Thermal Management and Performance Optimization in High-Power-Density Lithium-Ion Battery Modules by Jianhui He, Chao Wang, Yunhui Huang

“…A U-shaped “bathtub-type” cooling structure was designed for a 48 V/8 Ah high-power-density battery pack intended for start–stop power supply applications. …”
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Wetting front dynamic study in Brazilian cements using neutron and X-ray imaging techniques by Higor Rosenberger, Márcio Aparecido Bulla Jr, Estela Oliari Garcez, Nikolay Kardjilov, Fabiano Yokaichiya, Margareth K.K.D. Franco

“…Cement-based materials have a complex porous structure that changes over time, and the durability of such materials strongly correlates to the transport of water and ions throughout the pore structure. …”
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Enhanced Circuit Board Analysis: Infrared Image Segmentation Utilizing Markov Random Field (MRF) and Level Set Techniques by T. Praveenkumar, S. Anthoniraj, S. Kumarganesh, M. Somaskandan, K. Martin Sagayam, Binay Kumar Pandey, Digvijay Pandey, Suresh Kumar Sahani

“…The proposed method leverages the probabilistic modeling capabilities of MRF and the contour evolution strengths of LS to achieve robust segmentation of infrared images, revealing critical thermal and structural features. …”
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Exploring the catalytic capabilities of NiS@MoS2 2D for the production of Green Hydrogen by Gowhar A. Naikoo, Mustri Bano, Mohd M. Ayyub, Israr U. Hassan, Tawfik A. Saleh

“…This study aims to delve into the catalytic capabilities of MoS2 and NiS deposited MoS2 (NiS@MoS2) 2D material explored via a facile hydrothermal process for HER (hydrogen evolution reaction). The shape and structural properties of these 2D materials were evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), and Raman techniques. …”
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Grain gradient in the heat-affected zone acquires an advancement in the ductility of flash-butt welded IN718 alloy by Lei Zhou, Tingyi Lin, Pingwei Xu, Zihao Jiang, Yu Liang

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Assessment of urban flood resilience and obstacle factors identification: A case study of three major urban agglomerations in China by Yi Xiao, Xi Rao, Ming Chang, Liang Chen, Huan Huang

“…Urban flooding has emerged as a structural challenge that hinders the resilient transformation of cities in the context of intensifying global climate change and frequent extreme weather events. …”
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Temporal Heterogeneous Graph Contrastive Learning for Fraud Detection in Credit Card Transactions by Jiyuan Wang, Jingyi Liu, Wenxia Zheng, Yao Ge

“…We design a temporal-aware graph neural network architecture that learns hierarchical representations by jointly modeling structural dependencies and temporal evolution patterns. …”
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The Effect of α-Al(MnCr)Si Dispersoids on Activation Energy and Workability of Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloys during Hot Deformation by Xiaoguo Wang, Jian Qin, Hiromi Nagaumi, Ruirui Wu, Qiushu Li

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BUDGETARY POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION UNDER GEOECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY: TRENDS, CHALLENGES, AND THE 2024 REFORM OF THE STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT by S. O. Yakubovskiy

“…The study addresses how these crises exposed asymmetries in fiscal responses and capacities across member states, leading to divergent recovery trajectories and highlighting structural imbalances in the Union's fiscal architecture. …”
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Residual stress release and corresponding microstructural changes in high-energy impact-modified GH4169 after aging at 425 °C and 650 °C by Qiang Wang, Shixiang Shuai, Guoxin Lu, Bonnie Attard, Rongyao Ma, Shuang Gao, Arif Rochman, Glenn Cassar

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ACCOUNTING FOR SYSTEM-WIDE REGULARITIES IN THE MODELING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS BY MEANS OF THE SYSTEM-OBJECT APPROACH by Sergey Igorevich Matorin, Sergey Pavlovich Belov, Alexander Gennadievich Zhikharev

“…The possibilities of system-object, system-structural, object-oriented approaches and BPMN notation to consider system-wide regularities in graphoanalytical models are investigated. …”
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The Miocene subsidence pattern of the NW Zagros foreland basin reflects the southeastward propagating tear of the Neotethys slab by R. I. Koshnaw, J. Kley, F. Schlunegger

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Study on the microstructure, dielectric properties and phase transition behaviour of MgTiO3 and Ca0.61La0.26TiO3 mixed-phase ceramics by Shen Chun-Hsu, Chen Yih-Chien, Pan Chung-Long

“…Magnesium titanate (MgTiO3) and calcium lanthanum titanate (Ca0.61La0.26TiO3) are widely regarded as functional ceramic materials with distinct dielectric and structural properties. This study investigates the mixed-phase formation of these two materials in (1-x)MgTiO3-xCa0.61La0.26TiO3 composites (x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2), focusing on their microstructural evolution, dielectric properties and phase transition behaviour. …”
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Comparison of Acoustic Emission Data Acquired During Tensile Deformation of Maraging Steel M250 Welded Specimens by Gowri Shankar WURITI, Somnath CHATTOPADHYAYA, Grzegorz KROLCZYK

“…Despite the best efforts in design methodology, quality evaluation in production and effective structural integrity assessment is still a farfetched goal. …”
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Effects of PWHT on the microstructure, corrosion, tribology, and mechanical properties of mild steel welds under different joining positions: Experimental and Numerical Study by Behrouz Bagheri Vanani, Mohammad Reza Mehraban Dehaqani, Mahmoud Abbasi, Mahdi Sadeqi Bajestani, Melika Mohammadkhah, Sandra Klinge

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Eoarchean–Paleoproterozoic Tectonothermal History of the Acasta Gneiss Complex Constrained by Titanite and Apatite Petrochronology by Omar Khalil Droubi, Ann M. Bauer, Chloë Bonamici, William O. Nachlas, Joshua M. Garber, Michael J. Tappa, Jesse R. Reimink

“…Abstract Deciphering Earth's earliest geodynamic processes requires temporally constrained chemical and structural data from rare exposures of ancient rocks. …”
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The energetics and kinetics of H in δ-TiH2: Ab initio study by Tao Wang, Jie Li, Pan Dong, Qi Zhu, Jiao Jiao Zhou, Y.W. You, Xiang-Shan Kong

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Magnetic Zeolite Nanocomposites: A Review of Current Research and Future Applications by Sabina Vohl, Irena Ban, Janja Stergar, Mojca Slemnik

“…The evolution of research on magnetic zeolite NCs is traced chronologically from its early stages in the 1990s to current advancements. …”
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The Technologies of the Future in the Field of Fertilisers and Romania’s Opportunities to Recover this Industry by Cristian Moisoiu, Constantin Ciupagea, Ștefan-Radu Oprea, Răzvan Pîrcălăbescu

“…The fertiliser industry in the European Union is undergoing structural transformations imposed by EU commitments to become carbon neutral by 2050. …”
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Cholera in Lebanon: A new epidemic in an on-going endemic of weak infrastructure by Nada M. Melhem, Mirna Bou Hamdan

“…The aim of this review is to advance the evolution of the cholera epidemic in Lebanon and its underlying risk factors. …”
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