Functional role of termites as soil engineers: Their influence on soil organic carbon and nitrogen in pine and mahogany stands Alas Bromo by Febriani Sri Rezeki, Ariyanto Dwi Priyo, Cahyono Ongko, Dewi Widyatmani Sih, Sumani Sumani, Komariah Komariah, Tarmadi Didi, Setiawan Khoirul Himmi, Wikantyoso Bramantyo, Zaki Muhamad Khoiru

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Engineering a Biocompatible Scaffold with Either Micrometre or Nanometre Scale Surface Topography for Promoting Protein Adsorption and Cellular Response by Xuan Le, Gérrard Eddy Jai Poinern, Nurshahidah Ali, Cassandra M. Berry, Derek Fawcett

“…It is believed that by engineering a well-defined nanometre scale surface topography, it should be possible to induce appropriate surface signals that can be used to manipulate cell function in a similar manner to the extracellular matrix. …”
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THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE OWN PULSATIONS OF A SHAFT COUPLED DIRECTLY TO A DIESEL ENGINE IN CASE OF A GENERATOR SET by Carmen Elisabeta RADU, Edward RĂSCHITOR

“…The paper deals with the determination and comparative analysis of the own pulsations in the case of a generator set consisting of diesel engine and generator, taking into account the possibilities of coupling the flywheels in case of torsional vibrations…”
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A comparison of stress, coping, empathy, and personality factors among post-graduate students of behavioural science and engineering courses by Soma Saha, Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Prasad Kannnekanti, Hariom Pachori, Sourav Khanra

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An Injectable Hydrogel Bioimplant Loaded with Engineered Exosomes and Triple Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs with Potential for Treating Bone and Joint Tuberculosis by Huang J, Li H, Mei Y, Yi P, Ren Y, Wang Y, Han L, Tang Q, Liu D, Chen W, An Y, Hu C

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Effects of Genipin Concentration on Cross-Linked Chitosan Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Structural Characterization and Evidence of Biocompatibility Features by Simona Dimida, Amilcare Barca, Nadia Cancelli, Vincenzo De Benedictis, Maria Grazia Raucci, Christian Demitri

“…Chitosan is a biocompatible polymer that is currently studied in bone tissue engineering for its capacity to promote growth and mineral-rich matrix deposition by osteoblasts in culture. …”
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DIVERSION PRACTICES IN JUVENILE TRAFFIC CRIME INVESTIGATIONS AS A SOCIAL ENGINEERING TOOL: A CASE IN NORTH MALUKU, INDONESIA by Syawal Abdulajid, Anshar Anshar, Ahmad Mufti, Suwito Suwito

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Acoustics Source Identification of Diesel Engines Based on Variational Mode Decomposition, Fast Independent Component Analysis, and Hilbert Transformation by Xieqi Chen, Jianhui Lin, Hang Jin, Andy Tan, Lei Yan

“…Diesel engines are widely used in railway systems, particularly in freight trains. …”
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Feature Extraction and Selection Scheme for Intelligent Engine Fault Diagnosis Based on 2DNMF, Mutual Information, and NSGA-II by Peng-yuan Liu, Bing Li, Cui-e Han, Feng Wang

“…Experiments are conducted on an engine test rig, in which eight different engine operating conditions including one normal condition and seven fault conditions are simulated, to evaluate the presented feature extraction and selection scheme. …”
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Experimental study on the engineering characteristics of expansive soil improved conjointly using enzyme induced carbonate precipitation and eggshell powder by Mudassir Mehmood, Yuancheng Guo, Yunlong Liu, Lei Wang, Wen Nie, Bantayehu Uba Uge, Sharafat Ali, Chen Xuanyu, Yingao Zhao

“…In this experimental study, a novel approach that combines EICP and eggshell powder (ESP) to strengthen the engineering characteristics of natural expansive soil has been implemented. …”
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Protocol for differentiating cardiomyocytes and generating engineered heart tissues from human feeder-free extended pluripotent stem cells by Zhongjun Wan, Shanshan Wen, Ran Zheng, Li Li, Wei Jiang, Donghui Zhang

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Comparing Host Plant Resistance, Engineered Resistance, and Insecticide Treatment for Control of Colorado Potato Beetle and Potato Leafhopper in Potatoes by Gerald M. Ghidiu, David S. Douches, Kimberly J. Felcher, Joseph J. Coombs

“…In two years of field trials, we compared the effectiveness of three pest management options for the control of Colorado potato beetle and potato leafhopper: natural host plant resistance (glandular trichomes), engineered resistance (Bacillus thuringiensis [Bt] Berliner cry3A gene) and a susceptible potato cultivar (Superior) with an at-planting application of the insecticide thiamethoxam. …”
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Study on Preliminarily Estimating Performance of Elementary Deep Underground Engineering Structures in Future Large-Scale Heat Mining Projects by Min Tang, Hong Li, Chun’an Tang

“…In this paper, a concise and direct method for estimating the early performance of this disruptive and innovative geothermal development scheme is established as a viable alternative to supercomputing for the subsequent quantitative research of the corresponding relationship between a typical deep engineering structure and its heat extraction efficiency. …”
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Kansei Analysis of the Japanese Residential Garden and Development of a Low-Cost Virtual Reality Kansei Engineering System for Gardens by Tatsuro Matsubara, Shigekazu Ishihara, Mitsuo Nagamachi, Yukihiro Matsubara

“…Residential garden design using Kansei engineering is a challenging problem. Landscaping components, such as rocks, trees, and ponds, are widely diversified and have a large number of possible arrangements. …”
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Zn(TFSI)2-Mediated Ring-Opening Polymerization for Electrolyte Engineering Toward Stable Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries by Zhenjie Liu, Murong Xi, Rui Sheng, Yudai Huang, Juan Ding, Zhouliang Tan, Jiapei Li, Wenjun Zhang, Yonggang Wang

Subjects: “…Electrolyte engineering…”
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Analysis of the Performance of Straight Bevel Gear and Zero Degree Spiral Bevel Gear for an Engine based on Dynamic Transmission Error by Liu Yang, Tang Jinyuan, Bai Fan

“…For the practical engineering problems,the dynamic transmission error measurement of a two-stage cylindrical gear-bevel gear high-speed transmission system with a straight bevel gear pair and a zero degree spiral bevel gear pair is carried out based on the test method. …”
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Exhaust gas after treatment using air preheating and selective catalytic reduction by urea to reduce NOx in diesel engine by Mohammad Shahed H.K. Tushar, Musa Ibne Mannan, Afra Azmain

Subjects: “…Diesel engine…”
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Chemical Grouting Trial Engineering Operation in Lower Reservoir Dam of Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station and Result Analysis by XU Xiu-mei, SHI Song-ling

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Technical and Economic Advantages of Turbo-Drive Variant with TRB Turbines over Turbo-Generator Variant in Low Power Engineering by N. V. Panteley

“…The paper contains a comparative analysis of turbo-driven variant application with TRB turbines and turbo-generator variant in the low power engineering. High efficiency of steam-turbine drive application with TRB turbines is proved by calculation which is made on the basis of a SE-1250-140 network pump at one of the boilers of the Republic of Belarus taken as an example. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ADDITION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TiO2) NANOPARTICLE FUEL ADDITIVE IN COTTON BIODIESEL ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE by MEHMET CELIK, CIHAN BAYINDIRLI

Subjects: “…combustion, biodiesel, titanium dioxide (TiO2), NPs, engine performance…”
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