Comparative evaluation of pediatric endodontic rotary file systems to bending and torsion tests: A finite element analysis by Harshinie Manivannan, Selvakumar Haridoss, Vignesh K.C, Kavitha Swaminathan

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate the mechanical behavior of three commercially available pediatric endodontic rotary file systems to bending and torsion stress analysis test through Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Methods: A Finite Element Analysis study was performed on three commercially available pediatric endodontic rotary files (Pro AF baby, Kedo SG and Neoendo pedoflex) available for cleaning and shaping the narrow root canals of the deciduous teeth to bending and torsion tests with the boundary conditions according to ISO 3630-1 specifications. …”
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Adaptive fusion of multi-cultural visual elements using deep learning in cross-cultural visual communication design by HuPei Wang

“…Abstract This paper presents a novel deep learning approach for the adaptive fusion of multicultural visual elements in cross-cultural visual communication design for interface development. …”
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Efficient Integral Equation Analysis of Arbitrarily Shaped Rectangular Waveguide Discontinuities Including Conducting Objects by Antonio Manuel Huescar de la Cruz, Antonio Oliva Aparicio, Fernando D. Quesada Pereira, Alejandro Alvarez Melcon, Vicente E. Boria Esbert

“…In order to reduce the number of unknowns, the Lorenz gauge Green's functions of rectangular waveguides and their spatial derivatives are used to model the boundary conditions. In addition, the Ewald method has been employed to significantly speed up the evaluation of these rectangular waveguide Green's functions. …”
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Dynamic response mechanisms of limestone pillars with weak interlayers under vertical stress wave disturbance of blasting by JIANG Lichun, LI Yinghao, ZHONG Qipeng

“…Subsequently, relevant parameters were input, boundary conditions were established according to specific criteria, and a program was developed using Matlab software by integrating the Newmark-<italic>β</italic> self-starting method within the time-domain stepwise integration approach. …”
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Chemical Characteristics of Stack Particulate Matter Emitted from Sintering Process of an Integrated Steel Mill and Resolution of Source Contributors on Boundary PM2.5 by Cheng-Tsung Shao, Yu-Lun Tseng, Chung-Shin Yuan, Wen-Hsi Cheng, Nian-Jie Li, Jia-Yi Zhao

“…Abstract Background This study investigated the chemical characteristics of PM2.5 emitted from the sintering process of an integrated steel mill and assesses the contribution of emission sources to boundary PM2.5. Methods PM2.5 samples were simultaneously collected from three stacks of the sintering process and two boundary sites located at the upstream (Site N) and downstream (Site S) of the steel mill. …”
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Wave Generation by a Finite Baffle Array in Application to Beam-Forming Analysis by Yuriy TASINKEVYCH

“…Directional excitation of sound in an aperiodic finite baffle system is analyzed using a method developed earlier in electrostatics. The solution to the corresponding boundary value problem is obtained in the spatial-frequency domain. …”
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Finite element analysis of thin film flows in non-Newtonian third grade Sisko fluid for lifting and drainage applications by Shaukat Iqbal, Javaid Ali, Imran Siddique, Abdu Qaid Alameri, Hijaz Ahmad

“…This study presents a finite element method to investigate the behavior of third-grade non-Newtonian Sisko fluids in lifting and drainage scenarios. …”
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Finite Element Simulation of Interstitial–Lymphatic Fluid Flow and Nanodrug Transport in a Solid Tumor: An Intratumoral Injection Approach by Gobinda Debnath, Buddakkagari Vasu, Rama Subba Reddy Gorla

“…The governing fluid flow and solute transport equation along with the specified boundary conditions are solved using the finite element method through the Galerkin approach. …”
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Numerical-based theoretical investigation on the thermal efficiency of viscoplastic fluid suspended with ternary nanoparticles using the finite element approach by M. Nawaz, Abdelatif Salmi, Sayer Obaid Alharbi, A.S. Shflot

“…The study uses a computational method based on the finite element method (FEM) to examine the thermal efficiency of viscoplastic fluids containing ternary, di-, and mono-nanoparticles. …”
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Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Simulation of Tensile Fracture of 316L Stainless Steel Produced by Selective Laser Melting by Guowei Zeng, Ziyang Huang, Bei Deng, Rui Ge

“…A representative volume element (RVE) model reflecting the microstructure of SLM 316L stainless steel was established based on a combination of the crystal plastic finite element method (CPFEM) and UMAT subroutine technology. …”
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Approximate contact solutions for non-axisymmetric homogeneous and power-law graded elastic bodies: A practical tool for design engineers and tribologists by Valentin L. Popov, Qiang Li, Emanuel Willert

“…In the present paper, they undergo an extensive testing and validation by comparison of solutions with a great variety of profile shapes with numerical solutions obtained by the fast Fourier transform (FFT)-assisted boundary element method (BEM). Examples are given with quite significant deviations from axial symmetry and show surprisingly good agreement with numerical solutions.…”
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Research on Temporary Support Robot for the Integrated Excavation and Mining System of Section Coal Pillar by Hongwei Ma, Jiashuai Cheng, Chuanwei Wang, Heng Zhang, Wenda Cui, Xusheng Xue, Qinghua Mao, Peng Liu, Yifeng Guo, Hao Su, Zukun Yu, Peng Wang, Haibo Tian

“…Facing the support challenges of short-wall working face (15–40m) roadways in the ‘excavation–backfill–retention’ tunneling method for section coal pillars, traditional equipment struggled to achieve stable, reliable, and efficient support. …”
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Time-dependent behaviors of energy piles embedded in multilayered saturated transversely isotropic soils by Yongzhi Zhao, Zhenming Shi, Zhiyong Ai

“…By using the transformed differential quadrature method, kernel functions of coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical solution on the soil-energy pile interface are obtained and the boundary integration is conducted. …”
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Enhancing the strength-ductility synergy in an iron-based multi-principal element alloy via modulating Mo-rich precipitation by Qiyu Wang, Honghong Su, Yixi Hou, Guoliang Pei, Kerui Yu, Dawei Pang, Luyan Yang, Xiao Wei, Shengcheng Mao, Xiaodong Han

“…Through this method, the alloy achieved a high yield strength of 863 MPa with a tensile elongation at break of 27%, benefiting from the synergistic strain hardening induced by the regulation of the precipitation phase. …”
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Evaluation of lateral and axial forces in atrophic maxilla with angled pterygoid implant using three dimensional finite element analysis by Thair Mahroq, Ahmet Arslan, İbrahim Mutlu, Zakaria Al Joulaji

“…The purpose of this research is to identify the angle of pterygoid implant that have minimum equivalent stress and minimum equivalent strain using the finite element analysis (FEA) technique, based on the Frankfort Horizontal Plane. …”
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Efficient grain refinement of as-cast Al-Mg-Si alloy via warm deformation: grain boundary based quantitative analysis on its dynamic recrystallization behaviors by Jiawei Luo, Jin Zhang, Wei Xiong

“…Results show that the as-cast Al-Mg-Si alloy activated CDRX and DDRX more rapidly than its homogenized state at warm deformation temperatures, TEM observations have revealed that this was caused by elemental segregation along grain boundaries, which reduces grain boundary energy and thus facilitates recrystallization nucleation, additionally, it consumes a significant amount of solute atoms and facilitates the CDRX at grain interiors. …”
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Kinematic Characteristics of Deformed Porous Structures by Veselovska N., Sivak R., Paladiychuk Y., Bandura V., Telyatnik I., Bohatiuk M., Savkiv V., Edl M.

“…The calculation results were compared based on the proposed experimental and calculation techniques and the finite element method.…”
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Structural-Electrical-Coupled Formulation for the Free Vibration of a Piezoelectric-Laminated Plate Using the Analytical Arbitrary Quadrilateral p Element by Y. Y. Lee, A. Y. T. Leung, B. Zhu

“…Examples of square plates with different displacement and potential boundary conditions are studied. In the comparisons, the solutions of the present element are in good agreement with those obtained from other classical and finite element methods.…”
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The outward growth of the arcuate tectonic belt in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Insights from three-dimensional finite element numerical simulations by ZHAO Yilin, SUN Yujun, HOU Guiting, SHI Wei

“…Objective  The arcuate tectonic belt in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau is a unique boundary for the lateral growth of the Tibetan Plateau. …”
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Mechanical response identification of local interconnections in board-level packaging structures under projectile penetration using Bayesian regularization by Xu Long, Yuntao Hu, Irfan Ali

“…To address this issue, an indirect measurement method using the Bayesian regularization-based load identification was proposed in this study based on finite element (FE) predictions to estimate the load applied on critical interconnections of board-level packaging structures during the process of projectile penetration. …”
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