A Fractal Analysis of the Size Effect in Quasi-Brittle Materials: Experimental Tests and Peridynamic Simulations by Leandro Ferreira Friedrich, Luis Eduardo Kosteski, Édiblu Silva Cezar, Angélica Bordin Colpo, Caroline Bremm, Giuseppe Lacidogna, Ignacio Iturrioz

“…The present study employs the fractal perspective to examine the scale effect in three-point bending tests conducted on expanded polyethylene (EPS) beam specimens. …”
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Influence of Ag2O Nanoparticles on the Ammonia Gas Sensing Properties of CNT/P3HT Composite Films by Haydar Abdulmeer Abbas, Wissem Cheikhrouhou-Koubaa

“…In accordance with the data obtained from the FTIR test of the composite films, characteristic P3HT bands and various functional groups were detected. …”
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Kinematic Analysis and Optimization of Jerk Considering Elasticity of Weightlifting Bar and Damping Effect of Body in Clean and Jerk by Min Hyok Jon, Un‐Ryong Rim

“…Besides, spring constant is calculated by theory of bending of beam, as well. Finally, an optimal control problem based on the proposed kinematic model is formulated to optimize the jerk. …”
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First-principles study on structural, elasto-mechanical, electronic, thermodynamic and hydrogen storage properties of XGeH3 (X=K, Rb) hydrides by Muhammad Salman Kiani, Abu Bakar, Erum Rehman

“…The gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity Cwt% for KGeH3 and RbGeH3 is 2.58% and 1.84%. The electronic band structures and density of states suggested the metallic nature of both materials. …”
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Marker-Assisted Selection for Recognizing Wheat Mutant Genotypes Carrying HMW Glutenin Alleles Related to Baking Quality by Mohammad Javad Zamani, Mohammad Reza Bihamta, Behnam Naserian Khiabani, Zahra Tahernezhad, Mohammad Taher Hallajian, Marzieh Varasteh Shamsi

“…Only 5 pairs of them could show the specific bands. All subunits were recognized by the primers except Dx2.1. …”
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Characterization of an allotriploid strawberry Fragaria × bifera Duchesne (Rosaceae) from Europe by Houshang Nosrati, Adam H. Price, Pedro Gerstberger, Chris C. Wilcock

“…The hybrid shared an 1800bp and 880bp long species-specific RAPDs bands with F. viridis and F. vesca, respectively, indicating them as the parental species of the hybrid. …”
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Acute Effects of the French Contrast Method and Post Activation Potentiation on 3 × 3 Basketball Game Demands and Thermal Asymmetry Responses by Çağdaş Özgür Cengizel, Ömer Şenel

“…Eighteen male basketball players (mean ± SD; age: 21.7 ± 1.5 years, 10.6 ± 1.9 years of experience) visited the laboratory four times, 72 h apart. …”
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Numerical modelling of dynamic ductile fracture propagation in different lab-scale experiments using GTN damage model by Benoît Paermentier, Dimitri Debruyne, Reza Talemi

“…Traditional lab-scale experiments such as the Charpy V-Notch (CVN) and Drop Weight Tear Test (DWTT), impact experiments on a notched three-point bending sample, are widely used to measure the fracture toughness of a material. …”
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Flexural Strength of Vitreous Ceramics Based on Lithium Disilicate and Lithium Silicate Reinforced with Zirconia for CAD/CAM by Hazel P. R. Corado, Pedro H. P. M. da Silveira, Vagner L. Ortega, Guilherme G. Ramos, Carlos N. Elias

“…The present work aimed to compare the bending strength of 4 types of chairside lithium disilicate (Li2Si2O5) glass-ceramics used for dental prosthesis and to analyze the influence of heat treatment on the transformation of lithium metasilicate (Li2SiO3) into lithium disilicate. …”
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Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Abaca Fiber Composites Using Filament Winding by Razan A. Alshgari, N. Hemalatha, Ajay Suryavanshi, D. V. S. S. S. V. Prasad, R. Subalakshmi, M. Abirami, M. J. R. Amudha, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, M. Ataul Islam, David Christopher

“…To improve composite properties, both the outside and inside structures of twisting abaca fiber need to be fixed. …”
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Joint Optimization of Microstrip Patch Antennas Using Particle Swarm Optimization for UWB Systems by Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Moinuddin

“…More specifically, we have obtained the optimized geometrical parameters of these antennas by minimizing the mean-square-error for desired lower band edge frequency, quality factor, and bandwidth. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of ZnO Codoped with Co and Cd by Lubna Mustafa, Safia Anjum, Salma Waseem, Rehana Zia, Rameesha Choudhry, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Salah Ud-Din Khan

“…UV-VIS spectrophotometer is used to study the optical properties, which shows that band gap energy decreases with the increase in Cd concentration. …”
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A pressure sensor made of laser-induced graphene@carbon ink in a waste sponge substrate using novel and simple fabricaing process for health monitoring by Aoxun Liang, Weijie Liu, Yuanrui Cui, Peihua Zhang, Xinkun Chen, Junlong Zhai, Wenhao Dong, Xueye Chen

“…By monitoring the click frequency of the mouse and keyboard, the bending of the arm, the cough at the neck (analyzing its frequency, intensity, and time pattern), the mechanical parameters when walking at the center of the sole, the physiological signal of clenching the fist, and the pressure change when holding a water cup at the center of the palm, it provides a assistance for related fields such as motor function assessment, diagnosis of respiratory system diseases, disease diagnosis and rehabilitation treatment.…”
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Comparative Studies of Synthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles using Aqueous Extract of Leaves by Emmanuel Oyetola, Friday Nwosu, Gboyega Oluwaseun Oyeleke, Ismaila Olawale, Bosede Mofoluwake Adegoke, Usman Afolabi

“…The nanoparticles were characterized using Fourier-transformed infra-red (FT-IR) to confirm characteristic bands expected of metal oxide particles at the finger print region. …”
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Research on Flexural Performance of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Steel–Expanded Polystyrene Foam Concrete Composite Wall Panels by Fang Liu, Long Zhao, Longxin Yuan, Gang Wu, Ran Zheng, Yusong Mu

“…The mechanical properties of the composite wallboard were verified through four-point bending tests. The bearing capacity of this composite wallboard can reach up to 100.58 kN at most, and its flexural bearing capacity can reach 30.44 kN·m. …”
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Meta Learning Strategies for Comparative and Efficient Adaptation to Financial Datasets by Kubra Noor, Ubaida Fatima

“…., Relative Strength Index, Bollinger Bands) to account for evolving market conditions. …”
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LOW CYCLE FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTIONS OF 15CrMoR PARENT MATERIAL AND WELD METAL by MA Kai, WANG ChuanZhi, DONG JunHua, GAO BingJun

“…The predicted results are within the 2 times error band and are uniformly distributed on both sides of 45 ° line accurately. …”
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Research of Rock Burst Risk Induced by Mining and Field Case in Anticlinal Control Area by Shitan Gu, Zhimin Xiao, Bangyou Jiang, Ruifeng Huang, Peng Shan

“…Theoretical research shows that the bigger the tectonic couple is, the smaller the foundation stiffness, and the greater the bending degree and elastic strain energy of the coal will be. …”
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Mutual Coupling Effect on Ultrawideband Linear Antenna Array Performance by Osama Ahmed, Abdel-Razik Sebak

“…The mutual coupling also enhances the array realized gain especially in the midfrequency band (5–8.5 GHz) while it deteriorates the gain outside that frequency range. …”
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Exact Dynamic Characteristic Analysis of Steel-Concrete Composite Continuous Beams by Qikai Sun, Nan Zhang, Guobing Yan, Xinqun Zhu, Xiao Liu, Wangwang Li

“…And it is only affected by bending stiffness. Furthermore, the reasonable ratio of the side span to the main span is 0.9∼1.0.…”
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