Shear behaviour of reinforced concrete beams under impact loads by the Lumped Damage framework by Mateus Cardoso Oliveira, Daniel Victor da Cunha Teles, David Leonardo Nascimento de Figueiredo Amorim

“…In the proposed approach, the damage variable is considered as an output parameter. Such damage variable takes values between zero and one, which quantifies the concrete cracking due to impact loading. …”
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The Activity of Plant Crude Extracts against Schistosoma mansoni by Hirut Basha, Hassen Mamo

“…Nearly all of the plants significantly reduced schistosome egg output, killed adult worms, and improved liver histology and function. …”
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Automated Generation Control of Multiple-Area Electrical System with an Availability-Based Tariff Pricing Scheme Regulated by Whale Optimized Fuzzy PID Controller by Zaid Hamodat, Galip Cansever

“…The generation of power, deviation of power in the tie line, and deviation of frequency of the interconnected three-area electrical energy system, including the hydrothermal steam power plant and gas power plant, will be measured and analyzed rigorously. Based on the output from the whale optimization, the fuzzy PID controller regulates the deviation of power in the tie line and the deviation of frequency of the interconnected three-area electrical energy system. …”
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Virtual Antenna Array Analysis for MIMO Synthetic Aperture Radars by Wen-Qin Wang

“…Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that employs multiple antennas to transmit orthogonal waveforms and multiple antennas to receive radar echoes is a recently proposed remote sensing concept. …”
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Analysis of singularity planar multi-linkage mechanism of fourth order by E. S. Gebel

“…The planar multi-linkage mechanism of the fourth order, the output rocker of which implements an approximate stopping in one critical position is described in the article. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of Tramway Transportation Systems by A. Capasso, M. Ceraolo, R. Lamedica, G. Lutzemberger, A. Ruvio

“…In this paper, three different tools for the considered existing tramway were developed, and the main examined characteristics have been compared to each other. Then, analysis of output results was also performed, demonstrating the real cost-effectiveness of introducing one storage device on the considered tramline in operation.…”
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Les voix post-humaines : Le thème de l’infestation extra-terrestre et la poétique de la subjectivité by Elana Gomel

“…Je suggère également que, plutôt que d’être catégorisées comme de naïves allégories politiques, ces œuvres doivent être lues en termes de tensions discursive et idéologique au sein de l’humanisme.…”
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Design Maintenance System on Mixer Machine to Prevent the Breakdown Using Reliability Centered Maintenance by Budhi Santri Kusuma, Mhd. Ardian Syahputra, Roaida Yanti, Dede Ibrahim Muthawali

“…The results indicate that the CS-20 Type B mixer is the most critical machine, which can significantly reduce the company's production output due to machine downtime during the repair process. …”
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ANALYSIS OF INTERACTION WITH STAKEHOLDERS OF THE ENTERPRISE: THE PRACTICE OF APPLYING THE STANDARD АА1000SES ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE NATIONAL AEROSOL CLUSTER by I. S. Prokhorova, A. Yu. Rasskazova

“…The study showed that managing interaction with stakeholders can help the National Aerosol Cluster strengthen its position in the production of aerosol products, increase the volume of output and enter new markets.…”
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Influence of Number of Pole Pairs on Torque Ripple of Magnetic Gear by Huang Zhangxian, Jing Libing

“…The magnetic gear models with different transmission ratio are established. The input and output torque waveforms of different models are compared. …”
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Empowering SMEs innovation through intangible factors by Agus Syarip Hidayat, Wee Ching Pok

“…We employ the expanded CDM (Crepon Duguet Mairesse) model that divides innovation into three stages: effort, output, and productivity. The findings showed that in addition to common tangible factors, intangible factors contribute to all stages of innovation, though tangible factors appear to exert greater influence. …”
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The Effectiveness of Hybrid Beamforming in Enhancing the Performance of NOMA-mmWave and Massive MIMO Systems by Oubassghir Mourtada, Boulouird Mohamed

“…As wireless networks evolve, the integration of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA), Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (mMIMO), and millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies emerges as an effective approach to drive this advancement. …”
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Analysis of Tooth Profile Characteristics and Meshing Characteristics of Double Cycloid Needle Tooth Transmission by Lu Xinhao, Bai Guozhen, Cui Jiankun, Zhang Deqi, Ding Jiale

“…In order to solve the problems of the traditional output structure of the cycloid pinion transmission, such as easy damage and complex structure, a new type of cycloid pinion gear is proposed by applying the internal and external cycloid tooth profile to the field of NN-type less differential planetary gear transmission, and the analysis of its tooth profile characteristics and meshing characteristics is carried out. …”
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Multimodal Interaction, Interfaces, and Communication: A Survey by Elias Dritsas, Maria Trigka, Christos Troussas, Phivos Mylonas

“…It delves into integrating different input and output modalities, focusing on critical technologies and essential considerations in multimodal fusion, including temporal synchronization and decision-level integration. …”
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An Improved Bi-Switch Flyback Converter with Loss Analysis for Active Cell Balancing of the Lithium-Ion Battery String by Sugumaran G., Amutha Prabha N.

“…A comparison is made between the balancing speed and energy transfer efficiency of the proposed topology and a conventional topology that employs a multi-input and multi-output flyback converter in a static mode. The results of the MATLAB simulation were validated by the OPAL-RT (OP5700) real-time simulator. …”
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Design and Research of the Energy Supplement System for Ocean Buoys by Fang Zifan, Zhang Liming, Zhao Shuang, Zuo Xinqiu

“…The results show that under the action of first-order regular wave and irregular wave, the energy supplement system can generate 3.3 V and 1 A DC power to realize stable power output and recharge the buoy or battery.…”
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Automatic Calibration Using a Modified Genetic Algorithm for Millimeter-Wave Antenna Modules in MIMO Systems by Cheng-Nan Hu, Philip Lo, Chien-Peng Ho, Dau-Chyrh Chang

“…This study proposes a method for designing and calibrating a millimeter-wave (mm-wave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna module. Herein, we adopt a design example involving a 64-element MIMO antenna array arranged in a triangular lattice (instead of the commonly used rectangular lattice) to achieve a 3°dB enhancement in effective isotropic radiated power. …”
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SAGE-Based Algorithm for Direction-of-Arrival Estimation and Array Calibration by Kunlai Xiong, Zheng Liu, Wenli Jiang

“…The analysis begins with a comprehensive perturbed array output model, and it is effective for various kinds of perturbations, such as mutual coupling and sensor location error. …”
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Fault Diagnosis of PV Array Based on Time Series and Support Vector Machine by Ying Zhong, Bo Zhang, Xu Ji, Jieping Wu

“…It obtains the nominal output power of the PV array based on real-time collected data such as voltage, current, radiation, and temperature and normalizes the power values at different time points throughout the day to form a time series. …”
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Layered Capacity-Based Relay-and-Antenna Joint Selection for MIMO-AF-Multiple-Relay Systems in Correlated Channels by Chia-Chang Hu, Jheng-Siang Li, Bo-Liang Wu

“…A computationally efficient two-stage greedy capacity maximization (GCM) relay-and-antenna joint selection is proposed for a dual-hop nonregenerative amplify-and-forward (AF) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multiple-relay system with multiple antennas equipped at each node in correlated fading channels. …”
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