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Deep NURBS—admissible physics-informed neural networks (2024)
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Saidaoui, H., Espath, L., & Tempone, R. (2024). Deep NURBS—admissible physics-informed neural networks. Engineering with Computers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-024-02040-9

In this study, we propose a new numerical scheme for physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) that enables precise and inexpensive solutions for partial differential equations (PDEs) in case of arbitrary geometries while strongly enforcing Dirichlet... Read More about Deep NURBS—admissible physics-informed neural networks.

Nine months of daily LiDAR, orthophotos and MetOcean data from the eroding soft cliff coast at Happisburgh, UK (2024)
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Pennington, C., Shaw, M., Brooks, T., Briganti, R., Gómez-Pazo, A., Ruffini, G., Appleton, M., & Payo, A. (2024). Nine months of daily LiDAR, orthophotos and MetOcean data from the eroding soft cliff coast at Happisburgh, UK. Scientific Data, 11, Article 846. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03499-3

The dynamic interaction between cliff, beach and shore-platform is key to assessing the sediment balance for coastal erosion risk assessments, but this is poorly understood. We present a dataset containing daily, 3D, colour LiDAR scans of a 450 m coa... Read More about Nine months of daily LiDAR, orthophotos and MetOcean data from the eroding soft cliff coast at Happisburgh, UK.

Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study (2024)
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O'Sullivan, O., Stocks, J., Schofield, S., Bilzon, J., Boos, C. J., Bull, A. M., Fear, N. T., Watt, F. E., Bennett, A. N., Kluzek, S., & Valdes, A. M. (2024). Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.016

Objective: The ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE (ADVANCE) study is investigating long-term combat-injury outcomes; this sub-study aims to understand the association of osteoarthritis (OA) biomarkers with knee radiographic OA (rOA), pain a... Read More about Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study.

High-Efficiency NO conversion via In-Situ grown covalent organic framework on g-C3N4 nanosheets with Single-Atom platinum photocatalyst (2024)
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Xiao, Z., Yusuf, A., Ren, Y., Zheng Chen, G., Wang, C., & He, J. (2024). High-Efficiency NO conversion via In-Situ grown covalent organic framework on g-C3N4 nanosheets with Single-Atom platinum photocatalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, Article 154487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154487

This study presents a chemically bonded Pt/TP-BPY-CN/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst created through an in-situ growth method via Schiff base reaction between g-C3N4 and aldehyde-functionalized TP-BPY-COF. The −H-C-N-H- bonds formed at the g-C3N4 and... Read More about High-Efficiency NO conversion via In-Situ grown covalent organic framework on g-C3N4 nanosheets with Single-Atom platinum photocatalyst.

An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates (2024)
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Trenam, A., Aza, C., Jones, C., Lawrence, G., Harper, L., Rhead, A., Loukaides, E. G., & Butler, R. (2024). An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 186, Article 108386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108386

Double Diaphragm Forming (DDF) of 3D shapes significantly increases production rates for laminated composite parts when compared with Automated Fibre Placement. However, it is prone to the occurrence of wrinkling defects, which can lead either to con... Read More about An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates.

Investigation on a class of 2D profile amplified stroke dielectric elastomer actuators (2024)
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Wang, X., Raimondi, L., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2024). Investigation on a class of 2D profile amplified stroke dielectric elastomer actuators. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066131

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been widely studied in soft robotics due to their muscle-like movements. Linear DEAs are typically tensioned using compression springs with positive stiffness or weights directly attached to the flexible fil... Read More about Investigation on a class of 2D profile amplified stroke dielectric elastomer actuators.

Risk factors for long-term cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection: A nested case-control study in Hong Kong (2024)
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Yu, Q., Fan, M., Lin, C. J., Lui, D. T. W., Tan, K. C. B., Yiu, K. H., Akyea, R. K., Qureshi, N., Lai, F. T. T., Wan, E. Y. F., Li, X., Chan, E. W. Y., Wong, I. C. K., & Chui, C. S. L. (2024). Risk factors for long-term cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection: A nested case-control study in Hong Kong. npj Cardiovascular Health, 1(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44325-024-00011-z

People with COVID-19 can experience post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). Studies on risk factors of PASC outcomes are ongoing, especially for endocrine system-related diseases that may impact the cardiovascular system. Cardiac-related PASC is on... Read More about Risk factors for long-term cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection: A nested case-control study in Hong Kong.

How open is the asteroid-mass primordial black hole window? (2024)
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Gorton, M., & Green, A. M. (2024). How open is the asteroid-mass primordial black hole window?. SciPost Physics, 17(2), Article 032. https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.17.2.032

Primordial black holes (PBHs) can make up all of the dark matter (DM) if their mass, m, is in the so-called “asteroid-mass window”, 10^{17} g ≲ m ≲ 10^{22} g1017g≲m≲1022g. Observational constraints on the abundance of PBHs are usually calculated assu... Read More about How open is the asteroid-mass primordial black hole window?.

Key phosphorylation sites for robust β-arrestin2 binding at the MOR revisited (2024)
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Underwood, O., Fritzwanker, S., Glenn, J., Blum, N. K., Batista-Gondin, A., Drube, J., Hoffmann, C., Briddon, S. J., Schulz, S., & Canals, M. (2024). Key phosphorylation sites for robust β-arrestin2 binding at the MOR revisited. Communications Biology, 7, Article 933. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06571-1

Desensitisation of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) is proposed to underlie the initiation of opioid analgesic tolerance and previous work has shown that agonist-induced phosphorylation of the MOR C-tail contributes to this desensitisation. Moreover, pho... Read More about Key phosphorylation sites for robust β-arrestin2 binding at the MOR revisited.

Nonassociative cyclic algebras and the semiassociative Brauer monoid (2024)
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Pumplün, S. (2024). Nonassociative cyclic algebras and the semiassociative Brauer monoid. Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12215-024-01105-4

We look at classes of semiassociative algebras, with an emphasis on those that canonically generalize associative (generalized) cyclic algebras, and at their behaviour in the semiassociative Brauer monoid defined by Blachar, Haile, Matzri, Rein, an... Read More about Nonassociative cyclic algebras and the semiassociative Brauer monoid.

Novel THAI well arrangements for improving heavy oil recovery rate in comparison to that achievable in the conventional THAI in situ combustion technology (2024)
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Ado, M. R., Greaves, M., & Rigby, S. P. (2024). Novel THAI well arrangements for improving heavy oil recovery rate in comparison to that achievable in the conventional THAI in situ combustion technology. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 241, Article 213159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213159

The toe-to-heel air injection (THAI) method is an environmentally friendly process for in situ upgrading of heavy oils and bitumen via in situ combustion (ISC). Unlike the conventional ISC that uses a vertical producer, the THAI process uses a horizo... Read More about Novel THAI well arrangements for improving heavy oil recovery rate in comparison to that achievable in the conventional THAI in situ combustion technology.

Comparing physical and chemical properties of soot from laboratory tests and heavy-duty engines used in field operations (2024)
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Pacino, A., La Rocca, A., Smith, J., Berryman, J., Fowell, M., Cairns, A., & Fay, M. W. (2024). Comparing physical and chemical properties of soot from laboratory tests and heavy-duty engines used in field operations. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 18(1), Article 04-18-01-0002. https://doi.org/10.4271/04-18-01-0002

Morphology, nanostructure, and composition of soot extracted from the oil sump of different heavy-duty engines operated under dynamometer and field conditions were investigated. Soot characteristics were then compared to a carbon black sample. Soot w... Read More about Comparing physical and chemical properties of soot from laboratory tests and heavy-duty engines used in field operations.

Anti-foundationalist Coherentism as an Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics (2024)
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Jaura, E. (2024). Anti-foundationalist Coherentism as an Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics. Foundations of Physics, 54(4), Article 58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-024-00794-2

There have been a number of recent attempts to identify the best metaphysical framework for capturing Rovelli’s Relational Quantum Mechanics (RQM). All such accounts commit to some form of fundamentalia, whether they be traditional objects, physical... Read More about Anti-foundationalist Coherentism as an Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics.

An integrated Petri net-pseudo bond graph model for nuclear hazard assessment (2024)
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Wootton, M. J., Andrews, J. D., Smith, R., Arul, A. J., Vinod, G., Prasad, M. H., & Garg, V. (2024). An integrated Petri net-pseudo bond graph model for nuclear hazard assessment. Safety and Reliability, https://doi.org/10.1080/09617353.2024.2363067

A pseudo-bond graph is presented to model the heat transferred from the fuel rods to the coolant via its cladding in a generic nuclear reactor case study. Simulations performed using this model are used to explore the temperatures of the core compone... Read More about An integrated Petri net-pseudo bond graph model for nuclear hazard assessment.

Exact pretransition effects in kinetically constrained circuits: Dynamical fluctuations in the Floquet-East model (2024)
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Klobas, K., De Fazio, C., & Garrahan, J. P. (2024). Exact pretransition effects in kinetically constrained circuits: Dynamical fluctuations in the Floquet-East model. Physical Review E, 110(2), Article L022101. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.110.l022101

We study the dynamics of a classical circuit corresponding to a discrete-time version of the kinetically constrained East model. We show that this classical “Floquet-East” model displays pre-transition behavior which is a dynamical equivalent of the... Read More about Exact pretransition effects in kinetically constrained circuits: Dynamical fluctuations in the Floquet-East model.