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Here in this paper, we establish the basic inclusion relations among the harmonic class $\mathbb{HF}(\sigma ,\eta )$ with the classes $S_{\mathcal{HF}}^{*}$ of starlike harmonic functions and $K_{\mathcal{HF}}$ of convex harmonic functions defined in open symmetric unit disk U. Moreover, we in...

The activation function is a critical component in convolutional neural networks that perform nonlinear mappings between inputs and outputs. The rectified linear unit (ReLU) function is currently the baseline activation function in the deep learning...

Assessing objective physical function in patients with cancer is crucial for evaluating their ability to tolerate invasive treatments. Current assessment methods, such as the timed up and go (TUG) test and the short physical performance battery, tend...

(1) Background: Some infants die shortly after birth, leaving both parents and nurses in grief. In the specific setting where the data were collected, the bereaved parents receive a scrapbook made by the nursing staff in the NICU, and a box made by a...

We start from a pure vector update of the concepts of complex numbers and the characteristic function of a probability distribution, free from the imaginary unit, and update some basic properties of the latter. In particular, we derive vector inverse...

Let $\mathbf{b}\in {\mathbb{C}}^n\backslash \left\{\mathbf{0}\right\}$ be a fixed direction. We consider slice holomorphic functions of several complex variables in the unit ball, i.e., we study functions that are analytic in the intersection of every slice $\{z^0+t\mathbf{b}:t\in \mathbb{C}\}$ with the unit ball ${\mathbb{B}}^n=\{z\&isi$...

Cities that experience earthquake disasters face a lot of uncertainties and unsustainability resulting from the fragility of their infrastructure, which should be considered in engineering. This study proposes a seismic fragility assessment framework...

Power consumption is the major constraint for modern microprocessor designs. In particular, static power consumption becomes a serious problem as the transistor size shrinks via semiconductor technology improvement. This paper proposes a technique th...

In this paper, we propose a Lagrange multiplier (LM)-type unit root test for functional time series. The key novelty lies not in introducing a new LM principle but in establishing the asymptotic validity of such a test under the functional random wal...

This paper aims to assess the possibility of using functionally redundant inertial units to solve problems of increasing reliability and ensuring the fault tolerance of the various classes and purposes of aircraft navigation systems. We present the r...

Thermal management is an area of study in electronics focused on managing temperature to improve reliability and efficiency. When temperatures are too high, cooling systems are activated to prevent overheating, which can lead to reliability issues. T...

Motivated by q-calculus, we define a new family of $\Sigma$, which is the family of bi-univalent analytic functions in the open unit disc U that is related to the Einstein function $E\left(z\right)$. We establish estimates for the first two Taylor–Maclaurin...

In the last decade, modern vehicles have become very complex, being equipped with embedded electronic systems which include more than a thousand of electronic control units (ECUs). Therefore, it is mandatory to analyze the potential risk of automotiv...

Hybrid-electric regional aircraft require detailed thermal management digital twins to assess performance and feasibility while reducing physical test effort. The Functional Mock-Up Interface (FMI) enables partners to exchange subsystem models as Fun...

Urban environmental monitoring increasingly requires methods that translate Earth observation (EO) data into spatial units relevant to ecosystem-service assessment and planning. This study develops a landscape-unit framework for smart monitoring of u...

Developing materials with dynamic room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) properties is crucial for expanding the applications of organic light-emitting materials. In this study, we designed and synthesized two novel RTP molecules by combining functio...

More and more efforts are directed towards the standardization of the methods of determining the functional unit (FU) in a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). These efforts concern the development of theories and detailed methodological guides, but also the...

Upper-middle reaches of Luanhe River Basin belongs to Haihe River Basin and it is a pretty important water source to North China, especially to Tianjin and Tangshan Cities, Hebei. Based on control units of the water function areas and the sub-basins...

The choice of activation functions and weight initialization strategies plays a critical role in the trainability and performance of deep neural networks. In deep architectures, improper weight initialization can lead to vanishing or exploding signal...

Influence of polycarboxylate superplasticizers (PCs) with different functional units on the hydration heat and hydration products of C₃A-gypsum was investigated. Three kinds of PCs with different monomers were discussed. It was seen that PCs mainly s...

Improving the environmental situation and obtaining cement composites with new properties for various operating conditions is possible with the use of secondary resources. The paper is devoted to the criteria for evaluating the impact of clinker-free...

A novel approach for the robust integration of Functional Mock-up Units (FMUs) into Modelica is proposed, which maintains the computational robustness of the Modelica base model and minimizes the simulation time. Using a control-like approach, the ba...

In China, the combination of land supply finitude and land use inefficiency has become a barrier to sustainable development in urban society and the economy. Land consolidation has been widely implemented as a tool to improve the quality and quantity...

There is little published research on limited physical functioning in United States (US) adults with arthritis. The objective of this cross-sectional 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) database study was to investigate the variables associa...

The aim of this study was to examine consumers’ opinions toward adopting electric vehicles (EVs) for light-duty transport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the functional value (i.e., the utility or benefit attained by consumers from the f...

Introduction. Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) admission for lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Although survival has improved, concerns remain regarding potential long-term functional impairments,...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypothyroidism (HT) are prevalent diseases associated with dry eye (DE). Their impact on the lacrimal functional unit (LFU) is poorly known. This work evaluates the changes in the LFU in DM and HT. Adult male Wistar rats ha...

Background: This study investigated the incidence, characteristics and functional outcomes associated with unplanned Acute Care Unit Readmissions (ACUR) during inpatient traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation in an Asian cohort. Methods: A retro...

Functional hallux limitus (FHL) is a biomechanical condition defined by restricted motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint during walking, which may impair stability and increase fall risk in older adults. This study compared fall risk between...

(1) Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effect of ligaments on the strength of functional spine unit (FSU) assessed by finite element (FE) analysis of anatomical models developed from multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) data. (2) Methods...

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clinically characterize the lacrimal functional unit (LFU) of patients with chronic ocular pain associated with dry eye disease (DED). Methods: Ninety-three participants were included in this cr...

Polymer-modified cementitious repair mortars improve adhesion and durability but usually increase cradle-to-gate (A1–A3) emissions. This study develops a performance-normalized embodied-carbon screening framework that compares repair materials...

Energy and climate targets necessitate efficiency indicators to reflect resource-saving potentials. Prevailing indicators for cooling towers, however, often omit the effect of outside conditions. Hence, this study introduces an innovative indicator g...

Urban trees are important biological carbon pools in cities, yet their standing carbon stocks and the associated methodological uncertainty regarding their evaluation often vary among functional spaces. This study assessed 2442 individual trees repre...

Background/Objectives: Functional tissue units (FTUs), including tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs), blood vessels, and glands, encode localized immune, vascular, and epithelial organization in histopathology. Accurate quantification of these struct...

The transition toward energy-efficient and smart buildings requires Digital Twins (DTs) that can couple real-time data with physics-based Building Energy Models (BEMs) for predictive and adaptive operation. Yet, despite rapid digitalisation, there re...

Background: Autonomic function and baroreflex control might influence the survival rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) compared to respiratory failure patients without COVID-19 (non-COVID-19)...

Objectives: To examine the impact of sports-related concussion (SRC) on cervical neuromuscular function by evaluating motor unit (MU) behavior of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and upper trapezius (UT) muscles using decomposed electromyography (dEMG)....

Mitochondrial dysfunction has been linked to disease progression in COVID-19 patients. This observational pilot study aimed to assess mitochondrial function in COVID-19 patients at intensive care unit (ICU) admission (T1), seven days thereafter (T2),...

Assessment of osteoporosis-associated fracture risk during clinical routine is based on the evaluation of clinical risk factors and T-scores, as derived from measurements of areal bone mineral density (aBMD). However, these parameters are limited in...

Unit loads consisting of a pallet, packages, and a product securement system are the dominant way of shipping products across the United States. The most common packaging types used in unit loads are corrugated boxes. Due to the great stresses create...

In this paper, explicit exact representations of the Unit Step Function and Ramp Function are obtained. These important functions constitute fundamental concepts of operational calculus together with digital signal processing theory and are also invo...

The manuscript is an initiative to construct a full and exhaustive theory of analytical multivariate functions in any complete Reinhardt domain by introducing the concept of $\mathbf{L}$-index in joint variables for these functions for a given continuous, non-n...

In this study, we consider the hybrid nonlinear features of the Exponential Smooth Transition Autoregressive-Fractional Fourier Function (ESTAR-FFF) form unit root test. As is well known, when developing a unit root test for the ESTAR model, lineariz...

For runoff-generated debris flow continuum mechanics-based early warning models, the computational unit must satisfy the homogeneity assumption of continuum mechanics. Although traditional grid cells meet the homogeneity assumption as computational u...

It is well known that there are two important classes of analytic functions of Ma-Minda type (MMT): Ma-Minda starlike and Ma-Minda convex functions. In this work, we suggest a new class of analytic functions, which is normalized in the open unit disk...

We present a systematic and automatic approach for integrating tableting reduced-order models with upstream unit operations. The approach not only identifies the upstream critical material attributes and process parameters that describe the coupling...

Combined generation units of heat and power, known as CHP units, are one of the most prominent applications of distributed generations in modern power systems. This concept refers to the simultaneous operation of two or more forms of energy from a si...

As a crucial and vulnerable component of the lower extremities, the medial gastrocnemius–Achilles tendon unit (gMTU) plays a significant role in sport performance and injury prevention during long-distance running. However, how habitual foot st...

The symmetric differential operator is a generalization operating of the well-known ordinary derivative. These operators have advantages in boundary value problems, statistical studies and spectral theory. In this effort, we introduce a new symmetric...