Identifying Hidden Structures in Marketing's Structural Models through Universal Structure Modeling

AbstractBackgroundContact-guided protein structure prediction methods are becoming more and more successful because of the latest advances in residue-residue contact prediction. To support the contact-driven structure prediction, effective tools that can quickly build tertiary structural models of good quality from predicted contacts need to be developed.ResultsWe develop an improved contact-driven protein modeling method, CONFOLD2, and study how it may be effectively used for ab initio protein structure prediction with predicted contacts as input. It builds models using various subsets of input contacts to explore the fold space under the guidance of a soft square energy function, and then clusters the models to obtain top five models. CONFOLD2 is benchmarked on various datasets including CASP11 and 12 datasets with publicly available predicted contacts and yields better performance than the popular CONFOLD method.ConclusionCONFOLD2 allows to quickly generate top five structural models for a protein sequence, when its secondary structures and contacts predictions at hand. CONFOLD2 is publicly available at https://github.com/multicom-toolbox/CONFOLD2/.

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ABAQUS Dynamic Elasto-Plastic Analysis in Earthquake-Resistant Structure Design

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.438-439.1494 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 438-439 ◽

pp. 1494-1497

Author(s):

Y.Y. Zhou ◽

W. Shen ◽

F.H. Zhao ◽

Guo Zhong Dai

Keyword(s):

Finite Element Analysis ◽

Structural Models ◽

Structure Design ◽

Structure Modeling ◽

Element Analysis ◽

The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Earthquake Resistant ◽

Plastic Analysis ◽

Explicit Analysis ◽

Resistant Structure

Since the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, the earthquake-resistant consideration in structure design is highlighted in the Chinese code. This paper introduces a dynamic elasto-plastic method in structure modeling using ABAQUS finite element analysis. In the first stage, structural models are transferred into ABAQUS INP files. Then the user subroutines are given to describe the elastic and plastic behaviors of both concrete and steel materials. Finally, the models are analyzed in an ABAQUS implicit or explicit analysis. The result can suggest the weakness of the building and provide advisement in reinforcing the structure.

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POWER PLANT IN ABSTRACTION MODEL USAGE FOR MANAGEMENT

International Journal of Computing ◽

10.47839/ijc.6.1.430 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 91-95

Author(s):

Janusz Krzysztof Grabara

Keyword(s):

Structural Analysis ◽

Power Plant ◽

Management System ◽

Structural Models ◽

Integrated System ◽

Simulation Methods ◽

Structure Model ◽

Plant Structure ◽

Building Management ◽

Universal Structure

Power plant structure can be introduced in different ways. One of such ways is the tables used is structural analysis, which take into consideration organisational and technological divisions or determine directions of technical development in enterprise with use of simulation methods. All methods that optimise management decisions can be introduced as right structural models. It is necessary to think whether for Management System there is possibility to create universal structure, which allows building management structure model. The model has to fulfill certain requirement at the same time as simple as possible to implement to management computer system as a module of integrated system. The paper it is a trial of theoretical introducing of such model, which take into consideration streams of management system elements and decisions and their interactions. This model consists of matrix mutual connections of the system elements and decisions.

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Validation of the Short Dark Triad in a German Sample

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000617 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Caroline Wehner ◽

Ulrike Maaß ◽

Marius Leckelt ◽

Mitja D. Back ◽

Matthias Ziegler

Keyword(s):

Sensation Seeking ◽

Factor Model ◽

Structural Models ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Dark Triad ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Nomological Network ◽

Competitive Test ◽

Three Factor ◽

Behavioral Criteria

Abstract. The structure, correlates, and assessment of the Dark Triad are widely discussed in several fields of psychology. Based on the German version of the Short Dark Triad (SDT), we add to this by (a) providing a competitive test of existing structural models, (b) testing the nomological network, and (c) proposing an ultrashort 9-item version of the SDT (uSDT). A sample of N = 969 participants provided data on the SDT and a range of further measures. Our competitive test of five structural models revealed that fit indices and nomological network assumptions were best met in a three-factor model, with separate factors for psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. The results provided an extensive overview of the raw, unique, and shared associations of Dark Triad dimensions with narcissism facets, sadism, impulsivity, self-esteem, sensation seeking, the Big Five, maladaptive personality traits, sociosexual orientation, and behavioral criteria. Finally, the uSDT exhibited satisfactory psychometric properties. The highest overlap in expected relations between SDT and uSDT, and convergent and discriminant measures was also found for the three-factor model. Our study underlines the utility of a three-factor model of the Dark Triad, extends findings on its nomological network, and provides an ultrashort instrument.

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