Design of a Medium Scale Ambient PM2.5 Cleaning System by Sheng-Chieh Chen, Qingfeng Cao, Thomas H. Kuehn, Charles Lo, Manoranjan Sahu, Yelia S. Mayya, David Y. H. Pui

“…In PM removal, the design of the system, including the filter specifications, filter bank arrangement, and filter quantity, is crucial which results in the PM filtration efficiency, filter service life, and energy consumption. …”
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Fracture toughness and failure mechanism of high performance concrete incorporating carbon nanotubes by Anwar Khitab, Sajjad Ahmad, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Syed Ali Rizwan, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Luciana Restuccia, Mustajab Ali, Imran Mehmood

“…The enhanced performance of the whole mix lies on a single point that MWCNTs must be thoroughly disperse in the mixture. Hence, special arrangement through usage of high energy sonication along with amended acrylic based polymer (performing as a surfactant) was made to have a uniform dispersion of MWCNTs in the concrete mix. …”
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Fabrication of heteroatom-doped graphene-porous organic polymer hybrid materials via femtosecond laser writing and their application in VOCs sensing by Rasha Diab, Ganjaboy Boltaev, Mahmoud M. Kaid, Ahmad Fawad, Hani M. El-Kaderi, Mohammad H. Al-Sayah, Ali S. Alnaser, Oussama M. El-Kadri

“…Abstract Graphene, a two-dimensional material featuring densely packed sp2-hybridized carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, has revolutionized material science. …”
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2D Fast Vessel Visualization Using a Vessel Wall Mask Guiding Fine Vessel Detection by Sotirios Raptis, Dimitris Koutsouris

“…This provides a chart of likely Vessel Wall Pixels (VWPs) yielding a form of a likelihood vessel map mainly based on gradient filter's intensity and spatial arrangement parameters (e.g., linear consistency). Specific vessel parameters (centerline, width, location, fall-away rate, main orientation) are post-computed by convolving the image with a set of pre-tuned spatial filters called Matched Filters (MFs). …”
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Evaluation of the Response of Sorghum to Tillage Systems and Nitrogen Fertilization by Marwan Ramadhan, Sadiq Muhsin

“…A randomized complete block design, arranged in a split-split plot, was used with three replications. …”
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Second harmonic generation imaging reveals entanglement of collagen fibers in the elephant trunk skin dermis by Andrew K. Schulz, Magdalena Plotczyk, Sophia Sordilla, David C. A. Gaboriau, Madeline Boyle, Krishma Singal, Joy S. Reidenberg, David L. Hu, Claire A. Higgins

“…We also found that the structural support layer (the dermis) of the elephant trunk contains a distribution of collagen-I (COL1) fibers in both perpendicular and parallel arrangement. The bimodal distribution of collagen is seen across all portions of the trunk, and is dissimilar from that of human skin where one orientation dominates within a body site. …”
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A Combined Numerical and Experimental Study of Heat Transfer in a Roughened Square Channel with 45∘ Ribs by M. E. Taslim, H. Liu

“…Sharp as well as round-corner ribs (r/e=0 and 0.25) in a staggered arrangement were studied. The numerical models contained the smooth entry and exit regions to simulate exactly the tested geometries. …”
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A compact and highly isolated integrated 8-port MIMO antenna for sub-6 GHz and mm-wave 5G-NR applications by Manumula Srinubabu, Nuthakki Venkata Rajasekhar

“…These antennas are symmetrically arranged and extended into a 4-port MIMO configuration. …”
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Characteristics of Chips From Scales of Carp, Tilapia and Gourami Fish Using Various Coating Flours by Decky Sapuan Ramadhani, Reza Widyasaputra, Ngatirah Ngatirah

“…The collagen fibers within the scales can be arranged and compacted to create a thin, chip-like structure that maintains its integrity and shape. …”
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Genome scans of facial features in East Africans and cross-population comparisons reveal novel associations. by Chenxing Liu, Myoung Keun Lee, Sahin Naqvi, Hanne Hoskens, Dongjing Liu, Julie D White, Karlijne Indencleef, Harold Matthews, Ryan J Eller, Jiarui Li, Jaaved Mohammed, Tomek Swigut, Stephen Richmond, Mange Manyama, Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Richard A Spritz, Eleanor Feingold, Mary L Marazita, Joanna Wysocka, Susan Walsh, Mark D Shriver, Peter Claes, Seth M Weinberg, John R Shaffer

“…This approach segments the face into hierarchically arranged, multivariate features that capture the shape variation after adjusting for age, sex, height, weight, facial size and population stratification. …”
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Influence of Eccentricity Errors on Load Sharing Performance of the Split Torque and the Power Confluence Gear Transmission System by Zhang Duoli, Zhou Jianxing, Wang Haiwei, Cui Quanwei, Dong Ning, Fei Xiang

“…The results show that the eccentricity error of gears intensifies the amplitude fluctuation of load sharing coefficient of each branch of the system, and the load sharing coefficient of the right branch is smaller than that of the left branch in the closed-loop arrangement. When each level of gear eccentricity error acts independently, the influence of gear eccentricity error on the load sharing coefficient of the branch where the gear is located is more obvious. …”
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Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

“…Overall, the results suggest clear costs and benefits, though some aspects, such as daily care, holiday arrangements, and training, were seen as both beneficial and disadvantageous, depending on the owner. …”
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Prevalence of nutritional anemia and its risk factors in children under five in the Gaza Strip by Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi

“…These included child-related factors such as age, weight, height, sibling arrangement, governorate, and place of residence. Family characteristics like the father’s age, smoking habits, the mother’s education, employment, marital history, income, housing ownership, and a history of anemia during pregnancy also played a role. …”
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Unlocking faba bean (Vicia faba L.) potential: How cattle manure and fertilizer boost yields in Kaffa Zone, South-Western Ethiopia by Isreal Zewide, Asrat Ademe

“…., 50, 100, 150 kg ha−1) arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. …”
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Heterogeneous focal adhesion cytoskeleton nanoarchitectures from microengineered interfacial curvature to oversee nuclear remodeling and mechanotransduction of mesenchymal stem cel... by Huayu Fan, Hui Zhao, Yan Hou, Danni Meng, Jizong Jiang, Eon-Bee Lee, Yinzheng Fu, Xiangdong Zhang, Rui Chen, Yongtao Wang

“…YAP nuclear translocation and laminA/C nuclear remodeling were enhanced at the periphery by the regulation of heterogeneous focal adhesion (FA) and cytoskeleton arrangement. Conclusions The characters of the engineered clustering colony showed similar results with prepared microstencils, and colony curvature was also well adjusted to establish heterogeneous balance at the periphery of cell colony. …”
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Multiscale Composites: Assessment of a Feasible Manufacturing Process by R. Volponi, P. Spena, F. De Nicola, L. Guadagno

“…This modification has given an acceptable result in terms of impregnation and morphological arrangement of CNTs in nanofilled CFRP. Finally, the developed infiltration technique has been tested for the manufacture of a carbon fiber-reinforced panel with a more complex shape.…”
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Genotypic Variability in Some Morpho-Physiological Traits in Different Environments and Their Relationship with Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Root Yield by Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Isaac Kwadwo Asante, Joseph Manu-Aduening, Richard Yaw Agyare, Vernon Edward Gracen, Samuel Kwame Offei

“…The study utilized 20 cassava genotypes evaluated in six environments, namely, Fumesua 2013 and 2014, Nyankpala 2013 and 2014 (irrigation), and Nyankpala 2013 and 2014 (no irrigation). The genotypes were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications and assessed for a number of morpho-physiological traits, root yield and yield components. …”
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Failure of cargo aileron’s actuator by G. Zucca, M. Amura, L. Allegrucci, M. Bernabei

“…The crew was able to arrange an emergency landing thanks to the spare oil onboard: load specialists refilled the hydraulic reservoirs. …”
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Exploring social capital for family caregivers of patients with chronic organ failure: study protocol for a concept mapping study by Kai Chow Choi, Carmen Wing Han Chan, Marques Shek Nam Ng, Winnie Kwok Wei So, Wallace Chi Ho Chan, Helen Yue Lai Chan

“…In Phase II, quantitative methods will be used to arrange these statements into a concept map, and participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to prioritise the statements. …”
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Multiple rare abdominal aortic branch variations in the case of a centenarian woman. Case report and review of the literature by Michela Vincis, Claire Lewis, Denis Barry, Marcello Trucas

“…The branches of the abdominal aorta were isolated, and their course and relationships with related abdominal organs were visualised. Results: A ptotic arrangement of the liver, pancreas, stomach and gall bladder displacement, and multiple rare aortic branch variants were identified, including variations in the inferior phrenic arteries, a long hepatosplenic trunk, a long cystic artery originating from the gastroduodenal artery, the anterior origin of the right renal artery adjacent to the superior mesenteric artery, and the bilateral absence of the ovarian arteries. …”
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