Sensitivity and Resolution Capacity of Electrode Configurations by Cyril Chibueze Okpoli

“…Therefore, the reduction of anomaly effects and damping factor due to signal to noise ratio result in better spatial resolution image, thus enhancing its usage in environmental and engineering research.…”
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Effective Semiactive Base Isolation System under Multiple Earthquakes by Mohtasham Mohebbi, Hamed Dadkhah

“…A method is proposed to design an effective semiactive control system composed of a linear low damping base isolation and a supplemental magnetorheological (MR) damper when the structure subjected to multiple earthquakes. …”
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A Study on the Dynamic Behaviour of Lightweight Gears by Shadi Shweiki, Antonio Palermo, Domenico Mundo

“…A one-Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) model of a mechanical oscillator with clearance-type nonlinearity and linear viscous damping is used to perform the investigations. One-dimensional (1D) gear pair models aim at studying the torsional gear vibrations around the rotational axes and can be used to simulate either gear whine or gear rattle phenomena. …”
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Stabilization of a nonlinear Euler-Bernoulli viscoelastic beam subjected to a neutral delay by Lakehal Ibrahim, Benterki Djamila, Zennir Khaled

“…An approach is implemented in this article to analyze the decay rate of nonlinear beams according to the Euler–Bernoulli equation in the context of rheological viscoelastic damping deformations taking into account the neutral type delay. …”
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Parameter Identification of Composite Materials Based on Spectral Model by Using Model Updating Method by Rui Sun, Ricardo Perera, Enrique Sevillano, Jintao Gu

“…A model updating approach based on a spectral element model and solved with a particle swarm optimization (PSO) method is proposed to identify the vibration-damping properties of composite materials. In comparison with conventional finite element model updating, a composite beam is modeled in a unified way by using a spectral approach whose computational cost is significantly reduced due to its simplicity. …”
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CubeSat’s Deployable Solar Panel with Viscoelastic Multilayered Stiffener for Launch Vibration Attenuation by Shankar Bhattarai, Hongrae Kim, Hyun-Ung Oh

“…A CubeSat’s deployable solar panel proposed in this study is effective to guarantee the structural safety of solar cells by attenuating launch loads owing to the superior damping characteristic achieved by a multilayered stiffener with viscoelastic acrylic tapes. …”
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A Time-Domain Boundary Element Method for Wave Diffraction in a Two-Layer Fluid by Ying Gou, Xin-jia Chen, Teng Bin

“…For the internal-wave mode, through the definition of a new function respected to velocity potentials of upper and lower fluid on the interface by using matching condition, a single set of linear equations is set up to compute the time histories of wave forces and wave profiles by using a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. An artificial damping layer is adopted both on the free surface and interface to avoid the wave reflection. …”
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Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs by Bo Wang, Wensheng Wang, Xiaodan Cui, Xiaoxiong Liu

“…In order to solve the problem of environmental disturbance and small heading damping, the inner loop adopts the adaptive back-stepping control method. …”
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On Antiresonance in the Forced Response of Mistuned Bladed Disks by Keith Jones, Charles Cross

“…Pole-zero loci of mistuned bladed disks show that increased maximum blade response is often due to the damping of antiresonant frequencies. An important conclusion is that antiresonant frequencies can be arranged such that a mistuned bladed disk has a lower maximum blade response than a tuned bladed disk.…”
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Obtaining shape memory alloy thin layer using PLD technique by Cimpoeşu N., Stanciu S., Vizureanu P., Cimpoeşu R., Achiţei Cristian D., Ioniţă I.

“…The material was analyzed in heat treated and deformed states using scanning electrons microscopy (SEM), dilatometry (DIL), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) and energy dispersive X-ray analyze (EDAX) to establish the material microstructure, memory properties like martensitic transformation domain and rate or damping capacity. The material exhibits a good shape memory effect and high internal friction and it is proposed as target in a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process for obtaining thin films. …”
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Direct anastomosis indwelling needle puncture: a rapid and safe transitional hemodialysis access for patients with renal failure by Chunyan Wu, Jianbo Qing, Xiaoping Wang, Yunmei Li, Xin Zhou, Junnan Wu

“…This study aims to explore the feasibility of using direct anastomosis indwelling needle puncture (DAINP) for temporary dialysis access.Methods Between March 2023 and March 2024, patients VAT were recruited at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine to undergo DAINP. …”
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Effects of Internal Pressure on Urban Water Supply Pipeline Leakage-Induced Soil Subsidence Mechanisms by Jingyu Cui, Fengyin Liu, Ruidi Chen, Shuangshuang Wang, Cheng Pu, Xu Zhao

“…Understanding the permeation and diffusion patterns of water in soil is crucial for deciphering the mechanisms underlying soil settlement and damage. Notably, the pressure within water supply pipes significantly influences the settlement and damage of the soil. …”
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Acute cerebral edema: a lethal neurological complication in a patient with COVID-19 infection. Case report and literature review by M. Puodžiūnaitė, R. Sadeckaitė, A. Čikotienė

“… Introduction. COVID-19 can damage the nervous system by direct viral damage to the neural cells or by immunopathology. …”
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Near-Fault Tilted Deformation of Buildings Associated with Coseismic Surface Ruptures in the Shenxigou Section, 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake, Eastern Tibet by Hao Xue, Hu Wang, Lin Deng, Kaijin Li, Jinlong Cai

“…The coseismic surface ruptures associated with large earthquakes contribute to severe damage to near-fault buildings through fault deformation. …”
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Pavement Potholes Quantification: A Study Based on 3D Point Cloud Analysis by Qingzhen Sun, Lei Qiao, Yibo Shen

“…Currently, the detection technology for road surface potholes, primarily focuses on the identification and segmentation, lacking the ability to quantitatively analyze the damage inflicted by road potholes. Therefore, this pa per proposes a method based on three-dimensional point clouds for the identification, segmentation, and reconstruction of road potholes, ultimately leading to the quantification of the damage volume. …”
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Enhancement of Lamb Wave Imaging Resolution by Step Pulse Excitation and Prewarping by Shangchen Fu, Lihua Shi, Yinghui Zhou, Zhikai Fu

“…For the purpose of improving the damage localization accuracy, a prewarping technology is combined with step pulse excitation and this method is used in Lamb wave imaging of plate structures with adjacent damages. …”
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Macrophage Plasticity and the Role of Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle Repair by Yacine Kharraz, Joana Guerra, Christopher J. Mann, Antonio L. Serrano, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

“…Effective repair of damaged tissues and organs requires the coordinated action of several cell types, including infiltrating inflammatory cells and resident cells. …”
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The Roles of UmuD in Regulating Mutagenesis by Jaylene N. Ollivierre, Jing Fang, Penny J. Beuning

“…All organisms are subject to DNA damage from both endogenous and environmental sources. …”
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On the thickness and layup dependence on failure mechanisms during unfolding of curved woven composites by R.D.R. Sitohang, S. Benou, L.L. Warnet, R. Akkerman

“…This study investigates the failure mechanisms of curved woven Glass/Polyphenylene sulfide (G/PPS) composites and characterizes the critical strains associated with the occurrence of damages during unfolding. Tensile-bending tests were carried out to study the damage development. …”
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Characterization of Contact-Type Defects in Mortar Using a Nonlinear Ultrasonic Method by Zhichao Nie, Kui Wang, Mingjie Zhao, Xiao Sun

“…The contact-type defects play an important role in material damage, which are hard to be detected. The traditional nonlinear parameter β used to evaluate the micro damage in material is derived from the classical stress-strain relation, which is more suitable for the anharmonicity of crystal rather than the contact-type defects. …”
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