Characterizing Heterogeneity in Drivers’ Merging Maneuvers Using Two-Step Cluster Analysis by Gen Li, Lu Sun

“…The proposed method can automatically identify the heterogeneity in merging drivers and the results obtained in this paper can be used to enhance the accuracy of the merge behavior models in microscopic simulation software.…”
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The Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Change of the Thermal Conductivity of Expanded Polystyrene at Different Temperatures and Densities by Battal Doğan, Hüsamettin Tan

“…The numerical study has three stages as the acquisition of electron microscope images (SEM) of expanded polystyrene blocks, modeling of internal structure geometry with CAD program, and realization of solutions with a finite element-based ANSYS program. …”
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Valorization of Waste Cooking Oil into Biodiesel via Bacillus stratosphericus Lipase Amine-Functionalized Mesoporous SBA-15 Nanobiocatalyst by Abdallah R. Ismail, Hamdy Kashtoh, Mohamed A. Betiha, Salem A. Abu Amr, Kwang-Hyun Baek, Nour Sh. El-Gendy

“…High-resolution X-ray diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption, field-emission scanning electron, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopic analyses proved the successful SBA-15 functionalization and enzyme immobilization. …”
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Experimental and Statistical Study on Wellbore Scaling Mechanisms and Characteristics for Huanjiang Oilfield by Na Zhang, Xicheng Wang, Jianmin Zhang, Xiaopeng He, Shaofei Kang, Jingyang Pu, Shuhang Fan, Xu Li

“…Ion chromatography (IC) was used to test the composition of 100 water samples, and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were utilized to analyze the composition of 120 wellbore scale samples that were collected from the Huanjiang oilfield. …”
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Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation: A Review on Influencing Factors and Applications by Junhui Zhang, Xiuzhi Shi, Xin Chen, Xiaofeng Huo, Zhi Yu

“…The comprehensive analysis and optimization strategy on MICP industrial implementation should account for micro- and macro-scale effects: the type of bacteria, the concentration of bacteria and cementation solutions, ambient temperature, pH value, and other factors directly affect the crystallization type, morphology, and size of calcium carbonate from the microscopic standpoint, while the macro-scale factors control the rock and soil mineralization. …”
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Optimization of Highly Porous Mannitol Preparation using Ammonium bicarbonate and Citric acid as Templating Agents with Spray Drying Technique by Nindya Kusumorini, Adhyatmika

“…The scanning electron microscope (SEM) results are consistent with the surface area measurement results using the Surface Area Analyzer (SAA). …”
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Data-Driven Approach for Modeling the Nonlane-Based Mixed Traffic Conditions by Narayana Raju, Shriniwas S. Arkatkar, Said Easa, Gaurang Joshi

“…The performance of the algorithms is evaluated both at the microscopic and macroscopic levels using relevant traffic indicators. …”
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Characteristics and analysis of PM2.5 particles in a light-polluted atmosphere in winter by Feng Hu, Xinglei Wang, Qi Li

“…Abstract To study the micro-morphological characteristics of PM2.5 and its effect on ambient air quality, a 7500F scanning electron microscope (SEM) was utilized in this study to examine the micromorphology and elemental composition of PM2.5 and its impact on ambient air quality during heavily polluted weather in Yining City in the winter of 2018–2019. …”
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Probing levitodynamics with multi-stochastic forces and the simple applications on the dark matter detection in optical levitation experiment by Xi Cheng, Ji-Heng Guo, Wenyu Wang, Bin Zhu

“…While the dark damping coefficient is suppressed by the mass of the levitated particle, scattering can be coherently enhanced based on the amount of the component microscopic particle, the nucleus form factor, and the static structure factor. …”
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Effects of residual stresses on interlaminar radial strength of Glass-Epoxy L-bend composite laminates by M. A. Umarfarooq, P. S. Shivakumar Gouda, K. N. Bharath, G. B. Veereshkumar�, N. R. Banapurmath, Abhilash Edacherian

“…The delaminated surfaces of L-bend laminates are studied using a scanning electronic microscope (SEM). The enhancement in the critical stress due to post-curing can be attributed to the improved fiber-matrix interfacial bonding with higher curing temperature.…”
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Post-Heat Treatment and Mechanical Assessment of Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofiber Sheet Fabricated by Electrospinning Technique by Mahir Es-saheb, Ahmed Elzatahry

“…The morphology, microstructures, and thermal degradation of the nanofibers sheets produced were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Local time statistics and permeable barrier crossing: From Poisson to birth-death diffusion equations by Toby Kay, Luca Giuggioli

“…We bridge this gap by developing a microscopic representation of Brownian motion in the presence of permeable barriers that allows us to treat barriers with constant asymmetric permeabilities. …”
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Fractographic characterization of Al2O3p particulates reinforced Al2014 alloy composites subjected to tensile loading by V. Bharath, V. Auradi, Madeva Nagaral

“…Al2014-9, 12 and 15 weight proportion of Al2O3p composites mechanical behavior is determined in line with ASTM standards. Electron microscopic images showed that alumina (Al2O3p) particles are dispersed uniformly within the Al2014 composite matrix. …”
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A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempuncta... by Duncan Bell, Lewis Woolnough, David Mortimore, Nick Corps, Diana M. Hudson, Mark K. Greco

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Synchrotron 3D characterization of arrested fatigue cracks initiated from small tilted notches in steel by P. Lorenzino, J.-Y. Buffiere, S. Okazaki, H. Matsunaga, Y. Murakami, H. Matsunaga

“…The values of surface crack length measured by tomography are the same as those obtained by optical microscope measurements. The area values present the same tendency as the surface length of NPC, i.e. larger non-propagating cracks areas were observed in the softer steel. …”
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Interlaminar Shear, Bending, and Water Retention Behavior of Nano-SiO2 Filler-Incorporated Dharbai/Glass Fiber-Based Hybrid Composites under Cryogenic Environment by L. Natrayan, T. Sathish, S. Baskara Sethupathy, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, G. Velmurugan, Hunde Hailu

“…The broken composite specimen was studied using a scanning electron microscope. Water retention studies have been conducted under two distinct liquid solutions: tab or regular water and seawater. …”
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Detection of Helicobacter suis bacteria in pigs of different age groups by F. M. Nurgaliev

“…The study determined the dependence of pathomorphological changes in the gastric mucosa of pigs on the detection of H. suis in microscopic and biochemical tests as well as in PCR. …”
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Investigations on the blood parasites and their ineidence in cattle in elazığ region by Nazir DUMANL, Edip ÖZER

“…<p> All smears were microscopically examined after fixing with methyl alcohol and staining with giemza.…”
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AN APPROACH TO CELL NUCLEI COUNTING IN HISTOLOGICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS by M. M. Lukashevich, V. V. Starovoitov

“…In this connection, the procedure of automatical count the number of cell nuclei is a key step in the systems of medical imaging microscopic analysis of histological preparations. The main aim of our work was to develop an efficient scheme of automatic counting cell nuclei based on advanced image processing methods: directional filtering, adaptive image binarization and mathematical morphology. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Oxidative Stress Responses of Imidacloprid and Glyphosate in Human Prostate Epithelial WPM-Y.1 Cell Line by Khaled Y. Abdel-Halim, Safaa R. Osman

“…Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) investigation showed significant defects in the cells following pesticide treatments for 24 h. …”
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