Studies on the Photoinduced Interaction between Zn(II) Porphyrin and Colloidal TiO2 by Heyong Huang, Jiahong Zhou, Yan Zhou, Yanhuai Zhou, Yuying Feng

“…The fluorescence emission of ZnPP was quenched by colloidal TiO2 upon excitation of its absorption band. The quenching rate constant (kq) is 1.24×1011 M−1 s−1. …”
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3D Fiber-Based Frame Element with Multiaxial Stress Interaction for RC Structures by Alexander Kagermanov, Paola Ceresa

“…The formulation was implemented into a force-based beam-column element and verified against monotonic and cyclic tests of reinforced concrete columns in biaxial bending, beams in combined flexure-torsion, and flexure-torsion-shear.…”
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Electrochemical Study of Anodized Titanium in Phosphoric Acid by M. Khadiri, M. Elyaagoubi, R. Idouhli, Y. Koumya, O. Zakir, J. Benzakour, A. Benyaich, A. Abouelfida, A. Outzourhit

“…Also, it is found that the flat-band potential increases with increasing treatment potential.…”
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High-Transmittance Subwavelength Metal Grating with Relief Structure Composed of Multiple Steps by Zhongfei Wang, Dawei Zhang, Qi Wang, Banglian Xu, Qingyong Tang, Yuanshen Huang, Songlin Zhuang

“…A new kind of subwavelength metal grating with relief structure is designed and analyzed, in which the shape of the grating lines is no longer a single rectangle, but a relief structure with multiple steps. …”
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Vibrational Modal Frequencies and Shapes of Two-Span Continuous Timber Flooring Systems by Binsheng Zhang, Tony Kilpatrick

“…Based on classic vibrational bending theory on beams, this paper provides comprehensive analytical formulae for dynamic characteristics of two equal span continuous timber flooring systems, including frequency equations, modal frequencies, and modal shapes. …”
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Influence of Radial Deformation on Stress of Flexspline and Meshing Characteristic of Harmonic Reducer by Zhang Liyong, Liu Xinmeng, Wang Changlu, Wei Leyu, Qiao Xuetao, Wang Ruifeng

“…The results show that the radial deformation has significant influence on the meshing track,the radial deformation of the flexspline,the tangential deformation,the rotation angle in normal direction,the bending stress and the tangential stress of the flexspline. …”
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Design of Multilevel Sequential Rotation Feeding Networks Used for Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Arrays by Aixin Chen, Chuo Yang, Zhizhang Chen, Yanjun Zhang, Yingyi He

“…By using corner-truncated square patch as the array element and adopting appropriate level of sequential rotation series-parallel feeding structures as feeding networks, microstrip arrays can generate excellent circular polarization (CP) over a relatively wide frequency band. They can find wide applications in phased array radar and satellite communication systems.…”
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Effect of EDTA on the Growth Kinetics and Structural and Optical Properties of KDP Crystal by Anisur Rahman, Jiban Podder

“…FTIR analysis has been carried out to characterize the grown crystals. Band gap has been calculated from transmission spectra.…”
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Crack tip field in circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) in tension affected by loss of axial symmetry by J. Toribio, B. González, J.C. Matos

“…From a certain value of the misalignment a bending effect appears, so that the crack remains closed in the area near the point of lower depth.…”
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On the Responses of Braced Diaphragm Wall Supporting Deep Excavation Subjected to Asymmetric Surcharge Loads by Recep Akan

“…As cities grow, so does the need for housing and transportation infrastructure, necessitating deep excavations. …”
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Low-Profile Folded-Coupling Planar Inverted-F Antenna for 2.4/5 GHz WLAN Communications by Hung-Yu Li, Chun-Cheng Lin, Tsai-Ku Lin, Chih-Yu Huang

“…A dual-band folded-coupling planar inverted-F antenna (FC-PIFA) is presented in this paper. …”
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Fatigue life prediction of pedicle screw for spinal surgery by Š. Major, V. Kocour, P. Cyrus

“…These changes often lead to further bending load in the thread. Hollow screws studied in this work show higher fatigue resistance than other types of implants.…”
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Machine-learning approach to understanding ultrafast carrier dynamics in the three-dimensional Brillouin zone of PtBi_{2} by Paulina Majchrzak, Charlotte Sanders, Yu Zhang, Andrii Kuibarov, Oleksandr Suvorov, Emma Springate, Iryna Kovalchuk, Saicharan Aswartham, Grigory Shipunov, Bernd Büchner, Alexander Yaresko, Sergey Borisenko, Philip Hofmann

“…Using the ability to change the probe photon energy over a wide range, we identify the predicted Weyl points in the unoccupied three-dimensional band structure and we discuss the effect of k_{⊥} broadening in the normally unoccupied states. …”
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STUDY ON DUCTILE FRACTURE CRITERION PARAMETERS OF HIGH STRENGTH DUPLEX STEEL PLATE by MA ChunHui, ZHANG DianPing, GONG ZeFei, LIU XingFeng, SONG Hui, LI Di

“…In order to verify the universality and accuracy of the criterion in predicting the fracture failure of high-strength steel under different stress triaxiality, through shear, tension bending, bulging test and numerical simulation. The results show that the ductile fracture criterion can better predict the fracture failure of different advanced high strength steels.…”
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Wideband Circularly Polarized Spidron Fractal Slot Antenna with an Embedded Patch by Amir Altaf, Youngoo Yang, Kang-Yoon Lee, Keum Cheol Hwang

“…A wide 3 dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidth of 28.81% (3.09–4.13 GHz) is obtained by merging the CP bands of the Spidron fractal slot and patch antennas. …”
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STUDY ON AE SIGNALS OF OXYGEN FREE COPPER SCRATCHING WITH SINGLE DIAMOND ABRASIVE GRIT by WU HaiYong, HUANG Hui

“…The main frequency of single diamond grit scratching on oxygen free copper is dominant on the frequency band of 0-170 kH z. The main frequency value of the power spectrum decreases with the increasing of scratch depths.…”
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Layerwise generalized formulation solved via a boundary discontinuous method for multilayered structures. Part 1: Plates by Laureano Ronaldo Walter, Mantari José Luis

“…This article presents for the very first time a layerwise bending analytical solution for cross-ply laminated composite plates with clamped boundary conditions at all edges. …”
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Design of a Narrow Bandwidth Bandpass Filter Using Compact Spiral Resonator with Chirality by Weiping Li, Zongxi Tang, Xin Cao

“…For miniaturization, a pair of double negative (DNG) cells consisting of quasi-planar chiral resonators are cascaded and electrically loaded to a microstrip transmission line; short ended stubs are introduced to expand upper rejection band. …”
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Manufacturing and Evaluation of Mechanical, Morphological, and Thermal Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Reinforced Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Nanocomposites by Tomasz Rydzkowski, Kazimierz Reszka, Mieczysław Szczypiński, Michał Marek Szczypiński, Elżbieta Kopczyńska, Vijay Kumar Thakur

“…In this work, we focus on the study of the impact of compressive stress, tensile strength, bending strength, thermal conductivity ratio (λ), and water absorption of expanded polystyrene (EPS) reinforced with reduced graphene oxide and graphite. …”
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Successful Treatment of Hemifacial Myokymia and Dystonia Associated to Linear Scleroderma “En Coup de Sabre” with Repeated Botox Injections by Carlos A. Cañas, Jorge L. Orozco, Andrea Caicedo Paredes, Fabio Bonilla-Abadía

“…Linear scleroderma “en coup de sabre” (LSCS) is a form of localized scleroderma presents as band-like sclerotic lesions of the frontoparietal area. …”
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