Predicting the compressive strength of concrete incorporating waste powders exposed to elevated temperatures utilizing machine learning by Islam N. Fathy, Hany A. Dahish, Mohammed K. Alkharisi, Alaa A. Mahmoud, Hala Emad Elden Fouad

“…Finally, a graphical user interface (GUI) for the compressive strength of concrete containing GWP and MWP subjected to elevated temperatures has been created, which may be of considerable assistance, guidance, and efficiency in research and construction industry contexts.…”
Get full text

Improvement of Interphase Stability of Hard Carbon for Sodium-Ion Battery by Ionic Liquid Additives by Dexi Meng, Zongkun Bian, Kailimai Su, Yan Wang, Zhibin Lu, Enlin Cai, Junwei Lang

“…Hard carbon (HC), which is one of the anode materials widely used in commercial sodium-ion batteries at present, suffers from a thick and unstable solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer formed by the self-reduction in traditional carbonate-based electrolytes on its surface. …”
Get full text

Cavitation nanobubbles enhancing the flotation of microfine ilmenite and associated fundamentals by Fanfan Zhang, Wanchen Dong, Huijie Cai, Huaiyao Zhang, Xiangbo Fan, Yamin Kang, Yijun Cao, Guixia Fan

“…Most importantly, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring results reveal that the presence of NBs leads to a reduction in OHA adsorption mass but an increase in adsorption rate at the ilmenite interface.…”
Get full text

Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrocarboxylation of Olefins with CO₂ and H₂ by Yang Li, Ying Wang, Longbo Zhang, Yanru Zhang, Jia Guo, Yanyan Wang, Chenglong Yu, Jun He, Zhenpeng Wang, Juanjuan Han, Qian Li, Tianbin Wu, Qingli Qian, Buxing Han

Get full text

Enhanced zero-phonon line emission from an ensemble of W centers in circular and bowtie Bragg grating cavities by Kizhake Veetil Vijin, Song Junyeob, Namboodiri Pradeep N., Ebadollahi Nikki, Chanana Ashish, Katzenmeyer Aaron M., Pederson Christian, Pomeroy Joshua M., Chiles Jeffrey, Shainline Jeffrey, Srinivasan Kartik, Davanco Marcelo, Pelton Matthew

“…For these cavities, we observe lifetime reduction by a factor of ≈1.3 ${\approx} 1.3$ . For W centers in resonant bowtie-shaped cavities, we observed a ≈3-fold enhancement in the photon collection efficiency, corresponding to a ≈6-fold enhancement in the photon extraction efficiency, and observed a lifetime reduction factor of ≈1.1 ${\approx} 1.1$ . …”
Get full text

A Comparative Study on Fuzzy Logic-Based Liquid Level Control Systems with Integrated Industrial Communication Technology by Hasan Mhd Nazha, Ali Mahmoud Youssef, Mohamad Ayham Darwich, Their Ahmad Ibrahim, Hala Essa Homsieh

“…Specifically, the fuzzy logic controller achieved a 21% reduction in maximum overshoot, a 62% decrease in peak time, and an 83% reduction in settling time. …”
Get full text

Integrated dopamine sensing and 40 Hz hippocampal stimulation improves cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s mouse models by Shiya Lv, Fan Mo, Zhaojie Xu, Yu Wang, Yaoyao Liu, Meiqi Han, Yiming Duan, Luyi Jing, Fanli Kong, Qianli Jia, Ming Li, Wei Xu, Peiyao Jiao, Mixia Wang, Juntao Liu, Jinping Luo, Junbo Wang, Zhongwei Fan, Yilin Song, Yirong Wu, Xinxia Cai

“…In this study, the NeuroRevive-FlexChip demonstrates improved electrochemical detection sensitivity and modulation efficiency. Preliminary observations in APP/PS1 mice indicate that implantation of the chip in the hippocampal CA1 region, combined with 40 Hz stimulation, may contribute to the restoration of dopamine release, a reduction in neuronal hyper-synchronization, and a shift toward more stable firing patterns. …”
Get full text

Numerical Simulation of Grab Dredging on Flow Field and Sdiment Suspension Pattern in Construction Area by LONG Rui, JIN Zhong-wu, Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Yonghwan CHO, Norimi MIZUTANI

“…In contrast, cases involving velocity reduction prior to bed contact exhibit a marked decrease in sediment disturbance. …”
Get full text

An optimization model to prioritize fuel treatments within a landscape fuel break network. by Dung Nguyen, Yu Wei, Erin J Belval, Matthew P Thompson, Benjamin M Gannon, Jesse D Young, Christopher D O'Connor, David E Calkin

“…We present a mixed integer programming model for prioritizing fuel treatments within a landscape fuel break network to maximize protection against wildfires, measured by the total fire size reduction or the sum of Wildland Urban Interface areas avoided from burning. …”
Get full text

Engineering BiOBr/TpBD-COF S-scheme heterointerface via phase transformation strategy for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Huili Ran, Xue Liu, Jiajie Fan, Yun Yang, Lijie Zhang, Qin Guo, Bicheng Zhu, Quanlong Xu

“…Specifically, perovskite Cs3Bi2Br9 was first synthesized and then in-situ transformed into BiOBr during the preparation of TpBD-COF procedure, thus obtaining BiOBr/TpBD-COF heterojunction with favorable interface. According to the in-situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) characterization and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis, the photogenerated electrons with weak reduction power transfer from BiOBr to TpBD-COF driven by the internal electric field under irradiation, conforming to S-scheme charge transfer mode. …”
Get full text

System-Technology Co-Optimization for Dense Edge Architectures Using 3-D Integration and Nonvolatile Memory by Leandro M. Giacomini Rocha, Mohamed Naeim, Guilherme Paim, Moritz Brunion, Priya Venugopal, Dragomir Milojevic, James Myers, Mustafa Badaroglu, Marian Verhelst, Julien Ryckaert, Dwaipayan Biswas

“…We show that a 25% peak efficiency reduction on a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$32\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> memory capacity can lead to a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$7.4\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> faster execution with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$5.7\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> higher effective TOPS/W than the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> memory capacity case on the same technology.…”
Get full text

Improving P-Doped DBRs Operation at Cryogenic Temperatures: Investigating Different Mirror Geometry by Behzad Namvar, Topi Uusitalo, Heikki Virtanen, Mircea Guina, Jukka Viheriala

“…As a result of the study, we achieved more efficient operation at cryogenic temperatures, with a 60&#x0025; reduction of the series resistance and a 39&#x0025; reduction of the voltage penalty related to the p-doped DBR.…”
Get full text

Biofunctionalized Waste Brick Powder to Enhance Performance of Blend Cement Mortar by Jianyun Pan, Liyun Cui, Xin Zhang

“…BP modified with 0.1% TA showed a 26.32% increase in compressive strength and a 15.64% increase in flexural strength at 28 days, with a 25.08% reduction in shrinkage after 90 days. These findings provide a possibility for the preparation of excellent performance of BP concrete and realize the efficient application of BP.…”
Get full text

Understanding the performance improvement mechanism of Ti/steel clad plates fabricated by double-layered hot rolling by Yue Wu, Renhao Wu, Haiming Zhang, Tao Wang, Qingxue Huang, Hyoung Seop Kim

“…In contrast, the asymmetric DA geometry promoted shear deformation in the steel side, ensuring comparable thickness reduction in both Ti and steel, thereby enhancing the interface bonding strength and deformation coordination between the components. …”
Get full text

Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of Wing–Fuselage Intersection for Minimum Interference Drag by Nuno M. B. Matos, André C. Marta

“…Fuselage shape deformations were found to be more efficient in the removal of the secondary flow near the wing root trailing edge. …”
Get full text

Steric and energetic studies on adsorption of toxic arsenic ions by hematite nano-rods from laterite highlighting the impact of modification periods by Dina Mostafa, Nabila Shehata, Mashael D. Alqahtani, May N. Bin Jumah, Nahaa M. Alotaibi, Noof A. Alenazi, Hassan A. Rudayni, Ahmed A. Allam, Wail Al Zoubi, Mostafa R. Abukhadra

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed a shift in peak positions and intensity reduction, indicative of lattice strain and increased surface defects. …”
Get full text

WSe2 nanoflowers grown on Ti3C2Cl2 MXene for energy applications and sensing by Antonia Kagkoura, Anastasios Papavasileiou, Shuangying Wei, Filipa. M. Oliveira, Jiří Šturala, Zdeněk Sofer

“…Overall, in situ growth of WSe2 on MXene offers a scalable route to efficient multifunctional materials.…”
Get full text

Multi-Scenario Robust Distributed Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Based on DDQN by Shilong Guo, Ming Chen

“…After 2000 iterations, the DDQN algorithm achieves a 15% reduction in makespan with only a 2.5% increase in computational time compared to random search, this joint simulation system offers an efficient and stable solution for the modeling and optimization of the MSRDPFSP issue.…”
Get full text

Script-Based Material and Geometrical Modeling of Steel–Concrete Composite Connections for Comprehensive Analysis Under Varied Configurations by Dániel Gosztola, Péter Grubits, János Szép, Majid Movahedi Rad

“…The behavior of steel–concrete composite structures is significantly influenced by the efficiency of the shear connections that link the two materials. …”
Get full text

Effect of Vacuum Sintering Time on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Cu/Sn Coating on AlNiCo Permanent Magnetic Material by ZHOU Xiao-yan, LI Dong-ying, ZOU Li-hua, ZHAO Cheng-lin, LI Meng-qi

Get full text