Energy efficiency in the industries is one of the leading problems of the 21st century. The main aim for the companies to deal with the energy efficiency paradigm is to save the resources in the manufacturing operations. ...

The use of a single set of outriggers equipped with oil viscous dampers increases the damping ratio of tall buildings in about 6–10%, depending on the loading conditions. However, could this ratio be further increased by ...

Building sector consumes a greater portion of energy for heating and cooling applications. The utilization of fossil fuels for space and water heating in buildings cause a negative effect on the environment by producing ...

Effects of chitosan coating combined with sumac on the quality of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets stored in refrigerated condition (4°C) for 12 days were evaluated. The treatments in this study were—T1, control; ...

Transition from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0, in other words Industry 3.5 stage, and moving to a circular economy are two significant concepts for organizations that need to make wholesale alterations to their current ...

Food loss in supply chain is a growing problem due to its environmental, social and economic impacts. Especially in emerging economies losses mostly occur in the first stages of the supply chain including agricultural ...

In this research, a genetic programming (GP) method is proposed for producing pseudorandom number generators (PRNG) for lightweight devices, especially wireless identification and sensing platform (WISP) family devices. ...

Is the value spread useful for forecasting returns on quantitative equity strategies for country selection? To test this, we examine a sample of 120 country-level equity strategies replicated within 72 stock markets for ...

This paper presents faster inversion-free point addition formulas for the curve y(1 + ax2) = cx(1 + dy2). The proposed formulas improve the point doubling operation count record (I, M, S, D, a are arithmetic operations ...

In the software engineering, we use the words 'evolution', 'improvement', 'enhancement', 'development', 'change' or 'maintenance' to emphasize the activities after the delivery of a software product. These isomorphic words ...

In this paper, the microstrip to Substrate Integrated Waveguide(SIW) transition bandpass filter is designed and fabricated. It can be used in satellite communication, 5G and radar technology. SIW waveguide conditions and ...

In this paper, we consider a general 2-neuron network model with reaction–diffusion term and time delay. We study the effect of time delay in kinetic terms of reaction–diffusive system. We mainly investigate the effects ...

Electroencephalography (EEG) classification for mental tasks is the crucial part of the braincomputer interface. Many studies try to extract discriminative features from EEG signals. In this study, feature selection algorithm ...

In this paper, the design, production, and results of an omnidirectional and circularly polarized antenna for satellite communication applications such as telemetry or telecommand are explained. The antenna is fed by a ...

Hybrid systems, which use more than one renewable energy sources, are quite advantageous, because they can eliminate or at least vitiate the interrupted characteristics of the renewable sources. In the present study, a ...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is an important Italian architect with his seminal theses in the debates on the ‘origins of architecture’ and ‘aesthetics’. He is numbered foremost among the founders of modern ...

The aim of this study is to present a tool that can calculate critical performance measures of different Shuttle-Based Storage and Retrieval System (SBS/RS) designs. Specifically, our aim is to develop an analytical ...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to present a structural competency model; second, to remark new criteria for personnel selection in Industry 4.0 environment; and third, to contribute to the operations ...

The influence of sustainability on innovation is well-established, yet the efficacy of innovation as a determinant of sustainable performance in supply chains has received less scrutiny. This study examines green innovation ...

Although reforestation is frequently utilized in many Mediterranean Basin countries to restore burned Mediterranean pine woodlands, post-fire recovery of the plant community is often neglected. To compare the post-fire ...