Crack Detection of Reinforced Concrete Structures Based on BOFDA and FBG Sensors by Qinghua Zhang, Ziming Xiong

“…Four continuous distributed optical fibers are fixed on the steel skeleton, which is located within the reinforced concrete beam. …”
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Electrospun PET/Ag nanofiber filter membrane preparation and performance research for individual dust protection by Qian ZHANG, Haizhou SONG, Feng SU, Jinguo LIU, Zhuo XU

“…The results show that the fiber diameter of the nanofiber membrane can be effectively controlled by adjusting the mass fraction of the spinning solution, but the shape of the fiber diameter is almost unaffected; materials with different filtering effects on particulate matter can be obtained by controlling the spinning time; when the spinning solution mass fraction was 10% and the spinning time was 2 h, the PET nanofibrous membrane had the highest quality factor (0.041 Pa−1) and the best comprehensive protection performance. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of a Sandwich Structure Made of Flax/Glass Hybrid Composite Facesheet and Honeycomb Core by W. Ashraf, M. R. Ishak, M. Y. M. Zuhri, N. Yidris, A. M. Ya’acob

“…The overall mechanical performance of the sandwich structures was improved by increasing the glass fiber ratio in the hybrid composites. The experimental tensile properties of the hybrid facesheet and the edgewise compression strength and ultimate flexural facing stress of the hybrid composites sandwich structures were achieved higher when the results were normalized to the same fiber volume fraction of glass composite. …”
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Experimental Study on Bond Behavior of FRP-Concrete Interface in Hygrothermal Environment by X. H. Zheng, P. Y. Huang, X. Y. Guo, J. L. Huang

“…As the technique of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material strengthened reinforced concrete structures is widely used in the field of civil engineering, durability of the strengthened structures has attracted more attention in recent years. …”
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Performance of Polymer Composite Constituted Cabinet Dryer Integrated within a Solar Flat Plate Collector by S. Raj Sachin, Anton M. Kuzmin, Subramanian Krishnakumar, Anandhan Jayaganthan, Yesgat Admassu

“…In order to overcome these drawbacks, this research urges to develop a natural fiber reinforced polymer-based cabinet dryer, specially designed and fabricated for the purpose of solar drying. …”
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Shear Characteristics of the Interface between Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Various Geosynthetics by Jian-Qi Wu, Lei Li, Guo-Hui Yuan, Bin Wu, Hao Zhang, Li-Jun Zhou

“…The inclusion of glass fiber geogrids, warp-knitted polyester geogrids, and woven geotextiles decrease the interface shear strength of RCA. …”
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All-Textile Compact Ultra-Wideband Microstrip Antenna with Full Ground Plane for WBAN Applications by Jinxin Du, Ruimeng Wang, Haiyan Li, Xue-Xia Yang, Christophe Roblin

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Microstructure and texture development in (FeCoCrNi)94Al2Ti4 alloy processed by asymmetric hot-rolling by Guojun Cai, Yanru Huang, Yongquan Qing, R.D.K. Misra

“…Meanwhile R-Copper {112}<110> and R-Cube {001}<110> orientations were changed into Brass {011}<211> orientation and γ-fiber textures such as {111}<110> and {111}<112> components. …”
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A Study of Physical, Chemical, and Sensory Characteristics of Novel Legume Dips by Lynda Makhloufi, Mohammad I. Yamani

“…There is a consensus among experts and consumers that pulses are a good source of nutrients and fiber. In a traditional hummus recipe, chickpeas are the major ingredient. …”
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Effect of Different Post Materials and Adaptability on Fracture Resistance and Fracture Mode in Human Endodontically Treated Teeth by Anutara Bhaktikamala, Wareeratn Chengprapakorn, Pravej Serichetaphongse

“…Sixty extracted human mandibular premolars were selected and divided into 6 groups (n = 10) according to the restorative method after endodontic treatment: no ferrule presented and restored without fiber post (Group C), 2.0 mm ferrule presented and restored without fiber post (Group CF), restored with D.T. …”
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Residual Strain Monitoring and Dynamic Characteristics of Hybrid Hollow Square Tube with Metal–FRP–Metal Sandwich Walls by Zhao Li, Mingyao Liu, Jintao Wang, Wei Ke

“…In order to design and fabricate a novel hollow square tube (HST) for ram structure in machine tools, the hybrid HST with sandwich walls based on steel skins and unidirectional carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite core is proposed. …”
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Dual-Band 2 × 2 MIMO Antenna with Compact Size and High Isolation Based on Half-Mode SIW by Abubaker Ahmed Elobied, Xue-Xia Yang, Ningjie Xie, Steven Gao

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Analisis pengaruh penambahan tepung okra dan tepung porang terhadap komposisi proksimat dan organoleptik foodbars by Erwin Nofiyanto, Aldila Sagitaning Putri

“…The variables observed were water content, ash, crude fiber, fat, protein, carbohydrates, and preference test. …”
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Exemplarily view on selected fluorescence textile products by Boris Mahltig, Vanessa Ernst, Lisa Schöder

“…For this, four different polyester fiber-based materials of different coloration and purpose are selected for investigation. …”
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The Preferential Impairment of Pupil Constriction Stimulated by Blue Light in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Autonomic Neuropathy by Fukashi Ishibashi, Rie Kojima, Miki Taniguchi, Aiko Kosaka, Harumi Uetake, Mitra Tavakoli

“…The PLR to 470 and 635 nm light at 20 cd/m2 was recorded. Small fiber neuropathy was assessed by corneal confocal microscopy and quantifying corneal nerve fiber (CNF) morphology. …”
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Nutritional and Biological Evaluation of Leaves of Mangifera indica from Mauritius by S. Jhaumeer Laulloo, M. G. Bhowon, S. Soyfoo, L. S. Chua

“…The ash, crude fat, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and acid detergent lignin (ADL) of the mango leaves were found to be 12.61, 3.92, 35.32, 34.98, and 12.86%, respectively. …”
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Influence of Drilling Parameters on the Delamination and Surface Roughness of Insulative-Coated Glass/Carbon-Hybrid Composite by Sarower Kabir, Faiz Ahmad, Chowdhury Ahmed Shahed, Ebru Gunister

“…Drilling in synthetic fiber-reinforced polymer composites is facing challenges due to their anisotropic, inhomogeneity, and abrasive machining behavior. …”
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The cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene family is involved in the response to Fusarium oxysporum in resistant and susceptible flax genotypes by R. O. Novakovskiy, L. V. Povkhova, G. S. Krasnov, T. A. Rozhmina, A. A. Zhuchenko, L. P. Kudryavtseva, E. N. Pushkova, P. Kezimana, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. A. Dmitriev, N. V. Melnikova

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Corneal nerve abnormalities in early-stage diabetic retinopathy evaluated by corneal confocal microscopy by Yi Zhou, Xiangchen Li, Suhan Shi, Ziwei Guo, Beibei Shan, Linlin Xu, Yixiao Li, Jianxin Guo

“…Conclusion Compared to patients with NDR, those with NPDR exhibited a reduction in corneal nerve fiber density (CNFD)and corneal nerve fiber length (CNFL), and the length of corneal nerves in the inferior whorl (IW) was also reduced and showed a significant negative correlation with the presence of fundus lesions. …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Robot Combined with Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training on Hemiplegic Patients in Recovery Stage of Stroke by LI Yuqi, HUANG Guozhi, LU Pengcheng, HE Longlong, HUANG Wenhao, HUANG Chuhong, ZENG Qing

“…Compared with before treatment, FMA-UL score, FMA-SE score, FMA-WH score, BI score, RMS values of biceps, triceps, deltoid of anterior and middle fiber, and iEMG values of the both groups after treatment were significantly higher, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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