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11 Citations
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Mathematical Modeling of Layered Nanocomposite of Fractal Structure

  • Sergey Korchagin,
  • Ekaterina Romanova,
  • Denis Serdechnyy,
  • Petr Nikitin,
  • Vitaliy Dolgov and
  • Vadim Feklin

1 July 2021

A model of a layered hierarchically constructed composite is presented, the structure of which demonstrates the properties of similarity at different scales. For the proposed model of the composite, fractal analysis was carried out, including an asse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,629 Views
13 Pages

Fractal Kinetic Implementation in Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling

  • Woojin Jung,
  • Hyo-jeong Ryu,
  • Jung-woo Chae and
  • Hwi-yeol Yun

Compartment modeling is a widely accepted technique in the field of pharmacokinetic analysis. However, conventional compartment modeling is performed under a homogeneity assumption that is not a naturally occurring condition. Since the assumption lac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,532 Views
11 Pages

To study the peculiarities of anomalous consolidation processes in saturated porous (soil) media in the conditions of salt transfer, we present a new mathematical model developed on the base of the fractional-fractal approach that allows considering...

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  • Open Access
569 Views
28 Pages

In this study, we propose a dynamic fractal dimension modeling (DFDM) framework that integrates image analysis, wavelet-based fractal methods, and structural fractal geometry to quantify the evolution of pore complexity. Unlike conventional static fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,065 Views
11 Pages

Adsorption on Fractal Surfaces: A Non Linear Modeling Approach of a Fractional Behavior

  • Vincent Tartaglione,
  • Jocelyn Sabatier and
  • Christophe Farges

This article deals with the random sequential adsorption (RSA) of 2D disks of the same size on fractal surfaces with a Hausdorff dimension 1<d<2. According to the literature and confirmed by numerical simulations in the paper, the high coverage...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,650 Views
14 Pages

Breast cancer ranks among the most prevalent malignancies affecting the female population and is a prominent contributor to cancer-related mortality. Mathematical modeling is a significant tool that can be employed to comprehend the dynamics of breas...

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  • Open Access
70 Views
19 Pages

A Full-Scale Pore Fractal Modeling Approach for Tight Sandstone Reservoirs Integrating HPMI and LTNA Data

  • Yangchen Zhang,
  • Xiyu Qu,
  • Changsheng Miao,
  • Weiming Wang,
  • Jingkai Wen and
  • Haobo Lu

Conventional high-pressure mercury injection (HPMI) alone inadequately characterizes the fractal properties of nanopores in tight sandstone reservoirs, and existing fractal models for HPMI, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption (LTNA), and nuclear magn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,279 Views
28 Pages

26 June 2025

To address the data management limitations of traditional ontology models in dynamic industrial settings, this study introduces the Fractal Fuzzy Ontology Modeling (FFOM) framework, a novel methodology for optimizing data management, integration, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,032 Views
18 Pages

Fractal-Based Thermal Conductivity Prediction Modeling for Closed Mesoporous Polymer Gels

  • Haiyan Yu,
  • Mingdong Li,
  • Ning Guo,
  • Anqi Chen,
  • Haochun Zhang and
  • Mu Du

26 May 2025

The closed mesoporous polymer gels have garnered significant attention as advanced thermal insulation materials due to their superior lightweight characteristics and excellent thermal management capabilities. To accurately predict their thermal perfo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,528 Views
19 Pages

The balance between accuracy and computational complexity is currently a focal point of research in dynamical system modeling. From the perspective of model reduction, this paper addresses the mode selection strategy in Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DM...

  • Article
  • Open Access
99 Citations
4,804 Views
18 Pages

Fractal Analysis on Pore Structure and Modeling of Hydration of Magnesium Phosphate Cement Paste

  • Yuxiang Peng,
  • Shengwen Tang,
  • Jiasheng Huang,
  • Can Tang,
  • Lei Wang and
  • Yufei Liu

Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) paste is hardened by the acid–base reaction between magnesium oxide and phosphate. This work collects and evaluates the thermodynamic data at 25 °C and a pressure of 0.1 MPa and establishes the hydration rea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,545 Views
24 Pages

Mathematical Modeling and Forecasting of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia under Fractal-Fractional Derivative in Caputo Sense with Power-Law

  • Mdi Begum Jeelani,
  • Abeer S. Alnahdi,
  • Mohammed S. Abdo,
  • Mansour A. Abdulwasaa,
  • Kamal Shah and
  • Hanan A. Wahash

15 September 2021

This manuscript is devoted to investigating a fractional-order mathematical model of COVID-19. The corresponding derivative is taken in Caputo sense with power-law of fractional order μ and fractal dimension χ. We give some detailed analysis on the e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,871 Views
25 Pages

This contribution addresses a fractal numerical scheme that can be employed for handling fractal time-dependent parabolic equations. The numerical scheme presented in this contribution can be used to discretize integer order and fractal derivatives i...

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  • Open Access
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30 Pages

Integrating PCA and Fractal Modeling for Identifying Geochemical Anomalies in the Tropics: The Malang–Lumajang Volcanic Arc, Indonesia

  • Wahyu Widodo,
  • Ernowo Ernowo,
  • Ridho Nanda Pratama,
  • Mochamad Rifat Noor,
  • Denni Widhiyatna,
  • Edya Putra,
  • Arifudin Idrus,
  • Bambang Pardiarto,
  • Zach Boakes and
  • Ayumi Hana Putri Ramadani
  • + 5 authors

12 December 2025

Intense chemical weathering in tropical environments poses challenges for conventional geochemical exploration, as primary lithological signatures become heavily altered. Stream sediment geochemistry provides a robust alternative for detecting anomal...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,852 Views
16 Pages

The modern methods of materials (including cement matrix materials) design and testing impose the application of an approach appropriate to materials engineering. A quantitative description of the association between the properties of these materials...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
2,903 Views
21 Pages

Fractal Characteristics of the Pore Structure of Coral Powder–Cement Slurry under Different Fractal Models

  • Qingshan Meng,
  • Qinglong Qin,
  • Huamei Yang,
  • Haoran Zhou,
  • Kai Wu and
  • Lei Wang

In this study, coral powder with different contents and levels of fineness were incorporated into cement; then, the pore structure of a coral powder–cement slurry was measured using the MIP test at days 3 days and 28, respectively. Neimark&rsqu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,567 Views
12 Pages

Fractal Continuum Maxwell Creep Model

  • Andriy Kryvko,
  • Claudia del C. Gutiérrez-Torres,
  • José Alfredo Jiménez-Bernal,
  • Orlando Susarrey-Huerta,
  • Eduardo Reyes de Luna and
  • Didier Samayoa

2 January 2025

In this work, the fractal continuum Maxwell law for the creep phenomenon is introduced. By mapping standard integer space-time into fractal continuum space-time using the well-known Balankin’s approach to variable-order fractal calculus, the fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,339 Views
28 Pages

Remarks on Fractal-Fractional Malkus Waterwheel Model with Computational Analysis

  • Liliana Guran,
  • Esra Karataş Akgül,
  • Ali Akgül and
  • Monica-Felicia Bota

21 October 2022

In this paper, we investigate the fractal-fractional Malkus Waterwheel model in detail. We discuss the existence and uniqueness of a solution of the fractal-fractional model using the fixed point technique. We apply a very effective method to obtain...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,248 Views
12 Pages

Cerofolini’s Model and the Fractal Adsorption Isotherms

  • Gianina Dobrescu,
  • Florica Papa,
  • Daniela Culita,
  • Ioan Balint and
  • Niculae I. Ionescu

The close link between the roughness of a surface and its adsorptive properties in Cerofolini’s model yields, with an adequate choice of adsorption energy, the well-known Dubinin-Radushkevich or Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Assuming fractal...

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  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,906 Views
17 Pages

22 October 2015

The high-grade uranium deposits in the Xiemisitan area, northwestern China, are genetically associated with the faulting of felsic volcanic or sub-volcanic rocks. Ferric iron alteration indicates that oxidizing hydrothermal fluids percolated through...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,917 Views
16 Pages

11 October 2022

The macroscopic physical properties of rocks are profoundly determined by their microstructure, and the research of accurately characterizing rock pore structure has been extensively carried out in the fields of petroleum engineering and geoscience....

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  • Open Access
26 Citations
15,214 Views
19 Pages

Utilizing Fractals for Modeling and 3D Printing of Porous Structures

  • AMM Sharif Ullah,
  • Doriana Marilena D’Addona,
  • Yusuke Seto,
  • Shota Yonehara and
  • Akihiko Kubo

Porous structures exhibiting randomly sized and distributed pores are required in biomedical applications (producing implants), materials science (developing cermet-based materials with desired properties), engineering applications (objects having co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,838 Views
17 Pages

3 December 2018

This paper presents new methods and models for forecasting stock prices and computing hybrid models, combining analytical and neural approaches. First, technical and fractal analyses are conducted and selected stock market indices calculated, such as...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,557 Views
15 Pages

Financial Time Series Modelling Using Fractal Interpolation Functions

  • Polychronis Manousopoulos,
  • Vasileios Drakopoulos and
  • Efstathios Polyzos

Time series of financial data are both frequent and important in everyday practice. Numerous applications are based, for example, on time series of asset prices or market indices. In this article, the application of fractal interpolation functions in...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,740 Views
17 Pages

21 January 2020

In this paper, a novel porous media permeability model is established by using particle model, capillary bundle model and fractal theory. The three-dimensional irregular spatial characteristics composed of two ideal particles are considered in the mo...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,378 Views
12 Pages

The question addressed by this paper is tackled through a continuum micromechanics model of a 2D random checkerboard, in which one phase is linear elastic and another linear viscoelastic of integer-order. The spatial homogeneity and ergodicity of the...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,079 Views
16 Pages

26 February 2024

A three-differential-equation mathematical model is presented for the degradation of phenol and p-cresol combination in a bioreactor that is continually agitated. The stability analysis of the model’s equilibrium points, as established by the s...

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  • Open Access
37 Citations
2,430 Views
23 Pages

Dynamics of Age-Structure Smoking Models with Government Intervention Coverage under Fractal-Fractional Order Derivatives

  • Emmanuel Addai,
  • Adejimi Adeniji,
  • Olumuyiwa J. Peter,
  • Janet O. Agbaje and
  • Kayode Oshinubi

The rising tide of smoking-related diseases has irreparably damaged the health of both young and old people, according to the World Health Organization. This study explores the dynamics of the age-structure smoking model under fractal-fractional (F-F...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,678 Views
39 Pages

Mathematical Modeling and Recursive Algorithms for Constructing Complex Fractal Patterns

  • Abror Shavkatovich Buriboev,
  • Djamshid Sultanov,
  • Zulaykho Ibrohimova and
  • Heung Seok Jeon

16 February 2025

In this paper, we present mathematical geometric models and recursive algorithms to generate and design complex patterns using fractal structures. By applying analytical, iterative methods, iterative function systems (IFS), and L-systems to create ge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,528 Views
16 Pages

17 December 2016

Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers have the potential to operate as both a sensor and as an actuator of ultrasonic waves. Currently, manufactured transducers operate effectively over narrow bandwidths as a result of their regular structures which i...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,244 Views
17 Pages

8 June 2021

Rice plays an essential role in agricultural production as the most significant food crop. Automated supervision in the process of crop growth is the future development direction of agriculture, and it is also a problem that needs to be solved urgent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,546 Views
19 Pages

To study the effects of rock models with different fractal dimensions on their mechanical properties and fracture behavior, three representative numerical rock models, including the digital texture model, the Voronoi polygon model, and the Weibull di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,714 Views
27 Pages

Dynamical Properties of Dark Energy Models in Fractal Universe

  • Muhammad Umair Shahzad,
  • Ayesha Iqbal and
  • Abdul Jawad

16 September 2019

In this paper, we consider the flat FRW spacetime filled with interacting dark energy and dark matter in fractal universe. We work with the three models of dark energy named as Tsallis, Renyi and Sharma–Mittal. We investigate different cosmolog...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,758 Views
31 Pages

11 October 2023

It is well established that the introduction of additive manufacturing in various domains has produced significant technological leaps due to the advantages over other manufacturing techniques. Furthermore, additive manufacturing allows the design of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,109 Views
14 Pages

Modelling of Electron and Thermal Transport in Quasi-Fractal Carbon Nitride Nanoribbons

  • Renat T. Sibatov,
  • Alireza Khalili Golmankhaneh,
  • Ruslan M. Meftakhutdinov,
  • Ekaterina V. Morozova and
  • Diana A. Timkaeva

In this work, using calculations based on the density functional theory, molecular dynamics, non-equilibrium Green functions method, and Monte Carlo simulation, we study electronic and phonon transport in a device based on quasi-fractal carbon nitrid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,556 Views
20 Pages

A Fractal Model of Hydraulic Conductivity for Saturated Frozen Soil

  • Lei Chen,
  • Dongqing Li,
  • Feng Ming,
  • Xiangyang Shi and
  • Xin Chen

21 February 2019

In cold regions, hydraulic conductivity is a critical parameter for determining the water flow in frozen soil. Previous studies have shown that hydraulic conductivity hinges on the pore structure, which is often depicted as the pore size and porosity...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,940 Views
17 Pages

A Leakage Model of Contact Mechanical Seals Based on the Fractal Theory of Porous Medium

  • Xingya Ni,
  • Chenbo Ma,
  • Jianjun Sun,
  • Yuyan Zhang and
  • Qiuping Yu

27 December 2020

A theoretical model for calculating the leakage rate of contact mechanical seals based on the fractal theory of the porous media, which can consider the real seal contact interface and objectively reflect the flow of the interfacial fluid from a micr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,317 Views
20 Pages

The wetting behavior of shale oil and gas on shale surfaces is determined by the interplay of organic matter (OM), mineral composition, and the intricate pore network structure of the shale. In this paper, the sensitivity responses of the Frenkel&nda...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,138 Views
17 Pages

A Fractal Permeability Model of Tight Oil Reservoirs Considering the Effects of Multiple Factors

  • Zhongwei Wu,
  • Chuanzhi Cui,
  • Yong Yang,
  • Chuanbao Zhang,
  • Jian Wang and
  • Xin Cai

The prediction of permeability and the evaluation of tight oil reservoirs are very important to extract tight oil resources. Tight oil reservoirs contain enormous micro/nanopores, in which the fluid flow exhibits micro/nanoscale flow and has a slip l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,555 Views
16 Pages

27 December 2022

Accurate estimation of the thermal conductivity of porous materials is crucial for the modeling of heat transfer and energy consumption calculation in energy, aerospace, biomedicine and chemical engineering, etc. The series-parallel model is a simple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,636 Views
28 Pages

In addressing the issue of strength degradation in saline soil foundations under the salt-freeze coupling effects, a binary medium constitutive model suitable for un-solidified and solidified frozen saline soil is proposed considering both bonding an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
3,550 Views
16 Pages

Research on Strength Prediction Model of Sand-like Material Based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Fractal Theory

  • Hongwei Deng,
  • Guanglin Tian,
  • Songtao Yu,
  • Zhen Jiang,
  • Zhiming Zhong and
  • Yanan Zhang

21 September 2020

Micro-pore structure has a decisive effect on the physical and mechanical properties of porous materials. To further improve the composition of rock-like materials, the internal relationship between microscopic characteristics (porosity, pore size di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,094 Views
20 Pages

A Simple Fractal-Based Model for Soil-Water Characteristic Curves Incorporating Effects of Initial Void Ratios

  • Gaoliang Tao,
  • Yin Chen,
  • Lingwei Kong,
  • Henglin Xiao,
  • Qingsheng Chen and
  • Yuxuan Xia

1 June 2018

In this paper, a simple and efficient fractal-based approach is presented for capturing the effects of initial void ratio on the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) in a deformable unsaturated soil. In terms of testing results, the SWCCs (expresse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,809 Views
16 Pages

5 August 2020

Tailoring the properties of porous organic materials, such as resorcinol–formaldehyde gels, for use in various applications has been a central focus for many studies in recent years. In order to achieve effective optimisation for each applicati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
913 Views
15 Pages

In this study, a new nonlinear dynamic model was established for functionally graded material (FGM) beams with layered/porous fractal microstructures, aiming to reveal the cross-scale propagation mechanism of flexural waves under large deflection con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,698 Views
30 Pages

30 September 2024

In the last few years, the conjunctivitis adenovirus disease has been investigated by using the concept of mathematical models. Hence, researchers have presented some mathematical models of the mentioned disease by using classical and fractional orde...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,499 Views
14 Pages

16 August 2021

In order to further study the internal relationship between the microscopic pore characteristics and macroscopic mechanical properties of cemented tailings backfill (CTB), in this study, mine tailings and ordinary Portland cement (PC32.5) were select...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,464 Views
11 Pages

The revised pore–solid fractal (PSF) model is presented by using the largest inscribed circle-based geometries of squares or cubes to replace the original pore or solid subregions as the new pore or solid phase in porous media. The revised PSF...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,120 Views
31 Pages

A New Fractal-Fractional Version of Giving up Smoking Model: Application of Lagrangian Piece-Wise Interpolation along with Asymptotical Stability

  • Sina Etemad,
  • Albert Shikongo,
  • Kolade M. Owolabi,
  • Brahim Tellab,
  • İbrahim Avcı,
  • Shahram Rezapour and
  • Ravi P. Agarwal

20 November 2022

In this paper, a new kind of mathematical modeling is studied by providing a five-compartmental system of differential equations with respect to new hybrid generalized fractal-fractional derivatives. For the first time, we design a model of giving up...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,108 Views
19 Pages

Computational Analysis of Local Fractional LWR Model Occurring in a Fractal Vehicular Traffic Flow

  • Ved Prakash Dubey,
  • Devendra Kumar,
  • Hashim M. Alshehri,
  • Sarvesh Dubey and
  • Jagdev Singh

In this paper, we implement computational methods, namely the local fractional natural homotopy analysis method (LFNHAM) and local fractional natural decomposition method (LFNDM), to examine the solution for the local fractional Lighthill–Whith...

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