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Lightweight modular construction has become an increasing need to meet the housing requirements around the world today. The benefits of modular construction ranging from rapid production, consistency in quality, sustainability, and ease of use have w...

Background/Objective: Surface enrichment of hydrophobic excipients via spray drying has been demonstrated as an efficient way to protect the dry powder inhaler formulations against moisture-induced deterioration in aerosol performance. However, the i...

This paper aims to assess the influence of encapsulated rejuvenators on plant-produced asphalt’s performance. The polymeric capsules are evaluated as cellular materials that deform and absorb energy while they experience a progressive collapse...

Over the past two decades, a large number of metallic foams have been developed. In recent years research on this multi-functional material class has further intensified. However, despite their unique properties only a limited number of large-scale a...

Next-generation mobile communications networks will have to cope with an extraordinary amount and variety of network performance indicators, causing an increase in the storage needs of the network databases and the degradation of the management funct...

Stiff and strong yet lightweight cellular structures have become widely designed and used as cores for the construction of sandwich panels to reach high stiffness and strength to weight ratios. A low-density pyramidal cellular core has been proposed...

Cellular-based machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is expected to facilitate services for the Internet of Things (IoT). However, because cellular networks are designed for human users, they have some limitations. Random access channel (RACH) conge...

5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for the new generation of cellular networks. Combining 5G and millimeter waves (mmWave) gives tremendous capacity and even lower latency, allowing you to fully enjoy the 5G experience. 5G is the successo...

In this paper, we focus on the performance analysis of device-to-device (D2D) underlay communication in cellular networks. First, we develop a spatiotemporal traffic model to model a retransmission mechanism for D2D underlay communication. The D2D us...

Nowadays, the practice of developing algorithms to maintain the confidentiality of data shows that there is a lack of some features, such as velocity, predictability, etc. Generating pseudorandom numbers is one such problem that lies in the basement...

Reversible cellular automation is a highly parallel system and produces enhanced throughput in its cryptographic applications. The throughput optimized security algorithm based on reversible cellular automata produces a better result in high-performa...

The use of wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things has increased dramatically in the last decade. The sensors measure the required parameters and send them to the data processing centers using one of the various wireless transmission tech...

Flexible nanocomposite sensors hold significant promise in various applications, such as wearable electronics and medical devices. This research aims to tailor the flexibility and sensitivity of 3D-printed piezoresistive nanocomposite pressure sensor...

The literature provides scientific evidence for the beneficial effects of cannabidiol (CBD), and these effects extend beyond epilepsy treatment (e.g., Lennox–Gastaut and Dravet syndromes), notably the influence on oxidative status, neurodegener...

Performance evaluation tools for wireless cellular systems are very important for the establishment and testing of future internet applications. As the complexity of wireless networks keeps growing, wireless connectivity becomes the most critical req...

The objective of engineers to improve the long-term performance of road infrastructure in changing global climate has led to the development of alternate materials for pavement construction. Lightweight cellular concrete (LCC) is a viable option for...

The optimization of structure and thermal properties in 3D-printed insulation materials remains an underexplored area in the literature. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the impact of 3D printing on the thermal properties of manuf...

The utilization of lattice-type cellular architectures has seen a significant increase, owing to their predictable shape and the ability to fabricate templated porous materials through low-cost 3D-printing methods. Frames based on atomic lattice stru...

This study aims at reporting a strategy of designing cellular materials based on Voronoi–Monte Carlo approach for additive manufacturing. The approach is implemented to produce a fully connected cellular structure in the design space without pr...

Future wireless networks are expected to be dense and employ a higher frequency spectrum such as millimeter wave (mmwave) to support higher data rates. In a dense urban environment, the presence of obstructions causes the transmissions between the us...

The aim of this study is to investigate on the compression performance of cellular Polylactic Acid (PLA) manufacturing while using Fused Deposition Modelling. Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of cellular structures are designed using the sequential...

This study investigates cellular negative stiffness honeycomb (NSH) structures in the prospect of energy absorption and vibration isolation. The energy absorption properties for different geometrical parameters have been investigated for a specific d...

Although log processing of network equipment is a common technique in cellular network management, several factors make said task challenging, especially during mass attendance events. The present paper assesses classic methods for cellular network m...

D2D communication is a promising technology for enhancing spectral efficiency (SE) in cellular networks, and full-duplex (FD) has the potential to double SE. Due to D2D’s short-distance communication and low transmittance power, it is natural t...

With the advancement of new technologies, the number of connected devices, the amount of data generated, and the need to build an intelligently connected network of things to improve and enrich the human ecosystem open new doors to modifications and...

Recently, Internet of Things (IoT) deployments have shown their potential for aiding the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Concerns regarding how the IoT can specifically drive SDGs 6, 11 and 9 in developing countries have been...

Apart from protein-coding Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), there exists a variety of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) which regulate complex cellular and molecular processes. High-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics approaches have largely promote...

A preliminary study of the mechanical properties of auxetic cellular material consisting of re-entrant hexagonal honeycombs is presented. For different scales of the honeycombs, the finite element method (FEM) and experimental models are used to perf...

The accurate prediction of urban growth is pivotal for managing urbanization, especially in fast-urbanizing countries. For this purpose, cellular automata-based (CA) simulation tools have been widely developed and applied. Previous studies have exten...

Power consumption is a significant challenge in the sustainability of computational science. The growing energy demands of increasingly complex simulations and algorithms lead to substantial resource use, which conflicts with global sustainability go...

Cellular mobile systems aim at aggressive spectrum reuse to achieve high spectral efficiency. Unfortunately, this leads to unacceptable interference near cell borders. To control this, network multi-input multiple-output (MIMO) can be adopted to impr...

Combining the additive manufacturing (AM) process of extrusion with lightweight concrete, mono-material but multi-functional elements with an internal cellular structure can be created to achieve good thermal performance of a wall at low resource con...

This paper presents the communication performance of PC5-based Cellular-Vehicle-to-Everything mode 4 (called mode 4) to measure the feasibility of a Crash Warning System (called CWS). The CWS requires nodes (e.g., cars or pedestrians) to update its l...

The structure and performance of polyurethane (PU) foams are strongly driven by the stoichiometry of the polyaddition reaction, quantitatively described by the isocyanate index. It determines the balance between isocyanate and hydroxyl groups in the...

Chlorogenic acids (CGAs) play a key role in defining the quality and functionality of coffee products. CGA fingerprints of black instant coffee (BIC) and coffee bean extract (CBE) were profiled using ultra-performance liquid chromatography–mass...

The coefficient of friction (COF) is an important parameter when evaluating brake system performance. It is complex to predict friction due to its dependence on parameters, such as sliding velocity, contact pressure, temperature, and friction materia...

In this paper we show how to efficiently implement parallel discrete simulations on multicore and GPU architectures through a real example of an application: a cellular automata model of laser dynamics. We describe the techniques employed to build an...

Enhancing the heat transfer surface by usage of cellular metal structures, such as foams or wire structures, might allow enlarging the surface area, increasing the heat transfer coefficients, decreasing the material utilization, and enabling the flex...

High-Performance Computing systems rely on the software’s capability to be highly parallelized in individual computing tasks. However, even with a high parallelization level, poor scheduling can lead to long runtimes; this scheduling is in itse...

Sandwich panels, consisting of two concrete wythes that encase an insulating core, are designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce the weight of construction applications. This research examines the thermal and flexural properties of a novel san...

Vehicles will soon be connected and will be interacting directly with each other and with the road infrastructure, bringing substantial benefits in terms of safety and traffic efficiency. The past decade has seen the development of different wireless...

As one of the unconventional intersection designs, the median U-turn (MUT) intersection design has been confirmed to have the potential to improve intersection efficiency and produce lower vehicle delays, and it has been widely applied to many urban...

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology has been applied in a range of fields for target detection and mixture analysis. While HSI was originally developed for remote sensing applications, modern uses include agriculture, historical document authentic...

Many charge controlled models of memristor have been proposed for various applications. First, the original linear dopant drift model suffers discontinuities close to the memristor layer boundaries. Then, the nonlinear dopant drift model improves the...

This paper deals with the creation of parallel algorithms implementing macro-and microscopic traffic flow models on modern supercomputers. High-performance computing contributes to the development of intelligent transportation systems based on inform...

Solar fuels production requires developing redox active materials with porous structures able to withstand thermochemical cycles with enhanced thermal stability under concentrated solar irradiation conditions. The mechanical performance of 3D-printed...

A UAV-assisted cellular network can provide ubiquitous links to everything and it is considered to be one of the key technologies for 6G wireless networks. In this paper, we consider an uplink wireless network with a macrobase station (MBS) and cellu...

Microalgae have immense potential as biological sources to produce biofuels and high-value biomolecules. Biofilm-based microalgae cultivation has attracted much interest recently because of its high biomass productivity, reduced water use, and low co...

This paper presents an overview of the findings in the handover (HO) process performance within three routes in Quito, Ecuador. We used the Net-Monitor Software to gather information from one of the three national mobile operators. Then, we used the...

Lightweight and efficient electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials play a vital role in protecting high-precision electronic devices and human health. Porous PVDF/CNTs/urchin-like Ni composites with different cell sizes from nanoscale t...