The potential for fuel reduction to reduce wildfire intensity in a warming California by Patrick T Brown, Scott J Strenfel, Richard B Bagley, Craig B Clements

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A Hybrid Efficient U-Net Framework for Detection of Anterior Belly of the Digastric Muscle on Ultrasonography by Sule Erdem, Suheda Erdem, Muammer Turkoglu, Abdulkadir Sengur, Nebras M. Sobahi

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Multifrequency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Based on Polygon-Shaped Cantilever Array by Dalius Mažeika, Andrius Čeponis, Ying Yang

“…Experimental measurements of the electrical characteristics showed that maximum output voltage density, energy density, and output power are 37.5 mV/mm3, 815.16 μJ/mm3, and 65.24 μW, respectively.…”
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Geometric Models for Isotropic Random Porous Media: A Review by Helmut Hermann, Antje Elsner

“…Effective medium theory is applied to calculate physical properties for the models such as isotropic elastic moduli, thermal and electrical conductivity, and static dielectric constant. …”
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PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFICACY OF MELANIN AS A FOOD INGREDIENT by N. Cherno, A. Kapustian, K. Naumenko, L. Gural, S. Osolina

“…In biological systems melanin performs several important functions including photoprotection, free radical scavenging and antioxidation, metal chelation, electrical and photoconductivity. These functions are determined by its chemical and physical properties, namely molecular, supramolecular and aggregate structure. …”
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An experimental investigation into malachite green degradation using highly active NiFe2O4/Bi4O5I2 photocatalyst under visible light by Woon Xuet-Wei, Lam Sze-Mun, Mohamed Abdul Rahman, Zeng Honghu

“…Various characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), and Mott-Schottky (M-S) analysis were employed to scrutinize the physical, chemical, optical, and electrical characteristics of the as-synthesized photocatalyst. …”
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Electrochemical Characterization of Nanoporous Nickel Oxide Thin Films Spray-Deposited onto Indium-Doped Tin Oxide for Solar Conversion Scopes by Muhammad Awais, Denis P. Dowling, Franco Decker, Danilo Dini

“…Nonstoichiometric nickel oxide (NiOx) has been deposited as thin film utilizing indium-doped tin oxide as transparent and electrically conductive substrate. Spray deposition of a suspension of NiOx nanoparticles in alcoholic medium allowed the preparation of uniform NiOx coatings. …”
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Analysis of the Spatial-Frequency Characteristics of the Photo-Assisted Method of a Quartz Rough Surface Nano-Polishing by Vasyl Kanevskii, Serhii Kolienov, Valerii Grygoruk, Oleksandr Stelmakh, Hao Zhang

“…The relationship between the spatial-frequency parameters of a rough surface with a random profile, which has a Gaussian form of the correlation function, and the amplitude-frequency characteristics of the electric field created by this surface is determined. …”
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NON-BIODEGRADATION OF POLYMERIZED POLYETHYLENE RADICALS AT SELECTED DUMPSITES IN KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE NIGERIA by Sufiyan I., Salamatu A. E., Alkali M

“…In general, polyethylene offers excellent chemical and impact resistance, electrical properties and low coefficient of friction. …”
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Molecular Insights in the Anticancer Activity of Natural Tocotrienols: Targeting Mitochondrial Metabolism and Cellular Redox Homeostasis by Raffaella Chiaramonte, Giulia Sauro, Domenica Giannandrea, Patrizia Limonta, Lavinia Casati

“…The role of mitochondria as the electric engine of cells is well established. Over the past two decades, accumulating evidence has pointed out that, despite the presence of a highly active glycolytic pathway (Warburg effect), a functional and even upregulated mitochondrial respiration occurs in cancer cells to meet the need of high energy and the biosynthetic demand to sustain their anabolic growth. …”
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Influence of short-pulsed Ion irradiation on optical and photoelectrical properties of thin gallium oxide films by Zhanymgul Koishybayeva, Fedor Konusov, Sergey Pavlov, Dmitrii Sidelev, Artur Nassyrbayev, Dmitry Cheshev, Ruslan Gadyrov, Vladislav Tarbokov, Abdirash Akilbekov

“…In this work the influence of a short-pulsed ion irradiation with a high flux (∼5.5∙1019 cm−2s−1) on structure, optical and photo-electrical properties of gallium oxide thin films have been investigated. …”
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Ni-Based Ohmic Contacts to n-Type 4H-SiC: The Formation Mechanism and Thermal Stability by A. V. Kuchuk, P. Borowicz, M. Wzorek, M. Borysiewicz, R. Ratajczak, K. Golaszewska, E. Kaminska, V. Kladko, A. Piotrowska

“…Moreover, we may conclude that only δ-Ni2Si grains play a key role in determining electrical transport properties at the contact/SiC interface. …”
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Construction and Study of Hetreojunction Solar Cell Based on Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid-Doped Polyaniline/n-Si by I. Morsi, Sh. Ebrahim, M. Soliman

“…Polyaniline/n-type Si heterojunctions solar cell are fabricated by spin coating of soluble dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA)-doped polyaniline onto n-type Si substrate. The electrical characterization of the Al/n-type Si/polyaniline/Au (Ag) structure was investigated by using current-voltage (I-V), capacitance-voltage (C-V), and impedance spectroscopy under darkness and illumination. …”
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Arrhythmia Classification Techniques Using Deep Neural Network by Ali Haider Khan, Muzammil Hussain, Muhammad Kamran Malik

“…Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common and low-cost diagnostic tool used in healthcare institutes for screening heart electrical signals. The abnormal heart signals are commonly known as arrhythmia. …”
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Bistatic High Frequency Radar Ocean Surface Cross Section for an FMCW Source with an Antenna on a Floating Platform by Yue Ma, Weimin Huang, Eric W. Gill

“…Based on previous work, the derivation begins with the general bistatic electric field in the frequency domain for the case of a floating antenna. …”
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Prognostics, Health Assessment, and Modelling of Material Removal Rate by EDM for Al 6061 and AISI 304 via Cockroach Swarm and Fruit Fly Optimization Approaches by Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, Jayakumar Kaliappan, Natarajan Muthuswamy, S. Ramesh Kumar, Muralimohan Cheepu

“…Micro-electric discharge machining (Micro-EDM) is deployed for machining hard-to-machine materials, such as various grades of titanium alloys, heat-treated alloy steels, composites, tungsten carbides, and so forth. …”
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Thermoelectric properties of a quantum dot attached to normal metal and topological superconductor by Piotr Trocha, Thibaut Jonckheere, Jérôme Rech, Thierry Martin

“…The thermoelectric coefficients, including electric conductance, Seebeck coefficient (thermopower), heat conductance, and figure of merit, are calculated by means of the non-equilibrium Green’s function technique and the temperature dependence of the superconducting gap is considered within the BCS theory. …”
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Evaluation of Cells Cracks Impact on PV Module’s Performance by Christine Abdel Nour, Julien Dupuis, Paul Lefillastre, Axel Becker

“…First, a cracking procedure was conducted to generate several cracks patterns on two batches of PV modules similar to the patterns observed on powerplants sites. An electrical characterization was then performed to carry out a first evaluation of power losses after the cracks. …”
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Development of a Remote Handling Robot for the Maintenance of an ITER-Like D-Shaped Vessel by Peihua Chen, Qixin Cao

“…The task of RHR is to carry processing tools, such as the viewing system, leakage detector, and electric screwdriver, to inspect and maintain the components installed inside the D-shaped vessel. …”
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Study on the Gap Flow Simulation in EDM Small Hole Machining with Ti Alloy by Shengfang Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Yu Liu, Fujian Ma, Chong Su, Zhihua Sha

“…In electrical discharge machining (EDM) process, the debris removed from electrode material strongly affects the machining efficiency and accuracy, especially for the deep small hole machining process. …”
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