Purpose: Murine models of pancreatic cancer with damp-heat syndrome were established based on two methods to explore the differences in the composition of intestinal flora and to seek characteristic genera with potential for model evaluation. Methods...
Long term stability is crucial to maturing any photovoltaic technology. We have studied the influence of sodium, which plays a key role in optimizing the performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGSe) solar cells, on the long-term stability of flexible CIGSe so...
Standard damp heat (DH), temperature cycle (TC), and combined DH-TC tests were performed using monocrystalline Si 72-cell modules with a conventional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant, and their module performance and electroluminescence image...
Damp-heat diarrhea (DHD) in piglets presents as diarrhea and intestinal bleeding, significantly affecting both piglet health and the pig industry. Pulsatilla powder (PP), a herbal formulation composed of Pulsatilla, Rhizoma Coptidis, Phellodendron Ba...
Damping asymmetry is one of the most important factors that determines the performance of Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscope. In this paper, a novel damping tuning method for the resonator with parallel plate capacitors is presented. This damping tuning me...
A 56-day aging test of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cable material under hot and humid conditions was conducted, followed by tests on flame retardancy after varying degrees of wet heat aging, including vertical burning behavior, oxygen index, and afterfl...
This paper presents an overview of the self-heating phenomena and the continuum thermodynamics framework related to the damping and fatigue of metals. The self-heating process under cyclic loading generally undergoes three phases: Phase I with gradua...
This paper discusses the effect of different heat treatment procedures on the microstructural characteristics, damping capacities, and mechanical properties of CuAlNi shape memory alloys (SMA). The investigation was performed on samples in the as-cas...
Nanocarbon 2024 aluminum composites with 0.5 vol. % and 1 vol. % of graphene nanoplatelets and 1 vol. % and 2 vol. % of activated nanocarbon were manufactured through induction casting. The effect of the reinforcements and heat treatment on the perfo...
Dampness-heat syndrome diarrhea (DHSD) is a common clinical disease with a high prevalence but still has no satisfactory therapeutic medicine, so the search for a safe and effective drug candidate is ongoing. This study aims to explore the efficacy a...
Austempered ductile iron has gained increased interest as an ideal choice of material for mechanical components exposed to dynamic loading. Apart from strength and ductility, material damping is also one of the important demands imposed on the machin...
An optical pH sensor that enables the non-destructive measurement of acetic acid and its distribution in a photovoltaic module during damp heat (DH) testing is reported. The sensor was fabricated by impregnating a solution of a pH-sensitive fluoresce...
This study aimed to investigate the mechanical property decay that might occur during actual use and soil burial degradation of bamboo fiber lunch boxes. For this, the effects of three accelerated aging methods, namely damp–heat treatment, free...
In this study, long-term reliability tests for high-power-density photovoltaic (PV) modules were introduced and analyzed in accordance with IEC 61215 and light-combined damp heat cycles, such as DIN 75220. The results indicated that post light soakin...
In the process of the on–board transportation of liquid hydrogen storage and transportation tanks, apart from considering the support strength and adiabatic performance, it is imperative to take into account the vibration characteristics of the...
An A356 alloy is a classic casting light alloy, which is able to be processed into complex geometrical shapes with tailored static and dynamic mechanical properties. As a promising material to reduce fuel and energy consumption in future vehicle desi...
In this paper, we propose a methodology for enhancing the fatigue life of SS316 by performing intermittent recovery heat-treatment (RHT) in the Argon environment at different temperatures. To this end, fully-reversed fatigue bending tests are conduct...
Slurry flows commonly appear in the transport of minerals from a mine to the processing site or from the deep ocean to the surface level. The process of heat transfer in solid–liquid flow is especially important for the long pipeline distance. The pa...
Undisturbed ground temperature (UGT), thermal conductivity (TC) and heat capacity (HC) are essential parameters to design geothermal heat pumps and underground thermal energy storage systems, particularly borehole heat exchangers (BHE). However, fiel...
Countries around the globe have recently been actively developing a new type of solar power system known as the floating photovoltaic (FPV) system. The FPV system is advantageous in terms of efficiency and is economic; however, the environmental cond...
Long-term photovoltaic (PV) module reliability is highly determined by the durability of the polymeric components (backsheet and encapsulation materials). This paper presents the result of experiments on encapsulant degradation influenced by the back...
Different industrial mixing methods and some of their combinations ((1) ultrasound; (2) mechanical stirring; (3) by roller machine; (4) by gears machine; and (5) ultrasound radiation + high stirring) were investigated for incorporating multi-walled c...
This paper deals with the problem of the influence of ground dampness on heat exchange between greenhouse and ground. The effect of humidity on the distribution of ground temperature fields was analyzed. The analysis was performed based on the analyt...
Soiling of solar module cover glass is a serious problem for solar asset managers. It causes a reduction in power output due to attenuation of the incident light, and reduces the return on investment. Regular cleaning is required to mitigate the effe...
High damping magnesium alloys have poor mechanical properties, so it is necessary to investigate the damping properties of high-strength wrought magnesium alloys to effectively reduce vibration and noise in mechanical engineering. The aim of this wor...
Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of single-junction perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has already soared from 3.8% to more than 26%. Their potential for application in tandem architecture with silicon and other established solar technologies has been de...
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) represents only a small portion of all strokes, but accounts for almost half of the deaths caused by stroke worldwide. Neurosurgical clipping and endovascular coiling can successfully obliterate the bleeding...
Signs of wetness in housing are a significant obstacle to the renovation and energy rehabilitation of old and energy-intensive heritage buildings, especially in cold climates. Thus, in order to avoid the numerous possibilities of degradation caused b...
The study deals with experiments and predictions on turbulent flow and heat exchange in a fully developed slurry flow in a vertical upward pipe. Four slurries were considered: two with glass spheres particles with diameters of 0.125 mm and 0.240 mm,...
Epoxy-resin-based composites in the field of current electrical materials often work in high temperature, high humidity or salt spray conditions. In order to improve the operation reliability of the composite insulator cross arm in a high temperature...
Cactus plants are prevalent in hot terrain locations. The spines in the cactus plants have an important function in preventing water evaporation. The strong pointed spines serve to distribute heat and prevent internal moisture loss owing to high heat...
Recently, a trend in fatigue testing related to increasing excitation frequencies during experiments has been observed. This tendency is a product of both necessity and available technological capabilities. Regarding the last, advances in control and...
The class B scavenger receptor CD36 is known to bind and mediate the transport of lipid-related ligands and it functions as a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) for a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and viruses. In this study, we assessed CD...
Background: Modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT) is unique due to its combination of thermal and non-thermal effects. Method: This report summarizes the literature on the effects of mEHT observed in vitro and in vivo. Results: The thermal and electr...
The dynamics of port-Hamiltonian systems is based on energy balance principles (the first law of thermodynamics) embedded in the structure of the model. However, when dealing with thermodynamic subsystems, the second law (entropy production) should a...
Non-thermal plasma application to cancer cells is known to induce oxidative stress, cytotoxicity and indirect immunostimulatory effects on antigen presenting cells (APCs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the responses of two leukemic cell l...
In this paper, superelastic (SE) NiTi wire is used to fabricate axially symmetric wire mesh dampers (WMDs) with the expectation of a higher damping capacity. However, the phase transformation damping of the NiTi WMD could be suppressed by the cold-wo...
This paper deals with the experimental and numerical characterization of a high damping CuAlMn sheet with a martensitic micro-structure at ambient temperature. A Cu-Al-Mn shape memory alloy containing 11.65 wt.% of Al and 3 wt.% of Mn, was cast and h...
Thermoelastic damping is a critical issue for designing very high quality factor microresonators. This paper derives the entropy generation, associated with the irreversibility in heat conduction, that is used for ring resonators in in-plane vibratio...
The behavior of acoustic waves in a rarefied high-temperature plasma is studied; as an example, the plasma of the solar corona is considered. Effects of thermal conductivity and a heating/radiative loss are taken into account; data on a temperature d...
The realistic prediction of material damping is crucial in the design and dynamic simulation of many components in mechanical engineering. Material damping in metals occurs mainly due to the thermoelastic effect. This paper presents a new approach fo...
One of the grand challenges of new generation Condensed Matter physicists is the development of novel devices enabling the control of sound propagation at terahertz frequency. Indeed, phonon excitations in this frequency window are the leading convey...
Abnormal heating will reduce the insulation performance of composite insulators or even cause insulator fracture, and the abnormal heating phenomenon is more serious under high-humidity conditions. Therefore, in this paper, the voltage withstand test...
The present study focused on the influence of different aging conditions on the strain-dependent damping of the high-strength aluminum alloy AA7075. For this purpose, different artificial aging strategies were carried out after solution heat treatmen...
Solar chromosphere and photosphere, as well as solar atmospheric structures, such as prominences and spicules, are made of partially ionized plasmas. Observations have reported the presence of damped or amplified oscillations in these solar plasmas,...
In this study, the filled natural rubber (NR) was prepared with organic montmorillonite (OMMT) and carbon black (CB). The effects of the amount of OMMT on the properties of CB/NR composites were investigated by measuring the physical and mechanical p...
The overall rigidity of the cement concrete pavement is high, but there are defects such as easy cracking and insufficient anti-slip performance. The epoxy resin ultra-thin wearing course overlay can effectively solve these issues. However, there is...
Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) play a critical role in dendritic cells (DCs) ability to trigger a specific and efficient adaptive immune response for different physiological and pathological scenarios. We have previously identified cons...
The poor flexural and damping properties of building materials damages concrete structures and affects their service life when concrete structures are subjected to dynamic loads. Three different dosages (i.e., 0%, 0.3%, and 0.6%) of organic phosphona...
This study investigated the effects of four heat treatment processes on the microstructure, damping capacity, and mechanical properties of Mn-Cu alloys. The results indicated that the alloy did not undergo spinodal decomposition and twinning after so...
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