An Innovative FRP Pre-Stressing Device for Retrofitting Reinforced Concrete Beams by Kian Aghani, Hassan Afshin, Karim Abedi

“…This research introduces a device explicitly designed for pre-stressing FRP composites used in retrofitting of concrete beams and slabs. …”
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Model of the Mechanical Behavior of Cementitious Matrices Reinforced with Nanomaterials by Victor D. Balopoulos, Nikolaos Archontas, Stavroula J. Pantazopoulou

“…CNTs and CNFs have been introduced as a nanoscale reinforcing material to cementitious composites, for stiffening and strengthening the microstructure. …”
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The Interaction of Topicalization and Left-Dislocation in English by Betty J. Birner, Gregory Ward

“…Finally, whereas previous work has found that discourse functions behave compositionally, this study suggests that where compositionality is precluded, an additional function may be discerned, justifying the simultaneous use of multiple constructions.…”
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False vacuum decay of excited states in finite-time instanton calculus by B. Garbrecht, N. Wagner

“…This way, we explicitly compute the sought-after decay widths, including their leading quantum corrections, for arbitrary potentials, demonstrating accordance with traditional WKB results. …”
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Improving the prediction of bitumen’s density and thermal expansion by optimizing artificial neural networks with Optuna and TensorFlow by Eli I. Assaf, Xueyan Liu, Sandra Erkens

“…In addition to reducing computational cost, the models exhibit improved interpolation and extrapolation capabilities, enabling reliable predictions for properties, ranges, and compositions not explicitly simulated.Key aspects of our approach include: • Transitioning from RFRs to ANNs, improving generalization, interpolation, and predictive accuracy. • Automated hyperparameter optimization, leveraging Optuna to maximize model efficiency. • Expanding applicability, enabling property prediction for unseen compositions without additional MD simulations.…”
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Alternative Forms of Compound Fractional Poisson Processes by Luisa Beghin, Claudio Macci

“…The corresponding distributions are obtained explicitly and proved to be solution of fractional equations of order less than one. …”
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60 years of Rabinowicz’ criterion for adhesive wear by Elena Popova, Valentin L. Popov, Dae-Eun Kim

“…He was probably the first researcher who explicitly emphasized the role of adhesion in friction and wear. …”
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Constructing multicomponent cluster expansions with machine-learning and chemical embedding by Yann L. Müller, Anirudh Raju Natarajan

“…Further, eCE models can leverage similarities between chemical elements to efficiently extrapolate into compositional spaces that are not explicitly included in the training dataset. …”
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Using Sun’s Java Real-Time System to Manage Behavior-Based Mobile Robot Controllers by Andrew McKenzie, Shameka Dawson, Fei Hu, Monica Anderson

“…This is accomplished by extending a real-time aware architecture that explicitly enumerates timing requirements for each behavior. …”
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Segregation to grain boundaries in disordered systems: An application to a Ni-based multi-component alloy by Dominik Gehringer, Lorenz Romaner, David Holec

“…In the present work, we further expand this field by explicitly showing how compositional disorder, present in real engineering alloys (e.g., steels or Ni-based superalloys), gives rise to a spectrum of segregation energies. …”
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Simulation Study of Autonomous Vehicles’ Effect on Traffic Flow Characteristics including Autonomous Buses by Tanveer Muhammad, Faizan Ahmad Kashmiri, Hassan Naeem, Xin Qi, Hsu Chia-Chun, Huapu Lu

“…Therefore, we have explicitly examined the effect of the AB on overall traffic flow. …”
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Sequential testing of complementary hypotheses about population density by Diego F. Rincon, Izzy McCabe, David W. Crowder

“…We overcame this limitation by using Bayes' theorem to sequentially update the posterior probability of a tested hypothesis against its complementary as data is collected. The new test can explicitly consider simple or composite hypotheses about static or dynamic population densities and process either purely sequential (one‐at‐a‐time) or group sequential data to produce a trajectory of posterior probabilities related to the tested hypothesis. …”
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Shibboleth: An agent-based model of signalling mimicry. by Jonathan R Goodman, Andrew Caines, Robert A Foley

“…This suggests that theoretical models in biology should place greater emphasis on the likelihood of detection, which does not explicitly entail costs, rather than on the costs to individuals who are detected. …”
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Mesoscale Modelling of the Mechanical Behavior of Metaconcretes by Antonio Martínez Raya, Gastón Sal-Anglada, María Pilar Ariza, Matías Braun

“…Metaconcrete (MC) is a class of engineered cementitious composites that integrates locally resonant inclusions to filter stress waves. …”
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Deploying UAV-based detection of bridge structural deterioration with pilgrimage walk optimization-lite for computer vision by Jui-Sheng Chou, Chi-Yun Liu, Pin-Jun Guo

“…This integration facilitates precise, automated deterioration quantification and supports accurate, efficient maintenance cost estimation. Explicitly designed for detecting underside deterioration in composite bridges, this system provides bridge management authorities and construction firms with a comprehensive tool. …”
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The role of compound retrieval in modulating task-switching performance and training effects by Fangyuan Zhou, Zhongjin Tian, Xiangqian Li

“…Nevertheless, it remains unclear how the compound retrieval approach influences task-switching costs when participants are explicitly instructed to use task rules. To address this gap, we conducted three experiments examining the impact of the compound retrieval approach on task-switching training effects within both composite design paradigms (where tasks and targets are presented simultaneously) and cue-target interval designs (where the task cue precedes the target stimulus by a 500 ms delay). …”
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Multiphase Reactions of Hydrocarbons Into an Air Quality Model With CAMx‐UNIPAR: Impacts of Humidity and NOx on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in the Southern USA by Yujin Jo, Myoseon Jang, Azad Madhu, Jiwon Choi, Jinsoo Park

“…UNIPAR streamlines multiphase partitioning of oxygenated products and their heterogeneous reactions by using explicitly predicted products originating from 10 aromatics, 3 biogenics, and linear/branched alkanes (C9‐C24). …”
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Advanced Stability Analysis for Fractional-Order Chaotic DC Motors Subject to Saturation and Rate Limitations by Esmat Sadat Alaviyan Shahri, Yangquan Chen, Naser Pariz

“…For each case, a family of stabilizing controllers is designed to explicitly handle the respective limitations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to rigorously address both saturation and rate limitations in the control design of FO chaotic systems. …”
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Narrative Review of the Validity and Cross-Context Equivalence of Healthy Diet Metrics and Their Data Collection Methods for Global Monitoring by Isabela F Sattamini, Giles T Hanley-Cook, Edward A Frongillo, Jennifer Coates

“…Results: Increments in GDQS+ and MDD-W predicted higher composite metrics of nutrient adequacy. MDD-W was sensitive to changes in nutrient intakes over time. …”
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Education of population for the future and the future of education by Jovanović-Gavrilović Biljana, Radivojević Biljana

“…The key role of education for achieving sustainable development has been globally recognized and embedded in relevant United Nations documents, including a new global development agenda by 2030, focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals, of which Objective 4 explicitly refers to education. The European Union also pays considerable attention to education for the future in the context of the commitment of its members to achieve sustainable development. …”
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