Design of a double-blade swirl wet dust collector for comprehensive mining faces by GONG Xiaoyan, HE Zilun, CHEN Long, WANG Haijun, FU Haoran, PEI Xiaoze, SUN Haixin, ZHANG Hongbing, YANG Fuqiang

“…Based on the response surface methodology, a multivariable regression equation was established between dust collection efficiency and the four influencing factors. …”
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Finite Element Model Updating for a Continuous Beam-Arch Composite Bridge Based on the RSM and a Nutcracker Optimization Algorithm by Weihua Zhou, Hongyin Yang, Jing Hao, Mengxiang Zhai, Hongyou Cao, Zhangjun Liu, Kang Wang

“…The stochastic subspace identification method is first adopted to extract the bridge’s natural frequencies from vibration data. The response surface method is then employed to construct a response surface function that approximates the FE model. …”
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Removal of methylene blue dye from textile industry wastewater using green synthesized Teff straw assisted ZnO nanoparticle by Getachew L. Rorissa, Ermias A. Tesema, Reddy Prasad D.M., Abdisa R. Hunde, Sirno Y. Beyena, Meron A. Biru, Dereje T. Mekonnen, Tebelay L. Adnualem

“…Characterization via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed functionalization, with an average crystalline size of 27.196 nm. Adsorption experiments analyzed the impact of pH, adsorbent dose, contact time, and initial dye concentration, while Response Surface Methodology (RSM) with a Central Composite Design (CCD) optimized conditions, achieving 99.77% removal efficiency at pH 6.9, 68.5 mg/L dye concentration, 0.265 g adsorbent dose, and 77.87 min contact time, fitting the Freundlich isotherm model (R² = 0.99). …”
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C2729T mutation associated with HBV mother-to-child transmission reduces HBV production via suppressing LHBs expression by Minmin Liu, Yarong Song, Yi Li, Xingwen Yang, Hui Zhuang, Jie Li, Jie Wang

“…In this study, based on a prospective cohort of mother-infant pairs with positive maternal hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), we found that the average nucleotide mutation rate of HBV preS1 promoter (SPI) region in the immunoprophylaxis success group was significantly higher than that in the immunoprophylaxis failure group. …”
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Lateral Spacing of TiO₂ Nanotube Coatings Modulates In Vivo Early New Bone Formation by Andreea Mariana Negrescu, Iuliana Ionascu, Madalina Georgiana Necula, Niculae Tudor, Maksim Kamaleev, Otilia Zarnescu, Anca Mazare, Patrik Schmuki, Anisoara Cimpean

“…Mechanical characterisation revealed that the two morphologies presented a similar chemical composition and mechanical strength, but, in terms of surface roughness, the spTNTs exhibited a higher average roughness. …”
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Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for RIS-assisted secure UAV communication by Bojia Zhao, Danyang Qin, Yuhong Chen, Jiaqiang Yang, Huapeng Tang, Lin Ma

“…Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm significantly outperforms benchmark strategies in maximizing both average SSR and SEE.…”
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Secure Cooperative Dual-RIS-Aided V2V Communication: An Evolutionary Transformer–GRU Framework for Secrecy Rate Maximization in Vehicular Networks by Elnaz Bashir, Francisco Hernando-Gallego, Diego Martín, Farzaneh Shoushtari

“…The growing demand for reliable and secure vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in next-generation intelligent transportation systems has accelerated the adoption of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) as a means of enhancing link quality, spectral efficiency, and physical layer security. …”
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Approximate Thermal Calculation of the Superheated Steam Condenser of Heat Pumps by V. I. Volodin, S. V. Zditovetskaya

“…The use of a two-zone technique with a separate averaging of the physical properties of the working media in the areas of superheated steam and condensation cooling, as well as temperature pressures, provides a more accurate value of the heat exchange surface, which in the case under consideration is reduced to 20%. …”
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Investigating Induced Infiltration by Municipal Production Wells Using Stable Isotopes of Water (δ¹⁸O and δ²H), Four Mile Creek, Ohio by Idah Ngoma, Jonathan Levy, Jason A. Rech, Tedros M. Berhane

“…PW2 δ¹⁸O values ranged from −5.72 to −7.34‰, with a mean of −6.70‰, and δ²H ranged from −36.69 to −46.14‰, with a mean of −43.61‰. Using the time averaged values of δ¹⁸O of groundwater, production wells and surface water, the percentages of surface water resulting from induced infiltration in 2012 were 57%, 59% and 15% at the three wells, respectively, while in 2021, PW1 had 35% and PW2 91%. …”
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Estudo da correlação entre a temperatura da superfície dos oceanos Atlântico e Pacífico e o NDVI, no Rio Grande do Sul Correlation study between sea surface temperature in the Atla... by Julio R. Marques, Denise Fontana, Ricardo W. Mello

“…NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) images obtained from NOAA satellite, and monthly averages of SST data, obtained from NCEP and NCAR were used. …”
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Probing the Interaction of Diester Internal Donors (ID) with AlEt₃ on Ziegler-Natta Surfaces: A Comparison Between Binary (MgCl₂/ID) and Ternary (MgCl<sub>2</... by Felicia Daniela Cannavacciuolo, Giuseppe Antinucci, Roberta Cipullo, Vincenzo Busico

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RIS-Aided V2I–VLC for the Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems in Mountain Areas by Wei Yang, Haoran Liu, Guangpeng Cheng, Zike Su, Yuanyuan Fan

“…Further, the closed-form expressions for average path loss, channel capacity, and outage probability are derived. …”
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Modern Pollen–Vegetation Relationships: A View from the Larch Forests of Central Siberia by Elena Novenko, Natalia Mazei, Anton Shatunov, Anna Chepurnaya, Ksenia Borodina, Mikhail Korets, Anatoly Prokushkin, Alexander V. Kirdyanov

“…Here, we analyze 102 surface moss/soil pollen samples collected from four study regions located in various boreal forest vegetation types in Central Siberia. …”
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Coupled Resonance Fiber-Optic SPR Sensor Based on TRIZ by Cuilan Zhu, Haodi Zhai, Yonghao Wang, Xiangru Suo, Tianyu Zhu, Shuowei Jin

“…This paper aims to enhance the sensitivity of fiber-optic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors by innovatively applying TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving). …”
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Discriminating Similar Naval Vessels Using YOLOv8 Deep Neural Network by Sean McCormick, Adrien Richez, Violet Mwaffo, Donald H. Costello

“…In these challenging conditions, these UASs must accurately identify specific surface vessels among multiple similar vessels using passive onboard sensors. …”
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Investigations on wire-EDT for precision turning of cylindrical mild steel bars using gear-driven rotary setup by Sujeet Kumar Chaubey

“…The spark-on duration was found to be significant for the machining erosion rate, while both spark-on duration and spark-off duration were found to be significant for the average surface irregularity depth. A circularity error of 17.06 µm, an Rz of 8.1 µm, and a MER of 8.86 mm³/min were achieved at the optimum combinations. …”
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Entropy-Driven Adaptive Neighborhood Selection and Fitting for Sub-Millimeter Defect Detection and Quantitative Evaluation in Magnetic Tiles by Jiaxiong Huang, Qinyuan Huang, Wengziyang Jiang, Fei Sun

“…Experimental results indicate that our method can reliably detect surface defects as small as 0.07 mm², achieving an average precision of 93.91%, a recall of 95.97%, and an F1 of 94.91%. …”
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Two-Stage Target Detection for Compact HFSWR With Space-to-Depth YOLOv8 and Multiframe ViT by Tong Wu, Ming Li, Jiong Niu, Ling Zhang, Wandong Zhang, Qing Ming Jonathan Wu

“…Accurate and reliable target detection is a crucial requirement of high-frequency surface wave radar for effective maritime surveillance. …”
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Performance Analysis of RIS-Assisted RF-Based Detection of Unauthorized UAVs by Yousef Awad, Suhail Al-Dharrab, Wessam Mesbah

“…In particular, we propose a novel RF-based UAV detection technique aided by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) considering realistic air-to-ground (A2G) channel conditions under Rician fading channels. …”
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Thermal analysis for obtaining coal ignition characteristics in boilers——Part 2: Intrinsic reaction kinetics by Yang LIU, Zezheng SHI, Zhaoshuai CHEN, Haoyu GOU, Jiye TAO, Shiming XU, Bo YU, Peitao ZHAO, Peifang FU, Huaichun ZHOU

“…To address these issues, a general surface activation function model (GSAFM) was proposed. …”
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