DESIGN OF THE CONTACT POTENTIALS DIFFERENCE PROBES by K. U. Pantsialeyeu, U. A. Mikitsevich, A. L. Zharin

“…The phase detector-integrator based on the electronic antiphase switches with the modulation frequency of the contact potential difference and the integrator. Fullwave phase detection would greatly increase the sensitivity of the probe. …”
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Contact Lenses in Pediatric Ophthalmological Practice by E. Yu. Markova, E. A. Perfilyeva

“…It is associated with an increasing need for contact vision correction in children and with the improvement of its capabilities in relation to pediatric ophthalmic practice. …”
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Microfluidic contact lens: fabrication approaches and applications by Aravind M, Ankur Saxena, Dhaneshwar Mishra, Kulwant Singh, Sajan D. George

“…Furthermore, the controlled release of medications directly onto the eye from microfluidic contact lenses enhances therapeutic efficacy by increasing bioavailability. …”
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A Study on Non-Contact Multi-Sensor Fusion Online Monitoring of Circuit Breaker Contact Resistance for Operational State Awareness by Zheng Wang, Hua Zhang, Yiyang Zhang, Haoyong Zhang, Jing Chen, Shuting Feng, Jie Guo, Yanpeng Lv

“…In field applications, the system successfully identifies circuit resistance increases caused by contact oxidation and issues early warnings, thereby preventing unplanned outages and demonstrating a strong potential for application in the fault prediction and intelligent maintenance of power grids.…”
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Global variation in antibiotic prescribing guidelines and the implications for decreasing AMR in the future by Emmama Jamil, Emmama Jamil, Zikria Saleem, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Matti Ullah, Afreenish Amir, Abdul Haseeb, Johanna C. Meyer, Johanna C. Meyer, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Safa S. Almarzoky Abuhussain

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Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial by Gary Frost, Joana C Vasconcelos, Jennifer E Pugh, Aisha Anjum, Katerina Petropoulou, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Martina Tashkova, Sumayya Alshehhi, Daphne Babalis, Leah Holroyd, Christina Prechtl, Tom Preston, Mike J Lean, Waljit Dhillo, A Toby Prevost, and Douglas Morrison

“…Objectives To investigate the impact of increasing colonic production of the short-chain fatty acid propionate on preventing body weight gain, in younger adults, over 12 months. …”
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Adapting Solar Cells With Polysilicon Passivated Contacts to Radiation-Rich Environments by Nicolas Enjalbert, Romain Cariou, Sébastien Dubois

“… In the context of increased space photovoltaic power needs and cost reduction pressures, silicon solar cells spark a new interest for space missions. …”
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External Factors Influence on Defects Detection by Scanning Contact Potentiometry by A. I. Alwaheba, V. I. Surin

“…Scanning contact potentiometry (SCP) method was used to detect structural inhomogeneities in a welded joint under the application of heat and constant electric current. …”
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Contact Dermatitis Caused by Topical Minoxidil: Allergy or Just Irritation by Alexandra Junge, Susanne Radonjic-Hoesli, Simon Bossart, Dagmar Simon, Pierre de Viragh, Robert E. Hunger, Kristine Heidemeyer, S. Morteza Seyed Jafari

“…Most patients presented with classic signs of contact dermatitis, including erythema, pruritus, and increased scaling of the scalp. …”
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Piezoresistive Cantilever Microprobe with Integrated Actuator for Contact Resonance Imaging by Tianran Ma, Michael Fahrbach, Erwin Peiner

“…However, noise is greatly increased with the bending mode and contact force increasing on viscoelastic samples. …”
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Evolution of the Contact-Fatigue Defects Caused Rail Failure Rate by E. A. Shur, A. I. Borts, A. V. Sukhov, A. Yu. Abdurashitov, L. V. Bazanova, K. L. Zagranichek

“…There is discussed current situation and problems of rail damageability in operation. …”
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Exploration of the Motivating and Controlling Contexts of Childbearing in Yazd City by Maliheh Alimondegari, Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Hamideh Shiri Mohammad Abaad, Zahra Falakodin, Forozandeh Kalantari

“…As a social phenomenon, fertility occurs within a specific socio-cultural context where culture and institutional frameworks establish the values and norms surrounding it. …”
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Friction in Oil-Lubricated Rolling–Sliding Contacts with Technical and High-Performance Thermoplastics by Ferdinand Schmid, Thomas Lohner, Karsten Stahl

“…Oil lubrication allows for their usage in high-power-transmission applications, such as gears. The current design guidelines for thermoplastic gears lack reliable estimates for the coefficient of friction of oil-lubricated rolling–sliding contacts. …”
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Changes in Surface Topography and Light Load Hardness in Thrust Bearings as a Reason of Tribo-Electric Loads by Simon Graf, Oliver Koch

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The analysis of carrier transport mechanism at the interface of BZOPET-GR Schottky contact by Jianhua Zhang, Yapeng Li, Jiqiang Jia, Zhaoyu Luo

“…X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed a reduction in oxygen vacancies with increasing B ion doping. The current–voltage (I-V) characteristics of the Schottky contacts were systematically investigated over a temperature range of 160–300 K. …”
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An Investigation in the I-gate Body Contact for Partially Depleted SOI MOSFET by Arash Daghighi, Hassan Rafiei

“…The drain induced barrier lowering of the center transistor is increased by 30% and off-current 40 times than that of the first transistor. …”
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Contact of working surfaces for spherical washers and recommendations for determining the gap in the joint by Dehtiarov I. M., Neshta A. O., Samardak M. P., Antosz K., Avramenko S. E.

“…In the article was proposed to introduce into the technical requirements for the spherical washers drawings changes concerning the gap size allowable in the conjunction, and as well as tolerances value changes of the radii of the working surfaces of the washers, thus increasing their manufacturability without conflicting with the requirements of the current standards.…”
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Influence of Contact Ultrasound Assisted Vibrating Plate on the Freezing Rate of Carrot by Zhou Xinli, Teng Yun, Dai Cheng

“…Ultrasound can promote the formation of crystal nucleus, shorten the freezing time and get a higher quality freeze, but the technology is currently used for the liquid samples or immersion freezing process, and solid samples were barely taken into account. …”
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Analysis of thermal effects according to channel and drain contact metal distance by Do Gyun An, Un Hyun Lim, Young Suh Song, Hyunwoo Kim, Jang Hyun Kim

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Mechanism of wellbore instability considering tubular-string contact with the wellbore wall by Yuting Zhou, Hui Zhang, Yanxian Wu, Xingyu Li, Chuanming Xi, Kunhong Lv, Hao Zhang, Xinrui Wang

“…Tubular strings in the wellbore are highly prone to wellbore wall contact. However, most current studies on wellbore instability neglect the contact interaction between tubular strings and the wellbore during drilling, wiper tripping, and casing running operations. …”
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