A detailed study on the physical, mechanical, structural and gamma ray shielding properties of Al2O3–Na2O–SiO2–B2O3–Bi2O3glass system by M.I. Sayyed, Ashok Kumar, Taha A. Hanafy, Yasser Maghrbi

“…FTIR spectrainvestigation found BO3, BO4, SiO4, and BiO6 structural units to be present. The glasses' highest mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) is at 0.0395 MeV, the lowest energy value. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Different Types of Synthetic Fibers on the Flexure Behavior and Mechanical Properties of 3D Cementitious Composite Printin... by Ahmed M. Yassin, Mohamed Ahmed Hafez, Mohamed Gamal Aboelhassan

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Effect of welding initial imperfections on the ultimate strength of hull girder by Huwei CUI, Runwen HU, Zemin CHEN, Lu HUANG

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Reversible actuation of fibrous artificial muscle under external compression load by Xiaming Feng, Sarah Li, Jizhou Fan, Guoqiang Li

“…We employed two types of two-way shape memory polymers, one type of fishing line artificial muscle, and seven types of helical springs in preparing seven types of hybrid muscles. A structural mechanics model was developed, and numerical simulation was conducted to evaluate the effect of the design parameters on the actuation strain. …”
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A Novel Inductive Displacement Sensor Based on Dual-Excitation and Single-Sensing Coils for Core Displacement Measurement by Longjiang Gao, Qiwei Xu, Yiru Miao, Wei Zhang, Chunlei Wang, Mengshu Li, Shihan Tang

“…This article develops a new inductive displacement sensor with a segmented multi-group coil structure, which is suitable for the displacement measurement of control rods in nuclear reactors. …”
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A Study on the Optimal Planning of Forest Ecosystems on Hainan Island in the Context of the Integrated Development of Lakes, Wetlands and Forests by Ying Zhang, Keren Zhang, Zixuan Zhang

“…This study finally proposes that Hainan Island should reduce its proportion of timber forest area; increase its proportion of protection forest area; focus on the integrated development of lakes, wetlands and forests and biodiversity conservation goals; and pay close attention to the adjustment of forest type structure in order to meet the needs of ecological province construction and sustainable development.…”
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Revisiting Volterra defects: geometrical relation between edge dislocations and wedge disclinations by Shunsuke Kobayashi, Katsumi Takemasa, Ryuichi Tarumi

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A 3D DC Electric Field Meter Based on Sensor Chips Packaged Using a Highly Sensitive Scheme by Pengfei Yang, Xiaolong Wen, Xiaonan Li, Zhaozhi Chu, Chunrong Peng, Shuang Wu

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Numerical Simulation of Nuclear Power Plant Pile Foundation Damage Under Earthquake Action by Feng Xia, Wenhao Qi, Liping Jing, Zhan Wang, Xinyu Lu

“…The research utilizes a constitutive model of concrete damage plasticity for the pile foundation and an equivalent linearized model for the soil layer. Through large-scale shaking table experiments and numerical simulations, we explore the internal force distribution within the nuclear power structure’s pile foundation and assess the extent of the damage. …”
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Relationship between Mildly Elevated NT-proBNP Levels and Heart Failure Stages in the Elderly by Rana A. Hallak, Ahmed Alakedi, Mona Kardus, Ebtihal Al Amoudi, Ameerah Munassar, Mary Jaison, Hussein Zayed, Mohammed Jabal, Arwa Al Shatiri, Fahad Al Mubarak, Adel Saad, Rama Sarraj, Jawa Sarraj

“…A cut-off value of >682.6 pg/mL offered 91.10% sensitivity and 54.72% specificity for HF diagnosis. Additionally, structural heart disease was more common in the HF group (76.7% vs. 53.9%, P < 0.001). …”
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NiTi super elastic shape memory alloy reinforcement for beam-column and column-foundation connection joints by Ali Rıza Arikan, Savaş Erdem

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Arrayable TDC with Voltage-Controlled Ring Oscillator for dToF Image Sensors by Liying Chen, Bangtian Li, Chuantong Cheng

“…Compared with previous research methods, the proposed phase arbiter structure can eliminate sampling errors and improve the linearity of TDC. …”
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Green tea dye ligands to transfer toxic lead metal ions to precipitated metal complexes for polymer composite applications by Dana S. Muhammad, Dara M. Aziz, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…It was found that integrating PVA solution with washed PbMC solution using a casting method is a novel green methodology for delivering PVA-based composites. The structural and optical properties of PVA: PbMC composites have been examined using XRD, FTIR, SEM and (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. …”
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Quantitative Automatic Non-Invasive Assessment of Material Degradation in Historic Tapestries by Bárbara Sánchez-Cancela, Antonio Álvarez Fernández-Balbuena, Daniel Vázquez Molini, Verónica García Blanco, Almudena López Sánchez

“…This paper reports on an investigation into the development of HeriTex, a non-invasive, innovative system for evaluating the structural integrity of historic tapestries, with a particular focus on measuring material loss. …”
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Phase space electron hole in the Venusian upper mantle boundary by Ahmed Gamal, Waleed Moslem Moslem, Mohamed Saleh Yousef, Ali Yahia Ellithi

“…This study examines the characteristics of ion-acoustic solitary waves and double-layer structures. The influence of various plasma parameters on the wave properties is investigated to gain a better understanding of the formation and propagation of these non-linear structures. …”
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A python approach for prediction of physicochemical properties of anti-arrhythmia drugs using topological descriptors by Huiling Qin, Mudassar Rehman, Muhammad Farhan Hanif, Muhammad Yousaf Bhatti, Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Mohamed Abubakar Fiidow

“…Anti-arrhythmic drug development is challenging due to the complex relationship between chemical structure and drug efficacy. To address this, we applied machine learning techniques, specifically linear regression models combined with K-fold cross-validation, to predict critical properties such as Density, Boiling Point, Flash Point, Bioconcentration Factor (BCF), Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient (KOC), Polarizability, and Molar Volume. …”
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Research on the seasonal driving mechanisms of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams by Yiyang Feng, Mengyu Yang, Hao Chen, Fulin Tang, Xin Liu, Jialiang Shi, Haijun Yang

“…In this study, the community structure and diversity of macroinvertebrate benthic animals in the 18 streams, Cangshan, Dali City, Yunnan Province, were investigated in detail. …”
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Smart Chaining: Templing and Temple Search by Rajeev Ranjan Kumar Tripathi, Rahul Mishra, Shailesh Kumar Agrahari, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Sarvpal Singh

“…Second, chaining is structurally re-architected with linked lists substituted by B-trees of order 5, which gives the Templing and Temple Search framework. …”
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Blessing of dimensionality in spiking neural networks: the by-chance functional learning by Valeri A. Makarov, Sergey A. Lobov, Sergey A. Lobov

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Czas i przestrzeń w badaniach sztuki oraz twórczości literackiej ks. profesora Janusza St. Pasierba by Urszula Mazurczak

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