Measuring Hydrometeors with a Precipitation Microphysical Characteristics Sensor: Calibration and Field Measurements by Yuntao Hu, Xichuan Liu, Taichang Gao, Xiaojian Shu

“…The PMCS is calibrated by a series of glass balls with certain diameters under varying light conditions, and a self-adaptive threshold method is proposed. …”
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The 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 numerous 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 different composite panels. …”
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Studying the Properties of RF-Sputtered Nanocrystalline Tin-Doped Indium Oxide by Abd El-Hady B. Kashyout, Marwa Fathy, Moataz B. Soliman

“…The ceramic target of Indium tinoxide (ITO) (90% In2O3-10%SnO2) has been used to prepare transparent semiconductive thin films on glass substrate by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature. …”
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Optimization of the Cathode Arc Plasma Deposition Processing Parameters of ZnO Film Using the Grey-Relational Taguchi Method by Shuo-Fu Hsu, Jyh-Horng Chou, Chun-Hsiung Fang, Min-Hang Weng

“…We deposited undoped ZnO films on the glass substrate at a low temperature (<70°C) using cathode arc plasma deposition (CAPD) and the grey-relational Taguchi method was used to determine the processing parameters of ZnO thin films. …”
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Comparison of Microstructural and Morphological Properties of Electrodeposited Fe-Cu Thin Films with Low and High Fe : Cu Ratio by Umut Sarac, M. Celalettin Baykul

“…Fe-Cu films with low and high Fe : Cu ratio have been produced from the electrolytes with different Fe ion concentrations at a constant deposition potential of −1400 mV versus saturated calomel electrode (SCE) by electrodeposition technique onto indium tin oxide (ITO) coated conducting glass substrates. It was observed that the variation of Fe ion concentration in the electrolyte had a very strong influence on the compositional, surface morphological, and microstructural properties of the Fe-Cu films. …”
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Behavior and Performance of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Columns with Various Types of Stirrups by Woraphot Prachasaree, Sitthichai Piriyakootorn, Athawit Sangsrijun, Suchart Limkatanyu

“…This study focused on the structural behavior and the performance of concrete columns internally reinforced with glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) rebars. Twelve series of concrete columns with varied longitudinal reinforcement, cross section, concrete cover, and type of lateral reinforcement were tested under compression loading. …”
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A Case of Long-Term Survival after Checkpoint Inhibitor Pneumonitis in a Patient with Squamous Cell Lung Cancer by Hironori Ashinuma, Satoko Mizuno, Yasushi Yoshida, Masato Shingyoji

“…After 4 rounds of treatment with nivolumab, a chest CT revealed a reticular pattern and ground-glass attenuation with shrinkage of the primary nodule. …”
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Corps (é)conduits : La construction d’un regard-machine dans Crash (1996) et Cosmopolis (2012) de David Cronenberg by Guilhem Billaudel

“…A death machine, a magnifying glass, a coffin-to-be or a metaphorical cradle, it is the true protagonist of works focusing on desire and its variations. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…Venous blood was collected from 200 blood donors and films were made on clean greese-free glass slide and stained with 10%Giemsa stains and viewed under the microscope using the oil immersion objective. …”
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Mechanical, fracture and thermal characterization of post-cured hybrid epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with Graphene nanoplatelets and h-Boron Nitride by Mantesh C. Choukimath Choukimath, N. R. Banapurmath, M. A. Umarfarooq

“…The post-curing process of cured composites is essential in enhancing the strength, stiffness, elevating the glass transition temperature, and reducing residual stress in polymer thermoset composites. …”
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Dual-Band Circularly-Polarized Transparent GNSS Antenna for Vehicular Applications by Quoc Hung Dang, Nghia Nguyen-Trong, Thomas Kaufmann, Timo Saarnimo, Chris Hide, Christophe Fumeaux

“…Aiming at integration into the glass sun-roof of a vehicle, the antenna is designed using an unperturbed single-substrate layer, i.e., without any via or probe feed. …”
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Impact of Fiber Buildup Stacking Sequence on Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Natural Fiber–Reinforced Anamide Composites by M. Subramanian, M. Diviya, S. Kaliappan, A. Deepak, Kuldeep K. Saxena, Nasim Hasan

“…The findings showed that a glass transition temperature close to 100°C can be achieved at 1 Hz to increase the fiber orientation of the basalt fiber-enhanced anamide compounds. …”
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Photoanode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a ZnO/TiO2 Composite Film by Lu-Ting Yan, Fang-Lue Wu, Lan Peng, Li-Juan Zhang, Pu-Jun Li, Sui-Yang Dou, Tian-Xiang Li

“…A photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells based on a ZnO/TiO2 composite film was fabricated on a transparent conductive glass substrate using different techniques including electrophoretic deposition, screen printing, and colloidal spray coating. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Thermophysical Properties of Energetic Ionic Liquids by Aishorjo Bablee, Ananda Amarasekara, Jorge Gabitto, Ariful Bhuiyan, Nabila Shamim

“…The thermophysical properties addressed, such as glass transition temperature, viscosity, and thermal stability, are critical for designing EILs to meet the need for sustainable energy solutions. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF EMPTY OIL PALM FRUIT BUNCH FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS by Abdul Rahim, Agus Mujianto, Richie Feriyanto, Hery Tri Waloyo

“…Fibers are combined with a matrix to create composite materials. Instead of glass fibers, environmentally friendly natural fibers serve as the reinforcement in the composite material. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Structure and Dielectric Permittivity of BaTiO3/PVDF Composites by Ruitian Bo, Junwang Liu, Chunfeng Wang, Yongliang Wang, Peigang He, Zhidong Han

“…The influences of BT content on the morphological structure, the free volume fraction, and glass transition temperature of the composites were explored according to the simulated results and the experimental ones of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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Near-Field Antenna Measurements Using Photonic Sensor of Mach-Zehnder Interferometer by Masanobu Hirose, Satoru Kurokawa, Michitaka Ameya, Koji Komiyama

“…The photonic sensor is a type of Mach-Zehnder interferometer and consists of an array antenna of 2.4 mm height and 2 mm width on a LiNbO3 substrate (0.5 mm thickness, 8 mm length, and 3 mm width) supported by a glass pipe. The photonic sensor can be considered to be a receiving infinitesimal dipole antenna that is a tiny metallic part printed on a small dielectric plate at microwave frequency. …”
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The Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on Thermal Stability of the Cured Epoxy/Layered Silicate Nanocomposite by N. Y. Yuhana, S. Ahmad, A. R. Shamsul Bahri

“…The 1-hour sonicated samples seem to be more thermally stable during the glass transition, but less stable during thermal decomposition process.…”
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Dihadron correlations in small-x DIS at NLO: transverse momentum dependent fragmentation by Paul Caucal, Farid Salazar

“…Abstract We compute the inclusive dihadron cross-section in Deep Inelastic Scattering at next-to-leading order (NLO) and small x in the Color Glass Condensate. We focus on the kinematic limit where the hadrons are produced at forward rapidities (in the direction of the virtual photon) and back-to-back in the transverse plane. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Effectiveness of Solar Still and Its Effect on Adsorption with Various Dyes by T. G. Sakthivel, T. V. Arjunan, L. Natrayan, P. V. Arul Kumar, Pravin P. Patil, R. Manikandan, A. Muniappan, Prabhu Paramasivam

“…The evaporation, radiation, and heat transfer rate from liquid to glass significantly impact how well the filtration system works.…”
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