In this study, three of the saponins present in leaves of Hedera helix L., α-hederin, hederagenin, and hederacoside C were studied for their antiproliferative activity. The three saponins were analyzed in different concentrations by in vitro te...
This study investigates the microscopic mechanism of the force on particles of different particle sizes in the asphalt mixture during rutting formation. The gradation was optimized by analyzing the particle force results. The enhanced discrete elemen...
In this paper, the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a zeotropic mixture as a working fluid was evaluated using exergy-based methods: exergy, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental analyses. The effect of system operation parameters and m...
The increase in urban construction in China has been accompanied by increasing concrete output, which has reached 2250 million m3 in recent years, ranked as the highest in the world. Consequentially, its environmental burden is significant in terms o...
Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) is a widely employed technique to produce biogas from simultaneous digestion of various biomasses. However, the selection of the optimal proportions of the substrates in the mixtures presents a challenge. This research u...
Garlic is a health promoter that has important bioactive compounds. The bioactive extraction is an important step in the analysis of constituents present in plant preparations. The purpose of this study is to optimize the extraction with the best pro...
Ballastless track slabs are subjected to complex restraint conditions and operational environments, making deformation-induced cracking a critical factor affecting durability and service performance. Conventional cracking resistance evaluations gener...
Beer ranks third in terms of consumption worldwide, and its technology is constantly being improved and perfected. The boom in craft brewing has led to the production of thousands of new types of beer, but most often without scientific justification...
Through theoretical analysis, this paper preliminarily puts forward the optimization design method of a mix proportion large stone permeable mixture based on target voidage. The optimized large stone permeable mixture is abbreviated as OLSPM (optimiz...
Filler dramatically affects the rheology of cold-patched asphalt (CPA) slurry, as well as the related mechanical properties; its physical and chemical properties will also affect the road performance of cold-patch asphalt mixture (CPAM). In order to...
With the intensification of global climate change, the issue of snow and ice accumulation on roads during winter has become increasingly severe, prompting the widespread application of salt-storage asphalt mixtures in highway construction of alpine r...
This research explored the application of cotton straw fiber in asphalt mixtures, aiming to optimize the asphalt mixtures’ performance. Firstly, 17 experiments were designed using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Subsequently, the Box–...
This study aimed to define the optimal composition of three heterogeneous substrates of the anaerobic digestion process to maximize methane production. The investigated substrates were sewage sludge (SS), the organic fraction of municipal solid waste...
Composition optimization of the asphalt mixture of pavement is one effective measures to reduce the harm of traffic noise. To improve the noise reduction effect of porous asphalt mixture (PAM) and promote the recycling of crumb rubber in highway engi...
The valorization of whey, a major dairy-processing by-product, represents an important strategy for improving resource efficiency, supporting sustainable dairy production, and diversifying fermented dairy products. However, increasing whey incorporat...
The D-optimal mixture experimental design was employed to optimize the melting point of natural lipstick based on pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) seed oil. The influence of the main lipstick components—pitaya seed oil (10%–25% w/w), virgin coconut oil...
The hybrid optimization of modern cementitious materials requires concrete to meet many competing objectives (e.g., mechanical properties, cost, workability, environmental requirements, and durability). This paper reviews the current literature on op...
The optimization of bioactive compound mixtures is critical for enhancing pharmacological efficacy. This study investigates, for the first time, the combined effects of eugenol, camphor, and terpineol, focusing on their half-maximal inhibitory concen...
The application of microwave de-icing technology in road engineering is constrained by its low energy utilization rate, which can be attributed to low heat production rates and ineffective heat dissipation to the underlying pavement. In this work, as...
This paper investigates the effects of basalt fiber content, length and asphalt-aggregate ratio on the volumetric and strength properties of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)-modified asphalt mixture reinforced with eco-friendly basalt fiber. An experi...
Ocean thermal energy is a huge renewable and clean energy. For different applications of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system, new objective functions are proposed and optimal CO2-based binary zeotropic mixtures for each objective functi...
A common engineering challenge is that a single sound-absorbing material cannot adequately cover the full frequency range in broadband noise control of commercial vehicle cabs; with the aim of addressing this challenge, this study employs a synergist...
Waste soil generated by building and underground construction is commonly characterized by high water content and low strength, while conventional cement stabilization entails high cement consumption. This study develops two low-cement binders incorp...
High-voltage oil-immersed transformers operating in windblown sand and alpine regions are exposed to multiple environmental and operational stresses that may affect their degradation and reliability. To address limitations associated with single-dist...
In order to improve the properties of calcium sulfate anhydrous whisker (ACSW) and polyester fiber composite reinforced asphalt mixture (ACPRA) to meet the service requirements of pavement materials in low-temperature environments, the central compos...
Several studies have demonstrated the possible synergistic effect as an effective strategy to boost the bioactivity of essential oils. Using this framework, this study was conducted to effectively establish the ideal combination of six essential oils...
We propose QwenMoE-SC, a semantic communication framework that integrates a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) Large Language Model with three complementary modules: (1) a Graph Neural Network (GNN)-based Unequal Error Protection (UEP) plug-in that assigns sem...
The rapidly growing demand of electric vehicle (EV) charging is one of the main challenges to modern electrical distribution systems. Accurate modelling of the EV charging load is crucial for charging load prediction and optimization. However, previo...
This studied aimed at improving the mechanical properties for a new biopolymer feedstock using laser-sintering technology, especially when its laser-sintered parts are intended to be applied in the industrial and medical fields. Process parameter opt...
For the food sector, onion rejects are an appealing source of value-added byproducts. Bioactive compounds were recovered from yellow onion rejects using a pulse electric field process at 6000 v and 60 pulses. The onion extract was encapsulated with w...
Among the numerous alphabetical optimality criteria is the IV-criterion that is focused on prediction variance. We propose a new criterion, called the weighted IV-optimality. It is similar to IV-optimality, because the researcher must first specify a...
The generalized Maxwell (GM) constitutive model has been widely applied to characterize the viscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures. The parameters (Prony series) of the GM are usually obtained via interconversion between a dynamic modulus and re...
This study presents a methodology to optimize concrete mixtures by integrating machine learning (ML) and genetic algorithms. ML models are used to predict compressive strength, while genetic algorithms optimize the mixture cost under quality constrai...
A maximum-likelihood estimation of a multivariate mixture model’s parameters is a difficult problem. One approach is to combine the REBMIX and EM algorithms. However, the REBMIX algorithm requires the use of histogram estimation, which is the m...
Nowadays, the combination of molecules influences their biological effects, and interesting outcomes can be obtained from different component interactions. Using a mixture design method, this research seeks to simulate the efficacy of essential oil c...
Studies have indicated the potential of mixtures of silty soil and sludge produced by active treatment of acid mine drainage for use in covers with capillary barrier effects for mine site reclamation. Very high water contents of sludge in the settlin...
The present research work introduces a novel mixture optimization methodology for biodiesel fuels using an Evolutionary Computation method inspired by biological evolution. Specifically, the optimal biodiesel composition is deduced from the applicati...
In the present paper, we consider the employment of working-fluid mixtures in organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems with respect to thermodynamic and heat-transfer performance, component sizing and capital costs. The selected working-fluid mixtures pro...
Accurate and reliable short-term traffic flow prediction is crucial for managing urban congestion but is challenged by the complex spatio-temporal dependencies inherent in traffic systems. Conventional single models, such as Long Short-Term Memory (L...
The growing usage of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind energy, has increased the electrical system’s unpredictability. The stochastic behavior of these sources must be considered to obtain significantly more accurate conclusions...
The synergistic anticancer effect of docetaxel (DTX) and curcumin (CCM) has emerged as an attractive therapeutic candidate for lung cancer treatment. However, the lack of optimal bioavailability because of high toxicity, low stability, and poor solub...
In order to improve the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste and the road quality, a novel low-carbon and environmental friendly soil stabilizer is proposed. In this study, steel slag (SS), carbide slag (CS), blast furnace slag (B...
The efficient recovery of low-enthalpy geothermal resources
This study introduces a machine learning approach based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) for the prediction of Marshall test results, stiffness modulus and air voids data of different bituminous mixtures for road pavements. A novel approach for a...
Ni-Ti-Al alloys are highly promising materials for use in high-temperature structural materials. However, minimal research has been conducted to improve the associated mechanical properties through secondary phase addition. In this study, Ni-Ti-Al/Ti...
Nanoemulsions are alternative means of incorporating functional components into systems. This research aims to model the effect of African catfish mucilage (ACM) concentrations on the particle size (PS) of stable oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsions form...
Chemical-reaction optimization not only increases the yield of chemical processes but also reduces impurities and improves the performance of the resulting products, contributing to important innovations in various industries. This paper presents a n...
The primary objective of this study is to bridge the gap between descriptive geometry and mechanistic design by establishing a dual-domain fractal framework to analyze the internal architecture of asphalt mixtures. This research quantitatively assess...
The multicomponent cold-recycled asphalt emulsion mixture (CRAEM) has the ability of antireflection cracking between the base and the bottom surface layer, but it has secondary compaction and residual void, which is not conducive to crack resistance...
To optimize the dry mixing preparation process for permeable asphalt mixtures and elucidate the microscopic mechanism of high-viscosity modifiers, this study employed Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Independent variables, including mixing tempera...
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