The features of a class of cubic curves with a shape factor are analyzed by means of the theory of envelope and topological mapping. The effects of the shape factor on the cubic curves are made clear. Necessary and sufficient conditions are derived f...
Cellular automata (CA) modeling is a powerful and efficient tool for simulating the dynamic evolution of polycrystalline microstructures in modern materials and metallurgy studies, such as solidification, plastic deformation and recrystallization. We...
Shape From Focus (SFF) reconstructs a scene’s shape using a series of images with varied focus settings. However, the effectiveness of SFF largely depends on the Focus Measure (FM) used, which is prone to noise-induced inaccuracies in focus val...
Due to their soft structure and covering material, plastic greenhouses are vulnerable to wind disasters, causing large-scale damage and huge economic losses. The wind load of greenhouses depends on the surface wind pressure distribution, which is dif...
Titanium alloys are extensively utilized in the aerospace industry due to their exceptional properties, encompassing high specific strength and corrosion resistance. Nevertheless, these alloys present inherent challenges as difficult-to-machine mater...
A high damping rubber bearing (HDRB) is widely utilized in base-isolation structures due to its good energy dissipation capacity and environmentally friendly properties; however, it is incapable of isolating the vertical vibration caused by earthquak...
The automatic opening of an ampoule bottle is key to making the operation of the sterility inspection automatic. During the automatic opening, the fracture characteristics on the neck of ampoule bottle need to be deeply understood to avoid the contam...
In this study, the natural convection of a magnetohydrodynamic nanofluid in an enclosure under the effects of thermal radiation and the shape factor of nanoparticles was analyzed numerically using the control-volume-based finite element method (CVFEM...
In this work, water is captured as regular fluid with suspension of two types of hybrid nanoparticles, namely molybdenumdisulfide (MoS2) and graphene oxide (GO). The impact of Lorentz’s forces on mixed convective boundary-layer flow (BLF) is st...
Spontaneous counter-current imbibition is a crucial recovery mechanism in water-wet fractured reservoirs, especially in unconventional formations like tight and shale reservoirs. The geometric characteristics of microscale fractures require further c...
This paper studies the impact of shape factor on a mass-based hybrid nanofluid model for Homann stagnation-point flow in porous media. The HAM-based Mathematica package BVPh 2.0 is suitable for determining approximate solutions of coupled nonlinear o...
Understanding wind load characteristics of greenhouse clusters in valley terrain is essential for ensuring structural safety in high-altitude agricultural regions. This study investigates the wind pressure coefficient distribution of plastic greenhou...
In this modern era, nanofluids are considered one of the advanced kinds of heat transferring fluids due to their enhanced thermal features. The present study is conducted to investigate that how the suspension of molybdenum-disulfide
The increase in energy consumption that occurs in the residential sector implies a higher consumption of natural resources and, therefore, an increase in pollution and a degradation of the ecosystem. An optimal use of materials in the thermal envelop...
As variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration increases, renewable generators face revenue risk from electricity prices, generation volumes, and their time-varying co-movement, commonly referred to as shape risk. This study evaluates whether the Qua...
Hydraulic conductivity is an essential parameter for groundwater investigation and management. A simple technique for determining the hydraulic conductivity of aquifers is the slug test, which consists of measuring the water level in a well after the...
In this paper, the effect of size on the wind pressure coefficient on the surface of solar greenhouses is investigated using numerical simulations. The models were designed with consistent ratios of ridge height to span and north wall height to ridge...
The sound absorption of a road pavement depends not only on geometric and volumetric factors but also on pore shape factors. In turn, pore shape factors mainly refer to thermal and viscous factors (i.e., thermal and viscous effects that usually occur...
In this study, the microwave heating efficiency of a water body is investigated with different shape factors. In particular, the same water volume was deposited in cylindrical containers with different diameters. Here, “shape factor” refe...
The weight–length relationship (WLR) of fish is a crucial tool in fish biology research and has received extensive attention. However, fish growth is influenced by many factors, and the WLR also changes accordingly. Our aim was to investigate h...
In the air traffic management domain, a set of performance-shaping factors are defined to characterize how such factors influence the overall performance of air traffic controllers. While it is worth understanding the nature of these factors, includi...
With the continuous development of digital technology, the widespread use of virtual spokespersons to promote city images is becoming increasingly prevalent. This study responds to this trend by employing a factor analysis and entropy weight methodol...
The problem of a ring-shaped crack in an infinitely long thick layer was considered in this study. The problem was formulated for a transversely isotropic material by using integral transform technique under uniform load. Due to the geometry of the c...
Tight marl is a special type of unconventional oil and gas resource, and the study on its reservoir characteristics and controlling factors is of immense scientific significance. In this paper, 113 core samples of marl from Gouxi Area, Eastern Sichua...
Bacterial and fungal communities play significant roles in waste biodegradation and nutrient reservation during composting. Biochar and zeolite were widely reported to directly or indirectly promote microbial growth. Therefore, the effects of zeolite...
A new solution is presented for the steady-state shape factor of a partially penetrating well in an unconfined aquifer. The problem is solved by taking into account mixed boundary conditions at the well, i.e., zero flux at the well casing and constan...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the nasopalatine canal (NPC) shape and its morphometric characteristics on expected teeth movement by assessing the distance to maxillary central incisors (MCIs) according to NPC type. The retrospec...
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Background: The study aimed to investigate the association of Body Roundness Index (BRI), A Body Shape Index (ABSI), and Conicity Index with nutritional status and cardiovascular risk factors in South African rural young adults. Methods: The study in...
Lately, a new class of nanofluids, namely hybrid nanofluids, has been introduced that performs much better compared with the nanofluids when a healthier heat transfer rate is the objective of the study. Heading in the same direction, the present inve...
The aggregate shape properties produced from the different crushing techniques influence the performance properties of the asphalt mixtures. The objective of this study was to classify the aggregates into spherical, flat, elongated and flat, and elon...
Polymeric-ceramic smart nanocomposite piezoelectric and dielectric materials are of interest due to their superior mechanical flexibility and ability to leverage characteristics of constituent materials. A great deal of work has centered on developme...
In eukaryotic cells, gene transcription typically occurs in discrete periods of promoter activity, interspersed with intervals of inactivity. This pattern deviates from simple stochastic events and warrants a closer examination of the molecular inter...
In this paper, a novel linear shaped charge (LSC), called a bi-apex-angle linear shaped charge (BLSC), has been designed to investigate the improvement of penetration performance. Compared with a traditional single-apex-angle LSC, a BLSC, which consi...
Even if a building has the same building area or number of floors, the effect on construction safety varies depending on the building shape, and thus, safety management cost (SMC) should be calculated differently. If the effect of the building shape...
Background/Objectives: Non-saccular aneurysms are a rare subtype of intracranial aneurysms with complex morphologies. Although treatment strategies for ruptured non-saccular and saccular aneurysms differ significantly, large-scale comparisons of the...
With regard to the heating technology of small test specimens (D < 1 inch, i.e., 25.4 mm), only a limited amount of data and literature are available for making adequate technological decisions. Heating time of small geometric shapes is influenced...
A detailed computational investigation of the wind field around tilted solar modules mounted on a large building roof has been undertaken, utilizing the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokesv (RANS) approach supplied with the SST k − ω turbulen...
DNA shape readout is an important mechanism of transcription factor target site recognition, in addition to the sequence readout. Several machine learning-based models of transcription factor–DNA interactions, considering DNA shape features, have bee...
The aim of this study was to develop models based on linear dimensions or shape factors, and the sets of combined linear dimensions and shape factors for discrimination of sour cherry pits of different cultivars (‘Debreceni botermo’, &lsq...
Concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) members have been widely used in industrial structures and high-rise residential buildings. The multi-cell composite L-shaped concrete-filled steel tubular (ML-CFST) cross-section, as an innovative, special-shaped...
The construction of a river regulation project has changed the cross-sectional shape of a river and significantly impacted the evolution of the river regime. In this paper, an asymmetry index was proposed to characterize the changes in the shape of t...
This research presents a detailed assessment of the wind power potential in six Palestinian cities—Bethlehem, Jericho, Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, and Tulkarm—utilizing daily wind speed data from the years 2015 to 2021. The primary goal of t...
Background and Objectives: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a protein which stimulates the formation of new blood vessels, playing a crucial role in processes such as wound healing and tumor growth. Methods: This study investigated the ef...
In this paper, five shapes of thermoelectric generator (TEG) models (cylindrical, barrel shaped, hourglass shaped, cup shaped, and inverse cup shaped) are built under the boundary conditions of heat flux at the hot end and convection at the cold end...
The water column overlying the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) canopy presents difficulties when using remote sensing images for mapping such vegetation. Inherent and apparent water optical properties and its optically active components, which are...
This study investigates the impact of changes in velocity profiles on the measurement inaccuracies of gas flow streams detected by an ultrasonic flowmeter. The cross-sectional velocity profile was influenced by the downhill flow rate, causing variati...
In the field of rehabilitation and neuroscience, shape memory alloys play a crucial role as lightweight actuators. Devices are exploiting the shape memory effect by transforming heat into mechanical work. In rehabilitation applications, dynamic loadi...
Estimating the permittivity of heterogeneous mixtures based on the permittivity of their components is of high importance with many applications in ground penetrating radar (GPR) and in electrodynamics-based sensing in general. Complex Refractive Ind...
Fluid flow modeling of naturally fractured reservoirs remains a challenge because of the complex nature of fracture systems controlled by various chemical and physical phenomena. A discrete fracture network (DFN) model represents an approach to captu...
In the energy-saving design of substations, the building envelope thermal parameters, window-to-wall ratio, and shape factor are three crucial influencing factors. They not only affect the building’s appearance but also have an important impact...
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