A CNN-Based Microwave Imaging System for Detecting Watermelon Ripeness by Zachary M. Choffin, Lingyan Kong, Yu Gan, Nathan Jeong

“…A total of 288 images were collected from eight different watermelons varying the height and angle of capture. A convolutional neural network (CNN) was employed to assess the ripeness level, which was determined by analyzing the Brix sugar content. …”
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A Numerical Model to Predict the Anisotropy of Polymer Composites Reinforced with High-Aspect-Ratio Short Aramid Fibers by Jianhong Gao, Xiaoxiang Yang, Lihong Huang

“…The elastic constants were obtained, and, for different alignment angles and parameters in the fiber orientation distribution function, their numerical results were compared to those of the Mori–Tanaka model. …”
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Assessment of the Rock Slopes by Kinematic and Limit Equilibrium Methods on the Bağlarbaşı - Tekke (Gümüşhane) Motorway by Selçuk Alemdağ, Zülfü Gürocak, Ceren Özkirişçi Oktay

“…In this method, orientations of slope and discontinuity with the friction angle of the discontinuities planes are used to analyze possible failure types. …”
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A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions by Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, Joseph M. Lam

“…We report a 2-week-old male infant with congenital syphilis whose cutaneous manifestations included diffuse, erythematous keratoderma with desquamation and fissures on his hands and feet, multiple linear scaly fissures at the angles of his mouth, and onychauxis of the fingernails and toenails To our knowledge, diffuse, erythematous keratoderma of the hands and feet and thick nails have not been reported previously in congenital syphilis.…”
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A Machine Learning Approach to Optimize, Model, and Predict the Machining Factors in Dry Drilling of Nimonic C263 by S. Lakshmana Kumar, V. Jacintha, A. Mahendran, R. M. Bommi, M. Nagaraj, Umamahesawari Kandasamy

“…Speed, feed, and approach angle of drill were considered as controlling factors, and cutting force and surface roughness were considered as responses. …”
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Corrosion Control of Alloy 690 by Shot Peening and Electropolishing under Simulated Primary Water Condition of PWRs by Kyung Mo Kim, Hee-Sang Shim, Myung Ji Seo, Do Haeng Hur

“…The shot peening treatment was applied using ceramic beads with different intensities by varying the air pressure and projection angle. The corrosion rate was evaluated by gravimetric analysis and the surface was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Optimal Control Scheme of the Tethered System for Orbital Transfer under a Constant Thrust by Liang Sun, Guowei Zhao, Hai Huang, Ming Chen

“…In the thrust vector control, the constraint of thrust direction angle is fully considered. In the mixed control, equivalent conditions to other control schemes are investigated. …”
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A Constrained 3D Density Model of the Upper Crust from Gravity Data Interpretation for Central Costa Rica by Oscar H. Lücke, Hans-Jürgen Götze, Guillermo E. Alvarado

“…The density model is constrained by simplified surface geology, previously published seismic tomography and P-wave velocity models, which stem from wide-angle refraction seismic, as well as results from methods of direct interpretation of the gravity field obtained for this work. …”
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Alignment of Fabry–Pérot Cavities for Optomechanical Acceleration Measurements by Marina Rezinkina, Claus Braxmaier

“…The influence of parameters characterizing the alignment of the Fabry–Pérot cavity mirrors and the laser beam on the appearance of the higher order modes is investigated using numerical modeling. It is shown that the angle of inclination of the flat mirror of the cavity greatly affects the occurrence of higher order modes in addition to the fundamental mode. …”
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Designing the Soilbag Columns: An Analytical Approach and Numerical Validation by Abdollah Sadr, Nader Hataf

“…However, the estimation of the bearing stress of soilbag columns matches well with the numerical results for high values of backfill friction angles. The results from the analyses were used to develop the design guidelines for the design of soilbag columns for the given settlement. …”
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System monitoring intensity of glaze-clear ice generation on wires of overhead transmission lines by V. I. Panteleev, А. V. Maleev

“…The developed system of ice formation makes identify the thickness of ice wall and indirectly, by the angle of deviation of the wire relative to the horizontal position, to determine the mass of ice deposits and wire sag. …”
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Design and Optimum of Dust Collector with Corrugated Plate for Underground Mine by Ming Li, Chao Wu, Zhi-yong Zhou, Wei-chun Lian, Zhi-xiong Chen

“…A three-dimensional simulation model was built based on ANSYS-Fluent software, and it was used to analyze the influence law of key parameters on the comprehensive dust removal efficiency; the angle of corrugated plate to the horizontal plane, the surface characteristics of plate, pressure loss and dust removal efficiency were discussed. …”
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A Cable-Passive Damper System for Sway and Skew Motion Control of a Crane Spreader by La Duc Viet, Youngjin Park

“…The residual sway and skew motions of a crane spreader always produce the angle deflections between the crane cables and the crane spreader. …”
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Topology optimization applied to additive-manufactured hydrofoil wing components by Margarida Mata, Ricardo Bencatel, Elsa W. Sequeiros, Manuel F. Vieira, Jose M. Costa

“…Utilizing Fusion 360, a mechanism was designed to adjust the angle of attack of the hydrofoil wings. Subsequently, nTop and Eiger software were used to optimize and prepare these components for additive manufacturing (AM), with the primary objective being weight reduction. …”
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Emergence of Quantum Vortices in the Ionization of Helium by Proton Impact, and How to Measure Them by Tamara A. Guarda, Francisco Navarrete, Raúl O. Barrachina

“…Furthermore, the analysis shows that one of the vortices coincides with the Thomas angle (a parameter coming from the classical ion-electron Thomas mechanism).…”
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Prediction of Favorable Carbonate Reservoirs under Extremely Thick Salts via Poststack Facies-Controlled and Prestack Zoeppritz Equation Inversions in the Santos Basin of Brazil by Sheng Zhang, Suoliang Chang, Handong Huang, Yinping Dong, Youyi Shen, Yaneng Luo, Baoheng Zhu

“…Making full use of the large angle prestack seismic information, Zoeppritz equation inversion improves the accuracy of the inversion results. …”
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Performance of Combined Water Turbine with Semielliptic Section of the Savonius Rotor by Kaprawi Sahim, Dyos Santoso, Agus Radentan

“…The results show that the distance of Savonius buckets from the shaft centre influences performance of combined turbine, and the attachment angle of Savonius rotor made important variation of turbine performance.…”
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Constructing Functional Ionic Membrane Surface by Electrochemically Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization by Fen Ran, Dan Li, Jiayu Wu

“…The membrane showed excellent hydrophilicity and blood compatibility. The water contact angle decreased from 84° to 68° and activated partial thromboplastin increased from 51 s to 84 s after modification of the membranes.…”
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The effect of tidal currents on the hydrodynamics of tidal turbine systems by Firmadany Bayu, Ikhwan Muhammad, Saputra T. Murdani, Muttaqin Mohd Iqbal, Kazrina Cut Shilvani Maghfirahtil

“…The method used involves developing a model between the hydrodynamics of the turbine blades and the protection of the generator, assuming that the blades have an optimal angle to harness various tidal current speeds. The generator is then examined through d-q diagram performance. …”
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Properties of Polymer-Composite Used as Fills of Asian Lacquerware: Issues on Restoration Processes of Lacquered Objects from Cultural Heritage by Anne-Solenn Le Hô, Isabelle Fabre-Francke, Caroline Thiphavong

“…Their thermomechanical and chemical properties and surface state were evaluated by a set of techniques (TGA, DMA, mechanical test, contact angle value, and microtopography). There is a drastic change of the behavior of the interface between fill and Asian lacquer, dependent on the nature of the composite fillers. …”
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