Pressure-time loading profile for tube superplastic free bulging
AbstractAn analytical model to determine the pressure-time loading profile for tube superplastic free bulging was presented in this work. The analytically determined loading profile was in good...
View ArticleMulti-sensor image super-resolution with fuzzy cluster by using multi-scale...
AbstractSuper-resolution (SR) methods are effective for generating a high-resolution image from a single low-resolution image. However, four problems are observed in existing SR methods. (1) They...
View ArticleAssessing the utility of meteorological drought indices in monitoring summer...
AbstractNumerous drought indices have been developed to analyze and monitor drought condition, but they are region specific and limited by various climatic conditions. In southwest China, summer...
View ArticleA basic hypoplastic constitutive model for sand
AbstractHypoplastic constitutive models are based on nonlinear tensor functions and are characterized by simple formulation and few parameters. In its early stage, mainly basic hypoplastic constitutive...
View ArticleA novel scheme for infrared image enhancement by using weighted least squares...
AbstractHigh-quality thermal infrared (IR) images are always preferred in numerous real-world applications. However, acquired IR images, which have low contrast and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) among...
View ArticleEmergency Event Web Information Acquisition using Crowd Web Sensors
AbstractIn the domain of emergent event analysis, it is still a difficult issue to acquire the event information from the Web efficiently. To solve the problem, this paper proposes a crowdsensing-based...
View ArticleUncertain random spectra: a new metric for assessing the survivability of...
AbstractIn this paper, a soft computing method, a probability theory, and a graph theoretic approach are utilized to describe this phenomenon. Uncertain random spectra, namely, natural tenacity, are...
View ArticleTowards secure and cost-effective fuzzy access control in mobile cloud computing
AbstractIn this article, we suggest a secure and cost-effective fuzzy access control protocol in mobile cloud computing. It is especially designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) providing...
View ArticleSynergetic effect between the metal and acid sites of Pd/SAPO-41 bifunctional...
AbstractSilicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves (SAPO-41) with different SiO2/Al2O3 ratios were synthesized using di-n-butylamine (DBA) as template. All of the samples were characterized by XRD, SEM,...
View ArticleTwisted Group C *-Algebras as Compact Quantum Metric Spaces
AbstractWe construct a class of compact quantum metric spaces. We prove that twisted reduced group C*-algebras for discrete groups with twisted rapid decay property are compact quantum metric spaces,...
View ArticleNeuroprotective Effects of Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide on Focal Cerebral...
AbstractIncreasing evidence demonstrates inflammation contributes to neuronal death following cerebral ischemia. Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) has been reported to prevent scopolamine-induced...
View ArticleCentroid sliding pyramid method for removability and stability analysis of...
AbstractThis paper proposes a new method using centroid sliding pyramid (CSP) to identify the removability and stability of fractured hard rock in tunnel and slope engineering. The new method features...
View ArticleImpacts of terrain attributes and human activities on soil texture class...
AbstractKnowledge of soil texture variations is critical for agricultural and engineering applications because texture influences many other soil properties. This study used random forest method to...
View ArticleA general rotation averaging method for granular materials
AbstractIn order to study the rotational behavior of granular materials, rotation averaging methods are required. Most of the existing rotation averaging methods are only for 2D cases and limited by...
View ArticlePrediction for multi-index constrained forming limit in shear bending process...
AbstractPredictions for multi-index constrained forming limits and forming limits of Ti-alloy thin-walled tubes have become key problems urgently in need of solutions in order to improve forming...
View ArticleOccurrence and human dietary assessment of sulfonamide antibiotics in...
AbstractAs the most important fishery medicines, sulfonamides are widely used to prevent diseases caused by pathogens in aquaculture. However, relatively little is known about the residues and dietary...
View ArticleQuantification of canola root morphological traits under heat and drought...
AbstractBackground and aimsAn understanding of the root traits in overcoming the constraints to canola growth imposed by heat and drought stresses is increasingly needed. This research examines the...
View ArticleHydroxychloroquine alleviates persistent proteinuria in IgA nephropathy
AbstractPurposeDendritic cells, Toll-like receptor (TLR), interleukin-6 (IFN-α), interferon-alpha (IFN-α) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) play an important role in the pathogenesis of IgA...
View ArticleA green approach for synthesis of naphthoquinone-fused oxazine derivatives in...
AbstractAn efficient and eco-friendly procedure has been developed for synthesis of naphthoquinone-fused oxazine derivatives via one-pot pseudo four-component reaction of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone,...
View ArticleGeneralization improvement for regularized least squares classification
AbstractIn the past decades, regularized least squares classification (RLSC) is a commonly used supervised classification method in the machine learning filed because it can be easily resolved through...
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