Mechanical Behavior of Triaxial Geogrid Used for Reinforced Soil Structures by Jun Zhang, Wen-Zhao Cao, Yan-Jun Zhou

“…Then, more than 8 pullout tests were conducted on the triaxial geogrid specimens embedded in the compacted sand. The internal displacements along the geogrid length were monitored. …”
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Direct observation of chiral edge current at zero magnetic field in a magnetic topological insulator by Jinjiang Zhu, Yang Feng, Xiaodong Zhou, Yongchao Wang, Hongxu Yao, Zichen Lian, Weiyan Lin, Qiushi He, Yishi Lin, Youfang Wang, Yongqian Wang, Shuai Yang, Hao Li, Yang Wu, Chang Liu, Jing Wang, Jian Shen, Jinsong Zhang, Yayu Wang, Yihua Wang

“…The edge current chirality reverses with the magnetization of the bulk. Surprisingly, we find the edge channels coexist with finite bulk conduction even though the bulk chemical potential is in the band gap, suggesting their robustness under significant edge–bulk scattering. …”
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Position Optimization of Passive Patch Based on Mode Contribution Factor for Vibration Attenuation of Asymmetric 1D Structure by Dongwoo Hong, Kyeongnak Lee, Byeongil Kim

“…In this paper, the sum of squares’ value for the bending mode shape is used to determine the location of a small passive patch to achieve vibration damping for multiple modes. …”
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Cavity Wavelength on Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Depending on Fabry–Pérot Etalon Steering Angle by Cheng-Kai Yao, Ting-Po Fan, Ming-Che Chan, Peng-Chun Peng

“…This architectural framework is adept at facilitating the generation of single-wavelength and dual-wavelength lasers within the C band. The tunable range for a single wavelength is approximately 13 nm, while the tunable range for dual wavelengths is around 14 nm, with a wavelength spacing of approximately 17.5 nm. …”
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Segregation-dislocation self-organized structures ductilize a work-hardened medium entropy alloy by Bojing Guo, Dingcong Cui, Qingfeng Wu, Yuemin Ma, Daixiu Wei, Kumara L. S. R, Yashan Zhang, Chenbo Xu, Zhijun Wang, Junjie Li, Xin Lin, Jincheng Wang, Xun-li Wang, Feng He

“…Inspired by the self-organized critical states of non-equilibrium complex systems in nature, we explored the mechanical response of an additively manufactured medium entropy alloy with segregation-dislocation self-organized structures (SD-SOS). …”
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Low-RCS, Circular Polarization, and High-Gain Broadband Antenna Based on Mirror Polarization Conversion Metasurfaces by Liang Zhang, Changqing Liu, Chun Ni, Meng Kong, Xianliang Wu

“…It achieves circular polarization (CP) and effectively reduces the radar cross section (RCS) and increases gain in the entire x-band. This design uses the mirrored composition of the polarization conversion metasurfaces (PCM) on the top surface of the substrate. …”
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Dynamic Vibration Characteristic Analysis for the Power-Split Transmission System Based on Loaded Tooth Contact Analysis by Hao Dong, Yan Cao, Zhou Fang

“…Next, by using the lumped mass method, the bending-torsional coupling three-dimensional dynamical model of the power-split transmission is established. …”
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Comparative Study of SiO2, Al2O3, and BeO Ultrathin Interfacial Barrier Layers in Si Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Devices by J. H. Yum, J. Oh, Todd. W. Hudnall, C. W. Bielawski, G. Bersuker, S. K. Banerjee

“…Si MOSCAPs and MOSFETs with a BeO/HfO2 gate stack exhibited high performance and reliability characteristics, including a 34% improvement in drive current, slightly better reduction in subthreshold swing, 42% increase in effective electron mobility at an electric field of 1 MV/cm, slightly low equivalent oxide thickness, less stress-induced flat-band voltage shift, less stress induced leakage current, and less interface charge.…”
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Preparation of N-Doped TiO2-ZrO2 Composite Films under Electric Field and Heat Treatment and Assessment of Their Removal of Methylene Blue from Solution by Lefu Mei, Ranfang Zuo, Jing Xie, Libing Liao, Hao Ding

“…The partial replacement of O by doped N played a very important role in narrowing the band gap and improving the visible light photocatalytic reactivity.…”
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Investigating the Effect of the Rock-Socketed Depth of the Hinged Cable-Anchored Pile on the Earthquake Response Characteristics of Supporting Structures by A. Fa-you, Ming-chang Hei, Shi-qua Yan, Peng Zhang

“…It is found that, as the rock-socketed depth increases under the same seismic conditions, the peak acceleration at the top of the anchored pile, the peak dynamic Earth pressure behind the pile, the axial force of the anchor rod, and the bending moment of the pile body decrease and the seismic stability of the anti-slide pile improves. …”
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A Novel FEM-Based Numerical Solver for Interactive Catheter Simulation in Virtual Catheterization by Shun Li, Jing Qin, Jixiang Guo, Yim-Pan Chui, Pheng-Ann Heng

“…We formulate the total potential energy in the vascular interventional circumstance by summing up the elastic energy deriving from the bending of the catheters or guidewires, the potential energy due to the deformation of vessel walls, and the work by the external forces. …”
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Bioinspired interfacial engineering for highly stretchable electronics by Osman Gul, Myoung Song, Chang-Yeon Gu, Jihyeon Ahn, Kichul Lee, Junseong Ahn, Hye Jin Kim, Taek-Soo Kim, Inkyu Park

“…Additionally, a smart workout monitoring system is demonstrated by integrating a resistance band with a flexible-to-stretchable platform. This approach seamlessly integrates a wide range of rigid, flexible, and stretchable components, ensuring durability under diverse physical deformations.…”
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A novel electrochemical sensor for the determination of cadmium ions based on nitrogen-enriched carbon modified electrode by S. Ghrkhlari, Fatemeh Ahour, S. Keshipour

“…Doping carbon with nitrogen atoms gives a structure with increased valence band energy, leading to acceleration of the electron transfer by creating an interaction of nitrogen’s free electrons with Cd(II), which subsequently increases the peak current value. …”
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A Study of Antenna System for High Order MIMO Device by Zhaoliang Chen, Wen Geyi, Ming Zhang, Jun Wang

“…The antenna element is a folded planar inverted-F antenna with added resonating branches wound on a small dielectric cube of the dimensions 10 mm × 10 mm × 5 mm, which is the smallest volume so far reported covering the frequency bands 1880 MHz–1920 MHz and 2300 MHz–2620 MHz for GSM1900, LTE2300, 2.4-GHz WLAN, and LTE2500. …”
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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF COAL BREAKING PROCESS OF SPIRAL DRUM UNDER COMPLEX COAL SEAM by ZHAO LiJuan, WANG JianYong, ZHOU WenChao, TIAN Zhen, LIU HongMei, JIA DeYu

“…Using ANSYS/ls-dyna software to establish the complex coal seam under the condition of the spiral drum coupling model of coal and rock,different position of a cut and dirt band containing inclusions spiral drum impact load distribution and the shape of coal and rock deformation; the time history curves of the stress and strain of the alloy head and the tooth body are obtained by the dynamic analysis of the cutting teeth,and the stress distribution law of the cutting teeth in the working process was found out. …”
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Vibration Characteristic Analysis and Feature Extraction of Bearing Coupling Fault based on Sparse Representation by Xiaoyun Gong, Weiye Zhang, Yongjie Jing, Wenliao Du

“…Aiming at the problem that the bearing fault feature is difficult to extract in the rotor unbalance bearing coupling fault， using the sparse representation method based on Gabor atom to match the periodic vibration component in the rotor unbalance bearing coupled fault vibration signal， and the spectral kurtosis algorithm is used to find the frequency band where the impact signal is located for bearing fault feature extraction. …”
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Analysis of Spur Cylindrical Gear Pair Vibration Characteristic Considering Error and Randomness of Tooth Surface Friction by Zaida Gao, Shengbo Li, Shengping Fu, Polyakov Roman

“…The influence of gear tooth errors on tooth surface friction parameters is analyzed. The bending-torsional coupled vibration model of a spur gear transmission is established in consideration of error and randomness of the tooth surface friction parameters. …”
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A Rare 46,X,t(Y;10)(q12;p14) Balanced Translocation in Non-Obstructive Azoospermic Patient with Elevated FSH and LH Levels by Kousar Jahan Syeeda Khursheed, Mohammed Rahman Kaleemullah, Annu Joseph, Mohammed Hasan Al Durazi, Moiz Bakhiet

“…We report a rare 46,X,t(Y;10)(q12;p14) balanced translocation in an otherwise healthy non-obstructive azoospermic male with high follicle-stimulating hormone (26.65 IU/L) and high luteinizing hormone (13.58 IU/L). …”
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Umbrella-Shaped Wideband MIMO Wireless Communication Antenna by Hussein Mohammed Naser, Oras Ahmed Al-Ani, Mahmood Farhan Mosleh, Faiz Arith

“…Additionally, the outcomes demonstrate that the MIMO system may operate in a sub-6 band that is ideal for smart device applications. …”
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Near-Infrared All-Silicon Photodetectors by M. Casalino, G. Coppola, M. Iodice, I. Rendina, L. Sirleto

“…Preliminary results show a responsivity of about 0.1 mA/W at 1550 nm with a reverse bias of 1 V and an efficient behaviour in both C and L bands. Finally, an estimation of bandwidth for GHz range is deduced for both devices. …”
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