The random distribution of a complex joint network within a coal–rock mass has a significant weakening effect on its bearing capacity, making the surrounding rock of the roadway highly susceptible to instability and failure under the influence...
The uncertainty of wind power brings many challenges to the operation and control of power systems, especially for the joint operation of multiple wind farms. Therefore, the study of the joint probability density function (JPDF) of multiple wind farm...
Background: Operative treatment of fragility fractures of the pelvis has become a gold standard. Preoperative planning, including the assessment of the pathway for iliosacral screws, is crucial. The anchorage of the screw depends on the bone quality....
Osteoarthritis (OA), including knee joint OA, is a common chronic condition in cats. In both cats and humans, knee joint OA is characterized radiographically by the presence of osteophytes, enthesiophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and joint space narro...
To investigate an appropriate wind load design for buildings considering dynamic air density changes, classical extreme value and copula theories were utilized. Using wind speed, air temperature, and air pressure data from 123 meteorological stations...
As the core component of the flexible nozzle on solid rocket motors, the flexible joint relies on the shear deformation of its silicone rubber elastomers to achieve a large vector angle, and the joint is prone to fatigue failure when working under hi...
Bone mineral density (BMD) varies with aging and both systemic and local diseases; however, such evidence is lacking in feline medicine. This may be due to the need for general anesthesia in cats for direct BMD measurements using dual-energy X-ray ab...
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between osteoarthritic bony alterations in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and general bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal edentulous females. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans for bot...
Leaf area index (LAI) and canopy chlorophyll density (CCD) are key biophysical and biochemical parameters utilized in winter wheat growth monitoring. In this study, we would like to exploit the advantages of three canonical types of spectral vegetati...
Background/Objectives: A subset of individuals develops persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including musculoskeletal (MSK) manifestations, a condition known as long COVID (LC). Emerging hypotheses suggest that chronic low-grade infla...
Low-lying coastal communities are often threatened by compound flooding (CF), which can be determined through the joint occurrence of storm surges, rainfall and river discharge, either successively or in close succession. The trivariate distribution...
In this article, a graph-theoretic method (taking advantage of constraints among sets associated with the corresponding parity-check matrices) is applied for the construction of a double low-density parity-check (D-LDPC) code (also known as LDPC code...
In insulation joints, elastomeric U-shaped monolithic seals (UMSs) are replacing O-ring systems because of their enhanced sealing capabilities for the oil and gas industries. UMSs are compressed axially during assembly and radially when pressurized i...
Internal defects inside power cable joints due to unqualified construction is the main issue of power cable failures, hence in this paper a method based on thermal probability density function to detect the internal defects of power cable joints is p...
In view of the special dispatching demands of isolated islands in low-density periods of renewable energy power generation, the defects of the traditional dispatching mode when applied to isolated power generation systems are analyzed, and the idea o...
Finger jointing has long been a method of extending the longitudinal span of short-length timber pieces through a tooth-like profile of a nominated length and bonded with adhesive. With the high-density hardwood resource in the sub-tropics, local ind...
Randomized response models aim to protect respondent privacy when sampling sensitive variables but consequently compromise estimator efficiency. We propose a new sampling method, titled joint scrambling, which preserves all true responses while prote...
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are widely used for urban natural gas transportation. Pipes are usually welded using the technique of thermal butt fusion, which is prone to manufacturing defects that are detrimental to safe operation. This pap...
This paper describes the numerical prediction of the fatigue strength at the toe of steel fillet-welded joints in conditions of HCF, comparing and integrating results from an energy-based approach based on the Average Strain Energy Density (A-SED) an...
Heterogeneous networks, constituted by conventional macro cells and overlaying pico cells, have been deemed a promising paradigm to support the deluge of data traffic with higher spectral efficiency and Energy Efficiency (EE). In order to deploy pico...
The aim of this study was to observe direct and joint effects of three factors (genotypes, ecological environmental conditions and the applied crop density) on the level of defoliation intensity and yield. Three inbred lines (G) of maize (G1–L217RfC,...
The detection and analysis of molecular clumps can lead to a better understanding of star formation in the Milky Way. Herein, we present a molecular-clump-detection method based on improved YOLOv5 joint Density Peak Clustering (DPC). The method emplo...
Heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) have emerged as the primary solution for explosive data traffic. However, an increase in the number of base stations (BSs) inevitably leads to an increase in energy consumption. Energy efficiency (EE) has become...
The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is a valuable statistical tool in medical research. It assesses a biomarker’s ability to distinguish between diseased and healthy individuals. The area under the ROC curve (
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the tarsal joint, also known as bone spavin, is a progressive joint disease that increases in severity with age. It is a significant cause of hind limb lameness, leading to a deterioration in the quality of life of horses, part...
Airborne (or satellite) gravity measurement is a commonly used remote sensing method to obtain the underground density distribution. Airborne gravity gradiometry data have a higher horizontal resolution to shallower causative sources than airborne gr...
Bone density may influence the primary fixation of cementless implants, and poor bone density may increase the risk of implant failure. Before deciding on using total joint replacement as treatment in osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint, i...
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(1) Background: The objective of this study was to determine physical and biomechanical changes in age groups upon running. (2) Method: 75 male adults (20–80s) participated in the study. Bone mineral density and lower extremity joint strength w...
Selective laser melting technology is one of the metal additive manufacturing technologies that can convert metal powder to complex parts without the assembly process. This study aims to optimize the volumetric laser energy density for printing 3D me...
Pre-loading on engineering materials or structures may produce pre-strain, especially plastic strain, which would change the fatigue failure mechanism during their service time. In this paper, an energy-based method for fatigue life prediction on hig...
Proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) fracture is the leading cause of fatal musculoskeletal injury in Thoroughbred racehorses in Hong Kong and the US. Efforts are underway to investigate diagnostic modalities that could help identify racehorses at increased...
Insulated rail joint (IRJ) as one of the components of the track circuit will be burned once the electric arc is generated when the train wheel passes through the insulated rail joint and the track circuit occurs the red-light band fault, which has a...
Background/Objectives: Osteoporosis is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), occurring either systemically or locally around inflamed joints. Decreased metacarpal bone density is a known marker of RA progression and hand function impairment. Although...
The space charge characteristics of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) can be improved to some extent by doping the appropriate amount of nano-MgO. In this study, in order to explore the influence of nano-MgO on the space charge and electric field dist...
Analysis of knee joint vibration or vibroarthrographic (VAG) signals using signal processing and machine learning algorithms possesses high potential for the noninvasive detection of articular cartilage degeneration, which may reduce unnecessary expl...
This paper presents a method to assess the load transfer efficiency (LTE) of concrete pavement joints using distributed optical vibration sensors. First, a theoretical analysis of concrete pavement vibration was conducted to investigate how to reflec...
The withdrawal and lateral holding properties of three types of plywood with one stapled as well as one-row multi-stapled joints were studied and compared. The results show that variations in plywood density have a significant effect on withdrawal st...
SARS-CoV-2 is highly transmissible and affects the respiratory system. People with COVID-19 are at higher risk of physical and mental health conditions, which could impact bone health. The aim of this review was to explore the effects of COVID-19 on...
In this article, we consider the generalized Erlang risk model and its dual model. By using a conditional measure-preserving correspondence between the two models, we derive an identity for two interesting conditional probabilities. Applications to t...
In the present study, a total of 360 FE analyses were carried out on tubular X-joints strengthened with collar plates under brace tension under laboratory testing conditions (20 °C) and various fire conditions. The generated FE models were valida...
For planar closed-loop structures with clearances, the angular and positional error uncertainties are studied. By using the vector translation method and geometric method, the boundaries of the errors are analyzed. The joint clearance is considered a...
Bolted joints, prevalent in industrial applications for component fastening, are susceptible to self-loosening—a critical issue resulting in a gradual reduction in clamping force. Gaining insight into the underlying mechanisms of self-loosening...
Here, we study the Navier–Stokes equation for the motion of a passive particle based on the Fokker–Planck equation in an incompressible conducting fluid induced by a magnetic field subject to an exponentially correlated Gaussian force in...
Polyethylene (PE) gas pipes can be jointed together by electrofusion PE fittings, which have sockets that are fused onto the pipe. Additionally, electrofused PE patches can be used to repair defected pipes. When these pipelines are buried under the g...
Developing high-yielding maize hybrids is essential under the fast-growing global population and abrupt global climate change. Planting density is one of the imperative components for enhancing maize productivity. This study assessed newly developed...
Welded joints are one of the most widely applied methods to join different steel components. However, they introduce stress concentrators that are commonly known to reduce the fatigue strength of structures. Several methods have been developed to ass...
The Long Valley Caldera, located at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada range in California, has been in a state of unrest since the late 1970s. Seismic, gravity and geodetic data strongly suggest that the source of unrest is an intrusion beneath t...
We present a new method for gravity data inversion for the linear problem (reconstruction of density distribution by given gravity field). This is an iteration algorithm based on the ideas of local minimization (also known as local corrections method...
A key component of the joint source-channel coding (JSCC) scheme based on double low-density parity-check (D-LDPC) codes is the introduction of a linking matrix between the source LDPC code and channel LDPC code, by which the decoding information inc...
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipelines are extensively utilized in energy transportation in the ocean. However, long-term exposure to water can alter the performance of HDPE, potentially leading to pipeline accidents. This study focuses on simula...
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