Modeling Surface Recombination at the p-Type Si/SiO2Interface via Dangling Bond Amphoteric Centers by Moustafa Y. Ghannam, Husain A. Kamal

“…An integral model is proposed for recombination at the silicon/silicon dioxide (Si/SiO2) interface of thermally oxidized p-type silicon via Pb amphoteric centers associated with surface dangling bonds. …”
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Growth and Properties of ZnO:Al on Textured Glass for Thin Film Solar Cells by Marta Lluscà, Aldrin Antony, Joan Bertomeu

“…Two types of textures, a soft (texture E) and a rough texture (texture S), were achieved from the thermally evaporated and sputtered Al layers through AIT process. …”
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An Extension of the Double G′/G, 1/G-Expansion Method for Conformable Fractional Differential Equations by Altaf A. Al-Shawba, Farah A. Abdullah, Amirah Azmi, M. Ali Akbar

“…., are modeled through the nonlinear time fractional clannish random Walker’s parabolic (CRWP) equation, nonlinear time fractional SharmaTassoOlver (STO) equation, and the nonlinear space-time fractional KleinGordon equation. …”
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Sztuczna inteligencja w edukacji wyższej – szansa czy zagrożenie? by Natalia Śluzek, Krzysztof Suppan

“…Pandemia potraktowana została jako czynnik nasilający zmiany w systemie edukacyjnym (Czapiewska, 2021; Sharma i in., 2022). Dyskurs wokół aktualnych wyzwań w szkolnictwie zdominowała tematyka rezyliencji cyfrowej i korzyści idących za rozwijaniem tego zasobu  wśród społeczności akademickiej. …”
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Probing the weak limit of magnetocrystalline anisotropy through a spin‒flop transition in the van der Waals antiferromagnet CrPS4 by Jae Yeon Seo, Sunghyun Lim, Hyun Jun Shin, Ki Won Jeong, Jae Min Hong, Kyungsun Moon, Mi Kyung Kim, Nara Lee, Young Jai Choi

“…In this study, we introduce CrPS4, which is a two-dimensional van der Waals antiferromagnet, as an ideal system to explore the exceedingly weak limit of the thermally-evolved MCA energy. By employing a uniaxially anisotropic spin model and fitting it to the experimental magnetic properties, we quantify the MCA energy and identify the discernible spin configurations in different magnetic phases. …”
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Effects of Gate Stack Structural and Process Defectivity on High-k Dielectric Dependence of NBTI Reliability in 32 nm Technology Node PMOSFETs by H. Hussin, N. Soin, M. F. Bukhori, S. Wan Muhamad Hatta, Y. Abdul Wahab

“…In addition, the existence of different stress temperatures at which the degradation behavior differs implies that the hole trapping/detrapping event is thermally activated.…”
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Preparation and Bioactivity Properties of a Novel Composite Membrane of Fructose Mediated β-Tricalcium Pyrophosphate/(Polyethylene Glycol/Chitosan) for Guided Tissue Regeneration by Jian-Wen Wang, Min-Hsiung Hon, Yi-Ming Kuo, Mei-Hui Chung

“…A novel composite membrane of β-tricalcium pyrophosphate (β-TCP) and fructose- (F-) mediated chitosan/poly(ethylene glycol) (CS/PEG) was prepared by thermally induced phase separation technique. The prepared composite membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Effect of Alternating Magnetic Field Treatment on the Friction/Wear Resistance of 20Cr2Ni4A Under Lubricated Conditions by Sufyan Akram, Mose Bevilacqua, Anatolii Babutskyi, Andreas Chrysanthou

“…The observed changes were not induced thermally. The volume expansion by the formation of martensite was achieved at near room temperature and led to a further increase in compressive residual stresses. …”
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Method to Realize the Tilt Monitoring and Instability Prediction of Hazardous Rock on Slopes by Zheng He, Mowen Xie, Zhengjun Huang, Guang Lu, Bo Yan, Jianfei Wang

“…A physical model test is designed, in which a thermally sensitive material (with heat-sensitive strength) is adopted as the weak structural plane of the hazardous block, and the change in the tilt angle during the process of block instability is monitored at a sampling frequency of 1000 Hz. …”
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A comprehensive review on 4D printing and applications of thermo-induced shape memory polymers by Jian Li, Zhihong Liang, Tengjie Li, Qiang Wan, Xicheng Huang, Qianhua Kan

“…In this work, we review the progress from TSMPs to 4D printing and their corresponding applications. Firstly, taking thermally activated TSMPs as an example, the shape memory behavior is explained, and various shape memory experiments and mechanisms, as well as constitutive models, are discussed. …”
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Effect of Work-Related Stress on Employee's Performance among Construction Professionals in Julius Berger PLC, Abuja, Nigeria by Waziri Babamaaji Goodnews, Kabiru Jinjiri Ringim, Halima Shuaibu

“…Therefore recommended among other things that taking responsibility for work which one has adequate capacity to handle, establishing realistic budgets and time frames for project delivery, provision of spatially adequate, visually and thermally comfortable site offices, adoption of appropriate job design practices and education of professionals in stress management, Ensuring staffs participate in the decision making process involving organizational change will reduce the incidence of stress among professionals in the construction industry in Nigeria. …”
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Experimental Investigations on the Effect of Reinforcement Coating on Magnesium Composites for Automotive Brake Pad by S. Venugopal, L. Karikalan, R. Kumar

“…The interaction of surface materials such as rotor and pad produces heat due to friction and those materials should have a thermally stable tendency to deal with the heat than wear resistance. …”
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Viscoelastic, Spectroscopic, and Microscopic Characterization of Novel Bio-Based Plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride) Compound by Mei Chan Sin, Irene Kit Ping Tan, Mohd Suffian Mohd Annuar, Seng Neon Gan

“…This study aimed to investigate the ability of an alternative greener material, medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA), a kind of biopolyester and its thermally degraded oligoesters, to act as a compatible bioplasticizer for PVC. …”
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Theory of Robust Quantum Many-Body Scars in Long-Range Interacting Systems by Alessio Lerose, Tommaso Parolini, Rosario Fazio, Dmitry A. Abanin, Silvia Pappalardi

“…Quantum many-body scars (QMBS) are exceptional energy eigenstates of quantum many-body systems associated with violations of thermalization for special nonequilibrium initial states. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Antifreeze Rewarming Hydrogel Dressings by Meng Yan, Xiaorong Dong, Jingjing Sun, Yijun Liu, Shengchao Yang, Xing Tian, Shuang Zheng, Lisha Yin, Yanan Fu, Dongmei Li, Lin Cui, Gang Li, Zhongpeng Qiu, Zhiyong Liu

“…Herein, the PAM/CS/MXene30/Betaine5/AgNPs200(PCM30B5A200) hydrogel based on chitosan (CS) and acrylamide (AM) is designed and fabricated by thermally initiated free radical polymerization. The dressing has excellent rewarming properties, anti‐freezing properties, tensile properties, repeatable self‐adhesion and antibacterial properties. …”
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Resonant analogue configurations in atomic condensates by Muñoz de Nova, Juan Ramón, Fernández Palacios, Pablo, Alcázar Guerrero, Pedro , Zapata, Ivar, Sols, Fernando

“…We perform a detailed study of the thermality of the Andreev and Hawking spectra for canonical black-hole solutions, finding that both can be described by a gray-body distribution to a very good approximation. …”
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Studies on the Loading and Release of Metformin HCl Using Hydrogels with EGDMA and MBA as Crosslinkers by Ariyaldi Ariyaldi, Noverra Mardhatillah Nizardo, Maria Lucia Ardhani Dwi Lestari

“…Additionally, the chemical degradation temperature is thermally stable at 329.75 °C. The loading test results showed that the active drug in EGDMA was 18.38 (% w/w) and 26.19 (% w/w) in MBA as crosslinkers, loaded within 24 h. …”
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The Structural, Biophysical, and Antigenic Characterization of the Goose Parvovirus Capsid by Korosh Jabbari, Mario Mietzsch, Jane Hsi, Paul Chipman, Jianming Qiu, Robert McKenna

“…Furthermore, the GPV capsid was found to be thermally stable at physiological pH, but less so under lower pH conditions. …”
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Green Starch Modification Using Citric Acid: Quinoa, Chickpea, and Cassava Starches by Disala Menuwara Arachchi, Anthony Halim, Gbemisola Fadimu, Asgar Farahnaky, Mahsa Majzoobi

“…The citrate starches produced in this research offer thermally stable starch suitable for various food applications.…”
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Citric Acid Improves Egg White Protein Foaming Characteristics and Meringue 3D Printing Performance by Huajiang Zhang, Shihui Hua, Mengzhuo Liu, Rui Chuang, Xin Gao, Hanyu Li, Ning Xia, Chaogeng Xiao

“…Meringue has limited the use of meringue for personalization because of its thermally unstable system. Citric acid (CA) enhancement of egg white protein (EWP) foaming properties is proposed for the preparation of 3D-printed meringues. …”
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