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Diabetes is prevalent globally, expected to increase in the next few years. This includes people with different types of diabetes including type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. There are several causes for the increase: ...

Choosing a university degree is a relevant process for the personal, social and economic development. This study was designed to explore the students' choice for technical degrees. It is centered on the relationship betw...

Interlocking concrete pavers (ICPs) require substantial cement consumption, resulting in considerable embodied carbon emissions, while the regional availability of conventional supplementary cementitious materials is bec...

Today, employers impose new requirements on graduates of higher engineering education institutions: a graduate must be able to learn quickly in the workplace and easily master modern production equipment. Educational pro...

Abstract The stability of surrounding rock is a critical challenge in underground engineering. Accurate prediction of Excavation Damaged Zone Thickness (EDZT) in surrounding rock is vital for designing safe underground s...

BackgroundThe prevalence of chronic diseases among the Chinese occupational population is rising steadily, with hypertension and diabetes becoming important health concerns. Occupational health examinations (OHE) provide...

ABSTRACT Background: Climate change and widespread environmental degradation have increased the risk of natural hazards in recent decades. Hydrological, meteorological, and climatological disasters have become more frequ...

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, presents a growing global health challenge due to its increasing prevalence and lack of accessible early diagnostic methods. Even though it has en...

Abstract In the realm of engineering practice, various factors such as limited availability of measurement data and complex working conditions pose significant challenges to obtaining accurate load spectra. Thus, accurat...

Downhole Dynamic Compaction (DDC) piles are the most widely used technique for the mitigation of loess foundation collapsibility. While previous studies have extensively verified their macro-mechanical improvement perfor...

Key message: Woody plants have salt-tolerant mechanisms similar to those developed by non-woody plants. Among others, compartmentalization of ions, production of compatible solutes, synthesis of specific proteins and met...

Using historical data from blasting operations of open-pit mines to predict the average rock fragment size is crucial for optimizing blasting parameters. However, existing methods face 3 major challenges: interference fr...

Abstract Understanding and controlling the marine degradation of biodegradable polymers is crucial for sustainable materials engineering and pollution prevention. However, a unified interpretive method that links multisc...

Abstract There is a pressing need for high-performance, high-strength low-alloy structural (HSLA) steels in various engineering fields, such as hydraulic components, engineering machinery, bridges, ships, and pressure ve...

Abstract Shield machines are currently the main tool for underground tunnel construction. Due to the complexity and variability of the underground construction environment, it is necessary to accurately identify the grou...

Subjects / keywords: Forest hydrology; Forestry engineering

Forest fires have exhibited an escalating trend in both frequency and intensity globally, with major and catastrophic events causing significant damage to forest resources, human lives, and property. Timely and accurate ...

Abstract This paper presents an eyebolt structural fault detection system, based on the analysis of multiple electromagnetic parameters through a random forest classifier trained by both measurements and high-fidelity si...

In recent years, the frequency and complexity of financial fraud have been rising and have become an urgent challenge for the global financial system. Traditional rule-based detection methods struggle to cope with new ty...

Knee-related conditions, such as anterior cruciate ligament injuries and meniscal ruptures, significantly affect mobility and quality of life. Although range-of-motion exercises are important for rehabilitation, interpre...

Forest growth and yield projection is essential for sustainable forest management planning. In Brazil, the Clutter model is widely applied for yield forecasting and commonly achieves prediction errors below 10%. However,...

Subjects / keywords: Soil mechanics; Geotechnical engineering; Rock mechanics

Airborne LiDAR enables direct measurement of canopy height and three-dimensional forest structure, but many LiDAR-based studies remain difficult to reproduce due to ad hoc processing decisions and limited pipeline transp...

A model-agnostic data enhancement (MADE) algorithm is proposed to comprehensively investigate the circular dichroism (CD) properties in the higher-order diffracted patterns of two-dimensional (2D) chiral metamaterials po...