Academic Articles & Research Papers

Tribological and flexural characterization of dissimilar AA2024-T3/AA6082-T6 friction stir welded joints

The escalating demand for lightweight, high-strength structures in the aerospace and automotive sectors necessitates robust joining technologies for dissimilar aluminium alloys. This study systematically investigates the effects of friction...

An Optimization via Simulation approach for the preemptive and non-preemptive multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problems

In this paper a novel modelling and solving method has been developed to address the so-called resource constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) where project tasks have multiple modes and also the preemption of activities are allowed...

Supporting Luxury Hotel Recovered in Times of COVID-19 by Applying TRIZ Method: A Case Study in Taiwan

The current COVID-19 pandemic, which is alarming for another global economic recession, puts the sustainable development of the tourism system under high consideration. The tourism industry is a key generator of foreign exchange across the ...

Production of Cooking Gas through Electrochemical Decomposition of Organic Matter

In recent decades, the use of electrochemistry has increased exponentially. Electrochemistry has demonstrated their effectiveness in the cleaning of manufactured effluents and the decomposition of complex hydrological compounds for water tr...

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

Mathematical Problems in Engineering is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes results of rigorous engineering research carried out using mathematical tools. Contributions containing formulations or results related to applicati...

Analysis of factors affecting the length of stay of patients using clustering and association rules (Case study: Amir al-Momenin Hospital, Maragheh)

One of the major indicators in evaluating the performance of hospitals and their managers is the average length of stay of patients; given the importance of this indicator, the present study has examined the factors affecting the length of ...

The impact of non-communicable chronic diseases on the earned income of working age Chinese residents

Abstract This paper used two waves (2016 and 2018) of longitudinal data from the China Families Panel Survey (CFPS) to analyze the economic impact of Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) on individual earned income using propensity scor...

Medical Informatics as a Concept and Field-Based Medical Informatics Research: The Case of Turkey

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the position of Turkey in the field of Medical Informatics and assess the general structure of research by analyzing Medical Informatics research with bibliometric methods. Material and Methods: In this stu...

Dynamic Inventory Planning with Unknown Costs and Stochastic Demand

Generally ordering policies are done by two methods, including fix order quantity (FOQ) and fix order period (FOP). These methods are static and either the quantity of ordering or the procedure of ordering is fixing in throughout time horiz...

Exploring a Novel Material and Approach in 3D-Printed Wrist-Hand Orthoses

This article proposes the integration of two novel aspects into the production of 3D-printed customized wrist-hand orthoses. One aspect involves the material, particularly Colorfabb varioShore thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filament with ...

4D printing of semi-crystalline crosslinked polymer networks with two-way shape-memory effect

This paper introduces a novel approach to 4D printing tailored structures with reversible two-way shape-memory effect (SME) through material extrusion technology. To this aim, methacrylated poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was synthesized and eva...

Design, motions, capabilities, and applications of quadruped robots: a comprehensive review

Robots are becoming integral to society and industries due to their enormous advantages. Among the various categories of mobile robots, including wheeled robot, tracked robot, and legged robots, the latter stands out as a better choice for ...

On Observability and Monitoring of Distributed Systems – An Industry Interview Study

Nonlinear Dynamics of Swinging Clapper Bells under Arbitrary or Resonant Forcing Functions

Study of swinging clapper bells involves aspects encompassing sound and acoustic engineering, mechanical engineering, and structural engineering. From the musical point of view, clapper bells are directly played idiophone instruments, where...

Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic and Exergoenvironmental Impact Analyses and Optimization of Various Geothermal Power Cycle Configurations

Energy, exergy, and exergoeconomic evaluations of various geothermal configurations are reported. The main operational and economic parameters of the cycles are evaluated and compared. Multi-objective optimization of the cycles is conducted...

Photoresponsive Biomimetic Soft Robots Enabled by Near‐Infrared‐Driven and Ultrarobust Sandwich‐Structured Nanocomposite Films

Soft robots, intelligent structures built up of smart soft materials, are capable of being programmed to perform delicate work. Recently, plenty of biomimetic soft robots with functionalities of grasping, sensing, searching, and transportin...

A Competitive Design and Material Consideration for Fabrication of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates

The bipolar plate is one of the most significant components of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, and contributes substantially to the cost structure and the weight of the stacks. A number of graphite polymer composites with di...

Investigation on Individual and Collective PV Self-Consumption for a Fifth Generation District Heating Network

Renewable Energy Communities have been recently introduced in European legislation to promote distributed generation from renewable energy sources. In fact, they allow to produce and consume energy from shared local power plants. Low temper...

Effect of Heated Wall Corrugation on Thermal Performance in an L-Shaped Vented Cavity Crossed by Metal Foam Saturated with Copper–Water Nanofluid

Practical applications such as solar power energy systems, electronic cooling, and the convective drying of vented enclosures require continuous developments to enhance fluid and heat flow. Numerous studies have investigated the enhancement...

Combined Effect of the Parameters of Vacuum Interrupter and L-C Circuit Upon Arc Re-Ignition in HVDC Circuit Breakers

The new horizons for HVDC systems and their applications has intensified the research in HVDC protection systems. The HVDC circuit breakers (CB) has been the center of the protection systems with vacuum interrupters (VIs) showcasing a great...