Electret filter media are electrostatically charged during the manufacturing process to activate effective electrical separation mechanisms. In order to investigate the influence of humidity on these mechanisms, the electric field, and filtration eff...
The article aims to prove the hypothesis, that an approach direction influences repeatability at target point of a trajectory. Unlike most researches that deal with absolute accuracy, this paper is focused on determining the achievable repeatability...
This paper studies outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) enterprises in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Using geographical information system (GIS) spatial analysis and SPSS correlation analysis methods, it analyzes the change in the spatial dist...
Ports play a critical role in the global oil trade market, and those with significant influence have an implicit advantage in global oil transportation. In order to offer a thorough understanding of port influences, the research presented in this pap...
Identifying influential nodes in complex networks has attracted the attention of many researchers in recent years. However, due to the high time complexity, methods based on global attributes have become unsuitable for large-scale complex networks. I...
In the current complicated and volatile international situation, maintaining the sustainable development of OFDI is critical to the economic recovery and growth of all countries. This study aims to examine the influence of foreign direct investment (...
This paper investigates the effects of the machining process on the thrust force and mechanical characteristics for the direct drive feed system driven by the flat permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (PMSLM) in machine tools considering the ele...
Background. Polypharmacy, or taking five or more medications daily, can lead to poor medication compliance and an increased risk for adverse drug-to-drug interactions that may eventually lead to death. The study was designed to explore the questions...
A direct drive servovalve has some inherent benefits over its conventional counterparts, but also has better reliability and output power. However, due to the rigid connection between the spool and the motor, which takes the place of interstage drive...
One of the main aspects of the control system development process for direct drives is the selection of the required computational accuracy while establishing its impact on the quality of the control. Understanding this relationship allows designers...
The movement to reconnect children to nature touts the many benefits associated with exposure to nature and encourages designers and planners of the physical environment to incorporate more nature into the daily lives of children. However, connecting...
Climate change and direct anthropogenic impact are recognized as two major factors affecting catchment runoff. This study investigated the separate effect of each of these factors for runoff from the important Tunisian Merguellil catchment. For this...
This study investigated the influence of phosphorus (P) addition on the stress rupture properties of direct aged IN706 superalloy. The results showed that P slightly improved the stress rupture life of the superalloy when added in the range between 0...
To investigate the influences of discrete fiber strips on the mechanical properties of reinforced sand, a series of direct shear tests were conducted. A method to strictly control the initial orientation of fiber strips in specimen preparation was de...
To solve the problems of DC voltage control and power allocation in the hybrid multi-terminal high voltage direct current system effectively, a DC voltage adaptive droop control strategy based on DC voltage-current characteristics is proposed. Based...
Cultivated land is closely related to national food security, rural economic development and social stability. The cultivated land pollution and carbon emissions caused by chemical fertilizers, pesticides, film residues, etc., in the process of culti...
Hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (HyDRI) produced by fluidized bed has great potential for achieving the target of net-zero carbon in steelmaking. However, when magnetite ores were used as feedstock, several process parameters showed influences on...
Cobalt-based superalloy Co06A exhibits excellent high-temperature performance and is widely used in the repair and additive manufacturing of critical hot-end components via direct laser deposition (DLD). However, improper energy–mass input duri...
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Paying attention to the mechanisms of the GTFP of the marine economy and designing a scientific and reasonable optimization path are the keys to achieving a “win-win” balance between environmental protection and high-quality marine develo...
In this study, we prepared zinc wires with a diameter of 250 µm by direct extrusion using an extrusion ratio of 576. We studied the influence of the extrusion temperature and microstructure of the initial Zn billets on the microstructural and mechani...
The formation of melt and its spread in materials is the focus of many high temperature processes, for example, in laser welding and cutting. Surface active elements alter the surface tension gradient and therefore influence melt penetration depth an...
Direct-seeding methods have received growing interest from rice growers. Wheat straw return is an important measure in rice-wheat rotation system. This study aimed to investigate the influence of wheat straw return on the yield and grain quality in d...
The objective of this two-year field study was to assess the influence of stand establishment methods (direct seeding or transplanting) on root growth dynamics, shoot morphology, leaf physiology, yield, and quality of globe artichoke (Cynara carduncu...
In confronting escalating economic uncertainty, achieving a win–win situation for low-carbon transition and improved employment structure will contribute to economic recovery and sustainable growth but also contribute to building a community wi...
In engineering practice, fiber addition is a frequently used method to improve the tensile property of asphalt mixture. However, the optimum fiber type and dosage have not been determined by direct tensile tests. In this paper, monotonic tensile test...
The directional borehole radar can accurately locate and image the geological target around the borehole, which overcomes the shortcomings that the conventional borehole radar can only detect the depth of the target and the distance from the borehole...
In this study, the effect of subsequent heat treatment applied to high-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA) on the structure–property relationships was investigated. Tempering and intercritical annealing processes are introduced to elucidate the inf...
The growing demand for petroleum, accompanied by the declining petroleum reserves and the concerns over energy security, has intensified the interest in direct coal liquefaction (DCL), particularly in countries such as China which is rich in coal res...
Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) is a membrane distillation (MD) configuration where feed and distillate directly contact with a hydrophobic membrane. Depending on its operating conditions, the hydraulic pressures of the feed and distillat...
Post-fabrication heat treatment (PFHT) is one of the most applied strategies for achieving the desired microstructure and mechanical resistance on additive manufactured components because of the non-equilibrium microstructural state of the material i...
The frozen phenomenon is unfavorable for the direct air-cooled condensers (DACCs) in a very cold area. The effect of crosswind on frozen phenomena in DACCs at the representative 2 × 350 MW thermal power units was investigated numerically. Resul...
Ionising radiation (IR) is commonly used for cancer therapy; however, its potential influence on the metastatic ability of surviving cancer cells exposed directly or indirectly to IR remains controversial. Metastasis is a multistep process by which t...
Accurate measurement of the shadow price of carbon dioxide (CO2) is fundamental to the scientific assessment of the carbon emission reduction cost and the formulation and execution of China’s carbon emission mitigation policies. Underpinned by...
Cross-border capital flows have been a major force driving economic globalization. Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a decisive role in seeking out market technology brands and enhancing the global competitiveness among international inflows. Wit...
This manuscript presents a study of the Stress-Driven integral Model (SDM) for the bending response of Bernoulli–Euler nanobeams. Unlike conventional approaches that reformulate the nonlocal integral problem into an equivalent differential form...
For the high-salt reservoir of the Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu area, the production decreases rapidly due to the conductivity decrease after fracturing. The analysis shows that this has a great relationship with the special salt dissolution chara...
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to improve motor learning in numerous studies. However, only a few of these studies have been conducted on elite-level performers or in complex motor tasks that have been practiced extensi...
The Contextuality-by-Default theory is illustrated on contextuality analysis of the idealized double-slit experiment. The experiment is described by a system of contextually labeled binary random variables each of which answers the question: Has the...
The search for lightweight structures increases the demand for non-metallic materials, such as polymers, composites, and hybrid structures. This work presents the dissimilar joining through direct laser joining between polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) a...
Recent years have seen frequent geopolitical conflicts and the world economy has fallen into a recession. In order to explore how wars, terrorist attacks and international tensions affect foreign direct investment (FDI), this paper uses the fixed-eff...
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The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on rural-urban migrants’ physical health and its influencing mechanism. A total of 134,920 rural-urban migrant samples are matched based on the China Migra...
Physical capacity provides a link between disease or impairment and limitations in activity; in multiple sclerosis (MS), it is limited and decreased. The aim of this study was to study the effects of exercise and transcranial direct current stimulati...
Consumption of Toxoplasma gondii contaminated pork is a major risk factor for human infection. We thus conducted a cross-sectional survey on the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in a representative sample of slaughter pigs from throughout Serbia...
High-entropy alloys are a unique class of alloys with high strength and hardness, good enduring quality and corrosion resistance, as well as other attractive mechanical properties for both scientific research and practical applications. Using these u...
Aluminium matrix composite coatings reinforced with AlN nanopaticles have been manufactured by direct laser deposition on an AA6082 alloy substrate. The reinforcement of the composite has been generated by the direct nitridation reaction of the feed...
Caffeine is a plant alkaloid present in food and beverages consumed worldwide. It has high lipid solubility with recognized actions in the central nervous system and in peripheral tissues, notably the adipose depots. However, the literature is scant...
In the early 2000s, Vietnam’s government concentrated on the promotion of supporting industries which can be seen as a “key” solution to sustaining economic growth, thereby improving the national welfare. However, Vietnam’s supporting industries stil...
Background: Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in neonatal intensive care units is a challenge of highest priority. For further insight into the incubator as direct patient environment and potential source for contamination, we present...
Over the decades, hydropower complexes have been built in several hydrographic basins of Brazil including the Amazon region. Therefore, it is important to understand the effects of these constructions on the environment and local communities. This wo...
High-pressure direct injection diesel/methanol dual-fuel engines exhibit excellent emission reduction potential, but they are still in the initial stage of research and development. The influences of different methanol injection locations, injection...
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