Distribution and Thermal Maturity of Devonian Carbonate Reservoir Solid Bitumen in Desheng Area of Guizhong Depression, South China by Yuguang Hou, Yaqi Liang, Sheng He, Yukun Liu, Zhiwei Fan, Yingrui Song

“…The distribution of solid bitumen in the Devonian carbonate reservoir from well Desheng 1, Guizhong Depression, was investigated by optical microscope and hydrocarbon inclusions analysis. Vb and chemical structure indexes measured by bitumen reflectance, laser Raman microprobe (LRM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were carried out to determine the thermal maturity of solid bitumen. …”
Get full text

A Series of Frequency Shift Antennas Based on Shape Blending by Aiting Wu, Yuebin Sun, Pengquan Zhang, Tiejun Du

“…The shape blending process is then applied on them to get a series of shapes, which are used as the geometry structure of the wide slot. In this way, a series of CPW-fed wide slot antennas are obtained. …”
Get full text

Study on Thixojoining Process Using Partial Remelting Method by M. N. Mohammed, M. Z. Omar, M. S. Salleh, K. S. Alhawari

“…The study revealed that a new type of nonequilibrium diffusion interfacial structure was constructed at the interface of the two different types of steel. …”
Get full text

Occupational Hazards Knowledge among a Sample of Medical and Paramedical Staff in Baghdad City by Sajjad M. hasan, Suhair M. Hassoun, Luma H. Ali

“…An observational snapshot cross sectional study, started at Jan 5th and up to April 10th, 2022 at 3 hospitals and 3 health centers at Baghdad governorate, on 485 participants from medical and paramedical staff, information about knowledge collected through a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. …”
Get full text

Numerical Simulation of Impact of Different Redox Couples on Flow Characteristics and Electrochemical Performance of Deep Eutectic Solvent Electrolyte Flow Batteries by Zhiyuan Xiao, Ruiping Zhang, Mengyue Lu, Qiang Ma, Zhuo Li, Huaneng Su, Huanhuan Li, Qian Xu

“…Despite variations in the active materials, the distribution of the electrolyte flow rate showed uniformity due to consistent electrode and flow channel designs, indicating that the structural design of electrodes and channels has a more significant impact on electrolyte flow than the physicochemical properties of the electrolytes themselves. …”
Get full text

Noninvasive rejuvenation strategy of nickel-rich layered positive electrode for Li-ion battery through magneto-electrochemical synergistic activation by Haochen Gong, Yu Cao, Baoshan Zhang, Jinsong Zhang, Yiming Zhang, Huili Wang, Shaojie Zhang, Xiaoyi Wang, Yue Mao, Shuo Liu, Chengyu Han, Qianxin Xiang, Chaoyi Zhou, Jie Sun

“…Unfortunately, the practical performance is inevitably circumscribed by the structural deterioration deriving from the Ni/Li antisite disorder, leading to severe capacity loss and life attenuation. …”
Get full text

Mathematical, electrochemical, spectroscopic and microscopic monitoring of the adsorption effect of expired drugs on zinc corrosion in 3.5% NaCl solution by Arafat Toghan, Omar K. Alduaij, Nada Alqarni, Emad M. Masoud, Hanan Alhussain, Ayman M. Mostafa, Ahmed A. Farag, Ahmed Fawzy

“…Kinetic and thermodynamic evaluations confirmed that the adsorption strength of these compounds on the metal surface plays an effective role in their inhibitory capacity, and this certainly depends on their chemical structure. The inhibition efficiencies (% IEs) were calculated to be 87 % and 89 % for Gat and Lev using 500 mg/L of drug and at 298 K, respectively. …”
Get full text

Alignment of Iranian EAP Programs With Critical Principles: An Exploration of Educator Perspectives by Behruz Lotfi Gaskaree, Nasser Fallah, Mohsen Nili-Ahmadabadi

“…It also examines the changes these educators propose for the programs to better prepare the students for their professional goals. Semi-structured interviews and life history narratives were collected from eight university EAP instructors. …”
Get full text

‘A new sense of my former self’ – transforming the self through vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury by Pia Kold, Hanne Peoples, Hanne Kaae Kristensen, Jesper Larsen Maersk

“…Data were collected using semi-structured individual interviews and analysed using a hermeneutic approach.Results The analysis resulted in three themes: a new sense of my former self, engaging in occupations as transformation, and the significance of support.Conclusions Participating in vocational rehabilitation can enable persons with ABI to form a new sense of self. …”
Get full text

Synthesis of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs’ Chalcone Derivatives and a Study of Their Conformational Properties Through a Combination of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Molec... by Nikitas Georgiou, Andromachi Tzani, Kyriaki Vavougyiou, Christos Papadopoulos, Nikolaos Eleftheriadis, Primož Šket, Demeter Tzeli, Tuomas Niemi-Aro, Anastasia Detsi, Thomas Mavromoustakos

“…Objectives/Methods: In the current work, we present the re-synthesis of two chalcones, with a focus on their docking studies, NMR analysis, and dynamic simulations. The structure of each chalcone was elucidated through a combination of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Density Functional Theory (DFT). …”
Get full text

Vibration Frequencies Extraction of the Forth Road Bridge Using High Sampling GPS Data by Jian Wang, Xiaolin Meng, Changbiao Qin, Jiaohong Yi

“…To understand the change in the structural characteristics under different loadings, the deformation results from three different loading conditions are presented, that is, the ambient circulation loading, the strong wind under abrupt wind speed change, and the specific trial with two 40 t lorries passing the bridge. …”
Get full text

A multimodal dataset for robotic peg extraction based on Bioin-Tacto sensor modulesMendeley Data by Viral Galayia, Ruslan Masinjila, Soheil Khatibi, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira, Xianta Jiang, Vinicius Prado da Fonseca

“…This dataset contains angular velocity, linear acceleration, magnetic field intensity and direction, and pressure exerted on two tactile modules embedded in the compliant structure of the sensing module. The dataset comprises 96 extraction episodes, including data collected from a reinforcement learning agent. …”
Get full text

Performance of Polyurethane Adhesive in Hardwood Cross-Laminated Timber by Bradia T. Henfield, Tamara Suely Filgueira Amorim Franca, Frederico Franca, Franklin Quin Jr, Rachel A. Arango, Katie M. Ohno

“…As hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT) gains attention due to its construction potential, understanding the interaction between hardwood panels and adhesives is critical for ensuring structural integrity and longevity of buildings. This study investigated adhesive bonding properties in hardwood CLT made from red oak (Quercus spp. …”
Get full text

Inhibitory Effect of Matrine on Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption for the Treatment of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Su Zhang, Quan-Cheng Kan, Yuming Xu, Guang-Xian Zhang, Lin Zhu

“…In the present study, we show that MAT treatment had a therapeutic effect comparable to dexamethasone (DEX) in EAE rats, with reduced Evans Blue extravasation, increased expression of collagen IV, the major component of the basement membrane, and the structure of tight junction (TJ) adaptor protein Zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1). …”
Get full text

Proses Pemberian ASI pada Ibu Berusia Remaja: Studi Fenomenologi Interpretatif by Vetty Priscilla, Ira Mulya Sari, Hermalinda Hermalinda

“…Data were collected through in-depth interviews using semi-structured questions and analyzed with thematic analisys by using a seven-step interpretative phenomenological analysis approach. …”
Get full text

Mechanosynthesis, characterization, and adsorptive properties of Mg–Al-LDH and Zn–Al-LDH for olive mill wastewater treatment by Hosni, Khaled, Mahmoudi, Khaled, Haraketi, Manel, Jellali, Salah, Srasra, Ezzeddine

“…The experimental results showed that non-peptized LDHs have a layered structure with relatively low crystallinity. However, the peptization process resulted in LDHs with regular particles exhibiting high crystallinity and thermal stability. …”
Get full text

Studies of the Interaction between Isoimperatorin and Human Serum Albumin by Multispectroscopic Method: Identification of Possible Binding Site of the Compound Using Esterase Activ... by Samira Ranjbar, Yalda Shokoohinia, Sirous Ghobadi, Nooshin Bijari, Saeed Gholamzadeh, Nastaran Moradi, Mohammad Reza Ashrafi-Kooshk, Abbas Aghaei, Reza Khodarahmi

“…Since the carrying of drug by HSA may affect on its structure and action, we decided to investigate the interaction between HSA and isoimperatorin using fluorescence and UV spectroscopy. …”
Get full text

Characterizing the patient experience of physical restraint in psychiatric settings via a linguistic, sentiment, and metaphor analysis by Cristiano Nichini, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Biagio Scalingi, Eleonora Alecci, Luca Toschi, Simone Cavallotti, Anna Chiara Cigognini, Federico Durbano, Silvia Ferraris, Patrizia Santinon, Chiara Pompei, Federico Frau, Veronica Mangiaterra, Luca Bischetti, Marta Bosia, Gianluca Peschi, Pierluigi Politi, Valentina Bambini

“…The quality and length of the PR experience impacted both the structure and the sentiment of the narratives. Findings confirm the distressful nature of PR but also point to the use of various linguistic mechanisms which might serve as an early adaptive response toward healing from the traumatic experience. …”
Get full text

A Semi-analytical Model for Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks by Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello

“…Although the model presented here is limited to stars burning hydrogen in their cores, it is sufficient to determine the evolutionary fate of disk-embedded stars: whether they proceed to later stages of nuclear burning and leave behind a compact remnant, reach a quasi-steady state where mass loss and accretion balance one another, or whether accretion proceeds faster than stellar structure can adjust, causing a runaway. We highlight how various disk parameters and phenomena such as gap opening affect stellar evolution outcomes. …”
Get full text

Nonuniformity Correction Method of Infrared Detector Based on Statistical Properties by Li Dandan, Ding Xiang, Chai Mengyang, Ma Chao, Sun Dexin

“…Experiments on simulated noisy and real images show that our method accurately eliminates nonuniform IR noise without causing blurring and provides optimal peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity.…”
Get full text