Lu Xin¹, Mengyi Li^2,*, Fangcheng Tang¹, Wenxia Zhou², Wenxi Wang³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.21, No.1, pp. 1-11, 2019, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2019.010808

Abstract Based on social cognitive career theory, this research examined a chained mediation model for the relations between proactive personality, career success criteria clarity, career decision-making self-efficacy and affective wellbeing. A two-wave survey study was conducted among Chinese graduating students (N = 235). The results showed that proactive personality (measured at time 1), career success criteria clarity (measured at time 1), and career decisionmaking self-efficacy (measured at time 2) positively related to affective well-being respectively. In addition, the results further revealed that proactive personality was positively related to career success criteria clarity, which further predicted affective well-being More >

Jcy Chen^1,*, Wc Chen¹, Tim Chen¹, Alex Wilson², N. Fadilah Jamaludin³, Nertrand Kapron¹, Tim Chen^4,5, John Burno⁵

Sound & Vibration, Vol.53, No.6, pp. 245-250, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sv.2019.04233

Abstract This paper proposes a novel artificial intelligence sythethized controller in the mechanical system which has high speed computation because of the LMI type criterion. The proposed membership functions are adopted and stabilization criterion of the closed-loop T-S fuzzy systems are obtained through a new parametrized LMI (linear matrix) inequality which is rearranged by machine learning membership functions. More >

Ibnu Rusydy^1,3,*, Nafisah Al-Huda^1,2, M. Fahmi⁴, Naufal Effendi⁴

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 379-398, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2019.08192

Abstract Rock slope kinematic analysis and rock mass classifications has been conducted at the 17^th km to 26^th km of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) highway in Indonesia. This research aimed to examine the type of rock slope failures and the quality of rock mass as well. The scan-line method was performed in six slopes by using a geological compass to determine rock mass structure on the rock slope, and the condition of joints such as persistence, aperture, roughness, infilling material, weathering and groundwater conditions. Slope kinematic analysis was performed employing a stereographic projection. The… More >

Hui Wang¹, Songyou Li², Lei Liang^3,*, Gang Xu^4,5, Bin Tu⁶

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 347-359, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2019.05139

Abstract Pipelines are one of the most important modern energy transportation methods, used especially for the transportation of certain dangerous energy media materials such as crude oil, natural gas, and chemical raw materials. New requirements have been put forward for the health monitoring and early security warning of pipelines because of the large-scale and complicated development trend of the pipe network system. To achieve an accurate assessment of the health conditions of pipeline infrastructure, obtaining as many precise operating parameters as possible, particularly at some critical parts of the pipeline, is necessary. Therefore, a novel type… More >

Mengna Liao^1,2, Ruiquan Liao^1,2, Jie Liu^1,2,*, Shuangquan Liu³, Li Li³, Xiuwu Wang^1,2, Yang Cheng^1,2

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.5, pp. 527-544, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.07903

Abstract The ability to predict liquid loading in horizontal gas wells is of great importance for determining the time of drainage and optimizing the related production technology. In the present work, we describe the outcomes of experiments conducted using air-water mixtures in a horizontal well. The results show that the configuration with an inclined section is the most susceptible to liquid loading. Laboratory experiments in an inclined pipe were also conducted to analyze the variation of the critical gas flow rate under different angles, pressure and liquid volume (taking the equal liquid volume at inlet and More >

Tingting Wu¹, Yunwei Dong^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.3, pp. 909-928, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07809

Abstract The application of metamorphic testing (MT) on automatic program repair (APR-MT) is used to generate a patch without test oracles by examining whether the input metamorphic relation (MR) is satisfied or not. However, the delivered patch is plausible since it may satisfy the input MR but violate other MRs. This inspires us to propose an improved approach to enhance the effectiveness of APR-MT with metamorphic relation group. Our approach involves three major steps. First, we formally define the repair process of APR-MT by building the model of automatic program repair and metamorphic testing separately. Then, More >

Youqin Huang¹, Jiayong Li¹, Jiyang Fu^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.3, pp. 845-875, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07653

Abstract In last few years, big data and deep learning technologies have been successfully applied in various fields of civil engineering with the great progress of machine learning techniques. However, until now, there has been no comprehensive review on its applications in civil engineering. To fill this gap, this paper reviews the application and development of artificial intelligence in civil engineering in recent years, including intelligent algorithms, big data and deep learning. Through the work of this paper, the research direction and difficulties of artificial intelligence in civil engineering for the past few years can be More >

Hengdong Zhang¹, Min Huang^1,*, YingjuanWei², Jiana Chen¹, Shuanglü Shan¹, Fangbo Cao¹, Guanghui Chen¹, Yingbin Zou¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.4, pp. 403-412, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.07371

Abstract Amylose content and starch granule size in grains influence rice quality, which differs between the early (ES) and late season (LS). The objective of this study was to determine the variation of amylose content and starch granule size between seasons and find the main reasons (e.g., temperature and solar radiation) for the observed variation. Field experiments with six rice varieties (three high and three low amylose content rice) planted in the ES and LS were conducted in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The mean temperatures during the filling stage were higher in ES, however, the daily… More >

Marina Tsvetova¹, Lev Elkonin^1,*, Yulia Italianskaya¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.4, pp. 389-401, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.07485

Abstract Apomictic seed development is a complex process including formation of unreduced embryo sac, parthenogenetic embryo development from the egg cell, and endosperm formation either autonomously, or due to fertilization of polar nuclei by the sperm (under pseudogamous form of apomixis). In the latter case, an obstacle to the normal endosperm development is disturbance of maternal (m) -to-paternal (p) genomic ratio 2m: 1p that occurs in the cases of pollination of unreduced embryo sac with haploid sperms. Usage of tetraploid pollinators can overcome this problem because in such crosses maternal-to-paternal genomic ratio is 4m: 2p that… More >

A. Sattar^1,*, A. Sher^1,*, M. Ijaz¹, M. Irfan², M. Butt¹, T. Abbas¹, S. Hussain², A. Abbas¹, M. S. Ullah³, M. A. Cheema⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.4, pp. 379-388, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.04784

Abstract Application of biochar to agricultural soils is mostly used to improve soil fertility. Experimental treatments were comprised of two factors: i) drought at two level, i.e., 80% and 40% water holding capacity (WHC) which was maintained on gravimetric basis ii) three levels of biochar i.e., control, 2 t ha^-1 and 4 t ha^-1 added to soil. Experimentation was done to examine potential of biochar application to enhance the growth attributes, water relations, photosynthetic pigments and antioxidants activities in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings. Results of study revealed that biochar application increased the growth qualities (total seedlings biomass,… More >