Brackets are metallic dental devices that are very often associated with acidic soft drinks such as cola and energy drinks. Acid erosion may affect the bonding between brackets and the enamel surface. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gradually deepens its influence on enterprises and rapidly becomes one of the important issues in the research field. This paper selects China’s A-share listed companies which issued social responsibility r...
Against the backdrop of the global low-carbon transition and the rapid expansion of sustainable finance, green bonds have become an important capital-market instrument for financing environmentally beneficial projects and supporting corporate green t...
The load-bearing behavior and the performance of composites depends largely on the bond between the individual components. In reinforced concrete construction, the bond mechanisms are very well researched. In the case of carbon and textile reinforced...
Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM) is a composite material that has already been successfully used as an externally bonded strengthening means of existing structures. The bond of TRM with various substrates is of crucial importance for determining the d...
Orthodontic adhesives have similar properties in terms of fluoride release, roughness, shear bond strength or cement debris for specific clinical conditions. Three commercial consecrated orthodontic adhesives (Opal Seal®, Blugloo®, Light Bond®) were...
Several reinforced-concrete (RC) structural elements are subjected to cyclic load, such those employed in highway and railroad bridges and viaducts. The durability of these elements may be reduced as a consequence of fatigue, which mainly affects the...
18 March 2020
This study investigates the association between coworker trust and knowledge sharing among public sector employees with additional consideration of team-member exchange (TMX). It also accounts for the use of supportive technology as a determinant of...
Glass fiber posts (GFP) have an elastic modulus that shares structural characteristics with dentin. Ineffective removal of the smear layer (SL) in the root canal after post space preparation reduces resin tag formation, compromising an efficient hybr...
Limited research has focused on the effect of high temperatures on the textile-reinforced mortar (TRM)-to-masonry bond. In this study, masonry prisms that were furnished with double-layered TRM strips were tested under shear bond conditions after the...
This study tests whether labeled green and sustainability-linked financing complements firms’ R&D to lower the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), raise valuation, and shift innovation toward climate mitigation technologies. Using a 20...
This study investigates the relationship between green bonds and enterprises’ financing efficiency. A three-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and a fixed effects model are used to achieve the research objectives. This paper analyzes the dua...
Externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (EB-FRP) systems have been extensively investigated for tension strengthening concrete structures. Interpretation of the available evidence remains challenging because experimental methods, specimen scales,...
Every dollar directed toward green finance carries a promise, but does it deliver? This study tests whether corporate green bond issuance translates into measurable improvements in firm-level high-quality development, which is defined as the enhancem...
The resin-bonded spherical diamond wheel is widely used in arc envelope grinding, where the demands for form accuracy are high and the form truing process is challenging. In this paper, on-machine precision form truing of the resin-bonded spherical d...
The synthesis, structural, phonon, optical, and magnetic properties of two hybrid organic-inorganic chlorides with monoprotonated methylhydrazinium cations (CH3NH2NH2+, MHy+), [CH3NH2NH2]CdCl3 (MHyCdCl3), and [CH3NH2NH2]CuCl3 (MHyCuCl3), are reported...
Cyber incidents can disrupt many virtual power plant (VPP) assets through shared software and communication services. This study links preventive finance, cyber defense, dispatch, and restoration in one multi-timescale model. An attacker, a VPP opera...
A novel hydrogen-bonded supramolecular crown-ether-based inclusion compound, [(DL-α-Phenylglycine)(18-crown-6)]+[(CoCl4)0.5]−(1), was obtained via evaporation in a methanolic solution at room temperature using DL-α-phenylglycine, 18...
Increasing stakeholder pressures and environmental uncertainty require organizations to move beyond short-term financial outcomes and pursue sustainable performance. Despite the growing interest in sustainable leadership, the mechanisms and condition...
This study examines the influence of consumers’ brand-related perceptions on brand fandom behaviors. In particular, the study focuses on how brand experience, consumers’ perceived product value, and perceived brand innovativeness affect s...
This research focuses on producing particleboards from the biomass of plantation willow (Salix viminalis L.) and poplar (Populus spp.), aiming to explore their feasibility as sustainable materials for various applications. Fast-growing willow and pop...
Thermoset composites are a fast-growing waste stream that resists conventional reusing routes. Water is the principal ageing agent for epoxy-based thermoset materials that bind high-pressure piping, wind-turbine blades and aircraft skins, yet its act...
The present paper investigates the unexpected unstable failure observed commonly on fiber tows tensile-tested under strain-controlled loading, although the force on the fibers should theoretically be relaxed under controlled strain. A model of the re...
A multiscale framework combining finite element analysis (FEM), molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and pin–on–disc experiments was developed to optimize the Fe content of SiC3D/Cu–Fe interpenetrating phase composites (IPCs) and to...
This study examines whether the annual green-bond share of relevant corporate and government bond issuance is associated with circular material use and resource productivity in the EU-27. The accounting problem is the traceability gap between labelle...
Euthanasia of companion animals is a challenging responsibility in the veterinary profession since veterinarians have to consider not only medical, but also legal, economic, emotional, social, and ethical factors in decision-making. To this end; an a...
8 January 2021
Safety at work should be considered as the result of the daily interaction of operators. The present research wants to analyze which factors are involved in the development of social networks about safety at work. We assumed that two relational non-t...
Strengthening structural concrete, steel or wooden elements with reinforcement tapes is currently a popular method of extending the durability of buildings. In the glued joint Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) tape—concrete substrate, the most c...
With the growing use of steel-fiber-reinforced-concrete (SFRC) beams in environmentally friendly and rapid construction, it is essential to assess their impact performance. These beams may encounter unexpected impact loadings from accidents or terror...
This study explores the risk nexus between the US dollar (USD) market and China’s major financial assets through a co-higher-order testing framework with market regime switching. Specifically, we utilize robust statistical measures such as co-s...
Fluorite is commonly associated with calcite and other Ca-bearing gangue minerals in nature. Fluorite and its associated Ca-bearing gangue minerals share similar surface active sites involving Ca2+ ions and have comparable surface properties, making...
Durability assessments of textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) are often fragmented across exposure conditions, test scales, and observation times. An existing durability campaign on glass- and basalt-textile TRM was reorganized into a hierarchical, condi...
Silicon micromachining serves as the foundational enabling technology for high-precision MEMS inertial sensors. However, the relentless pursuit of enhanced sensitivity and multi-functionality in emerging applications encounters a fundamental bottlene...
Poplar Oriented Strand Board (OSB) has been produced since 2012 in Italy, and is well-established on the market. Nonetheless, some doubts have recently emerged about the raw material supply due to the trend towards reduction in plantations. Sweet che...
Witnessing a companion animal’s death can be a stressful psychological experience for human guardians, affecting their ability to grieve. The veterinary and psychological sciences offer useful tools for supporting human guardians during their c...
Background: An essential component of new relationship development is sexual communication between partners. The rise of technology has allowed couples to use text messaging to facilitate these conversations. The current study examines how emerging a...
Multivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines are a significant focus for the scientific community in light of the WHO’s mission to defeat meningitidis by 2030. Well-known meningococcal vaccines such as MenAfriVac, Nimenrix, Menveo, and MenQuadf...
Background/Objectives: Acinetobacter baumannii, one of the most dangerous pathogens, is able to form biofilm structures and aggravate its treatment. For that reason, new antibiofilm agents are in need, and new sources of antibiofilm compounds are bei...
Black LGBTQ+ adults face significant health disparities stemming from intersecting minority stressors. While community belongingness is often theorized as a protective factor, these communities can also be sites of exclusion, creating a complex dynam...
A novel hybrid cobalt phosphite, (H2DAB)[Co(H2PO3)4] 2H2O, was synthesized by using a slow evaporation method in the presence of cobalt nitrate, phosphorous acid, and 1,4-diaminobutane (DAB = 1,4-diaminobutane) as a structure-directing agent. Single-...
The state of a perovskite precursor ink is set by how its solvents coordinate the precursors, yet the roles of individual solvents in green mixtures remain poorly understood. We examine how 2-methoxyethanol (2Me) and 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (D...
During the production of furniture, large amounts of waste materials are generated, which are most often stored in warehouses without a specific purpose for their subsequent use. In highly developed countries, as many as 25 million tons of textile wa...
Resistance to anticancer therapeutics is a major global concern. Thus, new anticancer agents should be aimed against novel protein targets to effectively mitigate the increased resistance. This study evaluated the potential of secondary metabolites f...
The increasing interest in the molecular mechanism of the binding of different agonists and antagonists to
In current-generation designs of total primary hip joint replacement, the prostheses are fabricated from alloys. The modulus of elasticity of the alloy is substantially higher than that of the surrounding bone. This discrepancy plays a role in a phen...
Legionella gormanii is a fastidious, Gram-negative bacterium known to be the etiological agent of atypical community-acquired pneumonia. The human cathelicidin LL-37 exhibits a dose-dependent bactericidal effect on L. gormanii. The LL-37 peptide at t...
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates have been widely coated on aged and damaged structures for recovering or enhancing their structural performance. The health conditions of the coated composite structures have been given high attention,...
A growing world population means that demand for wood-based materials such as particleboard is constantly increasing. In recent years, wood prices have reached record highs, so a good alternative can be the utilization of branches, which can reduce t...
For a long time we have shared the belief that the physics of the Hume-Rothery electron concentration rule can be deepened only through thorough investigation of the interference phenomenon of itinerant electrons with a particular set of lattice plan...
The gut microbiome produces thousands of metabolites with potential to modulate central nervous system function through peripheral or direct neural mechanisms. Tourette syndrome, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorder...
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