Groundwork on cyanobacterial external layers is crucial for an improved understanding of the persistent dominance of cyanobacteria in freshwaters. In this study, the role of two morphotypes of external layers in Microcystis and Nostoc in mass transfe...
The external wind can change smoke movement patterns inside the staircase and affect smoke exhaust efficiency. This paper analyzes the smoke back-layering phenomenon in the staircase with open stair doors below the fire floor. The effect of the open...
Flow quality at the engine face, especially total pressure recovery and swirl, is central to the performance and stability of external compression supersonic inlets. Steady-state RANS-based numerical computations are performed to quantify bleed/swirl...
The phase-change material (PCM) layer plays a critical role in governing the heat transfer characteristics of building walls. To evaluate this effect, two experimental test rooms with identical structural configurations were constructed and monitored...
Nitriding can significantly increase the load carrying properties of gears. While the diffusion layer is primarily responsible for improving the tooth root and flank load carrying capacity, the compound layer mainly determines the tribological proper...
The GaN-based green miniaturized light-emitting diode (mini-LED) is a key component for the realization of full-color display. Optimized passivation layers can alleviate the trapping of carriers by sidewall defects and are regarded as an effective wa...
This paper concerns the interaction between solitary waves on the surface of an ideal fluid and a localized external force, which models a moving disturbance on the free surface or an obstacle moving at the bottom of a channel. Previous works have in...
Background: The risk of impaired bone–pin interface strength in titanium (Ti) pins coated with fibroblast growth factor (FGF)–calcium phosphate (CP) composite layers is yet to be evaluated in a clinical study. This retrospective study use...
The accurate evaluation of the thermal performance of building envelope components (e.g., facade walls) is crucial for the reliable evaluation of their energy efficiency. There are several methods available to quantify their thermal resistance, such...
Previous studies have shown that the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of conventional red Micro-Light emitting diodes(Micro-LEDs) decreases markedly with reducing chip size. This degradation is generally attributed to enhanced non-radiative recombin...
The development and growth of vertebrate axial muscle have been studied for decades at both the descriptive and molecular level. The zebrafish has provided an attractive model system for investigating both muscle patterning and growth due to its simp...
The investigation of wind pressure distribution on a façade of an atypically shaped 162 m tall building is discussed in this paper. The horizontal cross-section was changed with the height of the structure (the square in the bottom part and th...
Artificial intelligence (AI) models have received considerable attention in recent years for their ability to identify optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarkers with clinical diagnostic potential and predict disease progression. This study aims t...
We determined the spin exchanges between the Cu2+ ions in the kagomé layers of volborthite, Cu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O, by performing the energy-mapping analysis based on DFT+U calculations, to find that the kagomé layers of Cu2+ ions are...
This article deals with the investigation of wind effects on a façade of a rectangular residential building with explicit modelling of the windows for specific wind conditions. The external wind pressure coefficients were treated on the fa&cce...
An experimental investigation is performed to elucidate the variations of accelerations and pressure gradients in the external stream of retreating flow during the run-down phase of a non-breaking solitary wave, propagating over a 1:3 sloping beach....
The COVID-19 lockdown in 2020–2021 and the refugee crisis in 2021–2022 were two new and unexpected social and political events in Poland in recent years. These “wildcards” will certainly have major effects on individuals and c...
Prematurely born infants commonly suffer respiratory dysfunction due to the immature state of their lungs. As a result, clinicians often administer glucocorticoid (GC) therapy to accelerate lung maturation and reduce inflammation. Unfortunately, seve...
We report on optimized architectures containing layer-by-layer (LbL) films of natural rubber latex (NRL), carboxymethyl-chitosan (CMC) and magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (MNPs) deposited on flexible substrates, which could be easily bent by an exte...
The mineralization process of the osseous layer, which is highly calcified in vivo, was successfully imitated by the immersion process of the decalcified fish scales in simplified simulated body fluid (SSBF). An alkali treatment was used to modify th...
Periodical changes of temperature on an external surface of building envelope, e.g., thermal stress or excessive heat gains, is often an undesirable phenomenon. The idea proposed and described in the following paper is to stabilize the external surfa...
We investigate the transmittance spectrum of a multichannel filter composed of dielectric
The shear behaviors of reinforced concrete (RC) beams externally strengthened with engineered cementitious composite (ECC) layers were studied and the strengthening effect was evaluated based on a truss and arch model. The beams were designed without...
In this study, we fabricated a random nanostructure (RNS) external light extraction composite layer containing high-refractive-index nanoparticles through a simple and inexpensive solution process and a low-temperature mask-free process. We focused o...
A novel method is proposed for calculating the solvent flux density and electric current density in the process of flow of an electrolyte solution through a charged porous layer (membrane) under the simultaneous action of external pressure and electr...
All the modern gadgets and space conditioning in buildings consume lots of energy. Energy consumption can be optimized using Composite Insulation External Walls (CIEW) built from mortar plaster and structural and insulation layers. This study aimed t...
A desire to achieve optimal electron transport from the electron transport layer (ETL) towards the emissive layer (EML) is an important research factor for the realization of high performance quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs). In this paper...
Two-dimensional (2D) materials demonstrate significant potential in photodetector technology. They offer high sensitivity, wide spectral range, flexibility and transparency, especially in infrared detection, promising advancements in wearable and fle...
This study presents an experimental investigation of reinforced concrete T-beams strengthened using ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with steel plates, and in some cases, UHPC with a geotextile layer. Ten reinforced concrete specimens with the...
The synthetic halogenated pyrimidine analog, 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU), is a marker of DNA synthesis. This exogenous nucleoside has generated important insights into the cellular mechanisms of the central nervous system development in a variety...
The design of a 69 m tall multipurpose building was investigated in this paper. The shape of the structure above the ground was an elliptical cylinder. Under the ground, the building was extended into a cuboid shape (for car parking). External wind p...
Annual energy consumption has surged due to suboptimal energy efficiency, resulting in an electricity supply shortage in Sulaimani, an Iraqi city in a temperate climate zone. This mixed-methods study aims to optimise energy efficiency in Sulaimani&rs...
Acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) is a rare disorder. We report a case of bilateral AMN in a young female patient, without any risk factors. She referred a positive scotoma in both eyes after flu-like symptoms. Fundus examination revealed parafove...
Recently, organic–inorganic perovskites have manifested great capacity to enhance the performance of photovoltaic systems, owing to their impressive optical and electronic properties. In this simulation survey, we employed the Solar Cell Capaci...
The article deals with non-destructive methodologies for assessing and preventing corrosion of polymer-coated underground pipelines, advanced corrosion-barrier coating systems based on extruded three-layer high-density polyethylene (3LPE), corrosion...
Thermal degradation of InGaN quantum dots (QDs) during the temperature ramp for GaN quantum-barrier growth can compromise micro-light-emitting-diode active regions. Five-period InGaN/GaN QD structures with low-temperature-grown GaN (LT-GaN) caps of 0...
This paper deals with the issue of fastening sheet-metal components on the facades of contemporary buildings that are massively insulated with external thermal insulation composite systems. This research focused on facades with thin-layer acrylic pla...
This work develops a three-dimensional (3D) weak formulation, based on the consistent couple stress theory (CCST), for analyzing the size-dependent dynamic instability behavior of simply-supported, functionally graded (FG) cylindrical microshells tha...
Waste calcareous opoka rock (WCOR) was investigated as a mass-based replacement for 0.5–1.5 mm granulated dolomite aggregate in thin-layer silicate and mineral renders intended for external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS). Eight fo...
Zero-valent iron-supported biochar (Fe0@BC) integrates multiple functions, including adsorption, complexation, and reduction, exhibiting promising application prospects for the removal and degradation of organic pollutants. However, it still faces ch...
This paper is an experimental study of the effectiveness of using internal and external alkali-resistant glass fabric textile (AR-GT) layers for flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The experimental work compares internal single...
In this article, we have obtained the transmission spectra of a microresonator structure with Bragg mirrors, the working cavity of which is filled with a magnetically active finely layered ferrite-semiconductor structure with material parameters cont...
Bamboo cracking is primarily attributed to the influence of moisture on its structure. Natural-speckle digital image correlation (DIC) was employed to characterize tangential shrinkage in cross-sections, using parenchyma cells as intrinsic speckle pa...
In the design of high-energy performance buildings with ventilated facade systems, the evaluation of point thermal bridges is complicated and is often ignored in practice. This paper analyzes the relationship between the point thermal bridges resulti...
The unbonded flexible riser has been increasingly applied in the ocean engineering industry to transport oil and gas resources from the seabed to offshore platforms. The slippage of helical layers, especially the tensile armor layers of unbonded flex...
Transmission spectra of a symmetric microresonator structure, with dielectric Bragg mirrors, are obtained. The working cavity of the structure is partially filled by a layer of a quarter-wave thickness of finely layered “graphene–semicond...
One of the most important goals in developing centrifugal pumps for liquid hydrogen transport is to minimize the temperature rise of the working fluid caused by internal and external heat sources during operation. In this paper, as part of our evalua...
This paper adopts the two-way fixed effect model to analyze the listed enterprises on the New Third Board (NEEQ) from 2014 to 2021. In the process of analysis, to ensure the rationality of the regression results, the missing core data and related dat...
Flexible and self-standing multilayered films made of nanoperforated poly(lactic acid) (PLA) layers separated by anodically polymerized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) conducting layers have been prepared and used as electrodes for supercapa...
The ever-increasing demand for environmentally friendly biocomposites for use in various engineering applications requires a strong understanding of these materials properties, especially in automotive applications. This study focused on investigatin...
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