Application of martensitic SMA alloys as passive dampers of GFRP laminated composites by M. Bocciolone, M. Carnevale, A. Collina, N. Lecis, A. Lo Conte, B. Previtali, C.A. Biffi, P. Bassani, A. Tuissi

“…This paper describes the application of SMA (Shape Memory Alloy) materials to enhance the passive damping of GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic) laminated composite. …”
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ATO/Polyaniline/PbS Nanocomposite as Highly Efficient Photoelectrode for Hydrogen Production from Wastewater with Theoretical Study for the Water Splitting by Mohammed A. H. Khalafalla, N. M. A. Hadia, Asmaa M. Elsayed, Mansoor Alruqi, Wassim El Malti, Mohamed Shaban, Mohamed Rabia

“…Polyaniline-assisted deposition of PbS is carried out on antimony tin oxide (ATO) glass for ATO/PANI/PbS composite formation. The deposition of PbS was carried out inside and outside the polymer chains using the ionic adsorption deposition process. …”
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Characteristics of anthropogenic solid waste in some mangrove ecosystems of East Java, Indonesia by Retnaningdyah Catur, Vidayanti Viky

“…At each location, anthropogenic solid waste was monitored, including plastic, metal, glass, rubber, paper, cloth, and other waste, by making three plots with each size of 5 x 1 m2. …”
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Do Not Huff, Puff, or Vape That Stuff: Interstitial Airspace Disease in a Teenager by Amee A. Amin, Erica Haught, Youmna Mousattat

“…Computed tomography (CT) findings were negative for PE but notable for diffuse airspace opacities, primarily within the lower lobes, with a ground-glass appearance concerning for ARDS. Upon further investigation of the social history, the patient admitted to vaping nicotine products for the past 4 years and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products within the last several months. …”
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Design, Sensing and Control of a Robotic Prosthetic Eye for Natural Eye Movement by J. J. Gu, M. Meng, A. Cook, P. X. Liu

“…The second generation model removes the impractical usage of the eye glass frame and uses the human brain EOG (electro-ocular-graph) signal picked up by electrodes placed on the sides of a person's temple to carry out the same eye movement detection and control tasks as mentioned above. …”
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Experimental Study and Mixed-Dimensional FE Analysis of T-Rib GFRP Plate-Concrete Composite Bridge Decks by Jun Tian, Xiaowei Wu, Yu Zheng, Yinfei Du, Xiankai Quan

“…In order to extend the understanding of structural performance of a T-rib glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) plate-concrete composite bridge deck, four GFRP plate-concrete composite bridge decks were tested, which consist of cast-in-place concrete sitting on a GFRP plate with T-ribs. …”
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Predictive modeling and optimization of tubular distiller operation using response surface methodology under silver nanomaterial infused PCM thickness variations by W.M. Farouk, Ayman Hoballah, Z.M. Omara, Fadl A. Essa

“…RSM effectively modeled the system, enabling optimization of yield (P) and water (Tw) and glass (Tg) temperatures across different PCM thicknesses. …”
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An experimental analysis of mechanical properties for a dissimilar pattern structure in the 3-D printing of a PLA5F filament using the Taguchi method by Thamizh Selvan S, Mohandass M

“…., PLA with carbon fiber, PLA with glass fiber). In this study, a new polymeric composite material was fabricated using Polylactic Acid and natural flax fiber was analysed for tensile stress, elongation, and impact load resistance using Taguchi Analysis. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Cement and ARG Fiber on the Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Dune Sand by Faisal I. Shalabi, Javed Mazher, Kaffayatullah Khan, Muhammad Nasir Amin, Mesfer Alqahtani, Hosam Awad, Ali Alghannam, Hussain Albaqshi

“…A test plan was used to investigate the effects of varying quantities of alkali resistance glass (ARG) fiber (F: 0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6%) and portland cement (C: 0.0%, 1.0%, 3.0%, and 5.0%) on the mechanical and microstructural properties of dune sand. …”
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Enhancing visible luminescence in sprayed-ZnO nanostructure through Cu doping by Fatima Zohra Bedia, Asma Bedia, Sidi Mohammed Bedia, Nabila Maloufi, Michel Aillerie, Khadidja Rahmoun

“…Cu-doped ZnO (CZO) is a low-cost, oxide-friendly material synthesized in various ratios (0%, 1%, 2%, and 3%) via spray pyrolysis on a glass substrate at 350 °C. SEM images revealed that the CZO films consist of aggregated spherical nanoparticles, each with a diameter of less than 20 nm. …”
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Synthesis of Neutral SiO𝟐/TiO𝟐 Hydrosol and Its Application as Antireflective Self-Cleaning Thin Film by Chiahung Huang, Hsunling Bai, Yaoling Huang, Shuling Liu, Shaoi Yen, Yaohsuan Tseng

“…With these antireflection, persistent superhydrophilicity, and photocatalytic self-cleaning effects, this prepared neutral SiO2/TiO2 hydrosol would be a good coating material for tempered glass and other building materials.…”
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Synthesis and characterization of Co-W alloy coatings for enhanced hydrogen evolution: effects of bath composition and deposition parameters by A. Chitharanjan Hegde, Meghana K. Navada, Ganesha Aroor, Akshatha R. Shetty

“…Their electrocatalytic efficiency was evaluated in 1 M KOH through cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronopotentiometry (CP), and hydrogen gas measurements using a custom glass device. The results showed that the combination of Co and W in the coatings significantly enhances performance, as confirmed by SEM, XRD, and EDS analyses. …”
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Cutaneous Mucormycosis Co-infection in a Patient with COVID-19 by Raham Rahgoshai, Peter Goldberg, Rayhaneh Rahgoshai, Shadi Zain

“…A CT scan of the chest revealed ground glass opacities. They were intubated approximately 2 weeks later and their course was complicated by renal failure, for which continuous renal replacement therapy was started, and by refractory hypoxaemic and hypercapnic respiratory failure in which they were placed on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. …”
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Annealing-Induced Modifications in Physicochemical and Optoelectronic Properties of Ag-Doped Nanostructured CdS Thin Films by Vidya S. Taur, Rajesh A. Joshi, Ramphal Sharma

“…The Ag-doped nanostructured CdS thin films are grown by simple, cost effective chemical ion exchange technique at room temperature on ITO-coated glass substrate. These as grown thin films are annealed at 100, 200, 300, and 400°C in air atmosphere for 1 hour. …”
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Design and Analysis of an Optical Coupler for Concentrated Solar Light Using Optical Fibers in Residential Buildings by Afshin Aslian, Barmak Honarvar Shakibaei Asli, Chin Joo Tan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan, Alireza Toloei

“…The material of both the CTPC and the plate was BK7 optical glass. Fiber optics cables and multijunction photovoltaic cells were connected to the cylindrical part of the CTPC. …”
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Iono–Magnonic Reservoir Computing With Chaotic Spin Wave Interference Manipulated by Ion‐Gating by Wataru Namiki, Daiki Nishioka, Yuki Nomura, Takashi Tsuchiya, Kazuo Yamamoto, Kazuya Terabe

“…Utilizing the strong nonlinearity resulting from chaos, the reservoir shows good computational performance in completing the Mackey–Glass chaotic time‐series prediction task, and the performance is comparable to that exhibited by simulated neural networks.…”
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Processing and Performance of Polymeric Transparent Conductive Composites by Parul Jain, Ranjani Muralidharan, Jennifer Sedloff, Xiao Li, Norma A. Alcantar, Julie P. Harmon

“…BEDO-TTF plasticized the PC and decreased the glass transition temperature. Two secondary relaxations appeared in PC films, whereas the transitions merged in the BEDO-TTF/PC film. …”
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Comparative evaluation of remineralizing potential of four enamel remineralising agents using SEM-EDX – An in-vitro study by R. Raj

“…The samples were divided into 5 groups (n = 15), Control (Demineralized- No treatment), Group I samples were treated with casein phosphoprotein-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), Group II with self-assembling peptide (SAP-14), Group III with tri-calcium phosphate (f-TCP) and Group IV with Bioactive glass (BAG), respectively. The pH cycling model was followed for 21 days. …”
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George Desvallières et la Grande Guerre by Catherine Ambroselli de Bayser

“…There followed such monumental works of pictorial expression as the Saint Privat Chapel in the Gard region (1920-1925), which will be discussed in this paper, the stained-glass windows at the Douaumont Ossuary (1927), the decoration of Wittenheim Church in Alsace (1929-1931), the Chapel of the Cité Saint Yves (1931) and the Way of the Cross at the Holy Spirit Church (1935) in Paris.* “George” without the “s” because of his Scottish ancestry.…”
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Enhancing Photovoltaic Module Fault Diagnosis with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Deep Learning-Based Image Analysis by J. Jerome Vasanth, S. Naveen Venkatesh, V. Sugumaran, Vetri Selvi Mahamuni

“…Six test conditions of PV modules such as good panel, snail trail, delamination, glass breakage, discoloration, and burn marks were considered in the study. …”
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