2024 February - 19 articles
The propagation of detonation waves (i.e., supersonic combustion waves) in non-uniform gaseous mixtures has become a matter of interest over the past several years due to the development of rotating detonation engines. It was shown in a number of rec...
This research paper examines Sports Analytics, focusing on injury patterns in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their impact on players’ performance. It employs a unique dataset to identify common NBA injuries, determine the most af...
The current study aims to develop a methodology for obtaining topology-optimal structures made of short fiber-reinforced polymers. Each iteration of topology optimization involves two consecutive steps: the first is a simulation of the injection mold...
We derive a reaction–diffusion model with time-delayed nonlocal effects to study an epidemic’s spatial spread numerically. The model describes infected individuals in the latent period using a structured model with diffusion. The epidemic...
The DNA virus responsible for monkeypox, transmitted from animals to humans, exhibits two distinct genetic lineages in central and eastern Africa. Beyond the zoonotic transmission involving direct contact with the infected animals’ bodily fluid...
Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) stands as a critical tool for understanding the evolutionary and functional relationships among biological sequences. Obtaining an exact solution for MSA, termed exact-MSA, is a significant challenge due to the combi...
Engineers have consistently prioritized the maintenance of structural serviceability and safety. Recent strides in design codes, computational tools, and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) have sought to address these concerns. On the other hand, the...
We compare the performance of two systems, ChatGPT 3.5 and GeoGebra 5, in a restricted, but quite relevant, benchmark from the realm of classical geometry: the determination of geometric loci, focusing, in particular, on the computation of envelopes...
This paper delves into precisely measuring liquid levels using a specific methodology with diverse real-world applications such as process optimization, quality control, fault detection and diagnosis, etc. It demonstrates the process of liquid level...
The work presented in this paper makes multiple scientific contributions with a specific focus on the analysis of misinformation about COVID-19 on YouTube. First, the results of topic modeling performed on the video descriptions of YouTube videos con...
Fused-Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a commonly used 3D printing method for rapid prototyping and the fabrication of plastic components. The history of temperature variation during the FDM process plays a crucial role in the degree of bonding between l...
A simple cell population growth model is proposed, where cells are assumed to have a physiological structure (e.g., a model describing cancer cell maturation, where cells are structured by maturation stage, size, or mass). The main question is whethe...
Closed-loop pipe systems allow the possibility of the flow of gas from both directions across each route, ensuring supply continuity in the event of a failure at one point, but their main shortcoming is in the necessity to model them using iterative...
Machine learning approaches are currently used to understand or model complex physical systems. In general, a substantial number of samples must be collected to create a model with reliable results. However, collecting numerous data is often relative...
This work focuses on optimizing the displacement of a passive particle interacting with vortices located on the surface of a sphere. The goal is to minimize the energy expended during the displacement within a fixed time. The modeling of particle dyn...
Maxwell defined a ‘true’ or ‘total’ current in a way not widely used today. He said that “… true electric current … is not the same thing as the current of conduction but that the time-variation of the elec...
Cardiac arrhythmias, characterized by deviations from the normal rhythmic contractions of the heart, pose a formidable diagnostic challenge. Early and accurate detection remains an integral component of effective diagnosis, informing critical decisio...
This research proposes a new variant of Nowak and Sigmund’s indirect reciprocity model focused on agents’ individualism, which means that an agent strengthens its profile to the extent to which it makes a profit; this is using agent-based...
With the rapid development in technology in recent years, the use of cameras and the production of video and image data have similarly increased. Therefore, there is a great need to develop and improve video surveillance techniques to their maximum e...
