Liang Zhao^1,2,3, Wenshun Wang², Wei Zhang¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 705-713, 2019, DOI:10.31209/2019.100000074

Abstract The energy consumption in operation and maintenance stage of construction project accounts for 80% of the whole project life cycle and therefore research on influence factors of energy consumption in project operation and maintenance stage is of great practical significance. Based on data of 260 valid questionnaires in Jiangsu area, structural equation model is adopted in the Thesis for empirical research on influence factors in operation and maintenance stage. Based on theoretical analysis and factor analysis, the conceptual model and research hypothesis for influence factors of energy consumption in operation and maintenance stage are proposed… More >

Ali. E. Dabiri^1,2,*, Richard Leigh³, Ghassan S. Kassab¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 225-233, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.07962

Abstract Stroke is a life-threatening event that is expected to more than double over the next 40 years. Approximately 85% of strokes are ischemic in nature and result from thromboembolic occlusion of a major cerebral artery or its branches. One of the diagnostic methods for detection of the cerebral ischemia is the gadolinium-enhanced MRI imaging. It is mainly used in patients to detect brain tissue damaged by an ischemic stroke and brain hemorrhage. These techniques are expensive, require sophisticated machines and are time consuming. A recent study in acute stroke patients showed gadolinium leakage into ocular… More >

Tian Yang¹, Leiting Dong^1,*, Satya N. Atluri²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.21, No.4, pp. 76-76, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.05078

Abstract In this paper, a new method, named the Fragile Points Method (FPM), is developed for computer modeling in engineering and sciences. In the FPM, simple, local, polynomial, discontinuous and Point-based trial and test functions are proposed based on randomly scattered points in the problem domain. The local discontinuous polynomial trial and test functions are postulated by using the Generalized Finite Difference method. These functions are only piece-wise continuous over the global domain. By implementing the Point-based trial and test functions into the Galerkin weak form, we define the concept of Point Stiffnesses as the contribution… More >

Yu Wang^1,2,*, Yan Cao², Liancheng Zhang², Hongtao Zhang³, Roxana Ohriniuc⁴, Guodong Wang⁵, Ruosi Cheng⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.60, No.3, pp. 1171-1187, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.05575

Abstract Network traffic anomaly detection has gained considerable attention over the years in many areas of great importance. Traditional methods used for detecting anomalies produce quantitative results derived from multi-source information. This makes it difficult for administrators to comprehend and deal with the underlying situations. This study proposes another method to yet determine traffic anomaly (YATA), based on the cloud model. YATA adopts forward and backward cloud transformation algorithms to fuse the quantitative value of acquisitions into the qualitative concept of anomaly degree. This method achieves rapid and direct perspective of network traffic. Experimental results with More >

Tao Shen^1,*, Yukari Nagai¹, Chan Gao²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.58, No.3, pp. 641-651, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.04885

Abstract Building structure is like the skeleton of the building, it bears the effects of various forces and forms a supporting system, which is the material basis on which the building depends. Hence building structure design is a vital part in architecture design, architects often explore novel applications of their technologies for building structure innovation. However, such searches relied on experiences, expertise or gut feeling. In this paper, a new design method for the optimal building frame column design based on the genetic algorithm is proposed. First of all, in order to construct the optimal model More >

Wei Qin, Xiangfeng Luo

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 653-661, 2018, DOI:10.31209/2018.100000032

Abstract Concept learning has attracted considerable attention as a means to tackle problems of representation and learning corpus knowledge. In this paper, we investigate a challenging problem to automatically construct a patent concept learning model. Our model consists of two main processes; which is the acquisition of the initial concept graph and refined process for the initial concept graph. The learning algorithm of a patent concept graph is designed based on the Association Link Network (ALN). A concept is usually described by multiple documents utilizing ALN here in concept learning. We propose a mixture-ALN, which add… More >

Gunay Sadikoglu

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 173-178, 2018, DOI:10.1080/10798587.2017.1327159

Abstract Consumer behaviour has always been of a great interest in marketing research. The consumer buying behaviour has become an integral part of strategic market planning and includes mental, emotional and physical activities. The consumer behaviour and decision-making process are usually subject to uncertainties related to influences of socio-cultural, psychological and personal factors. In this paper, the Z-number concept is applied for handling uncertainties in analysing the consumer buying behaviour. More >

Yesica Romina FRONTINI-LÓPEZ¹, Aldana Daniela GOJANOVICH¹, Diego MASONE^1,2, Diego Martín BUSTOS^1,3, Marina UHART¹

BIOCELL, Vol.42, No.3, pp. 67-78, 2018, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2018.07013

Abstract In the last years, much work has shown that the most effective repair system of the body is represented by stem cells, which are defined as undifferentiated precursors that own unlimited or prolonged self-renewal ability, which also have the potential to transform themselves into various cell types through differentiation.All tissues that form the body contain many different types of somatic cells, along with stem cells that are called ‘mesenchymal stem (or stromal) cells’ (MSC). In certain circumstances, some of these MSC migrate to injured tissues to replace dead cells or to undergo differentiation to repair… More >

Xuechuan Wang¹, Satya N. Atluri²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.111, No.6, pp. 567-585, 2016, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2016.111.567

Abstract This paper compares the variational iteration method (VIM), the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) and the Picard iteration method (PIM) for solving a system of first order nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). A unification of the concepts underlying these three methods is attempted by considering a very general iterative algorithm for VIM. It is found that all the three methods can be regarded as special cases of using a very general matrix of Lagrange multipliers in the iterative algorithm of VIM. The global variational iteration method is briefly reviewed, and further recast into a Local VIM, More >

Yao Hsu¹, Chih-Yen Su², Wen-Fang Wu^3,4

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.36, No.2, pp. 155-176, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2013.036.155

Abstract To study the fatigue reliability of a flip-chip chip scale package (FCCSP) subject to thermal cyclic loading, a Monte Carlo simulation-based parametric study is carried out in the present study. A refined procedure as compared with the recently released Probabilistic Design System (PDS) of ANSYS is proposed and employed in particular. The thermal-cyclic fatigue life of the package is discussed in detail since it is related directly to the reliability of the package. In consideration of the analytical procedure as well as real manufacturing processes, a few geometric dimensions and material properties of the package More >