automatically identifies the most effective data representation, pre-processing methods and model configurations for a specific molecular property/activity prediction problem. …”
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Evaluation of Clavulanic Acid Adsorption in MgAl-Layered Double Hydroxides: Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies by Marcus Bruno Soares Forte, Élen Cristina Luna Elias, Heloise O. Pastore, Francisco Maugeri Filho, Maria Isabel Rodrigues

“…The adsorbents were characterized by X-ray diffraction methods, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF GEARBOX UNDER VARIABLE WORKING CONDITION BASED ON WEIGHTED SUBDOMAIN ADAPTIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK by ZHANG Huiyun, ZUO Fangjun, YU Xi, YANG Ting

“…The results show that the proposed method achieves diagnostic accuracy exceeding 95% across different conditions, demonstrating its feasibility and effectiveness.…”
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Road Vehicle-Bridge Interaction considering Varied Vehicle Speed Based on Convenient Combination of Simulink and ANSYS by Helu Yu, Bin Wang, Yongle Li, Yankun Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Different from typical method of road vehicle-bridge interaction in the vertical direction, a detailed longitudinal force model is set up to take into account the effects of varied vehicle speed. …”
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The Use of FTIR-ATR Spectrometry for Evaluation of Surgical Resection Margin in Colorectal Cancer: A Pilot Study of 56 Samples by Hongwei Yao, Xueying Shi, Yuanfu Zhang

“…Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in human, and it is also one of the most leading causes of cancer-related death. Recently, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry is considered to develop into a new method for cancer diagnosis. …”
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Enhancing corn industry sustainability through deep learning hybrid models for price volatility forecasting. by Chengjin Yang, Yanzhong Zhai, Zehua Liu

“…Finally, FECAM enhances the focus on key temporal features in the frequency domain by grouping the input features along the channel dimensions and applying discrete cosine transform to generate attention vectors, improving the prediction accuracy and robustness of the model. …”
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Identification of Sudden Stiffness Change in the Acceleration Response of a Nonlinear Hysteretic Structure by Sheng-Lan Ma, Shao-Fei Jiang, Chen Wu, Si-Yao Wu

“…The integration of discrete wavelet transform and independent component analysis (DWT-ICA) method can directly identify time-varying changes in linear structures. …”
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Correlation between Asphaltene Stability in n-Heptane and Crude Oil Composition Revealed with Chemical Imaging by Anton A. Gabrienko, Velu Subramani, Oleg N. Martyanov, Sergei G. Kazarian

“…Five crude oil samples with different physical properties have been studied with respect to asphaltene stability. …”
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Swelling reduction in bentonite due to saline solutions via fractal modeling by Fazal E. Jalal, Xiaoyue Li, Kennedy Onyelowe

“…A calculated method for the swelling coefficients has been formulated in this study, as the fractal adsorption theory is combined with the diffused double layer theory in deionized water, that has been further validated using swelling experimental data for different bentonites (Commercial bentonite, GMZ24-200 bentonite, and GMZ-07 bentonite) in NaCl, Na2SO4, and CaCl2 salt solutions. …”
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Remote sensing semantic segmentation based on multimodal feature alignment and fusion by B. Chang, T. Balz

“…The overarching algorithmic framework is analogous to that of the Unet model. First, the data in different modalities is aggregated and the image size is reduced through the use of multi-level downsampling modules based on the Haar wavelet transform. …”
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The Solid Phase Extraction of Some Metal Ions Using Palladium Nanoparticles Attached to Silica Gel Chemically Bonded by Silica-Bonded N-Propylmorpholine as New Sorbent prior to The... by M. Ghaedi, M. Rezakhani, S. Khodadoust, K. Niknam, M. Soylak

“…In this research at first palladium nanoparticle attached to a new chemically bonded silica gel has been synthesized and has been characterized with different techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Curing Dynamics of Soy Flour-Based Adhesives Enhanced by Waterborne Polyurethane by Yong Wang, Xianjun Li, Wanli Lou, Layun Deng, Youhua Fan

“…In this paper, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis was carried out to make clear the curing properties of soy flour-based adhesives (SFAs) enhanced by waterborne polyurethane (WPU) with different addition levels. The kinetic parameters were evaluated by a thermal dynamics method, including activation energy and preexponential factor. …”
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Application of three-dimensional (3D) hand–eye calibration of industrial robot in laser cladding repair for drilling bit by J. Wang, Z. Mo, J. Wang, W. Pan

“…In order to apply the information captured by the camera of the scanner to the laser cladding robot, a novel calibration, i.e., the three-point method for the dual-robot system, is proposed to transform the damaged region of the bit in the camera coordinate system to that in the cladding robot coordinate system, and then an upper computer program is developed to plan the cladding path for the laser head and to send the path to the KUKA-KR60 robot to complete cladding repair. …”
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