Study on the Stiffness of Rail Support for Some Lines of Urban Railway in Vietnam by Tran Anh DUNG, Le Trung HIEU, Le Hai HA, Pham Van KY

“…These values are associated with bearing stiffness values of 23.1x106 N/mm, 30.8x106 N/mm, and 27.5x106 N/mm, respectively. Proper determination of rail support stiffness is crucial for efficient railway operations and maintenance. …”
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The Effect of the Use of Black and White Flashcards on Acute Pain Levels in Infants by Diler Yılmaz, Nejla Canbulat Şahiner, Zübeyde Ezgi Erçelik

“…Conclusion: We concluded that the use of black and white flashcards during the vaccination practices was efficient. In line with these results, we recommend that nurses use black and white flashcards, an easily applicable method, to decrease the pain sensitivity of infants during vaccine applications.…”
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Intelligent controller design of an autonomous system using a social spider optimizer for path navigation and obstacle avoidance by Naimul Hasan, Huma Khan, Shahida Khatoon, Mohammad Sajid

“…The performance of the proposed method is compared with FLC and methods like PSO and CSO. …”
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Self-Supervised Multi-Task Learning for the Detection and Classification of RHD-Induced Valvular Pathology by Lorna Mugambi, Ciira wa Maina, Liesl Zühlke

“…This study investigated the use of self-supervised multi-task learning for automated echocardiographic analysis, aiming to predict echocardiographic views, diagnose RHD conditions, and determine severity. We compared two prominent self-supervised learning (SSL) methods: DINOv2, a vision-transformer-based approach known for capturing implicit features, and simple contrastive learning representation (SimCLR), a ResNet-based contrastive learning method recognised for its simplicity and effectiveness. …”
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Adaptive Channel Division and Subchannel Allocation for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access-Based Airborne Power Line Communication Networks by Ruowen Yan, Qiao Li, Huagang Xiong

“…Concurrently, the subchannel allocation algorithm employs a novel metric, the Subchannel Preference Score (SPS), which factors in both the signal quality and the current occupancy levels of each subchannel to determine their optimal allocation among nodes. This method ensures efficient resource utilization and maintains consistent network performance. …”
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Reinforced Concrete under the Action of Carbonization and Chloride Aggression: a Probabilistic Model for Service Life Prediction by S. N. Leonovich, E. E. Shalyi, L. V. Kim

“…The paper proposes a method for predicting a complex degradation of reinforced concrete structures with due account of various mechanisms of corrosion wear that allows to develop efficient methods for improvement of structure durability and maintainability which are operated in the marine environment. …”
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Technical and economic assessment of the parameters of thermal schemes of thermal power plants with a hydrogen generator by G. E. Marin, B. M. Osipov, A. R. Akhmetshin

“…The studies carried out show that a change in the component composition of the gas affects the energy characteristics of the engine. The method for determining the quantitative composition of COx, NOx, SOx in the exhaust gases of a gas turbine plant is presented. …”
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MB-AGCL: multi-behavior adaptive graph contrast learning for recommendation by Xiaowen lv, Yiwei Zhao, Zhihu Zhou, Yifeng Zhang, Yourong Chen

“…Furthermore, we propose an efficient adaptive graph augmentation method that integrates graph augmentation with down-stream tasks to reduce the impact of popularity bias. …”
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Application of MobileNetV2 and SVM Combination for Enhanced Accuracy in Pneumonia Classification by Eka Putra Agus Meindiawan, Muljono Muljono

“…In conclusion, the choice of feature extraction method plays an important role in determining the accuracy of an automated diagnostic system. …”
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STRESS FIELDS REVEALED BY AFTERSHOCKS OF THE STRONGEST EARTHQUAKES OF TIEN SHAN by O. A. Kuchay, Z. A. Kalmet’eva, M. E. Kozina, K. E. Abdrakhmatov

“…The parameters of the state of stress were determined by Yu.L. Rebetsky method of cataclastic analysis (MCA) of displacements on faults, based on the focal mechanisms of aftershocks. …”
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Crystal structure and properties of novel oxide Sm0.9Ca1.1Fe0.7Co0.3O4-d by Anastasia P. Galayda, Nadezhda E. Volkova, Anastasia I. Dyagileva, Ludmila Ya. Gavrilova, Vladimir A. Cherepanov, Peter D. Battle

“…The XRD pattern of Sm0.9Ca1.1Fe0.7Co0.3O4-δ was refined by the Rietveld method within an orthorhombic structure (space group Bmab). …”
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Reverse design of solid propellant grain based on deep learning: Imaging internal ballistic data by Lin Sun, Xiangyu Peng, Yang Liu, Shu Long, Weihua Hui, Ran Wei, Futing Bao

“…While existing reverse design methods are feasible, they often face challenges such as lengthy computation times and limited accuracy. …”
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Effect of polymer structure and additives on silane grafting of polyethylene

“…Branchings, PDI, Mw, and MFI are all determining factors and should be considered in comparing the silane grafting efficiency between different grades of polyethylene. …”
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From immune evasion to broad in silico binding: computational optimization of SARS-CoV-2 RBD-targeting nanobody by Shuyuan Cao, Bo Sun, Feng Gao, Feng Gao, Feng Gao

“…This study uses molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to analyze the immune evasion mechanisms of class 1 nanobodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, and to develop an efficient in silico pipeline for rapid affinity optimization.MethodsWe employed MD simulations and binding free energy calculations to investigate the immune evasion mechanisms of four class 1 nanobodies (R14, DL4, VH ab6, and Nanosota9) against wild-type (WT) and Omicron variants, including BA.2, JN.1, and KP.3/XEC. …”
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Empowering Quality of Recommendations by Integrating Matrix Factorization Approaches With Louvain Community Detection by Srilatha Tokala, Murali Krishna Enduri, T. Jaya Lakshmi, Ashu Abdul, Jenhui Chen

“…To determine the method’s efficiency, the evaluation metrics RMSE, MSE, and MAE are used, and the time required to evaluate the computation is also computed. …”
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IW Extraction From SAR Images Based on Generative Networks With Small Datasets by B. Saheya, Xia Ren, Maoguo Gong, Xiaofeng Li

“…The comparison and quantitative evaluation with other methods for small data problems show that the GAN-MSDU method is efficient and robust in IW extraction.…”
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EFFECT OF KINEMATIC PARAMETERS OF ELBOW MOTION ON BICEPS ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNAL by F. Bonilla, A. E. Lukyanov, A. V. Litvin, D. A. Deplov

“…The technique of recording EMG signals from the biceps, as well as of the signal processing methods are presented. Methods of statistical and spectral analysis are used for the quantification of the EMG signal values. …”
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A practical workflow to facilitate analysis of the emission dynamics of non-target BVOCs in terrestrial ecosystems by PTR-TOF-MS by Mathias Fontez, Joris Huguenin, Frédéric Jullien, Sandrine Moja, Magali Proffit, Florence Nicole

“…For this specific model experiment, we determined that normalization using the RUVr method and using and setting the MCR on a number of five components gave the most accurate results. …”
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Optimal sampling frequency and site selection for wastewater and environmental surveillance of infectious pathogens: A value of information assessment. by Isabella Impalli, Erik Bergland, Chadi M Saad-Roy, Bryan T Grenfell, Simon A Levin, D G Joakim Larsson, Ramanan Laxminarayan

“…The selection of surveillance sites, sampling frequency, and test sensitivity and specificity are crucial determinants of WES effectiveness and cost-efficiency. …”
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Multiple Criteria Assessment of Pile-Columns Alternatives by Saulius Sušinskas, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Zenonas Turskis

“…The criteria for evaluation are selected by taking into consideration the interests and goals of the client as well as factors that influence the efficiency of construction process. Their weights were determined by applying entropy method. …”
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