Shear Stress Distribution in a Fuselage of an Aircraft by Chidebe Stanley Anyanwu, Tolulope Babawarun

“…The structure of an aircraft is designed to withstand two different types of loads namely the ground loads which includes landing loads, taxiing load, hoisting, and towing load. …”
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A safety and feasibility randomized placebo controlled trial exploring electroencephalographic effective connectivity neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia by Lucy Anderson, Dirk De Ridder, Paul Glue, Ramakrishnan Mani, Cindy van Sleeuwen, Mark Smith, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia

“…This study evaluates the safety, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel electroencephalography-based neurofeedback training, targeting effective alpha-band connectivity from the pgACC to S1 and exploring its effect on pain and function. …”
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Analysis of the Shear Capacity of Ultrahigh Performance Concrete Beams Based on the Modified Compression Field Theory by Wei Feng, Hongming Feng, Zhijun Zhou, Xiongwei Shi

“…An analysis model of the shear capacity of prestressed ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) beams under the combined action of bending and shearing was established in this paper based on the modified compression field theory and by considering the unique material constitutive relation of UHPC. …”
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Wide-Field Kerr Microscopy and Magnetometry on Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ Exfoliated van-der-Waals Flakes by Ivan Soldatov, Burak Ozer, Saicharan Aswartham, Sebastian Selter, Louis Veyrat, Bernd Buchner, Rudolf Schafer

“…From the loop character one can indirectly infer on the existence or suppression of band domains, which are the equilibrium patterns above a film thickness of about 7nm. …”
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Load Balancing for Integrated Access and Backhaul in mmWave Small Cells by Quang-Huy Tran, Tho-Minh Duong, Sungoh Kwon

“…In this paper, we propose a load-balancing algorithm for small-cell integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks operating in the millimeter wave (mmWave) band. With the help of mmWave communications, ultra-dense small cell deployment is a key technology for future networks, but it leads to high fiber installation costs. …”
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Multilayer all-polymer metasurface stacked on optical fiber via sequential micro-punching process by Kim Moohyuk, Park Nu-Ri, Yu Aran, Kim Jin Tae, Jeon Minseok, Jeon Seung-Woo, Han Sang-Wook, Kim Myung-Ki

“…Employing a micro-punching process, we demonstrate highly efficient all-polymer metalenses and orbital angular momentum (OAM) metasurfaces coupled with single-mode fibers operating in the telecommunication band. A 1550 nm laser beam passing through three metalens layers stacked on the fiber is focused at a distance of 135 μm with 83% efficiency. …”
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Effectiveness of Antioxidants and Resistance to Diamondback Moth Infestation in Green Mustard Plants Using Ethanol Extracts from Millettia pachyloba Drake Leaves: An In Vitro and I... by Tran Thi Phuong Nhung, Le Pham Tan Quoc

“…MPDE also increased DBM larval mortality, improved stem bending capacity, and enhanced plant survival, particularly at concentrations of 10%, which were comparable to fipronil. …”
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All-dielectric carpet cloaks with three-dimensional anisotropy control by Maegawa Yuki, Nakata Yosuke, Sanada Atsushi

“…Frequency independent cloaking operations are also shown experimentally in the X-band. The measured near-field distributions and bistatic radar cross sections are in good agreement with simulated predictions and the validity of the design method is confirmed.…”
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Profile of outer membrane proteins of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Ghana by Francis S. Codjoe, Fleischer C. N. Kotey, Eric S. Donkor

“…For Acinetobacter baumannii, 96.8% (n = 30) expressed loss of OprF. One carbapenemase non-PCR-positive isolate with high-level porin expression was observed. …”
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Chromosome 3p Inverted Duplication with Terminal Deletion: Second Postnatal Case Report with Additional Clinical Features by Jacquelyn D. Riley, Catherine M. Stefaniuk, Francine Erenberg, Angelika L. Erwin, Lauren Palange, Caroline Astbury

“…Microarray analysis revealed a 5.37 Mb deletion of chromosome bands 3p26.1 to 3p26.3 and a 13.68 Mb duplication of 3p24.3 to 3p26.1. …”
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Nondestructive testing of railway embankments by measuring multi-modal dispersion of surface waves induced by high-speed trains with linear geophone arrays by José Cunha Teixeira, Ludovic Bodet, Marine Dangeard, Alexandrine Gesret, Amélie Hallier, Agnès Rivière, Audrey Burzawa, Julio José Cárdenas Chapellín, Marie Fonda, Ramon Sanchez Gonzalez, Amine Dhemaied, Joséphine Boisson Gaboriau

“…We suggest employing short 96-geophone uniform linear arrays to capture surface waves in a broad frequency band (10-200 Hz). Train passages are automatically detected and categorized regarding to the train travel direction. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and evaluation biological activity of some 2-mercaptobinzemidazol complexes by Anfal Salam Al-Mahdawi, Noor Sabah Al-Obaidi, Amna Ali Ahmad, Tabarak Ali Jumaa, Zahraa Ali Abas, Haider Salah Mahdi

“…The synthesized complexes were characterize by measuring ultraviolet spectroscopy, the wave length (λ nm) (318, 333.4) of ligand (272, 296.2, 624.8), (254, 306), (257, 311) and (262, 314) of synthesized complexes respectively, then by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) the results of the infrared spectroscopic examination showed the shifted in the absorption bands of (S-H) and (N-H) groups of the ligand as a result of coordination, molar conductivity, atomic absorption (AAS) spectroscopy and ratio of elements (CHNS) to determine the formulas of the complexes, the complexes shown a distorted octahedral crystal structure, and the molecular formula of the complexes was [M (C7H6N2S)2Cl2]. …”
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Synergistic mapping of urban tree canopy height using ICESat-2 data and GF-2 imagery by Xiaodi Xu, Ya Zhang, Peng Fu, Chaoya Dang, Bowen Cai, Qingwei Zhuang, Zhenfeng Shao, Deren Li, Qing Ding

“…Texture information, the red band, and MNDVI are key indicators for determining UTCH, with contribution percentages of 25.29 %, 13.7 %, and 25.75 %, respectively. …”
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Recent plastic technologies development of basal texture control to improve the property of wrought Mg alloys-a review by Xiaoyu Feng, Lifei Wang, Xiang Chen, Kunkun Deng, Xiao Wang, Liuwei Zheng, Hongxia Wang, Qiang Zhang, Ho Kwon, Bin Xing, Kwang Seon Shin

“…The continued action of non-basal slip concurrently enhances plasticity.The present paper provides a comprehensive overview of the texture regulation technology and mechanism of Mg alloy subjected to shear strain and torsional deformation, including extrusion, rolling, and bending. …”
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Stability analysis of cellular structures made of flat metal sheet piles by E. M. Terikhov, A. S. Anshakov

“…Since there are practically no bending moments in sheet piles of cellular structures due to their shape and sheet piles are mainly in tension, flat sheet piles are used to make these structures.Materials and methods. …”
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Comprehensive Overview - Outcomes and Challenges of Bariatric Surgery - Physical, Psychological and Nutritional Considerations by Katarzyna Doman, Dawid Komada, Kamil Hermanowicz, Daria Oleksy, Agnieszka Najdek, Urszula Kaczmarska, Aleksandra Woźniak, Marcin Mycyk, Julia Nowak, Michał Jakub Cioch

“…Bariatric surgery offers a treatment for severe obesity, with restrictive and malabsorptive methods like sleeve gastrectomy (SG), adjustable gastric banding (AGB), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), biliopancreatic diversion (BPD). …”
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Research on Rheological Properties by Desulfurized Rubber Powder/SBS Composite-Modified Asphalt and Road Performance of Its Mixture by Ping Guo, Qingwei Ma, Yan Li, Chenguang Yang, Yeji Qiu, Liangyu Sun, Xilun Zhang, Fayong Yang

“…Second, the high-temperature and low-temperature rheological properties of asphalt were evaluated by using a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and bending beam rheometer (BBR). Finally, their high-temperature stability, low-temperature crack resistance, and water stability under the gradation of AC-13 and SMA-13 were evaluated. …”
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Bridge Structure Dynamic Analysis under Vessel Impact Loading considering Soil-Pile Interaction and Linear Soil Stiffness Approximation by Jingfeng Zhang, Xiaozhen Li, Yuan Jing, Wanshui Han

“…The piles in the leading row possessed larger bending moments, whereas they exhibited smaller pile deformation than the responses of trailing row piles. …”
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Anti-cancer and antimicrobial efficacy of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via green route using Amaranthus dubius (Spleen Amaranth) leaves extract by Faaiza Naaz K, Alavya Tiwari, Aabid Hussain Shaik, Indumathi P, Brianna Brianna, Ayaz Anwar, Mohammed Rehaan Chandan

“…The FTIR spectra indicated the formation of ZnO nanoparticles with distinct bands in the 400 and 600 cm−1 range, while SEM images revealed spherical-shaped nanoparticles, along with some flower-like structures, indicating a higher surface-to-volume ratio. …”
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Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel by Yuebing Li, Qushenglin Song, Hang Wang, Liang Shan, Dawei Liu, Shuang Xing

“…The results showed that the seismic performance of the repaired and strengthened frames exceeded that of the original frame, and the failure mode of the frame changed from joint shear and column-end bending to ideal beam-end yielding. Installing H-shaped steel and pouring grout could effectively strengthen the damaged frame, which provides a solution for repairing and upgrading damaged RC framed structures with a nonideal failure mode.…”
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