Mechanical and Thermal Properties of PLA Biocomposites Reinforced by Coir Fibers by Zhihui Sun, Li Zhang, Duoping Liang, Wei Xiao, Jing Lin

“…In this work, polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites reinforced with short coir fibers were fabricated using a corotating twin-screw extruder and injection molding machine. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical, Dielectrical, and Rheological Analysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites Prepared by Melt Processing by Juris Bitenieks, Remo Merijs Meri, Janis Zicans, Krisjanis Buks

“…The polyethylene terephthalate/carbon nanotube (PET/CNT) nanocomposites were prepared by melt mixing using a twin screw extruder. CNT content was varied up to 5 wt. %. …”
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(De)Globalization, the Global Imaginary, and Religious Narratives: A Theoretical Framework and the East Asia Litmus Test by Beilei Bai

“…Faced with the twin challenges of globalization and de-globalization, do religions exercise agency in these trends? …”
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Poly(Lactic Acid) Filled with Cassava Starch-g-Soybean Oil Maleate by Nopparut Kiangkitiwan, Kawee Srikulkit

“…The obtained SOMA-g-STARCH was mixed with PLA in various weight ratios using twin-screw extruder, resulting in PLA/SOMA-g-STARCH. …”
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Reflections and trajectories for interdisciplinary research on the energy transition by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…The contributions published in the form of essays and research papers appear consistent with the 2022 Strategic Foresight Report (European Commission, 2022) based on the JRC report entitled Towards a Green and Digital Future – Key Requirements for Successful Twin Transitions in the European Union (Muench et alii, 2022) and founded on the fundamental concepts of (a) ‘twin’ transitions, as the key to a sustainable, fair and competitive future; (b) ‘just’ transition, for widespread acceptance of green and digital solutions to mitigate consumption and improve efficiency; (c) ‘integrated approach’ to challenges, to maximise the benefits of synergies and better manage risks. …”
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Immune infiltrate populations within distinct tumor immune microenvironments predictive of immune checkpoint treatment outcome by Brian Z Ring, Catherine T. Cronister, Huijun Z. Ring, Douglas T. Ross, Robert S. Seitz

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Simulation Testing of Maritime Cyber-Physical Systems: Application of Model-View-ViewModel by Dong-Chul Lee, Kyung-Min Seo, Hee-Mun Park, Byeong Soo Kim

“…We expect that the proposed work will play a principal role when analyzing the behaviors and communications of defense CPSs and providing an environment for functional testing as a digital twin.…”
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Towards a Digital Transformation Hyper-Framework: The Essential Design Principles and Components of the Initial Prototype by Ana Perisic, Branko Perisic

“…These principles are derived from the broad scope analysis of digital transformation projects, methods, and tools and are glued to the proposed virtual twin hyper-document. The critical analysis of the digital transformation domain influenced the formulation of five research hypotheses that frame digital transformation of digital transformation, as the second goal of this research article. …”
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The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecule Genes Regulating Neuroplasticity in Addiction by Dawn E. Muskiewicz, George R. Uhl, F. Scott Hall

“…A variety of genetic approaches, including twin studies, linkage studies, and candidate gene studies, has established a firm genetic basis for addiction. …”
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PARTNER CITIES: HISTORICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION by Олег ПЕТРИК

“…Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines historical, legal, political science, and management disciplines, the author has revealed the multifaceted use of such concepts as «partner cities», «twin cities», «municipal cooperation», «decentralized cooperation of cities» etc., which proves that their use as synonymous definitions indicating a non-governmental, horizontal international level of cooperation between individual local actors is not sufficiently regulated. …”
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Optimization of Abrasive Wear Characteristics of Polyethylene/Acrylate Copolymer Nanocomposites by S. Chockalingam, G. Gopalarama Subramaniyan, Anand Bisen, S. Kaliappan, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, T. Ch. Anil Kumar, B. Ramesh, S. Venkatesan

“…For the production of Polyethylene/Cloisite 30B/Elvaloy AC-3427 nanomaterials, a twin-screw extruder is employed. Cloisite 30B was added to the Polyethylene matrix in the range of 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5%. …”
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Precipitation Behavior and Magnetic Properties of Cu-Fe-Co Alloys Containing Nanogranular Ferromagnetic-Element Particles by N. Wada, K. Kuwada, J. S. Kim, M. Takeguchi, M. Takeda

“…As annealing proceeded, the precipitates lost coherency to the matrix after reaching a size of 15–20 nm and twin-like structures were consecutively introduced in the particles. …”
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A case study of newly tunnels over-crossing the existing subway tunnels by Ben Wu, Wei Liu, Peixin Shi, Xiangyang Xu, Yingjing Liu

“…In this study, a case history of closely spaced twin tunnels excavated above the existing tunnels in soft soil stratum was presented. …”
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Preparation and Property Study of PA56/POE-g-MAH-GMA/PPO Ternary Alloy by Yunsheng Chong, Liyan Wang, Xiangming Xu, Xiao Zhuang, Rongrong Zheng, Di Cao, Yanming Chen

“…The PA56/POE-g-MAH-GMA/PPO ternary alloys containing 10 wt% POE-g-MAH-GMA with different PPO content prepared by the melt blending method through twin screw extruder. The structure and property of PA56/POE-g-MAH-GMA/PPO ternary alloys were studied. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Modeling of the Effect of Nanotwins on the Superelasticity of Single-Crystalline NiTi Alloys by Yang Guo, Xiangguo Zeng, Huayan Chen, Tixin Han, Heyi Tian, Fang Wang

“…Compared to existing experimental data, a reasonable agreement is achieved through the modeling results, highlighting the importance of the compound twins for dominating the superelasticity of nanostructured NiTi alloys.…”
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Exploring In-Network Computing with Information-Centric Networking: Review and Research Opportunities by Marica Amadeo, Giuseppe Ruggeri

“…The advent of 6G networks and beyond calls for innovative paradigms to address the stringent demands of emerging applications, such as extended reality and autonomous vehicles, as well as technological frameworks like digital twin networks. Traditional cloud computing and edge computing architectures fall short in providing their required flexibility, scalability, and ultra-low latency. …”
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Ground Settlements due to Construction of Triplet Tunnels with Different Construction Arrangements by Ahsan Naseem, Ken Schotte, Bart De Pauw, Hans De Backer

“…It results in 22.4% and 36.9% lesser settlements when compared to the equivalent horizontal twin tunnels spaced at 3D and the Left-Right-Top sequence, respectively.…”
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Aerodynamic Shape Design and Validation of an Advanced High-Lift Device for a Regional Aircraft with Morphing Droop Nose by Alessandro De Gaspari, Frédéric Moens

“…The design procedure is applied to a twin-prop regional aircraft equipped with a natural laminar flow wing. …”
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Improving polygenic prediction from summary data by learning patterns of effect sharing across multiple phenotypes. by Deborah Kunkel, Peter Sørensen, Vijay Shankar, Fabio Morgante

“…By using summary data, we achieve the twin goal of increasing the applicability of the mr.mash model to data sets that are not publicly available and making it scalable to biobank-size data. …”
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A systematic literature review and taxonomy proposition of machine learning techniques in smart manufacturing by Frederico de Oliveira Santos, Ivanete Schneider Hahn

“…The main findings show that machinery was the industry subsector with the major implementations regarding machine learning; process improvement is the main concern (interest) of all implementations; random forest was the most specific machine learning technique used; and diverse technologies associated with this context were identified such as: the industrial internet of things, digital twin, sensor technologies (soft, optical, barometric, ultrasonic), software technologies (Python, MATLAB, LabView, Google AutoML Platform) and equipment technologies (robotic, PLC, CNC). …”
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