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  • Open Access
26 Citations
10,739 Views
18 Pages

Packer Detection for Multi-Layer Executables Using Entropy Analysis

  • Munkhbayar Bat-Erdene,
  • Taebeom Kim,
  • Hyundo Park and
  • Heejo Lee

16 March 2017

Packing algorithms are broadly used to avoid anti-malware systems, and the proportion of packed malware has been growing rapidly. However, just a few studies have been conducted on detection various types of packing algorithms in a systemic way. Foll...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,899 Views
15 Pages

3 December 2020

With the emergence of problems on environmental pollutions, lithium batteries have attracted considerable attention as an efficient and nature-friendly alternative energy storage device owing to their advantages, such as high power density, low self-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,814 Views
12 Pages

Enhanced Bauxite Recovery Using a Flotation Column Packed with Multilayers of Medium

  • Pengyu Zhang,
  • Wencai Zhang,
  • Leming Ou,
  • Yuteng Zhu and
  • Zicheng Zhu

30 June 2020

An innovative self-designed medium was packed in a bench-scale flotation column to study its influence on the flotation recovery of bauxite. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was conducted to reveal the impact of the packing medium on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,520 Views
20 Pages

Research on Equalization Strategy of Lithium Battery Pack Based on Multi-Layer Circuit

  • Lijun Wang,
  • Xu Lu,
  • Hao Li,
  • Xiangyang Li,
  • Jie Shen and
  • Changxin Chen

12 May 2022

Effective balanced management of battery packs can not only increase the available capacity of a battery pack but reduce attenuation and capacity loss caused by cell inconsistencies and remove safety hazards caused by abnormal use such as overcharge...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
14,254 Views
21 Pages

Overview of the Cast Polyolefin Film Extrusion Technology for Multi-Layer Packaging Applications

  • Damian Dziadowiec,
  • Danuta Matykiewicz,
  • Marek Szostak and
  • Jacek Andrzejewski

26 January 2023

The review article presents the technology of producing polyolefin-based films by extrusion casting. Due to the wide use of this type of film as packaging for food and other goods, obtaining films with favorable properties is still a challenge for ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,507 Views
24 Pages

13 April 2021

This paper presents a numerical study that aims at investigating the effects of different parameters on the dynamic performance of single and multi-layer encapsulated phase material (PCM) thermocline tanks. A transient, one-dimensional, two-phase, co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
12,192 Views
21 Pages

20 June 2013

Adjusting the inter-particle distances in ordered nanoparticle arrays can create new nano-devices and is of increasing importance to a number of applications such as nanoelectronics and optical devices. The assembly of negatively charged polystyrene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,074 Views
19 Pages

Investigation of Ti65 Powder Spreading Behavior in Multi-Layer Laser Powder Bed Fusion

  • Zhe Liu,
  • Ju Wang,
  • Ge Yu,
  • Xiaodan Li,
  • Meng Li,
  • Xizhong An,
  • Jiaqiang Ni,
  • Haiyang Zhao and
  • Qianya Ma

31 May 2025

Powder bed fusion using a laser beam (PBF-LB) offers a suitable alternative to manufacturing Ti65 with intricate geometries and internal structures in hypersonic aerospace applications. However, issues such as undesirable surface roughness, defect fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,552 Views
11 Pages

8 March 2020

In this work, accumulative pack-roll bonding successfully manufactured the Ni/Ti/Nb multilayer composite. The microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the composite during the accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process were investigated by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,208 Views
15 Pages

Formation Mechanism of Ti–Si Multi-Layer Coatings on the Surface of Ti–6Al–4V Alloy

  • Yu Zhao,
  • Guodong Liang,
  • Xinjian Zhang,
  • Xudong Zhao,
  • Wensheng Li,
  • Uladzimir Seniuts,
  • Zhornik Viktor and
  • Bo Cheng

9 April 2024

Titanium alloys are widely used in aerospace applications due to their high specific strength and exceptional corrosion resistance. In this study, a silicide coating with a multi-layer structure was designed and prepared via a pack cementation proces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,964 Views
11 Pages

30 May 2018

The effect of a nitride layer on the forming behavior of CrN and (Cr, Fe)7C3 multilayers for thermoreactive deposition (TRD) was investigated. Plasma nitriding followed by TRD (PN-TRD) produced a larger coating thickness than the case of direct TRD w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,551 Views
16 Pages

Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoirs

  • Yicheng Xin,
  • Zheng Yuan,
  • Yancai Gao,
  • Tao Wang,
  • Haibiao Wang,
  • Min Yan,
  • Shun Zhang and
  • Xian Shi

12 October 2024

In order to comprehensively understand the complex fracture mechanisms in thick and loose sandstone formations, we have carefully developed a coupled finite element numerical model that captures the complex interactions between fluid flow and solid d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,426 Views
16 Pages

22 July 2020

Recently, the press-pack insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) has usually been used in direct current (DC) transmission. The press-pack IGBT (PPI) adopts a parallel layout of boss chips, and the currents of each chip will be uneven in the process...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,623 Views
15 Pages

22 January 2022

The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of cheese fragmentation and packaging on the dynamics of water–fat serum released from pasta filata cheese made from cow’s milk and its mixture with sheep’s milk. The addition o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,900 Views
14 Pages

30 September 2021

Nanomaterials and nanostructures provide new opportunities to achieve high-performance optical and optoelectronic devices. Three-dimensional (3D) surfaces commonly exist in those devices (such as light-trapping structures or intrinsic grains), and he...

  • Article
  • Open Access
782 Views
31 Pages

9 August 2025

With the accelerated electrification of engineering machinery, the battery pack mounting system plays a critical role in enhancing the vehicle’s structural safety and vibration-damping performance. This paper proposes an optimization framework...

  • Article
  • Open Access
103 Views
17 Pages

19 February 2026

Hydrogen energy is acknowledged as being the cleanest energy source. As hydrogen fuel cell technology advances, the development of low-cost, high-quality hydrogen purification technologies has grown increasingly critical. Targeting the separation of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,287 Views
21 Pages

Fabrication and Oxidation Resistance of a Novel MoSi2-ZrB2-Based Coating on Mo-Based Alloy

  • Yafang Zhang,
  • Xiaojun Zhou,
  • Huichao Cheng,
  • Zhanji Geng and
  • Wei Li

15 August 2023

To enhance the oxidation resistance of Mo-based TZM alloy (Mo-0.5Ti-0.1Zr-0.02C, wt%), a novel MoSi2-ZrB2 composite coating was applied on the TZM substrate by a two-step process comprising the in situ reaction of Mo, Zr, and B4C to form a ZrB2-MoB p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,856 Views
15 Pages

2 May 2020

Lithium-ion batteries exhibit significant performance degradation such as power/energy capacity loss and life cycle reduction in low-temperature conditions. Hence, the Li-ion battery pack is heated before usage to enhance its performance and lifetime...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,504 Views
23 Pages

Engineering Cellular Photocomposite Materials Using Convective Assembly

  • Jessica S. Jenkins,
  • Michael C. Flickinger and
  • Orlin D. Velev

7 May 2013

Fabricating industrial-scale photoreactive composite materials containing living cells, requires a deposition strategy that unifies colloid science and cell biology. Convective assembly can rapidly deposit suspended particles, including whole cells...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
727 Views
18 Pages

4 November 2025

Lychee detection and maturity classification are crucial for yield estimation and harvesting. In densely packed lychee clusters with limited training samples, accurately determining ripeness is challenging. This paper proposes a new transformer model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,071 Views
12 Pages

Effect of MoSi2-Si3N4/SiC Multi-Layer Coating on the Oxidation Resistance of Carbon/Carbon Composites above 1770 K

  • Imran Abbas,
  • Yanxiang Wang,
  • Hassan Elahi,
  • Muhammad Ali Siddiqui,
  • Mudaser Ullah and
  • Faisal Qayyum

To improve the oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon composites at high temperatures (>1770 K), they were coated with MoSi2-Si3N4/SiC. The slurry and pack cementation methods were adopted to deposit the inner SiC layer and outer MoSi2-Si3N4 layer....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,424 Views
19 Pages

Research on the Impact Resistance of Sandwich-Structured Battery Pack Protective Plates

  • Jun Zhou,
  • Changjie Luo,
  • Ruilin Shen,
  • Fengqiang Zhang,
  • Wenze Yu,
  • Mingming Zhang and
  • Weiliang Liao

23 May 2025

With the continuous development of the new energy vehicle industry, in order to further improve the safety and range of electric vehicles, vehicle lightweighting has been a key focus of major car companies. However, research on lightweighting and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,300 Views
19 Pages

Scale Formation and Degradation of Diffusion Coatings Deposited on 9% Cr Steel in Molten Solar Salt

  • Ceyhun Oskay,
  • Tobias M. Meißner,
  • Carmen Dobler,
  • Benjamin Grégoire and
  • Mathias C. Galetz

22 October 2019

The employment of ferritic-martensitic steels e.g., P91, as structural materials in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants can significantly increase cost-efficiency. However, their application is strongly restricted by their lower corrosion resistanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
11,516 Views
14 Pages

20 October 2020

Structural characterization of compound material coatings is usually achieved using time-consuming and destructive techniques such as optical and electrical microscopy, which require the use of grinding processes not always compatible with the materi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,997 Views
18 Pages

31 January 2025

The purpose of this paper is to examine the optimization of the HIV drug supply chain, with a dual focus on minimizing freight costs and delivery times. With the help of a dataset containing 10,325 instances of supply chain transactions, key variable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,846 Views
18 Pages

Product and Process Data Structure for Automated Battery Disassembly

  • Domenic Klohs,
  • Moritz Frieges,
  • Jonas Gorsch,
  • Philip Ellmann,
  • Heiner Hans Heimes and
  • Achim Kampker

14 February 2025

Battery disassembly forms a central jumping-off point for recycling in the context of a sustainable closure of the battery loop. The main objective for economic realization in line with European recycling regulations is therefore a transformation of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
636 Views
17 Pages

8 September 2025

Efficient development of bottom-water reservoirs is seriously affected by low recovery due to the rapid rise in water content in horizontal wells. In order to cope with this problem, a number of water control devices (including ICD and AICD) have bee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,024 Views
14 Pages

14 February 2020

Though hindered phenol/polymer-based hybrid damping materials, with an excellent loss factor, attract more and more attention, the significantly decreased mechanical property and the narrow damping temperature range limit the application of such prom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,128 Views
17 Pages

18 December 2024

To address the issues of diverse energy supply demands and power fluctuations in integrated energy systems (IESs), this study takes an IES composed of power-generation units, such as wind and photovoltaic units, along with various energy-storage syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,343 Views
26 Pages

30 November 2023

In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) was established to predict product properties (mass, diameter, height) using six process conditions of the injection-molding process (melt temperature, mold temperature, injection speed, packing press...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,906 Views
19 Pages

Modular-Multi-Port-Converter-Based Battery Energy Storage System with Integrated Battery Management Functions

  • Bortecene Yildirim,
  • Mohammed A. Elgendy,
  • Andrew Smith,
  • Mehmet C. Kulan and
  • Bahadir Akbal

15 June 2025

Modular converters offer an effective solution for battery energy storage systems (BESSs) by lowering battery pack voltage levels and enabling additional functionalities, such as state of charge (SoC) and state of health (SoH) balancing, temperature...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,904 Views
13 Pages

Self-Immobilizing Biocatalysts Maximize Space–Time Yields in Flow Reactors

  • Theo Peschke,
  • Patrick Bitterwolf,
  • Silla Hansen,
  • Jannis Gasmi,
  • Kersten S. Rabe and
  • Christof M. Niemeyer

8 February 2019

Maximizing space–time yields (STY) of biocatalytic flow processes is essential for the establishment of a circular biobased economy. We present a comparative study in which different biocatalytic flow reactor concepts were tested with the same...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,398 Views
16 Pages

30 November 2023

In this study, a multi-input, multi-output-based artificial neural network (ANN) was constructed by classifying output parameters into different groups, considering the physical meanings and characteristics of product quality factors in the injection...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,722 Views
24 Pages

20 October 2025

Packing approaches enhance training efficiency by filling the padding space in each batch with shorter sequences, thereby reducing the total number of batches per epoch. This approach has proven effective in both pre-training and supervised fine-tuni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,423 Views
17 Pages

Crop rotation and simplified tillage affect soil properties and consequently crop yields. The use of heavy machinery in the tillage can affect soil degradation and reduce soil productivity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of soil...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
960 Views
12 Pages

15 August 2025

This study presents the development of a reliable predictive model for evaluating key physical and mechanical properties of cement-based composites modified with granite powder, a waste byproduct from granite rock cutting. The research addresses the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,422 Views
23 Pages

18 May 2025

Time-series anomaly detection is a critical task in various domains, including industrial control systems, where the early detection of unusual patterns can prevent system failures and ensure operational reliability. This paper introduces ChaMTeC (CH...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,825 Views
24 Pages

8 March 2022

This paper reported the tensile failure strengths and damage procedure of composite laminate manufactured from the toughened-epoxy T800 prepreg at multi-scale levels. According to the exterior and interior distinction of each layer in laminate, the m...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,027 Views
12 Pages

Formation of Free-Standing Inverse Opals with Gradient Pores

  • Pei-Sung Hung,
  • Chen-Hong Liao,
  • Bo-Han Huang,
  • Wei-An Chung,
  • Shou-Yi Chang and
  • Pu-Wei Wu

26 September 2020

We demonstrate the fabrication of free-standing inverse opals with gradient pores via a combination of electrophoresis and electroplating techniques. Our processing scheme starts with the preparation of multilayer colloidal crystals by conducting seq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,042 Views
22 Pages

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with remote-sensing object-detection devices are increasingly employed across diverse domains. However, the detection of small, densely-packed objects against complex backgrounds and at various scales presents...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
10,677 Views
16 Pages

An SOI CMOS-Based Multi-Sensor MEMS Chip for Fluidic Applications

  • Mohtashim Mansoor,
  • Ibraheem Haneef,
  • Suhail Akhtar,
  • Muhammad Aftab Rafiq,
  • Andrea De Luca,
  • Syed Zeeshan Ali and
  • Florin Udrea

4 November 2016

An SOI CMOS multi-sensor MEMS chip, which can simultaneously measure temperature, pressure and flow rate, has been reported. The multi-sensor chip has been designed keeping in view the requirements of researchers interested in experimental fluid dyna...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,659 Views
12 Pages

27 July 2021

The battery performance of electric vehicles depends on the density and capacity of the battery; thus, the battery cells must be assembled in as many layers as possible. Electric vehicle batteries are typically composed of several cells which form mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
362 Views
21 Pages

Online Estimation of Lithium-Ion Battery State of Charge Using Multilayer Perceptron Applied to an Instrumented Robot

  • Kawe Monteiro de Souza,
  • José Rodolfo Galvão,
  • Jorge Augusto Pessatto Mondadori,
  • Maria Bernadete de Morais França,
  • Paulo Broniera Junior and
  • Fernanda Cristina Corrêa

10 January 2026

Electric vehicles (EVs) rely on a battery pack as their primary energy source, making it a critical component for their operation. To guarantee safe and correct functioning, a Battery Management System (BMS) is employed, which uses variables such as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,180 Views
11 Pages

Homogeneous and stable dispersions of functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in aqueous solutions are imperative for a wide range of applications, especially in life and medical sciences. Various covalent and non-covalent approaches were published to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
22,051 Views
12 Pages

Supramolecular Layer-by-Layer Assembly of 3D Multicomponent Nanostructures via Multivalent Molecular Recognition

  • Xing Yi Ling,
  • In Yee Phang,
  • David N. Reinhoudt,
  • G. Julius Vancso and
  • Jurriaan Huskens

4 April 2008

The supramolecular layer-by-layer assembly of 3D multicomponent nanostructures of nanoparticles is demonstrated. Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) was used as the patterning tool for making patterned β-cyclodextrin (CD) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,228 Views
12 Pages

Small Manhole Cover Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery with Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

  • Wei Liu,
  • Dayu Cheng,
  • Pengcheng Yin,
  • Mengyuan Yang,
  • Erzhu Li,
  • Meng Xie and
  • Lianpeng Zhang

With the development of remote sensing technology and the advent of high-resolution images, obtaining data has become increasingly convenient. However, the acquisition of small manhole cover information still has shortcomings including low efficiency...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,784 Views
16 Pages

Oxygen Scavenger and Antioxidant LDPE/EVOH/PET-Based Films Containing β-Carotene Intended for Fried Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) Packaging: Pilot Scale Processing and Validation Studies

  • Adriana Juan-Polo,
  • Salvador E. Maestre Pérez,
  • María Monedero Prieto,
  • Carmen Sánchez Reig,
  • Ana María Tone,
  • Nuria Herranz Solana and
  • Ana Beltrán Sanahuja

29 August 2022

The aim of this study was to develop an oxygen scavenger and antioxidant active packaging material for fried peanuts. The packaging solution, which has been made at the laboratory previously, has been developed by cast film extrusion and is composed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,306 Views
14 Pages

19 December 2024

This study investigates the application of chromizing and titanizing coatings on low-carbon steel (LCS) via the pack cementation process, utilizing various compositions, temperatures, and durations. The coating was analyzed using standard techniques,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,467 Views
13 Pages

Harnessing Machine Learning for Prediction of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: Retrospective Cohort Design

  • Jong-Ho Kim,
  • Bo-Reum Cheon,
  • Min-Guan Kim,
  • Sung-Mi Hwang,
  • So-Young Lim,
  • Jae-Jun Lee and
  • Young-Suk Kwon

31 August 2023

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are significant causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. This study presents the utilization of machine learning for predicting PPCs and aims to identify the important features of the prediction mo...

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