Parametric complexity of the thermomechanical shape memory alloy (SMA) model is one of the major barriers to advanced application of the SMA actuation in adaptive architecture. This article seeks to provide architectural practitioners with decision-m...
Triggered by the global call for low-carbon design, the idea of “productivity for a building envelope” has permeated the role of building to produce alternative (renewable) energy alongside weather and solar protection, and the authors hy...
Large bone defects are clinically challenging, with up to 15% of these requiring surgical intervention due to non-union. Bone grafts (autographs or allografts) can be used but they have many limitations, meaning that polymer-based bone tissue enginee...
OVATE family proteins (OFPs) play important roles in plant growth and development, hormone signaling, and stress response pathways. However, the functions of OsOFPs in rice are largely unknown. In this study, a novel gain-of-function rice mutant, Oso...
Autologous-engineered artificial tissues constitute an ideal alternative for radical surgery in terms of natural anticoagulation, self-repair, tissue regeneration, and the possibility of growth. Previously, we focused on the development and practical...
This article presents the study of an architectural-constructive type located in Valencia: ribless brick vaults built with the “catalan” technique (one single brick plement approximately 5 cm thick). This is a very specific variant of the...
People’s perceptions of architectural spaces are shaped by multiple senses, including vision and hearing. While vision has received extensive attention, hearing is often overlooked in architectural design, with a primary focus on sound insulati...
With the development of information technology, the introduction of information technology into architectural modelling and façade design and the systematic definition of historic districts is a problem that the architectural industry continue...
Conventional endovascular embolization of intracranial (or brain) aneurysms using helical detachable platinum coils can be time-consuming and occasionally requires retreatment due to incomplete coil packing. These shortcomings create a need for new b...
The article concerns the unconventional architectural forms of buildings roofed with transformed shells made up of thin-walled steel fold sheets, and a parametric description of how they are shaped. Complicated deformations of flanges and webs, as we...
With the acceleration of modernization, historical residences are facing increasingly prominent conflicts between cultural inheritance and contemporary visitor experiences. However, existing research on the revitalization of architectural heritage pr...
The correlation of the architectural form and the structural system should be the basis for rational shaping. This paper presents algorithmic-aided shaping curvilinear steel bar structures for roofs, using modern digital tools, working in the environ...
3D-printed constructions express the capacity of automated technologies to elaborate buildings through additive manufacturing. These constructions require an architectural design according to their manufacturing conditions. This research reviews buil...
Windows with various colors are important design elements used widely ranging from traditional architecture to contemporary buildings to express the architectural façade, the interior atmosphere, and so on. Recently, there is a possibility tha...
The article concerns a parametric description of unconventional building forms roofed with folded sheeting transformed elastically into shells. The description supports the designer in the search for attractive forms and a rational use of materials....
The objective of this study is to analyse the principles of educational buildings in the First National Architectural style in Turkey by examining the works of Ernst A. Egli, who is considered one of the pioneers of the modernisation process during t...
The shape of a building profoundly impacts its energy consumption throughout its life and is a critical consideration in early architectural design. Despite its significance, the influence of building shape on heating and air conditioning energy usag...
Dvorecký bridge, opened only recently, forms a new connection of both Vltava river banks withing sight of Prague historic landmarks. Its design emerged from an international architectural and structural engineering competition. The winning des...
This study investigates the energy efficiency of dome-shaped structures in traditional Iranian architecture in regions with cold winters and hot summers against the backdrop of rising energy consumption and environmental concerns. The present study e...
Rapid urbanization in the Global South continues to intensify the growth of informal settlements, challenging architectural education to equip students with methods capable of addressing complex socio-spatial, environmental, and ethical conditions. W...
The article presents author’s propositions for shaping free forms of buildings sensitive to harmonious incorporation into built or natural environments. Complex folded structures of buildings roofed with regular shell structures are regarded as...
The bulk density of the particles, which is directly related to transportation and storage costs, is an important basic characteristic of products as well as an important parameter in many processing systems. This work quantified the relationship bet...
The digital preservation of architectural heritage often remains limited to static documentation, with insufficient support for the structured analysis and contemporary reuse of decorative patterns. This study proposes a shape grammar-based digital a...
Architectural heritage in historic districts, as a complex type of heritage, encompasses both the uniqueness of the building itself and also shows cultural and regional characteristics as a group, especially for the heritage site that contains multi-...
Epistasis refers to the way in which genetic interactions between some genetic loci affect phenotypes and fitness. In this study, we propose the concept of “structural epistasis” to emphasize the role of the variable physical interactions...
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) as a relatively new class of smart materials have gained increasing attention in academic research and industrial developments (e.g., biomedical engineering, aerospace, robotics, automotive industries, and smart textiles)...
This entry is based on the premise that pressing issues of climate change, social injustice, and post-COVID practices appear to have superseded some essential values of architectural and design pedagogy, leading to improvements in content that may be...
In high-precision positioning applications, lightly damped structural resonances fundamentally limit the achievable performance of precision linear motion stages, enforcing a stringent trade-off between control bandwidth and transient vibration suppr...
The accuracy of the description regarding tree architecture is crucial for data processing. LiDAR technology is an efficient solution for capturing the characteristics of individual trees. The aim of the present study was to analyze tree shape variab...
Virtual models’ production is of high pertinence in research and business fields such as architecture, archeology, or video games, whose requirements might range between expeditious virtual building generation for extensively populating compute...
Neutron/gamma Pulse Shape Discrimination (PSD) is a critical task in radiation detection systems, where reliable classification becomes increasingly challenging under low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) conditions. Although Deep Convolutional Neural Netw...
This is the second of two companion articles which aim to address the research on architecture and steel. In the first article, some architectural projects were analyzed to show the potentiality to conjugate architectural conception and steel structu...
Herat has a long and rich history of architecture and culture that has been shaped by many different historical and imperial periods. Since 2002, the city’s urban landscape has changed significantly due to a rapid rise in the city’s popul...
This article covers the issues of applying structural glass in shaping all-glass architectural objects. Glass, as a transparent material, is a source of inspiration for new architectural solutions. With the development of technology and the increasin...
This study leverages emotional arc modeling along with close reading to examine the Chinese Ye Xian, Perrault’s Cendrillon, and two Grimm versions. While computational modeling suggests that Cinderella tales share similar “recognition sca...
Today, plans to protect historic buildings focus on managing architectural heritage sustainably. Technical teams, such as architects and restorers, use massive data acquisition techniques, so an identification mechanism is required to select geometri...
Depth-based reconstruction of three-dimensional (3D) shape of objects is one of core problems in computer vision with a lot of commercial applications. However, the 3D scanning for point cloud-based video streaming is expensive and is generally unatt...
Encoder–decoder models are widely used for pixel-level segmentation due to their ability to capture and combine multiscale features. However, skip connections between the encoder and decoder often require cropping to mitigate border pixel loss...
Since ancient times, courtyards have played a vital role in architecture, particularly in domestic architecture. Over time, the existence of vernacular architecture has made beauty and harmony; these have always been important components of tradition...
This study explores Instagram’s influence on sensory and experiential engagement with architecture in the digital age. Using a phenomenological approach, we studied the impact of Instagram’s visual features, such as filters, geotagging, a...
The compatibility of contemporary architecture with historic urban contexts presents a complex and often contentious challenge for many cities, which have traditionally focused on physical design elements. This study emphasizes the critical role of p...
In this work, we study the nonlocality of star-shaped correlation tensors (SSCTs) based on a general multi-star-network
Precision manufacturing requires handling multi-physics coupling during processing, where digital twin and AI technologies enable rapid robot programming under customized requirements. However, heterogeneous data sources, diverse domain models, and r...
Accurate wind speed forecasting plays a crucial role in the safe and stable operation of wind farms and the efficient integration of renewable energy into modern power systems. However, wind speed exhibits complex spatiotemporal variations affected b...
Accurate coronary artery segmentation is essential for diagnosis and interventional planning, but conventional U-shaped networks often miss thin, low-contrast vessels and break vessel continuity. We propose Inverted Pyramid-Shaped Multi-resolution U-...
The hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway plays a key role in both embryonic and postnatal development of the intestine and is responsible for gut homeostasis. It regulates stem cell renewal, formation of the villous–crypt axis, differentiation of g...
Globalization has profoundly impacted architecture by promoting urban homogenization, where global styles and materials overshadow local character. This shift prioritizes standardized functionality and energy efficiency over cultural identity, erasin...
Shape and size are important features of fruits. Studies using tomatoes expressing yeast Spermidine Synthase under either a constitutive or a fruit-ripening promoter showed obovoid fruit phenotype compared to spherical fruit in controls, suggesting t...
Accurate medical image segmentation plays a critical role in clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, and a wide range of healthcare applications. Although U-shaped CNNs and Transformer-based architectures have shown promise, CNNs struggle to capture...
This study examines the characteristics of 3D scan data of Korean wooden architectural heritage structures and methods of applying the data from a representation perspective. For the preservation of its unique features, architectural heritage require...
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