Zuoming Yin^1,2,*, Qiang Zhao¹, Feng Xie¹, Jingjiu Bi¹, Jianlong Wang¹, Shupeng Zhang¹, Haonan Wang¹, Xiaolong Li¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.22, No.6, 2026, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2026.080516 - 30 June 2026

Abstract Optimizing the utilization of explosive detonation energy through bench blasting is central to improving both the efficiency and safety of open-pit mining operations. However, conventional blasting geometries often produce a non-uniform energy distribution, with excessive toe burden at the bench base and insufficient crest burden near the slope top, conditions that can significantly increase the risk of flyrock. This study proposes an air-decked charge configuration to mitigate these imbalances and enhance blast performance. A coupled numerical framework integrating the Particle Blast Method, Finite Element Method, and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics is employed, complemented by high-speed photographic More >

Yong Wang^1,2, Qingqing Cao³, Changhao Yan², Xinyu Tang^2,3, Dingxue Zhang^1,*, Jingyi Zhu^3,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.22, No.6, 2026, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2026.075131 - 30 June 2026

Abstract Injection damage in the M tight oil reservoir is controlled by the coupled effects of inorganic scaling and organic fouling at the pore scale. To clarify the governing mechanisms, this study combines long-duration core flooding, water-chemistry compatibility analysis, and thermodynamic scale prediction with NMR T₂ spectroscopy, mercury intrusion capillary pressure, SEM-EDS characterization, and factor-controlled microfluidic visualization that reproduces reservoir pore geometry and wettability. Core flooding tests reveal permeability reductions of 61 to 73 percent after 12 to 24 hours of injection, indicating progressive contraction of effective flow channels. NMR T₂ spectra demonstrate strong pore-size selectivity: small… More >

Rong Wang¹, Zhilin Feng², Xinxin Cao^3,*, Jiangbo Qin⁴

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.20, No.4, 2026, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2026.078438 - 30 June 2026

Abstract To address the critical issues of low-temperature cracking and insufficient fatigue durability in high-content Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) mixtures caused by aging-induced embrittlement, this study aims to establish a cross-scale cracking resistance evaluation system ranging from binder rheological properties to mixture failure behavior. This research selected various RAP contents (15%–60%) and rejuvenator dosages (0%–12%) to quantify the fatigue damage evolution of rejuvenated binders using Linear Amplitude Sweep (LAS) tests combined with the Viscoelastic Continuum Damage (VECD) model. Furthermore, Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) tests were employed under two loading modes—low-temperature (−12°C) monotonic loading and intermediate-temperature (20°C) cyclic… More >

Hongmei Chen^1,*, Ronggui Liu¹, Feifei Jiang¹, Hsing-Wei Tai^2,3

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.20, No.4, 2026, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2026.078326 - 30 June 2026

Abstract This paper analyzes the influence of different fibers (polypropylene fibers and basalt fibers) and fiber contents (0%–0.20%) on the bonding performance between recycled coarse aggregate concrete and steel bars. The results show that the addition of recycled aggregates can reduce the fluidity of concrete, whereas the addition of fibers can further reduce the fluidity of concrete. The addition of fibers can effectively improve the mechanical properties of concrete (polypropylene fiber can increase compressive strength and splitting tensile strength by 7.80% and 6.09%, respectively, while basalt fiber can increase compressive strength and splitting tensile strength by… More >

Jinwei Mao^1,, Jie Deng², Xiqi Peng², Xunbao Wang², Song Wu^1,*

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.33, No.3, pp. 657-673, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cju.2025.072113 - 29 June 2026

Abstract Background: Concealed penis (CP) is a common congenital condition in pediatric urology, and surgical correction remains the mainstay of treatment. The modified Devine procedure (MDP) has been increasingly used, but its comparative safety and effectiveness relative to the traditional Devine procedure (TDP) remain unclear. This study aimed to compare the safety and effectiveness of the MDP with the TDP for the treatment of pediatric CP. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 and AMSTAR guidelines. Prospective, retrospective, and randomized controlled studies comparing MDP and TDP for pediatric CP… More >

Yechao Qin¹, Zezhong Hou¹, Xiaojun Dai², Zhenqian Chen¹, Bo Xu^1,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.24, No.3, 2026, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2026.079464 - 29 June 2026

Abstract To address the increasing thermal management demands of electronic devices, this study proposes a single-inlet, single-outlet counterflow double-layer microchannel structure optimized for non-uniform heat sources and conducts a numerical analysis. The research focuses on designing a double-layer microchannel structure through topology optimization under 2.5D chip non-uniform heat source conditions. Its heat dissipation performance is compared with traditional linear microchannels to analyze the advantages of the topology-optimized microchannel. In a simulated 2.5D heat source scenario comprising a 240 W logic chip and four 40 W memory chips, the average temperature at the bottom of the topologically… More >

Jalpa Thakkar¹, Siddharth Shankar Mishra², V. Shanmugapriya³, Mohan Kolhe^4,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.123, No.7, 2026, DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.078267 - 18 June 2026

Abstract The big challenge in developing wind energy over the past century, which has focused on environmentally friendly production methods to meet the requirements of modern power systems, is the need for holistic architectures that can cope with variability, connection issues, and sector coupling far beyond conventional electricity-only models. This review offers a critically synthesized, process-level overview of progressive wind–hydrogen hybrids, offering a collective view of advancements in electrical layouts, hydrogen-driven conversion routes, and AI-driven control schemes. In contrast to previous surveys that consider these areas in isolation, we provide an explicit examination of the technical… More >

Raquel Sanchez-Baltasar¹, Nerea Castañeda-Fernández¹, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia², Carlos Torres-Villar^3,4, Julio Plaza-Diaz^5,6,7,8,*, Lourdes Herrera-Quintana^1,*

Oncology Research, Vol.34, No.7, 2026, DOI:10.32604/or.2026.081924 - 16 June 2026

Abstract Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in women worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality, with substantial international disparities in incidence, stage at diagnosis, access to treatment, and survival. In recent years, BC management has evolved rapidly through advances in molecular characterization, imaging, pathology, targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and survivorship care. Nevertheless, important gaps persist in early and accurate detection, biomarker standardization, equitable access to care, and patient-specific treatment selection. These advances require timely, evidence-based, and context-specific clinical frameworks to support appropriate implementation, and to avoid the use of… More >

Zhihao Zhang^1,#, Zhuodong Liu^1,#, Xiangyu Li², Lei Zhang^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.88, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2026.081922 - 15 June 2026

Abstract Financial fraud detection across institutions faces a fundamental tension between the need for diverse training data and regulatory prohibitions on sharing sensitive records. Existing federated learning approaches suffer from performance degradation under non-IID distributions and substantial utility losses when uniform differential privacy is applied to inherently sparse fraud signals. To this end, this paper proposes HiFraud, a hierarchical federated framework featuring three key components: fraud-aware dynamic clustering with complementarity regularization to group institutions by fraud pattern similarity while preserving rare-type representation; star-chain knowledge transfer augmented by not-true-class distillation to propagate novel fraud patterns rapidly within… More >

Geunhwi Park¹, Juneyoung Park^2,*, Chunjoo Yoon³, Jaehong Park³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.88, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2026.081652 - 15 June 2026

Abstract Urban flooding caused by extreme rainfall events disrupts transportation systems, yet generating realistic flood-traffic scenarios for disaster preparedness remains a labor-intensive manual process. This study proposes a Knowledge Graph (KG)-driven pipeline that automatically generates domain-specific training data for fine-tuning small language models (sLLMs) to synthesize urban flood-traffic scenarios. A domain KG comprising 58 entities and 285 relationships was constructed for Jinju City, South Korea, integrating empirical flood data from 112 local documents with quantitative rainfall-traffic impact values from 14 international studies. Nine domain constraint rules, including a novel spatial consistency rule, ensure the physical plausibility… More >