The adsorption of nucleic acid components on the surface of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (anatase, pHpzc = 6.5) in NaCl solutions was investigated using potentiometric titrations and multibatch adsorption experiments over a wide range of pH and i...
We have shown that the adsorption of Cu2+ ions on various metal oxides, depending on the pH of the solution, can be described assuming the formation of only two surface complexes with surface hydroxyl groups SOH: SOCu(OH) and SOCu+. Using an ion-sele...
CO2 capture and utilization is an effective tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and hence, combating global warming. In the present study, surface complexation modeling (SCM) with the geochemistry solver, PHREEQ-C, was utilized to predict the w...
Minerals are the chief constituents of rocks and have varied properties, such as the surface area, surface charge, site density, etc. Hence, numerous interactions are bound to occur in a reservoir during rock–fluid (i.e., rock, crude oil and br...
Phosphorus pollution represents a persistent and significant threat to aquatic ecosystems, particularly within the Mediterranean region, where ongoing eutrophication continues to compromise both water quality and biodiversity. Concurrently, the accum...
At the nanoscale, particle size affects the surface reactivity of anatase–water interfaces. Here, we investigate the effect of electrolyte media and particle size on the primary charging behavior of anatase nanoparticles. Macroscopic experiments, pot...
The space S L ( 2 , R ) × S L ( 2 , R ) admits a natural homogeneous pseudo-Riemannian nearly Kähler structure. We investigate almost complex surfaces in this space. In particular, we obtain a complete classification of the totally...
Complex optical elements have the advantages of improving image quality and optical performance and expanding the field of view. Therefore, it is widely used in X-ray scientific devices, adaptive optical elements, high-energy laser systems, and other...
The special surface appearance of complex surfaces restricts the coating film quality of spraying. The study of the atomization and film formation characteristics of typical complex surfaces, as well as the spraying mechanism, is essential for planni...
Ground surface characteristics (i.e., topography and landscape patterns) are important factors in geographic dynamics. Thus, the complexity of ground surface is a valuable indicator for designing multiscale modeling concerning the balance between com...
The work deals with the evaluation of biochar samples prepared from Phyllostachys Viridiglaucescens bamboo. This evaluation consists of the characterization of prepared materials’ structural properties, batch and dynamic sorption experiments, a...
With the development of modern manufacturing industry, complex surface parts are more and more widely used in aerospace, automobile manufacturing, the shipbuilding industry, and many other fields; furthermore, their machining demand is growing explos...
Force control is one of the core modules for surface finishing such as grinding, polishing and sanding. However, the current force control methods based on human skills lack in-depth analysis of data patterns or are only applicable to flat surfaces....
A salient feature of modern material surfaces used in cutting-edge technologies is their structural and spatial complexity, which endows them with novel properties and multifunctionality. The quantitative characterization of material complexity is a...
Newly developed Sol–gel (SG) flexible tools are used to polish complex marble surfaces with a robot to achieve a high-gloss, low-roughness, and scratch-free surface. The SG tool is composed of semi-solid abrasive and flexible fiber pads, which...
Nowadays, the manufacturing industry is focused on newer modern manufacturing methods, such as single point incremental forming (SPIF). The popularity of the SPIF process in the manufacturing industry is increasing due to its capability for rapid pro...
This work deals with the formation of supramolecular complexes between ascorbic acid (AA), the guest, and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), the host, that was first potentiodynamically immobilized on the surface of a carbon paste electrode (CPE) throughout the...
Plastic mulch is extensively applied in agricultural production in arid regions. It significantly influences the interactions between land and atmosphere by altering underlying surface characteristics. An accurate and timely extraction method for Pla...
This study examines the surface-dependent formation of interpolymer complexes (IPCs) by the layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition method. The materials used in this analysis are poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) combined with cellulose ethers, namely methyl cellulo...
Precise processing for complex geometric surfaces of titanium alloy artificial joints has higher technical difficulties. This paper addresses the matter by proposing an improved abrasive flow processing method. According to the micro-cutting principl...
Recognizing and classifying natural or artificial geo-objects under complex geo-scenes using remotely sensed data remains a significant challenge due to the heterogeneity in their spatial distribution and sampling bias. In this study, we propose a de...
Nowadays, sea surface analysis and monitoring increasingly use remote sensing, with particular interest in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Several SAR techniques exist in literature to understand the marine phenomena affecting the sea surface. In thi...
The surface quality and profile accuracy of a radar fiberglass radome are determined by the manufacturing of the fiber-reinforced-plastic (FRP) complex curved mold. The surface quality, thickness uniformity, and shape accuracy of the mold seriously a...
High-resolution electronics on complex curved surfaces have wide applications in fields such as biometric health monitoring, intelligent aircraft skins, conformal displays, and biomimetics. However, current manufacturing processes can only adapt to l...
Urban areas contribute to over 80% of carbon dioxide emissions, and considerable efforts are being undertaken to characterize spatiotemporal variations of CO2 (carbon dioxide) at a city, regional, and national level, aiming at providing pipelines for...
Abstract: Spatial discontinuity often causes poor accuracy when a single model is used for the surface modeling of soil properties in complex geomorphic areas. Here we present a method for adaptive surface modeling of combined secondary variables to...
Slope landslide risk presents a critical challenge throughout high-speed railway construction and operation. Precise detection of sliding surfaces is essential for disaster prevention. This study develops an electrical detection method using complex...
Machined surfaces are rough from a microscopic perspective no matter how finely they are finished. Surface roughness is an important factor to consider during production quality control. Using modern techniques, surface roughness measurements are ben...
Surface roughness prediction is a pivotal aspect of the manufacturing industry, as it directly influences product quality and process optimization. This study introduces a predictive model for surface roughness in the turning of complex-structured wo...
This paper deals with prediction of the roughness of a cutting surface in the turning process, applying the vibration data of the system. A new type of dynamic model for a workpiece-cutting tool system, appropriate for vibration simulation, is develo...
A new Cu(II) complex, [CuL1L2(CH3COO)2(H2O)]·H2O, was synthesized by the reaction of Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O, 6-phenylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid (HL1), and 4-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]pyridine (L2) in ethanol-water (v:v = 1:1) solu...
This paper presents a control method for achieving precise robotic contact on complex and curved surfaces in manufacturing and automation. The method combines smooth trajectory planning with contact force control to improve finishing accuracy while r...
The surface-borehole transient electromagnetic method exhibits significant advantages in identifying deep targets, as its closer distance to subsurface targets results in more pronounced effective anomalies when compared to surface-based techniques....
As multisensor measurement technology is rapidly applied in industrial production, one key issue is the data fusion procedure by combining several datasets from multiple sensors to obtain the overall geometric measurement. In this paper, a multisenso...
Land cover mapping (LCM) in complex surface-mined and agricultural landscapes could contribute greatly to regulating mine exploitation and protecting mine geo-environments. However, there are some special and spectrally similar land covers in these l...
Land cover classification (LCC) in complex surface-mined landscapes has become very important for understanding the influence of mining activities on the regional geo-environment. There are three characteristics of complex surface-mined areas limitin...
Cell-free (CF) networks are proposed to suppress the interference among collocated cells by deploying several BSs without cell boundaries. Nevertheless, as installing several base stations (BSs) may require high power consumption, cooperative CF netw...
In order to address the problems of various interference factors and small sample acquisition in surface floating object detection, an object detection algorithm combining spatial and frequency domains is proposed. Firstly, a rough texture detection...
Stacked plate heat exchangers are widely used in thermal energy storage systems and a comprehensive and accurate analysis is necessary for their application and optimization. The fluid flow distribution between the plates is important to ensure even...
Potentiometric titrations have been routinely used to measure the proton-related surface charge density (SCD) of particles in solution. Here, we quantify the SCD of silica nanoparticles (NPs) that are commercially available as charge-stabilized collo...
Background: Surface contamination in healthcare environments plays a key role in the persistence and transmission of microorganisms. Long-lasting antimicrobial coatings based on copper–polymer complexes offer a promising passive strategy to min...
Changes in atmospheric water vapor mainly occur in the atmospheric boundary layer. However, due to many factors, such as orography and ground thermal dynamic conditions, the change trends and transformation law of atmospheric water vapor contents abo...
In this paper, an innovative method is proposed to improve the global path planning of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) in complex sea areas, combining fluid mechanic calculations with an improved A* algorithm. This method not only generates smooth pa...
Mediterranean coastal lagoons and their peripheral areas often provide a collection of habitats for many species, and they often face significant threats from anthropogenic activities. Diverse human activities in such areas directly affect the spatio...
A new dinuclear Gd(III) complex was synthesized and named [Gd2(L)4(Phen)2(H2O)2(DMF)2]·2H2O·2Cl (1). Here, L is the 6-phenylpyridine-2-carboxylate anion, Phen represents 1,10-phenanthroline, DMF is called N,N-dimethylformamide, and Cl&m...
Climate Monitoring Satellite Application Facility (CM SAF) surface solar irradiance (SSI) products were compared with ground-based observations over the Piedmont region (north-western Italy) for the period 1990–2016. These products were SARAH-2...
A new bis-Schiff base (L) Ca(II) complex, CaL, was synthesized by the reaction of calcium perchlorate tetrahydrate, 1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane, and 2-formyl phenoxyacetic acid in an ethanol–water (v:v = 2:1) solution and characterized by IR,...
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As an innovative and economical material, hydroxyapatite does little harm to the environment. In this study, a magnesium hydroxyapatite (Mg-HAP) adsorbent was prepared by doping magnesium. Magnesium doping can increase the hydroxyl groups on the surf...
An unexpected trinuclear Co(II) complex, [Co3(L2)2(μ-OAc)2(CH3OH)2]·2CH3OH (H2L2 = 4,4′-dibromo-2,2′-[ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol) constructed from a half-Salamo-based ligand (HL1 = 2-[O-(1-ethyloxyamide)]oxime...
Herein we report the synthesis and detailed structural characterization of two new centrosymmetric dinuclear coordination compounds of Pb(II) [Pb2L2(NCS)4] (1) and [Pb2L2(NO3)4]∙2MeOH (2), using the organic ligand 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-bis((methyl(pyridin...
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