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  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,488 Views
17 Pages

18 December 2021

In order to eliminate the calculation error of the Hertzian elastohydrodynamic contact stress due to the asymmetry of the contact region of the helix raceway, a non-Hertzian elastohydrodynamic contact stress calculation method based on the minimum ex...

(This article belongs to the Topic Tribology: Latest Advances and Prospects)
  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,999 Views
16 Pages

1 November 2024

This paper reviews particle packing models and explores their application in geotechnical engineering, specifically for sand-silt mixtures. The review covers key models, including limiting case, linear, and non-linear packing models, focusing on thei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,765 Views
14 Pages

Microwave-Assisted Enantioselective Synthesis of (2R,5S)-Theaspirane: A Green Chemistry Approach

  • Sayuri Cristina Santos Takada,
  • Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes,
  • Miguel Borges,
  • Raul Alberto Laumann and ,
  • Izabella Vitória Maravalho and
  • Wender Alves Silva
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

29 March 2025

The banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is a significant pest that reduces banana yields and can result in plant mortality. (2R,5S)-theaspirane, a kairomone from senesced banana leaves, is one of the natural banana volatiles, aiding weevil attracti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Modification and Application of Heterocyclic Compounds)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,084 Views
13 Pages

Post-Cracking Shear Stiffness Model of Reinforced Concrete Beams

  • Kaiqi Zheng,
  • Siwen Ni,
  • Yaohui Zhang,
  • Junxuan Gu and ,
  • Mingming Gao and
  • Yang Wei
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 November 2023

Macro diagonal cracks can significantly reduce the stiffness of slender reinforced concrete (RC) beams, which results in excessive deflection compared with limitations from design specifications. To evaluate the post-cracking stiffness of slender RC...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Novel Precast Concrete Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,761 Views
17 Pages

Improved Algorithms of Data Processing for Dispersive Interferometry Using a Femtosecond Laser

  • Tao Liu,
  • Jiucheng Wu,
  • Amane Suzuki,
  • Ryo Sato and ,
  • Hiraku Matsukuma and
  • Wei Gao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 May 2023

Two algorithms of data processing are proposed to shorten the unmeasurable dead-zone close to the zero-position of measurement, i.e., the minimum working distance of a dispersive interferometer using a femtosecond laser, which is a critical issue in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensing with Femtosecond Laser Filamentation)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,592 Views
18 Pages

Advanced Method of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) System Design to Forecast on Site Operation—Part 3: Optimal Solutions to Minimize Sizes

  • Mykola Radchenko,
  • Andrii Radchenko,
  • Eugeniy Trushliakov,
  • Anatoliy Pavlenko and
  • Roman Radchenko

3 March 2023

Outdoor air conditioning systems (ACS) are used as autonomic systems as well as in combined outdoor and indoor ACS of the variable refrigerant flow (VRF) type, with variable speed compressors (VSC) as their advanced version. Methods for determining t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Research of Building Heat and Mass Transfer)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,793 Views
18 Pages

The lubrication state of the feed system of a CNC machine tool will affect its positioning accuracy, repetition accuracy, and minimum movement amount. Insufficient or excessive lubrication will affect the accuracy. The primary objective of this study...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Tribological Properties of Machine Tools)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,949 Views
23 Pages

A Coupled Seepage–Deformation Model for Simulating the Effect of Fracture Seepage on Rock Slope Stability Using the Numerical Manifold Method

  • Xiaolei Qu,
  • Yunkai Zhang,
  • Youran Chen,
  • Youyang Chen and ,
  • Chengzhi Qi,
  • Elena Pasternak and
  • Arcady Dyskin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

17 March 2023

Modeling seepage problems in rock fractures is an interesting research approach to evaluating rock slope instability that is attracting increasing attention. In the present study, a coupled seepage–deformation model based on the numerical manif...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Groundwater and Surface Water on the Natural Geo-Hazards)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,578 Views
27 Pages

30 October 2025

This article examines the integration of salutogenic design principles into the legal and regulatory framework for buildings in Poland, situating the analysis within a broader European and international context. The study combines a systematic litera...

(This article belongs to the Topic Interior Design Towards the Sustainable Environment: People, Environment, Design, Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
632 Views
26 Pages

21 July 2026

Conventional roadheader cutting tools are subjected to substantial forces, intense impacts, and friction during rock excavation, resulting in excessive energy consumption and accelerated tool wear. To address these challenges, undercutting technology...

(This article belongs to the Section Machine Design and Theory)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,102 Views
23 Pages

Phase-Transition Thermal Charging of a Channel-Shape Thermal Energy Storage Unit: Taguchi Optimization Approach and Copper Foam Inserts

  • Mohammad Ghalambaz,
  • Seyed Abdollah Mansouri Mehryan,
  • Ahmad Hajjar,
  • Obai Younis and ,
  • Mikhail A. Sheremet,
  • Mohsen Saffari Pour and
  • Christopher Hulme-Smith
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

25 February 2021

Thermal energy storage is a technique that has the potential to contribute to future energy grids to reduce fluctuations in supply from renewable energy sources. The principle of energy storage is to drive an endothermic phase change when excess ener...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Thermodynamics and Transport Properties of Fluids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,337 Views
19 Pages

30 October 2024

In order to solve the problem of autonomous vehicles driving safely on the road while searching for optimal paths to avoid traffic congestion and obstruction, this paper establishes an optimal path planning model based on image feature extraction. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,563 Views
21 Pages

18 December 2024

One of the main obstacles in rice cultivation is tungro disease, caused by Rice Tungro Spherical Virus (RTSV) and Rice Tungro Bacilliform Virus (RTBV), which are transmitted by green leafhopper vectors (Nephotettix virescens). This disease can be con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Methods and Models in Epidemiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,542 Views
21 Pages

4 October 2024

Intelligent mobile robots have been gradually used in various fields, including logistics, healthcare, service, and maintenance. Path planning is a crucial aspect of intelligent mobile robot research, which aims to empower robots to create optimal tr...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Review
  • Open Access
  • Best Paper Award
332 Citations
90,691 Views
41 Pages

27 January 2023

Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity. Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that focuses on soil health and carbon sequestration. The fundamental pri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integration of Sustainable Agriculture Approaches for Food Security under Climate Change II)