Advancements in MEMS Micromirror and Microshutter Arrays for Light Transmission Through a Substrate by Shilby Baby, Mustaqim Siddi Que Iskhandar, Md Kamrul Hasan, Steffen Liebermann, Jiahao Chen, Hasnain Qasim, Shujie Liu, Eslam Farrag, Dennis Löber, Naureen Ahmed, Guilin Xu, Hartmut Hillmer

“…The recent advancements in MEMS smart glass technology for daylight steering are discussed, focusing on aspects like the switching speed, scalability, transmission, lifetime study, and reliability of micromirror arrays. …”
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Adsorptive removal of toxic heavy metal and dyes from wastewater by rice husk (lignocellulosic biomass) derived activated biochar: A fixed-bed column adsorption study by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Nor ealam, Parvej Mahmud, Sumiya Khatun, Md. Kaowsar Hossain, Md. Ismail Hossain, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Al-amin, Bijoy Chandra Ghos

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Laser-induced texturing: A sustainable approach to self-cleaning mechanisms in solar panel by Rahool Rai, Mahadzir Ishak, Aiman Bin Mohd Halil, M.M. Quazi, Sudhakar Kumarasamy

“…This review paper discusses the application of laser surface texturing as a novel approach for inducing self-cleaning properties in solar panels, with a particular focus on glass surfaces. Despite the limitation in literature on this specific topic, this study integrates available information to provide a comprehensive overview. …”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of 8 Cases of COVID-19 Complicated with Pneumomediastinum in Children by FU Qiang, REN Zuolei, LIN Zhiqiang, GONG Jianfeng, WANG Changzheng, WANG Ting, HU Yalan, TAN Jufang

“…Background The imaging of COVID-19 (COVID-19) in children is different from that of adults, mainly manifested as subpleural ground glass shadows, patchy high-density shadow, and solid shadow, and rarely complicated with pneumomediastinum. …”
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A Follow-Up Study of Lung Function and Chest Computed Tomography at 6 Months after Discharge in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Qian Wu, Lingshan Zhong, Hongwei Li, Jing Guo, Yajie Li, Xinwei Hou, Fangfei Yang, Yi Xie, Li Li, Zhiheng Xing

“…The residual lung lesions were mainly ground-glass opacities (20.8%) and linear opacities (14.6%). …”
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Controllable synthesis of nonlayered high-κ Mn3O4 single-crystal thin films for 2D electronics by Jiashuai Yuan, Chuanyong Jian, Zhihui Shang, Yu Yao, Bicheng Wang, Yixiang Li, Rutao Wang, Zhipeng Fu, Meng Li, Wenting Hong, Xu He, Qian Cai, Wei Liu

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Vieta-Lucas Collocation Technique for Examination of the Flow of Casson Fluid over a Slippery Stretching Sheet Which Is Impacted by Thermal Slip, Ohmic Dissipation, and Variable Th... by A. Eid, M. M. Khader, Ahmed M. Megahed

“…Additionally, this area of study has significant practical applications in a variety of industries, including paper production, thermal power generation, nuclear reactors, cooling of metallic sheets, glass fiber, and lubrication.…”
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Management of Horizontal Root Fracture in the Middle Third via Intraradicular Splinting Using a Fiber Post by Ishani Karhade, Meenal N. Gulve

“…The fractured root fragments of the upper right central and lateral incisor were united with the help of a glass fiber post after receiving an endodontic treatment. …”
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The geometric concepts of the Istana Dalam Loka traditional house: An ethnomathematics study by Maulidia Dwi Meyundasari, Intan Dwi Hastuti, Syaharuddin Syaharuddin, Saba Mehmood

“…The study also identifies square concepts in the sultan's child's palanquin, glass boxes, and windows. Circular concepts are found in badong, and the concept of an isosceles triangle is present in the roof, offering potential for creative geometry learning. …”
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Effects of ply orientation on nonlinear buckling of Aircraft composite stiffened panel by Ouadia Mouhat, Abdelmajid Bybi, Ahmed El Bouhmidi, Mohamed Rougui

“…For the nonlinear buckling analysis, a stiffened composite panel is made of carbon fibre composite (CFC) in epoxy, Kevlar in epoxy and E-glass (EG) in epoxy. Due to the fact that there are many stiffened composite panels materials, this paper therefore uses a numerical approach, to present the study and results of the nonlinear static buckling analysis of I-stiffened, on various composite panels. …”
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Effect of MWNTs and SiC-Coated MWNTs on Properties of PEEK/LCP Blend by Ganesh Chandra Nayak, R. Rajasekar, Saswata Bose, Chapal Kumar Das

“…Based on enhanced dispersion, storage modulus, tensile modulus and tensile strength were increased drastically with the incorporation of SiC-coated MWNTs. Glass transition temperature of the nanocomposites shows significant improvement with the incorporation of MWNTs.…”
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Simplified Material Solution for Orthotropic Symmetrical GFRP Laminates for Structural Facades by Yuchao Zhao, Xu Jiang, Qilin Zhang, Xuhong Qiang

“…GFRP (glass-fiber-reinforced polymer), as a composite material, possesses many favorable properties including high strength and low weight and is amenable to unique processing methods; therefore, it is a potential free-form surface material. …”
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Time Series Prediction Based on Complex-Valued S-System Model by Bin Yang, Wenzheng Bao, Yuehui Chen

“…Three financial time series data and Mackey–Glass chaos time series are collected to evaluate our proposed method. …”
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Benjamin’s Dialectical Image and the Textuality of the Built Landscape by Ross Lipton

“…In The Arcades Project, Walter Benjamin describes the architectural expression of nineteenth century Paris as a dialectical manifestation of backwards-looking historicism and the dawn of modern industrial production (in the form of cast iron and mass produced plate glass). Yet in the same text, Benjamin refers to the dialectical image as occurring within the medium of written language. …”
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Alveolar Proteinosis in COVID-19: Clinical Case by Silvia Martin Bote, Maria Angeles Herrera Morueco, Beatriz Arias Arcos, Javier García Lopez, Maria Belen Lopez-Muñiz Ballesteros

“…A chest CT scan revealed ground-glass opacities in all lung lobes, with septal thickening. …”
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Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties of PbTe Thin Films Prepared by Simple Flash Evaporation Method by Lakshmanan Kungumadevi, Ramakrishnan Sathyamoorthy

“…Lead telluride (PbTe) films have been prepared on glass substrates by flash evaporation method. Structure of the film is found to possess stable face-centered cubic (fcc) NaCl phase in which the grains predominantly grow in the direction of (200) plane. …”
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ZnO:Al Grown by Sputtering from Two Different Target Sources: A Comparison Study by Abdalla A. Alnajjar

“…ZnO:Al films with different thicknesses were sputtered directly on soda-lime glass substrates. The film thickness was in the 0.04–2.0 μm range. …”
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Critical Examination of International Law Theories by Adama Aloysious Gross

“…By scrutinizing these theories, this paper endeavors to reveal the epistemological structures that underpin the evolution of the science of international law, which may contribute to clarifying the topical discourse concerning the legitimacy, effectiveness, and malleability of the discipline in the context of modern global processes. Glass adventure is initiated by analyzing natural law theory to investigate the presence of universal norms that apply to all inhabitants of the world within the sphere of human relations. …”
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Dynamic Behavior of Clay-Aggregate Mixtures by Kang Fei, Jinxin Xu

“…To improve the understanding of the effects of coarse particles on the dynamic behavior of clay-aggregate mixtures, series of stress controlled cyclic triaxial tests were performed on clay specimens with various glass bead contents. The results show that the initial shear modulus of clay-aggregate mixtures increased with the increase of the coarse aggregate content and the confining stress. …”
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MINERALOGY OF COPPER SLAGS FROM THE SYSERT IRON-WORKING PLANT, CENTRAL URALS by Yu.V. Erokhin, V.S. Ponomarev, A.V. Zakharov, L.V. Leonova

“…The slags are composed of a fayalite-hedenbergite aggregate with a significant amount of sulfides (troilite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and unknown Cu-Fe phases), as well as magnetite, glass and native copper. The slags formed as a result of blast-furnace copper production of oxidized iron ores with a high Cu content, which were extracted at the Gumeshka mine near the town of Polevskoy. …”
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