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13 January 2023

This paper explores a novel approach to clarify the applicability of the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) principles in a certain region or country which has a specific cultural background, the paper further promotes the effective application of IPD...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
840 Views
16 Pages

Study on Applicability of Ball-and-Stick Model in Reservoir Pore-Throat Network Simulation

  • Jinyou Dai,
  • Yangyang Shi,
  • Xizhen Lei,
  • Xiaofeng Zhou,
  • Zhiyang Pan,
  • Xiaoshu Shen and
  • Sha Pi

6 February 2025

At present, the ball-and-stick model is widely used to simulate the reservoir pore-throat network. However, due to the large span of reservoir pore-throats, there is still a lack of effective verification on whether the ball-stick model is fully appl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,327 Views
19 Pages

12 September 2024

The Biome-BGC model is a classic forest ecosystem carbon cycle model driven by remote sensing and plant trait data, and it has been widely applied in various regions of China over the years. However, does the Biome-BGC model have good applicability i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,178 Views
21 Pages

18 December 2019

With the reform of the power system, the retail electricity market in China has gradually been liberalized. The mechanism of freely selling electricity have been set up. To grab market share and increase profits, electricity retail companies have int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,623 Views
14 Pages

Study on Soil Water Infiltration Process and Model Applicability of Check Dams

  • Heng Wu,
  • Shengdong Cheng,
  • Zhanbin Li,
  • Ganggang Ke and
  • Hangyu Liu

4 June 2022

As the primary ecological construction measure on the Loess Plateau, check dams play an essential role in developing agricultural production, improving people’s production and life, and replenishing groundwater. Soil water infiltration is the m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,538 Views
21 Pages

Models@Runtime: The Development and Re-Configuration Management of Python Applications Using Formal Methods

  • Mohammed Mounir Bouhamed,
  • Gregorio Díaz,
  • Allaoua Chaoui,
  • Oussama Kamel and
  • Radouane  Nouara

19 October 2021

Models@runtime (models at runtime) are based on computation reflection. Runtime models can be regarded as a reflexive layer causally connected with the underlying system. Hence, every change in the runtime model involves a change in the reflected sys...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,761 Views
32 Pages

Mathematical Methodology and Metallurgical Application of Turbulence Modelling: A Review

  • Yannan Wang,
  • Lingling Cao,
  • Zhongfu Cheng,
  • Bart Blanpain and
  • Muxing Guo

17 August 2021

This paper focusses on three main numerical methods, i.e., the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS), Large Eddy Simulation (LES), and Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) methods. The formulation and variation of different RANS methods are evaluated....

  • Review
  • Open Access
714 Citations
74,265 Views
48 Pages

Applications of 3D City Models: State of the Art Review

  • Filip Biljecki,
  • Jantien Stoter,
  • Hugo Ledoux,
  • Sisi Zlatanova and
  • Arzu Çöltekin

18 December 2015

In the last decades, 3D city models appear to have been predominantly used for visualisation; however, today they are being increasingly employed in a number of domains and for a large range of tasks beyond visualisation. In this paper, we seek to un...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,828 Views
10 Pages

10 August 2020

This special issue took this opportunity to invite researchers to contribute their original research work and review articles to this Special Issue on “Recent Trends in Coatings and Thin Film: Modeling and Application” to be published in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,629 Views
14 Pages

Lightweight Transformer Model for Mobile Application Classification

  • Minju Gwak,
  • Jeongwon Cha,
  • Hosun Yoon,
  • Donghyun Kang and
  • Donghyeok An

16 January 2024

Recently, realistic services like virtual reality and augmented reality have gained popularity. These realistic services require deterministic transmission with end-to-end low latency and high reliability for practical applications. However, for thes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,421 Views
22 Pages

24 October 2018

The reliability of a QSAR classification model depends on its capacity to achieve confident predictions of new compounds not considered in the building of the model. The results of this external validation process show the applicability domain (AD) o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,745 Views
18 Pages

A Pig Model to Assess Skin Lesions after Apomorphine Application

  • Vera Martin,
  • Christian Knecht,
  • Sophie Duerlinger,
  • Barbara Richter and
  • Andrea Ladinig

Owing to their similarities, pigs are often used as experimental models for humans. In particular, the similarity of the skin allows them to be a good dermatological model. The aim of the study was to develop an animal model in conventional domestic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
14,878 Views
27 Pages

This study validates and extends the latest unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) with the privacy calculus model. To evaluate the adoption of healthcare and e-government applications, researchers have recommended—in previ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,293 Views
16 Pages

Research on BIM Application Two-Dimensional Maturity Model

  • Changqing Sun,
  • Hong Chen,
  • Ruyin Long and
  • Ruihua Liao

11 November 2022

The existing project management maturity models and BIM maturity models have obvious deficiencies in evaluating the management level of engineering projects with BIM applications. This study aimed to use accepted assessment indexes to design an innov...

  • Review
  • Open Access
167 Citations
17,734 Views
20 Pages

A Review of SWAT Model Application in Africa

  • George Akoko,
  • Tu Hoang Le,
  • Takashi Gomi and
  • Tasuku Kato

8 May 2021

The soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) is a well-known hydrological modeling tool that has been applied in various hydrologic and environmental simulations. A total of 206 studies over a 15-year period (2005–2019) were identified from various peer...

  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
7,627 Views
32 Pages

A Review of Proxy Modeling Highlighting Applications for Reservoir Engineering

  • Peyman Bahrami,
  • Farzan Sahari Moghaddam and
  • Lesley A. James

20 July 2022

Numerical models can be used for many purposes in oil and gas engineering, such as production optimization and forecasting, uncertainty analysis, history matching, and risk assessment. However, subsurface problems are complex and non-linear, and maki...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,983 Views
24 Pages

In Vitro Human Cancer Models for Biomedical Applications

  • Jane Ru Choi,
  • Gül Kozalak,
  • Ighli di Bari,
  • Quratulain Babar,
  • Zahra Niknam,
  • Yousef Rasmi and
  • Kar Wey Yong

3 May 2022

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and its incidence is steadily increasing. Although years of research have been conducted on cancer treatment, clinical treatment options for cancers are still limited. Animal cancer models have...

  • Review
  • Open Access
81 Citations
10,357 Views
24 Pages

The erosion and sediment transport processes in shallow waters, which are discussed in this paper, begin when water droplets hit the soil surface. The transport mechanism caused by the consequent rainfall-runoff process determines the amount of gener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,041 Views
18 Pages

1 February 2023

Mathematical models are a core component in the foundation of cancer theory and have been developed as clinical tools in precision medicine. Modeling studies for clinical applications often assume an individual’s characteristics can be represen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
901 Views
26 Pages

10 February 2025

Fog and edge computing have proven indispensable in tackling issues related to time-critical applications, high network congestion, user confidentiality, and data protection. While these emerging paradigms offer significant potential, substantial eff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,195 Views
21 Pages

Simplified Mechanistic Aging Model for Lithium Ion Batteries in Large-Scale Applications

  • Zhe Lv,
  • Huinan Si,
  • Zhe Yang,
  • Jiawen Cui,
  • Zhichao He,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Zhe Li and
  • Jianbo Zhang

18 March 2025

Energy storage systems play a vital role in balancing solar- and wind-generated power. However, the uncertainty of their lifespan is a key factor limiting their large-scale applications. While currently reported battery aging models, empirical or sem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,395 Views
15 Pages

26 December 2023

Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) is an emerging technology with wide-ranging applications in marine exploration, offshore industries, environmental monitoring, and underwater robotics. In order to investigate the application of UWOC i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,360 Views
23 Pages

14 June 2021

Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are an emerging technology for waste, wastewater and polluted soil treatment. In this manuscript, pollutants that can be treated using MFC systems producing energy are presented. Furthermore, the applicability of MFC in env...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,761 Views
20 Pages

18 July 2018

The following article proposes a modern computer application MOT (Membrane Optimization Tool) for modeling of gas transport processes through mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs). The current version of the application is based on the Maxwell model, which c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,942 Views
19 Pages

Diversity Models and Applications of 3D Breast Tumor-on-a-Chip

  • Kena Song,
  • Xiangyang Zu,
  • Zhe Du,
  • Zhigang Hu,
  • Jingjing Wang and
  • Jinghua Li

12 July 2021

Breast disease is one of the critical diseases that plague females, as is known, breast cancer has high mortality, despite significant pathophysiological progress during the past few years. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are needed to br...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
8,208 Views
29 Pages

Review: Mathematical Modeling of Prostate Cancer and Clinical Application

  • Tin Phan,
  • Sharon M. Crook,
  • Alan H. Bryce,
  • Carlo C. Maley,
  • Eric J. Kostelich and
  • Yang Kuang

15 April 2020

We review and synthesize key findings and limitations of mathematical models for prostate cancer, both from theoretical work and data-validated approaches, especially concerning clinical applications. Our focus is on models of prostate cancer dynamic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,375 Views
33 Pages

Exploring Mobile Application User Experience Through Topic Modeling

  • Olivera Grljević,
  • Mirjana Marić and
  • Rade Božić

29 January 2025

Exploring user satisfaction and experience is the first step of software product improvement and business sustainability. The primary goal of this research is to investigate how companies can use topic modeling to understand mobile application user e...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,841 Views
22 Pages

The Status, Applications, and Modifications of the Snowmelt Runoff Model (SRM): A Comprehensive Review

  • Ninad Bhagwat,
  • Rohitashw Kumar,
  • Mahrukh Qureshi,
  • Raja M. Nagisetty and
  • Xiaobing Zhou

In this review paper, we perform a comprehensive review of the current state of the art, worldwide applications, and modifications of the Snowmelt Runoff Model (SRM). Snow is a significant element of the hydrologic cycle and is sometimes regarded as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,803 Views
19 Pages

Phase-Based Accurate Power Modeling for Mobile Application Processors

  • Kitak Lee,
  • Seung-Ryeol Ohk,
  • Seong-Geun Lim and
  • Young-Jin Kim

Modern mobile application processors are required to execute heavier workloads while the battery capacity is rarely increased. This trend leads to the need for a power model that can analyze the power consumed by CPU and GPU at run-time, which are th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,305 Views
21 Pages

Cobot Kinematic Model for Industrial Applications

  • Giorgio Figliolini,
  • Chiara Lanni and
  • Luciano Tomassi

In this paper, a specific parametric and open-source algorithm for the direct and inverse kinematics of the UR5e Cobot is formulated by using the (n, o, a, p) transformation matrix, along with the inverse matrices, and then implemented in Matlab for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
10,675 Views
14 Pages

Development of an RTK-GPS Positioning Application with an Improved Position Error Model for Smartphones

  • Jinsang Hwang,
  • Hongsik Yun,
  • Yongcheol Suh,
  • Jeongho Cho and
  • Dongha Lee

25 September 2012

This study developed a smartphone application that provides wireless communication, NRTIP client, and RTK processing features, and which can simplify the Network RTK-GPS system while reducing the required cost. A determination method for an error mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,581 Views
12 Pages

The VEGA Tool to Check the Applicability Domain Gives Greater Confidence in the Prediction of In Silico Models

  • Alberto Danieli,
  • Erika Colombo,
  • Giuseppa Raitano,
  • Anna Lombardo,
  • Alessandra Roncaglioni,
  • Alberto Manganaro,
  • Alessio Sommovigo,
  • Edoardo Carnesecchi,
  • Jean-Lou C. M. Dorne and
  • Emilio Benfenati

A sound assessment of in silico models and their applicability domain can support the use of new approach methodologies (NAMs) in chemical risk assessment and requires increasing the users’ confidence in this approach. Several approaches have b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,455 Views
13 Pages

1 February 2023

The following paper offers a modern REE 1.0 computer application designed to model the behavior of REE ions in adsorptive materials and membranes. The current version of the application is based on several models, such as the Lagergren pseudo-first o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,853 Views
17 Pages

16 November 2015

Based on the basic concepts of agent and fuzzy T-S model, an agent based fuzzy T-S multi-model (ABFT-SMM) system is proposed in this paper. Different from the traditional method, the parameters and the membership value of the agent can be adjusted al...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,947 Views
5 Pages

8 September 2018

The art of applied modeling is determining an appropriate balance between integration of more processes and variables for the sake of increasing representativeness and reliability of the models, while also avoiding too long development and simulation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
9,925 Views
19 Pages

Modelling Farm Growth and Its Impact on Agricultural Land Use: A Country Scale Application of an Agent-Based Model

  • Veronique Beckers,
  • Jeroen Beckers,
  • Matthias Vanmaercke,
  • Etienne Van Hecke,
  • Anton Van Rompaey and
  • Nicolas Dendoncker

15 September 2018

The ongoing economic pressure on farmers has resulted in lower gross margins, lower income, and a continuous decrease in the number of farmers in large parts of the world. Most remaining farmers upscale their activities by taking over the land of the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,849 Views
39 Pages

In addition to geometric accuracy, topological information, appearance and georeferenced data, semantic capabilities are key strengths of digital 3D city models. This provides the foundation for a growing number of use cases, far beyond visualization...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,036 Views
20 Pages

Distributed-Framework Basin Modeling System: IV. Application in Taihu Basin

  • Gang Chen,
  • Chuanhai Wang,
  • Xing Fang,
  • Xiaoning Li,
  • Pingnan Zhang and
  • Wenjuan Hua

26 February 2021

This paper presents the application of a distributed-framework basin modeling system (DFBMS) in Taihu Basin, China. The concepts of professional modeling systems and system integration/coupling have been summarized in the first three series papers. T...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,670 Views
8 Pages

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Application in Construction Waste Quantification—A Review

  • Usman Aftab,
  • Farrokh Jaleel,
  • Mughees Aslam,
  • Muhammad Haroon and
  • Rafiq Mansoor

20 September 2024

The construction industry is known for poor performance, low productivity, high waste generation, and for lagging in the adoption of new technology. A high rate of material wastage in construction projects has economic and environmental implications...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,787 Views
18 Pages

Study on Applicability of Distributed Hydrological Model under Different Terrain Conditions

  • Tianxin Li,
  • Yuxin Duan,
  • Shanbo Guo,
  • Linglong Meng and
  • Matomela Nametso

20 November 2020

This research aimed to study the applicability and limitations of a distributed hydrological model under discontinuous steep topography and hydrogeological conditions. Based on GIS spatial analysis, typical cases of steep and gentle terrains were sel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,175 Views
13 Pages

Background/Objectives: Mobile health applications are essential for improving healthcare access and promoting healthy lifestyles. This study investigates the roles of perceived ease of use, usefulness, and satisfaction in shaping behavioral intention...

  • Article
  • Open Access
475 Citations
17,905 Views
20 Pages

Comparison of Different Approaches to Define the Applicability Domain of QSAR Models

  • Faizan Sahigara,
  • Kamel Mansouri,
  • Davide Ballabio,
  • Andrea Mauri,
  • Viviana Consonni and
  • Roberto Todeschini

25 April 2012

One of the OECD principles for model validation requires defining the Applicability Domain (AD) for the QSAR models. This is important since the reliable predictions are generally limited to query chemicals structurally similar to the training compou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,346 Views
15 Pages

Applicability Analysis of VTEC Derived from the Sophisticated Klobuchar Model in China

  • Jun Chen,
  • Liangke Huang,
  • Lilong Liu,
  • Pituan Wu and
  • Xuyuan Qin

Although the Klobuchar model is widely used in single-frequency GPS receivers, it cannot effectively correct the ionospheric delay. The Klobuchar model sets the night ionospheric delay as a constant, i.e., it cannot reflect temporal changes at night....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,518 Views
14 Pages

14 October 2021

A closed-loop modeling method was established here to evaluate the performance of new battery technology from lab research to scaled-up developed electric vehicle (EV) applications. As an emerging energy-storage device, the lithium–sulfur battery (LS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
100 Citations
9,842 Views
21 Pages

19 December 2022

We explored the influencing factors of the usage intention of a metaverse education application platform that directly influence the optimization of its service function, improve the usage intention, and realize the promotion and application of metav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,302 Views
12 Pages

27 August 2023

This paper focuses on robust controller design for a generic helicopter model and terrain avoidance problem via artificial intelligence (AI). The helicopter model is presented as a hybrid system that covers hover and forward dynamics. By defining a s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,625 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2023

Top-Down models are defined by hardware architects to provide information on the utilization of different hardware components. The target is to isolate the users from the complexity of the hardware architecture while giving them insight into how effi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
11,254 Views
18 Pages

Analysis and Modeling of Linear-Switched Reluctance for Medical Application

  • Jean-Francois Llibre,
  • Nicolas Martinez,
  • Pascal Leprince and
  • Bertrand Nogarede

22 April 2013

This paper focuses on the analysis, the modeling and the control of a linear-switched reluctance motor. The application under consideration is medical, and the actuator is to be used as a left ventricular assist device. The actuator has a cylindrical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,228 Views
26 Pages

Quadcopters in Smart Agriculture: Applications and Modelling

  • Katia Karam,
  • Ali Mansour,
  • Mohamad Khaldi,
  • Benoit Clement and
  • Mohammad Ammad-Uddin

9 October 2024

Despite technological growth and worldwide advancements in various fields, the agriculture sector continues to face numerous challenges such as desertification, environmental pollution, resource scarcity, and the excessive use of pesticides and inorg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,215 Views
22 Pages

16 October 2020

With the continuous development of indoor positioning technology, various indoor applications, such as indoor navigation and emergency rescue, have gradually received widespread attention. Indoor navigation and emergency rescue require access to a va...

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