Assessment of Uneven Wear of Freight Wagon Brake Pads by Sergii Panchenko, Juraj Gerlici, Alyona Lovska, Vasyl Ravlyuk

“…It has been found that an uneven distribution of the brake pad pressure force leads to higher maintenance costs and lower braking efficiency. The main causes of uneven wear are worn kinetostatic units, differences in the geometric parameters of pads, and imperfections in the lever transmission design. …”
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In Vitro Micropropagation of Kale (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> var. <i>sabellica</i> L.) by Maike Beyeler, Dirk Carl Albach

“…The aim of this study is to develop optimised micropropagation protocols for three kale varieties. First, it was determined which seed surface disinfection method resulted in the highest germination rate and the lowest infection rate. …”
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Environmental Risk Mitigation via Deep Learning Modeling of Compressive Strength in Green Concrete Incorporating Incinerator Ash by Amin Amraee, Seyed Azim Hosseini, Farshid Farokhizadeh, Mohammad Hassan Haeri

“…Initial laboratory tests have determined the optimum mix design, weight variation, and compressive strength. …”
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Environmental friendly carrier material for nifedipine as hypertension drug by E. Budianto, S.H. Astuti

“…The composition of 100% polylactic acid produces the highest percent encapsulation efficiency of 89.84% but produces the lowest percentage of drug release at 6.80%. …”
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Experimental study and optimizing the effective parameters on the extraction of the anti-cancer substance naringin under ultrasound waves by Mojtaba Nosrati, Neda Gilani, Hadiseh Masoumi

“…Finally, the highest efficiency of naringin extraction was determined using 86.29% ethanol solvent at pH = 6.52, time 20 minutes, sample to solvent ratio 0.24, and extraction amount 123.27 mg/liter. …”
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The enhanced antifungal effect against <i>Pyricularia oryzae</i> of Cu nanoparticles/chitosan supplemented with ammonium soap synthesised from palm oil by Tuan Nghiem Anh Le, Nghi Tran, Nhung Hong Nguyen, Tho Phuoc Tran, Giang Ngoc Doan, Ngoc Thanh Truong, Du Duy Bui

“…The properties of AS, including the saponification reaction efficiency, pH, and its ability to reduce the surface tension of water, were also investigated. …”
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Effect of Disk Friction Loss Reduction on Flow Phenomena in Low-specific Speed Centrifugal Pump: An Experimental and Numerical Approach by D. Satish, A. Doshi, M. Bade

“…Reducing the rear axial clearance (Cs,a,r) is profound method to lower the LDF and improve the efficiency of pump (η). …”
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Investigation of Building Profiles for the Energy Simulation of a Factory Building: A Case Study in South Korea by Hansol Lim, Guan-Ho Park, Seheon Kim, Yeweon Kim, Ki-Hyung Yu

“…To achieve these goals, significant efforts are underway to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Building energy simulation is a standard method for evaluating energy performance as it assesses the current performance and predicts the potential contributions of energy retrofitting initiatives. …”
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Structural Designing of Supersonic Swirling Devices Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics Theory by Qian Huang, Huirong Huang, Xueyuan Long, Yuan Tian, Jiang Meng

“…The structure of the supersonic swirling device has an important impact on the liquefaction efficiency. Therefore, this study presents a structural design method for supersonic cyclones based on CFD theory. …”
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Entropy optimization of inverse Darcy-Forchheimer model of Jeffrey fluid flow over a curved stretching surface using ANOVA-Taguchi technique by Pradeep Kumar, Vidhya K․G․, Felicita Almeida, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…This study aims to analyse the significance of entropy generation in such a flow system and optimize heat transfer efficiency. To achieve this, the fourth-fifth order Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method is used for numerical solution, while ANOVA-Taguchi optimization technique is employed to determine optimal conditions for enhancing heat transfer performance. …”
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Solving four-dimensional superconformal Yang-Mills theories with Tracy-Widom distribution by Zoltan Bajnok, Bercel Boldis, Gregory P. Korchemsky

“…We exploit this relationship to develop an efficient method for computing the observables in superconformal Yang-Mills theories at both weak and strong coupling. …”
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Air-side Thermal-hydraulic Analysis and Parametric Optimization for Vertical-fin Microchannel Heat Exchanger by Zhao Rijing, Wei Xinghua, Huang Dong, Li Feng, Zhao Yongfeng

“…Vertical-fin microchannel heat exchangers (VMHXs) have efficient thermal-hydraulic performance and favorable drainage performance, such that they are capable of being utilized in air source heat pumps under wide operating conditions. …”
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The influence of nano-scale aluminum on the energetic potential of energetic materials: Theoretical and experimental observations by Krstović Mirjana, Bajić Danica, Timotijević Mladen, Nešić Jovica, Fidanovski Bojana

“…For selected energetic materials, the energetic potential during combustion in an inert atmosphere was determined using the method of isoperibolic calorimetry. …”
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Mesh-free SPH modelling of sediment scouring and flushing considering grains transport and transformation by Rongzhao Zhang, Wen Xiong, Xiaolong Ma, C. S. Cai

“…To tackle this challenge, a comprehensive sediment model based on the meshless Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method was developed. Firstly, to enhance computational efficiency and mitigate the high cost of Fluid-Solid Interaction (FSI) between water and sediments, cohesionless sediment grains were modelled as non-Newtonian fluids, with yield strength determined according to a combined strength criterion. …”
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ANALYTICAL SYNTHESIS OF FORCED PULSE ELECTRONIC DRIVE CONTROL OF A TRACKING SYSTEM by A. S. Abufanas, A. A. Lobaty, Y. F. Yacina

“…Expressions are obtained for the matrix of transitions of the system and the control signal in a vector form.As an example, the electric drive described by the widespread second-order mathematical model is considered to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method. Qualitative illustrations of the operability of the proposed approach, obtained by modeling in the Mathcad environment, and quantitative characteristics of the change in the input and output signals of the hypothetical control system are presented. …”
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CALCULATION OF OPERATION MODE OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING LINE WITH BILATERAL SUPPLY. Part 1 by V. B. Kozlovskaya, V. N. Kalechyts

“…Estimation of the efficiency the mode on the basis of ensuring the necessary level of voltage at the luminaires was implemented. …”
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ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY STRUCTURE FORMING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A TERRITORIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PASSPORT by A. L. Bolsherotov

“…The structure of a building site's environmental passport is presented, taking the entire spectrum of its direct impact and environmental pollution into account, as well as the indirect impact, energy efficiency and autonomy of the site. The scope of the environmental passport comprises the entire building lifecycle, from design to operation and liquidation. …”
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Crop water stress index assessment of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under limited water conditions by Hüseyin Tevfik Gültaş

“…The irrigation water (I) and water use efficiency (WUE) were 0.42 and 0.51 kg m–3 in the first year, and 0.47 and 0.59 kg m–3 in the second year, respectively, for the subject fully irrigated throughout the season. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Micro and Small Industries in East Java Province, Indonesia Using SMA and DEA: A Case Study by Erni Puspanantasari Putri, Erwin Widodo, Jaka Purnama, Bonifacius Raditya Sri Pramana Putra, Agatha Hannabel Avnanta Puteri

“…The stepwise modeling approach (SMA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods were applied to identify MSIs' effectiveness, determine the classification of inefficient MSIs, and formulate an inefficient MSI development strategy. …”
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Highly sensitive split ring resonator-based sensor for quality monitoring of edible oils by Muhammad Amir Khalil, Wong Hin Yong, Tehseen Batool, Ahasanul Hoque, Lo Yew Chiong, Hui Hwang Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Mohamed S. Soliman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam

“…Additionally, the design has a high Q-factor of 149, indicating its efficiency in determining adulteration in edible oils. …”
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