A Low-Profile Balanced Dielectric Resonator Filtering Power Divider with Isolation by Rong Cai, Chuan Shao, Kai Xu

“…It can solve the problem of traditional metal-cavity dielectric resonator filter power dividers being unable to add isolation structures due to structural reasons. …”
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Corrosion Behaviors’ Investigation of Carbide Coatings Developed for Sulphuric Acid Recovery Systems by Erhan Özkan

“…During the recovery of sulphuric acid, aggressive sulphur systems in the baths cause the metal surface to dissolve and therefore a high amount of material loss occurs. …”
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Biological activities of silver nanoparticles from Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. fruit extracts by G. Mahendran, B.D. Ranjitha Kumari

“…Further, fruit extract and AgNPs were evaluated total phenolic, tannin and flavonoid contents and were subjected to assess their antioxidant potential using various in vitro systems such as using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), metal chelating, phosphomolybdenum and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) activities and antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. …”
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Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Priyanka Yadav, Monisha Singhal, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Surendra Nimesh, Nidhi Gupta

“…Nanoparticles have gained immense interest as probable drug molecules against microbial infections. Metal nanoparticles synthesized via exploring the reduction potential and capping activity of plants were found to have remarkable antimicrobial activity. …”
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‘Heavy Waters’ of Punjab: A Hydro-critical Analysis of Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice-Candy Man by Muhammad Ali

“…The study concludes that a) If Elizabeth DeLoughrey’s hydro-critical lens can aid in understanding the pain of Middle Passage victims and the defiling of the Atlantic Ocean, the same theory may help read indigenous texts to pay tribute to Pakistan’s water bodies, and b) If Atlantic modernity is metallic due to the residue it carries of British naval weaponry, then overt sexual activity taking place in Pakistan and India can be linked to the ample flesh that lies in the waters of the Subcontinent. …”
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Consecutive Case Series of Healed Single-Molar Sites Immediately Restored with Wide-Diameter Implants: A 1-Year Evaluation by Hadi Antoun, Pierre Cherfane, Bouchra Sojod

“…Final prosthesis with cement-retained porcelain fused to metal crowns was delivered 3–6 months later. Patients were followed up for 1 year. …”
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A Quad-Element UWB-MIMO Antenna with Band-Notch and Reduced Mutual Coupling Based on EBG Structures by Wenjing Wu, Bo Yuan, Aiting Wu

“…The proposed EBG structures are modified from the traditional mushroom-like ones, comprised of patterns of grids on the top patch, the metallic ground plane, and several vias that connect the top and bottom plane. …”
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Prediction of Stope Stability Using Variable Weight and Unascertained Measurement Technique by Qian Kang, Yunmin Wang, Shuwen Zhang, Chengzhi Pu, Chuxuan Zhang

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Optimization of Working Conditions for Perovskite-Based Gas Sensor Devices by Multiregression Analysis by Fabio Zaza, Vanessa Pallozzi, Emanuele Serra

“…Among them, chemical sensing technology plays a key role for regulating energetic, ecological, and productive efficiency by monitoring and controlling the industrial processes. Semiconducting metal oxide sensors are particularly attractive technology because of their simplicity in function, small size, and projected low cost. …”
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Build Strategies Based on Substrate Utilization for 3-Axis Hybrid Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process by Ritam Sarma, Sajan Kapil, Shrikrishna N. Joshi

“…The hybrid wire arc additive manufacturing (H-WAAM) process is one of the prominent methods for realizing large near-net-shaped metallic objects. In this process, a CAD model of the component is sliced into a set of 2D contours followed by the generation of toolpaths. …”
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The Effect of Al Particles Size on the Thermal Behavior and Kinetics of Al-MnO2 Thermite System by Jia-xing Song, Tao Guo, Wen Ding, Miao Yao, Li Yang, Xiao-nan Zhang, Zhong-shen Yu, Jia-xiang Wu, Jun Zhang, Xiang Fang

“…Micron-MnO2 powder has unique thermal decomposition process compared with other metal oxides, and the different characteristics of components in thermite could affect the thermal performance of the whole system directly. …”
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Potential Application of Green Composites for Cross Arm Component in Transmission Tower: A Brief Review by M. R. M. Asyraf, M. R. Ishak, S. M. Sapuan, N. Yidris, R. A. Ilyas, M. Rafidah, M. R. Razman

“…Recently, advanced technologies exploit materials from nonrenewable resources such as petroleum, natural gas, metal ores, and minerals. Since the depletion of these resources and environmental issues, it has brought attention to researchers to progress in the development of biodegradable materials from green composites. …”
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Review on recent advancements in the role of electrolytes and electrode materials on supercapacitor performances by Ashutosh Patel, Suresh Kumar Patel, R. S. Singh, R. P. Patel

“…Additionally, the paper delves into the impact of novel bio-based hybrid electrolytes, drawing upon literature data to outline the fabrication of various hybrid electrode materials incorporating conducting polymers like polyaniline and polypyrrole, as well as metal oxides, carbon compounds, and hybrid electrolytes such as ionic liquids, gel polymers, aqueous, and solid polymer electrolytes. …”
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Nb-Doped TiO2 Photocatalysts Used to Reduction of CO2 to Methanol by M. V. Nogueira, G. M. M. M. Lustosa, Y. Kobayakawa, W. Kogler, M. Ruiz, E. S. Monteiro Filho, M. A. Zaghete, L. A. Perazolli

“…After characterization, the powders were modified through an Nb0 magnetron sputtering deposition using a metallic target in vacuum conditions of 2 × 10−3 torr, with a deposition time of 10 minutes, and calcination again at 500°C for two hours. …”
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Pressure Prediction of Electronic, Anisotropic Elastic, Optical, and Thermal Properties of Quaternary (M2/3Ti1/3)3AlC2 (M = Cr, Mo, and Ti) by Liang Sun, Yimin Gao, Yangzhen Liu, Guoliang Wang, Yiran Wang, Wenyan Zhai, Wen Wang

“…The bonding characteristics of these compounds are the mixture of metallic and covalent bonds. With an increase of pressure, the heights of total density of states (TDOS) for these compounds decrease at Fermi level. …”
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Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of GaAs Doped with Rare-Earth Elements (Sc, Y, La, Ce, and Pr) by Yongrong Deng, Chunhong Zhang, Xinmao Qin, Wanjun Yan

“…We concluded that Ce- and Pr-doped GaAs can form metal alloys with different compositions. Such doping may provide a new class of materials for use in optoelectronic devices.…”
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An investigation on aluminothermic reduction of MoO3 in domestic microwave oven by Sheybani K., Paydar M.H., Shariat M.H., Setoudeh N.

“…In the present work, metallic molybdenum could easily and successfully be separated from Al2O3 slag, as the side product of the reaction, in molten phase, based on the difference in their densities.…”
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Performance Optimization of Fabricated Nanosheet GAA CMOS Transistors and 6T-SRAM Cells via Source/Drain Doping Engineering by Xuexiang Zhang, Qingkun Li, Lei Cao, Qingzhu Zhang, Renjie Jiang, Peng Wang, Jiaxin Yao, Huaxiang Yin

“…In this paper, special optimizations to source/drain (S/D) doping engineering including spacer bottom footing (SBF) and refining the lightly doped drain (LDD) implantation process are explored to enhance both fabricated complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) NSFETs and their 6T-SRAM cells. …”
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Sostenibilidad con residuos inorgánicos durante la pandemia de COVID- 19 by Dante Daniel Cruz Nieto, Jesus Placido Medina Salas, Jose Antonio Legua Cárdenas, Jesus Manuel More López, Pablo Mamani Calla, Edwin Julio Urday Urday

“…Resultados: Se determinó que por mes se obtuvo en vidrios (48,91 %), metal (27,06 %), plásticos (19,29 %) y tecnopor (4,74 %) de un total de 6293 kg/100 casa/mes, per cápita sobresalieron los días viernes con 0,556 kgldía/persona, en octubre se obtuvo la mayor cantidad con 7981,35 Kgll 00 casas/mes de residuos inorgánicos, la utilidad se obtuvo SI 2213,50 soles/100 casas/mes y rentabilidad con 184,46 %, siendo beneficioso en lo económico. …”
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Silymarin: a promising modulator of apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer by Ujjawal Sharma, Praveen Kumar Sahni, Bunty Sharma, Madhu Gupta, Damandeep Kaur, Darin Mansor Mathkor, Shafiul Haque, Sabiha Khatoon, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Astha Mishra, Faraz Ahmad

“…As efficient carriers, liposomes, polymeric micelles, lipid- and metal-based nanoparticles, increase the solubility and distribution of silymarin in target tissues. …”
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