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Effect of surfactants on pressure-sensitivity of carbon nanotube filled cement mortar composites

Description: In this article, the pressure-sensitivity of CNT filled cement mortar composites with different concentrations of MWNT and different surfactants is investigated under repeated loading and impulsive loading, respectively. Experimental results indicate that the response of the electrical resistance of composites with NaDDBS to external force is more stable and sensitive than that of composites with SDS. Therefore, NaDDBS has higher efficiency than SDS for the dispersion of MWNT in cement mortar, … more
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Han, Baoguo & Yu, Xun
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Effect of Thermal Treatment With Water, H₂So₄ and Naoh Aqueous Solution on Color, Cell Wall and Chemical Structure of Poplar Wood

Description: This article describes a study to observe and quantify the changes of color on wood surface and microstructure of cell walls after the thermal treatment with water, dilute acid and alkali, and to describe the changes of chemical structure on wood surface after those pretreatments.
Date: December 7, 2018
Creator: Shi, Jiangtao; Lu, Yu; Zhang, Yaoli; Cai, Liping & Shi, Sheldon Q.
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Effects of gradient distribution and aggregate structure of fibers on the flexibility and flexural toughness of natural moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

Description: Article is a study proposing an original method to quantitatively evaluate the gradient distribution and aggregate structure of fibers on the flexibility and flexural toughness of natural moso (Phyllostachys edulis) bamboo, with a comparison to two other natural woods.
Date: December 24, 2021
Creator: Wei, Xin; Wang, Ge; Smith, Lee M.; Chen, Xiaoyi & Jiang, Huan
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Eficiência de um sistema piloto de dessalinização de água salobra

Description: Article describes study which sought to evaluate the efficiency of pilot water desalination system treating brackish water which was obtained mixing fresh water and seawater up to reach 1,500 mg L-1 of total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration.
Date: March 16, 2020
Creator: Almeida, Juliano Penteado de; Kummer, Ana Carolina Barbosa; Carranza, Gabriel; Campos, Luiza Cintra; Széliga, Marcos Rogério; Acevedo, Miguel F. et al.
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EGFET-Based Sensors for Bioanalytical Applications: A Review

Description: This article provides a review of the state of the art focused on the development of biosensors and chemosensors based on extended-gate field-effect transistor within the field of bioanalytical applications.
Date: November 20, 2018
Creator: Pullano, Salvatore Andrea; Critello, Costantino Davide; Mahbub, Ifana; Tasneem, Nishat Tarannum; Shamsir, Samira; Islam, Syed Kamrul et al.
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Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Biocomposites by Incorporation of Nano-Graphite Fabricated with Fused Deposition Modeling

Description: This article describes a study to improve the electrical and thermal conductivity of the polylactic acid/wood flour/thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The results showed that, when the addition amount of nano-graphite reached 25 pbw, the volume resistivity of the composites decreased to 10⁸ Ω·m, which was a significant reduction, indicating that the conductive network was already formed. It also had good thermal conductivity, mechanical properties, and the… more
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Guo, Rui; Ren, Zechun; Bi, Hongjie; Xu, Min & Cai, Liping
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Electrochemical and Friction Characteristics of Metallic Glass Composites at the Microstructural Length-scales

Description: This article evaluates the phase-specific electrochemical and friction characteristics of a Zr-based mtallic glass composite, which comprised roughly of 40% by volume crystalline dendrites in an amorphous matrix.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Ayyagari, Aditya; Hasannaeimi, Vahid; Singh Arora, Harpreet & Mukherjee, Sundeep
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Electrode and electrolyte configurations for low frequency motion energy harvesting based on reverse electrowetting

Description: This article explores various combinations of electrolyte concentrations, dielectrics, and dielectric thicknesses to generate maximum output power employing REWOD energy harvester with the objective of implementing a fully self-powered wearable sensor.
Date: March 3, 2021
Creator: Adhikari, Pashupati R.; Tasneem, Nishat Tarannum; Reid, Russell C. & Mahbub, Ifana
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Electroencephalogram Signals for Detecting Confused Students in Online Education Platforms with Probability-Based Features

Description: Article discusses how despite the advantages of online education, it lacks face-to-face settings, which makes it very difficult to analyze the students’ level of interaction, understanding, and confusion. This study proposes a novel engineering approach that uses probability-based features (PBF) for increasing the efficacy of machine learning models.
Date: September 9, 2022
Creator: Daghriri, Talal; Rustam, Furqan; Aljedaani, Wajdi; Bashiri, Abdullateef H. & Ashraf, Imran
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Embedded Corrosion Sensing with ZnO-PVDF Sensor Textiles

Description: Article investigating a non-conductive sensor textile as a viable solution for corrosion in underground and submerged steel pipes. The results offer a new option for sub-surface corrosion sensing using low cost, easily fabricated sensor textiles.
Date: May 28, 2020
Creator: Chowdhury, Tonoy; D'Souza, Nandika Anne, 1967-; Ho, Yee-Hsien; Dahotre, Narendra B. & Mahbub, Ifana
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Emerging Trend in the Pharmacotherapy of Osteoarthritis

Description: Article covers the emerging trends of pharmacologic therapies for osteoarthritis (OA) such as traditional OA drugs (acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), intra-articular injections of corticosteroids, and dietary supplements), which are effective in pain relief but not in reversing damage, and are frequently associated with adverse events.
Date: July 2, 2019
Creator: Zhang, Wei; Robertson, William Brett; Zhao, Jinmin; Chen, Weiwei & Xu, Jiake
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Enabling Multi-scale Modeling by Deciphering Fundamental Mechanisms Underlying Phase Stability, Deformation and Oxidation in Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys (RCCAs) and Intermetallics

Description: Data management plan for the research project "Enabling Multi-scale Modeling by Deciphering Fundamental Mechanisms Underlying Phase Stability, Deformation and Oxidation in Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys (RCCAs) and Intermetallics."
Date: 2021-09-15/2025-09-25
Creator: Banerjee, Rajarshi
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Engineering the Uniform Lying Helical Structure in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals: From Morphology Transition to Dimension Control

Description: This article varies the surface anchoring strength and achieves a uniform lying helical structure with long-range order as thermodynamically stable state without any external support in Chiral nematic liquid crystals (CLCs).
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Jia, Zhixuan; Pawale, Tejal; Guerrero-García, Guillermo I.; Hashemi, Sid; Martínez-González, José A. & Li, Xiao
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