The transmission of sulfate ions in concrete results in formation of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals due to chemical reactions. The expansion of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals is the main cause of concrete corrosion damage. In this study, ultrasonic...
Unlike previous regionalized studies on a worldwide crisis, this study aims to analyze spatial distribution patterns and evolution characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic, using space-time aggregation and spatial statistics from a global perspective...
The properties of biomolecules depend both on physics and on the evolutionary process that formed them. These two points of view produce a powerful synergism. Physics sets the stage and the constraints that molecular evolution has to obey, and evolut...
Understanding the characteristics of groundwater chemistry is essential for water resource development and utilization. However, few studies have focused on the chemical evolution processes of shallow groundwater in typical areas of the Huaibei Plain...
Urbanization, an accelerated process, is inherently coupled with complex issues, including the evolution of road traffic systems. This diversity in urbanization and transport infrastructure largely hinges on economic status and geographic positioning...
Cemented sand and gravel (CSG) has a wide range of applications in dam construction, and its properties are between rockfill and roller compacted concrete (RCC). A difference in gel content will result in a variance in CSG’s structure and mecha...
Riverbank filtration (RBF) is increasingly being used as a relatively cheap and sustainable means to improve the quality of surface water. Due to the obvious differences in physical, chemical, and biological characteristics between river water and gr...
This study investigates the numerical evolution of an initially internal random wave field characterized by a Gaussian spectrum shape using the Benjamin–Ono (BO) equation. The research focuses on analyzing various properties associated with the...
The research utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, combining geological, ecological, and historical methods. It delves into the environmental evolution of Lake Kolon over a span of 17,700 years, shedding light on the intricate interplay between geo...
Understanding the rate of evolution provides insight into how rapidly species have historically evolved. We investigate the often-overlooked concept of asymmetry in evolutionary rates. We observe the variation in the rates at which different traits w...
Physical multilevel models of inelastic deformation that take into account the material structure evolution hold promise for the development of functional materials. In this paper, we propose an advanced (modified via analyzing the mutual arrangement...
In this study, we investigated extreme droughts in the Indochina peninsula and their relationship with the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) mode. Areas most vulnerable to drought were analyzed via statistical simulations of the IOD based on historical obser...
Locust outbreaks cause a significant threat to global food security and ecosystem stability, with particularly severe consequences in grassland regions, where grasshoppers also exert considerable ecological pressure. In comparison to grasshoppers, lo...
Reliable prediction of concrete strength development is important for mixture design and performance assessment, yet conventional experimental–statistical approaches often describe strength at discrete curing ages or require separate calibratio...
Studying the temporal and spatial evolution trends in earthquakes in an area is beneficial for determining the earthquake risk of the area so that local governments can make the correct decisions for disaster prevention and reduction. In this paper,...
Early steps in the origin of life were necessarily connected to the unlikely formation of self-reproducing structures from chaotic chemistry. Simulations of chemical kinetics based on the graded autocatalysis replication domain (GARD) model demonstra...
We present Annealed Mutational approximated Landscape (AMaLa), a new method to infer fitness landscapes from Directed Evolution experiments sequencing data. Such experiments typically start from a single wild-type sequence, which undergoes Darwinian...
Multivariate statistics are widely and routinely used in the field of hydrogeochemistry. Trace elements, for which numerous samples show concentrations below the detection limit (censored data from a truncated dataset), are removed from the dataset i...
Integrated-light spectral energy distribution modeling is widely used to infer the star-formation and assembly histories of galaxies that cannot be resolved into individual stars. However, existing approaches are often discussed primarily in terms of...
The basic idea of the RNA world as an early step towards life relies on a molecular evolution process based on self-replicating RNA strands. It is probably the oldest and most convincing model for efficient prebiotic evolution. Obviously, the functio...
Remote sensing and advanced statistical models have been used to assess actual biomass and to analyze the biomass growth in a mature forest of Pinus halepensis Mill. Biomass maps using Landsat-5 in 2011 and Landsat-8 imagery in 2017 and non-parametri...
To explore the evolution in patterns of urban water consumption (UWC) accompanying socio-economic development, historical data on socio-economic conditions and water consumption in developed cities worldwide were collected. stages of evolution and pa...
For Germany, it is predicted that the first wave of the corona pandemic disease reaches its maximum of new infections on 11 April 2020
The study of dense gases and liquids requires consideration of the interactions between the particles and the correlations created by these interactions. In this article, the N-variable distribution function which maximizes the Uncertainty (Shannon&r...
This study examines the evolution of agricultural raw material exports in seven emerging economies of Central and Eastern Europe (Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary) from 1995 to 2023 and provides forecasts...
During their long evolutionary history viruses generated many proteins de novo by a mechanism called “overprinting”. Overprinting is a process in which critical nucleotide substitutions in a pre-existing gene can induce the expression of a novel prot...
In the constructal design method, the comprehension of the effect of design on the system performance is crucial to understanding the contributions of the degrees of freedom or constraints in the system evolution in direction of optimal configuration...
Since the discovery of the Differential Evolution algorithm, new and improved versions have continuously emerged. In this paper, we review selected algorithms based on Differential Evolution that have been proposed in recent years. We examine the mec...
In this study, we theoretically investigated a generalized stochastic Loewner evolution (SLE) driven by reversible Langevin dynamics in the context of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. Using the ability of Loewner evolution, which enables encodi...
This paper investigates the dynamic evolution of major shareholder networks in Chinese listed companies from a complex network perspective. The shareholder–stock system is analyzed at the network level because ownership links are interdependent...
To elucidate the hydrochemical characteristics and evolution mechanisms of shallow groundwater in the alluvial–coastal transitional zone of the Tangshan Plain, 76 groundwater samples were collected in July 2022. An integrated approach combining...
15 July 2021
Groundwater is an eco-environmental factor and critical resource required for human life and socioeconomic development. Understanding the evolution of groundwater chemistry and its controlling factors are imperative for preventing its deterioration a...
This paper presents a novel structural damage detection indicator, i.e., fourth-order voltage statistical moment (FVSM) based on the electromechanical impedance (EMI) principle, and then proposes a two-step damage detection method based on the novel...
Coral aggregate seawater concrete (CASC) capitalizes on locally sourced aggregates in marine and reef engineering, enabling in situ material utilization and conferring marked benefits in curbing conventional resource consumption and construction expe...
Gastroschisis is a congenital abdominal wall defect that presents an increasing occurrence at great cost for the health system. The aim of the study is to detect the main factors of an unfavorable evolution in the case of gastroschisis and to find th...
Uniaxial compression tests were conducted on fly ash-based geopolymer concrete (FAG) with varying alkali-binder ratios (0.25, 0.35, 0.45, 0.55, 0.65) and curing ages (7 d, 28 d) to ascertain its mechanical performance parameters and stress–stra...
Groundwater monitoring is critically important, even though it is costly and often neglected. In this study, a judgmental monitoring of groundwater offering solutions based on a cost and time-effective research approach is presented. The method was p...
Spatiotemporal vegetation changes serve as a key indicator of regional ecological environmental quality and provide crucial guidance for developing strategies for regional ecological protection and sustainable development. Currently, vegetation chang...
Operation Sequencing (OS) is one of the most critical tasks in a CAPP system. This process could be modelled as a combinatorial problem where finding a suitable solution within a reasonable time interval is difficult. This work implements a novel Dis...
Enhancing spatial data attributes is crucial for effective basin-scale environmental modelling and improving our understanding and management of precipitation patterns. In this study, we focused on reconstructing homogeneous areal precipitation data...
The use of Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) is a prevalent payment system employed to control hospitalization costs and improve medical efficiency. China has developed an indigenized DRG payment system including Single Disease Payment (SDP), DRGs, and...
The purpose of the industrial process of chromium plating is the creation of a hard and wear-resistant layer of chromium over a metallic surface. One of the main properties of chromium plating is its resistance to both wear and corrosion. This resear...
Social structure may have changed from hierarchical to egalitarian and back along the evolutionary line of humans. Within the tradition of sociophysics, we construct a mathematical model of a society of agents subject to competing cognitive and socia...
The capacity for climate governance is crucial for sustainable advancement, with data elements being a pivotal production factor in contemporary governance. This study examines the trajectory and strategy of digital transformation in climate governan...
12 June 2020
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak started in Wuhan, China, and it has rapidly spread across the world. Italy is one of the European countries most affected by COVID-19, and it has registered high COVID-19 death rates and the death toll. In...
The study of sources and spatiotemporal evolution of ictal bursts is critical for the mechanistic understanding of epilepsy and for the validation of anti-epileptic drugs. Zebrafish is a powerful vertebrate model representing an excellent compromise...
In Italy, Chianti Classico identifies a territory located in the heart of Tuscany that was once known as Chianti. From the pedological point of view, the entire DOCG (Denomination of controlled and guaranteed origin) has some common features but also...
A comprehensive study of the statistical distribution of the auto-adhesion lap-shear strength (σ) of amorphous polymer–polymer interfaces using various types of statistical tests and models is a useful approach aimed at a better understan...
In rock engineering, it is crucial to collect and analyze precursor information of rock failure. This paper has attempted to study the strain rate field of rock-like material to obtain the precursor information of its failure. Based on the available...
23 December 2021
Groundwater (GW) studies have been conducted worldwide with regard to several pressures, including climate change, seawater intrusion, and water overexploitation. GW quality is a very important sector for several countries in the world, in particular...
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