Effect of N-Acetylation Degree on the Properties of Chitosan-Stabilized Pickering Emulsions by WU Jun, SHI Zhaojuan, YUAN Chuanxun, WANG Xingting, JIN Risheng

“…Infrared spectroscopy (IR) confirmed that acetic anhydride reacetylation could regulate the DA of chitosan, and substitution only occurred on the amino group at the C2 position. The contact angle results showed that acetylation could effectively improve the non-polar part of chitosan, resulting in enhanced emulsifying properties. …”
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Applying different techniques for evaluating the resistance to moisture of electrospun PVA nanofibers by Alessandro Estarque de Oliveira, Mônica Lopes Aguiar, Vádila Giovana Guerra

“…The measurement of the water contact angle was not suitable for the experimental circumstances as well. …”
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Method for User Interface of Large Displays Using Arm Pointing and Finger Counting Gesture Recognition by Hansol Kim, Yoonkyung Kim, Eui Chul Lee

“…Furthermore, because almost all pointing gesture recognition methods use a wide-angle camera, additional sensors or cameras are required to concurrently perform finger gesture recognition. …”
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Research on the Design Method of a Bionic Suspension Workpiece Based on the Wing Structure of an Albatross by Siyang Gao, Bangcheng Zhang, Jianwei Sun

“…The results show that the buoyancy of the suspended workpiece with a V-shaped surface at a 15-degree attack angle was optimal for the same air pressure as the other workpieces. …”
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Improving the Hydrophobicity of ZnO by PTFE Incorporation by Meenu Srivastava, Bharathi Bai J. Basu, K. S. Rajam

“…It was observed that thermal treatment at 70°C for 16 hrs followed by immersion in stearic acid resulted in high water contact angle (WCA), that is, a superhydrophobic surface. …”
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Electromagnetically Driven Robot for Multipurpose Applications by Abdulrahman Alrumayh, Khaled Alhassoon, Fahd Alsaleem, Mahmoud Shaban, Fahad Nasser Alsunaydih

“…Our design overcomes these challenges by utilizing electromagnetically driven actuation, which allows each segment of the robot to bend independently at any angle, providing unprecedented flexibility and control. …”
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Carboxymethyl cellulose assisted reforming of poly acrylic acid co methyl methacrylate composite for wastewater treatment and effective hosting of antimicrobial silver by Ahmed Hamdy, Hassan Nageh, S. A. Hassan, Mohamed A. Mekewi, Atef S. Darwish

“…This innovative hybrid polymer composite is analyzed using XRD, FT-IR, swelling and contact angle studies, DLS, AFM, and SEM. Removal efficiency of such polymer composite is scrutinized in colored wastewater treatment. …”
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Effect of Mn Doping on Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of CoCuNiTi High-Entropy Alloy Coatings by Mingxing Ma, Zhixin Wang, Chengjun Zhu, Ying Dong, Lixin Liu, Liang Zhao, Qingxue Cui, Dachuan Zhu, Deliang Zhang

“…The addition of Mn element increases the capacitive reactance arc radius and the maximum phase angle of the alloy, indicating that the corrosion resistance of the Mn-containing alloy is significantly improved.…”
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Galloping behavior of insulated overhead transmission line based on aerodynamic analysis by Hucheng Liang, Zekai Zhang, Xiaoxiao Kong, Daiyong Yang, Jianping Lie, Boxue Du

“…The results show that the aerodynamic stability of the iced lines is poorest, when the wind speed is between 7 and 15 m/s and the wind attack angle is around 50°. As the wind speed increases, the maximum galloping displacement for iced lines exhibits a nonlinear increasing trend. …”
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Structural basis of CXCR4 assembly and regulation by Aijun Liu, Yezhou Liu, Richard D. Ye

“…In this tetramer, each protomer interfaces with adjacent protomers via TM1/2 and TM5/6/7, aligning at a 90° angle to assemble into a C4 rotationally symmetric arrangement. …”
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New horizons for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment through PosturalSpine^® D’Amanti Method by Francesca Campoli, Maria Chiara Parisi, Antonino Zoffoli, Donatella Di Corrado, Vincenzo Francavilla, Elvira Padua, Giuseppe Messina

“…The two groups are similar in the anthropometric characteristics, in baseline Risser index and in the Cobb angles average and no statistically significant differences were found between the two groups. …”
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Steady Wind Load on External Surface and Its Effect on Wind-Induced Response for a 200 m High Natural-Draught Cooling Tower by Yunfeng Zou, Fanrong Xue, Xuhui He, Chenzhi Cai, Shouke Li

“…The results indicate that the pressure distribution varies with not only the height z but also the circumferential angle θ, and the wind load of both ends of the tower is significantly greater than that of its middle. …”
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Photoresponsive Wettability in Monolayer Films from Sinapinic Acid by Cleverson A. S. Moura, Douglas J. C. Gomes, Nara C. de Souza, Josmary R. Silva

“…By using wetting contact angle analysis, we have found that SinA monolayers exhibit photoresponsive wettability under UV irradiation (365 nm); that is, wettability decreases with increasing UV irradiation time. …”
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Dynamic Heat Transfer Modeling and Validation of Super-Long Flexible Thermosyphons for Shallow Geothermal Applications by Jianhua Liu, Yanghuiqin Ding, Hao Liu, Liying Zheng, Xiaoyuan Wang, Yuezhao Zhu

“…The tests investigated the effects of cooling water temperature and the inclination angle of the condenser on the start-up characteristics and steady-state heat transfer performance. …”
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An Improved Unscented Kalman Filter Applied to Positioning and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Jinchao Zhao, Ya Zhang, Shizhong Li, Jiaxuan Wang, Lingling Fang, Luoyin Ning, Jinghao Feng, Jianwu Zhang

“…The results indicate that, compared with the UKF algorithm and the ARUKF, the improved algorithm reduces attitude angle errors by 45%, speed errors by 44%, and three-dimensional position errors by 47%. …”
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Survival Analysis of Factors Influencing Cyclic Fatigue of Nickel-Titanium Endodontic Instruments by Eva Fišerová, Martina Chvosteková, Silvie Bělašková, Michal Bumbálek, Zdeněk Joska

“…Cyclic fatigue testing was carried out in stainless steel artificial canals with radii of curvature of 3 or 5 mm and the angle of curvature of 60 degrees. All the instruments were new and 25 mm in working length, and ISO colour coding indicated the instrument size (yellow for size 20; red for size 25). …”
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Secondary endolymphatic hydrops: a clinical and literature overview by Aïna Venkatasamy, Aïna Venkatasamy, Aïna Venkatasamy, Aïna Venkatasamy, Anne R. J. Péporté

“…Secondary endolymphatic hydrops may result from cerebellopontine angle tumors, longstanding inner ear conditions, inner ear malformations, intracranial hypotension and recent investigations have highlighted the role of trauma and inflammation as key factors in SEH development.DiscussionDespite the diverse etiologies of SEH, the findings suggest that many of these conditions share a common final pathway in disrupting endolymphatic fluid balance. …”
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The Effect of the Weight of Equipment on Muscle Activity of the Lower Extremity in Soldiers by Tobias Lindner, Christoph Schulze, Sandra Woitge, Susanne Finze, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Rainer Bader

“…Electrogoniometers were also used to measure the angle of the knee over the entire gait cycle. In addition to measuring muscle activity, the study also aimed to determine out what influence increasing weight load has on the range of motion (ROM) of the knee joint during walking. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue and Antibacterial Activity of Mesoporous TiO2-SBA-15 Nanocomposite Based on Rice Husk by Eid H. Alosaimi, Ibrahim Hotan Alsohaimi, Talal E. Dahan, Qiao Chen, Ayman Abdelaziz younes, Belal El-Gammal, Saad Melhi

“…The fabricated nanocomposites were characterized using FTIR, small and wide angle XRD, Raman spectroscopy, UV-vis, BET surface area analysis, and HRTEM. …”
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SINDy and PD-Based UAV Dynamics Identification for MPC by Bryan S. Guevara, José Varela-Aldás, Daniel C. Gandolfo, Juan M. Toibero

“…Addressing the inherent platform constraints—where control inputs are restricted to specific attitude angles and z-axis velocities—thrust and torque are approximated via a PD controller, which serves as a practical intermediary for facilitating nonlinear system identification. …”
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