A Dual-Port Dual-Wideband Dual-Sense Circularly Polarized DRA With a Novel Feeding Mechanism by Li Zhang, Jian-Wei Liu, Bo Chen, Liang-Yong Yi, Dian Liu, Zi-Bin Weng, Yong-Chang Jiao

“…The proposed antenna is composed of a cylinder DR, a ground plane with a double cross-slot and two rectangle slots, and a novel feeding structure. In the lower band, the DR is fed by two vertical metal probes, and the antenna can be fed by a novel feeding method in the upper band. …”
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A Nonstationary Daily and Hourly Analysis of the Extreme Rainfall Frequency Considering Climate Teleconnection in Coastal Cities of the United States by Lei Yan, Yuhan Zhang, Mengjie Zhang, Upmanu Lall

“…The implications for the time-varying design rainfall in coastal areas are considered, whether this corresponds to a structural design or the duration of a contract for a financial instrument for risk securitization. …”
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Ball-milled synthesis of biochar-MOF nanocomposite for the concurrent recovery of mixed contaminants from wastewater by Sefiu Olaitan Amusat, Temesgen Girma Kebede, Edward Ndumiso Nxumalo, Simiso Dube, Mathew Muzi Nindi

“…SEM-EDS confirmed the successful synthesis, while X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated an amorphous structure with thermal stability up to 300 °C. FTIR and XPS analyses identified functional groups such as C=C, C-H, –COOH, C=O, –OH, C-O, and Fe-BTC. …”
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Evaluation of the Zirconium Hydride Morphology at the Flaws in the CANDU Pressure Tube Using a Novel Metric by Alexandra Ion Jinga, Mărioara Abrudeanu, Vasile Radu, Alexandru Niţu, Livia Stoica, Denisa Toma, Mircea Ionuţ Petrescu

“…This work’s findings are beneficial for the investigation of CANDU fuel channels’ structural integrity.…”
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Tungsten impurity reduction by ICRH in a high power injection and high performance H-mode discharge on EAST by Zhen Zhou, Shengyu Shi, Ling Zhang, Tao Zhang, Xiaohe Wu, Yunxin Cheng, Wenmin Zhang, Chaowei Mai, Shengyu Fu, Yifei Jin, Xiang Jian, Kaixuan Ye, Lin Yu, Ziqiang Zhou, Jiuyang Ma, Shuqi Yang, Kangning Geng, Gongshun Li, Jia Huang, Fei Wen, Yunfeng Liang, Xiang Gao

“…Under this condition, the intensity of W unresolved transition array spectral structure in the region of 45–70 Ǻ (which is composed of W ^27+ -W ^45+ line emissions) and W ^44+ density through spectroscopy in the Extreme Ultraviolet region decreases markedly. …”
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Study of Chemical Intermediates by Means of ATR-IR Spectroscopy and Hybrid Hard- and Soft-Modelling Multivariate Curve Resolution-Alternating Least Squares by Junxiu Ma, Juan Qi, Xinyu Gao, Chunhua Yan, Tianlong Zhang, Hongsheng Tang, Hua Li

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of online attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy combined with the novel approach of hybrid hard- and soft-modelling multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (HS-MCR) analysis to monitor and detect changes in structural properties of compound during 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole (DAT) synthesis processes. …”
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Similarities and Differences between ICME-driven Shocks Observed by VEX (∼0.72 au) and WIND (∼1.0 au) by Mengsi Ruan, Pingbing Zuo, Zilu Zhou, Jiayun Wei, Xueshang Feng, Yi Wang, Qi Xu, Xiaojun Xu, Zhengyang Zou, Zhenning Shen

“…In each year, the annual medians of the shock angle for ICME-driven shocks at ∼1 au are consistently larger than those at ∼0.72 au, and the annual medians of the magnetic field ratio for events at ∼1 au are slightly smaller than those at ∼0.72 au. Planar magnetic structures (PMSs) downstream of ICME-driven shocks are also analyzed. …”
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Image Transmission Utilizing Amplitude Modulation in Rydberg Atomic Antenna by Peng Zhang, Shaoxin Yuan, Mingyong Jing, Jinpeng Yuan, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang

“…The pixel information of the color image obtained by atomic demodulation realizes the high-fidelity digital color image transmission, with a root mean square error of 4.806, a mean square signal-to-noise ratio of 1.627, a peak signal-to-noise ratio of 29.998 and a structural similarity index of 0.9589. This study establishes an experimental groundwork for the utilization of Rydberg atomic antennas in ultra-wideband wireless communication and measurement.…”
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Bifunctional Electromagnetic Manipulation of Surface Waves Using Metasurfaces Under One Circularly Polarized Incidence by Min Kang, Lixing Chen, Shuaipeng Qin, Liang Ma, Aoxiang Rui, Shiqing Li

“…Constructed using carefully selected and arranged meta-atoms that possess both structural resonance and a geometric phase, this kind of meta-device can exhibit two distinct SPP manipulation functionalities in both co- and cross-polarized output channels under one CP incidence. …”
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Design and Analysis of Helical Cone Coil Heat Exchanger for Low Grade Heat Recovery by Ajay Hundiwale, Lokpriya Gaikwad, Sandeep Joshi

“…These coils feature a secondary fluid flow running in planes parallel to the primary flow within their helical structure. This study focuses on designing and analyzing a shell and helical cone coil heat exchanger, highlighting its ability to reduce unit size compared to a standard shell-and-tube heat exchanger operating under the same thermal load. …”
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Characterization of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum GP258 by Prashantkumar Siddappa Chakra, Aishwarya Banakar, Shriram Narayan Puranik, Vishwas Kaveeshwar, C. R. Ravikumar, Devaraja Gayathri

“…The experimental outcomes confirmed the presence of hexagonal wurtzite-structured ZnO NPs with an average size of 10 nm. The colloidal system demonstrated excellent stability with a zeta potential of −60 mV. …”
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A multi-band dual-layer encoded microwave absorber with angle selectivity by Senfeng Lai, Jingyi Luo, Junxian Tan, Huiyuan Fu

“…To meet the pressing demands of modern wireless communication systems for controllable, angle-selective, transparent, and multi-band microwave absorbers, the designed absorber consists of upper and lower transparent coded structures with an intermediate air layer.Further analysis of the absorber’s operating principle revealed that under normal incidence conditions, the absorber exhibits four resonant peaks at 13.1 GHz, 25.0 GHz, 33.5 GHz, and 35.6 GHz, with absorption rates exceeding 99.8 %.Ultimately, we fabricated samples and measured their absorption performance within the frequency range of 0–26 GHz under experimental conditions. …”
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Seismic Performance Evaluation of Building-Damper System under Near-Fault Earthquake by Xiaoli Wu, Wei Guo, Ping Hu, Dan Bu, Xu Xie, Yao Hu

“…However, near-fault earthquakes, especially those with the forward-directivity effect, might cause early and unexpected failure of code-designed dampers and consequent severe structural damage. In this paper, by taking into account near-fault earthquakes, seismic performance of the building-damper system and damper failure’s influence are evaluated systematically. …”
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Adapting and Implementing a Blended Collaborative Care Intervention for Older Adults with Multimorbidity: Quantitative and Qualitative Results from the ESCAPE Pilot Study by Josefine Schulze, Dagmar Lühmann, Jonas Nagel, Cornelia Regner, Christine Zelenak, Kristina Bersch, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Matthew M. Burg, Birgit Herbeck-Belnap

“…We evaluated goal attainment and intervention fidelity through standardised electronic documentation by CMs, and patient acceptance and satisfaction through semi-structured interviews. A monocentric, one-arm pilot study involved nine patients with a mean of 6.7 contacts with their CM over three months. …”
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Maillard reaction in Chinese household-prepared stewed pork balls with brown sauce: potentially risky and volatile products by He Li, Xiangyi Tang, Chunjian Wu, Shujuan Yu

“…By head space-solid phase microextraction combined with GC-MS, 57 volatile compounds in SPB-BS were identified with the dominant contribution of alcohols, aldehydes, acids and esters. Based on the structures of these compounds and the composition of SPB-BS, lipid oxidation and MR are inferred to be responsible for the formation of the harmful and volatile compounds. …”
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Dietary Quercetin Regulates Gut Microbiome Diversity and Abundance in <i>Apis cerana</i> (Hymenoptera Apidae) by Haodong Wu, Conghui Ji, Ruisheng Wang, Lijiao Gao, Wenhua Luo, Jialin Liu

“…However, quercetin had no noticeable effects on survival rate, food consumption, and gut structure. Our study confirmed the effect of short-term quercetin intake on the gut microbiota of <i>A. cerana</i>, providing valuable insights into how phytochemicals alter the bee gut microbiome, and their repercussions on host physiology.…”
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Model Tests on the Retaining Walls Constructed from Geobags Filled with Construction Waste by Hua Wen, Jiu-jiang Wu, Jiao-li Zou, Xin Luo, Min Zhang, Chengzhuang Gu

“…Geobag retaining wall using construction waste is a new flexible supporting structure, and the usage of construction waste to fill geobags can facilitate the construction recycling. …”
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β-Tricalcium Phosphate Interferes with the Assessment of Crystallinity in Burned Skeletal Remains by Giampaolo Piga, Ana Amarante, Calil Makhoul, Eugénia Cunha, Assumpció Malgosa, Stefano Enzo, David Gonçalves

“…This is an important warning for tracking heat-induced changes in human bone, in terms of physicochemical properties related to structure, which is expected to impact in forensic, bioanthropological, and archaeological contexts.…”
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A low‐offset low‐power and high‐speed dynamic latch comparator with a preamplifier‐enhanced stage by Jérôme K. Folla, Maria L. Crespo, Evariste T. Wembe, Mohammad A. S. Bhuiyan, Andres Cicuttin, Bernard Z. Essimbi, Mamun B. I. Reaz

“…In this work, an enhanced differential pair amplifier is employed in the preamplifier stage, to improve the power dissipation and the comparison speed of the device. A custom latch structure with rigorous transistor sizing was implemented to avoid short circuit current and mismatch in the module. …”
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Fat Reduction and Replacement in Dry-Cured Fermented Sausage by Using High Pressure Processing Meat as Fat Replacer and Olive Oil by Bolumar Tomas, Toepfl Stefan, Heinz Volker

“…Chemical (proximate composition and fatty acid profile), physical (water retention, structure formation and colour) and sensorial (appearance, texture and flavour) properties were evaluated. …”
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