The U.S. is throwing its full technological weight behind nuclear energy, and artificial intelligence is now in the reactor core.
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on Tuesday signed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the…
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Optimizing space heating efficiency in sustainable building design a multi criteria decision making approach with model predictive control
Artificial neural network and LSTM method
Simulation software such as Design Builder®/Energy Plus, IDA ICE, TRNSYS®, and ESP-r have demonstrated proficiency in accurately predicting energy consumption and comfort levels in buildings….
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A hybrid phase-shifted PWM technique for a 13-level inverter with low switch count and suppressed charging spike
Figure 1 presents the structure of the proposed 13-level inverter, which consists of two switched capacitor units and one level shifter unit. This structure comprises five pairs of switches (S1, S1’, …, S5, S5’), five diodes (D1-D5), and…
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Utilization of a bioinspired algorithm for optimum reservoir operation in an altering climate a case study of China
Case study
The Lijiang River is a tributary of the Pearl River in the southwest of China, and the Qinshitan hydropower Dam is located there. This dam is situated in Guilin, a city renowned for its karst mountains and river landscape. Guilin city…
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Thermodynamic, electrochemical and surface characterization of copper corrosion inhibition in acidic solution using rice straw extract
FTIR measurements
The FTIR measurements were conducted to characterize the functional groups present in the rice straw extract. Table 1 and Fig. 2 demonstrate FTIR spectrum bands and the band assignments for rice straw extract. Notably, a peak of…
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Perceived digital threats influencing smartphone use among the aging population
Mathews, C. Population ageing in Lower- and Middle-income countries. Celebrating 40 years of helpage international. J. Popul. Ageing. 17, 1–4 (2024).
Rawat, R., Mukherjee, S., Ugargol, A. P….
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Physiologic model of the cerebrovascular system using supply and demand between arteries and tissues
Construction of the cerebrovascular arteries and the brain tissue from medical image data
The MR images shown in Fig. 1(a) were processed in the following steps. Vessel geometries were segmented as extensively as possible from the MR angiography…
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Cochlear implant re-mapping informed by measures of viability of the electrode-neural interface: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Dowell, R. C. Evidence about the effectiveness of cochlear implants for adults. In Evidence-based practice in audiology. (2012).
Zeng, F.-G. Trends in cochlear implants. Trends Amplif. 8(1), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1177/108471380400800102…
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A closed loop fully automated wireless vagus nerve stimulation system
The vagus nerve is a principal component of the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system. VNS has been investigated as a therapeutic intervention for various conditions, including drug-resistant epilepsy, heart failure, ventricular and atrial…
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220–325 GHz all-photopolymer Bragg horn antennas towards eco-friendly terahertz applications
Design of all-photopolymer Bragg Horn antennas
All-photopolymer Bragg horn antennas, fabricated from Accura ClearVue (experimentally characterized refractive index \(\:n\left(f\right)=-0.0123{f}^{2}-0.0335f+1.6262\) and absorption coefficient
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