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Patricia Sanmartín and Francesca Cappitelli
Graffiti are increasingly observed on urban and peri-urban buildings and their removal requires a huge financial outlay by local governments and agencies. Graffiti are not usually removed immediately, but rather over the passage of time, viz. months or e...
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Saima Naz, Ahmad Manan Mustafa Chatha, Guillermo Téllez-Isaías, Shakeeb Ullah, Qudrat Ullah, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Muhammad Kamal Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Azka Kiran, Rubina Mushtaq, Baseer Ahmad and Zulhisyam Abdul Kari
Metallic trace elements toxicity has been associated with a wide range of morphological abnormalities in fish, both in natural aquatic ecosystems and controlled environments. The bioaccumulation of metallic trace elements can have devastating effects on ...
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Bartosz Opitek, Pawel L. Zak, Janusz Lelito and Vincent Vignal
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Rebekah Eleasa Sancho, Anushka Govindsamy and Karen Pillay
Nanotechnology is especially useful in biotechnological and biomedical applications as nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties. Current physical and chemical techniques used for the production of nanoparticles have various disadvantages that...
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Xiaohui Yang, Philipp Kästner, Eireen Käkel, Marek Smolarczyk, Shujie Liu, Qingdang Li and Hartmut Hillmer
For different metals and varying geometries, this paper presents simulations of electrostatically actuated MEMS cantilevers regarding their influence on pull-in voltage and actuation speed. Three-dimensional electromechanical modeling including many non-...
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Youssra Ahouach, Abdennasser Baali, Abdellah Boushaba, Oualid Hakam, Khalil Azennoud, Aziza Lyazidi, Safaa Benmessaoud, Amine Assouguem, Mohammed Kara, Mona Abdullah Alsaigh, Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed and Tse-Wei Chen
In order to qualify and quantify the impact of sediment contamination in hydric settings by metallic trace elements (MTE) emanating from the controlled dump of Fez city (northern Morocco), leachate and sediment sample analyses were carried out. The leach...
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Flavia Bustos, Jorge Hinojosa and Víctor Tuninetti
The computational modeling of hysteretic dampers is a powerful tool for design, allowing us to predict and optimize damper performance. In this research, a numerical model, based on Chaboche?s nonlinear kinematic hardening constitutive law, was implement...
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Andrea Cristofolini, Arturo Popoli, Leonardo Sandrolini, Giacomo Pierotti and Mattia Simonazzi
A numerical methodology is proposed for the calculation of transient electromagnetic interference induced by overhead high-voltage power lines in metallic structures buried in soil?pipelines for oil or gas transportation. A series of 2D finite element si...
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Tomasz Lipinski
Steel fatigue strength testing is a process that requires large amounts of time, resources and appropriate equipment. The industry seeks to replace cumbersome destructive testing with non-destructive testing. Coefficients were developed that allow the co...
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Cristina Lavinia Nistor, Catalin Ionut Mihaescu, Daniela Bala, Ioana Catalina Gifu, Claudia Mihaela Ninciuleanu, Sabina Georgiana Burlacu, Cristian Petcu, Mariana-Gratiela Vladu, Adi Ghebaur, Lenuta Stroea and Ludmila Otilia Cinteza
A simple and cost-efficient method to modify different surfaces in order to improve their bioactivity, corrosion and wear resistance proved to be sol-gel coatings. The silane layers have been shown to be effective in the protection of steel, aluminum or ...
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Muhammad Azeem Aslam, Saiaf Bin Rayhan and Ke Zhang
In this current research, a commercial aircraft metallic leading edge structurally reinforced with a Y-shaped and V-shaped plate system is numerically examined to investigate the effectiveness of such reinforcements against soft impacts, more commonly kn...
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Giacomo Riccucci, Lorenzo Pezzana, Simone Lantean, Alice Tori, Silvia Spriano and Marco Sangermano
Thermal conductivity is a key property in many applications from electronic to informatics. The interaction of fillers with Sylgard 184 was studied; this study explores new composites and the influence of metal particles (copper and nickel), carbon-based...
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Santiago Mota-Páez, David Escolano-Margarit and Amadeo Benavent-Climent
This work can be applied to the seismic upgrading of existing reinforced concrete structures with a soft story located near a fault by using metallic-type displacement-dependent dampers.
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Dacheng Huang and Jianrun Zhang
To explore the mechanical properties of the braided corrugated hose, the space curve parametric equation of the braided tube is deduced, specific to the structural features of the braided tube. On this basis, the equivalent braided tube model is proposed...
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Thien Dinh Hoang, Balázs Kovács, Tamás Madarász, Imre Czinkota
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One of the most significant current discussions in fluid transport industry is how to prolong the service life of a metallic pipeline system under severe physical and chemical conditions. Electrochemical corrosion is a persistent problem, causing materia...
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Francesco Martini, Ennio Giovine, Fabio Chiarello and Pasquale Carelli
A simple and cheap spectrometer in THz range of frequency.
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Kiryl Yasakau
In this review several scanning probe microscopy techniques are briefly discussed as valuable assets for corrosionists to study corrosion susceptibility and inhibition of metals and alloys at sub-micrometer resolution. At the beginning, the review provid...
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Andrea Sellitto, Salvatore Saputo, Angela Russo, Vincenzo Innaro, Aniello Riccio, Francesco Acerra and Salvatore Russo
In this work, the tensile behavior of a hybrid metallic?composite stiffened panel is investigated. The analyzed structure consists of an omega-reinforced composite fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) panel joined with a Z-reinforced aluminum plate by fastene...
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Yehree Kim, Jeon Min Kang, Ho-Young Song, Woo Seok Kang, Jung-Hoon Park and Jong Woo Chung
This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a self-expandable retainer (SER) for endoscopic visualization of the external auditory canal (EAC). Tympanomeatal flap (TMF) elevation was performed in six cadaveric heads. Two different types of SE...
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Zongchen Li, Xiaoli Jiang and Hans Hopman
The surface crack, also known as the partly through-thickness crack, is a serious threat to the structural integrity of offshore metallic pipes. In this paper, we review the research progress in regard to surface crack growth in metallic pipes subjected ...
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