Chan Zhou^1,*, Nini Xie¹, Wenjun Rong¹, Zhuo Zhang², Linyou Lv³, Zhengwen Wang⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.11, pp. 3163-3176, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.030245

Abstract The effect of genotypic diversity on the age structure and bud bank of the Leymus chinensis population has not yet been demonstrated. This experiment was designed to study the age structure of the tiller, rhizome, and bud of L. chinensis at genotypic diversity levels of 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12. A total of 64 communities were established in this experiment, following the principle of randomized block experimental design. The results indicated that genotypic diversity had a significant or obviously significant effect on the cumulative length of rhizomes of 2a and 4a, dry matter accumulation of rhizomes of 1a and… More >

Zhongxiang Chen¹, Huijuan Zha¹, Zhiquan Shu², Juyi Ye³, Jiaji Pan^1,4,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.130, No.2, pp. 841-854, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.017574

Abstract This study aims to improve control schemes for COVID-19 by a numerical model with estimation of parameters. We established a multi-level and multi-objective nonlinear SEIDR model to simulate the virus transmission. The early spread in Japan was adopted as a case study. The first 96 days since the infection were divided into five stages with parameters estimated. Then, we analyzed the trend of the parameter value, age structure ratio, and the defined PCR test index (standardization of the scale of PCR tests). It was discovered that the self-healing rate and confirmed rate were linear with the age structure ratio and… More >

Vinay Shimpi¹, Madappa V. R. Sivasubramanian^1,*, S. B. Singh²

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 1-40, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2019.05951

Abstract In this review article, the past investigations carried out on heritage structures using Ambient Vibration Test (AVT) and Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) for system identification (determination of dynamic properties like frequency, mode shape and damping ratios) and associated applications are summarized. A total of 68 major research studies on heritage structures around the world that are available in literature are surveyed for this purpose. At first, field investigations carried out on heritage structures prior to conducting AVT are explained in detail. Next, specifications of accelerometers, location of accelerometers and optimization of accelerometer networks have been elaborated with respect to the… More >