Comparison of Different Irrigants in the Removal of Endotoxins and Cultivable Microorganisms from Infected Root Canals by Marcia Carneiro Valera, Flávia Goulart da Rosa Cardoso, Adriana Chung, Ana Cláudia Carvalho Xavier, Mariana Diehl Figueiredo, Frederico Canato Martinho, Renato Miotto Palo

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The Dynamic Properties of Historic Timber-Framed Masonry Structures in Bursa, Turkey by M. Bilal Bağbancı, Özlem Köprülü Bağbancı

“…The physical, mechanical, and dynamic parameters such as density, specific gravity, porosity, elastic modulus, frequencies, mode shapes, and damping ratios of the studied structures were investigated and the results were comparatively discussed. …”
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Research Progress on the Role of Inflammasomes in Kidney Disease by Kun Chi, Xiaodong Geng, Chao Liu, GuangYan Cai, Quan Hong

“…Inflammasomes are assembled by sensing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and initiate inflammatory responses by activating caspase-1. …”
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Influence of Solar Wind High‐Speed Streams on the Brazilian Low‐Latitude Ionosphere During the Descending Phase of Solar Cycle 24 by S. P. Moraes‐Santos, C. M. N. Cândido, F. Becker‐Guedes, B. Nava, V. Klausner, C. Borries, F. S. Chingarandi, T. O. Osanyin

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Comparison of Biofilm and Attachment Mechanisms of a Phytopathological and Clinical Isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae Subsp. pneumoniae by Adriana Marcia Nicolau Korres, Gloria Maria de Farias V. Aquije, David S. Buss, Jose Aires Ventura, Patricia Machado Bueno Fernandes, Antonio Alberto Ribeiro Fernandes

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First Report of Aprostocetus asthenogmus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in South America and Parasitizing Eggs of Triatominae Vectors of Chagas Disease by Claudiney Biral dos Santos, Marcelo Teixeira Tavares, Gustavo Rocha Leite, Adelson Luiz Ferreira, Leonardo de Souza Rocha, Aloísio Falqueto

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Design of a Nonlinear Controller for a Rigid-Flexible Satellite Using Multi-Objective Generalized Extremal Optimization with Real Codification by I. Mainenti-Lopes, L.C.G. Souza, F.L. De Sousa

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A guided approach for cross-view geolocalization estimation with land cover semantic segmentation by Nathan A.Z. Xavier, Elcio H. Shiguemori, Marcos R.O.A. Maximo, Mubarak Shah

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Characterization of a Complex Mixture of Immunomodulator Peptides Obtained from Autologous Urine by Alberto Fragoso, Mérida Pedraza-Jiménez, Laura Espinoza-González, María Luisa Ceja-Mendoza, Hugo Sánchez-Mercado, Gloria Robles-Pérez, Julio Granados, Emilio Medina-Rivero

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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of the Cutting Process of a Nonextensible Composite Boring Bar by Bole Ma, Yongsheng Ren

“…Meanwhile, the chatter stability in the milling process can be significantly enhanced by increasing the structural damping. The peak of the primary resonance curve is bent toward the right side. …”
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Modal Parameter Identification Based on Hilbert Vibration Decomposition in Vibration Stability of Bridge Structures by Yingzhi Xia, Hui Li, Zhezhe Fan, Jiyong Xiao

“…An output-only modal parameter identification technique based on Hilbert Vibration Decomposition (HVD) is developed herein for structural modal parameter identification to (1) obtain the Free Decay Response (FDR) of a structure through free vibration or ambient vibration tests, (2) decompose the FDR into modal responses using HVD, and (3) calculate the instantaneous frequencies and instantaneous damping ratios of the modal responses to obtain the modal frequencies and modal damping ratios. …”
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Shaking Table Experiment and Energy Analysis of a New Rebar Isolation Pier by Yifu Xiao, Shouping Shang, Zhen Wang

“…In order to study the damping effect of asphalt ointment, two different isolation piers (filled and unfilled with asphalt ointment) were included. …”
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Constant Ductility Site-Specific Yield Point Spectra for Seismic Design by Duofa Ji, Weiping Wen, Changhai Zhai

“…The results indicate that compared with the effects of the damping ratio, the effects of the postyield stiffness ratio and P-delta effect on YPS are more profound. …”
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Evaluation of the Autoparametric Pendulum Vibration Absorber for a Duffing System by Benjamın Vazquez-Gonzalez, Gerardo Silva-Navarro

“…In this work we study the frequency and dynamic response of a damped Duffing system attached to a parametrically excited pendulum vibration absorber. …”
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Nonlinear system optimization of cutting tools with dynamic vibration absorbers in deep hole boring: A stability analysis by Lie Li, Yuchen Ren, Zikai Shen, Junna Lu, Linhai Tong

“…The impact of nonlinear parameters associated with the damping and stiffness of the absorbers on the vibration characteristics of boring bars is thoroughly examined. …”
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Effect of SSI on Vibration Control of Structures with Tuned Vibration Absorbers by Said Elias

“…The equations of motion for nonclassically damped systems are derived and solved using Newmark’s method. …”
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Influence of Varnish on Bearing Performance and Vibration of Rotating Machinery by Chu Zhang, Jian-Gang Yang, Shi Liu, Qing-Shui Gao, Yi Yang

“…However, system stability is improved due to the increased bearing damping coefficients.…”
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Mechanism Analysis and Parameter Optimization of Mega-Sub-Isolation System by Xiangxiu Li, Ping Tan, Xiaojun Li, Aiwen Liu

“…The locations of the isolated substructures have little influence on the optimal frequency ratio but have great influence on the optimal damping ratio, while the number of isolated substructures shows great impact on both the optimal frequency ratio and damping ratio. …”
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REAL-TIME KERNEL FUNCTION SYNTHESIS FOR SOFTWAREDEFINED RADIO AND PHASE-FREQUENCY MEASURING DIGITAL SYSTEMS by I. E. Tarasov, D. S. Potekhin

“…An analysis performed in the article allows calculating a set of integration limits and corresponding damping coefficients for Gaussian modulating function. …”
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Research on the Vibration Characteristics of a Compounded Periodic Strut Used for Helicopter Cabin Noise Reduction by Yang Lu, Fengjiao Wang, Xunjun Ma

“…A theoretical model of the strut is firstly established, with particular emphasis on correlating the passband and stop band behaviors with the damping and a series of boundary conditions. Then, through simulations, it is shown that both the damping and boundary conditions have significant influences on the stop band, including the beginning and end frequencies and attenuation effects. …”
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