Sakaguchi, Naoya; Kaumbekova, Samal; Itano, Ryodai; Torkmahalleh, Mehdi Amouei; Shah, Dhawal; Umezawa, Masakazu(ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022)
Fluoride nanoparticles (NPs) are materials utilized in the biomedical
field for applications including imaging of the brain. Their interactions with biological
systems and molecules are being investigated, but the mechanism ...
The need for cost effective and ecofriendly means of producing compounds of environ- mental, industrial, and other biotechnological applications cannot be overemphasized. Bio- surfactant from microbial sources have been ...
The statistical method is commonly adopted by many researchers for the estimation of the permeability function
of unsaturated soil. The statistical method is developed based on the assumption that the pores are ...
Industry 4.0 requires companies to go through a complex transformation. Numerous maturity models offer to measure the readiness of an enterprise for the transition to a new operation mode. However, there is a lack of ...
Construction waste management is becoming an emerging issue in light of the massive increase in construction activities in the developing economies as part of their rapid economic growth. The gradual tightening of building ...
Underwater robots play a critical role in the marine industry. Object perception is the foundation for the automatic
operations of submerged vehicles in dynamic aquatic environments. However, underwater perception
encounters ...
The water quality of the northern Caspian Sea has not been well-known, and its contamination can adversely
affect the health of swimmers and seashore residents. The study sought to determine the contamination state of
the ...
Modern technologies used in the sea, the poles, or aerospace require reliable batteries with outstanding performance at temperatures below zero degrees. However,
commercially available lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) show ...
Nowadays the remediation of DNAPL contaminated zones near groundwater has gained great prominence in
environmental fields due to the high importance of water resources. In this work, we suggest injecting a densified
polymer ...
Ali, Md. Hazrat; Kurokawa, Syuhei; Shehab, Essam; Mukhtarkhanov, Muslim(International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 2022)
This study focuses on the development of a large-dimensional 3D printer and its challenges in general.
The major fused deposition modeling (FDM) printers focus on printing small-scale parts due to their
challenges in ...
Liu, Hengshuo; Rahardjo, Harianto; Satyanaga, Alfrendo; Du, Hejun(Engineering Geology, 2022)
Soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) correlates the water content of a soil to its soil suction, which is a very
important property of unsaturated soils. Osmotic tensiometers (OTs) have shown their capability in high ...
Proper handling of produced sour gas is a big challenge for operating companies due to the serious
environmental and technical problems caused by H2S. Among various sour gas processing methods,
reinjection into reservoirs ...
In this study, X-ray microcomputed tomography (XCT) and nanoindentation techniques were used to evaluate the synergistic action between sulfate and chloride ingress under cyclic drying–immersion conditions on steel-reinforced ...
An increasing amount of construction and demolishing waste has made the implementation of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) a popular topic; RCA can reduce the environmental pollution caused by the construction industry. ...
Junussova, Tokzhan; Nadeem, Abid; Kim, Jong R.; Azhar, Salman; Khalfan, Malik; Kashyap, Mukesh(MDPI, 2022-10-21)
The latest industrial revolution 4 enabled significant performance improvement through technological advancements. Simultaneously, the industry is setting high-level expectations for changing business practices toward ...
Using biomass waste as supplementary cementing material (SCM) in concrete has attracted researchers’ attention for efficient waste utilization and reducing cement demand. Sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) is one such example ...
In this work, Ag2CO3 was prepared via a solution-based method and was further characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM/EDS analysis, and UV-VIS spectroscopy. SEM results revealed the formation of micro-sized particles ...
Recently, flexible triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have gained significant interest as a promising
autonomous technology for harvesting abundant mechanical energy and powering portable electronic
devices. In this ...
In the present study, optimization of PCM layer thickness and melting temperature to increase the
energy-saving potential of the office building located in eight cities in the Cfb climate zone was
conducted using the ...