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4 Citations
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2 February 2022

In this paper, the Painlevé integrable property of the (1 + 1)-dimensional generalized Broer–Kaup (gBK) equations is first proven. Then, the Bäcklund transformations for the gBK equations are derived by using the Painlevé tru...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,543 Views
20 Pages

In hydrogeology, the pressure front diffusion equation is crucial for the interpretation of pumping tests. It describes the displacement around the pumping well of the pressure front generated by a hydraulic disturbance, such as pumping or injection....

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,686 Views
15 Pages

Determining Johnson-Cook Constitutive Equation for Low-Carbon Steel via Taylor Anvil Test

  • Lenka Kunčická,
  • Miroslav Jopek,
  • Radim Kocich and
  • Karel Dvořák

25 August 2021

Tristal steel is low-carbon construction-type steel widely used in the automotive industry, e.g., for braking components. Given the contemporary demands on the high-volume production of such components, these are typically fabricated using automatic...

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  • Open Access
1,540 Views
20 Pages

Equation of State of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete–Oedometric Testing

  • Yuri S. Karinski,
  • Vladimir R. Feldgun and
  • David Z. Yankelevsky

19 February 2024

This paper aims at investigating the triaxial behavior of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) under extremely high pressures, and experimentally determine Equation of State (EOS) for several different AAC densities. Oedometric tests were carried out us...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
9,887 Views
27 Pages

When a cognitive ability is assessed repeatedly, test scores and ability estimates are often observed to increase across test sessions. This phenomenon is known as the retest (or practice) effect. One explanation for retest effects is that situationa...

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  • Open Access
2,677 Views
9 Pages

Cross-Validation of Predictive Equation for Cardiorespiratory Fitness by Modified Shuttle Walk Test in Adults with Schizophrenia: A Secondary Analysis of the CORTEX-SP Study

  • Mikel Tous-Espelosin,
  • Sonia Ruiz de Azua,
  • Nagore Iriarte-Yoller,
  • Pedro M. Sanchez,
  • Edorta Elizagarate,
  • Agurne Sampedro and
  • Sara Maldonado-Martín

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) can be direct or estimated from different field tests. The Modified Shuttle Walk Test (MSWT) is suitable for all levels of function, allowing a peak response to be elicited. Therefore, we aimed (1) to validate the equa...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,246 Views
21 Pages

The Multistage 20-m Shuttle Run Test for Predicting VO2Peak in 6–9-Year-Old Children: A Comparison with VO2Peak Predictive Equations

  • João Paulo Brito,
  • Christophe Domingos,
  • Ana Fátima Pereira,
  • João Moutão and
  • Rafael Oliveira

16 September 2022

This study aimed (i) to verify if using and carrying a portable gas analyzer (PGA) constrained the performance of school children on the multistage 20-m shuttle run test (20mSRT), (ii) to verify which peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) predictive equa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,440 Views
8 Pages

A Simple Equation to Estimate Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Older Adults Using the 6 min Walk Test, Sex, Age and Body Mass Index

  • Peter Šagát,
  • Zvonimir Kalčik,
  • Peter Bartik,
  • Ľuboslav Šiška and
  • Lovro Štefan

4 July 2023

Purpose: The 6 min walk test (6MWT) is used in clinical and epidemiological practice as a simple tool to evaluate the maximal aerobic exercise capacity (VO2max). To date, little evidence has been provided regarding regression equation models to predi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,810 Views
13 Pages

23 May 2024

The second partial differential equation from the Kaup–Newell hierarchy is considered. This equation can be employed to model pulse propagation in optical fiber, wave propagation in plasma, or high waves in the deep ocean. The integrability of...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,342 Views
10 Pages

This study aimed to develop prediction equations for maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) based on non-exercise (anthropometric) and submaximal exercise (anthropometric and physiological) variables in paraplegic men with a spinal cord injury. All participa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,259 Views
17 Pages

13 April 2017

High-temperature tensile testing of AH36 material in a wide range of temperatures (1173–1573 K) and strain rates (10−4–10−2 s−1) has been obtained by using a Gleeble system. These experimental stress-strain data have been adopted to develop the const...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,601 Views
24 Pages

31 May 2023

This paper presents the results of research aimed at assessing the effectiveness of ten selected constitutive equations for hyperelastic bodies in numerical modeling of the first compression load cycle of a polyurethane elastomer with a hardness of 9...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
1,954 Views
17 Pages

21 July 2023

The Chavy–Waddy–Kolokolnikov model for the description of bacterial colonies is considered. In order to establish if the mathematical model is integrable, the Painlevé test is conducted for the nonlinear ordinary differential equat...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,541 Views
20 Pages

Modeling of the Efficiency of the Centrifugal Conical Disk Dispenser of Bulk Materials

  • Vasyl Dmytriv,
  • Michał Bembenek,
  • Vasyl Banha,
  • Ihor Dmytriv,
  • Damian Dzienniak and
  • Saltanat Nurkusheva

15 April 2024

Centrifugal disk dispensers are widely used in various tasks of dosing bulk, dispersed materials. The design of the disk depends on the physical and mechanical characteristics of the dosing medium. The work discusses the development of an analytical...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,946 Views
18 Pages

20 December 2022

In this study, the uniaxial compressive mechanical properties of earth materials are tested, and the effects of four influencing factors, such as shape, size, curing age, and loading rate, on the strength, damage pattern, and stress-strain curve of t...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,418 Views
19 Pages

8 April 2024

The domain of science and engineering relies heavily on an in-depth comprehension of fluid dynamics, given the prevalence of fluids such as water, air, and interstellar gas in the universe. Euler equations form the basis for the study of fluid motion...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
13,385 Views
13 Pages

Comparison of VO2max Estimations for Maximal and Submaximal Exercise Tests in Apparently Healthy Adults

  • Marc-Olivier Dugas,
  • Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes,
  • Laurie Simard,
  • Tommy Chevrette,
  • Patricia Blackburn and
  • Martin Lavallière

27 November 2023

Due to limited accessibility, direct measurement of VO2max is rarely performed in clinical settings or sports centers. As a result, regression equations have been developed and are currently used during exercise tests to provide an indirect estimatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,888 Views
10 Pages

20 January 2022

The Cauchy problems of scale-invariant damped wave equations with derivative nonlinear terms and with combined nonlinear terms are studied. A new method is provided to show that the solutions will blow up in a finite time, if the nonlinear powers sat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,418 Views
10 Pages

Calculation of Oxygen Uptake during Ambulatory Cardiac Rehabilitation

  • Holger Stephan,
  • Nils Klophaus,
  • Udo F. Wehmeier,
  • Fabian Tomschi and
  • Thomas Hilberg

12 April 2024

Background: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is not used routinely. The goal of this study was to determine whether accurate estimates of VO2 values can be made at the beginning and at the end of a rehabilitation program. Methods: A total of 91 cardi...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,764 Views
22 Pages

Experimental Study on the Influence of Berms and Roughness on Wave Overtopping at Rock-Armoured Dikes

  • Weiqiu Chen,
  • Alberto Marconi,
  • Marcel R. A. van Gent,
  • Jord J. Warmink and
  • Suzanne J. M. H. Hulscher

The average overtopping discharge is an important parameter for the design and reinforcement of dikes. Rock armour on the waterside slopes and berms of dikes is widely used to reduce the wave overtopping discharge by introducing slope roughness and d...

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2 Citations
1,404 Views
12 Pages

Type I Shapovalov Wave Spacetimes in the Brans–Dicke Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravity

  • Konstantin Osetrin,
  • Altair Filippov,
  • Ilya Kirnos and
  • Evgeny Osetrin

13 December 2022

Exact solutions for Shapovalov wave spacetimes of type I in Brans–Dicke’s scalar-tensor theory of gravity are constructed. Shapovalov wave spacetimes describe gravitational wave models that allow for the the separation of wave variables i...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,083 Views
12 Pages

PyTheis—A Python Tool for Analyzing Pump Test Data

  • Sun Woo Chang,
  • Sama S. Memari and
  • T. Prabhakar Clement

9 August 2021

The Theis equation is an important mathematical model used for analyzing drawdown data obtained from pumping tests to estimate aquifer parameters. Since the Theis model is a nonlinear equation, a complex graphical procedure is employed for fitting th...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,811 Views
34 Pages

13 November 2021

The breakage index equation (BIE), or t10 model from drop weight testing (DWT) data for rocks and ores is used in the design of crushers and mills. Such models are becoming increasingly difficult to visualize as the number of variables increases. The...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,781 Views
21 Pages

Fatigue Life Assessment of API Steel Grade X65 Pipeline Using a Modified Basquin Parameter of the Magnetic Flux Leakage Signal

  • Syed Muhamad Firdaus,
  • Azli Arifin,
  • Shahrum Abdullah,
  • Salvinder Singh Karam Singh and
  • Noorsuhada Md Nor

4 January 2023

This paper presents a modified fatigue life model of the Basquin equation using the stress parameter of the magnetic flux leakage signal. Most pipeline steels experience cyclic loading during service and the influence of the load history makes assess...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,001 Views
16 Pages

12 May 2021

In order to develop the high-temperature forging process of high-quality 20MnCr5(SH) gear steel, according to the physical characteristics of high-temperature hot deformation of 20MnCr5(SH), the single pass hot pressing test was carried out in the te...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,766 Views
20 Pages

18 December 2020

This study presented the analysis of the modified convergent flow tracing method, which is a modified virtual solute transport approach to retrieve tracer masses from a pulse image (virtual) well to an extraction well. In the convergent flow tracer t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,312 Views
18 Pages

Fundamental Properties of Nonlinear Stochastic Differential Equations

  • Linna Liu,
  • Feiqi Deng,
  • Boyang Qu and
  • Yanhong Meng

29 July 2022

The existence of solutions is used the premise of discussing other properties of dynamic systems. The goal of this paper is to investigate the fundamental properties of nonlinear stochastic differential equations via the Khasminskii test, including t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,931 Views
16 Pages

3 May 2018

Laboratory predictions for the fatigue life of an asphalt mixture under cyclic loading based on the plateau value (PV) of the permanent deformation ratio (PDR) were carried out by three-point bending fatigue tests. The influence of test conditions on...

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  • Open Access
1,792 Views
20 Pages

A Full-Stage Productivity Equation for Constant-Volume Gas Reservoirs and Its Application

  • Lei Zhang,
  • Shiying Cheng,
  • Keliu Wu,
  • Cuiping Xin,
  • Jiaxuan Song,
  • Tao Zhang,
  • Xiaofei Xie and
  • Zidan Zhao

30 August 2024

Gas well production involves various stages, including stable, variable, and declining production. However, existing production-capacity equations typically apply only to the stable production stage, limiting their effectiveness in evaluating gas wel...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,638 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2024

This paper employs the Finite Element Method (FEM) to simulate and analyze the effects of corrosion defect parameters on the stress and failure pressure of pipelines. It investigates how the boundary conditions of the pipeline model influence stress...

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1,236 Views
21 Pages

26 June 2025

This paper is concerned with the non-existence of a global solution to the initial value problem of the inhomogeneous damped wave equation with a nonlinear memory term and a nonlinear gradient term. The critical exponent and formation of singularity...

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553 Views
15 Pages

27 May 2025

The Euler–Boltzmann equations are an important class of mathematical models that describe the coupling between particle transport and macroscopic fluid dynamics. They find broad applications in plasma physics, rarefied gas dynamics, and astroph...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,056 Views
18 Pages

Stretch Forming Behavior and Constitutive Equation of a Modified 5083 Alloy with High Mg Content at Elevated Temperatures

  • Seung-Yoon Yang,
  • Da-Bin Lee,
  • Kweon-Hoon Choi,
  • Nam-Seok Kim,
  • Seong-Ho Ha,
  • Bong-Hwan Kim,
  • Young-Ok Yoon,
  • Hyun-Kyu Lim,
  • Shae K. Kim and
  • Young-Jig Kim

3 March 2021

For the purpose of applying a modified 5083 alloy (New 5083M alloy) with high Mg content in various automotive sheet parts, the stretch forming behavior of the 5083M alloy was studied in tensile mode at a wide range of processing conditions. The tens...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,733 Views
8 Pages

Validity of Prediction Equations of Maximal Heart Rate in Physically Active Female Adolescents and the Role of Maturation

  • Sophia D. Papadopoulou,
  • Sousana K. Papadopoulou,
  • Foteini Alipasali,
  • Dimitris Hatzimanouil,
  • Thomas Rosemann,
  • Beat Knechtle and
  • Pantelis T. Nikolaidis

13 November 2019

Background and objectives: Maximal heart rate (HRmax) is an important training and testing tool, especially in the context of evaluating intensity in exercise prescription; however, few studies have examined the validity of prediction equations of HR...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,868 Views
13 Pages

Is the Ventilatory Efficiency in Endurance Athletes Different?—Findings from the NOODLE Study

  • Przemysław Kasiak,
  • Tomasz Kowalski,
  • Kinga Rębiś,
  • Andrzej Klusiewicz,
  • Maria Ładyga,
  • Dorota Sadowska,
  • Adrian Wilk,
  • Szczepan Wiecha,
  • Marcin Barylski and
  • Daniel Śliż
  • + 2 authors

16 January 2024

Background: Ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular diseases and defines individuals’ responses to exercise. Its characteristics among endurance athletes (EA) remain understudied. In a cohort of EA, we aimed to...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,271 Views
22 Pages

The survivability of a damaged RoPax ship in the case of a flooding accident can be critical, as these ships have a tendency for a rapid capsize. Various simulation tools are presently in use to study the behavior of damaged RoPax and cruise ships. R...

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  • Open Access
732 Views
28 Pages

Parameter Analysis of Pile Foundation Bearing Characteristics Based on Pore Water Pressure Using Rapid Load Test

  • Jing-Jie Su,
  • Xue-Liang Zhao,
  • Qing Guo,
  • Wei-Ming Gong,
  • Yu-Chen Wang and
  • Tong-Xing Zeng

A novel approach for determining the bearing capacity of pile foundations using rapid load testing is suggested to rectify the inaccuracies arising from the presumption of a constant damping coefficient and excess pore water pressure during the evalu...

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  • Open Access
1,323 Views
26 Pages

Biomechanical Analysis of Camellia oleifera Branches for Optimized Vibratory Harvesting

  • Rui Pan,
  • Ziping Wan,
  • Mingliang Wu,
  • Shikui Lu and
  • Lewei Tang

5 December 2024

To investigate the biomechanical properties of Camellia oleifera branches under two loading speeds within a specific diameter range, three-point bending tests were conducted using a universal material–testing machine. The tests were performed a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,489 Views
17 Pages

16 April 2024

In the present study, we consider continuous-time modeling of dynamics using observed data and formulate the modeling error caused by the discretization method used in the process. In the formulation, a class of linearized dynamics called Dahlquist&r...

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  • Open Access
45 Citations
10,521 Views
17 Pages

Determination of Johnson–Cook Constitutive Parameters for Cutting Simulations

  • Michael Storchak,
  • Philipp Rupp,
  • Hans-Christian Möhring and
  • Thomas Stehle

23 April 2019

The Johnson–Cook constitutive equation is very widely used for simulating cutting processes. Different methods are applied for establishing parameters of the constitutive equation. Based on the methods analysed in this study, two algorithms wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,632 Views
11 Pages

2 December 2021

Due to the impact of natural and artificial influence, such as waves, tides, and artificial dewatering, the small-strain shear modulus of soils may vary with the water content of soil, causing deformation of excavations and other earth structures. Th...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,526 Views
14 Pages

27 July 2019

A mathematical procedure based on the analysis of tensile flow curves has been proposed to assess the microstructure quality of several ductile irons (DIs). The procedure consists of a first diagram for the assessment of the ideal microstructure of D...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,713 Views
16 Pages

Modification of Equation for Calculating the Bond Stress Between Steel Bars and Concrete

  • Xiaosan Yin,
  • Jimin Li,
  • Shidong Tang,
  • Yuzhou Sun and
  • Md. Mashiur Rahman

The bond between steel bars and concrete is a fundamental aspect of reinforced concrete, ensuring the efficient transfer of forces between the two materials and guaranteeing their compatibility and composite action. The conventional equation for calc...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,031 Views
13 Pages

Analysis of the Efficiency of Using Heat Exchangers with Porous Inserts in Heat and Gas Supply Systems

  • Natalia Rydalina,
  • Elena Antonova,
  • Irina Akhmetova,
  • Svetlana Ilyashenko,
  • Olga Afanaseva,
  • Vincenzo Bianco and
  • Alexander Fedyukhin

10 November 2020

The creation of efficient and compact heat exchangers is one of the priority tasks arising during the design of heat and gas supply to industrial and residential buildings. As a rule, finned surfaces and turbulization of heat carrier flows are used t...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,824 Views
15 Pages

Mechanical Characteristics of Rice Root–Soil Complex in Rice–Wheat Rotation Area

  • Huibin Zhu,
  • Haoran Zhao,
  • Lizhen Bai,
  • Shi’ao Ma,
  • Xu Zhang and
  • Hui Li

In order to explore the mechanical characteristics of stubble breaking and provide a theoretical basis for the design of a stubble breaking and crushing blockage prevention device, an orthogonal test with three factors (water content, bulk weight, an...

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  • Open Access
449 Views
16 Pages

21 March 2025

This study investigates the absence of global solutions for a system of fractional differential equations. The system features a nonlinear source term with nonlocal temporal behavior and involves two Hadamard fractional derivatives (HFDs) of varying...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,552 Views
25 Pages

Bond Behavior of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars in Recycled Coarse Aggregate Concrete

  • Ahmed Godat,
  • Ebtesam Alghafri,
  • Noura Al Tamimi,
  • Hamda Aljaberi and
  • Shaima Aldaweela

25 January 2022

This study is an experimental investigation of the bond stress–slip behavior of BFRP bars in recycled coarse aggregate concrete using the pull-out experiment. The experimental program contains twenty-three BFRP specimens and twelve specimens wi...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,640 Views
11 Pages

29 December 2022

Compared with the constant stress accelerated aging test, the step stress accelerated aging test reduces the accelerated aging test time by increasing the aging temperature step by step to obtain the aging failure life of rubber in a shorter time, bu...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,713 Views
18 Pages

The noise emitted by ships is one of the most important noises in the ocean, and the propeller noise is one of the major components of the ship noise. Measuring the propeller noise in a laboratory, despite the high accuracy and good reliability, has...

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  • Open Access
765 Views
28 Pages

4 June 2025

This study investigates the mechanical degradation of HRB400 corroded reinforcing steel induced by corrosion and introduces a tailored constitutive model to capture the influence of mass loss ratios. A series of tensile tests were conducted following...

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