Near tip strain evolution of a growing fatigue crack by M.-L. Zhu, Y.-W. Lu, C. Lupton, J. Tong

“…Near tip full-field strains in a growing fatigue crack have been studied in situ using the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique in a compact tension specimen of stainless steel 316L under tension-tension cyclic loading. …”
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Exercised-Induced Coronary Spasm in Near Normal Coronary Arteries by Damian Franzen, Thomas Benzing

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Finite Unions of D-Spaces and Applications of Nearly Good Relation by Xin Zhang, Hongfeng Guo, Yuming Xu

“…At last, some examples are given to exhibit the applications of nearly good relation to discover D-classes.…”
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Optimization of s-Polarization Sensitivity in Apertureless Near-Field Optical Microscopy by Yuika Saito, Yoshiro Ohashi, Prabhat Verma

“…In this paper, we have examined the s-polarization enhancement sensitivity of near-field probes by measuring and evaluating the near-field Rayleigh scattering images constructed by a variety of probes. …”
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Heuristic UTD Solution for Antennas Near a Complex Platform by Awika Pimpatang, Titipong Lertwiriyaprapa, Chuwong Phongcharoenpanich

“…This paper is aimed at developing an approximate and relatively simple but closed-form uniform geometrical theory of diffraction (UTD) solution for describing the radiated and scattered fields by an antenna near a complex platform consisting of a three-dimensional (3-D) thin material-coated metallic surface, including edges and corners. …”
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Common Fixed Point Theorems for Probabilistic Nearly Densifying Mappings by Aeshah Hassan Zakri, Sumitra Dalal, Sunny Chauhan, Jelena Vujaković

“…The aim of this paper is to prove some coincidence and common fixed point theorems for probabilistic nearly densifying mappings in complete Menger spaces. …”
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Overview of the Near-IR S0 Galaxy Survey (NIRS0S) by E. Laurikainen, H. Salo, R. Buta, J. H. Knapen

“…An overview of the results of the near-IR S0 galaxy survey (NIRS0S) is presented. NIRS0S is a magnitude- (mB⩽12.5 mag) and inclination- (<65∘) limited sample of ̃200 nearby galaxies, mainly S0s, but includes also Sa and E galaxies. …”
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Near East Population Forecast up to 2050 and Water Supply by A. V. Akimov

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Prediction of a New Phase of CuxS near Stoichiometric Composition by Prashant Khatri, Muhammad N. Huda

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Rapid Characterization of Tanshinone Extract Powder by Near Infrared Spectroscopy by Gan Luo, Bing Xu, Xinyuan Shi, Jianyu Li, Shengyun Dai, Yanjiang Qiao

“…Both the chemical information and physical information of tanshinone extract powders are analyzed by near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. The partial least squares (PLS) and least square support vector machine (LS-SVM) models are investigated to build the relationship between NIR spectra and reference values. …”
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Surface Wave Multipath Signals in Near-Field Microwave Imaging by Paul M. Meaney, Fridon Shubitidze, Margaret W. Fanning, Maciej Kmiec, Neil R. Epstein, Keith D. Paulsen

“…Microwave imaging techniques are prone to signal corruption from unwanted multipath signals. Near-field systems are especially vulnerable because signals can scatter and reflect from structural objects within or on the boundary of the imaging zone. …”
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Field Tests' Study of Deviation Correction of Building near Excavation by Xi Peng, Ningxin Yang, Mi Zhou

“…In this study, a case study was performed to provide insight into the behavior of a special technique for deviation rectification of building near excavation. The new technique was introduced firstly, and then, the field test data, in terms of lateral displacement of wall of pit, water level deviation, and soil deformation around pile of the building, were addressed to show the performance of the function of each process and the mechanism of it. …”
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Research Progress on the Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Cereal Detection by WANG Zixi, SHEN Qun, ZHAO Qingyu

Subjects: “…cereal; near infrared spectroscopy; nutrients; physicochemical properties; mold contamination…”
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Signal Timing Optimization for Transit Priority at Near-Saturated Intersections by Shijie Shu, Jing Zhao, Yin Han

“…The results show that the proposed model can reduce the total person delay at near-saturated intersections. The length of priority time, degree of saturation, and number of lanes are the three main influencing factors. …”
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Recent Advances in Near-Field to Far-Field Transformation Techniques by Claudio Gennarelli, Amedeo Capozzoli, Lars J. Foged, Jeff Fordham, Daniël Janse van Rensburg

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Determination of System Dimensionality from Observing Near-Normal Distributions by Shahid Razzaq, Shehzad Khalid

“…This paper identifies a previously undiscovered behavior of uniformly distributed data points or vectors in high dimensional ellipsoidal models. Such models give near normal distributions for each of its dimensions. …”
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Three-Dimensional Near-Field Microwave Holography for Tissue Imaging by Reza K. Amineh, Ali Khalatpour, Haohan Xu, Yona Baskharoun, Natalia K. Nikolova

“…This paper reports the progress toward a fast and reliable microwave imaging setup for tissue imaging exploiting near-field holographic reconstruction. The setup consists of two wideband TEM horn antennas aligned along each other’s boresight and performing a rectangular aperture raster scan. …”
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Transonic Turbulence and Density Fluctuations in the Near-Sun Solar Wind by L.-L. Zhao, A. Silwal, X. Zhu, H. Li, G. P. Zank

“…A systematic understanding of compressible turbulence near the Sun is necessary for future solar wind modeling efforts.…”
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A Novel Approach to Density Near-Zero Acoustic Metamaterials by Milan Sečujski, Norbert Cselyuszka, Vesna Crnojević-Bengin

“…The study demonstrates the possibility of achieving near-zero propagation of sound waves in acoustic metamaterials based on a membrane-based metamaterial unit cell which exhibits effective mass density of Lorentzian type. …”
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Near UV-Blue Excitable Green-Emitting Nanocrystalline Oxide by C. E. Rodríguez-García, N. Perea-López, G. A. Hirata

“…This green-emitting phosphor has excitation band in the near UV-blue region (𝜆=300–450 nm). X-ray diffraction analysis reveals mainly the orthorhombic EuAlO3 and Al2O3 phases. …”
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