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Development Of A New Approach Using An Artificial Neural Network For Estimating Oil Formation Volume Factor At Bubble Point Pressure Of Egyptian Crude Oil, Attia Attia, Abdelrahman Gouda Eng.

Petroleum Engineering and Gas

Understanding the phase behavior and volumetric changes of reservoir fluids throughout the extent of reservoir lifetime are crucially required for effective-commercial oil recoveries. Ideally, reservoir fluid properties are experimentally measured by laboratory experiments known as PVT tests nonetheless, these tests are prohibitive, time-consuming, and required to restrict sampling and transporting procedures. For these discernible reasons, several modeling approaches have been developed. By reviewing the literature, one crucial obstacle that encounters field applicability of most extant models is the selection of input variables. Moreover, a great percentage of extant models employ the results of lengthy experimental tests such as differential gas …

A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model For Sustainable And Resilient Supplier Selection And Management, Samah Ibrahim Abdel Aal

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Sustainable and resilient supplier selection and management are essential to building environmentally responsible and resilient supply chains. Selecting sustainable and resilient suppliers enables organizations to ensure the long-term viability of the supply chain. To do that, there is a need to identify suitable suppliers that align with sustainability and resilience goals. This study aims to provide an overview of the requirements and criteria for selecting and managing sustainable and resilient suppliers and emphasizes the significance of integrating sustainability and resilience principles throughout the supply chain. Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) is used to deal with various criteria. The double normalization-based multi-aggregation (DNMA) …

Foundation Of Appurtenance And Inclusion Equations For Constructing The Operations Of Neutrosophic Numbers Needed In Neutrosophic Statistics, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

We introduce for the first time the appurtenance equation and inclusion equation, which help in understanding the operations with neutrosophic numbers within the frame of neutrosophic statistics. The way of solving them resembles the equations whose coefficients are sets (not single numbers).

Analyzing Novel Metal Alloys For Glucose Sensing And Electrocatalysis, Anna Grace Boddy

Theses and Dissertations

In pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, metals and metal alloys often receive less attention compared to biological or organic compounds due to many factors including toxicity in the body for drug development or the cost of these metals. However, metals can play an important role in pharmaceuticals, having an impact on original cancer drugs, such as platinum used for head and neck tumors. Electrocatalysis is also another topic that receives less attention over topics such as chromatography in pharmaceuticals due to its potential toxic catalysts and voltages that could be harmful to the body. Electrocatalytic sensors can play an important role …

Elastin-Like Polypeptide As A Model To Study Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Sadegh Majdi

Theses and Dissertations

The elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) is a well-studied structural protein that is easily amenable to amino acid (AA) sequence modifications and has the potential to yield a wide variety of uses in bioengineering and biomedical applications. One unique property of ELP is the inclusion of intrinsically disordered domains (IDP) within the structure that allow for its diversity of physical properties. While it is generally understood that amino acid sequence dictates protein folding arrangements, the contributions of specific amino acid sequences to the intrinsic disorder of ELP has yet to be fully resolved. Therefore, identifying the contributions of specific amino acid sequences …

Generalized Splines On Graphs With Two Labels And Polynomial Splines On Cycles, Portia Anderson, Jacob P. Matherne, Julianna Tymoczko

Mathematics Sciences: Faculty Publications

Generalized splines are an algebraic combinatorial framework that generalizes and unifies various established concepts across different fields, most notably the classical notion of splines and the topological notion of GKM theory. The for- mer consists of piecewise polynomials on a combinatorial geometric object like a polytope, whose polynomial pieces agree to a specified degree of differentiability. The latter is a graph-theoretic construction of torus-equivariant cohomology that Shareshian and Wachs used to reformulate the well-known Stanley–Stembridge con- jecture, a reformulation that was recently proven to hold by Brosnan and Chow and independently Guay-Paquet. This paper focuses on the theory of generalized …

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Dance Programs from the Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University

BODYTRAFFIC uses the creative spirit of its Los Angeles home as a

backdrop for delivering performances that inspire audiences around

the globe to simply love dance. Since its founding in 2007 by Artistic

Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, the company has held fast to its mission

of championing contemporary dance, educating audiences, and inciting

positive change. Its goal is simple: get the world moving.

The Diamond, January 26, 2024, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Planting for the Future Campaign Raises over $100 Million; Diving Headfirst: Dordt Adds Swim Team; Izzy the Studious Corgi Goes to College
• News: Trump Campaigns in Sioux Center; Entrepreneurship Program Continues to Grow; Caucusing in the Cold; Student Government Creates New Position
• Feature:AMOR Students Travel to Tanzania and Liberia; Kwik Trip Comes to Sioux Center; When in Rome; Little but Fierce: Dordt Stands out at Theatre Festival Snowpocalypse at Dordt
• Opinion: One Bottle is Enough; Get in Loser, We're Watching Mean Girls; Wonka Embraces the Over-the-Top
• Arts & Entertainment: Dordt Orchestra Tours over …

Non-Invasive Identification Of Vehicle Suspension Parameters: A Methodology Based On Synthetic Data Analysis, José Luis Olazagoitia, Alfonso De Hoyos Fernández De Córdova, Carlos Gijón-Rivera

Artículos científicos

In this study, we introduce an innovative approach for the identification of vehicle suspension parameters, employing a methodology that utilizes synthetic and experimental data for non-invasive analysis. Central to our approach is the application of a basic local optimization algorithm, chosen to establish a baseline for parameter identification in increasingly complex vehicle models, ranging from quarter-vehicle to half-vehicle (bicycle) models. This methodology enables the accurate simulation of the vehicle dynamics and the identification of suspension parameters under various conditions, including road perturbations such as speed bumps and curbs, as well as in the presence of noise. A significant aspect of …

A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model For Sustainable And Resilient Supplier Selection And Management, Samah Ibrahim Abdel Aal

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Sustainable and resilient supplier selection and management are essential to building environmentally responsible and resilient supply chains. Selecting sustainable and resilient suppliers enables organizations to ensure the long-term viability of the supply chain. To do that, there is a need to identify suitable suppliers that align with sustainability and resilience goals. This study aims to provide an overview of the requirements and criteria for selecting and managing sustainable and resilient suppliers and emphasizes the significance of integrating sustainability and resilience principles throughout the supply chain. Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) is used to deal with various criteria. The double normalization-based multi-aggregation (DNMA) …

Unveiling The Unique Ras Isoform And Domain Specific Regulation Of Braf Kinase, Tarah Trebino

Theses and Dissertations

BRAF kinase is a key member of the MAPK pathway, important for cell growth and division. Upstream signals promote BRAF activation by interaction with the membrane bound GTPase, RAS, which leads to relief of autoinhibition and dimerization. The N-terminal regulatory domains of BRAF, including the BRAF specific region (BSR), the RAS binding domain (RBD), and the cysteine rich domain (CRD), govern the conformational state of the cytosolic, autoinhibited monomer and drive the RAS-RAF interaction. Active BRAF phosphorylates and activates its substrate MEK, which in turn phosphorylates and activates ERK. Mutations in RAS and BRAF are the cause of many cancers …

“That Cross-Curricular Business”: The Engineering Design Process In Mathematics And Science Classrooms, Eugenia Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, Tonisha B. Lane, Leia K. Cain, Salam Ahmad, Selene Willis, Jonathan E. Gaines

The Qualitative Report

The engineering design process (EDP) is one tool teachers can use to facilitate STEM integration. As part of a larger three-year longitudinal research project regarding engineering identity development among middle school youth in a summer robotics outreach program, this study aims to understand teachers’ willingness to incorporate engineering design in their classrooms through an exploration of their perceptions of the EDP, its applications to their subject matter and classroom context, methods of enacting the EDP, and perceived challenges to and supports for doing so. We conducted a qualitative case study and drew our results from focus groups and semi-structured interviews …

Design And Building Of A Customizable, Single-Objective, Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscope For The Visualization Of Cytoskeleton Networks, Nathan Felcher, Daisy H. Achiriloaie, Brian Lee, Ryan Mcgorty Phd, Janet Sheung

Physics and Biophysics: Faculty Scholarship

Reconstituted cytoskeleton composites have emerged as a valuable model system for studying non-equilibrium soft matter. The faithful capture of the dynamics of these 3D, dense networks calls for optical sectioning, which is often associated with fluorescence confocal microscopes. However, recent developments in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) have established it as a cost-effective and, at times, superior alternative. To make LSFM accessible to cytoskeleton researchers less familiar with optics, we present a step-by-step beginner's guide to building a versatile light-sheet fluorescence microscope from off-the-shelf components. To enable sample mounting with traditional slide samples, this LSFM follows the single-objective light-sheet (SOLS) design, …

The Student Movement Volume 108 Issue 13: Students "Activate" Their Faith During Week Of Prayer, Nailea Soto, Corinna Bevier, Grace No, Savannah Tyler, Amelia Stefanescu, Nate Miller, Katie Davis, Reagan Westerman, Erin Beers, Anna Rybachek, Rodney Bell, Wambui Karanja, Lexie Dunham, Chris Ngugi

The Student Movement v. 108 (2023-2024)

HUMANS

(Cold)ture: Culture Clubs' Winter Wonderland of Events, Nailea Soto

Sledding, Snowballs, or Staying Inside: How Andrews Students Enjoy the Snow, Corinna Bevier

My Semester Abroad: Italy Edition, Interview by Grace No

Week of Prayer or Presence?, Interviews by Savannah Tyler

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Two Crows, Amelia Stefanescu

Celebrating the History of the University Singers, Amelia Stefanescu

The Maestoso of Maestro, Nate Miller

NEWS

Zoom and Snow Days, Katie Davis

IDEAS

Improving Andrews - Cafe Edition, Katie Davis

Starting Off the Semester Right, Reagan Westerman

The Tongue: A Vicious Thing?, Erin Beers

PULSE

A Dopamine-Driven Life, Anna Rybachek

Personal Prayer: …

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, January 26, 2024, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Foundation Of Appurtenance And Inclusion Equations For Constructing The Operations Of Neutrosophic Numbers Needed In Neutrosophic Statistics, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

We introduce for the first time the appurtenance equation and inclusion equation, which help in understanding the operations with neutrosophic numbers within the frame of neutrosophic statistics. The way of solving them resembles the equations whose coefficients are sets (not single numbers).

Content Analysis And Applicability Of Zipf’S Law In Technical Writing In The Domain Of Library & Information Science, Pallavi Ramkrushna Dhoke Miss, Mohan Kherde Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Through content analysis of articles published in library and information science journals, this work aims to analyse, determine, and apply Zipf's Law in the technical writing of library and information science. DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology, Annals of Library and Information Studies, and Library Herald are the journals that were picked for this research. The examination of the 573 articles that were published in the three mentioned journals during the years 2013 to 2017 is the primary focus of the study. If we assume that an abstract should be between 100 and 200 words in length, then 342 …

Covariant Anyons Via Mackey Machinery, Radhakrishnan Balu

Journal of Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

Rad-⊕-Supplemented Semimodules Over Semirings, Ahmed H. Alwan

Al-Bahir

. In this paper, Rad-⊕-supplemented semimodules are defined as generalization of ⊕-supplemented semimodules. Let R be a semiring. An R-semimodule A is called a Rad-⊕-supplemented semimodule, if each subsemimodule of A has a Rad-supplement which is a direct summand of A. Here, we investigate some properties of these semimodules and generalize some results on Rad-⊕-supplemented modules to semimodules. We prove that any finite direct sum of Rad-⊕-supplemented semimodules is Rad-⊕-supplemented. Also, we prove that if A is a subtractive semimodule with (D₃) then A is Rad-⊕-supplemented if and only if every direct summand to A is …

Anthropomorphism And Human-Robot Interaction, Rae Yule Kim

Department of Economics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Exploring how human appreciation for and interactions with robots are influenced by anthropomorphic features.

January 2024 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Unveiling Efficiency: Investigating Distance Measures In Wastewater Treatment Using Interval-Valued Neutrosophic Fuzzy Soft Set, Muhammad Saeed, Kinza Kareem, Fatima Razzaq, Muhammad Saqlain

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

To reduce the threats that wastewater poses to human health and the environment, water treatment techniques must be improved. The use of a procedure that includes preparation, testing, primary and secondary treatments, filtration, disinfection, and continuous monitoring is therefore required. The objective of this research is to create a hybrid notion that extends the idea of an interval-valued neutrosophic fuzzy soft set (IVNFSS) to an interval-valued neutrosophic fuzzy set. Operations like complement, union, and integration are included in the idea. To improve decision-making accuracy, a quality-assessment distance measure is incorporated, offering a numerical representation of the disparity between various factors. …

Behavioral Effects Of Novel Treatments For Pain Using Different Pathways, Danya M I Aldaghma

Theses and Dissertations

Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensation that is mostly caused by a stimulus from our surroundings. This sensation has the potential to become a significant concern, disrupting daily activities, and diminishing overall quality of life. However, it could also hold significant importance as it serves as a protective mechanism. Pain acts as an alarm system for the human body, alerting it to potentially harmful situations where tissues may be at risk of damage1. Despite the considerable advancements in pain treatment and the extensive knowledge scientists possess regarding the pathophysiology and pathways of pain, numerous medications aimed at alleviating pain …

Table Of Contents, The Editors

Coal Geology & Exploration

No abstract provided.

Thermal Conductivity Column Of Rocks And Distribution Characteristics Of Paleo-Geothermal Field In The Songliao Basin, Tang Boning, Qiu Nansheng, Zhu Chuanqing, Chang Jian, Li Xiao, Huang Yue, Yang Junsheng, Fu Xiuli

Coal Geology & Exploration

The paleo-geothermal field of a basin is closely related to the formation and evolution of geothermal, oil, and gas resources. To ascertain the characteristics of the paleo-geothermal field in the Songliao Basin during some critical periods, this study established the thermal conductivity column of rocks in the basin using measurements from 269 samples and compiled previous data. Then, it simulated the burial and thermal histories of multiple wells under the constraint of vitrinite reflectance (R_ran). The results indicate that the thermal conductivity of the Songliao Basin increases with the depth, with increasing rates higher in the upper …

Genetic Mechanisms Of Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Resources In Central Inner Mongolia, Xiong Bo, Xu Hao, Tang Shuling, Wang Shejiao, Fang Chaohe, Xin Fudong, Wu Jingjie, Wei Xiangquan, Song Xuejing, Wang Jinwei

Coal Geology & Exploration

Central Inner Mongolia, located at the junction of plates, has undergone multi-phase tectono-magmatic activities and boasts abundant shallow hydrothermal resources. However, there is a lack of in-depth research on deep hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal resources in this region. Based on the regional geological and tectonic settings, magnetotelluric sounding results, and geothermal anomaly manifestations, this study systematically explored the genetic mechanisms and geodynamic process of HDR geothermal resources in central Inner Mongolia and determined the genetic modes of HDRs. The results show that the major heat sources of deep HDR geothermal resources in the region include deep local melts and …

Heat Source-Related Mechanisms And Genetic Modes For The Formation Of Hot Dry Rocks In The Reshuiwei Geothermal Field, Hunan Province, Du Jiang, Cai Ningbo, Zhang Baojian, Wang Keying, He Lihong, Liao Fengchu

Coal Geology & Exploration

Hot springs with temperatures exceeding 90℃ indicate that the Reshuiwei geothermal field in Hunan Province enjoys sound geothermal geological conditions, making this geothermal field a potential favorable area for hot dry rock (HDR) exploration. To carry out a reasonable evaluation of the geothermal reservoir and prospects for exploration and exploitation of HDRs in the Reshuiwei geothermal field in the Rucheng area, this study comprehensively analyzed the deep geological structures, geochemical characteristics, geophysical characteristics including gravity, magnetic, electrical, and seismic properties, and geothermal field characteristics of the geothermal field. Furthermore, it revealed the deep thermal structures of the geothermal field from …

Long-Term Operation Performance Of Medium-Deep Borehole Heat Exchangers In The Guanzhong Area, Zhang Zhibin, Ma Zhendi, Hao Jianke, Jia Guosheng, Ke Tingting, Cheng Chonghua, Jin Liwen

Coal Geology & Exploration

Technologies for heating utilizing medium-deep geothermal energy exhibit promising application prospects in the Guanzhong area of China, which boasts abundant geothermal resources. Geological parameters serve as determining factors in the performance of medium-deep borehole heating systems. This study aims to explore the performance of medium-deep borehole heating systems in the Guanzhong area, Shaanxi Province. First, this study analyzed the geological parameters of five typical areas in Guanzhong: Xingping City under the jurisdiction of Xianyang City, Weicheng District of Xianyang, and Gaoling, Huyi, and Chang’an districts of Xi’an City. Then, by combining the typical structural parameters of buried pipes, this study …

Influencing Factor Analysis And Optimization Of Heat Extraction Performance Of Moderately Deep Coaxial Borehole Heat Exchangers In Northern Shaanxi, China, Zou Haijiang, Li Yongpeng, Zhang Lin, Hui Peng, Liu Houning, Shen Fang, Wang Fenghao

Coal Geology & Exploration

The geothermal heating technology utilizing moderately deep coaxial borehole heat exchangers (MDCBHEs) has emerged and found extensive applications in urban heating in northern China. Despite abundant geothermal resources, northern Shaanxi exhibits slightly low geothermal gradients and distinct thermophysical properties of rocks and soils. Therefore, geological parameters influence the heat transfer performance of MDCBHEs in this area. Using OpenGeoSys, an open-source numerical simulation platform, this study established a three-dimensional calculation model for heat transfer between a MDCBHE and surrounding strata. Based on typical geological parameters in northern Shaanxi, the study investigated the influence of various design parameters on the heat transfer …

Heating Experiments Of A Solar-Assisted Heat Pump And Thermal Equilibrium Simulations Of Geothermal Fields, Jia Zilong, Zheng Jia, Zhang Yaobin, Chen Ke, Liu Aihua, Li Juan

Coal Geology & Exploration

This study aims to explore technologies required for clean energy heating by means of multi-energy complementation, with the purpose of meeting the demand for clean heating in decentralized buildings in Beijing's villages and towns. To this end, this study built a solar-ground source heat pump (SGHP) compound system in a rural area of Beijing. Then, it carried out heating experiments of the solar-assisted heat pump system and thermal equilibrium simulations of geothermal fields using the COMSOL software. The results are as follows: (1) Compared to a single SGHP system, the solar-assisted heat pump scheme increased the outlet water temperature on …