Effect of Weather on COVID-19 Transmission and Mortality in Lagos, Nigeria by Christian Ogaugwu, Hammed Mogaji, Euphemia Ogaugwu, Uchechukwu Nebo, Hilary Okoh, Stanley Agbo, Andrew Agbon

“…Also, a significant weak negative correlation was found to exist between temperature and cumulative mortality. The strength of the relationship between temperature and the disease incidence increased when 1 week and 2 weeks’ predetection delays were put into consideration. …”
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Esterification of Oleic Acid for Biodiesel Production Using a Semibatch Atomization Apparatus by Marcell S. Deus, Katherine C. O. Deus, Daniel S. Lira, Jackson A. Oliveira, Carlos E. A. Padilha, Domingos F. S. Souza

“…The simulations showed that esterification is governed by temperature, but it is possible to observe that the atomization pressure affects more conversion of oleic acid under a low temperature (<323 K).…”
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The Size Effect and Microstructure Changes of Granite after Heat Treatment by Zhongping Guo, Jian Li, Yongqi Song, Chengqian He, Fuyu Zhang

“…High temperature can change the mechanical properties of granite, with significant nonlinear characteristics, and at the same time change its microstructure. …”
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Heat Stroke Warning System Prototype for Athletes: A Pilot Study by Kanchana Silawarawet, Phattarakorn Kaewchukul, Sairag Saadprai

“…The data is recorded, stored, displayed on a free-access website which graphs body temperature, ambient temperature, humidity, heart rate and heat stroke risk, and provides notifications for athletes engaged in outdoor activities. …”
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Optimization of Residual Wall Thickness Uniformity in Short-Fiber-Reinforced Composites Water-Assisted Injection Molding Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Ne... by Haiying Zhou, Hesheng Liu, Tangqing Kuang, Qingsong Jiang, Zhixin Chen, Weipei Li

“…The influences of five independent process parameters (melt temperature, mold temperature, delay time, water pressure, and water temperature) on RWTU were investigated through the methods such as central composite design, regression equation, and analyses of variance. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Compression Mechanical Properties of Frozen Fine Sandstone by Jiehao Wu, Haibo Wang, Qi Zong, Ying Xu

“…In the load strain rate and temperature range, the DIF of the frozen fine sandstone is linearly correlated with the strain rate, and the lower the temperature, the slower the growth rate of the DIF.…”
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Investigation of the Thermal Performance of Energy Tunnel Equipped with the Insulation Layer Considering Ventilation and Groundwater Seepage by Guozhu Zhang, Ziming Cao, Xu Zhao, Yongli Xie, Xiaohua Liu, Shiding Cao

“…The results can be obtained as follows: first, the fluctuations of air temperature and surrounding rock temperature at different locations are relevant to insulation layer, ventilation, and groundwater seepage. …”
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Phase change materials for thermal energy storage in industrial applications by Franklin R. Martínez, Emiliano Borri, Saranprabhu Mani Kala, Svetlana Ushak, Luisa F. Cabeza

“…This study reports the results of the screening process done to identify viable phase change materials (PCMs) to be integrated in applications in two different temperature ranges: 60–80 °C for mid-temperature applications and 150–250 °C for high-temperature applications. …”
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Optimizing fast charging protocols for lithium-ion batteries using reinforcement learning: Balancing speed, efficiency, and longevity by Khairy Sayed, Mahmoud Aref, Mishari Metab Almalki, Mahmoud A. Mossa

“…The findings show that quicker charging profiles speed up deterioration, raise temperature, and hasten the drop of SoH even though they shorten charging times. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Frost Layers on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of Cryogenic Valves for Polar LNG Ships by Shengpeng Li, Baolong Lin, Xu Bai, Pengyu Wei, Lian Wang, Ruonan Zhang

“…To investigate the impact of frost-layer formation on the heat transfer characteristics of cryogenic valves in LNG vessels, this study derived the temporal variation in the valve’s temperature field based on the thermodynamic characteristic parameters of the low-temperature valve. …”
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Study of thermal management system for battery box for formula student electric racing car by Yawen Han, Yuxing Bai, Weixin Zhang, Song Cui, Liguo Zang, Liguo Zang, Hongshan Ding

“…This study introduces an innovative and optimized battery box cooling system designed to mitigate overheating by reducing the maximum battery temperature and the temperature gradient.The cooling system is developed using a combined approach of simulation analysis and orthogonal experiments. …”
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Evolution of Micron-Scale Pore Structure and Connectivity of Lignite during Pyrolysis by Qiaorong Meng, Yangsheng Zhao, Zhiqin Kang, Yong Wang, Li Gao, Yongfeng Zhang

“…Based on the high-precision microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) technology, the evolution of the μm-scale pore structure and connectivity of lignite during pyrolysis from room temperature to 600°C was studied. The results show that the pore connectivity of lignite increases with the increase of temperature, and the change of pore structure can be divided into four stages: the first stage is from room temperature to 100°C, characterized by generation and connection of small-diameter pores. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Performance of Frozen Rocks and Soil in Different Regions by Junhao Chen, Lexiao Wang, Zhaoming Yao

“…Deep Cretaceous and Jurassic rocks can have high strength of more than 5 MPa under normal temperature conditions. An increase in the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus with decreasing curing temperature is mainly manifested within the range from the normal temperature to −10°C. …”
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Investigation of natural convection heat transfer in MHD fluid within a hexagonal cavity with circular obstacles by Mohammad Dehghan Afifi, Ali Jahangiri, Mohammad Ameri

“…The upper boundary is maintained at a high temperature, while the lower boundary is kept at a low temperature. …”
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The Question of Thermoelectric Devices (TEDs) In/Efficiency—A Practical Investigation Considering Thermoelectric Heaters (TEHs) by Nganyang Paul Bayendang, Mohamed Tariq Kahn, Vipin Balyan

“…Furthermore, all the TEHs hot‐side temperature increased proportionately with the input voltage; though at the specified voltages, the TEHs hot‐side temperature increased while its input power decreased over time. …”
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Upper Ocean Thermal Responses to Sea Spray Mediated Turbulent Fluxes during Typhoon Passage by Lianxin Zhang, Changlong Guan, Chunjian Sun, Siyu Gao, Shaomei Yu

“…Besides, the sea surface temperature is decreased by about 0.5°C during the typhoon passage, which also agrees with the sea surface temperature dataset derived from Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing and Reynolds. …”
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Effects of Vacancy Cluster Defects on Electrical and Thermodynamic Properties of Silicon Crystals by Pei-Hsing Huang, Chi-Ming Lu

“…VC defects had minimal effects on the heat capacity (Cv) value when temperatures were below 150 K. As the temperature was higher than 150 K, the heat capacity gradually increased with increasing temperature until it achieved a constant value of 11.8 cal/cell·K. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Power Output and Efficiency of a Small Solar-Boosted OTEC Power Plant by Reemal D. Prasad, Muzammil Ali, Mohammed Rafiuddin Ahmed

“…Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) efficiency can be improved by raising the temperature difference between the hot water and the cold water. …”
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Thermoregulatory integration in hand prostheses and humanoid robots through blood vessel simulation by Sang-Mi Jeong, Jonguk Yang, Youngsoo Kang, Hee Sung Seo, Keumyoung Seo, Taekyung Lim, Sanghyun Ju

“…This method integrates a temperature regulation system into artificial skin, drawing inspiration from the human body’s natural temperature control via blood flow. …”
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Image-guided Control of Transgene Expression Based on Local Hyperthermia by E. Guilhon, B. Quesson, F. Moraud-Gaudry, H. de Verneuil, P. Canioni, R. Salomir, P. Voisin, C. T. W. Moonen

“…In vivo tumors were subjected to a 3-min temperature elevation using MRI-FUS with a constant temperature, and were analysed 24 hr after the heat shock with respect to GFP fluorescence. …”
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