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The swelling characteristics of a mixture of waste EPS particles and expansive soil are influenced significantly by initial water content. In order to search out the influential regularities under different initial water content, the tests of swelling ratio without pressure, swelling ratio under pressure...

This study aimed to analyze effectson the size of the Board of Commissioners, the Board of Commissioners Meeting, Board of Independent Commissioners, Audit Committee, Institutional Ownership, Concentration Ownershipand Managerial Ownership on Corporate Value as measured by Tobin’s Q and PBV. The population...

Background: Regional arterial compliance in peripheral arteries is known to be associated with ‘recruitable’ endothelial function probably mediated by an increase in smooth muscle tone [1]. However, the association between regional arterial stiffness and ‘resting’ endothelial function has not been evaluated. Methods:...

Background: Although generally assumed to be an adaptive response to increased blood pressure (BP), arterial stiffness is now recognized as an independent predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events [1]. Moreover it precedes hypertension in at least two mouse models [2,3]. Therefore, the present study aims...

To study the effects of intercropping on nutrient absorption of plants under cadmium (Cd) stress, a pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of intercropping with four Bidens species (Bidens bipinnata, Bidens pilosa, Bidens parviflora and Bidens biternata) on the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P)...

Objective and Motivation: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is known to be associated with vascular ageing, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) [1]. The European gold standard measurement of PWV requires an experienced operator to measure pulse waveforms at multiple sites, sometimes together with...

As the scale of deep learning models continues to grow, large-scale models in machine vision and natural language processing (NLP) have achieved tremendous success. For instance, the current NLP giant GPT-3 has pushed the parameter count to the scale of billions. However, due to the significant surpassing...

Purpose: Investigating the biomechanical role of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in arteries requires knowledge of their structural distributions. Compared to histology, 3D microscopy offers non-destructive ex vivo imaging under realistic conditions [1]. Robust 3D segmentation of SMCs, however, is challenging....

To study whether the hybridizing could promote the growth of F1 hybrids of vegetables under heavy metal stress, a pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of reciprocal hybridizing on growth of F1 hybrids of two genotypes of Brassica juncea var. megarrhiza under cadmium (Cd) stress....

Experiments on four steel-concrete composite beams under negative bending were carried out in this paper. The effects of three factors such as bending moment ratio between two ends of a beam, height-to-thickness ratio of web, lateral slenderness ratio of compressive flanges on the bending bearing capacity...

In order to build a team of high-quality ideological and political teachers in colleges and universities and promote the development of ideological and political education in colleges and universities, this paper focuses on ideological and political education teaching, and develops a consultation resource...

In this study, a geotechnical tunnel surrounding rock stability analysis model is established based on the random forest algorithm in order to improve the accuracy and reliability of surrounding rock stability prediction in tunnel engineering. Through testing and data collection of geotechnical parameters,...

It utilizes machine learning prognostics in predicting genetic diseases by taking large sets of computational algorithms that process huge genetic data. These models attempt to forecast the probability of acquiring certain types of genetic diseases with the help of gene markers, ancestral history, environment,...

Owing to an unfortunate oversight during the production process this proceedings was initially published with incorrect volume number 668, this has now been corrected to volume 231.

Background: Cerebral microvascular dysfunction may contribute to depression via disruption of brain structures involved in mood regulation, but evidence is scarce. The retina allows for direct visualisation of a microvascular bed that shares anatomical and physiological similarities with the cerebral...

The deployment of a tetrahedral truss structure with spring driving system is a fast process. A deployment experiment of the tetrahedral truss structure has been designed to study the deployment dynamic characteristics of this tetrahedral truss structure. Using a high-speed camera and a force transducer,...

In this paper, based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and the Oldroyd-B model, the decoupled solving method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation and advection-diffusion constitutive equation and the boundary processing formats are given. The flow of viscoelastic fluid in the planar 3:1...

Arithmetic is the ability of every child in mathematics, such as activities to order numbers, count, and recognize numbers, to develop skills necessary for everyday life. This ability is the basis for developing mathematical skills and readiness to attend basic education. This research was conducted...

The research tries to explore how personality traits (Compliant, Aggressive & Detached) and financial risk tolerance capacity play a role among Generation Z investors concerning their herding behaviour. The current studies explain how Generation Z investors are inclined to herding behaviour with...

This academic paper explores the flammability concerns associated with using the refrigerant R1234yf in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. Since R1234yf is a flammable refrigerant, there is a potential risk of fire and explosion if there is an unexpected refrigerant leakage. The study investigates...

A graph is half-arc-transitive if its automorphism group acts transitively on its vertex set, edge set, but not arc set. Let n be a product of three primes. The problem on classification of the half-arc-transitive graphs of order n has been considered in [J Algebraic Combin 1(1992) 275-282, Discrete...

On the basis of establishing control system model of voice coil linear motor, saturated link and dead zone link of nonlinear systems are made Simulink simulation to implement the optimization of control system. B&R Automation Studio integrated development environment is used to automatically generate...

As a key device to coal mining, the hydraulic pressure support is important for the safety of coal mine. Currently, most of design software for hydraulic pressure support are stand-alone version and only capable of fulfilling partial design work. They have been used for a long time and lacked software...

Hygiene and health are two things that are closely related. As a proverb that is often heard “Kebersihan adalah pangkal kesehatan”. Now, life during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are encouraged to keep the hygiene and health at least start from ourselves. Japanese children’s folk song 童謡 is a medium that...

The usage of personal protection equipment (PPE) such as face masks diversify immensely in the US and China during the COVID-19 pandemic. To fully address this issue, this paper conducts a multi-aspect research on US and China society. This research aims to compare the two cultures and identify the underlying...

Criminal law is the law that regulates violations and crimes. In addition to regulating the matter, criminal law also regulates criminal proceedings, one of which is the reason for criminal eradication. The reason for criminal offenses is divided into two, which called excuse and justification. The excuse...

Target uniformly accelerated motion, when SNR is almost zero, only using DCFT accumulation method can not achieve the goal of uniformly accelerated motion detection effective accumulation. To solve this problem, derivation and analysis of the echo signal model and the characteristics of the signal model...

The copper coating process on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) has been carried out by electroless plating method to improve interfacial bonding between MWCNT and alumininium matrix. The initial step of electroless plating is to pre-treat MWCNT which includes oxidation (hydrophilic treatment), sensitization...

It is a shared goal of countries around the world, including China, to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth, boost employment, and guarantee decent work for all. In particular, the protection of vulnerable populations has all along been the priority of the Chinese government, of which mobile...

The maturity of big data has led to the emergence of artificial intelligence technology (AIT), and AIT has also begun to become a hot spot for domestic and foreign experts and scholars. Today, artificial intelligence has been applied in many fields such as military, life, and work. This paper first introduces...

This study investigates the transmission and current-voltage (I–V) characteristics of a 10-atom armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) under a 90-V bias voltage using a Non-Equilibrium Green’s Function (NEGF) approach. The NEGF method is used to calculate the electronic properties of the AGNR, including...

Children with asthma symptoms have limitation on conducting physical activity. For instance, they are easily to get tired and they are less excited. Furthermore, they are socially and emotionally unacceptable for the peer group due to their low ability in various physical activities. If this conditions...

The article discloses an increasing role of biodiversity in strategies of sustainable development of mountain areas. Unique character and attractiveness of mountain ecosystems due to significant biological, landscape and ethno genetic diversity and their sensibility to anthropogenic have been discussed....

The article deals with the problem of using the therapeutic resources located in the regions of the Great Tea Road. An example of the Pitatelevsky source located on the territory of the Russian part of the transboundary basin of the Selenga River in the Republic of Buryatia is given, its current state...

The paper presents the rationale for the use of information-semantic approach to the study of music therapy issues in the context of the challenges of digital technologies. At present, the information theory and the basics of semantics in relation to art, including music, are becoming more relevant and...

Accurate segmentation of liver and tumor regions in Computed Tomography (CT) scans is crucial for precise diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical navigation. Manual segmentation is not only time-consuming but also susceptible to inter-observer variability, emphasizing the necessity for robust automated...

In order to study the influence of locator layout on assembly quality, the side-body outer panel of auto B pillar was chosen as the object. Based on response surface methodology (RSM) and 3DCS, the quadratic response surface models were built up. The multi-objective function was optimized to get the...

The Tourism B&B cluster area plays a crucial role in achieving rural revitalization and fostering high-quality regional tourism development. Based on the brand gene theory, this study focuses on the brand gene identification and system construction of coastal tourism B&B clusters, innovatively...

In this study, a novel sparsity-driven weighted ensemble classifier (SDWEC) that improves classification accuracy and minimizes the number of classifiers is proposed. Using pre-trained classifiers, an ensemble in which base classifiers votes according to assigned weights is formed. These assigned weights...

For solving the existing problems of assembly quality of B-pillar, a robust design approach was utilized to optimize locator layout of Reinf Pillar and Side Beam Threshold so that the assembly deviation of B-Pillar was minimized. Taguchi orthogonal experiment was carried out to perform the idea by taking...

It is a crucial aid for people with hearing and speech deficiencies. However, there are no efficient recognition systems to enable continuous communication of sign language users with non-signers. This paper presents a robust sign language discrimination system based on the transfer learning of ResNet...

In Indonesia, there are regulations that govern falsification, which are regulated in the Criminal Code. Forgery itself is set in Chapter XII of Book II of the Criminal Code. Crimes related to forgery that often occur in Indonesian society are related to Pasal 263 of the Criminal Code until Pasal 266...

The reliance of the iris recognition system on high-quality iris segmentation creates a strong foundation for future iris recognition research and greatly improves the efficiency of iris identification. By using the same datasets for training and testing, we were able to obtain the top network model,...

The object of this study was to obtain description about management competence of school principal in managing school facilities and infrastructures which supporting curriculum implementation. Particularly, objective of this study was to find out the image of primary school facilities and infrastructures...

This paper puts forward the highway tunnel electromechanical devices’ operating parameter monitoring system is composed of two parts: monitoring network and monitoring management system. Monitoring node puts monitoring data into the database while Monitoring management system chooses MySQL database under...

Previous efforts on die swell issues mainly focus on linear models such as Oldroyd-B, Linear PTT. However, the characteristic of Rouse Linear Entangled Polymers (Rolie-Poly) model, as a simple model derived from tube-based molecular theory, is rarely discussed before. Compared with other constitutive...

In order to improve the behavior self-control ability of move-in-mud robot in unknown environment, this paper proposes a behavior control algorithm based on radial basis function neural network Q learning. The algorithm enhances the interaction between robot and environment and improves self-learning...

The paper presented an economic and efficient method of "anaerobic SBR - UASB - SBR " for disposal mature landfill leachate with high COD, ammonia nitrogen concentration but low B/C ratio . Started up the unified process under 500% reflux ratio whose inflow of water maintained 3L/d . Improved the reflux...

At the present stage of Russia's development, there is a contradiction between the policy pursued in the country to ensure the social security of the population, including young people, on the one hand, and the real state of social safety of young people, on the other. This contradiction is preserved...

This research is about the role of the Notary Honorary Council on the Summon of a Notary by a Police Investigator related to the Deed he made. The problems formulated are First, What is the Role of the Notary Honorary Council against the summons of a Notary by Police Investigators and Second, How is...