Mechanisms of plastic instability and fracture of compressed and tensile tested Mg-Li alloys investigated using the acoustic emission method by A. Pawełek, A. Piątkowski, W. Wajda, W. Skuza, A. Tarasek, W. Ozgowicz, B Grzegorczyk, Z. Ranachowski, S. Kúdela, S. Kúdela, Jr.

“…The main aim of the paper is to investigate, to determine and to explain the possible influence of factors related with enhanced internal stresses such as: segregation of precipitates along grain boundaries or solute atoms along dislocations (Cottrell atmospheres) or dislocation pile-ups at grain boundaries which create very high stress concentration leading to fracture. …”
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Can We Observe the Gravitational Quantum States of Positronium? by P. Crivelli, V. V. Nesvizhevsky, A. Yu. Voronin

“…Collimation and Stark deceleration of Rydberg positronium atoms allow selecting the required velocity class. …”
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Methods for Predicting Speed of Sound in Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters and Ethylic Biodiesels Using Gibbs Energy Additivity by Natakron Sirimongkolgal, Mana Amornkitbamrung, Suriya Phankosol

“…This study presents Gibbs energy additivity methods for predicting the speed of sound in saturated or unsaturated fatty acids, ethyl ester, or an ethylic biodiesel based on either (1) the number of carbon atoms (z) and number of double bonds (nd) of the fatty acid or (2) the saponification number (SN) and iodine value (IV) of the fatty acid. …”
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On the Computation of Some Topological Descriptors to Find Closed Formulas for Certain Chemical Graphs by Muhammad Haroon Aftab, Muhammad Rafaqat, M. Hussain, Tariq Zia

“…In this research paper, we will compute the topological indices (degree based) such as the ordinary generalized geometric-arithmetic (OGA) index, first and second Gourava indices, first and second hyper-Gourava indices, general Randic´ index RγG,for γ=±1,±1/2, harmonic index, general version of the harmonic index, atom-bond connectivity (ABC) index, SK, SK1, and SK2 indices, sum-connectivity index, general sum-connectivity index, and first general Zagreb and forgotten topological indices for various types of chemical networks such as the subdivided polythiophene network, subdivided hexagonal network, subdivided backbone DNA network, and subdivided honeycomb network. …”
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Energetics and phase diagrams of Fe-Cr and Co-Cr systems from first principles by Vreštzál J., Houserová J., Šob M.

“…Phase diagrams of Fe-Cr and Co-Cr systems containing the intermetallic sigma-phase (5 inequivalent lattice sites, 30 atoms in repeat cell) are described here as an example of application of our new model.…”
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Antiaging Property and Mechanism of Phase-Change Asphalt with PEG as an Additive by Huiru Wang, Yanmin Wang, Xian Li, Min Chen, Yanling Wu, Cuicui Sun, Xiaoning Wang

“…The functional groups and “bee structures” of PEG-modified asphalt and base asphalt were characterized by Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy (FTIR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The research results indicate that the additive of PEG can improve the high-temperature, temperature sensitivity, and the antiaging properties of asphalt. …”
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Current Trends in Water-in-Diesel Emulsion as a Fuel by Mohammed Yahaya Khan, Z. A. Abdul Karim, Ftwi Yohaness Hagos, A. Rashid A. Aziz, Isa M. Tan

“…In this review, the fuel injection pump and spray nozzle arrangement has been found to be the most critical components as far as the secondary atomization is concerned and further investigation of the effect of these components in the microexplosion of the emulsion is suggested to be center of focus.…”
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OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A DEGENERATE TWO-LEVEL EIT MEDIUM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD: AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH by Le Thi Minh Phuong, Dinh Xuan Khoa, Nguyen Huy Bang, Thai Doan Thanh, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, Hoang Minh Dong

“…We investigate the behavior of optical bistability in a degenerate two-level atomic medium using an external magnetic field to separate the lower level into two distinct levels that both connect to an upper level by the probe and coupling laser fields. …”
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On the Vibration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanocones: Molecular Mechanics Approach versus Molecular Dynamics Simulations by R. Ansari, A. Momen, S. Rouhi, S. Ajori

“…In molecular structural approach, point mass and beam elements are employed to model the carbon atoms and the connecting covalent bonds, respectively. …”
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Network intrusion intention analysis model based on Bayesian attack graph by Zhiyong LUO, Xu YANG, Jiahui LIU, Rui XU

“…Aiming at the problem of ignoring the impact of attack cost and intrusion intention on network security in the current network risk assessment model,in order to accurately assess the target network risk,a method of network intrusion intention analysis based on Bayesian attack graph was proposed.Based on the atomic attack probability calculated by vulnerability value,attack cost and attack benefit,the static risk assessment model was established in combination with the quantitative attack graph of Bayesian belief network,and the dynamic update model of intrusion intention was used to realize the dynamic assessment of network risk,which provided the basis for the dynamic defense measures of attack surface.Experiments show that the model is not only effective in evaluating the overall security of the network,but also feasible in predicting attack paths.…”
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Determination of Toxic Metals in Indian Smokeless Tobacco Products by Dhanashri Dhaware, Aditi Deshpande, R. N. Khandekar, Rohini Chowgule

“…The differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) technique was used for estimating the metals Pb, Cd, and Cu; square wave voltammetry for As; and the cold vapor atomic absorption technique for Hg. The resulting levels of the metals were compared to the daily consumption of the smokeless tobacco products. …”
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Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of the layered hybrid metal halide poly[bis(2-iodoethylammonium) [di-μ-iodido-diiodidogermanate(II)]] by Olesia I. Kucheriv, Mircea-Odin Apostu, Olena Prysiazhna, Vadim A. Potaskalov, Sergey O. Malinkin

“…The title compound is a germanium-based hybrid metal halide that represents a less-toxic alternative to more popular lead-based analogues in optoelectronic applications. {(2-IC2H4NH3)2[GeI4]}n is composed of infinite inorganic layers that are formed by [GeI6]4− octahedra connected in a corner-sharing manner with four equatorial I atoms. The organic (2-IC2H4NH3)+ cations interleave the inorganic layers. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Tetrakis(4-oxo-piperidinium ethylene acetal) Bis Sulfate Hexahydrate by H. Marouani, M. Rzaigui, S. S. Al-Deyab

“…Chemical preparation, x-ray characterization, IR spectroscopy and thermal analysis of a new sulfate (C7H12O2NH2)4(SO4)2.6H2O, are reported. The atomic arrangement can be described by layers formed by sulfate anions (SO -24) and water molecules connected by hydrogen bonds O-H…O. …”
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Nursing care of a patient with ischemic stroke complicated with pulmonary infection by aerosol inhalation of traditional Chinese medicine (中药雾化吸入在1例缺血性脑卒中并发肺部感染患者护理中的应用)... by GAO Ya (高雅), LIU Guiying (刘桂英), TANG Ling (唐玲), ZHOU Jie (周洁), ZHANG Yanyan (张艳艳)

“…The implementation of atomized inhalation of traditional Chinese medicine can obviously reduce the viscosity of sputum of patients, and reduce the number of times of daily sputum aspiration. …”
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The Quantum Analysis of Nonlinear Optical Parametric Processes with Thermal Reservoirs by Tamirat Abebe, Nebiyu Gemechu, Chimdessa Gashu, Kebede Shogile, Solomon Hailemariam, Shimelis Adisu

“…Moreover, the squeezing and entanglement of the cavity radiation enhance with the rate of atomic injection.…”
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Massive MIMO channel estimation and feedback based on compressed sensing by Pan MAO, Xiaoguang HUANG, Wei WANG, Jian SONG

“…Focused on the issue that the problem of low precision of channel estimation and complex feedback scheme in massive MIMO system,a compression sampling matching pursuit (BCC-CoSAMP) algorithm based on coefficient correlation was proposed in the differential channel estimation and feedback scheme.In this algorithm,the inner product of the relationship between two vectors in the CoSAMP algorithm was replaced by the vector relation based on the correlation coefficient,so the atoms with strong correlation of the original signal were quickly selected to improve the accuracy of channel estimation.The simulation results show that the proposed BCC-CoSAMP algorithm has an improved channel estimation accuracy compared with the CoSAMP algorithm and an average increase of the total system rate of 1.25 bit/(s.Hz) at low signal to noise ratio (SNR).…”
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Interesting Examples of Violation of the Classical Equivalence Principle but Not of the Weak One by Antonio Accioly, Wallace Herdy

“…., Greenberger gravitational Bohr atom and the tree-level scattering of different quantum particles by an external weak higher-order gravitational field, are thoroughly investigated afterwards. …”
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Self-Assembly Investigations of Sulfonated Poly(methyl methacrylate-block-styrene) Diblock Copolymer Thin Films by Claudia Piñón-Balderrama, César Leyva-Porras, Roberto Olayo-Valles, Javier Revilla-Vázquez, Ulrich S. Schubert, Carlos Guerrero-Sanchez, José Bonilla-Cruz

“…Thin films of the sulfonated block copolymers were prepared by spin-coating and exposed to solvent vapor (SVA) or thermal annealing (TA) to reach equilibrium morphologies. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed for characterizing the films, which exhibited a variety of nanometric equilibrium and nonequilibrium morphologies. …”
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Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Graphene Multilayer Films via Covalent Bonds for Supercapacitor Electrodes by Xianbin Liu, Na Wen, Xiaoli Wang, Yuying Zheng

“…To maximize the utilization of its single-atom thin nature, a facile scheme to fabricate graphene multilayer films via a layer-by-layer self-assembled process was presented. …”
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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Spectra Properties of the Cadmium (II) Complex with Bis(N-allylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)benzylamine by Huilu Wu, Jingkun Yuan, Ying Bai, Fan Kou, Fei Jia, Bin Liu

“…In the complex, the coordination sphere around Cd (II) is distorted octahedral, six nitrogen atoms involved in coordination afforded by two tridentate ligand babb. …”
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