Potential of Sustainable Timber Modular Houses in Southern Highland, Tanzania: The Structural Response of Timber Modules Under Wind Load by Daudi Salezi Augustino

“…This instability, despite its lightweight, is mainly controlled by mechanical joints within timber members. Parametric Python scripts were developed in Abaqus (version 6.13) to have a reliable joint between timber volume modules and assess their response when subjected to wind forces. …”
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Who uses it and for what purpose? The role of digital literacy in ChatGPT adoption and utilisation by Vaclav Moravec, Nik Hynek, Beata Gavurova, Martin Rigelsky

“…The study employs non-parametric difference tests, relational analyses, and binomial logistic regression models, analysing data from a statistically representative sample (N = 1,025) of the Czech population. …”
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Optimizing Energy and Cost Performance in Residential Buildings: A Multi-Objective Approach Applied to the City of Patras, Greece by Dionyssis Makris, Anastasia Antzoulatou, Alexandros Romaios, Sonia Malefaki, John A. Paravantis, Athanassios Giannadakis, Giouli Mihalakakou

“…A representative single-family dwelling located in Patras, Greece, served as a case study to demonstrate the application and scalability of the proposed methodology. …”
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Estimation of Weighted Extropy Under the <i>α</i>-Mixing Dependence Condition by Radhakumari Maya, Archana Krishnakumar, Muhammed Rasheed Irshad, Christophe Chesneau

“…While useful in areas such as reliability theory and scoring rules, extropy in its original form treats all outcomes equally, which can limit its applicability in real-world settings where different outcomes have varying degrees of importance. …”
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Fractal-Based Thermal Conductivity Prediction Modeling for Closed Mesoporous Polymer Gels by Haiyan Yu, Mingdong Li, Ning Guo, Anqi Chen, Haochun Zhang, Mu Du

“…Furthermore, a detailed parametric analysis was conducted, elucidating the influences of porosity, cell size, temperature, refractive index, and extinction coefficient. …”
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Experimental study to unraveling the seismic behavior of CFRP retrofitting composite coupled shear walls for enhanced resilience by Mohammad Meghdadian, Amir R. Masoodi, Mansour Ghalehnovi

“…In the subsequent stage, an additional trio of specimens is fabricated and tested without the application of CFRP sheets. Subsequently, all structures are exposed to a load equivalent to 60 % of their flexural capacity. …”
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Training transfer in continuing education activities related to ISO's management system standards. A case study in the Peruvian context by Mónica Aurora Puertas, Edgar Yalta, José Carlos Flores-Molina

“…Basic descriptive statistics tests, correlational factor analysis and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests were performed. …”
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An Innovative Applied Control System of Helicopter Turboshaft Engines Based on Neuro-Fuzzy Networks by Serhii Vladov, Oleksii Lytvynov, Victoria Vysotska, Viktor Vasylenko, Petro Pukach, Myroslava Vovk

“…During experimental research on the TV3-117 engine installed on the Mi-8MTV helicopter, a parametric modeling system was developed to simulate engine operation in real time and interact with higher-level systems. …”
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Comparison of Control Law Synthesis Methods for the Wheeled Robot Motion by Anastasiia Tomilova, Margarita Sotnikova

“…This paper investigates the application of various methods for the control law synthesis of the wheeled robot motion. …”
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PRODUCTIVITY OF SOME SUNFLOWER HYBRIDS - COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS by Marinel Nicolae HORABLAGA, Ciprian BUZNA, Florin SALA

“…Additionally, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was applied. The U=180 value with p=0.03 also indicated significantly different productions between the related series of the two classes of hybrids. …”
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Thermal Performance Investigation in Historical Urban Neighborhoods Using ENVI-Met Simulation Software by Stergios Koutsanitis, Maria Sinou, Zoe Kanetaki, Evgenia Tousi, George Varelidis

“…The aim of this research is to prove that the application of passive cooling techniques and urban green spaces can reduce the urban temperature and upgrade the conditions of thermal comfort, even in densely populated areas with small urban void spaces. …”
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PHYSICO-GEOMETRIC INTERPRETATION OF MICROCUTTING TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORETICAL THERMOMECHANICS OF GRINDING by Yury GUTSALENKO, Cătălin IANCU, Feodor NOVIKOV, Оlеg KLЕNОV

“…The simulation results are compared, and recommendations on the application of the completed analytical development in further theoretical studies and calculations of technological projects of high-performance grinding operations are given.…”
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Trust-Based Determinants of Future Intention to Use Technology by Joanna Ejdys

“… It is widely recognized that one of the factors determining current and future socioeconomic development is the level of digitalization shaping a new type of society — the information society. One area of ICT application within information society is e-Government. …”
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Long-term survival of dental implants placed in the grafted maxillary sinus: systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment modalities. by Fabian Duttenhoefer, Cyriel Souren, Dieter Menne, Dominik Emmerich, Ralf Schön, Sebastian Sauerbier

“…Results were calculated by non-parametric univariate Kaplan-Meier analysis and Bayesian multivariate interval-censored Cox regression.…”
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Optimal Design of Mega-Frame Core Wall Structures Equipped with Viscous Damped Outriggers for Human Comfort Performance under Wind Loading by Yue Yang, Xin Zhao, Weixing Shi, Jiayue Li

“…Thus, applying this optimal design method in combination with the simplified model can save significant analysis and design time and is conducive to the application of viscous damped outriggers in practical engineering.…”
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Autoencoder techniques for survival analysis on renal cell carcinoma. by Iñigo Sanz Ilundain, Laura Hernández-Lorenzo, Cristina Rodríguez-Antona, Jesús García-Donas, José L Ayala

“…We applied a semi-parametric statistical approach based on the COX Proportional Hazards model, coupled with Breslow's estimator, to predict each patient's Progression-Free Survival (PFS) and determine survival functions. …”
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Seismic Performance Evaluation of a Fully Integral Concrete Bridge with End-Restraining Abutments by Byung H. Choi, Lorenz B. Moreno, Churl-Soo Lim, Duy-Duan Nguyen, Tae-Hyung Lee

“…Then, the sectional member forces are well controlled in the intermediate piers by a proper application of the end-restraining abutments.…”
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Comparison of Perceived Achievement of Complex Thinking Competency Among American, European, and Asian University Students by José Carlos Vázquez-Parra, Jenny Paola Lis-Gutiérrez, Linda Carolina Henao-Rodriguez, Carlos Enrique George-Reyes, Claudia Lorena Tramon-Pregnan, Susana Del Río-Urenda, Ma Esther B. Chio, Rasikh Tariq

“…The analysis employed the non-parametric Brown–Forsythe statistical test and Bonferroni correction, given the non-normality and heteroscedasticity of the data. …”
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Accounting for contact tracing in epidemiological birth-death models. by Anna Zhukova, Olivier Gascuel

“…Its application to simulated data showed that it is both highly specific and sensitive. …”
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Influences of the Stiffness and Damping Parameters on the Torsional Vibrations’ Severity in Petroleum Drilling Systems by Mohamed Zinelabidine Doghmane

“…The main novelty of this work is its rigorous comparative analysis of how the stiffness and damping coefficients influence the severity of torsional vibrations based on field measurements, which has a direct application in operational energy efficiency and equipment reliability. …”
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