1,636 Results Found

A unique End-of-Life (EOL) Deep Space View Test (DSVT) was performed on 27 November 2021 for the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) and the Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) onboard the first EUMETSAT MetOp-A satellite in the deorbiting proce...

The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of Cordyceps militaris solid medium extract (CME) and cordycepin (COR) on LTA-induced inflammation in MH-S cells and their mechanisms of action. In this study, the establishment of an LT...

A novel bipolar packaging design for a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery has been developed. As with other bipolar designs, advantages include reduced battery resistance and volume when compared with more conventional approaches. These advantages m...

NiMH batteries are the most used technology of rechargeable batteries sold directly to consumers. Herein, we study the performance of the most common sizes of portable NiMH batteries (AA, AAA, D, C, and 9V). The performance and durability parameters&...

Anthocyanins belong to a group of flavonoids, which are the most important flower pigments. Clarifying the potential anthocyanins biosynthesis molecular mechanisms could facilitate artificial manipulation of flower pigmentation in plants. In this pap...

The PYL protein family are crucial sensors of the core signals of abscisic acid (ABA) and significantly influence the plant’s response to ABA-mediated abiotic stresses as well as its growth and development. However, research on the role of the...

A microwave–hydrothermal (M-H) method was developed for synthesizing barium silicate from solutions of barium salts and sodium silicate. Advanced techniques (DTA, XRD, IR spectroscopy, SEM and TEM) were used to study the optical, granulometric,...

Space truss structures are commonly used in long-span roof structures. Recently, middle-hung scoreboards (MHS), a kind of large-scale display device flexibly suspended in the center of the roof, have been widely used in gymnasiums. However, the effec...

This paper investigates the performance changes of nickel–metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery modules for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) using different storage and maintenance methods. The effects of charge–discharge mode, maintenance period,...

Batteries in energy storage systems are exposed to electrical noise, such as alternating current (AC) harmonics. While there have been many studies investigating whether Lithium-ion batteries are affected by AC harmonics, such studies on Nickel Metal...

Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries contain a significant amount of rare earth metals (REMs) such as Ce, La, and Nd, which are critical to the supply chain. Recovery of these metals from waste NiMH batteries can be a potential secondary resource fo...

Background: Cardiomyopathies not only affect the cardiovascular system but can also have systemic implications. Despite their significance, only a few laboratory parameters are currently used to describe the metabolic effects of cardiomyopathies. Thi...

During formation and cycling of nickel–metal hydride (NiMH cells), surface corrosion on the metal hydride particles forms a porous outer layer of needle-shaped rare-earth hydroxide crystals. Under this layer, a denser but thinner oxidized layer...

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are currently routinely used for the treatment of reflux esophagitis (RE); however, with frequent symptom recurrence after discontinuation and limited clinical improvement in accompanying gastrointestinal symptoms. This...

This study focuses on the structural and electrochemical behavior of the compound ZnLaFeO₄ as a negative electrode material for nickel–metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. The material was synthesized by a sol–gel hydrothermal method to asses...

In order to solve the problems of long-time consumption and high energy consumption in existing capacity detection methods of retired Ni-MH batteries, a fast and reliable capacity prediction method for retired Ni-MH batteries by multi-parameter drive...

In Shenzhen, despite recent primary and mental healthcare reform, Primary healthcare doctors (PHC) have limited access to diagnostic tools and a significant mental health treatment gap presides. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) mental heal...

High power cylindrical Ni-MH battery cells have a heavy heat load because of their high discharge rate and large equivalent internal resistance. This heavy heat load, together with an imbalanced flow in parallel liquid cooling systems, can lead to va...

Based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Eco-indicator 99 method, a LCA model was applied to conduct environmental impact and end-of-life treatment policy analysis for secondary batteries. This model evaluated the cycle, recycle and waste treatment s...

Batteries have been extensively used in many applications; however, very little is explored regarding the possible environmental impacts for their whole life cycle, even though a lot of studies have been carried out for augmenting performance in many...

The Mark–Houwink–Sakurada (MHS) equation allows for estimation of rheological properties, if the molecular weight is known along with good understanding of the polymer conformation. The intrinsic viscosity of a polymer solution is related to the poly...

This paper discusses a design of a Battery Management System (BMS) solution for extending the life of Nickel-Metal Hydride (NI-MH) battery. Combined with application of electric boat, a State of Charge (SoC) optimal operation range control method bas...

A variety of flocculants have been used to aggregate colloidal substances. However, recently, owing to the adverse effects and high costs of conventional flocculants, natural flocculants such as microbial flocculants are gaining attention. The aim of...

KOH-based electrolytes with different salt additives were investigated to reduce their corrosive nature toward Mg/Ni metal hydride alloys used as negative electrodes in nickel metal hydride (Ni/MH) batteries. Alkaline metal halide salts and oxyacid s...

The electrochemical performance and failure mechanisms of Ni/MH batteries made with a series of the Fe-substituted A₂B₇ superlattice alloys as the negative electrodes were investigated. The incorporation of Fe does not lead to improved cell capacity...

Rare earth elements (REEs) hold great importance in the transition to a low-carbon economy. However, their increased exploitation, supply risks, low recyclability, and limited substitution by other elements have led to their classification as critica...

The elemental composition of freshwater and saltwater samples around the South Pacific island of Upolu, Samoa has been investigated together with other indicators of water quality. Up to 69 elements from Li (3) to U (92) are measured in each sample,...

Nickel hydride batteries (Ni-MH) are known of their good performance and high reliability at temperatures below 0 °C, which is significantly dependent on electrolyte composition. Here we present the low temperature characteristics of pristine AB5...

Personal experience with mental health (MH) challenges has been characterized as a concealable stigma. Identity management literature suggests actively concealing a stigma may negatively impact wellbeing. Reviews of workplace identity management lite...

Human mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase (HMG-CoA synthase, mHS) synthase is a key enzyme in ketogenesis and is located mainly in the liver, but also in the colon, skeletal muscle, heart, pancreas, and testes. It is an inner mitoch...

Enumerating all inclusion-minimal hitting sets is a fundamental combinatorial task that arises in areas such as model-based diagnosis, hypergraph dualization, and data mining. In conflict-driven model-based diagnosis, exact enumeration becomes a comp...

U.S. patents filed on the topic of nickel/metal hydride (Ni/MH) batteries have been reviewed, starting from active materials, to electrode fabrication, cell assembly, multi-cell construction, system integration, application, and finally recovering an...

Nineteen papers focusing on recent research investigations in the field of nickel/metal hydride (Ni/MH) batteries have been selected for this Special Issue of Batteries. These papers summarize the joint efforts in Ni/MH battery research from BASF, Wa...

POI and EOI are rare but impactful conditions among adolescents and young adults (AYAs). Little is known about the timing and incidence of mental health (MH) conditions among AYAs diagnosed with POI/EOI. Data were collected using MarketScan Medicaid...

Medical humanities (MH) courses are a critical element of the medical curriculum influencing the establishment of a physician in the medical profession. However, the opinion about MH among medical students remains unknown. Interviews from seven focus...

Submarine slope instability may be triggered by earthquakes and tsunamis. Methane hydrate sediments (MHS) are commonly buried under submarine slopes. Submarine slides would probably be triggered once the MHS are damaged under cyclic loading condition...

Background: Macular hole (MH) can severely impair central vision. Although it can be treated with vitrectomy surgery, avoiding recurrence and improving visual acuity are still priorities to be addressed. This study aims to reveal the trends and hotsp...

The development of sustainable flame-retardant polymer composites is important for expanding the practical use of bio-based plastics while reducing reliance on petroleum-derived and halogenated materials. In this work, biodegradable polylactic acid (...

Mg, the A-site atom in C14 (MgZn₂), C15 (MgCu₂), and C36 (MgNi₂) Laves phase alloys, was added to the Zr-based AB₂ metal hydride (MH) alloy during induction melting. Due to the high melting temperature of the host alloy (>1500 °C) and high volatil...

Mannheimia haemolytica is the main etiological bacterial agent in ruminant respiratory disease. M. haemolytica secretes leukotoxin, lipopolysaccharides, and proteases, which may be targeted to treat infections. We recently reported the purification a...

Mirabilis himalaica (Edgew.) Heimerl, known as “Bazhu” in Tibetan medicine, is an endangered medicinal plant whose roots are traditionally used to treat nephritic edema, kidney stones, joint pain, and uterine cancer. Small Auxin-Up RNA (S...

Leaky Integrator Echo State Network (Leaky-ESN) is a useful training method for handling time series prediction problems. However, the singular coupling of all neurons in the reservoir makes Leaky-ESN less effective for sophisticated learning tasks....

Feature selection (FS) is a well-known preprocess step in soft computing and machine learning algorithms. It plays a critical role in different real-world applications since it aims to determine the relevant features and remove other ones. This proce...

Extreme learning machine (ELM) is a single-layer feedforward neural network based classifier that has attracted significant attention in computer vision and pattern recognition due to its fast learning speed and strong generalization. In this paper,...

Background: Despite the key role of social vulnerability such as economic disadvantage in health outcomes, research is limited on the impact of social vulnerabilities on COVID-19-related deaths, especially at the state and county level in the USA. Me...

Effects of substitutions of rare earth (RE) elements (Y, La, Ce, and Nd) to the Zr-based AB₂ multi-phase metal hydride (MH) alloys on the structure, gaseous phase hydrogen storage (H-storage), and electrochemical properties were studied and compared....

Culture media is fundamental in clinical bacteriology for the detection and isolation of bacterial pathogens. However, in-house media preparation could be challenging in low-resource settings. InTray^® cassettes (Biomed Diagnostics) could be a val...

This work presents an algorithm based on a neural network (NN) for cloud detection to detect clouds and their thermodynamic phase using spectral observations from spaceborne microwave radiometers. A standalone cloud detection algorithm over the ocean...

The consistency in capacity degradation in a multi-cell pack (>100 cells) is critical for ensuring long service life for propulsion applications. As the first step of optimizing a battery system design, academic publications regarding the capacity...

Background/Objectives: Magnetic hyperthermia (MH) has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional cancer treatments, offering targeted tumor destruction with minimal damage to healthy tissues. In this study, we synthesized manganese-doped magn...