A novel representation of entropy is introduced, based on the heuristic concept of heat dispersion. To this end dispersion sets are defined, which describe both the heat transferred to a system and the associated entropy change. Some applications are...
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is used to accurately model and predict the dispersion of a passive scalar in the atmospheric wind flow field within an urban setting. The Mock Urban Setting Tests (MUST) experiment was recreated in this work to tes...
Several experimental studies have shown that clinoptilolite zeolite is a suitable candidate for the adsorption of pharmaceuticals and related compounds. However, there is a significant lack of detailed molecular-level insights regarding how the adsor...
To improve the reliability of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models of wind-driven pollutant dispersion within urban settings, a re-calibration study is conducted to optimize the standard k−ε model. A modified optimization frame...
In this study, a set of accurate dispersive nonlinear wave equations is established, using the wave velocity and free surface elevation as variables. These equations improve upon previous equations in which the velocity potential is used as a variabl...
This article aims to study parallelizable random dynamical systems by examining them through the terms of dissipation and stochastic Lyapunov functions. It is demonstrated that any random variable that is not a random fixed point admits a tube, and e...
Even though clinoptilolite mineral is the most important natural zeolite for technical applications, the molecular-level insights and detailed knowledge of their true local structures and adsorption behavior are largely lacking. An experimental deter...
Adaptive life histories emerge through their environmentally dependent effects on fitness. Those effects are consequences of habitat quality and the density-dependent decisions that organisms make on habitat choice. Density dependence for ideal organ...
Finite-difference methods are the most widely used methods for seismic wavefield simulation. However, numerical dispersion is the main issue hindering accurate simulation. In the case where the finite-difference scheme is known, the time dispersion c...
This manual presents a procedure to calibrate the one-dimensional sound speed (co) and Poisson’s ratio (ν) of a (split) Hopkinson bar using the open-source templates written in Excel® and Matlab® for dispersion correction. The Excel&...
We investigate the effect of the environment dimensionality and different dispersal strategies on the evolution of cooperation in a finite structured population of mobile individuals. We consider a population consisting of cooperators and free-riders...
This study concerns dispersed data stored in independent local tables with different sets of attributes. The paper proposes a new method for training a single neural network—a multilayer perceptron based on dispersed data. The idea is to train...
As elements of green infrastructure, railway embankments are important corridors in urban environments connecting otherwise isolated habitat fragments. They are interrupted when railways cross major roads. It is not known whether dispersing animals u...
Dispersion of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers is a crucial processing step in the production of polymer-based nanocomposites and poses a great challenge due to the tendency of nanofillers to agglomerate. One of the most effective methods for d...
Prognostic markers derived from standard ECG have always been seductive. Increased dispersion of durations of the P wave, of the QRS complex, or of the QT interval has been associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, sud...
In this work, a crosslinked polycarboxylate superplasticizer (crosslinked-PC) was synthesized via the free radical polymerization reaction. Pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (PETA) was used as the crosslinked agent. A comparative comb-like polycarboxylat...
Gaze data of 31 participants of a memory recall experiment was analyzed and the I-DT dispersion based algorithm of Salvucci and Goldberg (2000) was used to identify fixations. It was found that individuals differ considerably with regard to the stabi...
Ultrasonic Lamb wave testing has been successfully applied in nondestructive testing. However, because of Lamb wave multimodal and dispersion characteristics, the received signals are often multimodal and overlapping, which makes them very complicate...
Modelling the dispersion of atmospheric pollutants plays an important role in regulatory and epidemiological settings. Although the majority of modelling concepts were developed in the 1980s, a significant amount of optimisation and refinement of dis...
The capacitated dispersion problem is a variant of the maximum diversity problem in which a set of elements in a network must be determined. These elements might represent, for instance, facilities in a logistics network or transmission devices in a...
Gaps in dispersal data limit habitat protection efforts. We sought to characterize such gaps and compare the utility of dispersal data from demographic and genetic methods in making habitat protection decisions. Here, we used a search string to retri...
This study uses ordinary Portland–sulfate–silicate composite cement as the matrix and investigates the effects of water–cement ratio, HPMC dosage, and PCS dosage on the performance of specialized grouting materials for subway struct...
To tailor the properties of nanoparticles and nanocomposites, precise control over particle size is of vital importance. Real-time monitoring of particle size during bottom-up synthesis in liquids would allow a detailed study of particle nucleation a...
The dispersion of platinum (Pt) on metal oxide supports is important for catalytic and gas sensing applications. In this work, we used mechanochemical dispersion and compatible Fe(II) acetate, Sn(II) acetate and Pt(II) acetylacetonate powders to bett...
As promising next-generation conducting materials, Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs) have been widely used to enhance the mechanical and pressure-sensitive properties of cement-based materials. However, this beneficial effect highly depended on its dispe...
This study aims to develop a straightforward and practical formula to estimate transverse dispersion coefficients in meandering natural rivers, a critical factor for predicting solute transport. We present a novel expression for the transverse disper...
Hardness, as a typical mechanical property of dispersion-strengthened tungsten alloy, is influenced by various coupled factors. This paper aims to identify the key factors affecting the hardness of the dispersion-strengthened tungsten alloys with dif...
Chromatic dispersion from optical fiber is the most important problem that produces temporal skews and destroys the rectangular structure of code patterns in the spectra-amplitude-coding-based optical code-division multiple-access (SAC-OCDMA) system....
When the channel wave passes through the abnormal body, the dispersion curve appears interval, dislocation, and discontinuity, resulting in the non-standard and large error of the “velocity-frequency” pickup result of the transmitted chan...
Dispersing particles in a liquid phase is significant for producing various functional nano/bio applications. The wet-jet milling method has been gaining attention as an attractive dispersing method in the preparation of soft material suspensions. Th...
A set of Boussinesq-type wave equations with enhanced dispersion characteristics is presented for accurate, efficient, and robust numerical treatment. New arrangement uses three different velocity variables simultaneously in order to keep continuity...
During micro-scale tracer flow in porous media, the permeability and fluid velocity significantly affect the fluid dispersion properties of the media. However, the relationships between the dispersion coefficient, permeability, and fluid velocity in...
Rock fracture connectivity is a developing concept that demonstrates the effectiveness of fracture networks in facilitating the preferential flow of fluid through the medium. This study demonstrates the significance and impact of fracture parameters...
Carbon black particles possess dimensions on the nanometer or sub-nanometer scale. When utilized, these particles have a tendency to aggregate, which compromises their stability under storage conditions. To address this issue, a dispersant was prepar...
In this study, we applied the method of nanosecond laser treatment for the fabrication of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic magnesium-based surfaces with hierarchical roughness when the surface microrelief is evenly decorated by MgO nanoparticles...
This paper considers the construction of a family of discrete distributions with the flexibility to cater for under-, equi- and over-dispersion in count data using a finite mixture model based on standard distributions. We are motivated to introduce...
Maple trees (genus Acer) accomplish the task of distributing objects to a wide area by producing seeds, known as samaras, which are carried by the wind as they autorotate and slowly descend to the ground. With the goal of supporting engineering appli...
In the framework of the analogous Hawking effect, we significantly improve our previous analysis of the master equation that encompasses very relevant physical systems, like Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs), dielectric media, and water. In part...
This paper presents a fiber-based chromatic dispersion probe for the simultaneous measurement of dual-axis absolute and relative displacement with nanometric resolutions. The proposed chromatic dispersion probe is based on optical dispersion. In the...
Electroacoustic transducers represent one of the crucial materials used in the construction of loudspeaker arrays. The dispersion in their parameters may influence the performance of a speaker set. Parametric loudspeaker arrays and omnidirectional so...
Selective abortion, also called selective maturation, is a phenomenon wherein maternal plants selectively mature ovules that have the potential to grow into higher-quality fruits, such as those that contain more seeds. We hypothesized that the effect...
High-flying insects that exploit tropospheric winds can disperse over far greater distances in a single generation than species restricted to below-canopy flight. However, the ecological consequences of such long-range dispersal remain poorly underst...
Shared parking is an effective means to alleviate the shortage of parking spaces in urban central areas during the morning peak hours. Meanwhile, walking time cost and parking fees are two critical factors affecting shared parking efficiency. Firstly...
The echelle grating spectrometer, with a wide spectral range and high-resolution spectral analysis, is one of the best tools for fine spectral measurement. Nevertheless, it suffers from excessive residual aberrations and a large overall size. In this...
Increasing antibiotic resistance of several pathogenic microorganisms calls for alternative approaches to prevent spreading of bacterial diseases. We propose to employ for this purpose coatings obtained from positively charged latex dispersions. In t...
For Central European herbs, ants are one common dispersal vector acting at relatively small spatial scales. Though extensively studied concerning the different benefits to plants, specific dispersal patterns mediated by ants have been reportedly very...
Verifying the pattern of toxic gas dispersion simulations under mountainous conditions is vital for emergency response and rescue. In this study, a comparative analysis is conducted between CALPUFF (California Puff Model) and CFD (Computational Fluid...
The development of new applications in ultrasound (US) imaging in recent years has strengthened the role of this imaging technique in the management of different pathologies, particularly in the setting of liver disease. Improved B-mode imaging (3D a...
Land Use Regression (LUR) is one of the air quality assessment modelling techniques. Its advantages lie mainly in a much simpler mathematical apparatus, quicker and simpler calculations, and a possibility to incorporate more factors affecting polluta...
This research delves into the intricate dynamics between multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), air-entraining admixtures (AEAs), and a range of superplasticizers (SPs) in cementitious systems, shedding light on key aspects of construction material...
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