Nonlinear Creep Constitutive Model of Rock Considering Hardening Effect by Dipeng Zhu, Zhiyong Hu, Shuguang Zhang, Wei Qiu, Yijie Wang, Donglan Chen, Fan Mingzhuo, Shutian Zhao, Ye Sun, Wenbo Liu

“…To precisely capture the nonlinearity of rock creep and the law of accelerated deformation, a hardening function and a damage variable are introduced. Based on traditional rheological models, creep mechanisms, and damage laws, an accelerated creep constitutive model integrating hardening and damage effects is established. …”
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Regression analysis and artificial neural networks for predicting pine species volume in community forests by Wenceslao Santiago-García

“…The regression approach employed seemingly unrelated nonlinear regression (NSUR) to fit simultaneous additive volume systems using both one- and two-variable models. In this approach, volume was modeled as a function of diameter at breast height (d) alone and as a function of both d and total tree height (h). …”
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Optimum Design of RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded FRP Using Pattern Search by Noor Mohammed Sheet, Baraa J. M. AL-Eliwi, Rabi M. Najem

“…The design process involved an objective function that represents the cost function of the optimum solution and design variables that define the optimum dimensions of the beam and FRP material, such as beam width, effective beam depth, FRP strip thickness, FRP strips spacing, and FRP strip width, according to the design constraints of the ACI 440-2R-17 code. …”
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Maturity Classification and Quality Determination of Cherry Using VNIR Hyperspectral Images and Comprehensive Chemometrics by Yuzhen Wei, Siyi Yao, Feiyue Wu, Qiangguo Yu

“…Based on the spectral principal components, three classifiers were built to classify the maturity level: support vector machine, backpropagation neural network, and radial basis function neural network. Excellent results with a classification accuracy of 100% were obtained. …”
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Approximation by interpolation spectral subspaces of operators with discrete spectrum by M.I. Dmytryshyn

“…Applications to spectral approximations of the regular elliptic operators with variable smooth coefficients in the space $L_q(\Omega)$ over an open bounded set $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ and some self-adjoint ordinary elliptic differential operators in a bounded interval $\Omega=(a,b)$ are shown.…”
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Using machine learning methods to determine a typology of patients with HIV-HCV infection to be treated with antivirals. by Antonio Rivero-Juárez, David Guijo-Rubio, Francisco Tellez, Rosario Palacios, Dolores Merino, Juan Macías, Juan Carlos Fernández, Pedro Antonio Gutiérrez, Antonio Rivero, César Hervás-Martínez

“…This study was based on the Spanish HERACLES cohort (NCT02511496) (April-September 2015, 2940 patients) and involved application of different neural network models with different basis functions (product-unit, sigmoid unit and radial basis function neural networks) for automatic classification of patients for treatment. …”
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Mechatronic system for running-in and testing of mechanical transmissions in mining shovels by Sergey I. Malafeev, Alevtina A. Malafeeva, Vladimir I. Konyashin, Andrey A. Novgorodov

“…Interactive manual control, enabling the operator to verify the functionality and calibration of test bench components. 2. …”
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Assessment of soil fertility and nutrient distribution for enhanced soil health and field management through an innovative approach by Amir Bostani, Amin Mohebbi Tafreshi, Mohammad Hosein Bijeh Keshavarzi

“…Total nitrogen ranged from 0.02% to 0.82%. Highly variable macronutrient variation coefficient. Thus, the critical limits for elements and physicochemical characteristics were 4.5, 6, 0.7, and 0.8 mg/kg. …”
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Correlation Analysis of Radical Polymerization Reactor Operating Conditions to Industrial Scale Swelling Capacity of Superabsorbent by Willy Aulia Ilham, Teguh Kurniawan, Saepurahman Saepurahman, Ratna Sari siti Aisyah

“…The analysis determined that the variables that had the strongest correlation with the SC were retention time and reaction temperature, with correlation coefficient values of 0.31 and -0.26. …”
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True amplitude migration in constant gradient velocity media by Castillo López Luis Antonio

“…<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The kirchhoff conventional algorithm using ray tracing is based on a constant velocity function. This solution, where is incorporated ray path information into conventional algorithm, can be extended to a variable velocity medium. …”
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Proportional Topology Optimization algorithm with virtual elements for multi-material problems considering mass and cost constraints by Minh Tuan Tran, Minh Ngoc Nguyen

“…., the derivative of the objective function with respect to design variables. Instead, the amount of material distributed into each element is determined proportionally to the contribution of that element to the objective function. …”
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Numerical Mixing Index: Definition and Application on Concrete Mixer by Cristian Ferrari, Nicolò Beccati, Luca Magri

“…The method predicts the distribution efficiency of the materials within a truck mixer as a function of its internal geometry, rotation speed, and mixture composition. …”
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Providing a Framework for Performance Evaluation of Organizations in Successfully Implementing TQM, Based on Knowledge Management Approach and Organizational Agility by Neda Irannejad, Hadi Shirouyehzad, Arash Shahin

“…To express the above-given relationship, group interpretive structural modelling (ISM (interpretive structural modelling)) techniques have been used to rank the components of each domain; also, fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD (fuzzy quality function deployment)) technique has been applied to find the weight and relationship of the three mentioned domains by examining the independent and interface variables of the previous step. …”
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Landing scheduling for carrier aircraft fleet considering bolting probability and aerial refueling by Genlai Zhang, Lei Wang, Zhilong Deng, Xuanbo Liu, Xichao Su, Haixu Li, Chen Lu, Kai Liu, Xinwei Wang

“…Then, taking the landing sequencing as decision variables, a combinatorial optimization model with a compound objective function is formulated. …”
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Back-Analysis of Parameters of Jointed Surrounding Rock of Metro Station Based on Random Forest Algorithm Optimized by Cuckoo Search Algorithm by Xinping Guo, Annan Jiang, Xiang Liu

“…In this method, the mean square error between the measured displacement (stress) and the calculated displacement (stress) is taken as the objective function, and the joint parameters are taken as the decision variables. …”
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Enhancing wireless applications through reconfigurable electro-mechanical reflectarray antenna design for beam steering by Behrokh Beiranvand, Rashid Mirzavand

“…The proposed design involves multiple reflective strips at variable heights, enabling significant adaptability to incident waves at various angles. …”
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Advances in nursing care for post-stroke limb dysfunction rehabilitation by Jie Bai, Kecheng Chen

“…Clinically validated assessment tools demonstrate variable utility across recovery phases, with the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale offering efficiency in acute settings and the Motivation in Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation Scale providing comprehensive evaluation during subacute and chronic phases. …”
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Parental acceptance of novel children's medical syringes and their influencing factors by Su Wen Luo, Peng Rui Yang

“…Furthermore, the product's function and price value significantly shape users' behavioral intentions. …”
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DeBo: Contrast enhancement for image registration using binary differential evolution and bat optimization. by Muhammad Adeel Akram, Tallha Akram, Umer Javed, Muhammad Rafiq, Mehvish Naz, Di He

“…In this study, we proposed a hybrid binary differential evolution and BAT optimization model to enhance contrast stretching by optimizing a decision variables in the transformation function. To validate its efficiency, the proposed approach is utilized as a preprocessor before feature extraction in image registration. …”
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Maximising Achievable Rate Using Intelligent Reflecting Surface in 6G Wireless Communication Systems by Afrin Jahan Eva, Md. Sahal, Rabita Amin, Muhammad R. A. Khandaker, Risala Tasin Khan, Faisal Tariq, ASM Ashraf Mahmud

“…Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a promising technique which aims to shift the paradigm of uncontrollable wireless environment to a controllable one by adding the function of reconfigurability using multiple passive reflecting elements. …”
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