Origins and conservation of topological polarization defects in resonant photonic-crystal diffraction by Yin Xuefan, Inoue Takuya, Peng Chao, Noda Susumu

“…We present a continuative definition of topological charge to depict the polarization defects on any resonant diffraction orders in photonic crystal slab regardless they are radiative or evanescent. By using such a generalized definition, we investigate the origins and conservation of polarization defects across the whole Brillouin zone. …”
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Optical Design of a Solar Dish Concentrator Based on Triangular Membrane Facets by Hongcai Ma, Guang Jin, Xing Zhong, Kai Xu, Yanjie Li

“…A 600-facet concentrator with focal-diameter ratio of 1.1 will achieve 83.63% of radiative collection efficiency over a 15 cm radius disk located in the focal plane, with a mean solar concentration ratio exceeding 300. …”
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EFD and CFD Design and Analysis of a Propeller in Decelerating Duct by Stefano Gaggero, Cesare M. Rizzo, Giorgio Tani, Michele Viviani

“…Ducted propellers, in decelerating duct configuration, may represent a possible solution for the designer to reduce cavitation and its side effects, that is, induced pressures and radiated noise; however, their design still presents challenges, due to the complex evaluation of the decelerating duct effects and to the limited amount of available experimental information. …”
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Automatic Calibration Using a Modified Genetic Algorithm for Millimeter-Wave Antenna Modules in MIMO Systems by Cheng-Nan Hu, Philip Lo, Chien-Peng Ho, Dau-Chyrh Chang

“…Herein, we adopt a design example involving a 64-element MIMO antenna array arranged in a triangular lattice (instead of the commonly used rectangular lattice) to achieve a 3°dB enhancement in effective isotropic radiated power. Analyzing a grating lobe diagram indicates a scan volume of ±60°/±45° in the azimuth/elevation direction. …”
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Urban Surface Temperature Reduction via the Urban Aerosol Direct Effect: A Remote Sensing and WRF Model Sensitivity Study by Menglin Jin, J. Marshall Shepherd, Weizhong Zheng

“…To elucidate the maximum possible effect, values are calculated using a radiative transfer model based on the top quartile of the multiyear instantaneous aerosol data observed by AERONET sites. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Phenolic Composites Reinforced with Flax-g-copolymers Prepared under Different Reaction Conditions - A Comparative Study by Susheel Kalia, B. S. Kaith

“…Graft copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and its binary mixtures such as MMA + ethyl acrylate (EA), MMA + acrylonitrile (AN), MMA + acrylic acid (AA), MMA + vinyl acetate (VA), MMA + acrylamide (AAm) and MMA + styrene (Sty) with flax fiber have been prepared in air (IA) and under the influence of microwave radiations (MWR). Synthesized flax-g-copolymers under two different reaction conditions were used as reinforcing material in the preparation of phenol-formaldehyde composites. …”
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Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Bilateral Greater Occipital Neuralgia by Tiffany Vu, Akhil Chhatre

“…In this case, a 35-year-old female with a 2.5-year history of chronic suboccipital bilateral headaches, described as constant, burning, and pulsating pain that started at the suboccipital region and radiated into her vertex. She was diagnosed with bilateral greater occipital neuralgia. …”
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Slot Parameter Optimization for Multiband Antenna Performance Improvement Using Intelligent Systems by Erdem Demircioglu, Ahmet Fazil Yagli, Senol Gulgonul, Haydar Ankishan, Emre Oner Tartan, Murat H. Sazli, Taha Imeci

“…In this study, the slot parameters are assumed as slot distance to the radiating patch edge, slot width, and length. Bandwidth enhancement is applied to a formerly designed MMPA fed by a microstrip transmission line attached to the center pin of 50 ohm SMA connecter. …”
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Simulations of Gamma-Ray Emission from Magnetized Microquasar Jets by Odysseas Kosmas, Theodoros Smponias

“…The simulations aim to explore the dependence of the γ-ray emissions on the dynamical as well as the radiative properties of the jet (hydrodynamic parameters of the mass-flow density, gas-pressure, temperature of the ejected matter, high energy proton population inside the jet plasma, etc.). …”
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Investigation of heat and mass transfer of free convective MHD flow along a vertical plate in a porous medium using the new modified differential transform-decomposition method by Helena Nayar, Patrick Azere Phiri

“…Induced magnetic and electric fields are ignored, just as radiative heat flux is considered to be negligible. …”
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Miniaturized CPW-Fed Triband Antenna with Asymmetric Ring for WLAN/WiMAX Applications by Shanshan Huang, Jun Li, Jianzhong Zhao

“…The antenna is successfully simulated and measured, showing triple bands can be obtained by using three different radiators and also indicating that the proposed antenna is suitable for the WiMAX/WLAN applications.…”
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Fibroma of Tendon Sheath Presenting Limited Flexion of the Fingers by Kazuhiro Maeda, Nokitaka Setsu, Yoshiharu Kato, Akira Kawai, Eisuke Kobayashi

“…A 35-year-old Japanese man presented with a 1-month history of limited flexion and radiating pain in the left middle and ring fingers. …”
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Evidence for AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clusters and Groups by Myriam Gitti, Fabrizio Brighenti, Brian R. McNamara

“…Instead of the initial idea that the thermal gas is cooling and flowing toward the center, the new picture envisages a complex dynamical evolution of the intracluster medium (ICM) regulated by the radiative cooling and the nongravitational heating from the active galactic nucleus (AGN). …”
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Effects of the FR 4 Substrate Realized in a Circularly Polarized UHF-RFID Reader Antenna with Fractal Geometry for Enhancing Parameters by Chitra Varadhan, S. Arulselvi, Fekadu Ashine Chamatu

“…The proposed RFID reader antenna progressed with perfect electric conductor (PEC) as the radiating element and FR 4 as the substrate to achieve circular polarization, enhancement in bandwidth, and read range. …”
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A Probe-Compensated Helicoidal NF-FF Transformation for Aperture Antennas Using a Prolate Spheroidal Expansion by Amedeo Capozzoli, Claudio Curcio, Giuseppe D'Elia, Flaminio Ferrara, Claudio Gennarelli, Rocco Guerriero, Angelo Liseno

“…Experimental results on connected and disconnected radiating aperture antennas, including sum and difference patterns, show the effectiveness of the approach and, in particular, how it enables a serious reduction of the measurement points without impairing the FF estimation accuracy.…”
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A thin, wideband transmissive cross polarization converter by Negin Pouyanfar, Javad Nourinia, Changiz Ghobadi, Vahid Nayyeri

“…Metallic vias connect the upper and lower layers of the construction. The radiated electromagnetic wave with linear polarization can be transformed into its orthogonal component in the transmission mode by the proposed converter. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COOLING FLUID VARIATION ON THE THERMOELECTRIC HOT SIDE ON THERMOELECTRIC VACCINE COOLER BOX PERFORMANCE by Novreza Pratama, Imron Rosyadi, Hadi Wahyudi, M. Haykal Fasya

“…The minimum cold side can be increased to 0.53℃ with the fan and circulating radiator coolant model. All tests were at vaccine-eligible temperatures. …”
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Continuum flow model of MHD Casson nanofluid over a rotating disk with multiple slips by Khuram Rafique, Aisha M. Alqahtani, Ayesha Rehman, Najla A. Mohammed, Ilyas Khan

“…In addition the influences of thermal radiations along with Sore effect are taken in to account. …”
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Studies on the Effects of Interphase Heat Exchange during Thermal Explosion in a Combustible Dusty Gas with General Arrhenius Reaction-Rate Laws by K. S. Adegbie, F. I. Alao

“…A mathematical model for thermal explosion in a combustible dusty gas containing fuel droplets with general Arrhenius reaction-rate laws, convective and radiative heat losses, and interphase heat exchange between gas and inert solid particles is investigated. …”
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Transient Neurologic Symptoms following Spinal Anesthesia with Isobaric Mepivacaine: A Decade of Experience at Toronto Western Hospital by Ashwin Sankar, Minou Behboudi, Faraj W. Abdallah, Alan Macfarlane, Richard Brull

“…We defined TNS as new onset back pain that radiated to the buttocks or legs bilaterally. Results. …”
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