Optimization of Soft X-Ray Fresnel Zone Plate Fabrication Through Joint Electron Beam Lithography and Cryo-Etching Techniques by Maha Labani, Vito Clericò, Enrique Diez, Giancarlo Gatti, Mario Amado, Ana Pérez-Rodríguez

“…This minimized issues of under- and over-etching, producing well-defined patterns with a nanometer-scale resolution and low roughness. The refined process thus holds promise for achieving improved optical resolution and efficiency in FZPs, making it viable for the fabrication of high-performance, nanometer-scale devices.…”
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Removal of Cadmium and Lead from Aqueous Solution by Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan Hybrid Fibrous Sorbent: Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies by Soyeon Park, Allan Gomez-Flores, Yong Sik Chung, Hyunjung Kim

“…X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses revealed that HAp particles were coated onto the surface of the fiber, and the surface roughness increased with increasing the HAp contents in the fiber. …”
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Refined Time-Domain Buffeting Analysis of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge in Mountainous Urban Terrain by Bo Wu, Liang-Liang Zhang, Yang Yang, Lian-Jie Liu, Zhi-Jun Ni

“…The buffeting responses are slightly reduced by increasing the ventilation rate of guardrails, and the control efficiency is better when concurrently moving the inspection rails inward. …”
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Ecological Packaging: Reuse and Recycling of Rosehip Waste to Obtain Biobased Multilayer Starch-Based Material and PLA for Food Trays by Yuliana Monroy, Florencia Versino, Maria Alejandra García, Sandra Rivero

“…Two distinct multilayer manufacturing processes were comparatively evaluated to optimize production efficiency by reducing the energy consumption and processing time. …”
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Low-cost photogrammetry solutions for surveying confined underground spaces: testing the traditional set-up against 360° camera on Tombs of the Kings archaeological site by D. Skarlatos, B. Cuca, G. Kafataris, M. Previtali, A. Agapiou

“…Metrics such as cloud-to-cloud distance, roughness, and point cloud density were used for comparison.…”
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Investigation on influencing factors of wheel polygonization of a plateau high-speed EMU train by Wei Li, Xiaoxuan Yang, Peng Wang, Zefeng Wen, Jian Han

“…Futher, the results indicate that operating the EMU train on mixed lines at variable speeds could potentially mitigate high-order polygonal wear, providing practical value for improving the safety, performance and maintenance efficiency of high-speed EMU trains.…”
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Multi-criteria pressure sensors placement in water distribution networks using fuzzy TOPSIS by Mohammad Mehdi Riyahi, Carlo Giudicianni, Amin E. Bakhshipour, Ali Haghighi, Enrico Creaco

“…To evaluate the efficiency of the novel method, two WDNs are tested— one from the literature and the other from a real-world case study. …”
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Development of High-Performance UV Detector Using Nanocrystalline Diamond Thin Film by C. R. Lin, D. H. Wei, M. K. BenDao, W. E. Chen, T. Y. Liu

“…Also, the NCD/Au structure annealed at 500°C exhibited a good Ohmic contact characteristic, high detection efficiency, and fast response to UV irradiation in air ambient. …”
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Impact of microgrooves on supersonic CO2 condensation and pressure recovery in a converging-diverging nozzle by Kapil Das Sahu, Shyam Sunder Yadav, Mani Sankar Dasgupta

“…The key findings include: (1) microgrooves enhance the pressure recovery post-condensation; (2) extended nucleation regions and multiple shockwaves are observed with microgrooves; (3) The smooth wall nozzle achieves the highest liquid condensation effectiveness at 15.7 %, compared to 12.7 % for the rough wall and 12 % for the microgroove wall nozzle., indicating the highest CO2 capture efficiency with smooth walls. …”
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Expired Dexon Drug as Green Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in Simulated Seawater Medium by Shams Naji, Rana Anaee, Sadeer Majeed

“…The polarization resistances and inhibition efficiencies reached the highest value of (25.86×10-3 Ω.cm2) and (95.57%) respectively for 60 mL/L at 303 K. …”
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The example of BTJE flow path contamination assessment with anti-icing fluid using statistical models by S. V. Nekrasov, B. A. Chichkov

“…In particular, contamination of the compressor rotor blades leads to the reduction in the cross-sectional areas of the inter-blade channels, changes in their shape, and an increase in the roughness of the blade surfaces. All these phenomena compromise compressor performance: result in reduced efficiency, decreased pressure ratio, and airflow, resulting in lower engine thrust, increased jet pipe temperature, higher fuel consumption, reduced gas-dynamic stability, and altered rotor speeds. …”
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Full-scale wind turbine performance assessment: a customised, sensor-augmented aeroelastic modelling approach by T. H. Malik, C. Bak

“…The study identified readily available sensors that were sensitive to blade surface roughness changes caused by erosion. Operational data analysis of offshore wind turbines validated the initial sensor selection and approach. …”
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Optimization and performance study of large aspect ratio SiC microgrooves by waterjet assisted laser machining by Qijian Zhang, Wenzhao Yang, Xinwei Zhang, Jinjin Han, Yunxia Guo, Weining Lei

“…However, their extreme hardness poses challenges for traditional mechanical machining, including low efficiency and severe tool wear, while laser machining is prone to defects such as heat-affected zones and recast layers. …”
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Adsorption of various compounds onto nanooxides unmodified and differently pretreated by V. M. Gun'ko, O. K. Matkovsky

“…All these factors could affect the efficiency of practical applications of not only adsorbents but also polymer fillers, carriers, catalysts, etc. …”
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Fabrication and evaluation of solidified nanoemulsion designs for systemic delivery of atorvastatin through the lung by Muhammad Danish Saeed, Kifayat Ullah Shah, Asif Nawaz, Faiqa Falak Naz, Amira Metouekel, Gamal A. Shazly, Musaab Dauelbait

“…The chitosan coated SNEDDS had higher drug content and significantly lower roughness than uncoated SNEDDS (student t-test; p ≤ 0.01). …”
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Heat transfer enhancement of a solar air heater using capsule-shaped turbulators: a numerical analysis by N. Madhwesh, K. Vasudeva Karanth, Shiva Kumar

“…The same configuration yields about 52.64% improvement in the exergy efficiency with respect to the base model.…”
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The role of microplastics as vectors of antibiotic contaminants via a molecular simulation approach by Sedigheh Abdollahi, Heidar Raissi, Farzaneh Farzad

“…Furthermore, the impact of microplastic aging, simulated by introducing oxidized and hydrophilic functional groups, on adsorption efficiency and interaction mechanisms has been explored. …”
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Simultaneously improving strength, ductility and formability in 2195 Al-Li alloy components via pre-aging treatment by Sun Kuokuo, Zhan Mei, Fan Xiaoguang

“…The Al-Cu-Li alloy large thin-walled complex components are crucial for the critical equipment in aerospace and aviation fields due to their high-performance, lightweight and high-efficiency. However, the poor plasticity of Al-Cu-Li alloy sheets limits the forming of large thin-walled complex components. …”
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The effectiveness of graphene and polyurethane multilayer coating on minimizing the leading-edge erosion of wind turbine blades by Abdullah F. Alajmi, M. Ramulu

“…The amount of material removed, the depth of erosion scars, and the surface roughness were utilized to analyze the erosion resistance behavior of coated and uncoated wind turbine blades. …”
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Effect of WS2 nanoparticles on the current-voltage characteristics of a polymer solar cell by К.С. Рожкова, А.К. Аймуханов, Б.Р. Ильясов, А.К. Тусупбекова, А.К. Зейниденов, А.М. Алексеев, А.М. Жаканова

“…The arithmetic mean deviation of the surface roughness (Ra) was estimated. Doping with WS2 nanoparticles leads to the increase in Ra of PEDOT: PSS thin films. …”
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