Evaluating Structural Changes in Graphite Under Ion Pulse Irradiation: A Case Study on Plasma Facing Materials by M.M.R. Seyed Habashy, A.R. Asle Zaeem

“…In this study, the effects of high-energy hydrogen ion irradiation, generated by the MTPF-2 type modern plasma focus device, on the surface and structural properties of graphite were investigated. …”
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Numerical Calculations of Charging Threshold at GEO Altitudes With Two Temperature Non‐Extensive Electrons by Saba Javed, Nazish Rubab, Sadia Zaheer, Stefaan Poedts, Ghulam Jaffer

“…Abstract Surface charging at geosynchronous altitude is one of the major concerns for satellites and spacecrafts. …”
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Formability limits, damage and fracture mechanisms in AA5182 Al-Mg sheets formed under subzero temperature conditions by Magliaro John, Behtash Amir M. K., Alpas Ahmet T.

“…The subzero major strains on the forming limit diagram increased by 18%, 43% and 27% for uniaxial, plane strain and equiaxial strain paths, respectively, compared to 293 K. The average surface roughness was also reduced from 1.16 µm to 0.23 µm, representing the difference between Class B and Class A surface finish designations.…”
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Anisotropy in non-Darcy flow in individual rough-walled rock fractures by Yinbin ZHU, Zhen LIAO, Changdong LI, Hongbin LIU, Xihui JIANG

“…Quantitative characterization models for describing the relationships of the critical Reynolds number with the anisotropy factor in the fracture surface roughness and average fracture aperture were established based on the seepage simulations of 3D fractures. …”
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Comparative Analysis on Air Temperature before and after De-urbanization in Central China by Yucui ZHANG, Lin ZHAO, Jianghong TAN, Caixia YAN, Pengcheng QIN

“…The effects on surface air temperature series are different or more by urbanization with different levels， in order to clarify this difference in Central China， based on the daily air temperature data of 268 national meteorological stations of Central China during 1964 -2023， the big city stations， general city stations and national basic/reference stations were selected， meanwhile the reference stations were selected by the methods of Empirical Orthogonal Function （EOF） and adjacent station selection.Then the calculation formulas of urbanization bias， contribution of urbanization bias and urbanization bias correction were constructed.The effects of urbanization on annual and seasonal average temperature， average maximum and minimum temperature series of big city， general city and national basic/reference stations were comparably analyzed in Central China in 1964 -2023 and 1979 -2023， and then the urbanization biases of the annual and seasonal temperature series in above stations were corrected.The results showed that： in the two periods， the annual average temperature， annual average maximum and minimum temperature in city and basic/reference stations increased by urbanization， and the urbanization biases of the three temperatures in above stations in 1979 -2023 were more than those in 1964 -2023， but the contributions of urbanization bias decreased in big city and basic/reference stations.As far as average temperature was concerned， the effect of urbanization on annual average minimum temperature was significantly higher than that in annual average maximum temperature in city and basic/reference stations in the two periods； As far as season was concerned， it was the most significant effect on winter warming by urbanization in 1964 -2023， while it decreased obviously in 1979 -2023； As far as different level stations were concerned， it was the most significant effect of urbanization on big city stations in 1964 -2023， while the contribution of urbanization bias of general city stations was 5.6% higher than that in big city stations in 1979 -2023， the urbanization biases of the annual average temperature in national basic/reference stations were 0.040~0.041 ℃·（10a）-1 in the two periods.After urbanization bias correction， the warming trends of annual average temperature， annual average maximum and minimum temperature reduced 0.044 ℃·（10a）-1， 0.010 ℃·（10a）-1， 0.070 ℃·（10a）-1 respectively in Central China in 1964 -2023； The areas with the most significant decrease of warming trend were the central east of Henan Province which were the areas with the most significant urbanization in Central China， as the rapid development of urban， the impacts on climate and environment should be put specially attention.…”
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Hydrothermal analysis of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow through a sudden expansion channel with an intermediate step by Sandip Saha, Apurba Narayan Das

“…An important outcome of this work is that use of the intermediate step can be avoided by considering porous obstacle for enhancing the average Nusselt number, thermal resistance factor and needless to say that this will become very much helpful for various realistic circumstances for triggering additional thermo mechanical loads on the surface. …”
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To What Extent Does Discounting ‘Hot’ Climate Models Improve the Predictive Skill of Climate Model Ensembles? by Abigail McDonnell, Adam Michael Bauer, Cristian Proistosescu

“…Here, we explore the implications of weighting climate models according to their skill in reproducing historical global‐mean surface temperature using three other climate variables of interest: global average precipitation change, regional average temperature change, and regional average precipitation change. …”
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INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL SILENCE ON EMOTIONAL LABOUR AMONG NURSES by Demet Ünalan, Buket Kaya

“…The average value of the proactive silence subscale of those working in the profession for 22 years and above was significantly higher than the average value of the forceful silence subscale of those working in the job between 0 – 10 years.…”
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Automated orofacial virtual patient creation using two cohorts of MSCT vs. CBCT scans by Thanatchaporn Jindanil, Oana-Elena Burlacu-Vatamanu, Benedetta Baldini, Joeri Meyns, Jeroen Meewis, Rocharles Cavalcante Fontenele, Maria Cadenas de Llano Perula, Reinhilde Jacobs

“…The total time was significantly shorter for MSCT (313.7 s) compared to CBCT (850.3 s) (p < 0.001). While the average surface distance between MSCT- and CBCT-based VP showed no significant difference (p > 0.05), AI-driven resulted in a smaller surface distance than SAR (p < 0.05). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Two Methods for Valuing Local Cooling Effect of Forests in Inner Mongolia Plateau by Wenjing Bo, Yi Xiao, Jiazhe Sun, Yun Cao, Le Chen

“…Using the window searching strategy, land surface temperature and sensible heat flux differences between forest and open land were compared. …”
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Effect of acid salt spray corrosion on abradability of Al-BN coatings by FANG Yongchao, LI Shu, LIU Zhen, LI Zhang, WANG Senyuan, WANG Changliang, TIAN Haoliang, HAN Xiaohan

“…The variance of average hardness and average bonding strength of the corrosion-dense layer increases compared to the as-sprayed coating. …”
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Variation analysis and influencing factors in different corneal morphologies measured by the Pentacam system by Dong-Qing YUAN, Hua ZHONG, Qin CHEN

“…All patients had a comprehensive eye refractive power examination, and were examined by Pentacam three-dimensional anterior segment analysis system. The anterior surface curvature (ASK), posterior surface curvature (PSK), anterior surface astigmatism (AAstig), posterior surface astigmatism (PAstig), central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal diameter (W-W), deviation (Df) of corneal anterior surface difference map, deviation (Db) of corneal posterior surface difference map and progress of corneal average thickness were selected from Pentacam anterior segment analysis system. …”
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CHANGE IN THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF ERYTHROCYTES AS A COMPONENT OF MICROCIRCULATORY DISORDERS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME by V. I. Podzolkov, T. V. Koroleva, A. Е. Bragina, M. G. Kudryavtseva, N. A. Druzhinina, M. V. Pisarev

“…EEC level was detected by the method of adsorption of a positive cationic dye (cationic blue O) on the surface of the erythrocyte plasma membrane up to the complete neutralization of their negative charge, followed by photometry of the solution and calculation of the number of charges on the erythrocyte cell surface. …”
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Jurassic Terrestrial Shale Gas Potential of the Northern Kashi Sag in the Tarim Basin, Northwestern China by Wei Wu, Zhiwei Liao, Honghan Chen, Shaohu Li, Ao Su, Irshad Hussain, Niubin Zhao

“…Nanoscale pores containing intergranular pores, dissolution pores, and organic pores, coupled with microcracks, are well developed in Jurassic shale. The sample’s average pore volume is 0.017 cm3/g, and the specific surface area is 9.36 m2/g. …”
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Morphological Assessment of Osseointegration of Titanium Implants with Ag- and Zn-Containing Calcium Phosphate Coatings by Igor V. Maiborodin, Vitalina I. Maiborodina, Boris V. Sheplev, Yuri P. Sharkeev, Mariya B. Sedelnikova, Vitaliy V. Pavlov, Vyacheslav A. Bazlov, Evgeniya A. Anastasieva, Maxim V. Efimenko, Irina А. Kirilova, Andrey A. Korytkin

“…The condition of the implant surface plays an important role in extending the service life of implants and metal structures in the human body. …”
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Forming Mechanism of High-Speed Cold Roll Beating of Spline Tooth by Ting Niu, Yong-Tang Li, Zhi-Qi Liu, Hui-Ping Qi

“…On the surface, the fraction of ultrafine grains increased up to about 90%, and the average grain diameter (which was ∼0.56 µm) decreased by 71.4%. …”
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Corrosion inhibitory characteristics, thermodynamics, and theoretical studies of N-((2-aminoethyl) carbamothioyl) acrylamide for carbon steel in 1 M HCl by Olfat E. Elazabawy, Omnia A.A. El-Shamy, Nour E.A. El-Sattar

“…The photos demonstrate a smoothing of the protective surface and a 0.45 nm reduction in average roughness. …”
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Research on detection and tracking methods of unmanned ship water targets based on light vision by LIU Yibo, QIU Xinyu, WANG Tianhao, GAOYAN Xiusong, WANG Yintao

“…Experimental results show that our method can achieve the ranging function with an average relative error of 6.46%. This result not only improves the navigation and positioning capabilities of unmanned ships, but also provides technical support for water surface safety monitoring. …”
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N, S-Doped Carbon Dots (N, S-CDs) for Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) Detection by Hani Nasser Abdelhamid

“…Data analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed their amorphous nature, nanoscale dimensions (1–8 nm, average particle size of 2.6 nm), and surface chemistry. …”
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The Simulation of Wind Behavior in Sedimentation on the Slope in the Laboratory by Amjad Maleki, AbbasAli Vali, Vajiheh Kahrarian

“…The results of radiance analysis show a meaningful difference in the slopes less than %1 in sedimentation by tamaris. Comparing the average of tamaris by Duncan shows that the most sedimentation occurs in the surface without any slope so that with the growth of slope (direct and inverted) the sedimentation decreases. …”
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