Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis Tasks for ANAV NPPs in Support of Plant Operation and Control by F. Reventós, L. Batet, C. Llopis, C. Pretel, I. Sol

“…The paper also includes a qualitative evaluation of the benefits obtained by ANAV through thermal-hydraulic analyses aimed at supporting operation and plant control.…”
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Effectiveness of Perfusion Index ratio and End-Diastolic Velocity ratio in evaluating the efficacy of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block: a prospective observational study by Li Hu, Li Hu, Jintao Sun, Bin Zhang, Xiaoyan Ye, Jian Lu, Jian Lu, Zhipeng Zhu, Zhipeng Zhu, Hongmei Zhou, Hongmei Zhou

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Preliminary CFD Assessment of an Experimental Test Facility Operating with Heavy Liquid Metals by Matteo Lizzoli, Walter Borreani, Francesco Devia, Guglielmo Lomonaco, Mariano Tarantino

“…Later on, the CFD model has been used to assess the performance of the component in conditions different from the ones tested in CIRCE: the performance of the Venturi is presented, in terms of pressure drops, for various operating conditions. …”
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Manual lymphatic drainage and therapeutic ultrasound in liposuction and lipoabdominoplasty post-operative period by Igor F. B Masson, Bruna D. A de Oliveira, Aline Fernanda Perez Machado, Thiago Saikali Farcic, Ivaldo Esteves Júnior, Cristiano Schiavinato Baldan

“…The patients were assessed with regard to pain, oedema and tissue fibrosis in different moments: Initial assessment, during assessment and final assessment through the application of the protocol of evaluation of cysts fibrosis levels. …”
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Research on Operation Optimization of Energy Cascade Utilization Heating Based on Exergy Analysis by Jianjun HOU, Xiliang FU, Ransheng LI, Guixi LIU, Yanping SUN, Li SUN, Zhanwei LIANG

“…In order to realize the optimization of energy cascade heating unit, An analysis-based evaluation model of heating economy is established, Got the whole plant efficiency, the heating index, And power generation coal consumption and heating coal consumption based on analysis; The simulation model built based on the thermal system integration and optimization software, This paper studies the operation economy of high back pressure heating unit, high and low side steam extraction-back pressure heating, middle exhaust steam heating and middle exhaust steam extraction-back pressure heating, The results show that the best efficiency, index, power generation coal consumption and heating coal consumption index of middle exhaust steam-back compressor are better than other heating modes; Based on the analysis method, the heating coal consumption can be the economy of different energy heating modes. …”
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A Method for Hand Dorsal Vein Recognition Based on Frangi and Morphological Operation by Xiaoling Xie, Xiaorui Xu, Junxi Zheng, Xiaocui Sun

“…Firstly, the Frangi algorithm is used to enhance the vascular structure of the hand dorsal vein based on the difference between the Hessian matrix eigenvalues of the points in the vascular part and the non-vascular part of the image, and then morphological operations and median filtering are used to eliminate image spots and smooth the image. …”
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A comprehensive review of data analytics and storage methods in geothermal energy operations by Ali Basem, Ahmed Kateb Jumaah Al-Nussairi, Dana Mohammad Khidhir, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Mohammadreza Baghoolizadeh, Mohammad Ali Fazilati, Soheil Salahshour, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Ali Mohammadi Hasanabad

“…The adaptability of BTES to different ground conditions and its small land footprint made it a spotlight for the researchers. …”
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Complications of the two major operations of Hirschsprung's disease: a single center experience by A Sarioğlu, F C Tanyel, M E Senocak, N Büyükpamukçu, A Hiçsönmez

“…The hospital records of patients who had undergone the Swenson or Duhamel operation over a 17-year period were reviewed and the patients were contacted for a final evaluation. …”
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IGBT Real-time Junction Temperature Calculation Based on Converter Operation Data by LI Yanyong, XIN Li, LAI Wei, LIU Wenye, FU Hangjie, WANG Liping

“…In order to evaluate IGBT operation junction temperature of locomotive operation and provide the basis for IGBT health status and life prediction, a real-time junction temperature calculation method was proposed based on the average power loss of each fundamental period from output phase voltage and current of converter. …”
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Development of Operating Strategies for Return Fan in HVAC System Considering Differential Pressure by Hye-In Lee, Hyo-Jun Kim, Jin-Hyun Lee, Young-Hum Cho

“…The evaluation results showed that the maximum pressure difference decreased from −142 Pa to −18 Pa compared to the existing strategy, and the total energy consumption of the HVAC system was reduced by 29%, highlighting the importance of considering pressure differences during HVAC system operation.…”
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Effect of Operating Temperature on Ni–Fe Alloy Nanostructured Electrodes for Alkaline Electrolyzer by Alberto Affranchi, Roberto Luigi Oliveri, Sonia Longo, Gabriele Miccichè, Sonia Carbone, Francesca Bellomo, Salvatore Geraci, Bernardo Patella, Nadia Moukri, Giuseppe Aiello, Maurizio Cellura, Philippe Mandin, Myeongsub Kim, Rosalinda Inguanta

“…The performance of a homemade electrolyzer with nanostructured electrodes is also studied at different temperatures and under industrial operation conditions for 600 h. …”
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Assessment of the Operating Temperature of Crystalline PV Modules Based on Real Use Conditions by Giuseppina Ciulla, Valerio Lo Brano, Vincenzo Franzitta, Marco Trapanese

“…Determining the operating temperature Tc of photovoltaic panels PV is important in evaluating the actual performance of these systems. …”
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Effects of intracameral dexamethasone injection versus topical steroids post phacoemulsification operation by Alaa I. A. Ghonim, Mervat E. Elgharieb, Amr A.-F. Gab-Alla, Ehab M. Moawad

“…There was also no significant difference between both groups regarding the anterior chamber cells’ index. …”
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Third-Generation Fatty Emulsions as Part of Parenteral Feeding in Operated Cancer Patients by S. V. Lomidze, I. V. Nekhayev, A. V. Sytov, I. A., Klimanov, N. B. Borovkova, S. V. Yefimenko, I. S. Korotkov, A. A. Severin

“…Objective: to study the efficacy of third- versus secondary-generation fatty emulsions as part of parenteral nutrition in patients operated on for gastric cancer. Subjects and methods. …”
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Determination of vibration characteristic in automatic tapping operations based on artificial neural networks by Emir Esim, Muhammed Demirel

“…This study investigates the prediction of vibration characteristics during automatic tapping operations using artificial neural networks (ANN). Experimental studies were conducted using different feed rates, spindle speeds, and material types to analyze their impact on vibrations. …”
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Computational Approach for Differential Equations with Local and Nonlocal Fractional-Order Differential Operators by null Kamran, Ujala Gul, Fahad M. Alotaibi, Kamal Shah, Thabet Abdeljawad

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Surgical smoke-related occupational injuries among medical professionals in the operating room by Chen Fengxia, Dexiang Jin, Ailing Lian

“…Objective The use of energy devices during surgery can cause the spread of surgical smoke into the operating room. The concentration of smoke particles during laparoscopic surgery is higher than that during open surgery. …”
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Numerical simulation of dynamic processes during operation of emergency brake of tunnel escalators by Kozlov M.N.

“…The purpose of this work is to evaluate the operating parameters, as well as the stress-strain state of the emergency brake elements using virtual modeling in the Comsol Mutliphysics software package, under conditions of different loading of the escalator and the area of setting of the friction surfaces. …”
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Tracking wildfire risk to California railroads: integrating environmental data and railway operations by Karl Kim, Daniele Spirandelli, David Rother, Eric Yamashita, Michelle Toner

“…These segments were evaluated regarding land cover, slope, meteorological conditions, and adaptive capacity. …”
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Analysis of a methanol synthesis reactor operating in non-isothermal cooling conditions by Grazia Leonzio, Giovanni Manenti, Marcello Maria Bozzini, Roberto Baratti, Flavio Manenti

“…Accordingly, the present work analyzes and compares the DZMR productivity under different shell-side operating conditions, with the thermal oil used as shell-side coolant. …”
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