The growing awareness of environmental issues has triggered significant research into the
impacts generated on the environment during concrete production. To improve sustainability …

Laser cutting technology has proven advantageous in processing high-hardness metals,
ceramics, and composites. However, the process parameters significantly influence the kerf …

Amidst the evolving landscape of structural engineering, this study addresses the pressing
need for a robust, data-driven model in the context of alternative reinforcement techniques …

The growing urbanization and the construction sector, efficient use of electric energy
becomes important, especially the use of reactive power. If excessive use causes decreased …

Accurately modeling the punching shear strength (PSS) of glass fiber-reinforced polymer
(GFRP) flat slab-column connections is critical for ensuring structural safety and integrity …

The deep learning literature is continuously updated with new architectures and training
techniques. However, weight initialization is overlooked by most recent research, despite …

An old idea in optimization theory says that since the gradient is a dual vector it may not be
subtracted from the weights without first being mapped to the primal space where the …

This article introduces a novel artificial neural network (ANN) structure determination
process based on the Cardiff model (CM), to determine ANN-based transistor nonlinear …

Thermal cyclers are used to perform polymerase chain reaction runs (PCR runs) and Peltier
modules are the key components in these instruments. The demand for thermal cyclers has …

Electrical energy demand is increasing day by day with developing technology and
increasing population. The limitation of resources reveals the importance of efficient use of …