Automatic Evaluation of Internal Combustion Engine Noise Based on an Auditory Model by Kai Liang, Haijun Zhao

“…To improve the accuracy and efficiency of the objective evaluation of noise quality from internal combustion engines, an automatic noise quality classification model was constructed by introducing an auditory model-based acoustic spectrum analysis method and a convolutional neural network (CNN) model. A band-pass filter was also designed in the model to automatically extract the features of the noise samples, which were later used as input data. …”
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TWO-WAY FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF SUCTION DEVICE OF LINEAR COMPRESSOR BASED ON UDF TECHNOLOGY by LIANG XiaoYu, MAO Jun, WANG Xin

“…In the paper, the suction device of linear compressor is taken as the research object, and aiming at the transverse bending problem of suction valve plate of linear compressor, the structural control equation of suction valve plate is constructed according to elastic mechanics and plate and shell mechanics. …”
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Brief Education on Microvasculature and Pit Pattern for Trainees Significantly Improves Estimation of the Invasion Depth of Colorectal Tumors by Joon Sung Kim, Bo-In Lee, Hwang Choi, Bong Koo Kang, Jong In Kim, Hae Mi Lee, Eun-Joo Im, Byung-Wook Kim, Sang-Woo Kim, Myung-Gyu Choi, Kyu Yong Choi

“…This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of education for trainees on the gross findings identified by conventional white-light endoscopy (CWE), the microvascular patterns identified by magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy (MNE), and the pit patterns identified by magnifying chromoendoscopy (MCE) in estimation of the invasion depth of colorectal tumors. …”
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Acute toxicological and behavioural effects of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in the model nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans by Tanmoy Sana, Manjurul Islam Chowdhury, Panneerselvan Logeshwaran, Mallavarapu Megharaj

“…Importantly, this study is the first to demonstrate the toxic effects of PFHxA in nematodes, suggesting that PFHxA could pose a significant risk to non-target organisms such as C. elegans.…”
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Design of a Novel Superwideband Dual Port Antenna with Second-Order Hilbert Branches and a Modified T-Decoupling Structure by Jingchang Nan, Junru Pan, Xinxin Han, Yifei Wang

“…The simulations and measurements show that the SWB-MIMO antenna operates in the frequency band of 1.98-30.8 GHz (175.84% relative bandwidth). …”
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SIAT-WEXv2: A Wearable Exoskeleton for Reducing Lumbar Load during Lifting Tasks by Xinyu Ji, Dashuai Wang, Pengfei Li, Liangsheng Zheng, Jianquan Sun, Xinyu Wu

“…Specifically, in the working scenarios that require long-term and repeated bending and rising movements, active lumbar exoskeleton (ALE) can provide effective protection and flexible assistance to wear’s waist muscles and bones, which will significantly reduce the risk of lumbar muscle strain. …”
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A Two-Stage Method for Screening Pulse RFI in SAR Raw Data Alternating the Use of Time and Frequency Domains by Tingting Wei, Xingwang Hu, Zhengwei Guo, Gaofeng Shu, Yabo Huang, Ning Li

“…Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is more susceptible to be affected by the radio frequency interference (RFI) in the same frequency band when receiving echo signal. Pulse RFI (PRFI) is a common form of RFI and often has time-varying characteristics, which will deteriorate the SAR images quality and hinder image interpretation. …”
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Force and Deformation Analysis of H(t)-T Loaded Pile Based on Pasternak Foundation Model by JIANG Jie, CHEN Lijun, CHAI Wencheng, AI Yonglin, OU Xiaoduo, GONG Jian

“…Increasing the dimensionless frequency of the dynamic load will reduce the displacement of pile top and the maximum bending moment of pile body. The dynamic effect of simple harmonic load will be weakened with the increase of pile burial depth. …”
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A Miniaturized Broadband and High Gain Planar Vivaldi Antenna for Future Wireless Communication Applications by Permanand Soothar, Hao Wang, Chunyan Xu, Yu Quan, Zaheer Ahmed Dayo, Muhammad Aamir, Badar Muneer

“…Besides, the proposed antenna results are also analyzed in the time domain, which shows the excellent group delay performance <2 ns in the operational band. The proposed antenna exhibited a stable far-field radiation pattern in orthogonal planes and strong distribution of current at multiple resonances. …”
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A Ku Wideband Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Array with Low Profile Crossed-Dipole Element by Haipeng Liu, Yunhua Zhang, Xiaowen Zhao

“…Unlike the traditional CP-CDE fed by coaxial cable that usually works at low frequencies, the proposed CDE consists of two orthogonal heart-shaped patch dipoles that can work at frequencies as high as Ku-band, at the same time achieving a larger bandwidth. …”
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Non-cooperative signal modulation recognition algorithm based on joint feature parameter extraction by Haifei SI, Xingliu HU, Zhen SHI, Shiyong LI

Subjects: “…non-cooperative communication…”
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A comparative study of the effect of conventional hemodialysis versus hemodiafiltration on the eye by Hesham E. Abdalmonem, Hosny A. Younos, Aldosoky Abd Elaziz Alsaid, Ahmed A. Abdelgbar, Ayman Abdelaziz

“…Hemodialysis (HD) and severe renal failure both have visual side effects, including high intraocular pressure, band keratopathy, macular leakage, red eyes, retinal hemorrhage, and optical neuropathy. …”
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Estimating the Ground and Excited State Dipole Moments of Levofloxacin and Norfloxacin Drugs Using Solvatochromic Effects and Computational Work by Kinfe Woldegiorges, Abebe Belay, Alemu Kebede, Tamirat Abebe

“…From computational work, the HOMO-LUMO energy band gap, the dipole moments, electron charge density distribution, and oscillator strength were determined using the semiempirical MP6 method, DFT-B3LYP-6-31G, and DFT-B3LYP-3-21G employing Gaussian 09 software. …”
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Effects of Atmospheric Refraction on an Airborne Weather Radar Detection and Correction Method by Lei Wang, Ming Wei, Tao Yang, Ping Liu

“…Using three types of typical atmospheric background sounding data, we established a simulation model for an actual transmission path and a fitted correction path of an airborne weather radar beam during airplane take-offs and landings based on initial flight parameters and X-band airborne phased-array weather radar parameters. …”
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Cilium height difference between strokes is more effective in driving fluid transport in mucociliary clearance: A numerical study by Ling Xu, Yi Jiang

“…We show that the cilium height difference is more efficient in driving the transport, and the more bend the cilium during the recovery stroke is, the more effective the transport would be. …”
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Review on the Millimeter-Wave Generation Techniques Based on Photon Assisted for the RoF Network System by Jiangnan Xiao, Chuang Zhao, Xingxing Feng, Xu Dong, Jiangli Zuo, Jun Ming, Ye Zhou

“…The RoF network system solves the problem of spectrum congestion in low-frequency band by providing an effective technology for the distribution of high-frequency microwave signals over optical fiber links. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Bedrock Sagging Sinkholes in Strain-Softening Rock Induced by Embankment Construction by Zhen Zhang, Zhongda Chen

“…Further analysis found that the failure mode was basically consistent with the size and direction of the bending moment. In fact, this failure mode was quite similar to a fixed supported beam. …”
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Effect of Hemp Fibre Surface Treatment on the Fibre-Matrix Interface and the Influence of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and Lignin Contents on Composite Strength Properties by Mohammad Mazedul Kabir, Mohammad Yousef Alhaik, Saud Hamad Aldajah, Kin Tak Lau, Hao Wang, Md Mainul Islam

“…It was observed that the treated fibres effectively improved the bonding properties of composites and was in agreement with the micrographs.…”
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An Evaluation of the Biocompatibility and Chemical Properties of Two Bioceramic Root Canal Sealers in a Sealer Extrusion Model of Rat Molars by Shintaro Takahara, Naoki Edanami, Razi Saifullah Ibn Belal, Kunihiko Yoshiba, Shoji Takenaka, Naoto Ohkura, Nagako Yoshiba, Susan Gomez-Kasimoto, Yuichiro Noiri

“…Furthermore, the extruded EBC and NBG became calcium- and phosphorus-rich, showing a Raman band for hydroxyapatite on Day 28. In conclusion, EBC and NBG demonstrated favorable biocompatibility and the ability to release silicon elements and produce hydroxyapatite when extruded into the periapical tissues. …”
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Image Processing Techniques for Assessing Contractility in Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes by Carlos Bazan, David Torres Barba, Peter Blomgren, Paul Paolini

“…Furthermore, the versatility of the image processing techniques makes the method suitable for determining myocyte shortening in cells that usually bend or move during contraction. The proposed method can be utilized to evaluate changes in contractile behavior resulting from drug intervention, disease modeling, transgeneity, or other common applications to mammalian cardiocytes.…”
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