Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' by Edward F. Gilman

“… Glossy abelia is a fine-textured, semi-evergreen, sprawling shrub with 1.5-inch-long, red-tinged leaves arranged along thin, arching, multiple stems (Figure 1). It is a hybrid between A. chinensis and A. uniflora. …”
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Hematological Changes in Sudanese Patients with Falciparum Malaria Attending Elnihoud Teaching Hospital by Abdelnassir M. Ahamed, Hafiz Ahmed Hobiel, Gad Allah Modawe, Mohammed Saeed Elsammani

“…Questionnaire was filled by every participant and thick and thin blood films for malaria were prepared and stained by giemsa stain and the CBC was done by sysmex automated hematological analyzer. …”
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Fast and Versatile Pathway in Fabrication of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanofiltration Membrane with Tunable Properties by Ahmad M. Alghamdi

“…Thin film composite nanofiltration (NF) membranes are relatively new membranes compared to other types of pressure-driven membranes. …”
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Kajian Theileiriosis pada Sapi Di Kabupaten Pohuwato by Tri Ananda Erwin Nugroho, Muhammad Sayuti, Elvin Amuda

“…Examination of the samples used the thin blood smear method with Giemsa staining and observed with a 1000 magnification microscope. …”
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Wear Resistance of Anodic Titanium Dioxide Films Produced on Ti-6Al-4V Alloy by María Laura Vera, Mario Roberto Rosenberger, Carlos Enrique Schvezov, Alicia Esther Ares

“…In this paper, the wear resistance of TiO2 thin films obtained by anodic oxidation of Ti-6Al-4V is evaluated. …”
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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Summer- and early fall-maturing varieties are particularly vulnerable, but hard winter apples are sometimes infested. Thin skinned sweet and subacid varieties are most susceptible, but acid varieties may be attacked. …”
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Flap/Lag Stall Flutter Control of Large-Scale Wind Turbine Blade Based on Robust H2 Controller by Tingrui Liu, Wei Xu

“…The blade is modeled as single-cell thin-walled beam structure, exhibiting flap bending moment-lag transverse shear deformation, and lag bending moment-flap transverse shear deformation, with constant pitch angle set. …”
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Fabrication and Electrochemical Behavior Investigation of a Pt-Loaded Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite (Pt@rGO) as a High-Performance Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Viet Hai Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Huu Hieu Nguyen, Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, An Le Vo, Thi Kim Tuyet Nguyen, Duc Thinh Nguyen, Vinh Quang Lam

“…A platinum-reduced graphene oxide thin film composite (Pt@rGO, 100 nm) was prepared on a fluorine-doped tin oxide- (FTO-) coated glass substrate by a screen printing method using a Pt@rGO screen printing paste (0.12% Pt; Pt/rGO=1.5 w/w). …”
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Analysis of a Cementless Femoral Stem Neck Fracture Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and the Finite Element Method by Hirokazu Takai, Daisuke Nakayama, Masatoshi Murayama, Tomoki Takahashi

“…In this patient, multiple risk factors, including thin stem (the smallest size, NAR #1), use of the long neck (+3 mm), obesity (body mass index: 27.3), and adjacent osteoarthritis (contralateral THA loosening and knee osteoarthritis), were present. …”
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Effects of Aging Temperature on Moisture Absorption of Perforated GFRP by Shiva Eslami, Fathollah Taheri-Behrooz, Farid Taheri

“…Moreover, the ability of Fick’s equation for predicting the moisture absorption rate in such perforated thin-walled composite configuration at various moisture contents and temperatures was also assessed. …”
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Coexistence and Competition between Tomicus yunnanensis and T. minor (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) in Yunnan Pine by Rong Chun Lu, Hong Bin Wang, Zhen Zhang, John A. Byers, You Ju Jin, Hai Feng Wen, Wen Jian Shi

“…Although there was significant overlap for the same bark areas, the two species generally colonize different areas of the tree, which reduces the intensity of competition for the relatively thin layer of phloem-cambium tissues where the beetles feed and reside.…”
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Natural biopolymers in edible coatings: Applications in food preservation by Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Rattandeep Singh, Manickam Selvaraj, Tabarak Malik, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha

“…Made from natural biopolymers such as proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids, these coatings form a thin, edible layer on food surfaces. This barrier reduces moisture loss, protects against oxidative damage, and limits microbial growth, thereby extending shelf life while preserving food quality. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of Attenuated Plaques Detected by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes by Takashi Kubo, Yoshiki Matsuo, Yasushi Ino, Takashi Tanimoto, Kohei Ishibashi, Kenichi Komukai, Hironori Kitabata, Atsushi Tanaka, Keizo Kimura, Toshio Imanishi, Takashi Akasaka

“…OCT-detected lipidic plaque (88% versus 49%, 𝑃<0.001), thin-cap fibroatheroma (48% versus 16%, 𝑃<0.001), plaque rupture (44% versus 11%, 𝑃<0.001), and intracoronary thrombus (54% versus 17%, 𝑃<0.001) were more often seen in IVUS-detected attenuated plaques compared with nonattenuated plaques. …”
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A Run-Time Reconfigurable Ge Field-Effect Transistor With Symmetric On-States by Andreas Fuchsberger, Lukas Wind, Daniele Nazzari, Larissa Kuhberger, Daniel Popp, Johannes Aberl, Enrique Prado Navarrete, Moritz Brehm, Lilian Vogl, Peter Schweizer, Sebastian Lellig, Xavier Maeder, Masiar Sistani, Walter M. Weber

“…Thereto, we have monolithically integrated an ultra-thin epitaxial and defect-free Ge layer on a Si on insulator platform. …”
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Enhancing the performance of 3D printed bio-photoelectrochemical cells through multi-objective Bayesian optimisation by JongHyun Kim, JaeHyoung Yun, Mirkomil Sharipov, Jinwook Moon, WonHyoung Ryu

“…However, the attachment methods rely on thin coating methods such as dip-coating, drop-casting or electrospray deposition. …”
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New TiO2/DSAT Immobilization System for Photodegradation of Anionic and Cationic Dyes by Wan Izhan Nawawi Wan Ismail, S. K. Ain, R. Zaharudin, Ali H. Jawad, M. A. M. Ishak, Khudzir Ismail, Sudirman Sahid

“…A new immobilized TiO2 technique was prepared by coating TiO2 solution onto double-sided adhesive tape (DSAT) as a thin layer binder without adding any organic additives. …”
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PMMA Sandwiched Bi2Te3 Layer as a Saturable Absorber in Mode-Locked Fiber Laser by Guobao Jiang, Yuan Zhou, Lulu Wang, Ying Chen

“…Nanosheets of Bi2Te3 as a bulk topological insulator were successfully synthesized through a solvothermal treatment and self-assemble method to form a thin film at a water-air interface. In order to transfer the Bi2Te3 self-assembly layer to the optical fiber end, we design a construction of two PMMA layers sandwiched self-assembly layer. …”
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Numerical study of bioheat transfer in a vascular bed with counter-flow mechanisms by K.R. Sreegowrav, R. Indira, Sushma M. Puranik, S. Jagadeesha, S.J. Vishwanatha, K. Ganesh Kumar

“…These blood vessels, separated by a thin layer of tissue, prevent mixing while enabling efficient heat exchange. …”
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Modeling and Dynamical Behavior of Rotating Composite Shafts with SMA Wires by Yongsheng Ren, Qiyi Dai, Ruijun An, Youfeng Zhu

“…The rotating shaft is represented as a thin-walled composite of circular cross-section with SMA wires embedded parallel to shaft’s longitudinal axis. …”
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Al2O3/Al hybrid nanolaminates with superior toughness, strength and ductility by Paul Baral, Sahar Jaddi, Hui Wang, Andrey Orekhov, Nicolas Gauquelin, Alireza Bagherpour, Frederik Van Loock, Michaël Coulombier, Audrey Favache, Morgan Rusinowicz, Johan Verbeeck, Stéphane Lucas, Jean-Pierre Raskin, Hosni Idrissi, Thomas Pardoen

“…This is almost two orders of magnitude higher than bulk alumina and higher than any other thin hard coatings. In addition, a hardness above 8 GPa combines with a fracture strain above 5%. …”
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