The complex interference created by several sources for pipelines has not been sufficiently studied. In this study, four types of interference sources were monitored and analyzed. AC voltage monitoring, DC potential monitoring, current density monito...
The co-existence of high-speed railways and buried pipelines may lead to stray current interference, posing a serious threat to pipeline safety. Existing protection design usually focuses only on the most severe interference case and does not adequat...
An AC electrified railway can interfere significantly with parallel underground pipelines in a public transportation corridor. Such interference may threaten the long-term transportation and the operational safety of the pipelines. Therefore, this pa...
Carbon steel structures employed to convey hydrocarbons and other dangerous fluids, such as oil or flammable liquids, are equipped with degradation prevention systems, which typically consist of a cathodic protection (CP) system combined with an exte...
Previous studies have found a benefit of closed-loop transcranial alternating current stimulation (CL-tACS) matched to ongoing slow-wave oscillations (SWO) during sleep on memory consolidation for words in a paired associates task (PAT). Here, we exa...
The integration of converter facilities into power systems has warranted a growing need to address the control interference phenomenon. In this study, we propose a facility-based approach to mitigate the control interference between adjacent high-vol...
Extracting reliable corrosion kinetic parameters from polarization curves is particularly challenging for X70 steel under the synergistic effect of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and alternating current (AC) interference, as both factor...
Through inductive coupling, AC transmission lines can generate large amounts of voltage to buried oil and gas pipelines in areas with common corridors, posing a threat to the cathodic protection effect of pipelines. Therefore, this paper investigates...
Cathodic protection (CP), in combination with an insulating coating, is a preventative system to control corrosion of buried carbon steel pipes. The corrosion protection of coating defects is achieved by means of a cathodic polarization below the pro...
This study investigated the effects of alternating current (AC) interference on pipeline steel under cathodic protection (CP). In a simulated solution, real-time electrochemical measurements and corrosion rate analysis were conducted on two steel typ...
Frequency-hopping binary offset carrier modulation improves the anti-interference performance and mitigates the autocorrelation function (ACF) ambiguity problem of binary offset carrier modulation. To save payload resources and make high-power amplif...
The improvement of memory performance is an ever-growing interest in research, with implications in many fields. Thus, identifying strategies to enhance memory and attenuate memory interference is of great public health and personal interest. The obj...
Influence of alternating current (AC) on pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of X70 pipeline steel in the near-neutral pH environment under cathodic protection (CP) was investigated. Both corrosion and SCC are inhibited by...
(1) Background: The Go/NoGo task and color-word Stroop task were used to investigate the effect of applying different frequency bands of neural oscillations to the lDLPFC on inhibitory control modulation. (2) Methods: Participants were randomly categ...
Quasi-single-stage AC/DC converters offer the advantages of fewer power devices, simplified control, and high power density in single-phase front-end applications. This paper presents a novel quasi-single-stage AC/DC topology employing magnetically i...
Background: While vaccines are designed to elicit targeted immune responses, in some cases, the immunogenic molecules employed can inherently interact with broader host cellular pathways as a secondary consequence. This phenomenon can be exemplified...
This paper delves into the imperative need for coexistence and compatibility in the 470–694 MHz frequency band, as mandated by the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) and the WRC-23. It focuses on challenges in the coexistence of...
In this paper, a stochastic approach is combined with field theory and circuit methods to study how the geometrical and electrical properties of holidays (defects or pores in the insulating coating) in a metallic pipeline influence the probability of...
X80 pipeline steel is a key material in the field of oil and gas transportation. Its damage behavior in a hydrogen-filled environment directly affects pipeline safety. In this study, through hydrogen permeation experiments and slow strain rate tensil...
We test the use of hyperspectral sensors for the early detection of the invasive dense-flowered cordgrass (Spartina densiflora Brongn.) in the Guadalquivir River marshes, Southwestern Spain. We flew in tandem a CASI-1500 (368–1052 nm) and an AHS (430...
The functionality of buried metallic pipelines can be compromised by the electrical lines that share the same right-of-way. Given the considerable size of shared corridors, computer simulation is an important tool for performing risk assessment and m...
In the search for effective strategies to control the Colorado Potato Beetle, RNA interference technology has emerged as a promising method due to its capacity to suppress genes selectively. Factors such as the target gene and double-stranded RNA (ds...
A combination of bromelain and acetylcysteine, BromAc®, is an efficient intraperitoneal mucolytic for thick mucus secreted in pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). Patients with PMP quite often undergo colon anastomosis. Hence, we investigated the effect...
Among Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs), lysine acetylation plays a pivotal role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression, mediated by chromatin modifying enzymes. Due to their activity in physiology and pathology, several chemic...
This paper presents a numerical study on the reduction in the voltage and current induced on a
Background/Objectives: Urinary angiotensin-converting enzyme (uACE) activity has long been regarded as a promising biomarker for kidney and cardiovascular diseases; however, its clinical applicability has been limited by the presence of endogenous ur...
Due to the widespread integration of renewable energy sources connected to AC and DC power systems by means of power electronics converters, electromagnetic noise propagates along lines, and metallic earth-return structures. EMI filters are commonly...
EMC simulations are an indispensable tool to analyze EMC noise propagation in power converters and to assess the best filtering options. In this paper, we first show how to set up EMC simulations of power converters and then we demonstrate their use...
In this paper, a strategy for reducing the electromagnetic interferences induced by power lines on metallic pipelines is proposed and numerically investigated. The study considers a set of steel conductors interposed between the power line and the pi...
A numerical methodology is proposed for the calculation of transient electromagnetic interference induced by overhead high-voltage power lines in metallic structures buried in soil—pipelines for oil or gas transportation. A series of 2D finite...
The grid-injected current total harmonics distortion (THD) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise must be considered in a transformer-less grid-connected inverter for a more electric aircraft (MEA) system. This paper develops a procedure for th...
This paper describes the design of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter for the high-frequency link matrix converter (HFLMC). The proposed method aims to systematize the design process for pre-compliance with CISPR 11 Class B standard in the...
Alternating current (AC)-induced corrosion poses a significant threat to the integrity of underground pipelines, making it a critical concern for pipeline infrastructure. This study investigated the corrosion behavior of protected pipelines subjected...
In this study, electrochemical measurements, immersion tests, and slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) tests were applied to investigate the electrochemical and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of X70 steel in simulated seawater with the interfere...
The scientific objective was to investigate the cooperation of three-electrode plasma reactors with gliding arc discharge powered from multi-phase AC/DC/AC converters. In order to achieve the scientific and practical goal of the project, a test stand...
In the present study, activated carbon (AC) surface modified with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), written as SDS/AC, was applied as an adsorbent for preconcentration and determination of trace amount of cadmium ions in environmental sample waters. The...
Tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) can measure weak magnetic fields and has significant advantages for use in alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) leakage current sensors for power equipment; however, TMR current sensors are easily perturbed by ext...
Alternating current (AC) corrosion behavior of carbon steel–copper couple in acidic red soil was studied by means of the electrochemical test, mass loss, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) characterization. Mathemati...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused devastation to human society through its high virulence, infectivity, and genomic mutations, which reduced the efficacy of vaccines. Here, we report the development of aptamers t...
A wheelset bearing is one of the main components of the train bogie frame. The early fault detection of the wheelset bearing is quite important to ensure the safety of the train. Among numerous diagnostic methods, envelope analysis is one of the most...
To address the need for high electrical insulation, strong immunity to electromagnetic interference, and miniaturized AC electrical-signal detection in complex electromagnetic environments, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a fiber-optic sens...
Although associative interference has traditionally been attributed to retrieval competition, emerging evidence suggests that interference may also arise from encoding-based representational processes. The present study examined whether retroactive i...
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology plays a crucial role in various Internet of Things (IoT) applications, necessitating the integration of RFID systems into dense networks. However, the presence of numerous readers leads to collisions,...
We investigated changes in anterior chamber (AC) structure after miosis in phakic eyes and pseudophakic eyes with glaucoma. In this prospective study, patients scheduled for glaucoma implant surgery were examined using anterior segment optical cohere...
Activated carbon (AC) and activated carbon fibers (ACFs) are materials with a large specific surface area and excellent physical adsorption properties due to their rich porous structure, and they are used as electrode materials to improve the perform...
Host cell invasion by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is mediated by the interaction of the viral spike protein (S) with human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) through the receptor-binding domain (RBD). In this work...
A 16 × 16 digital microfluidic multiplexer is demonstrated. The device makes use of dual-phase AC activation in a bi-layered electrode structure for actuating microdrops independently. A switching arrangement is employed to localize two out-of-phase...
Acetamiprid is widely used in paddy fields for controlling Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). However, the risk of resistance development, the cross-resistance pattern and the resistance mechanism of acetamiprid in this pest remain unclear. In this stu...
The construction and general performance characteristics of two novelpotentiometric membrane sensors responsive to the acebutolol are described. Thesensors are based on the use of ion-association complexes of acebutolol (AC) withtetraphenylborate(TPB...
AC/DC converters, controlled by pulse width modulation (PWM) and used as power factor correction (PFC), is considered one of the main contributors to emissions in the range 2 kHz–150 kHz, recently known as the supraharmonic (SH) range. This stu...
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