Influence of Fiber Type on Low-Temperature Fracture Performance of Presawed Asphalt Mixture Beams by Jinrong Wu, Rongbao Hong, Chenbin Gu

“…In order to improve the durability of asphalt pavement, low-temperature fracture performance of AC-13 asphalt mixture with different fiber types were studied by three-point bending fracture test under different temperatures and presawed positions. …”
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A Hybrid Chatter Detection Method Based on WPD, SSA, and SVM-PSO by Erhua Wang, Peng Yan, Jie Liu

“…As a kind of self-excited vibrations, chatter vibration is extremely common in end milling, especially in high-speed cutting processes. …”
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Printed Wide-Slot Antenna Design with Bandwidth and Gain Enhancement on Low-Cost Substrate by M. Samsuzzaman, M. T. Islam, J. S. Mandeep, N. Misran

“…The average gain is also increased, which is about 4.17 dBi with a stable radiation pattern in the entire operating band. Moreover, radiation efficiency, input impedance, current distribution, axial ratio, and parametric studies of S11 for different design parameters are also investigated using the finite element method-based simulation software HFSS.…”
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Multiple Marginal Tissue Recession Treated with a Simplified Lateral Sliding Flap Technique by Fernando Salimon Ribeiro, Juliana Aparecida Najarro Dearo de Morais-Camillo, José Marcos Alves Fernandes, Juliana Rico Pires, Elizangela Partata Zuza, Ana Emília Farias Pontes

“…After surgery on teeth #23 to #25, total root coverage, decreased dentin sensitivity, and increased keratinized tissue band and gingival thickness were achieved. In the present case, modified Nelson technique proved to be a more simple procedure for the treatment of multiple recessions in one session, resulting in adequate healing, predictable root coverage, and, more importantly, esthetic and functional success.…”
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Optical Properties of Er3+-Doped CdIn2O4 and CdIn2O4 Crystals by Tae Hwan Bang, Jong Wuk Kang, Jin Jeong

“…The optical absorption spectra obtained near the fundamental absorption edge showed that these compounds have a direct energy band gap. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of CdIn2O4:Er3+ acquired in the wavelength range of 630–700 nm at 294 K showed peaks in the region of 651–686 nm and eight sharp emission peaks due to the Er3+ ions. …”
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On Generalized Additive Models for Representation of Solar EUV Irradiance by Daniel A. Brandt, Erick F. Vega, Aaron J. Ridley

“…Abstract In the context of space weather forecasting, solar EUV irradiance specification is needed on multiple time scales, with associated uncertainty quantification for determining the accuracy of downstream parameters. …”
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Recycling e-waste into gold-loaded covalent organic framework catalysts for terminal alkyne carboxylation by Amin Zadehnazari, Florian Auras, Ataf Ali Altaf, Amin Zarei, Ahmadreza Khosropour, Saeed Amirjalayer, Alireza Abbaspourrad

“…These covalent organic frameworks have low band gaps and high photocurrent responses. TTF-COF has an adsorption capacity toward aqueous Au(III) of 2440 mg g–1, and TPE-COF’s Au(III) adsorption capacity is 1639 mg g–1. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Response of Biomedical 316L Stainless Steel as Function of Strain Rate and Temperature by Woei-Shyan Lee, Tao-Hsing Chen, Chi-Feng Lin, Wen-Zhen Luo

“…Optical microscopy analyses reveal that the number of slip bands within the grains increases with an increasing strain rate. …”
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Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol by Sirajul Haq, Aqsa Waheed Raja, Sadiq Ur Rehman, Amine Mezni, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Muhammad Imran Shahzad, Wajid Rehman, Nadia Shahzad, Muhammad Waseem, Pervaiz Ahmad

“…By using diffuse reflectance data (DRS), band gap energy calculated via Tauc plot was 3.23 eV. …”
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A Roller Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on LCD Energy Entropy and ACROA-SVM by HungLinh Ao, Junsheng Cheng, Kenli Li, Tung Khac Truong

“…The analysis of roller bearing signals with inner-race and outer-race faults shows that the diagnostic approach based on the ACROA-SVM and using LCD to extract the energy levels of the various frequency bands as features can identify roller bearing fault patterns accurately and effectively. …”
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Mesh Stiffness Modelling and Dynamic Response Analysis of Spur Gear Pair with Assembly Error and Tooth Surface Friction by Nie Li, Xu Zhiliang, Xu Huachao

“…A 6-degree-of-freedom bending-torsional coupling vibration model of spur gears was established based on the lumped mass method. …”
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Improvement of the Method of Calculating Plates for Punching by N. N. Trekin, V. V. Krylov, K. R. Andrian

“…Along the interface line of the plate with a rectangular (square) column, supporting bending moments act in two orthogonal directions. …”
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Numerical Analysis for U-Shaped Thin-Walled Structure Reinforced Timber Beam Based on Thin-Layer Beam Theory by Hui Liu, Jun Hu, Guohui Li, Guangying Mo

“…This paper presents a theoretical model, taking into account the shear deformation subjected to the influence of U-shaped member by geometric parameters as flange height based on thin-layer beam theory, to analyze the structural bending behavior of U-shaped member reinforced timber composite beams, and the feasible design forms of U-section have been pointed out. …”
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Dynamic Analysis on the Transmission Gear System of the Cutter Head Main Drive of Large Shield Machines by Deng Shuzhi, Xu Lixin, Du Zhengzhu, Long Bin, Su Cuixia

“…Aiming at the transmission gear system of the head main drive of large shield machines with a diameter of 16 m and in order to explore the dynamic characteristics of the multiple sources parallel drive transmission gear system (including 16 groups of power sources) under real driving conditions, an equivalent dynamic model of 68 DOF bending-torsional coupling of the main drive gear system of the large scale shield machine is established using the lumped parameter method. …”
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Design of a Compact UWB MIMO Antenna without Decoupling Structure by Yanjie Wu, Kang Ding, Bing Zhang, Jianfeng Li, Duolong Wu, Kun Wang

“…The parasitic resonance introduced by the ground stub helps to extend the impedance bandwidth of monopole antenna at the upper UWB band. Commonly used complex decoupling or coupling structures are eliminated that endow the proposed antenna minimized foot print, which is preferred in mobile handset. …”
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Experimental and analytical investigations of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by different CFRP sheet schemes by Khaled Fawzy, Hilal Hassan, M. Madqour

“…The number of layers, strengthening scheme (side and U-shape bonding) and reinforcement ratio are the major parameters of the experimental study. …”
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Leftover bandwidth-aware peer selection algorithm for inter-datacenter content distribution by Yong-feng HUANG, Yong-qiang DONG, Shan-feng ZHANG, Guo-xin WU

“…Due to the fact that leftover bandwidth appears during non-overlapping time intervals, an approach of using such bandwidth to distribute delay tolerant data was proposed, and then a distributs and scalable leftover band-width-aware peer selection algorithm named LBAPS was designed. …”
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Research on inter-core crosstalk characteristics of real multi-core fibers with multi-core excitation by Lian XIANG, Hongfeng PAN, Shulin JIN, Weidong SHAO

“…Based on the coupled power theory, the characteristics of optical power and inter-core crosstalk (ICXT) were studied in real multi-core fibers (MCF) with multi-core excitation.According to the simplified coupled power equation of 7-core fiber, the analytical expressions of optical signal power and ICXT in each fiber core were deduced under three multi-core excitation conditions.Simulation results show that, after long-distance transmission, the optical power of each core would converge to a fixed value and reach a dynamic equilibrium state, and its convergence distance decreased exponentially with the increase of bending radius and gradually tended to a fixed value.In addition, in order to study the relationship between multi-core excitation and single-core excitation, the analytical expressions of the power and ICXT in coupled cores were deduced under simultaneous excitation and separate excitation of multi-core.Research shows that the contribution of multi-core excitations to the ICXT of coupled core is irrelevant, and the ICXT of multi-core excitation is equivalent to the sum of the ICXT obtained by the excitation of the cores separately.…”
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Li+ diffusion in crystalline lithium silicides: influence of intrinsic point defects by Christoph Kirsch, Christian Dreßler, Daniel Sebastiani

“…Here, Li diffusion in Li _1 Si _1 , Li _12 Si _7 , Li _13 Si _4 and Li _15 Si _4 is extensively studied by means of ab initio molecular dynamics simulations and nudged elastic band calculations considering various intrinsic point defects. …”
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Artificial neural networks and remote sensing in the analysis of the highly variable Pampean shallow lakes by Graciela Canziani, Rosana Ferrati, Claudia Marinelli, Federico Dukatz

“…The analysis oftheir optic properties through the spectral signatures obtained fromsatellite images allows us to infer the trophic state of the shallow lakesand generate a real time tool for studying the dynamics of shallow lakes.Field data (chlorophyll-a, total solids, and Secchi disk depth) allow us todefine levels of turbidity and to characterize the shallow lakes understudy. Using bands 2 and 4 of LandSat 5 TM and LandSat 7 ETM+ images andconstructing adequate artificial neural network models (ANN), aclassification of shallow lakes according to their turbidity is obtained.ANN models are also used to determine chlorophyll-a and total suspendedsolids concentrations from satellite image data. …”
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