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Open AccessAn intelligent decision supporting system for international classification of functioning, disability, and health
In recent years, the population structure in Taiwan has changed so dramatically. Based on concerns of social welfare issues, Taiwanese government began to seek principles for assessment of disability. After se...
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Radiation heat transfer model for complex superalloy turbine blade in directional solidification process based on finite element method
For the sake of a more accurate shell boundary and calculation of radiation heat transfer in the Directional Solidification (DS) process, a radiation heat transfer model based on the Finite Element Method (FEM...
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Open AccessResearch on the fusion mechanism of cooperative embedded filtering and crowd content recommendation
Internet simultaneous services of large-scale users will lead to server overload and information failure. Static content recommendation system cannot adapt to the dynamic similarity characteristics of users. S...
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A column system for modeling bentonite slurry infiltration in sands
Pressurized bentonite slurry is applied on a tunnel face to form a filter cake to stabilize the tunnel face when the slurry shield excavates through the sandy soil. Failure of the tunnel face may be caused by ...
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Ambient intelligence and ergonomics in Asia
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Simulation of casting deformation based on mold surface element method
Deformation of casting during the solidification process has puzzled many engineers and scientists for years. In order to attain the goal of near-net forming by casting, numerical simulation is a powerful tool...
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Effect of Fe2B boride orientation on abrasion wear resistance of Fe-B cast alloy
The microstructures and abrasion wear resistance of directional solidification Fe-B alloy have been investigated using optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and laser scanning mic...
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Open AccessA Pythagorean Fuzzy TOPSIS Method Based on Novel Correlation Measures and Its Application to Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis of Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
The complex nature of the realistic decision-making process requires the use of Pythagorean fuzzy (PF) sets which have been shown to be a highly promising tool capable of solving highly vague and imprecise pro...
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Open AccessClinical validation and assessment of aortic hemodynamics using computational fluid dynamics simulations from computed tomography angiography
Hemodynamic information including peak systolic pressure (PSP) and peak systolic velocity (PSV) carry an important role in evaluation and diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD). Since MDCTA cannot evaluat...
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Open AccessResponse Sensitivity to Design Parameters of RV Reducer
Dynamic characteristic significantly affects performance of RV reducer. The current researches mainly pay attention to free vibration properties of RV reducer. In order to satisfy the increasing demand on high...
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Preparation of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy semisolid slurry through a water-cooled serpentine pouring channel
The semisolid slurry of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was prepared through a self-designed water-cooled copper serpentine pouring channel (WSPC) machine. Influences of pouring temperature, the number of turns and the cool...
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Open AccessPunctuation-generation-inspired linguistic features for Mandarin prosody generation
This paper proposes two novel linguistic features extracted from text input for prosody generation in a Mandarin text-to-speech system. The first feature is the punctuation confidence (PC), which measures the ...
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Open AccessIntegrated System of Solar Cells with Hierarchical NiCo2O4 Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Devices for Self-Driving Light-Emitting Diodes
Integration of solar cells, BSHs, and LEDs was developed for energy conversion, storage, and utilization in one system.
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Open AccessRobust topology optimization of multi-material lattice structures under material and load uncertainties
Enabled by advancements in multi-material additive manufacturing, lightweight lattice structures consisting of networks of periodic unit cells have gained popularity due to their extraordinary performance and ...
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Optimizing effectiveness and robustness for solar heat absorbers composed of a periodically nano-structured surface
This work studies solar heat absorbers having periodic and rectangular nano-pillars on their surfaces. Design factors are periods, filling ratios, and pillar height. They are tailored using the design of exper...
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Microstructures and erosion-corrosion behavior of Fe-B alloy containing chromium and nickel
The Fe-B alloy containing chromium and nickel was prepared, and the microstructure and erosion-corrosion behavior of the alloy were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ra...
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Open AccessAn advanced fuzzy collaborative intelligence approach for fitting the uncertain unit cost learning process
Estimating the unit cost of each product precisely and accurately is a prerequisite to determining the profitability of a manufacturer, which is usually addressed by fitting the underlying learning process. Ho...
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Open AccessProcess development for pandemic influenza VLP vaccine production using a baculovirus expression system
Influenza viruses cause hundreds of thousands of respiratory diseases worldwide each year, and vaccination is considered the most effective approach for preventing influenza annual epidemics or pandemics. Sinc...
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Open AccessEffects of endogenous inflammation signals elicited by nerve growth factor, interferon-γ, and interleukin-4 on peripheral nerve regeneration
Large gap healing is a difficult issue in the recovery of peripheral nerve injury. The present study provides in vivo trials of silicone rubber chambers filled with collagen containing IFN-γ or IL-4 to bridge ...
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Advanced aircraft manufacturing and maintenance using three-dimensional printing