Trajectory Tracking of Autonomous Ground Vehicles with Actuator Dead Zones by Pengfei Zhang, Qiyuan Chen, Tingting Yang

“…Finally, the trajectory tracking control strategy is designed, and simulation comparison shows the effectiveness of the compensate method. The CarSim–MATLAB cosimulation shows that the proposed control strategy effectively makes the AGV follow the reference trajectory.…”
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A Ratchet for Closed Pipes: Asymmetric-Configuration Role on Unidirectional Circulatory Flows by Lihang Bai, Zhang Liu, Yulong Ji, Shuai Wang

“…In this study, we analyze the unidirectional flow (distinct from thermosyphon) in closed PHP loops and reveal that the combined effect of the diameter variation and pressure distribution leads to a stable circulatory flow. Analogous to the Carnot thermodynamic cycle, a flow dynamical cycle along the loop is proposed to determine the highest momentum increment rate at the limit of the pressures and tube cross-sections. …”
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The analysis of cutting forces for hardened steel milling by D. S. Makashin

“…The main purpose of this study is to analyze the cutting forces in corrosion-resistant, heat-resistant steel 14Kh17N2. …”
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Risk Assessment of Rollover and Skidding due to Pavement Roughness and Differential Settlement for Enhancing Transportation Safety by Lu Sun, Luchuan Chen, Yanna Yin, Yao Tian, Xuanyu Zhang

“…In this paper, a closed-loop simulation of vehicle dynamics in CarSim is utilized as surrogate measures to study the effect of pavement roughness and differential settlement on risk of vehicle rollover and skidding. …”
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Simulation of Chloride Ingress through Surface-Coated Concrete during Migration Test Using Finite-Difference and Finite-Element Method by Seyoon Yoon

“…Polymer surface coatings are commonly used to enhance the corrosion resistance of concrete structures in saline environments to ionic diffusivity; this diffusivity can be determined by migration tests. …”
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IMPACT OF THE WHISTLEBLOWING POLICY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA by NIMCHAK NANSAK EMMANUEL, MOSES DANJUMA BOT

“… The menace of corruption and its corrosive effects on the Nigerian people and polity is pervasive and obvious throughout her history. …”
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Effect of magnesium addition in aluminum A1100 casting process on its hardness by Muhammad Rigel, Murjito Murjito, Mohamad Irkham Mamungkas

“…Aluminum A 1100 is known to have relatively low mechanical strength but has good corrosion properties. The addition of magnesium is done to increase the hardness of aluminum A 1100. …”
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Status and Causes of Soil Salinization of Irrigated Agricultural Lands in Southern Baja California, Mexico by Tsuneyoshi Endo, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Juan A. Larrinaga, Hideyasu Fujiyama, Toshimasa Honna

“…Low EC and high pH levels were observed in the profiles of sandy fields, because the salt composition of these soils can easily change when salts are leached by irrigation water that contains carbonates of sodium. On the other hand, high levels of salinity and sodicity were observed in the soils of clayey fields. …”
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Mass Fragmentation Characteristics of t-Boc Substituted Drug Precursors by Cui-mei LIU, Xue-yan LIU, Zhen-dong HUA, Hao TANG, Yu DU, Wei JIA

“…It can prevent a chemical reaction at one specific group in a molecule, while other functional groups are transformed, and then can be easily chemically removed through a simple carbamate hydrolysis. Due to the lack of control, the readily availability from chemical suppliers, and easy conversion to an immediate, these t-Boc substituted precursors are attractive to illicit manufacturers. …”
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Vascular Tissue Analysis as a Decisive Tool for Tropical Hardwood Identification: The Case Study of Ekop Species in Cameroon by Pierre Paul Mbarga, Armand William Mala, Marie Marguerite Mbolo

“…Thus, macroscopic observations through a hand magnifying glass were performed on wood carrots. Then, the microscopic sections of slides in the first 63 features of the International Association of Wood Anatomists list were analyzed. …”
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The “Triangle” Sign: A Novel Ultrasound Marker for Diagnosing Total Choroidal Detachment and Total Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage by Bhatt VD, Bhatt DC, Bhatt KD, Dabir S, Berendschot TTJM, Erckens RJ, Webers CAB

“…Vaidehi D Bhatt,1 Deepak C Bhatt,1 Kalpana D Bhatt,1 Supriya Dabir,2 Tos TJM Berendschot,3 Roel J Erckens,3 Carroll AB Webers3 1UBM Institute, Mumbai, India; 2Department of Retina, Rajan Eye Care Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India; 3University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, the NetherlandsCorrespondence: Vaidehi D Bhatt, UBM Institute, A/1 Ganesh Baug, Dadar, Mumbai, 400019, India, Tel +91-9821525810, Email vaidehibhatt94@gmail.comPurpose: This study aims to explore the diagnostic utility of ultrasound B-scan while introducing the “Triangle” sign as a novel indicator. …”
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Discoloration and Degradation of Bamboo under Ultraviolet Radiation by Haixia Yu, Shengliang He, Wenfu Zhang, Mengyao Zhan, Xiaowei Zhuang, Jin Wang, Wenji Yu

“…The color change of bamboo scrimber under UV radiation was less and slower than that of untreated bamboo due to high density and heat treatment, and the dark carbonized scrimber changed less than that of the light carbonized scrimber. …”
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Mineralized Granitic Porphyry of the Yangla Copper Deposit, Western Yunnan, China: Geochemistry of Fluid Inclusions and H-O, S, and Pb Isotopes by Xinfu Wang, Bo Li, ShenJin Guan, Olivier Nadeau, Guo Tang

“…A model is proposed according to the early stage, a magmatic fluid reacted and replaced with the surrounding carbonate rocks and then formed skarn-type ore bodies. …”
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Graphene Oxide as a Nanocarrier for Controlled Loading and Targeted Delivery of Typhonium giganteum Drugs by Xiaohua Gu, Rui Cao, Fu Li, Yan Li, Hongge Jia, Hui Yu

“…In this study, Typhonium giganteum containing dual-function nanofibers composed of poly(butylene carbonate), polylactic acid, and graphene oxide (PBC/PLA/GO) were successfully fabricated by electrospinning. …”
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Cracking Driving Force at the Tip of SCC under Heterogeneous Material Mechanics Model of Safe-End Dissimilar Metal-Welded Joints in PWR by Yuman Sun, He Xue, Kuan Zhao, Yubiao Zhang, Youjun Zhao, Weiming Yan, Rehmat Bashir

“…The complicated driving force at the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) tip of the safe-end dissimilar metal-welded joints (DMWJs) in the pressurized water reactor (PWR) is mainly caused by the heterogeneous material mechanical properties. …”
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Microstructural evolution, thermal stability and nanoindentation behaviour of (MgAl)70Zn20(BiSn)10 light weight high entropy alloy by Henil Thakkar, Sai Sri Harsha G．V, Renuga Devi K, Sreekanth Dondapati

“…This study investigates the mechanical, microstructural and corrosion behaviour of the (MgAl)70Zn20(BiSn)10 (at.%) high-entropy alloy. …”
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Quality assessment of treated wastewater to be reused in agriculture by M.H. Rahimi, N. Kalantari, M. Sharifidoost, M. Kazemi

“…The results showed that some parameters such as turbidity, total suspended solids, electrical conductivity, sodium, detergents, total coliform and focal coliform, ammonium, residual sodium carbonate, the Kelly’s Ratio and the Wilcox diagram were exceeding the permissible limit and are not suitable for agriculture and irrigation. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of New Heterocyclic Liquid Crystals by D. Srividhya, S. Manjunathan, S. Thirumaran

“…In these liquid crystals the methylene chain length at non polar end was varied from six to ten carbons to investigate the association properties of non polar chain on the melt. …”
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Electrochemical behavior of AgCu50 in alkaline media in the presence of chlorides and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole by Grekulović V., Rajčić-Vujasinović M., Mitovski A.

“…Micrographs confirmed that 2-mercaptobenzothiazole has got the inhibitory effect by forming the film of CuMBT and AgMBT which protect the electrode surface from corrosion. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. …”
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Tuning Wetting Properties Through Surface Geometry in the Cassie–Baxter State by Talya Scheff, Florence Acha, Nathalia Diaz Armas, Joey L. Mead, Jinde Zhang

“…Superhydrophobic coatings are beneficial for applications like self-cleaning, anti-corrosion, and drag reduction. In this study, we investigated the impact of surface geometry on the static, dynamic, and sliding contact angles in the Cassie–Baxter state. …”
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