Study on Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Concrete with High Content of Stone Powder at High Temperatures by Lina Xu, Daohan Song, Ning Liu, Wei Tian

“…The mechanical properties and ultrasonic characteristics at different temperatures were studied using the cube compressive strength test and nonlinear ultrasonic test. …”
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Ultrasound‐Assisted Extraction (UAE) for the Utilization of Deep‐Water Pink Shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) Processing Waste: Comprehensive Characterization of Carotenoid Astaxan... by Çiğdem Dikel, Yasemen Yanar

“…ABSTRACT In this study, astaxanthin extract was obtained from deep‐water pink shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) shell wastes by ultrasound‐assisted extraction method using six different organic solvents, characterized and compared with commercial astaxanthin standard. …”
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Essential Oil from Hibiscus Flowers through Advanced Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation and Conventional Hydrodistillation by Hesham H. A. Rassem, Abdurahman H. Nour, Gomaa A.M. Ali, Najat Masood, Amal H. Al-Bagawi, Tahani Y. A. Alanazi, Sami Magam, Mohammed A. Assiri

“…Different peaks in the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis indicated the presence of thirty-seven different compositions. …”
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Phytochemical analysis and biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Phlomis bracteosa Royle ex Benth. and screening of their antimicrobial and antioxidant potential by Jagriti Rana, Ankush Sharma, Jyoti Rana, Anand Sagar

“…Further, the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy suggested the presence of carbonyls, nitrogenous compounds and different types of hydrocarbons in SNPs. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motors: Classifications, Characterization, Fabrication, Applications, and Future Challenges by Sidra Naz, Tian-Bing Xu

“…Secondly, finite element modeling analysis for design and performance predictions, conventional and nano/micro-fabrication methods, and various characterization methods are presented. …”
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Adaptive Measurement and Parameter Estimation for Low-SNR PRBC-PAM Signal Based on Adjusting Zero Value and Chaotic State Ratio by Minghui Lv, Xiaopeng Yan, Ke Wang, Xinhong Hao, Jian Dai

“…Then, two novel approaches are proposed, including the adjusting zero value (AZV) method and the chaotic state ratio (CSR) method. The proposed weak signal detection system exhibits unique capability to adaptively modify its internal periodic driving force frequency, thus altering the difference frequency to estimate the signal parameters effectively. …”
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Bias Estimation for Low-Cost IMU Including <i>X</i>- and <i>Y</i>-Axis Accelerometers in INS/GPS/Gyrocompass by Gen Fukuda, Nobuaki Kubo

“…Simulation datasets from experimental voyages validate the proposed method by evaluating the mean, median, normalized cross-correlation, least squares, and fast Fourier transform (FFT). …”
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Enhancing corn industry sustainability through deep learning hybrid models for price volatility forecasting. by Chengjin Yang, Yanzhong Zhai, Zehua Liu

“…The model integrates a three-layer decomposition combined dual-filter time-series denoising method (TLDCF-TSD), a bidirectional time-convolutional enhancement network (BiTCEN), a bidirectional long- and short-term memory network (BiLSTM), and a frequency-enhanced channel attention mechanism (FECAM) to improve prediction accuracy and robustness. …”
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Extraction and Characterization of Novel Natural Hydroxyapatite Bioceramic by Thermal Decomposition of Waste Ostrich Bone by Komal Prasad Malla, Sagar Regmi, Achyut Nepal, Sitaram Bhattarai, Ram Jeewan Yadav, Shinichi Sakurai, Rameshwar Adhikari

“…A novel natural hydroxyapatite (HAp) bioceramic was extracted from the ostrich cortical bone by the thermal decomposition method. HAp was characterized by different analytical tools such as thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Exploring infill pattern and density effects on the tensile properties of 3D printed ABS by Bruno Leonardelli, Cesar Pandolfi, Gustavo Alberto Ludwig, Cristian Padilha Fontoura

“…Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is recognized as an efficient method for creating durable, complex parts quickly and affordably. …”
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Effect of Sintering Temperature on Structural and Morphological Properties of Europium (III) Oxide Doped Willemite by Nur Fatin Syamimi, Khamirul Amin Matori, Way Foong Lim, Sidek Abdul Aziz, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid

“…Willemite- (Zn2SiO4-) based glass ceramics doped with various amounts of europium oxide (Eu2O3) were prepared by solid state melting and quenching method. Effect of sintering temperature (600–1000°C) on structural and morphological properties of the doped samples was investigated. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin by GO/ZnO/Ag Composite Materials by Haonan Chi, Pan Cao, Qi Shi, Chaoyu Song, Yuguang Lv, Tai Peng

“…GO/ZnO/Ag composites with different ratios were prepared via an impregnation and chemical reduction method and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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An optimized potential formula of the $ m \times n $ apple surface network and its application of potential in path planning by Yangming Xu, Yanpeng Zheng, Xiaoyu Jiang, Zhaolin Jiang, Zhibin Liu

“…Compared with the original potential formula, this method significantly enhances the efficiency required for rapid and large-scale numerical simulations. …”
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A characteristics approach to shock formation in 2D Euler with azimuthal symmetry and entropy by Isaac Neal, Steve Shkoller, Vlad Vicol

“…The novelty of this work relative to [1] is that we herein consider a much larger class of initial data, allow for a non-constant initial entropy, allow for a non-trivial sub-dominant Riemann variable, and introduce a host of new identities to avoid apparent derivative loss due to entropy gradients. The method of proof is also new and robust, exploring the transversality of the three different characteristic families to transform space derivatives into time derivatives. …”
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Classification of Iranian Wheat Flour by FT-MIR Spectroscopy based on Max-Relevance Min-Redundancy Wavelength Selection Coupled with SVM by Amir Kazemi, Asghar Mahmoudi, Seyyed Hossein Fattahi

“…Different varieties of wheat as one of the strategic crops are cultivated in Iran based on the specific geographical and climatic conditions of each area. …”
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Multifaceted bioinspired hyperbranched polyurethane nanocomposite as a non-contact triggered self-healing material by R. Duarah, A. Deka, N. Karak

“…Silica nanoparticles were functionalized with sodium dodecyl sulfate and polyethylene glycol using a facile, simple one-pot method. The nanomaterial and the HPU nanocomposites were assessed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Ultraviolet (UV)-visible, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), mechanical and thermal studies. …”
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Porous Carbon Synthesis from Oil Palm Waste Pyrolysis for Energy Storage Applications by Pin Shern Wong, Jing Jing Jong, Guo Ren Mong, Andrew Kay Lup Ng, Nahrul Hayawin Zainal, Singh Ramesh

“…Pyrolysis procedures have emerged as an exceptionally encouraging method to transform biomass into valuable products. …”
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Thermal and Dielectric Behaviour of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites Flexible Sheets as Highly Stable Dielectric Materials by S. Pervaiz, N. Kanwal, A. Shahzad, M. Saleem, I. A. Khan

“…The energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analyses confirm the presence of different elements and the formation of chemical bonding between them. …”
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Glass transition temperature of Agar-Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) Composites using 2-D contour mapping of temperature dependent FTIR spectra by Geeta Kandhol, Heena Wadhwa, Arunima Verma

“…In the present work, composites of Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) and Agar have been synthesized via the solution cast method and their structural, thermal and dielectric properties are studied. …”
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Decreasing of water absorptiveness of paper by coating nanofibrillated cellulose films by Jovana Milanović, Irena Živković, Milena Milošević, Mirjana Kostić

“…The pristine model paper and papers coated with nanofibrillated cellulose-based composite films were characterized in terms of water absorptiveness by COBB method and water drop contact angle measurements. …”
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