The Optimization of Radiation Protection in the Design of the High Temperature Reactor-Pebble-Bed Module by Sida Sun, Hong Li, Sheng Fang

“…Typical calculations for the radiation protection of radioactivity-related systems are presented to quantitatively evaluate the efficiency of the optimization routine, which achieve 23.3%~90.6% reduction of either dose rate or shielding or both of them. …”
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Long-Term Dynamics of Water Droplet Impact on Rotating Hydrophilic Disk by Wen Yang, Yunbo Zhang, Tian Deng, Chuanyang Liu

“…Ice accretion from the impingement of supercooled water droplets on the rotating components of aero-engines reduces engine efficiency and poses significant in-flight safety risks. …”
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Simulating 3D pedestrian motions in evacuations under high and low perceived urgency levels by Ruihang Xie, Sisi Zlatanova, Jinwoo (Brian) Lee

“…Subsequently, a case study and a sensitivity analysis quantitatively assess the influence of 3D motions. Key findings are: 1) 3D motions may improve evacuation efficiency, particularly under lower urgency levels; 2) 3D motions may offer alternative 3D paths to bypass congestion; and 3) 3D motions’ benefits may diminish as urgency and agent density increase. …”
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MATLAB Application for User-Friendly Design of Fully Convolutional Data Description Models for Defect Detection of Industrial Products and Its Concurrent Visualization by Fusaomi Nagata, Shingo Sakata, Keigo Watanabe, Maki K. Habib, Ahmad Shahrizan Abdul Ghani

“…The authors’ propose a MATLAB application that enables users to efficiently and in a user-friendly way design, train, and test various kinds of neural network (NN) models for defect detection. …”
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Testing a Conceptual Lumped Model in Karst Area, Southwest China by Peng Shi, Mi Zhou, Simin Qu, Xi Chen, Xueyuan Qiao, Zhicai Zhang, Xinxin Ma

“…Karst aquifers are known for their heterogeneous physical properties and irregular complex flow patterns which make it a challenge to describe the hydrological behavior and to quantitatively define the distribution of river flow components using hydrologic models. …”
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Performance Analysis and Operation Parameter Optimization of Shaker-Type Harvesting for Camellia Fruits by Qiaoming Gao, Jianfeng Han, Shan Zeng, Yu Wang, Wei Wei, Dongxue Wang, Hang Ye, Jing Lu, Haoxiang Zeng

“…Meanwhile, under these operational parameters, the harvesting efficiency reached 96.97%, while the flower bud damage rate was only 6%.…”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Thermal cooling efficacy of a solar water pump using Oldroyd-B (aluminum alloy-titanium alloy/engine oil) hybrid nanofluid by applying new version for the model... by Faisal Shahzad, Wasim Jamshed, Mohamed R. Eid, Rabia Safdar, Siti Suzilliana Putri Mohamed Isa, Sayed M. El Din, Nor Ain Azeany Mohd Nasir, Amjad Iqbal

“…The functions of regulating parameters are quantitatively observed by using the Keller-box approach in MATLAB coding. …”
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Circulating proteomic panels for risk stratification of intracranial aneurysm and its rupture by Yueting Xiong, Yongtao Zheng, Yan Yan, Jun Yao, Hebin Liu, Fenglin Shen, Siyuan Kong, Shuang Yang, Guoquan Yan, Huanhuan Zhao, Xinwen Zhou, Jia Hu, Bin Zhou, Tao Jin, Huali Shen, Bing Leng, Pengyuan Yang, Xiaohui Liu

“…A total of 113 potential markers were further quantitated in serum cohort I (n = 212) & II (n = 32). …”
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Mahakala: A Python-based Modular Ray-tracing and Radiative Transfer Algorithm for Curved Spacetimes by Aniket Sharma, Lia Medeiros, George N. Wong, Chi-kwan Chan, Goni Halevi, Patrick D. Mullen, James M. Stone

“…The modular nature of Mahakala allows us to quantitatively explore how different regions of the flow influence different image features. …”
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Determination of A1 and A2 β-casein in cow milk by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Fengen Wang, Min Ding, Ruiju Li, Kun Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Xia Li, Zengmei Li, Shiming Guo, Ligang Deng, Jianbin Li

“…The method demonstrated good specificity, sensitivity, and linearity for both A1 and A2 characteristic peptides, with limit of detection of 0.01 and 0.03 mg/L, limit of quantitation of 0.03 and 0.1 mg/L, and determination coefficients of 0.9994 and 0.9992, respectively. …”
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Development of the Optuna-NGBoost-SHAP model for estimating ground settlement during tunnel excavation by Yuxin Chen, Mohammad Hossein Kadkhodaei, Jian Zhou

“…The findings provide robust decision support for safety management during tunnel construction and demonstrate the reliability and efficiency of the Optuna-NGBoost-SHAP framework in estimating complex ground settlement scenarios.…”
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Governance mechanism and risk management of Congolese commercial banks by Louison TETE SULA, Yannick NSIESILA MANZANZA, Alain PAYANZO NTSOMO

“…The insolvency indicator is evaluated quantitatively using the CAMELS method, which combines six criteria carried out on a panel of 12 banking institutions between 2010 and 2020. …”
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Differential cellular responses associated with oxidative stress and cell fate decision under nitrate and phosphate limitations in Thalassiosira pseudonana: Comparative proteomics. by Qun Lin, Jun-Rong Liang, Qian-Qian Huang, Chun-Shan Luo, Donald M Anderson, Chris Bowler, Chang-Ping Chen, Xue-Song Li, Ya-Hui Gao

“…In N-limited cells, responsive proteins were related to reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, oxidative stress responses and cell death, corresponding to a significant decrease in photosynthetic efficiency, marked intracellular ROS accumulation, and caspase-mediated programmed cell death activation. …”
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Model of Dynamic Mechanical Parameters and Vibration Analysis in Hot Rolling by Ming Zhang, Zihao Huang, Yanbo Yang

“…The horizontal-torsion hot rolling vibration model is further established to quantitatively analyze the relationship between process parameters and mill vibration. …”
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Reaction Kinetics of Chlorine Corrosion to Heating Surfaces during Coal and Biomass Cofiring by Yongzheng Wang, Yu Sun, Maozhen Yue, Yungang Li

“…The high content of chlorine in biomass will cause serious ash deposition and corrosion problems on the heating surface in boiler, reduce heat transfer efficiency, and endanger the boiler operation safety. …”
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The characteristics of blood glucose and WBC counts in peripheral blood of cases of hand foot and mouth disease in China: a systematic review. by Yuyun Li, Runan Zhu, Yuan Qian, Jie Deng

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>our analyses indicated that blood glucose and WBC counts increased with the severity of HFMD disease, which would help doctors to manage patients efficiently.…”
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Livestock metabolomics and the livestock metabolome: A systematic review. by Seyed Ali Goldansaz, An Chi Guo, Tanvir Sajed, Michael A Steele, Graham S Plastow, David S Wishart

“…The purpose of this systematic review is to quantitatively and objectively summarize the current status of livestock metabolomics and to identify emerging trends, preferred technologies and important gaps in the field. …”
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of antimony oxide nanoparticles for the determination of trace cadmium in mulberry leaf tea matrices by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry by Merve Nur İnce, Hakan Serbest, Sezgin Bakirdere

“…All experimental parameters affecting the extraction efficiency were optimized univariately. Under the optimum operational conditions (35 mL sample volume, 0.75 mL of pH 8.0 buffer, 15 mg of sorbent, 5 s vortex and 100 µL of 1.0 M of HNO3), the limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) values were determined as 0.27 and 0.89 µg L−1, respectively. …”
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Color image hybrid noise filtering algorithm based on deep convolution neural network by Yongfei Yu, Yuanjian Yan

“…First, the color information of the image is described quantitatively by digital means. The common method is to build color space model. …”
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Advances in sustainable additive manufacturing: a systematic review for construction industry to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by Oluwole Joseph Oladunni, Oluwole Joseph Oladunni, Carman K. M. Lee, Idowu David Ibrahim, Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

“…Furthermore, on diverse AM techniques, and materials, to include concrete, composites, and polymers, being evaluated for their potential to mitigate carbon emissions.ResultsQuantitatively, the results connote that AM can better enhance energy efficiency by up to 60%, reduce material waste by 90%, and cushioned to lower GHG emissions by 80%, while achieving labour and cost savings of 50%–60%, and sustainability by 75% in specific design standards. …”
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