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M.H.J.P. Gunarathna, Kazuhito Sakai, Tamotsu Nakandakari, Kazuro Momii and M.K.N. Kumari
Poor data availability on soil hydraulic properties in tropical regions hampers many studies, including crop and environmental modeling. The high cost and effort of measurement and the increasing demand for such data have driven researchers to search for...
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Xun Zhang, Qiankun Liu, Weiwei Xiao, Fan Yu, Liming Cai and Lianzhi Song
In this investigation, a U-shaped connection (U-C) was introduced for a prefabricated steel plate shear wall with beam-only connections. This design replaces a portion of shear bolts with tension bolts to enhance bolt efficiency and reduce the overall bo...
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Jun Li, Chenyang Zhang, Jianyi Zhang and Yanhua Shao
To address the challenge of balancing privacy protection with regulatory oversight in blockchain transactions, we propose a regulatable privacy protection scheme for blockchain transactions. Our scheme utilizes probabilistic public-key encryption to obsc...
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Andreas Giannakoulopoulos, Minas Pergantis and Aristeidis Lamprogeorgos
The present study focuses on using qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the functionality, user experience (UX), and aesthetic approach offered by an academic multi-site Web ecosystem consisting of multiple interconnected websites. Large entitie...
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Olusayo Ayobami Bamgbose, Babatunde Fatai Ogunbayo and Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa
The widespread adoption of building information modelling in the construction industry faces significant obstacles, particularly among small and medium-sized construction enterprises. This research accessed barriers to building information modelling adop...
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Li Pan, Guoying Wu, Mingwu Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhongmei Wang and Zhiqiang Lai
The functionality of rivers and open diversion channels can be severely impacted when the epipelic algae group that grows on concrete inclined side walls, which are typical of urban rivers, joins the water flow. This study aims to increase the long-dista...
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Christian Haas, Philipp Klaus Thumser, Michael Hellmair, Tyler J. Pilger and Martin Schletterer
With the globally increasing awareness regarding the interconnectivity between freshwater ecosystems, projects for re-establishing connectivity with fishways as well as stock management are increasing. To ensure the quality and impact of such projects an...
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Marcin Michalak, Jacek Baginski, Andrzej Bialas, Artur Kozlowski and Marek Sikora
This paper presents a generic component for Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)-based decision support in risk management. The component was originally dedicated to railway transportation issues; however, its generality enabled it to extend its functionalit...
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Min Zhou, Jiayuan Wang, Bo Yu and Kunyang Chen
Quality management in the design phase is crucial for determining the overall quality of prefabricated buildings. However, traditional design methods can no longer meet the complex design, component, and nodal requirements of prefabricated buildings. Thi...
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Darja Cirjulina, Ruslans Babajans, Filips Capligins, Deniss Kolosovs and Anna Litvinenko
This manuscript presents an experimental study of Quadrature Chaos Shift Keying (QCSK) as a means to tighten the physical layer security of Internet of Things (IoT) communication. Our study examines the characteristics and operational aspects of chaos os...
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