On Multi‐Model Assessment of Complex Degradation Paths: The Fate of Diclofenac and Its Transformation Products by Laura Ceresa, Alberto Guadagnini, Paula Rodríguez‐Escales, Monica Riva, Xavier Sanchez‐Vila, Giovanni M. Porta

“…Abstract We present a methodology to quantify the impact of model structure and parametric uncertainty on formulations targeting biotransformation processes of Emerging Contaminants in subsurface water resources. …”
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Reviewing methodological approaches to dose-response modelling in complex interventions: insights and perspectives by Mollie Payne, Dominic Stringer, Ben Carter, Amy Hardy, Richard Emsley

“…While dose-response research is common in pharmaceutical contexts, its application in complex interventions remains underexplored. …”
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Long-range quantum correlations based on quantum coherence in a hybrid system by Guanghui Wang, Xiao Wu, Dongyan Lü, Yuan Zhou, Zeyun Shi, Xinke Li, Yaojia Chen

“…Our scheme can thereafter support a potential application of the generalized storage of quantum information.…”
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Assessing Heterogeneity for Factor Analysis Model with Continuous and Ordinal Outcomes by Ye-Mao Xia, Jian-Wei Gou

“…Empirical results are presented to illustrate the application of the methodology.…”
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Computation of the Flow and Salinity Distribution in the Vicinity of Discharge and Intake Ports of a Desalination Plant by Sami A. Al-Sanea

“…This paper describes the construction, development and application of a numerical model for calculating the flow and salinity distribution in coastal areas as a result of concentrated brine discharge from desalination plants. …”
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Optimal energy management of microgrid based on multi-parameter dynamic programming by Xuejie Wang, Yanchao Ji, Jianze Wang, Yuanjun Wang, Lei Qi

“…With the wide application of microgrid system, fluctuation and randomness are the characteristics of distributed generation output. …”
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Bayesian modeling of clustered competing risks survival times with spatial random effects by Somayeh Momenyan, Amir Kavousi, Taban Baghfalaki, Jalal Poorolajal

“…We illustrated the gains of our model through the simulation studies and application to the HIV/AIDS data. …”
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Estimating the Bearing Capacity of a Square Footing on a Geogrid-Stabilised Granular Layer over Clay Using the Finite Element Method by Boon Tiong Chua, Kali Prasad Nepal, Hossam Abuel-Naga

“…The two-layered soil system in the model assumes a strong upper granular layer and a weak lower clay layer. The parametric results of the finite element analyses are used to develop design curves with dimensionless parameters in terms of linear gradient and the ratio of the undrained shear strength of clay to the effective vertical stress of the granular layer. …”
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Numerical Shear Buckling Investigation of GLAREs with Initial Delamination by Maryam Niazi, Mohammad Homayoune Sadr

“…In addition, the produced results in this study can encourage designers to select appropriate GLARE grades based on the intended application, such as different shear loading conditions and available raw materials.…”
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Fabrication Process Stochastic Model for Yield Estimation in Microwave Semiconductor Devices Production by Bartlomiej K. Paszkiewicz, Bogdan Paszkiewicz, Andrzej Dziedzic

“…This paper presents a new methodology for simulation of production processes in order to determine device parametric yield. The elaborated methodology is focused on capturing stochastic relations between every parameter of the subsequent processes that are impossible to determine directly. …”
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Determination of variability of flow duration curve for non-stationary effects in Colombia by C.J. Gaviria, L.F. Carvajal-Serna

“…In this work, long term temporal changes are analyzed in several flow duration curves FDC from Colombian daily gauging stations by the mean of the application of non-parametric Mann-Kendall test, the Sen´s Slope Estimator and the slope of the linear regression of the time series. …”
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Bias Reduction of Modified Maximum Likelihood Estimates for a Three-Parameter Weibull Distribution by Adriana da Silva, Felipe Quintino, Frederico Almeida, Dióscoros Aguiar

“…The performance of the new estimator is evaluated through simulations and real-life data set modeling. An economic application on a real data set is discussed, as well as an engineering one.…”
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Free vibration characteristics of trapezoidal nanoplate rested on viscoelastic substrate with arbitrary boundary conditions using differential quadrature method. by Ramin Abdellahi, Mohsen Esmaeili, Mirsami Yeganli, Ali Mokhtarian, Roohallah Alizadehsani, Paweł Pławiak

“…This research's results are useful for designing of the nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) efficiently and show the potential application of the system as highly sensitive nano-sensors and resonator in damped medium.…”
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Research on active earth pressure of narrow cohesionless backfill against rigid walls considering the arching effect by Yanchen Liu, Renrong Li, Yu Wang

“…The results obtained are verified through centrifuge tests, numerical computations, and analytical methods. Additionally, parametric studies are conducted to gain a comprehensive understanding of problems related to earth pressure. …”
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Band Gap and Vibration Reduction Properties of Damped Rail with Two-Dimensional Honeycomb Phononic Crystals by Rixin Cui, Jinsong Zhou, Dao Gong

“…With the advantage of flexible adjustment, phononic crystals (PCs) have a broad application prospect in suppressing elastic wave propagation of rail transit. …”
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A Note on Marcinkiewicz Integrals along Submanifolds of Finite Type by Daiqing Zhang

“…Under the rather weakened size conditions on the integral kernels, the Lp bounds will be established for such operators. As applications, the corresponding results for parametric Marcinkiewicz integrals related to area integrals and Littlewood-Paley gλ⁎ functions are also given.…”
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Spatial interaction and economic growth: a case of OECD countries by Nurgül Evcim, M. Ensar Yesilyurt

“…In pursuing this goal, the literature has relied on different models, estimators, and data sets. One such application is spatial models to estimate growth, but it remains rare in the literature. …”
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RATIONING ASSEMBLY-MOUNTING WORKS AT THE DEVELOPING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS by I. A. Loskutov

“…Known methods for the production of printed circuit boards are described. Since the application of solder paste is one of the most responsible technological methods, to minimize the occurrence of defective prints, it is necessary to precisely select the components and make the appropriate chemical composition. …”
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An Open-Source Framework for Modeling RC Shear Walls Using Deep Neural Networks by German Solorzano, Vagelis Plevris

“…The project is developed in Python and includes a parametric FEM model of an RC shear wall in OpenSeesPy, the training and validation of the DNN model in TensorFlow, and an application with an interactive graphical user interface to test the methodology and visualize the results.…”
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND MOTION SIMULATION RESEARCH ON A NEW TYPE COMPOSITE ROTARY PERCUSSION DRILLING TOOL by ZHANG HaiPing, LIU XiaoDan, WANG JiaChang, SUN MingGuang

“…Results show that rotary power can be transferred into followers’ reciprocating impact by the impact and energy transfer mechanism,and that the tool ’s working principle is feasible,and it has simple structure and a good application prospect.…”
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