Ground subsidence is an important geomorphological phenomenon in mining areas. It is difficult to monitor and predict ground subsidence with high precision, especially in mountainous mining areas. Taking the mining workface of a mountainous coalfield...
Experimental and linear stability theory (LST) investigation of boundary layer transition on a flat plate was conducted with a flow of Mach number 5. The temperature distributions and second-mode disturbances on the flat plate surface at different un...
The EN 1793-5 and EN 1793-6 standards have been in use for many years as a method for measuring the intrinsic characteristics of noise barriers installed along highways and railways. They require a sound source and a grid of microphones, to be placed...
In this paper, we consider a recently developed data assimilation method, the Generalized Kalman Filter (GKF), which is a generalization of the widely-used Ensemble Optimal Interpolation (EnOI) method. Both methods are applied for modeling the Atlant...
The load increase method, which is highly efficient in rapidly identifying the fatigue performance and strength of materials, is used in this study to investigate friction stir welded (FSW) EN AW-5754 aluminum alloys. Previous investigations have dem...
The recently issued EN ISO 52016-1 technical standard provides a new simplified dynamic method for the building energy performance assessment. Since an extensive validation of the EN ISO 52016-1 hourly method is still missing, the present work invest...
To further enhance fairness in the allocation of en-route space–time resources in the collaborative trajectory selection program, a study on the plan preferences between air traffic control (ATC) and airlines in the selection process of the fin...
The measurement method employed for the estimation of the intrinsic acoustic characteristics of noise barriers installed along European highways is outlined in the EN 1793-5 and 1793-6 standards, commonly named the “Adrienne method”. This...
The purpose of the work was to test the welded joints of aluminum alloys EN AW-7075 and EN AW-6082, which are used to join individual structural elements of car bodies, e.g., B-pillar with the body. The joints were made using the low-energy cold meta...
Annex A of EN 1992-1-1:2023—recently revised and amended in the context of the Second Generation of Eurocodes—introduces a method to adjust partial safety factors for the resistance side alongside a set of factors for different conditions...
Oxidative damage to 2-thiouracil (2-TU) by hydroxyl (•OH) and azide (●N3) radicals produces various primary reactive intermediates. Their optical absorption spectra and kinetic characteristics were studied by pulse radiolysis with UV-vis spectro...
Recycled-plastic panels are increasingly proposed for noise barriers, but certifying their airborne sound insulation (EN 1793-2) requires full-size specimens and accredited facilities. This communication proposes a screening step for use before certi...
One-electron oxidation of 2-selenouracil (2-SeU) by hydroxyl (●OH) and azide (●N3) radicals leads to various primary reactive intermediates. Their optical absorption spectra and kinetic characteristics were studied by pulse radiolysis wit...
Singlet oxygen ene reactions produce 2-(tert-butyl)-4a-hydroperoxy-3-methyl-2,4a, 5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinazolin-4(3H)-one quantitatively during diffusion crystallization of 2-(tert-butyl)-3-methyl-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one in n-hexane/C...
Many studies have confirmed that the complexity of a time sequence is closely related to its predictability, but few studies have proposed methods to reduce the time sequence complexity, which is the key to improving its predictability. This study an...
Drought frequency and severity intensify with climate change, challenging many Mediterranean cities to face securing sustainable water supplies. In this context, groundwater emerges as a key but often overlooked resource, particularly in urban areas...
This study evaluates and corrects ECMWF precipitation forecasts (Set VI-ENS extended) over the confluence of Asian monsoons and westerlies, deriving a time series of correction factors for medium- and long-term hydrological forecasting. Based on a 15...
Natural ventilation dominates in Polish residential buildings. It is a simple and low-cost system but its performance is affected by varying environmental conditions. Hence, setting up constant ventilation airflow results in errors when calculating h...
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting containment measures have shown that energy consumption in buildings is linked to several factors, such as living habits, occupancy profiles, and heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. This paper...
This study analyzed the effects of curing and maturation on the formation of shrinkage strain and destructive processes in concrete. Experimental tests were performed on commonly used concrete, class C30/37, with basalt aggregate and blast furnace ce...
Aims: It was the scope of this study to explore the biomechanical implications of retraction force application point modifications in lingual orthodontics, aiming to mitigate the bowing effect and enhance anchorage stability in the anterior teeth. Me...
Assaying the potency of inactivated viral influenza vaccines is performed using single radial immunodiffusion, which is the globally accepted release method for potency. Under conditions of a rapidly emerging pandemic, such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza...
Microbial contamination and foodborne infections are a significant global public health concern. For this reason, the detection, monitoring, and characterization of pathogens represent a significant challenge in quality control settings. Standard app...
This paper introduces an efficient approach for implementing the Four-Dimensional Variational Ensemble Kalman Filter (4D-EnKF) for non-linear data assimilation, leveraging a modified Cholesky decomposition (4D-EnKF-MC). In this method, control spaces...
The EN ISO 52016-1:2017 standard introduced a new methodology for the hourly calculation of energy needs that allows the study of the dynamic energy performance of buildings. In this study, a comparative analysis was carried out between two heat tran...
Power transformers are the main element of an electric power system. The service life of these devices depends to a large extent on the technical condition of their insulation system. Replacing mineral oils with natural or synthetic ester (retrofilli...
The surface temperature of grain piles is sensitive to environmental fluctuations and exhibits nonlinear, multi-scale temporal patterns, making accurate prediction crucial for grain storage risk early warning. This paper proposes a decomposition&ndas...
Graft copolymers have gained significant importance in various fields due to their tunable functionality and well-defined architecture. However, there are still limitations due to the compatibility of monomers and functional groups depending on the p...
The second-order theory was used to analyze the flexural buckling of an individual member simply supported on both member ends, with a uniform double symmetric cross-section under a uniform axial force in an elastic state. The purpose was to show the...
Methods for estimating the qPCR amplification efficiency E from data for single reactions are tested on six multireplicate datasets, with emphasis on their performance as a function of the range of cycles n1–n2 included in the analysis. The two-param...
Background and objectives: Based on our previous single-center study on optimization of treatment of chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) and adenoid hypertrophy (AH) in children using a noninvasive system approach to lower the necessity of anti...
The drastic increase of websites is one of the causes behind the recent information overload on the internet. A recommender system (RS) has been developed for helping users filter information. However, the cold-start and sparsity problems lead to low...
The development of prophylactic agents against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a public health priority in the search for new surrogate markers of active virus replication. Early detection markers are needed to follow disease progression and foresee patient...
Background: The main constituents of Cymbopogonnardus (L) Rendle and C. citratus (DC) Stapfessential oils are (R)-citronellal and citral, respectively. Organochalcogen compounds can boost the biological activities of natural products. Methods: Severa...
Background/Objectives: To examine adherence to the specific goals of the nutrition component of a healthy lifestyle intervention program during pregnancy (the Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program; NELIP) from baseline at 12–18...
Condensation of the reaction between enrofloxacin and ethylenediamine in the existence of glacial acetic acid produced a new N,N-ethylene (bis 1-cyclopropyl-7-(4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid Schiff base (H2Erx-...
How the complexity or irregularity of heart rate variability (HRV) changes across different sleep stages and the importance of these features in sleep staging are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the complexity or irregularity of...
Formaldehyde is considered as carcinogenic and is emitted from particleboards and plywood used in toy manufacturing. Currently, the flask method is frequently used in Europe for market surveillance purposes to assess formaldehyde release from toys, b...
Recently, measuring the complexity of body movements during sleep has been proven as an objective biomarker of various psychiatric disorders. Although sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and might exacerbate ASD...
Statistical mechanics has grown without bounds in space. Statistical mechanics of noninteracting point particles in an unbounded perfect gas is widely used to describe liquids like concentrated salt solutions of life and electrochemical technology, i...
Exploration in the Tarim Craton has established that small-displacement strike–slip faults control carbonate reservoirs’ development and oil and gas accumulation. Oil and gas primarily accumulate within a defined lateral distance from the...
Although structural aluminium alloys have many advantages (low self-weight, corrosion resistance, 100% recyclable), they are associated with some conservative design methods in Eurocode 9. Conservative reductions in aluminium’s mechanical prope...
Quantifying the environmental benefits of designing buildings for disassembly and flexibility (DfD/DfF) remains challenging within current life cycle assessment (LCA) frameworks. This study assesses the climate impact of a two-story Swedish timber mu...
Hygienic design of food processing equipment is essential for maintaining food safety by minimizing contamination risks and ensuring that equipment can be cleaned and sanitized effectively. This comprehensive cross-industry review summarizes currentl...
The approach of using multispectral remote sensing (RS) to estimate soil available nutrients (SANs) has been recently developed and shows promising results. This method overcomes the limitations of commonly used methods by building a statistical mode...
The present paper deals with the practical problem of reducing statistical uncertainty in elastic settlement analysis of shallow foundations by relying on targeted field investigation with the aim of an optimal design. In a targeted field investigati...
For the wiredrawing of aluminium, the initial wire rod is obtained by continuous inverted casting. The raw geometry is industrially processed in a linear multi-step wiredrawing sequence to obtain a wire that is commonly used for the manufacture of el...
Slags containing critical minerals concentrated in artificial phases, so-called engineered artificial minerals (EnAMs), are a novel source of critical raw materials. To liberate the EnAMs, the slags need to be comminuted, reducing the size of the par...
Motivated by the need for a simple and effective assimilation scheme that could be used in a relocatable ocean model, a new assimilation algorithm called ensemble optimal smoothing (EnOS) was developed. This scheme was a straightforward extension of...
The main objective of this article is to perform the turning operation on an EN36B steel work-billet with a tungsten carbide tool, to study the optimal cutting parameters and carry out an analysis of flank-wear. Experimental and simulation-based rese...
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