Effect of Low-Stress Fatigue on the Off-Crack-Plane Fracture Energy in Engineered Cementitious Composites by Longlong Liu, Shuling Gao, Jianda Xin, Dahai Huang

“…This paper presented an experimental study on the flexural properties of engineered cementitious composites (ECCs). The bending fatigue damage, residual deformation, and damage characteristics were investigated after a certain number of low stress levels in fatigue load. …”
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Investigations on Shaped Mirror Systems in Quasi-Optical Mode Converters Based on Irradiance Moments Method by Hai Wang, Zejian Lu, Xiaoming Liu, Junsheng Yu, Yuan Yao, Xiaodong Chen, Limei Qi, Zhijiao Chen

“…The double shaped mirrors correcting amplitude and phase simultaneously are generated by a single incidence irradiance sampling data and known ideal output FGB taking advantage of linear moment matching technique and Fresnel diffraction theory, which can be applied to a wide frequency range especially significant for terahertz band. The numerical coding procedure of creating double correcting mirrors and its fast convergence speed are discussed at 325 GHz. …”
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Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results by D. G. Hattingh, M. N. James, L. Susmel, R. Tovo

“…These specimens were tested under proportional and non-proportional tension and torsion, the effect of non-zero mean stresses being also investigated. …”
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Kreis in Verse: Robert Duncan and the Masters in Poetics Program at New College of California by Nicholas James Whittington

“…The paper plays on the aural cognates (to the ear most accustomed to English) of the German kreis and the French crise to show how this close circle of poets and scholars banded together to face the perceived crisis of professionalization and careerism represented by the explosive growth of the creative writing complex and the long devaluation of poetry as a vital form of knowledge.…”
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Modeling of Millimeter-Wave Modulation Characteristics of Semiconductor Lasers under Strong Optical Feedback by Ahmed Bakry

“…Continuous wave (CW) operation of the laser under strong OFB is required to achieve the photon-photon resonance in the mm-wave band. The simulated time-domain characteristics of modulation include the waveforms of the intensity and frequency chirp as well as the associated distortions of the modulated mm-wave signal. …”
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Reliability Analysis on Random Meshing Efficiency of Helical Gear based on Monte Carlo Method by Mingyong Hu, Yunbo Hu, Jinku Li, Wei Liu

“…Therefore，in the design and manufacture of helical gear transmission systems considering meshing efficiency，the contact strength and bending strength of helical gears can be improved by optimizing the normal modulus ，helix angle <italic>β</italic> and tooth width to reduce the impact on meshing efficiency.…”
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Adding Water to the Mill: Olmesartan-Induced Collagenous Sprue—A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Claudine Desruisseaux, Michaël Bensoussan, Etienne Désilets, Hanh-Khiem Tran, Robert Arcand, Germain Poirier, Andrew Wisniewski, Thibaut Manière

“…Collagenous sprue (CS) is a distinct clinicopathological disorder histologically defined by a thickened subepithelial band (Freeman, 2011). It is a rare condition which has been recently observed in a significant proportion of sprue-like enteropathy associated with olmesartan, a novel entity described by Rubio-Tapia et al. in 2012. …”
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Compact Antenna with Frequency Reconfigurability for GPS/LTE/WWAN Mobile Handset Applications by Lingsheng Yang, Biyu Cheng, Yongan Zhu, Yajie Li

“…The measured −6 dB impedance bandwidth of the presented antenna is 683–960 MHz and 1460–2820 MHz, which is able to cover the LTE700/GSM850/900 and GPS/DCS1800/PCS1900/UMTS2100/LTE2300/2500 bands. The antenna gain, radiation efficiency, and radiation patterns are also described in the paper.…”
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Special MISO-SAR and MIMO-SAR Modes for Bidirectional Imaging by Hai Jiang, Hongjun Song, Lei Guo, Wei Wang

“…To suppress mutual interference, the two subpulses are transmitted with different range-frequency bands, and their echoes are demodulated and recorded in different channels in the proposed MIMO-SAR. …”
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Photophysical characterization of chosen Ln(III) macromolecular complexes by Krzysztof Staninski, Stefan Lis

“…The conditional stability constants of the complexes were studied by monitoring the spectral changes of energy and intensity of Q bands of the porphyrin.…”
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Exploratory Field and Laboratory Investigation on the Use of Noncontact Digital Ski Sensor in the South Korea Expressway Network by In Bae Kim, Ki Hoon Moon, Augusto Cannone Falchetto

“…The development of thermal stress propagation was then examined using the bending beam rheometer on asphalt samples from the road. …”
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Broadband RCS Reduction of Antenna with AMC Using Gradually Concentric Ring Arrangement by Fuwei Wang, Yuhui Ren, Ke Li

“…The RCS of the antenna with GCRA-AMC has been considerably reduced in a broad frequency band. The largest RCS reduction is more than 17 dB.…”
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Exploring the electronic and magnetic properties of half-heusler alloy CoMnSb: implications for spintronics by Binay Limbu, Prem Sagar Dahal

“…The hybridization of the eg and t2g orbitals of the Co, Mn, and P-orbitals of the Sb are primarily responsible for the band gap. This indicates that these alloys hold great potential as functional materials for spintronics. …”
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Investigation of deformation of shell with waffle reinforcement during rolling and development of method for compensation of deviations forms by E. V. Krivonos

“…It is necessary, on the basis of computer analysis and existing theories, to determine the stresses in the waffle shell that cause internal deformations that result in a general shape error, and to derive patterns under which external influence on the geometry of the mold at the time of bending is possible. The proposed campaign will make it possible to determine auxiliary technological elements for setting standard rolling equipment for defective rolling of wafer shells of missile fuel tanks with various geometric versions of reinforcements. …”
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Doping of rare earth element: The effects in elevated physical and optical properties of ZnO by Uji Pratomo, Natasha Fransisca, Muchammad Dhuhri Adzani, Irkham Irkham, Allyn Pramudya Sulaeman, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Jacob Yan Mulyana, Indah Primadona

“…Zinc oxide (ZnO) serves as a highly adaptable semiconductor with a crucial role in various applications because of its crystal structure compatibility and significant band gap. Fabricating ZnO nanomaterials with tailored characteristics has become a prevalent and current focus. …”
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LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FRONT AXLE BASED ON SECONDARY OPTIMIZATION by MA ChaoFan, ZHAO LiHui, YANG ZhenYi, FENG JinZhi, ZHENG SongLin

“…A lightweight design method based on the idea of secondary optimization was proposed for a certain commercial vehicle front axle.The finite element model of the front axle was established and simulated.Combined with the fatigue endurance test,the true load of the front axle was investigated to verify the accuracy of the finite element model.The static tensile load and bending fatigue test of the real material of the front axle are taken as the light weight reference for obtaining the mechanical performance index of the front axle material after heat treatment.The overall model of the front axle is optimized and secondary optimization based on the mechanical model to ensure that the structure of the front axle meets the requirements of strength,stiffness and service life while achieving a lightweight design.The final total mass reduced 5.7 kg,to achieve the purpose of lightweight design.…”
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Growth of CZTS Thin Films by Cosputtering of Metal Targets and Sulfurization in H2S by N. Muhunthan, Om Pal Singh, Son Singh, V. N. Singh

“…In the present work, we report the results of the morphological, structural, optical, and electrical characterizations of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films, synthesized by sulfurizing magnetron cosputtered Cu2ZnSn thin films in ambient H2S. …”
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Mechanical and wear properties of pre-alloyed molybdenum P/M steels with nickel addition by Yamanoglu R., Karakulak E., Zeren M.

“…Microstructures and mechanical properties (bending strength, hardness and wear properties) of the sintered specimens were investigated in detail. …”
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Research of Parameterized Modeling and Finite Element Simulation of Locomotive Traction Gear by Xuan Liang, Ding Haichun, Lei Lei, Guan Tianmin, Li Zhenjun

“…The locomotive traction gear is the key component to power transmission and speed control of locomotive drive system,which plays a key role in locomotive running speed and Bearing torque. With the need of different locomotive design,the parameterized modeling of the traction gear can effectively reduce the development cycle. …”
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“Haciendo un freestyle con los qompas”: juegos verbales y recontextualización de géneros discursivos en el rap qom by Victoria Beiras del Carril, Paola Cúneo

“…The purpose of this paper is to analyze the bilingual Qom-Spanish verbal production of a “rap originario” band formed by Qom (Toba) indigenous youth, born in an urban neighborhood of Buenos Aires (Argentina). …”
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