The celebrated Blahut–Arimoto algorithm computes the capacity of a discrete memoryless point-to-point channel by alternately maximizing the objective function of a maximization problem. This algorithm has been applied to degraded broadcast chan...
Under the concept of green development, accurately mapping ecological carrying capacity to effectively evaluate regional sustainability has already become an important issue in China. This study introduced ecological carrying capacity intensity (ECin...
This paper focuses on the response of Italian inner areas to the Great Recession. Inner areas represent the majority of the Italian territory and are very heterogeneous in terms of (unstable) growth trajectories and industrial composition. One key is...
Existential threats, including threats to the self, society, and the planet, are present throughout the lifespan and form a core element of the human experience. To consolidate knowledge and constructs about how people can adequately respond to exist...
The connection method of lengthening the steel tube of hollow concrete-filled sandwich circular steel tubes and threaded connections is proposed. The length, depth and position are the basic parameters. Twelve hollow concrete sandwich circular steel...
Overgrazing directly leads to grassland degradation, which is a serious constraint to the sustainable development of animal husbandry. In drylands, grassland biomass is highly heterogeneous in space and time. It is difficult to achieve sustainable ut...
Inner Mongolia’s grasslands, covering 22% of China’s total grassland area, face critical challenges in balancing livestock production with carbon sequestration under climate change pressures. This study establishes an integrated assessmen...
31 March 2015
Inefficient arsenic methylation capacity has been associated with various health hazards induced by arsenic. In this study, we aimed to explore the interaction effect of lower arsenic methylation capacity with demographic characteristics on hypertens...
This article explores sustainable development from a gastronomic perspective. Humanistic perspectives on food offered by gastronomy are explored as an asset in cultivating self-awareness capacities needed for sustainable transformations of society. T...
An innovative brush plating process for preparing coatings on the inner wall of metal pipes is proposed, which aims to solve the limitations of current electroplating technology and improve the performance of the inner walls of metal pipes. While opt...
This paper studies the load-bearing characteristics of two prestressed high-strength concrete (PHC) pipe piles constructed by the medium mid-digging and hammering methods. The ultimate load tests and numerical simulations of the pipe piles constructe...
This experimental study presents concrete-filled double-skin tubular columns and demonstrates their expected advantages. These columns consist of an outer steel tube, an inner steel tube, and concrete sandwiched between two tubes. The influence of th...
The connection method of lengthening the steel tube of concrete filled circular steel tubes by inner lining tube and threaded connection is proposed. Taking the length, depth, and position of the thread as the basic parameters, 12 concrete filled cir...
In this paper, we propose new inner and outer bounds of the capacity region for multiple access channels in visible light communication (VLC) networks under both peak and average optical power constraints. Specifically, the proposed inner bounds are...
To resolve insufficient traditional bolt supports due to the complexity of geological conditions, the optimal design of an expanded head bolt was investigated by using theoretical calculations and experiments. The results show that the drawing capaci...
The marginalisation of the inner areas due to increased social, material, economic and infrastructural vulnerability is a growing phenomenon affecting many countries today. Although, specific policies, measures, and funding have recently been propose...
In this study, innovative enhancements of rectangular tube-type buckling-restrained braces are proposed to prevent bulging failure on the surface of the outer restrainer and validated experimentally. First, an inner restrainer composed of a bent plat...
In 2015, the Chinese government banned logging in the state-owned forest areas in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. This is an enormous change for people who depend on the forest. Based on a survey of 1573 households in the state-owned forest areas...
Mitochondrial cristae are dynamic invaginations of the inner membrane and play a key role in its metabolic capacity to produce ATP. Structural alterations caused by either genetic abnormalities or detrimental environmental factors impede mitochondria...
In this study, different plant parts (barks, flowers, inner skins, kernels and leaves) of Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut) were analyzed for total phenolic, flavonoid, and tannin contents. Antioxidant properties were evaluated by using 1,1-diphen...
Sandwich beams are preferable for aerostructure and marine structures due to their high mechanical strength, durability, stiffness, and fatigue resistance. This paper presents a study on the flexural behavior of sandwich beams made of self-compacting...
With the continuous improvement of building energy-conservation requirements, both traditional concrete external insulation and internal insulation have been unable to meet energy-saving needs. In order to meet the demands of building energy-saving i...
Various strategies have been devised to enhance the specific capacity (over 372 mA h g−1) and the cycle life of pure carbon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, we have prepared carbon nanobeads (CNBs) with inner onio...
Calls for systemic transformations have become prevalent throughout sustainability discourse. Increasingly, these calls point towards consciousness expanding practices and interventions, such as mindfulness, to support the development of individual u...
A ring footing is found to be of practical importance in supporting symmetrical constructions for example silos, oil storage container etc. In the present paper, numerical analysis was carried out with explicit code FLAC3D 7.0 to investigate bearing...
This study investigates the behavior of cast-in-situ masonry cavity walls subjected to in-plane quasi-static loading. Thirteen cast-in-situ masonry cavity walls and one solid wall were tested under combined axial and quasi-static lateral loads. Test...
Freight carriers experience major challenges while operating in highly dense inner-city areas. Timely deliveries are crucial for the success of businesses and for the long-term economic growth of metropolitan areas. Previous freight studies have paid...
Cold pilgering is widely utilized in high-end applications for the precise shaping of seamless tubes due to its capacity for large deformation, which reduces the number of deformation processes and shortens production cycles. However, there is a gap...
This study presents a multiphysics simulation approach to optimize graphite-buffered bilayer anodes for enhanced energy density in lithium-ion batteries, assessing the electrochemical impact of diverse inner-layer materials, including silicon, hard c...
Over the past 20 years, as the depth and diameter of shaft lines increased in China, the cracking and water leakage of the inner walls of frozen shafts have become increasingly severe, resulting in significant safety threats and economic losses. Unde...
Underground salt caverns have been widely used for oil and gas storage and have attracted increasing attention. The construction design of salt caverns is directly related to the final storage capacity, economic benefits, and resource utilization. Ho...
In DC microgrids, a large-capacity hybrid energy storage system (HESS) is introduced to eliminate variable fluctuations of distributed source powers and load powers. Aiming at improving disturbance immunity and decreasing adjustment time, this paper...
We consider the problem of channel coding over multiterminal state-dependent channels in which neither transmitters nor receivers but only a helper node has a non-causal knowledge of the state. Such channel models arise in many emerging communication...
The reverse circulation drill bit is the key component for the efficient and smooth implementation of the pneumatic hollow-through down-the-hole (DTH) hammer reverse circulation continuous coring (sampling) technology. To obtain the structural form o...
To study the eccentric compression mechanical properties of ECC and UHPC filled-in double steel tubular (EUFDST) composite columns, 35 full-scale EUCFDST composite column specimens were designed by ABAQUS software with the slenderness ratio (λ...
Bilateral helix-stiffened cement mixing piles (BHCMPs) are a new type of robust composite pile. In this paper, the influence of design parameters, such as the diameter of inner helix plates and the number and size of outer mixing helix plates, on the...
18 July 2014
Incomplete arsenic (As) methylation has been considered a risk factor of As-related diseases. This study aimed to examine the difference of urinary As metabolites and the methylation capacity between subjects with and without skin lesions. Urinary i...
Since concrete is cheaper and more resistant to corrosion than steel, the wide-shallow concrete bucket foundation is being used extensively in ocean engineering. By adding the inner bucket and cruciform skirts, both the bearing capacity and rigidity...
This study comprehensively evaluated how the inclusion of the inner shell and the choice of extraction method influence the antioxidant activity of Quercus Fructus (QF). Eight QF extracts were prepared with or without the inner shell using stirring (...
Researchers and practitioners increasingly emphasise the need to complement dominant external, technological approaches with an internal focus to support transformation toward sustainability. However, knowledge on how this internal human dimension ca...
Numerous applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) feature an event recognition behavior where the established Shannon capacity is not authorized to be the central performance measure. Instead, the identification capacity for such systems is consi...
The Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River is a primary alluvial segment of the main channel. The variations in water and sediment not only alter the cross-sectional morphology and flow capacity of the river but also impact the scheduling of upst...
We here present the synthesis and characterization of a set of biodegradable core–multishell (CMS) nanocarriers. The CMS nanocarrier structure consists of hyperbranched polyglycerol (hPG) as core material, a hydrophobic (12, 15, 18, 19, and 36 C-atom...
The inner shell of the chestnut (Castanea crenata) has long been used in Asia as a medicinal herb for improving digestion and blood circulation, and treating diarrhea. However, most chestnut shells are now treated as waste materials in industrial pee...
In this work, three silica pillared clays (Si-PILC) were synthetized, characterized, and evaluated as possible adsorbents of ciprofloxacin (CPX) and tetracycline (TC) form alkaline aqueous media. The pillared clays obtained showed significant increas...
In this study, we analyzed an offshore wind turbine suction bucket foundation with supports, referred to as the supported suction bucket foundation. A numerical model of a typical 3MW wind turbine suction bucket foundation was established, and the ac...
Qualitative and quantitative parameters of tomatoes are impaired by Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), which cause severe economic losses worldwide. Our aims were to assess H. halys-induced tissue damage in tomatoes via computer...
The corneal endothelium regulates corneal hydration to maintain the transparency of cornea. Lacking regenerative capacity, corneal endothelial cell loss due to aging and diseases can lead to corneal edema and vision loss. There is limited information...
The external hydraulic pressure and internal medium pressure acting on submarine pipelines can lead to the coupling effect of active and passive constraints on the mechanical performance of steel–concrete double-skin composite tubes, resulting...
Yolk–shell nanostructures have attracted tremendous research interest due to their physicochemical properties and unique morphological features stemming from a movable core within a hollow shell. The structural potential for tuning inner space...
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