With the rapid development of micro-machining technology, the feature size of object parts becomes smaller whilst the roundness tolerance must be critically verified at sub-micrometers or nanometers. Therefore, establishing a method is critically imp...
Evaluation of the deviation zone based on discrete measured points is crucial for quality control in manufacturing and metrology. However, deviation-zone evaluation is a highly nonlinear problem that is difficult to solve using traditional numerical...
The design of innovative reference aspheric and freeform optical elements was investigated with the aim of calibration and verification of ultra-high accurate measurement systems. The verification is dedicated to form error analysis of aspherical and...
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are utilized to acquire coordinate data from manufactured surfaces for inspection reasons. These data are employed to gauge the geometric form errors associated with the surface. An optimization procedure of fitti...
Comprehensive land consolidation (CLC) has become an effective tool for promoting the coordinated development of production, living, and ecological spaces (PLES) in rural China. Given the remarkable territorial differentiation, planning strategies th...
This paper investigates the combined effects of the Maximum Material Condition (MMC) modifier and datum feature shift on hole-group positional tolerance evaluation. The formulation follows ASME Y14.5-2018 as the primary normative framework, with ISO...
In this study, eight extreme temperature event indices were calculated based on daily maximum, minimum, and mean temperature data recorded at 699 National Reference Stations in China during 1961–2020. The yearly change of mean temperature and t...
Impact energy tests are an efficient method of verifying adequate toughness of steel prior to it being put into service. Based on a multitude of historical correlations between impact energy and fracture toughness, minimum impact energy requirements...
The increasing prevalence of microbial infections and the emergence of resistance to the currently available antimicrobial drugs urged the development of potent new chemical entities with eminent pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic profiles. Thus,...
Urban non-point source (NPS) pollution is an important risk factor that leads to the deterioration of urban water quality, affects human health, and destroys the ecological balance of the water environment. Reasonable risk prevention and control of u...
In September 2014, Kashmir witnessed a catastrophic flood resulting in a significant loss of lives and property. Such massive losses could have been avoided if any structural support such as dams were constructed in the Jhelum basin, which has a hist...
To ensure the safety and energy efficiency of autonomous sampling operations for a deep-sea landing vehicle (DSLV), the Safety Energy-Dynamic Window Approach (SE-DWA) algorithm was proposed. The safety assessment sub-function formed from the warning...
The heat input into the material during welding significantly affects the properties of high-strength steels in the near-weld zone. A zone of hardness decrease forms, which is called the soft zone. The width of the soft zone also depends on the cooli...
Throughout the tropical and subtropical climates, the genus Citrus can be found. The current study was conducted to extract the Citrus sinensis peel oil and evaluate its antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic potential. Petroleum ether was used...
The winter season in Nanjing is from December to February, with extremely low temperature and high humidity due to seasonal snowfall. During these extreme cold climatic conditions, plants have to survive severe heat stress conditions, even if they ar...
This study evaluated the microstructure, grain size, and mechanical properties of the alloy 800H rotary friction welds in as-welded and post-weld heat-treated conditions. The standards for the alloy 800H not only specify the composition and mechanica...
Water is considered the most important natural resource utilized on managed amenity grasslands, and water conservation is an integral part of an overall program in environmental stewardship and best management practices. Measuring and monitoring the...
A conceptual model related to a mountain aquifer that is characterized by a lack of data of hydrogeological parameters and boundary conditions, which were based on a single available observational dataset used for calibration, was studied using numer...
Mechanical properties of Q370qE carbon steel can be improved by cladding it with 316L stainless steel. After rolling these materials together, microstructure, hardness, shear strength, and corrosion properties of the cladded metals were evaluated. Ha...
Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)-derived antimicrobial compounds are recognized as a promising source of novel antimicrobial agents, particularly for the treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), where the mode of action and associat...
Here, a time-scale conceptual threshold model for assessing, evaluating, documenting, and monitoring post-mining sites reclamation progress was developed. It begins from initial state I0 down to degraded state D0 (which depends on the mining). Reclam...
Photovoltaic (PV) systems represent a clean, renewable source of energy that has non-linear current-voltage (I-V) and power-voltage (P-V) characteristics. To increase the efficiency, a PV system must operate at the maximum power point (MPP) to produc...
Pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is a highly destructive invasive species, causing extensive economic and ecological losses across Eurasia. It has recently invaded mid-temperate zone of northern China, threating large areas of coniferou...
Buildings account for a large portion of the total energy use in the US; therefore, improving the operation of typical variable-air-volume (VAV) systems in buildings can provide a tremendous economic opportunity. ASHRAE Guideline 36 recommends a rese...
Over the years, granular packing models have evolved from linear to non-linear models in order to improve their predictive capabilities. Expressed in terms of specific volumes, the paper shows that the models have been structured around three main ap...
Taking into account the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, actual research focused on plant extracts is vital. The aim of our study was to investigate leaf and stem ethanolic extracts of Artemisia absinthium L. and Artemisia annua L....
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a major global health challenge, driving the search for novel antimicrobial compounds from natural sources. Filamentous fungi are prolific producers of bioactive metabolites, yet the biological potential of f...
The Eastern Monsoon Region of China is sensitive to climate change because of its special location. In this study, the Automated Statistical Downscaling (ASD) tool was used to simulate and project future climate change scenarios in different temperat...
Normalization of anisotropic solar reflectance is an essential factor that needs to be considered for field-based phenotyping applications to ensure reliability, consistency, and interpretability of time-series multispectral data acquired using an un...
This study aimed to determine whether the wind zone that characterizes a given area of the country in open area is reflected in the built-up area lying within the zone. Analysis included four Polish cities located in different wind zones. The two-par...
Foodborne illness and disease caused by foodborne pathogenic bacteria is continuing to increase day by day and it has become an important topic of concern among various food industries. Many types of synthetic antibacterial agents have been used in f...
Antimicrobial resistance has recently been considered an emerging catastrophe globally. The public health and environmental threats were aggravated by the injudicious use of antibiotics in animal farming, aquaculture, and croup fields, etc. Consequen...
In the past two decades, endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has become the first line treatment for infrarenal AAA repair in many countries. While short-term results are good, concerns have been raised about long-ter...
Jiuquan City is a typical ecologically fragile area in the arid areas of Northwest China, and unreasonable human activities directly affect the regional ecological security. Scientifically, it is necessary to construct an ecological landscape pattern...
The adoption of precision agriculture has the potential to increase the environmental sustainability of cropping systems as well as farmers’ income. Farmers in transition to precision agriculture need low-input and effective protocols to deline...
Variable Rate Seeding (VRS) in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) cultivation is a critical strategy for managing soil spatial variability, which often constrains yield. However, conventional practices that increase plant density in low-yield zones to...
Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) technologies possess great potential for improving the sustainability of manufacturing processes, which can reduce the absolute quantity of metalworking fluid (MWF) and also enable near-dry chips that are easier to...
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(1) Background: Ozone (O3) proved to oxidize organic and inorganic compounds, and its efficacy against bacteria, viruses and fungi plasma membranes was of interest. Ozone vehicle can be a gaseous form, ozonated water or ozonized oil. The aim of this...
Seventeen drimanes including polygodial (1), isopolygodial (2), drimenol (3) and confertifolin (4) obtained from natural sources and the semi-synthetic derivatives 5–17 obtained from 1–3, were evaluated in vitro for antifungal properties against a un...
Online ride-hailing (ORH) services allow people to enjoy on-demand transportation services through their mobile devices in a short responding time. Despite the great convenience, users need to submit their location information to the ORH service prov...
The minimum cutting thickness is a key value in machining processes, as below this value the material will only undergo elastic and plastic deformation without chip removal. Existing measurement methods require time-consuming preparation and complica...
The facture and fatigue behaviour of welded joints made of A516 Gr 60 was analysed, bearing in mind their susceptibility to cracking, especially in the case of components which had been in service for a long time period. With respect to fracture, the...
The current study aimed to investigate the phytochemical contents and antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm activities of four halophytic plants, namely, Euphorbia chamaesyce, Bassia arabica, Fagonia mollis, and Haloxylon salicornicum, native t...
Offshore pipeline landfall sections in tropical coastal zones are often exposed to dynamic hydrodynamic forcing, which may induce seabed erosion and wave-driven liquefaction and thereby affect burial stability. This study presents an integrated asses...
Platform motion alters the flexible response and control demand of ship-mounted rotor–active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems and thereby the clearance margin at the touchdown bearings (TDBs). A closed-loop finite-element model of a flexible roto...
This study offers a comprehensive techno-economic evaluation of the offshore wind-energy potential of a 1.190 km2 pilot zone situated in the southern region of Romania’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The MERRA-2 reanalysis dataset’s wind time...
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) causes nosocomial infections with high mortality and morbidity rates. This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of aqueous crude Gymnema inodorum leaf extract (GIE) agai...
The purposes of this investigatory study were to determine the chemical composition of the essential oils (EOs) of Origanum compactum from two Moroccan regions (Boulemane and Taounate), as well as the evaluation of their biological effects. Determini...
In this study, five bobbin tools with different shoulder fillet radii were employed for the bobbin tool friction stir welding (BT-FSW) of A1050-O sheets to systematically evaluate the effects of shoulder fillet radius on the welding defect formation,...
Nowadays, environmental impact, safety and fuel efficiency are fundamental issues for the automotive industry. These objectives are met by using a combination of different types of steels in the auto bodies. Therefore, it is important to have an unde...
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