Cyclic Behavior of Steel Beam to CFT Column Connections with Gusset Plates by Peng Wang, Zhan Wang, Jianrong Pan, Yanjun Zheng, Deming Liu

“…Experiment results indicated that the gusset plates in BBC (beam-brace-CFT) connections could effectively move the plastic hinge on beam away from the column face, reduce the strain concentration between the beam end and column face, and notably improve the hysteretic behavior; the plastic rotation was able to achieve at least 4% story drift angle before 20% strength degradation. Numerical studies were carried out and validated by experiment results, and then the influence of the weld length and strengthening methods were investigated; some improvement of design suggestions was proposed.…”
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Influence of Ionic Liquid Structure on Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes Effectiveness in Carbon Dioxide/Methane Separation by Iwona Cichowska-Kopczyńska, Monika Joskowska, Bartosz Dębski, Justyna Łuczak, Robert Aranowski

“…Polyethersulfone supports showed similar contact angles; however, its mechanical stability was significantly lower. …”
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Frictional Behavior and Fluid Flow Simulation Analysis of Textured ZrO₂–Polyetheretherketone Artificial Knee Joints by Liwei Jiang, Bo Li, Fanshuo Jia, Guangjie Wang, Yayun Liu, Kedong Zhang, Ning Jiang, Chuanyang Wang

“…The symmetrical triangular structure had the lowest coefficient of friction and the best hydrophilicity, with a 53.0% reduction in the coefficient of friction and a 57.4% reduction in the contact angle compared to the untextured structure. The textures effectively store the PEEK residue and facilitate the smooth movement of the worn ball. …”
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Multifrequency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Based on Polygon-Shaped Cantilever Array by Dalius Mažeika, Andrius Čeponis, Ying Yang

“…Cantilevers are connected to each other by specific angle to form polygon-shaped structure. Moreover, seven seismic masses with additional lever arms are added in order to create additional rotation moment. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of the Cutting Process of a Nonextensible Composite Boring Bar by Bole Ma, Yongsheng Ren

“…Meanwhile, the effects of parameters such as the geometry of the cutting bar (including length and diameter), damping, the cutting coefficient, the cutting depth, the number of the cutting teeth, the amplitude of the cutting force, and the ply angle on nonlinear lobes and primary resonance curves during the cutting process are investigated using numerical calculations. …”
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Analysis of Differences in the Degree of Biomechanical Adaptation according to Habituation to Different Heel Heights by Yu-Jin Cha

“…., measurement of muscle tension), foot pressure, and lumbosacral angle, and comparative analysis was carried out to find out whether they showed differences in the comfort visual analog scale (comfort VAS). …”
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Combined DFT and Fuzzy Based Faulty Phase Selection and Classification in a Series Compensated Transmission Line by Praveen Kumar Mishra, Anamika Yadav

“…Test results corroborate the proposed scheme reliability with wide variations in fault location, fault resistance, fault inception angle, evolving faults, compensation level, and heavy load interconnection. …”
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Intermittent Flow Regimes in a Transonic Fan Airfoil Cascade by J. Lepicovsky, E. R. McFarland, R. V. Chima, V. R. Capece, J. Hayden

“…Experimental results revealed that, at a large incidence angle, a range of transonic inlet Mach numbers exist where the leading-edge shock-wave pattern was unstable. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Standardised Threads for Use in Implants for Direct Skeletal Attachment of Limb Prosthesis: A Finite Element Analysis by Piotr Prochor, Eugeniusz Sajewicz

“…Subsequently, optimisation of the shallow thread’s shape was conducted by changing two relevant thread’s parameters (flank angle and rounding arc) which influence the generated stress distribution. …”
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Comparison of colour properties in american walnut (Juglans nigra) wood coated with different surface finishes by Ümit Ayata

“… In this research, the colour characteristics [hue (ho) angle, yellow (b*) colour tone, lightness (L*), red (a*) colour tone, chroma (C*), ∆E*, ∆L*, ∆a*, ∆b*, ∆C*, and ∆H*] of surfaces treated with three distinct types of coatings [solvent-based yacht varnish, which has high hardness and is highly resistant to water, a waxy varnish formulated for interior and exterior wood coatings, consisting of a mixture of natural oils, waxes, and resins, and matte-glossy, solvent-based, acrylic resin-based stone varnish)] on American walnut (Juglans nigra L.) wood were examined and compared. …”
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Fabrication of Self-Cleaning Perfluoroacrylate Blend Films by Spray Coating Method by Sema Nur Belen, Özge Ünzal, Uğur Cengiz

“…The surface morphology was characterized by SEM analyses indicating that double-scale surface morphology was obtained by increasing the SNp of the composite solution. The water contact angle indicated that the superhydrophobic rough surface was obtained with TMS70 and PS blend formation having 33.0 % PS and 12.5% silica nanoparticles.…”
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Experimental Study on the Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soils Improved by the MICP Method by Xuwen Tian, Hongbin Xiao, Zixiang Li, Zhenyu Li, Huanyu Su, Qianwen Ouyang

“…The cohesion of the expansive soils was increased from 29.52 kPa to 39.41 kPa, and the internal friction angle was increased from 20.13° to 29.58°. The stress-strain curves of expansive soil samples improved by the MICP method show a hyperbolic relationship, which is characterized by strain hardening. …”
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Effect of Strain Rate on Hot Ductility of a Duplex Stainless Steel by Zhenhua Wang, Wenyuan Ma, Chengming Wang

“…When the strain rate was increased from 0.005 s–1 to 0.5 s–1, dynamic recrystallization was promoted in the austenite, and the number fraction of low-angle grain boundaries in the ferrite was improved. …”
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Dynamic Crack Propagation and Fracture Behavior of Pre-cracked Specimens under Impact Loading by Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar by Shijun Zhao, Qing Zhang

“…Experimental results show that the multiple cracks mostly initiate at/or near the pre-crack tips and then propagate in different paths and directions varying by inclination angles, leading to the ultimate failure. Compared to static or quasi-static loading, dynamic crack propagation and fracture behavior are obviously different. …”
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Influence of Blade Profiles on Plastic Centrifugal Pump Performance by Hui Zhang, Lingfeng Tang, Yongtao Zhao

“…The impeller inlet and outlet diameters (D1 and D2) and impeller inlet and outlet installation angles (β1 and β2) were taken as control variables, and the total power loss and the minimum NPSHr of the pump were taken as the objective functions. …”
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Recursive Sample Scaling Low-Rank Representation by Wenyun Gao, Xiaoyun Li, Sheng Dai, Xinghui Yin, Stanley Ebhohimhen Abhadiomhen

“…In order words, the smaller the angle between an individual data sample and the low-rank representation’s principal components, the more likely it is that the data sample is clean. …”
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Mirror Target YOLO: An Improved YOLOv8 Method With Indirect Vision for Heritage Buildings Fire Detection by Jian Liang, Junsheng Cheng

“…MITA-YOLO integrates indirect vision deployment and an enhanced detection module. It uses mirror angles to achieve indirect views, solving issues with limited visibility in irregular spaces and aligning each indirect view with the target monitoring area. …”
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Learners’ preferences towards Corrective feedback in writing assignments in tertiary education by Horbacauskiene Jolita, Kasperaviciene Ramune

“…Despite the fact that corrective feedback in writing has been analysed from various angles, learners’ expectations regarding feedback given by language instructors are still to be considered, especially in different learning settings. …”
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Échange généralisé : consistance et métamorphoses contemporaines d’un carrefour social (confins himalayens de Birmanie) by François Robinne

“…From a factual point of view, this is due to the emergence of political and religious centralisms with a hegemonic tendency; but also, from a methodological and conceptual point of view, to the trans-ethnic scope of generalized exchange and the choice of evaluating from this angle over the long term the consistency of a heterogeneous landscape.…”
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Optimization and Practice for Partition Pressure Relief of Deep Mining Roadway Using Empty-Hole and Deep-Hole Blasting to Weaken Coal by Baobao Chen, Changyou Liu, Fengfeng Wu

“…The optimal drilling parameters of 120.0 mm diameter, 20.0 m depth, 1.0 m hole spacing, and 5° elevation angle are obtained, determining the stress boundary of safe pressure relief with boreholes. …”
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