DFT and molecular docking analyses of the effects of solvent polarity and temperature on the structural, electronic, and thermodynamic properties of p-coumaric acid: Insights for a... by Umer Sherefedin, Abebe Belay, Kusse Gudishe, Alemu Kebede, Alemayehu Getahun Kumela, Tadesse Lemma Wakjira, Dereje Gelanu, Tesfaye Feyise, Jebel Haji Mahamud, Abdulkerim Abdela, Kebede Shankute Gizew

“…DFT calculations revealed notable changes in the geometric features of p-CA, including bond angles, dihedral angles, and bond lengths, in both vacuum and water. …”
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Safe Zones for Shock-Protection of Fragile Components during Impact-Induced Clatter by Suresh Goyal, James M. Papadopoulos

“…Clattering motion that occurs when flat objects strike the ground at an oblique angle is studied through a simple, tractable, model of a rigid bar with arbitrary, but symmetric, mass distribution and coefficient of restitution. …”
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Obtaining Glenoid Positioning Data from Scapular Palpable Points In Vitro by Jordan H. Trafimow, Alexander S. Aruin

“…Dry scapulae () were subjected to X-rays and a critical angle, (which relates the plane determined by the three palpable points on the scapula to a plane containing the glenoid center and the first two palpable points) was calculated. …”
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Use of Time- and Frequency-Domain Approaches for Damage Detection in Civil Engineering Structures by V. H. Nguyen, J. Mahowald, S. Maas, J.-C. Golinval

“…Damage detection is performed using the concept of subspace angles between a current (possibly damaged state) and a reference (undamaged) state. …”
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Generation and Characterization of an Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ) and Its Application in the Surface Modification of Polyethylene Terephthalate by Hom Bahadur Baniya, Rajendra Shrestha, Rajesh Prakash Guragain, Mohan Bahadur Kshetri, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Deepak Prasad Subedi

“…The surface roughness of the untreated and plasma-treated PET samples was characterized by contact angle measurement, surface energy analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM).…”
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Dynamic Drag Reduction Effects of Aerospikes and Aerodisks by Rong Han, Wei Liu, Xiaoliang Yang, Xinghua Chang

“…In addition, when changing aerospike length and aerodisk diameter, the variation tendency of drag reduction efficiency is determined by the pitching angle of the oscillation process.…”
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Research on the Radial Accuracy of Ultrasonic Vibration-Assisted Single Point Incremental Forming Parts by Yang Mingshun, Bai Lang, Lin Yunbo, Li Yan, Yuan Qilong, Zhao Renfeng

“…Four factors and three levels of surface response experiments were designed using the Box-Behnken Design (BBD) for tool head diameter, layer spacing, sheet thickness, and wall angle. The single and interactive influence law of the process parameters on the radial accuracy was obtained. …”
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The Juno mission as a probe of long-range new physics by Praniti Singh, Shi Yan, Itamar J. Allali, JiJi Fan, Lingfeng Li

“…We use the shift in the precession angle as a proxy to test non-gravitational interactions between Juno and Jupiter. …”
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Performance Analysis of Ultra-Wideband Channel for Short-Range Monopulse Radar at Ka-Band by Naohiko Iwakiri, Natsuki Hashimoto, Takehiko Kobayashi

“…Next, conventional direction finding algorithms based on narrowband assumption were evaluated using the extracted multipath components, resulting in acceptable angle-of-arrival (AOA) from the UWB monopulse signal regardless of wideband signals. …”
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Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Circular Cylinder with Vortex Generators by Shi-bo Tao, Ai-ping Tang, Da-bo Xin, Ke-tong Liu, Hong-fu Zhang

“…The selections of skew angles and the angular position have a significant influence on the vortex generator control effect. …”
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Influence of Surface Properties on the Adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis to Acrylic and Silicone by Cláudia Sousa, Pilar Teixeira, Rosário Oliveira

“…Therefore, hydrophobicity and surface tension components were calculated through contact angle measurements. Surface roughness of substrata was also assessed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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The Multiple Scattering of Laser Beam Propagation in Advection Fog and Radiation Fog by Qiang Xu, Yunhua Cao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Shaohui Yan, Yiping Han, Zhensen Wu

“…The characteristics of laser beam scattering in different types of fogs are studied based on the droplet size characteristics of advection fog and radiation fog, the scattering coefficients of droplets with different laser wavelengths(0.86 μm, 0.91 μm, 1.06 μm, 1.3015, and 10.6 μm) are calculated, the multi scattering of laser beam is studied by the Monte Carlo method, the propagation path and scattering direction of photons is analyzed, relations between asymmetry factor, albedo of fog droplets, and the visibility are presented, and the forward scattering intensity and the backward scattering intensity versus scattering angle are gotten and discussed.…”
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Correlation between Surface Energy and Adhesion Force of Polyethylene/Paperboard: A Predictive Tool for Quality Control in Laminated Packaging by Danielle M. F. Madeira, Osvaldo Vieira, Luís Antonio Pinheiro, Benjamim de Melo Carvalho

“…The force of adhesion was determined using the peel test method; the paper surface energy was assessed by contact angle analysis; and paperboard roughness was determined by profilometer. …”
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Analysis of Geometries' Effects on Rotating Stall in Vaneless Diffuser with Wavelet Neural Networks by Chuang Gao, Chuangang Gu, Tong Wang, Bo Yang

“…With the trained WNN, detailed investigation was carried out mainly to understand the effects of impeller blade number, blade-exit angle, impeller rotating speed, diffuser radius ratio, and width ratio on stall inception and cell speed of vaneless diffuser. …”
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An Integrated Test-Based Nonlinear Aeroelastic Analysis Method to Freeplay-Induced Limit-Cycle Oscillations by Yukai Sun, Zhigang Wu, Chao Yang, Xiangyu Wang, Chuansheng Wang

“…The wind tunnel tests are conducted with the model, and the stable limit-cycle oscillation is observed by accelerometers under the linear flutter boundary with a 0° angle of attack. Higher-order harmonic vibration is also observed with a low proportion compared to the fundamental oscillation, and the limit-cycle oscillation grows gradually with the increase of airspeed until flutter occurs. …”
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Study on the Properties and Pest Control Effects of Five Common Wheat Flour Packaging Materials by HE Rui, ZHANG Feng, ZHANG Yuan-quan, CHEN Jin-shen, LV Jian-hua

“…Tests were conducted on tensile properties, right-angle tearing strength, puncture resistance, combustion performance, friction coefficient, drop resistance, pressure resistance, and sealing performance. …”
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Synthesis and crystal structure of 5,10-bis(phenylsulfonyl)tetrahydrodibenzopentalene by Toshiki Sakami, Hikaru Watanabe, Takuma Sato, Yasuhiro Okuda, Kan Wakamatsu, Haruo Akashi, Akihiro Orita

“…The structure features a wide V-shaped motif consisting of 6–5–5–6 fused rings, with a dihedral angle of approximately 97.2° between the planes of the terminal phenylene rings. …”
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Shear Parameters of Rammed Earth Material: Results from Different Approaches by R. El-Nabouch, Q.-B. Bui, P. Perrotin, O. Plé

“…To correctly establish the model, the shear parameters of the material, which are the cohesion and the friction angle, should be identified. This paper first presents experimental studies on the shear parameters of RE through the direct shear tests, at two different scales. …”
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A Case of Perineurioma Recurring in the Mandible by Kyoko Baba, Yuuta Niimi, Shun Imamura, Ami Kuwabara, Shunichiro Ego, Mitsuru Nemoto, Yasuharu Yamazaki, Akira Takeda

“…Initial examination revealed a palpable, painless, solid mass at the right mandibular angle. Preoperative computed tomography revealed a highly absorbent mass with uneven staining margins in contact with the mandible. …”
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A Method for PIO Suppression in Aircraft with Fly-By-Wire Controls: System Development and Validation via Flight Simulator Tests by Rafael Morales Miranda, Jorge Henrique Bidinotto

“…The study focuses exclusively on longitudinal motion and pitch angle control. The proposed system is implemented and simulated using MATLAB routines, complemented by human pilot trials on a flight simulator. …”
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