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  • Open Access
1,569 Views
14 Pages

Investigating Statistical Submersions and Their Properties

  • Aliya Naaz Siddiqui and
  • Fatimah Alghamdi

5 September 2024

This research aims to prove a sharp relationship between statistical submersions and doubly minimal immersions. We consider a non-trivial statistical submersion on a statistical manifold with isometric fibers. Then, we investigate that it cannot be i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
919 Views
18 Pages

Quaternion Statistical Submanifolds and Submersions

  • Aliya Naaz Siddiqui and
  • Fatimah Alghamdi

27 December 2024

This paper aims to develop a general theory of quaternion Kahlerian statistical manifolds and to study quaternion CR-statistical submanifolds in such ambient manifolds. It extends the existing theories of quaternion submanifolds and totally real subm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,428 Views
13 Pages

A Study of Kenmotsu-like Statistical Submersions

  • Mohd. Danish Siddiqi,
  • Aliya Naaz Siddiqui,
  • Fatemah Mofarreh and
  • Hülya Aytimur

12 August 2022

In this paper, we first define a Kenmotsu-like statistical manifold (K.l.s.m) with examples. Then, we switch to Kenmotsu-like statistical submersions (K.l.s.s), where we investigate the fact that, for such submersions, each fiber is a statistical man...

  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
5,706 Views
16 Pages

7 September 2015

In this paper we investigate statistical manifolds with almost quaternionic structures. We define the concept of quaternionic Kähler-like statistical manifold and derive the main properties of quaternionic Kähler-like statistical submersions, extendi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,513 Views
50 Pages

6 October 2023

One of the most fundamental interests in submanifold theory is to establish simple relationships between the main extrinsic invariants and the main intrinsic invariants of submanifolds and find their applications. In this respect, the first author es...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,186 Views
11 Pages

Color Stability of Various Orthodontic Clear Aligner Systems after Submersion in Different Staining Beverages

  • Nicolae Daniel Olteanu,
  • Ionut Taraboanta,
  • Tinela Panaite,
  • Carina Balcos,
  • Sorana Nicoleta Rosu,
  • Raluca Maria Vieriu,
  • Stefania Dinu and
  • Irina Nicoleta Zetu

12 August 2024

This study aimed to compare the color changes in two different orthodontic clear aligner systems after submersion in various beverages for 14 days. The tested aligner systems were Taglus Premium made of polyethylene terephthalate glycol (the TAG grou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,586 Views
31 Pages

9 November 2024

Short-circuit blowing is a crucial technical approach for ensuring the rapid surfacing of submersibles. In order to investigate the law, L18(37) orthogonal experiments based on a proportional short-circuit blowing model test bench were conducted. Sub...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,578 Views
14 Pages

Combining Oxidative Stress Markers and Expression of Surfactant Protein A in Lungs in the Diagnosis of Seawater Drowning

  • Isabel Legaz,
  • Estefanía Barrera-Pérez,
  • Agustín Sibón,
  • Francisco Martínez-Díaz and
  • María D. Pérez-Cárceles

5 January 2023

Background and Objectives. The diagnosis of seawater drowning (SWD) remains one of the most complex and contentious. It is one of the leading causes of unintentional death around the world. In most cases, the forensic pathologist must reach an accura...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,788 Views
29 Pages

An Improved Unscented Kalman Filter Applied to Positioning and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

  • Jinchao Zhao,
  • Ya Zhang,
  • Shizhong Li,
  • Jiaxuan Wang,
  • Lingling Fang,
  • Luoyin Ning,
  • Jinghao Feng and
  • Jianwu Zhang

18 January 2025

To enhance the positioning accuracy of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), a new adaptive filtering algorithm (RHAUKF) is proposed. The most widely used filtering algorithm is the traditional Unscented Kalman Filter or the Adaptive Robust UKF (ARU...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,823 Views
11 Pages

In Vitro Evaluation of Gastric Acid and Toothbrushing Effect on the Surface State of Different Types of Composite Resins

  • Ionuț Tărăboanță,
  • Gabriela Gelețu,
  • Simona Stoleriu,
  • Gianina Iovan,
  • Nicoleta Tofan,
  • Andra Claudia Tărăboanță-Gamen,
  • Andrei Georgescu,
  • Cosmin Gabriel Popa and
  • Sorin Andrian

15 September 2022

Background and Objectives: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of gastric acid associated with the effect of toothbrushing on the surface roughness of different types of composite resin used for direct restorations. Materials an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,466 Views
18 Pages

22 November 2020

The hydrodynamic performance of the floating foundation for offshore wind turbines is essential to its stability and energy harvesting. A semi-submersible platform with an integral heave plate is proposed in order to reduce the vertical motion respon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,442 Views
14 Pages

Optimization of Energy Consumption in Oil Fields Using Data Analysis

  • Xingyuan Liang,
  • Zhisheng Xing,
  • Zhenduo Yue,
  • He Ma,
  • Jin Shu and
  • Guoqing Han

26 May 2024

In recent years, companies have employed numerous methods to lower expenses and enhance system efficiency in the oilfield. Energy consumption has constituted a significant portion of these expenses. This paper introduces a normalized consumption fact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,803 Views
22 Pages

The lumping block equivalent method (LBEM) is widely used to reduce the computational effort in the fatigue damage assessment of offshore structures, and the wave parameters of the representative sea states (RSSs) resulting from LBEM are of vital imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,978 Views
13 Pages

Sustainable Composites from Waste Sulfur, Terpenoids, and Pozzolan Cements

  • Katelyn A. Tisdale,
  • Charini P. Maladeniya,
  • Claudia V. Lopez,
  • Andrew G. Tennyson and
  • Rhett C. Smith

11 January 2023

Sulfur cements have drawn significant attention as binders because sulfur is a byproduct of fossil fuel refining. Sulfur cements that can be formed by the vulcanization of elemental sulfur and plant-derived olefins such as terpenoids are particularly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,759 Views
24 Pages

To reduce the cost of offshore wind and wave power, an innovative combined wind–wave energy generation system constituting of a 15 MW semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) and four torus-type wave energy converters (WECs) is pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,422 Views
13 Pages

Childhood Mortality Due to Unintentional Injuries in Japan, 2000–2009

  • Hideaki Sekii,
  • Tadahiro Ohtsu,
  • Takako Shirasawa,
  • Hirotaka Ochiai,
  • Takaya Shimizu and
  • Akatsuki Kokaze

This study examined deaths due to unintentional injuries among children in Japan to identify the age groups and sexes at most risk, and the types of injuries, so that effective forms of targeted intervention can be devised. Among children aged 0–14 y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,462 Views
12 Pages

Assessment of Changes in the Abrasiveness of Solid Particles in Hydraulic Mixtures Pumped with ESPs

  • Dmitriy Shishlyannikov,
  • Ivan Zvonarev,
  • Alexander Rybin,
  • Valeriy Zverev and
  • Anna Ivanchenko

1 February 2023

The statistics of using downhole electric submersible pump (ESP) units in the oil fields of Eurasia show that hydroabrasive wear is a common cause of ESP emergency failures. The authors of this study theoretically and experimentally investigated the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,150 Views
23 Pages

28 June 2018

An urban storm and surface water pollution model (MIKE FLOOD) was used to assess the impact of rain gardens on water quantity and quality for an urban area in Xi’an. After the rain garden measures were added, the results show that: (1) In the c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,987 Views
17 Pages

Resonance Avoidance Control Algorithm for Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

  • Kwansu Kim,
  • Hyunjong Kim,
  • Hyungyu Kim,
  • Jaehoon Son,
  • Jungtae Kim and
  • Jongpo Park

8 July 2021

In this study, a resonance avoidance control algorithm was designed to address the tower resonance problem of a semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) and the dynamic performance of the wind turbine, floater platform, and mooring line...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,301 Views
18 Pages

The Antimicrobial Activity of Curcumin and Xanthohumol on Bacterial Biofilms Developed over Dental Implant Surfaces

  • Andrea Alonso-Español,
  • Enrique Bravo,
  • Honorato Ribeiro-Vidal,
  • Leire Virto,
  • David Herrera,
  • Bettina Alonso and
  • Mariano Sanz

25 January 2023

In search for natural products with antimicrobial properties for use in the prevention and treatment of peri-implantitis, the purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of curcumin and xanthohumol, using an in vitro mult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
403 Views
32 Pages

Background/Objectives: The recovery of latent fingerprints from submerged evidence remains a critical challenge in forensic science, as ridge details deteriorate rapidly once under water. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of three establis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,669 Views
30 Pages

16 December 2024

Understanding the impact of environmental factors, particularly seaway, on marine units is critical for developing efficient control and decision support systems. To this end, the concept of wave buoy analogy (WBA), which utilizes ships as sailing bu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,503 Views
16 Pages

A Study of Constitutive Model of Rock Damage under the Joint Effect of Load and Moisture

  • Zhongguang Sun,
  • Qinghua Zhang,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Yi Zhang and
  • Pengfei Wang

16 January 2023

To study the mechanical damage characteristics of rock under the effect of subversion, a series of mechanical experiments, including both uniaxial and triaxial mechanical compression experiments under various levels of water content were performed. I...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,097 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Citric Acid on Color Changes of Calcium Silicate-Based Cements an In Vitro Study

  • Joanna Metlerska,
  • Till Dammaschke,
  • Mariusz Lipski,
  • Irini Fagogeni,
  • Anna Machoy-Mokrzyńska and
  • Alicja Nowicka

6 March 2021

The aim of the present in vitro study was to investigate the effects of 10% and 40% citric acid (CA) on the color of calcium silicate–based cements (CSCs) in comparison to the effects of common root canal irrigants. Samples of six CSCs (n = 6)—ProRoo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,085 Views
15 Pages

Assessment of an Ultrasonic Water Stage Monitoring Sensor Operating in an Urban Stream

  • Yiannis Panagopoulos,
  • Anastasios Papadopoulos,
  • Georgios Poulis,
  • Emmanouil Nikiforakis and
  • Elias Dimitriou

8 July 2021

The monitoring of the water stage in streams and rivers is essential for the sustainable management of water resources, particularly for the estimation of river discharges, the protection against floods and the design of hydraulic works. The Institut...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
19,701 Views
20 Pages

21 June 2020

Aquatic competencies have been proposed as a prevention strategy for children aged 2–4 years who are over-represented in drowning statistics. For this recommendation to be made, exploration of the connection between aquatic competencies and dro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,045 Views
41 Pages

Electromyography-Based Biomechanical Cybernetic Control of a Robotic Fish Avatar

  • Manuel A. Montoya Martínez,
  • Rafael Torres-Córdoba,
  • Evgeni Magid and
  • Edgar A. Martínez-García

9 February 2024

This study introduces a cybernetic control and architectural framework for a robotic fish avatar operated by a human. The behavior of the robot fish is influenced by the electromyographic (EMG) signals of the human operator, triggered by stimuli from...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,745 Views
10 Pages

The Impact of Simulated Gastric Acid and Toothbrushing on Surface Characteristics of Resin-Modified Glass-Ionomer Cements

  • Ionuț Tărăboanță,
  • Dan Buhățel,
  • Irina Nica,
  • Simona Stoleriu,
  • Angela Cristina Ghiorghe,
  • Galina Pancu,
  • Andra Claudia Tărăboanță-Gamen and
  • Sorin Andrian

24 August 2022

Background and Objectives: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of simulated gastric acid associated with toothbrushing on the surface condition of three resin-modified glass-ionomer cements (RMGIC). Materials and Methods: One hu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,115 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Acidic Challenge on Demineralized Root Surface Treated with Silver Diamine Fluoride and Potassium Iodide

  • Alexandru Iovan,
  • Marcelin Benchea,
  • Simona Stoleriu,
  • Ionuț Tărăboanță,
  • Nicanor Cimpoeșu,
  • Irina Nica and
  • Sorin Andrian

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the protective effect of applying potassium iodide (KI) over silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on demineralized root dentin in the case of a sustained acidogenic attack. Methods: Forty caries-free third mola...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,637 Views
14 Pages

14 July 2024

Elodea nuttallii represents non-native and highly invasive species in Europe that significantly influence freshwater plant communities by decreasing the diversity of native species. This study aimed to determine whether the morphological and anatomic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
863 Views
31 Pages

Deep Learning Models Applied Flowrate Estimation in Offshore Wells with Electric Submersible Pump

  • Josenílson G. Araújo,
  • Hellockston G. Brito,
  • Marcus V. Galvão,
  • Carla Wilza S. P. Maitelli and
  • Adrião D. Doria Neto

9 October 2025

To address the persistent challenge of reliable real-time flowrate estimation in complex offshore oil production systems using Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs), this study proposes a hybrid modeling approach that integrates a first-principles hydrod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,495 Views
25 Pages

24 July 2025

Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) are critical for artificial lift operations; however, they are prone to frequent failures, often resulting in high operational costs and production downtime. Traditional ESP failure classifications are limited by lac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
880 Views
15 Pages

Calibration of High-Frequency Reflectivity of Sediments with Different Grain Sizes Using HF-SSBP

  • Shuai Xiong,
  • Xinghui Cao,
  • Zhiguo Qu,
  • Dapeng Zou,
  • Huancheng Zhen and
  • Tong Zeng

Accurate and efficient acquisition of the acoustic reflection properties of sediments with different grain sizes is key for sediment substrate classification and the construction of seafloor acoustic scattering models. To accurately measure surface s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,760 Views
22 Pages

Simulators for Designing Energy-Efficient Power Supplies Based on Solar Panels

  • Oleg Rekutov,
  • Michail Surkov,
  • Danil Lyapunov,
  • Alexey Muravlev,
  • Alexandra Pravikova,
  • Anton Yudintsev,
  • Victor Rulevskiy,
  • Oleg Bubnov and
  • Victor Pchelnikov

28 March 2022

Boosted interest in highly efficient power supplies based on renewables requires involving simulators during both the designing stage and the testing one. It is especially relevant for the power supplies that operate in the harsh environmental condit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
200 Views
34 Pages

Fitness-Driven Assessment of Mooring-System Designs for 15-MW FOWT in Shallow Waters

  • Shun-Wen Cheng,
  • Nai-Chi Chen,
  • Cheng-Hsien Chung and
  • Ray-Yeng Yang

Offshore wind energy is a key enabler of the global net-zero transition. As nearshore fixed-bottom projects reach maturity, floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are becoming the next major focus for large scale deployment. To accelerate this devel...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,243 Views
2 Pages

Testing in Tropical Reservoirs a Remote Sensing Phycocyanin Empirical Model Performed for Temperate Reservoirs: Ahead of Climate Change

  • Xavier Sòria-Perpinyà,
  • Eduardo Vicente,
  • Marcelo Pompêo,
  • Viviane Moschini-Carlos,
  • Juan M. Soria and
  • Jesús Delegido

Remote sensing is a tool that is being used increasingly often for both terrestrial and aquatic ecology. For inland waters, most works focus on developing an empirical or analytical model to estimate optical active variables related to water quality....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,258 Views
21 Pages

13 May 2025

With the acceleration of urbanization and the increased frequency of extreme rainfall events, flooding has emerged as one of the most serious natural disaster problems, particularly affecting riparian cities. This study conducted a flooding risk asse...