Photocatalytic Activity and Characterization of Carbon-Modified Titania for Visible-Light-Active Photodegradation of Nitrogen Oxides by Chun-Hung Huang, Yu-Ming Lin, I-Kai Wang, Chun-Mei Lu

“…Analysis of UV-visible spectrum indicated that carbon modification promoted visible light absorption and red shift in band gap. XPS spectroscopic analysis identified the existence of carbonate species (C=O), which increased with the increasing carbon number of precursor molecule. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of the flexural behaviour ?of Green - Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete ?beams under repeated loads by Ayman Abdo, Ramadan Asker, Dina Atef, Sayed Ahmed

“…From the results obtained, environmentally friendly concrete (G-UHPFRC) can be produced by replacing cement with fly ash up to 45% and adding 2% steel fiber without affecting the bending performance of beams made of G-UHPFRC compared to those made of UHPFRC.…”
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Quasi-static and dynamic compression behavior of stacked pyramidal lattice structures with I-beam struts by Mohammed Ayaz Uddin, J. Jefferson Andrew, Imad Barsoum, Shanmugam Kumar, Andreas Schiffer

“…The latter enhancements are attributed to the improved transverse bending stiffness of the I-shaped cross-section, resulting in lateral (sideward) buckling of the lattice struts. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium Doped Titanium Catalyst for the Degradation of Nitrobenzene Using Visible Light by Padmini Ellappan, Lima Rose Miranda

“…Cerium doped catalyst was found to have better degradation of nitrobenzene owing to its shift in the band gap from UV to visible region as compared to undoped TiO2 catalyst. …”
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Disturbance Robust Generalized Predictive Control Applied to an EV Charger Grid Converter by Jefferson S. Costa, Angelo Lunard, Luis F. Normandia Lourenco, Lucas Rodrigues, Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho

“…The tests with different internal filters guaranteed a performance level within the defined error band. Furthermore, experimental tests have shown that the proposed controller is more robust than conventional MPC.…”
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Research on optimization of indoor positioning batch ranging system based on DS-TWR algorithm by Hongwei SUN, Xuehong CAO, Liangbao JIAO, Lin MENG, Ziheng LIU, Feng YUAN

“…Aiming at the current problems of the ultra wide band (UWB) indoor positioning system based on the double sided two-way ranging (DS-TWR) algorithm, there are more communication times and a higher conflict rate in a multi-tag environment, an improved algorithm was proposed.The Hash algorithm to hash and distribute the communication content between the tag and the anchor was used, so that the anchor could reply to multiple tags in a regular and unified manner during each ranging process, which greatly reduced the number of times the anchor sends RES (responds) data.Experimental results show that the improved algorithms’ communication times between a tag and the anchor were reduced by 15% compared with the traditional DS-TWR algorithm, which increases the time proportion of the anchor receiving state in ranging, thereby reducing the anchor receiving RNG (range) data.The collision rate of packets, the success rate of ranging has increased by 43.6%.Due to the reduction in the number of communications required in each positioning cycle and the reduction in the collision rate between data packets, a smaller channel capacity would be required, thereby increasing the label capacity of the positioning system, which has strong engineering significance.…”
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Power Spectral Density Conversions and Nonlinear Dynamics by Mostafa Rassaian

“…This phenomenon, described by the stationary response of the Duffing oscillator to narrow-band Gaussian random excitation, requires an alternative approach for calculation of power spectral density acceleration response at a shock isolated payload under random vibration. …”
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A Bracket-Stiffened Two-Planar Overlapped Tubular KT-Joint for Offshore Jack-Up Fatigue Analysis by Jian Zhang, Xinxin Yue, Jiajia Qiu, Lei Chen, Wei Shen

“…As compared with the original KT-joint and KT-joint of larger brace gap, stress concentration reduction and fatigue strength enhancement at the most critical point of the proposed KT-joint are significant under both axial and in-plane bending (IPB) loads. The superiority of the proposed KT-joint is further tested with a simplified fatigue life assessment of offshore jack-up in field transit condition, when the KT-joint corresponding to the upper guide level is most critical and fatigue-sensitive. …”
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Investigation of the Influence of Atmospheric Scattering on Photolysis Rates Using the Cloud-J Module by Anastasia Imanova, Eugene Rozanov, Sergei Smyshlyaev, Vladimir Zubov, Tatiana Egorova

“…This study analyses the wide-band algorithm, Cloud-J v.8.0, from the point of view of the validity of the choice of wide spectral intervals to accelerate the calculations of photolysis rates in the lower and middle atmosphere, considering the features of solar radiation propagation, and to assess the influence of the processes of reflection and scattering on molecules, aerosols, and clouds. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and application of composite derived from rice husk ash with aluminium oxide for sorption of uranium by W. M. Youssef, M. S. Hagag, A. H. Ali

“…The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy shows a more broadening of the band υ = 3526 and 3462 cm −1 which was ascribed to the uranium adsorption. …”
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Study on the preparation and design of chenille/polyester integrated yarns and its acoustic properties by Xin He, Mengfan Hu, Gonghai Wang, Shaoju Fu

“…Moreover, the dynamic friction coefficient of the 3 + 1 series integrated yarns were much lower than that of the 4 + 1 series, and that of the 4 + 1 series integrated yarns exhibited the lowest bending stiffness, indicating that these two kinds of yarns were the most suitable for the potential application of sound absorption.…”
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Dynamic Gust Load Analysis for Rotors by Yuting Dai, Linpeng Wang, Chao Yang, Xintan Zhang

“…In this numerical example, results indicate that the bending moment at the blade root is alleviated due to elastic effect.…”
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Capillary condensation-driven growth of perovskite nanowire arrays for multi-functional photodetector by Gangjian Hu, Jiajun Guo, Jizhong Jiang, Lei Wang, Jiaqi Zhang, Hongxu Chen, Gangning Lou, Wei Wei, Liang Shen

“…Notably, the perovskite nanowire arrays can be grown on flexible substrates by employing capillary condensation, which retains 83% of their properties after 2000 bending cycles. This research enhances the potential of perovskite nanowire arrays photodetector in practical applications.…”
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Effects of a therapeutic suit based on myofascial meridians on postural control and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a multiple-baseline, single-subject study by Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Rafhael Guimarães Capuchinho, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Ianara Pereira Silva, Patrícia Aparecida Neves Santana, Lia Constantino Criscoullo, Vitor Geraldi Haase, Vitor Geraldi Haase

“…The intervention was a programme designed for the use of a therapeutic suit, that is, the TREINI Exoflex. The 2-SD band and percentage of non-overlapping data methods were used to compare outcomes between the baseline and intervention phases.ResultsThe intervention improved balance and postural control in all four children. …”
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Adaptive Radar Waveform Design Based on Weighted MI and the Difference of Two Mutual Information Metrics by Fengming Xin, Bin Wang, Shumin Li, Xin Song, Chi-Hsu Wang

“…In order to solve it, we resort to maximum marginal allocation (MMA) method to find the DMI-based waveform. Since DMI-based waveform does not allocate energy to the frequency band where the clutter power spectral density (PSD) is greater than the target PSD, we propose to weight the MI-based waveform and DMI-based waveform to synthesize the final optimal waveform. …”
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Effect of Cl substitution on the microstructure, dielectric and optical properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics by Najwa. Gouitaa, Sahil Kumar, Fatima Zahra. Ahjyaje, Taj-dine. Lamcharfi, Amina. Benatia, Mustapha. Abarkan, Mamta Shandilya

“…Optical analysis showed a redshift in absorption peaks, and the band gap energy reduced to 1.68 eV, attributed to enhanced crystallinity and phase transformations. …”
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Feedback Artificial Shuffled Shepherd Optimization-Based Deep Maxout Network for Human Emotion Recognition Using EEG Signals by K. S. Bhanumathi, D. Jayadevappa, Satish Tunga

“…The features, like DWT, spectral flatness, logarithmic band power, fluctuation index, spectral decrease, spectral roll-off, and relative energy, are extracted to perform further processing. …”
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Deformation behaviour, limitations in design, applications, and additive manufacturing of hierarchical honeycombs by Chibinyani Munashe Ignatius, Dzogbewu Thywill Cephas, Maringa Maina, Muiruri Amos

“…Hierarchical honeycombs are particularly useful in aerospace industries because of their capability to overcome challenges related to bend-dominated behaviour. These structures are ideal for aeronautical applications because of their capacity to integrate lightweight design, good mechanical properties, and efficient load distribution. …”
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Inspection method for cable assembly quality based on AR virtual-real image attention mechanism by Ganlin ZHAO, Chang YU, Jianfu ZHANG, Jianxin YANG, Pingfa FENG, Qun SHEN

“…Cable assembly in spacecraft occupies a large proportion in the final assembly process, and the quality of cable assembly directly affects the working performance of the whole product.The existing augmented reality-assisted cable assembly system lacks the ability to make real-time judgment and feedback on the assembly results, and cannot identify whether the currently assembled cable meets the quality requirements.In order to solve the above problems, a cable assembly quality inspection method based on AR virtual-real image attention mechanism was proposed.Critical areas in the captured images were located and detected by constructing virtual assist models to filter redundant image information.Based on YOLOv4-Tiny image detection model, the key node location of assembled cable was judged.The overlap of the laying path was obtained based on the method of calculating the average overlap of the neighborhood, and the bending radius of the cable was derived based on the method of camera inverse projection.Finally, an augmented reality-based cable assembly quality inspection system was developed using HoloLens2.The quality inspection was performed on the four designed cable assembly cases, and the feasibility and effectiveness of the method and system were experimentally verified.…”
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Investigation of MWCNT Reinforcement on the Strain Hardening Behavior of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene by Hassan Mahfuz, Mujibur R. Khan, Theodora Leventouri, Efthymios Liarokapis

“…Close interaction between UHMWPE and nanotubes was further evidenced by Raman spectral distribution as a positive shift in the D-band suggesting compressive stress on nanotubes by lateral compression of polymer. …”
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