Pesticides can be found in beehives for several reasons, including contamination from surrounding cultivars; yet one of the most pertinent is related to the fact that beekeepers employ acaricides to control various types of mites, which may accumulat...
Many earthquake damage investigations have shown that lateral spreading is one of the main causes of damage to bridge foundations. However, the seismic research on bridge foundations with drainage systems is relatively lacking. Therefore, based on th...
Train-induced vibrations pose a significant threat to foundation pit slopes adjacent to railways during parallel construction or line renovation projects. To address this issue, this paper proposes a periodic steel-sheet pile barrier for vibration mi...
This work applies the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) to study the dynamic stability of orthotropic temperature-dependent single-layered graphene sheet (SLGS) embedded in a temperature-dependent elastomeric medium and subjected to a biaxi...
Beeswax is one of the most important products for the well-being of bee colonies. The wax glands of young worker bees produce beeswax, which serves as a building material for honeycomb construction. Beekeepers using hives with mobile frames mainly ut...
The stability of a double-row steel sheet pile cofferdam structure under soft ground conditions was investigated in this study, using the temporary cofferdam of the Shenzhen–Zhongshan cross-river channel as the engineering background. The stabi...
As a temporary project, the supporting system of excavation often encounters issues such as the waste of support components, environmental pollution, and high carbon emissions. This article presents a foundation pit support technology that utilizes s...
When the offshore wind energy industry attempts to develop in cold regions, ice load becomes the main technological challenge for offshore wind turbine foundation design. Dynamic ice loads acting on wind turbine foundations should be calculated in a...
In water-related projects, the application of steel sheet pile cofferdams is becoming more and more widespread, and the influence of tunnel construction on the mechanical properties of adjacent cofferdams is important. In this study, the object of re...
Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (UC−MSC) sheets have attracted much attention in cell therapy. However, the culture media and coating matrix used for the preparation of UC−MSC sheets have not been safe enough to comply...
Hot forming is an effective approach for improving the formability of ultrathin metal sheets, such as those made of stainless steel and pure titanium. However, the increased friction coefficient between the tool and the high-temperature metal sheet n...
As a newly developed pile foundation, the snowflake shaped steel sheet pile is composed of three Y-shaped sections with an included angle of 120° and has a large specific surface area, which can give full play to the side friction of pile and improve...
A sheet pile wall is a widely used retaining structure in coastal and riverbank areas. In liquefiable soils, seismic activity can generate excess pore pressure, which not only increases the load on the sheet pile wall but also reduces the soil streng...
The single molecule detection associated with DNA sequencing has motivated intensive efforts to identify single DNA bases. However, little research has been reported utilizing single-layer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) for DNA sequencing. Here we emp...
In this work, the first shear deformation theory (FSDT) is used for the thermo-mechanical analysis of a simply supported five-layer functionally Graded (FG) sandwich plate resting on a Winkler elastic foundation. The sandwich plate consists of five l...
A novel quasi-3D hyperbolic shear deformation theory (QHSDT) with five unknowns is here employed, together with the Hamilton’s principle and the modified couple stress theory (MCST) to analyze the vibrational behavior of rectangular micro-scale...
The estimation of ship resistance in ice is a fundamental area of research and poses a substantial challenge for the design and safe use of ships in ice-covered waters. In order to estimate the ice resistance with greater reliability, we develop in t...
Sheet piles are extensively used as foundation structures in urban environments. However, the vibrations associated with sheet pile construction can potentially adversely affect existing buildings, as well as cause discomfort to nearby residents. Thi...
Titanium (Ti) alloy sheets are important mechanical and structural components. However, thickness deviations may occur during the production of Ti-alloy sheets, significantly compromising product quality and structural safety. Eddy current testing (E...
A recent report in the journal, Neurology, documents age-normalized, nation-specific (e.g., United States and Western Europe), progressive decrease of dementia, beginning about 25 years ago. This observation has, thus far, not had explanation. We beg...
Background/Objectives: Plastination with polyester resin is a consolidated technique for anatomical preservation, particularly valuable in neuroanatomy education and radiological correlation. This review synthesizes the principles, technical evolutio...
This study investigates the construction methodology of large-span cable-stayed tensioned metal thin-sheet structures, introducing the “integrated enclosure and load-bearing” design concept. By applying in-plane prestress, the out-of-plan...
The performance of lithium-ion batteries is strongly determined by material properties, which are provided in technical data sheets but often in inconsistent formats and terminology. Automated extraction of these parameters could enable downstream ap...
The convective micropolar fluid flow over a permeable shrinking sheet in the presence of a heat source and thermal radiation with the magnetic field directed towards the sheet has been studied in this paper. The mathematical formulation considers the...
Despite that graphene has been extensively used in flexible wearable sensors, it remains an unmet need to fabricate a graphene-based sensor by a simple and low-cost method. Here, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) are prepared by thermal expansion method,...
Taiwan has used technology in reservoir sediments and industrial waste to produce high-performance lightweight aggregate (LWA). LWA can be used to manufacture lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) with structural strength ratings. At present, Taiwan&...
Vibrations of single-layered graphene sheets subjected to a longitudinal magnetic field are considered. The Winkler-type and Pasternak-type foundation models are employed to reproduce the surrounding elastic medium. The governing equation is based on...
Historical maps are unique sources of retrospective geographical information. Recently, several map archives containing map series covering large spatial and temporal extents have been systematically scanned and made available to the public. The geog...
In conventional mechanized garlic seeding process, seed remains a persistent challenge that is difficult to avoid. This study proposes a solution by designing and testing a garlic seeding device based on a rigid–flexible coupling mechanism, aim...
Three-dimensional (3D) hepatic tissue engineering holds great potential for liver regeneration, disease modeling, and drug screening. These applications require densely layered hepatic tissues that mimic native 3D liver architecture. However, limited...
This study investigated the effects of aging profiles on the precipitate formation and the corresponding strengthening and deformation behaviors of Al–Mg–Zn alloys. The alloys subjected to natural aging (NA) demonstrated significantly enh...
Internal defects such as cracks and pores in prebaked anodes severely affect aluminum electrolysis efficiency and energy consumption. Existing detection methods face an irreconcilable contradiction among speed, cost, and accuracy. To address this iss...
In Korea, large-scale apartment projects often give rise to disputes among residents, which have prompted implementation of the “Apartment Performance Rating System” by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport. In addition, dis...
With the rapid development of China’s economy, the demand for water resources continues to sharply increase, which has gradually contributed to serious environmental problems. The Chinese government has proposed establishing a natural resource...
The potential of potassium chloride (KCl) to be used as a substitute for sodium chloride (NaCl) was studied by monitoring the effects of salt treatment on thermal behavior, aggregation kinetics, rheological properties, and protein conformational chan...
A metal atomizing sheet with a group of micro-tapered holes is the core constituent of a piezoelectric atomizer. However, the diameters of large-end and small-end micro-tapered holes in industrial applications deviate from the design values by 15.25%...
The sheet-metal-forming process is crucial in manufacturing various products, including pipes, cans, and containers. Despite its significance, controlling this complex process is challenging and may lead to defects and inefficiencies. This study intr...
In response to the dual challenges of the mechanical behavior of steel sheet pile cofferdam and sediment control in urban water intake projects, a multi-method integrated study was conducted based on the Nenjiang Project. The results show that the pe...
The nematic mesogens within dielectric liquid crystal elastomers (DLCEs) rotate in response to external electric fields, thereby driving macroscopic active shape morphing. This work establishes a rigorous theoretical framework to investigate the elec...
To investigate the mechanisms underlying the continuous failure of deep foundation pits in tropical water-rich sandy strata, this study comprehensively examines a foundation pit project in Haikou city, China. Using the PLAXIS3D 24.1 software, a three...
In this study, we demonstrated that the widely used cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) jet could significantly inhibit the growth of melanoma cells using a contactless treatment method, The flow rate of helium gas was a key operational parameter to modula...
Flexible electronic textiles hold potential applications across various fields, yet current functionalization methods frequently suffer from poor coating uniformity and severe aesthetic alteration. This study addresses these challenges by establishin...
This study proposes a precision detection method that integrates Canny operator threshold optimization with Zernike moments to address the issue of low measurement accuracy associated with the manual inspection of circular holes in sheet metal during...
This article investigates the size dependent on piezoelectrically layered perforated nanobeams embedded in an elastic foundation considering the material Poisson’s ratio and the flexoelectricity effects. The composite beam is composed of a regu...
The sheet pile wall, a widely used retaining structure in railway construction, faces limitations such as restricted height, construction difficulties, and high costs. While geosynthetic-reinforced soil technology enhances soil tensile strength, it o...
A time-dependent electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) model is presented using the finite element method (FEM) to simulate a 2D interdigitated electrode in an aqueous NaCl electrolyte. Developed in COMSOL Multiphysics, the model incorporates...
The work presented here marks a further advance in expert uncertainty quantification. In a recent probabilistic evaluation of ice sheet process contributions to sea level rise, tail dependence was elicited and propagated through an uncertainty analys...
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of contact patterns in globoid worm gears with rectilinear axial tooth profiles. Two distinct methods are employed: a CAD-based simulation, and experimental techniques including two-sheet pressure measurem...
The effect of initial granular structural conditions on load transmission patterns was experimentally investigated. Two types of granular structures were prepared by laminating cylindrical model particles of different diameters, to which photoelastic...
The inkjet printing process is a promising electronic printing technique for large-scale, printed, flexible and stretchable electronics because of features such as its high manufacturing speed, environmental friendliness, simple process, low cost, ac...
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