Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous and evasive in nature. They can be found in complex agricultural matrices like soil and compost. In the literature, extracting MPs from soil is more prevalent; nonetheless, the same instruments in extraction in soil...
Local variations in mechanical properties are commonly observed in engineering structures, driven by complex manufacturing histories and harsh service environments. The evaluation of mechanical properties accurately constitutes a fundamental requirem...
This review presents an overall glance at selected instrumental analytical techniques and methods used in food analysis, focusing on their primary food science research applications. The methods described represent approaches that have already been d...
Milk products are a diverse group of foods and important sources of essential nutrients, including high-quality proteins, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Among their key quality attributes, texture is particularly critical, as it strongly influe...
Instrumental odour monitoring systems (IOMS) are intelligent electronic sensing tools for which the primary application is the generation of odour metrics that are indicators of odour as perceived by human observers. The quality of the odour sensor s...
23 February 2022
There is a need for instruments designed for patients with asthma to self-report their performance of inhaling steps. We aimed to develop an accessible and easy-to-use patient-reported tool for inhaler technique assessment, which could also serve as...
Sensory science provides objective information about the consumer understanding of a product, the acceptance or rejection of stimuli, and the description of the emotions evoked. It is possible to answer how consumers perceive a product through discri...
Electrochemical sensor arrays that perform simultaneous multi-technique (SMT) measurements within a shared electrolyte are essential for continuous, multi-analyte detection in microfluidic platforms for environmental and healthcare monitoring. This r...
1 August 2024
A cost-effective solution to address the challenges posed by sensitive instrumentation in next-gen turbomachinery components is to reduce the number of measurement samples required to assess complex flows. This study investigates Gaussian Process (GP...
Attention has been given to the experience of individuals undergoing assisted reproductive techniques. However, only recent literature has focused on the spiritual journey triggered by such an event and highlighted the nurses and midwives’ role...
Background: Scheuermann’s kyphosis (SK) is characterized by anterior wedging of >5 degrees at three or more contiguous vertebrae associated with severe back pain and cosmetic disfigurement. Different surgical interventions have been applied...
Background: The traditional open midline posterior cervical spine fusion procedure has several shortcomings. It can cause soft tissue damage, muscle atrophy, compromise of the lateral masses and painful prominent posterior cervical instrumentation or...
This review focuses on tree health assessment in urban forest, specifically on the methodologies commonly used to detect levels, dimensions, and location of wood deterioration. The acknowledged benefits to the urban forestry area from the application...
Models of particle acceleration in solar eruptive events suggest that roughly equal energy may go into accelerating electrons and ions. However, while previous solar X-ray spectroscopic imagers have transformed our understanding of electron accelerat...
Curricula related to instrumental analysis aim for competency-based education to promote the development of teaching strategies that encourage students to successfully tackle the problem-solving and tasks inherent to their profession. However, this e...
One recommended technique for removing broken root canal instruments is to glue the fragment into a cannula adapted to it (i.e., the tube technique). The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the adhesive kind and length of the joint on...
Ultrastrong magnetic fields, ranging from 100 T to 1000 T, are generated exclusively by destructive pulsed magnets. While various generation methods exist, this review focuses on the Single-Turn Coil (STC) and Electromagnetic Flux Compression (EMFC)...
Osseodensification is an innovative surgical instrumentation technique based on additive (non-cutting) drilling using special burs. It is known from the literature, that the osseodensification burs should operate in a clockwise direction to drill hol...
Chemsex is understood as “the intentional use of stimulant drugs to have sex for an extended time among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men”. It is a public health problem because of the increased incidence of cases and bec...
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will answer fundamental questions about the origin, evolution, properties, and influence of magnetic fields throughout the Universe. Magnetic fields can illuminate and influence phenomena as diverse as star formation,...
A variable-gain chopper-stabilized instrumentation amplifier (chopper IA), which employs a low pass filter (LPF) to attenuate the up-converted noise at the chopping frequency, is presented. The circuit is designed and fabricated with Taiwan Semicondu...
We introduce the String Ensemble Chords Dataset (SECD), a large-scale controlled compositional audio dataset comprising 287,088 harmonic-interval and chord instances constructed through additive superposition of professionally recorded isolated strin...
Zhao’s Guzheng: Traditional Chinese Performance Techniques refers to a comprehensive pedagogical and performance framework within the Shandong–Northeast lineage of the Guzheng (Chinese plucked zither). This system is historically rooted i...
A fully differential multipath current-feedback instrumentation amplifier (CFIA) for a resistive bridge sensor readout integrated circuit (IC) is proposed. To reduce the CFIA’s own offset and 1/f noise, a chopper stabilization technique is impl...
This study aimed to investigate and compare the reliability and accuracy of tooth shade selection in the model using 30 milled crowns via five methods: (1) digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera with twin flash (TF) and polarized filter (DSLR + TF)...
This work deals with the investigation of the strength and the stiffness of samples built of step-variable functionally graded material (FGM). The considered FGM samples consist of two main components: WC and NiCr with some content of Co as a conjunc...
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a major contributor to disability worldwide and substantial societal costs. The use of wearable motion capture instruments has a role in preventing WMSDs by contributing to improvements in exposure a...
Background: To evaluate the precision and accuracy of objective refraction measurement obtained with combinations of instrument design and technique. We also compared the performance of the instruments with subjective refraction measurements. Method...
In this research, singing/humming to instrument conversion techniques are proposed. In humming to instrument, two models based on cycle-consistent adversarial networks (CycleGAN) on viola are experimented. From the objective and subjective evaluation...
The characterization of suspended dust near the Martian surface is extremely relevant to understand the climate of Mars. In this frame, a Dust Sensor instrument, an infrared device designed to obtain the effective parameters of Martian dust using the...
Background: Instrument separation is a frequent issue in root canals, often complicated by intriguing anatomical variations that make treatment more challenging. These variations in canal structure can lead to various iatrogenic complications, such a...
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (CRPV) is the processed product of Citrus reticulata Blanco. We systematically analyzed two CRPV types, Geqingpi (GQP) and Sihuaqingpi (SHQP), based on powder color, microscopic characteristics, and chemical compo...
In this work we report the design, construction, and applications of an electronictongue (abbreviated e-tongue) based on an array of potentiometric sensors employing theSequential Injection Analysis technique (SIA) operated as a Virtual Instrument im...
This paper serves as a comprehensive “starter pack” for electrical diagnostic methods for power transformers. It offers a thorough review of electrical diagnostic techniques, detailing the required instrumentation and highlighting key res...
Taekwondo is a martial art and combat sport that originated in medieval or similar cultures, but today it is primarily a combat activity conditioned by safety rules. The kick technique is called “chagi” (Korean language). “Eyeballin...
In this study, we describe a dual-chopper glitch-reduction current-feedback instrumentation amplifier (CFIA) with a ripple reduction loop. The amplifier employs the chopping technique to reduce low-frequency noise, such as 1/f noise. A glitch caused...
Aim of the study: to evaluate root filling remnants after secondary root canal treatments (SRCTs) of oval-shaped canals with X-rays and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The SRCTs were performed using reciprocating NiTi instruments. Methods: Sing...
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) were applied to study the elemental content of coal combustion residues. Both methods’ analytical applicability and suitability for this t...
Monitoring the complex, three-dimensional flow within centrifugal compressor diffusers remains a major challenge due to geometric confinement, high rotational speeds, and strong unsteadiness near surge and stall. This review provides a comprehensive...
This work introduces a tunable technique to push the low-frequency corner (
The aim of the study was to evaluate the adhesive forces for removing iatrogenically fractured endodontic nickel-titanium instruments using a modified tube technique with various pre-treatment agents in combination with a light-curing composite. 120...
The paper shows the applicability of data on the evolution of the elastic modulus measured by the instrumented microindentation technique to the determination of accumulated damage in metal matrix composites (MMCs) under high temperature deformation....
The aim of this study was to report the restoration of normal vertebral morphology and the absence of curve progression after the removal of instrumentation in AIS patients that underwent posterior correction of the deformity by a common all-screws c...
Radiosoundings are essential for weather and climate applications, as well as for calibration and validation of remote sensing observations. Vaisala RS92 radiosondes have been widely used on a global scale until 2016; although in the fall of 2013, Va...
Abnormal cord insertion (ACI) is associated with adverse obstetric outcomes; however, the relationship between ACI and assisted reproductive technology (ART) has not been examined in a meta-analysis. This study examines the association between ACI an...
13 May 2022
Assessing resilience response to an adverse event such as infertility requires measuring the same construct adequately and accurately by nurses. The objective of this study was to explore the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the...
Recently, high demand of high-throughput analyses with high sensitivity and selectivity to molecules and drugs in different classes with different physical-chemical properties—and a reduction in analysis time—is a principal milestone for...
The Isan Orchestra is a large-scale homogeneous contemporary musical ensemble in Thailand that systematically integrates traditional Northeastern Thai (Isan) folk instruments using the formal structural, compositional, and architectural frameworks of...
In this work, the sensorless speed control of a brushless direct current motor utilizing a neural network is presented. This control is done using a two-layer neural network that uses the backpropagation algorithm for training. The values provided by...
At certain geographic locations, especially in the polar regions, the ionization of the ionospheric E layer can dominate over that of the F2 layer. The associated electron density profiles show their ionization maximum at E layer heights between 80 a...
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