TESLA GPUs versus MPI with OpenMP for the Forward Modeling of Gravity and Gravity Gradient of Large Prisms Ensemble by Carlos Couder-Castañeda, Carlos Ortiz-Alemán, Mauricio Gabriel Orozco-del-Castillo, Mauricio Nava-Flores

“…An implementation with the CUDA technology in a single and in several graphics processing units (GPUs) is presented for the calculation of the forward modeling of gravitational fields from a tridimensional volumetric ensemble composed by unitary prisms of constant density. We compared the performance results obtained with the GPUs against a previous version coded in OpenMP with MPI, and we analyzed the results on both platforms. …”
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Adaptive Sliding Mode Fixed-Time Tracking Control Based on Fixed-Time Sliding Mode Disturbance Observer with Dead-Zone Input by Hongbin Wang, Bo Su, Yueling Wang, Jing Gao

“…Firstly, a FTSMDO is presented for the problem that estimating the compound disturbance is composed of input dead-zone and time-varying external disturbance in the higher-order dynamic system, which cannot be measured accurately. …”
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Uterine Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with Cardiac Extension: Radiologic Assessment with Surgical and Pathologic Correlation by Go Nakai, Kazuya Maeda, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Takashi Yamada, Yoshinobu Hirose, Yoshito Terai, Masahide Ohmichi, Takahiro Katsumata, Yoshifumi Narumi

“…Radiologic-pathologic correlation showed that the intravascular cord-like mass originating from the IVC and extending to the right ventricle was composed of degenerated smooth muscle cells with a number of large vessels that were regarded as arteries; moreover, the arteries within the cord-like mass appeared to be looping internally. …”
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Kinematik Forward dan Analisis Kesalahan Pada Kesejajaran Sumbu Join Mekanisme Paralel Rotasi Murni 3-URU by Syamsul Huda, Ilham Fahmi, Mulyadi Bur

“…<p>In this paper we discussed the forward kinematic and constrain error of 3-URU parallel mechanism. The mechanism was composed of URU kinematic chain consisting of three parallel joint axes and two intersecting joint axes. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps in tumor metabolism and microenvironment by Zhanrui Liu, Yuanyao Dou, Conghua Lu, Rui Han, Yong He

“…Abstract Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are intricate, web-like formations composed of DNA, histones, and antimicrobial proteins, released by neutrophils. …”
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Effects of Incorporation of Marble Powder Obtained by Recycling Waste Sludge and Limestone Powder on Rheology, Compressive Strength, and Durability of Self-Compacting Concrete by Rayed Alyousef, Omrane Benjeddou, Chokri Soussi, Mohamed Amine Khadimallah, Abdeliazim Mustafa Mohamed

“…The disposal of waste materials from the marble industry, consisting of sludge that is composed of powder mixed with water, is one of the current worldwide environmental problems. …”
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Bioinspired hydrophobic pseudo-hydrogel for programmable shape-morphing by Zhigang Wang, Haotian Hu, Zefan Chai, Yuhang Hu, Siyuan Wang, Cheng Zhang, Chunjie Yan, Jun Wang, Wesley Coll, Tony Jun Huang, Xianchen Xu, Heng Deng

“…Abstract Inspired by counterintuitive water “swelling” ability of the hydrophobic moss of the genus Sphagnum (Peat moss), we prepared a hydrophobic pseudo-hydrogel (HPH), composed of a pure hydrophobic silicone elastomer with a tailored porous structure. …”
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Multiband Patch Antenna for Femtocell Application by M. R. Zaman, Afaz Uddin Ahmed, Rezaul Azim, Huda Abdullah, Mohd Tarmizi Ali, M. T. Islam

“…The antenna proposed here is composed of basic monopole structure with two parasitic elements at both sides of the active element. …”
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Research on Quantization Error Influence of Millimeter-Wave Phased Array Antenna by Haigen Yang, Linqun Zhu, Zhun Xia, Yanqing Chen, Luohao Dai, Ruotian Xu, YuanHao Chen, Luyang Li, GuiYing Sun, Hongyang Yu, Wenting Xu

“…The millimeter-wave phased array antenna is a higher integration system that is composed of different subarray modules, and in actual engineering, the existing amplitude, phase errors, and structural errors will change the performance of the array antenna. …”
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Fossil fish assemblage of the Laguna Formation, Philippines: unveiling the uniqueness of Pleistocene freshwater ecosystems in Southeast Asia by Tomáš Přikryl, Abigael Castro, Allan Gil Fernando, Jaan Ruy Conrad Nogot, Clarence Magtoto, Kevin Garas, Dominique Mediodia, Chien-Hsiang Lin

“…The assemblage is predominantly composed of small clupeiforms of the family Dorosomatidae, accompanied by a gobioid fish (Gobiidae or Oxudercidae) and a synbranchid specimen (Synbranchidae), each represented by a single specimen. …”
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Investigation on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of a Kenaf/Jute Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Hybrid Biocomposite by Munirah D. Albaqami, Yagya Dutta Dwivedi, N. Krishnamoorthy, M. Logesh Kumar, L. H. Manjunatha, Ch. Mallika Chowdary, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, A. Rajendra. Prasad, Rupesh V. Chikhale, S. Praveen Kumar

“…Compression moulding was utilised to produce hybrid biocomposites composed of polyester resin reinforced with kenaf, jute, and three distinct combinations of kenaf/jute fibers. …”
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A Fire-Retardant Composite Made from Domestic Waste and PVA by Neni Surtiyeni, Raidha Rahmadani, Neny Kurniasih, Khairurrijal, Mikrajuddin Abdullah

“…We used original domestic waste with only a simple pretreatment to reduce the processing cost. The wastes were composed of organic components (generally originating from foods), paper, plastics, and clothes; the average fraction of each type of waste mirrored the corresponding fractions of wastes in the city of Bandung, Indonesia. …”
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Tat-fimbriae (“tafi”): An unusual type of haloarchaeal surface structure depending on the twin-arginine translocation pathway by Anna V. Galeva, Dahe Zhao, Alexey S. Syutkin, Marina Yu Topilina, Sergei Yu Shchyogolev, Elena Yu Pavlova, Olga M. Selivanova, Igor I. Kireev, Alexey K. Surin, Gennady L. Burygin, Jingfang Liu, Hua Xiang, Mikhail G. Pyatibratov

“…In the haloarchaeon Haloarcula hispanica, we have discovered a thin filamentous surface appendage called tat-fimbriae (''tafi''), which were identified to be composed of three protein subunits, TafA, TafC, and TafE, among which TafA is the major fimbrial subunit. …”
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Three-Dimensional Aspects of the Lingual Papillae and Their Connective Tissue Cores in the Tongue of Rats: A Scanning Electron Microscope Study by Gabriela de Souza Reginato, Cristina de Sousa Bolina, Ii-sei Watanabe, Adriano Polican Ciena

“…Foliate papillae were composed of five pairs of epithelial folds situated on the lateral-caudal margin of the tongue. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Impact Model of Slipping Tramcar Prevention Equipment Based on an Energy Absorber by Guiyun Xu, Shuo Hu, Xiaoguang Zhang, Jiazhou Zhu, Huipeng Zheng, Hongxin Wang

“…The Slipping Tramcar Prevention Equipment is mainly composed of an intercepting door and a buffering system, in which an energy absorber is the key component. …”
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The effect of precious metals in the NiAl coating on the oxidation resistance of the Inconel 713 superalloy by Zagula-Yavorska M., Romanowska J.

“…The rhodium incorporated aluminide coating was produced by the rhodium electroplating (0.5 μm thick layer) followed by the chemical vapor deposition process on the Inconel 713 superalloy. This coating is composed of the β-NiAl phase. A part of nickel atoms was replaced by rhodium atoms in the β-NiAl phase. …”
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Passivity and Semiconducting Behavior of a High Nitrogen Stainless Steel in Acidic NaCl Solution by Yanxin Qiao, Xiang Cai, Jie Cui, Huabing Li

“…The angle resolved X-ray photoelectron spectrometric results revealed that the primary constituents of passive films formed in 0.05 mol/L H2SO4 + 0.5 mol/L NaCl solution were composed of iron oxides, manganese oxides, Cr2O3, and Cr(OH)3. …”
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A Novel Composite Material Designed from FeSi Powder and Mn0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 Ferrite by Magdalena Streckova, Radovan Bures, Maria Faberova, Pavel Kurek, Pavla Roupcova, Hynek Hadraba, Vladimir Girman, Jozef Strecka

“…A design of the novel microcomposite material composed of spherical FeSi particles and Mn0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 ferrite is reported together with a characterization of basic mechanical and electrical properties. …”
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Effects of MAPP Compatibilization and Acetylation Treatment Followed by Hydrothermal Aging on Polypropylene Alfa Fiber Composites by Noura Hamour, Amar Boukerrou, Hocine Djidjelli, Jean-Eudes Maigret, Johnny Beaugrand

“…Additionally, Young’s moduli decreased by 7% for the compatibilized composites composed of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP). …”
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Modulation of Astrocytes on Mode Selection of Neuron Firing Driven by Electromagnetic Induction by Zhongquan Gao, Zhixuan Yuan, Zuo Wang, Peihua Feng

“…Abnormal activities of astrocytes are capable to induce depolarization blockage to compose the mixing mode together with bursting mode. …”
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