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Sustainable development in Asian manufacturing SMEs: Progress and directions
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
This article identifies the factors that influence the environmental, social and financial performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in Asia. Asian SMEs play an important role in ...
Developing ANN-Kriging hybrid model based on process parameters for prediction of mean residence time distribution in twin-screw wet granulation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Artificial neural network (ANN) modelling is applied to predict the mean residence time of pharmaceutical formulation in a twin-screw granulator. Process parameters including feed flow rate, screw speed, and liquid to solid ...
Effect of gas templating of resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogels on characteristics and performances of subsequent activated carbons
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Gas-templated resorcinol formaldehyde-activated carbon xerogels (GT-RF-ACXs) were prepared from resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogels that were templated by infusing different gases (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen, methane, ethylene, ...
Non-standard characteristic of overcurrent relay for minimum operating time and maximum protection level
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Industrial overcurrent relays such as MiCOM P123 (overcurrent and earth fault protection relay) often offer three individual options for separate settings. These settings can be separately tuned and such ability can be ...
Optimal adaptive control of drug dosing using integral reinforcement learning
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, a reinforcement learning (RL)-based optimal adaptive control approach is proposed for the continuous infusion of a sedative drug to maintain a required level of sedation. To illustrate the proposed method, ...
Evaluation of a novel greenhouse design for reduced cooling loads during the hot season in subtropical regions
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Greenhouses provide an optimized growth environment for plants. However, providing this environment is energy intensive. In subtropical regions, most of this energy is to cater for the required cooling. The cooling demand ...
Simulation-Based Parametric Study for the Hybrid Superplastic Forming of AZ31
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
As the lightest constructional metal on earth, magnesium alloys offer excellent potential for weight reduction in the transportation industry and it was observed that some magnesium alloys exhibit superior ductility and ...
A framework based on location hazard index for optimizing operational performance of emergency response strategies: The case of petrochemical industrial cities
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Emergency response operations are very important activities in the industrial areas. As an incident in an industrial area can have considerable economic and social impact, response to such an incident has to be provided ...
A novel axially half corrugated thin-walled tube for energy absorption under Axial loading
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, tubes with different axial corrugations were studied under axial loading. Accordingly, a new axially half-corrugated thin-walled tube was developed to improve the energy absorption characteristics. The forming ...
Measurement of health literacy in patients with cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Background: While many instruments have been developed, validated, and used to assess health literacy skills, their use and appropriateness among patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are not widely studied. Objective: ...