Linear low-density polyethylene/silica micro- and nanocomposites: dynamic rheological measurements and modelling

“…Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) based composites were prepared by melt compounding with 1, 2, 3 and 4 vol% of various kinds of amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) micro- and nanoparticles. …”
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Modelling fatigue induced change in hyperelastic response of SBR/NR blends by Adtihya Nambiar, P. Mythravaruni

“…A systematic approach is utilised to examine the fatigue-induced property change in rubber composites. Hyperelasticity, and failure characteristics, such as tensile strength and elongation at break, are used to create the model. …”
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Effect of Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Different Slope Classes on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties at Addis Zemen District, Ethiopia by Getnet Tigabu

“…The data was analyzed statistically with R software, and significant treatment means were separated using the least significant difference (LSD) at 5%. …”
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FDTransUnet: An aluminum surface defect segmentation model based on feature differentiation. by Mingzhu Tang, Wencheng Wang

“…First, the limited defective samples are effectively expanded by the feature differentiation data augmentation strategy to alleviate the overfitting problem caused by the insufficient sample. …”
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Evaluation of Planting Design in Interiors in Terms of Basic Design Principles by Ufuk Fatih Kucukali

“…Plants have the ability to shape the environment through appropriate compositions and special designs. The aim of this study is to evaluate interior landscaping from both technical and aesthetic perspectives. …”
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From proper name to epithet: motivation and change in the fashion industry by Silvia Cacchiani

“…Additionally, considering motivation and the semantic relations in the composite structures under scrutiny, it seems reasonable to suggest that associative meanings can be motivated metonymically based on extant cultural-encyclopaedic knowledge. …”
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First Order Phase Transformation in Amorphous Ge25Se75 – xSbx Glasses by F.A. Al-Agel, F.M. Al-Marzouki, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, Shamshad A. Khan, M. Husain

“…The activation energy of crystallization (Ec) is found to vary with compositions indicating a structural change due to the addition of Sb. …”
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The rise and fall of K-Fashion business: exploring the impact of corporate failure news on stock market indices by Hyojung Kim

“…Integrating both natural language processing and structured data in this study offers practical insights to fashion firms and stock market investors.…”
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Research Status in the Use of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) to Detect Pesticide Residues in Foods and Plant-Derived Chinese Herbal Medicines by Bing-Yan Chu, Chi Lin, Peng-Cheng Nie, Zheng-Yan Xia

“…Plant-derived Chinese herbal medicines have similar sources to plant-derived foods; however, due to the rough surfaces and complex compositions of herbal medicines, the detection of pesticide residues in this context continues to rely heavily on traditional methods, which are time consuming and laborious and are unable to meet market demands for portability. …”
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Innovative polypropylene-based adsorbent functionalized by oxygen plasma and L-Arginine for efficient removal of emerging contaminants from aqueous media by Mojtaba Azizi, Mahdi Akhgari, Maryam Esmkhani, Hossein Ghafuri, Shahrzad Javanshir

“…The results introduced the synthesized composite as a promising candidate for the water treatment process.…”
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“Revitalizing” Alginate Films: Control of Texture, Hemo- and Cellular Compatibility via Addition of Cellulose Nanocrystals by Mikhail A. Torlopov, Ilia S. Martakov, Vasily I. Mikhaylov, Philipp V. Legki, Kirill S. Vavrinchuk, Pavel A. Markov, Natalia N. Drozd, Andrey V. Zhuravlev, Petr A. Sitnikov, Alexander V. Kutchin

“…The hematological tests of the composites showed a procoagulant effect. Summarizing the data, we propose a model that explains the influence of nanocrystals and their concentration on the formation of the observed composites’ structure and their physicochemical and biological properties. …”
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FE Models of GFRP and CFRP Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Kasidit Chansawat, Tanarat Potisuk, Thomas H. Miller, Solomon C. Yim, Damian I. Kachlakev

“…FE models use eight-node isoparametric elements with a smeared cracking approach for the concrete and three-dimensional layered elements to model the FRP composites. Analysis results are compared with data obtained from full-scale beam tests through the linear and nonlinear ranges up to failure. …”
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Problem of critical area of heat transfer and energy motion under liquid binary mixtures boiling by Evgeny V. Lykov, Victor V. Romanov, Elena S. Zhelonkina

“…The experimental results of the heat flux critical density studying under the unsaturated boiling of the binary mixtures of water-n-butanol and water n-pentanol within the concentrations from 0 to 100% by weight of the organic component are provided. The compositions with the maximum (peak) critical heat flux in the binary liquids under study, are determined. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of knee pain risk using lipid metabolism biomarkers: a prospective cohort study from CHARLS by Biao Guo, Yuan Li, Yuan Li, Weihang Peng, Yabin Liu, Fei He, Zhe Zhai

“…Multiple lipid biomarkers and composite indices—including the lipid accumulation product (LAP), triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, and TyG-BMI—were incorporated. …”
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Behavior of A Long-lived Borneo Vortex During March 2023 by Syifa Alifia Azzahra, Erma Yulihastin, Alya Fitri Syalsabilla, Eka Putri Wulandari, Maldiva Hafiza Anjarika Suhendar, Jamrud Aminuddin, Acep Purqon

“…Using ERA5 reanalysis data with high temporal (hourly) and spatial (0.25° × 0.25°) resolution, we analyzed wind, relative vorticity, specific humidity, Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR), and precipitation. …”
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Perioperative outcomes at three rural Rwandan district hospitals: a 28-day prospective observational cohort study by Fredrick Kateera, Robert Riviello, Mariella Munyuzangabo, Vincent Cubaka, Egide Mpanumusingo, Alphonse Nshimyiryo, Joel M Mubiligi, Marcel Nshunguyabahizi, Cyprien Shyirambere, Grace Umutesi, Jocelyn Mizero, John Kamau, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Mark W Newton, Bantayehu Sileshi

“…Furthermore, emergency cases had 1.8 times higher odds of having a composite outcome (developing complications, surgical site infections or death) compared with elective cases (95% CI: 1.1 to 3.0).Conclusion Our findings highlight the need for improving surgical capacity, reinforcing infection prevention and control measures and leveraging electronic data capture for quality improvement to ensure safer surgery and anaesthesia care in rural Rwanda.…”
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Application of Remote Sensing Techniques in Enhancement, Detection, and Slicing of Koopan Lateralized Ultrabasics (South of Bavanat, Fars Province) by Maryam Zurmand, Ahmad Ahmadi Khalaji, Kamal Noori Khankahdani, Zahra Tahmasbi

“…This study indicated that the RGB=532 color composite in Landsat 8 image has the best contrast for enhancing and detecting peridotite and serpentinite units. …”
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Vision-related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and its determinants among the Elderly in rural blocks of Haryana, India by Mona Duggal, Ankita Kankaria, Latika Rohilla, Harashish Jindal, Limalemla Jamir, Parul Chawla Gupta, Debarati Sarkar, Vaibhav Miglani, Akash Kumar, Drishti Sharma, Neha Dahiya, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandeep Grover

“…Both the mean VR-QOL composite score and the VR-QOL domains of General Health, General Vision, Ocular Pain, Role Difficulties, Mental Health, and Dependence were all greater for women than for men. …”
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Genomic adaptation to extreme climate conditions in beef cattle as a consequence of cross-breeding program by Rugang Tian, Hojjat Asadollahpour Nanaie, Xiao Wang, Baolige Dalai, Meng Zhao, Feng Wang, Hui Li, Ding Yang, Hao Zhang, Yuan Li, Tingyue Wang, Tu Luan, Jianghong Wu

“…In this study, we generated whole-genome sequence (WGS) data from 65 cross-bred and 45 Mongolian cattle. …”
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Artist - Olympian by Matić Milan, Radenović Sandra

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