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2022-01-17
Nanocrystalline ZnO films were prepared on glass substrates via the Pechini method and the spin-coating technique. X-ray diffraction patterns showed that the films were single phase and free from impurities or secondary phases within the sensitivity limit of the conventional diffractometer used in this investigation. A...
Evaluation of dielectric properties of nanocrystalline ZnO films at sub-ambient temperatures
10.1007/s00339-021-05225-x
2022-01-17
The novelty of this study is to explore the effect of heat treatment of CS on the properties of biocomposites. 200°C, 300°C, 500°C, and burning of 500°C were selected to heat treat CS to obtain CS fillers, and the biocomposites were prepared using CS fillers and LLDPE. The heat treatment of CS can improve the interface...
Sustainable biocomposites produced from cotton stalk wastes: Effect of heat treatment
10.1007/s10965-021-02878-3
2022-01-17
Main conclusion Adjustments in the antenna size and α-tocopherol contents provide protection from sustained damage in leaves of a seagrass, while low vitamin E contents appear to be enough to protect rhizomes (which appear to be more cold tolerant than leaves). Abstract Despite low temperatures can adversely affect the...
Vitamin E protects from lipid peroxidation during winter stress in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa
10.1007/s00425-022-03825-2
2022-01-17
Background Elderly often show reduced immune functioning and can develop chronic low-grade inflammation. Why some elderly are more prone to become frail is unknown. We investigated whether frailty is associated with altered cytokine signaling through the JAK-STAT pathway in leukocytes of 34 individuals aged 65–74 years...
Impaired JAK-STAT pathway signaling in leukocytes of the frail elderly
10.1186/s12979-021-00261-w
2022-01-15
This study investigated the occurrence, species, infectivity and removal efficiency of Cryptosporidium spp. across typical wastewater treatment train. Samples from different process units were collected seasonally and synchronously from four wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Northeastern China. Live Cryptosporidiu...
Tracking Cryptosporidium in urban wastewater treatment plants in a cold region: Occurrence, species and infectivity
10.1007/s11783-022-1533-8
2022-01-15
In this study, the hierarchical screening was done for the selection of the best bio-sorbent for the adsorption of heavy metal ions. Cotton husk, corn cob, neem leaves, Delonix leaves (Gulmohar), Spathodea campanulata leaves (African tulip), orange peel, dried Tabebuia argentea flower (The tree of gold), sweet lemon pe...
Comparative studies of heavy metal removal from aqueous solution using novel biomass and biochar-based adsorbents: characterization, process optimization, and regeneration
10.1007/s13399-021-02186-2
2022-01-13
Strigolactone is a newly discovered type of plant hormone that has multiple roles in modulating plant responses to abiotic stress. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effects of exogenous GR24 (a synthetic analogue of strigolactone) on plant growth, photosynthetic characteristics, carbohydrate levels, endogenous strigo...
Physiological mechanism of strigolactone enhancing tolerance to low light stress in cucumber seedlings
10.1186/s12870-021-03414-7
2022-01-12
Marine isotope stage (MIS) 19 is considered to be the best orbital analog for the present interglacial. Consequently, clarifying the climatic features of this period can provide us with insights regarding a natural baseline for assessing future climate changes. A high-resolution radiolarian record from 800 to 750 ka (M...
Millennial-scale oscillations in the Kuroshio–Oyashio boundary during MIS 19 based on the radiolarian record from the Chiba composite section, central Japan
10.1186/s40645-021-00465-0
2022-01-11
The research on the self-healing behavior of asphalt mixtures mainly focuses on the self-healing of fatigue load cracks; in contrast, less focus is placed on the self-healing of low-temperature splitting cracks. In this project, based on a low-temperature splitting test of asphalt mixtures and discrete element method (...
Microstructural behavior of the low-temperature cracking and self-healing of asphalt mixtures based on the discrete element method
10.1617/s11527-021-01876-7
2022-01-11
Surfactant-enhanced air sparging (SEAS) technology has been widely accepted to remediate VOC-contaminated soil with medium or high permeability, while the remediation efficiency and mechanism in low permeability soil have been rarely explored, which is of great importance to the field implementation due to the heteroge...
Laboratory Characterization of Surfactant-Enhanced Air Sparging Effectiveness on VOC-Contaminated Soil with Low Permeability
10.1007/s11270-021-05495-4
2022-01-08
Our understanding of magmatism in the New Zealand North Island subduction system is limited by sparse knowledge of the structure and composition of the deep arc crust, particularly in the northern Taupo Volcanic Zone (NTVZ), where there are multiple major tectono-magmatic transitions impacting the crust. Herein, we use...
Crustal Forensics at Pūtauaki (Mt. Edgecumbe), New Zealand reveal the influence of deep crustal arc processes on magma evolution in the Taupo Volcanic Zone
10.1007/s00410-021-01875-5
2022-01-07
Background Black very low birth weight (VLBW; < 1500 g birth weight) and very preterm (VP, < 32 weeks gestational age, inclusive of extremely preterm, < 28 weeks gestational age) infants are significantly less likely than other VLBW and VP infants to receive mother’s own milk (MOM) through to discharge from the neonata...
Study protocol for reducing disparity in receipt of mother’s own milk in very low birth weight infants (ReDiMOM): a randomized trial to improve adherence to sustained maternal breast pump use
10.1186/s12887-021-03088-y
2022-01-06
Anaerobic digestion is a well-known technology and has been widely used for waste management, waste treatment, production of value-added products, and energy recovery. However, it still has social, economic, and technological challenges mainly caused by volatile fatty-acid accumulation, instability, foaming, low buffer...
Current progress in anaerobic digestion reactors and parameters optimization
10.1007/s13399-021-02224-z
2022-01-06
Previous validation studies found a good linear correlation between the low-cost particulate matter sensors (LCPMS) and other research grade particulate matter (PM) monitors. This study aimed to determine if different particle size bins of PM would affect the linear relationship and agreement between the Dylos DC1700 (...
Effects of aerosol particle size on the measurement of airborne PM2.5 with a low-cost particulate matter sensor (LCPMS) in a laboratory chamber
10.1007/s10661-021-09715-6
2022-01-06
Background The blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier (BCSFB) is critically important to the pathophysiology of the central nervous system (CNS). However, this barrier prevents the safe transmission of beneficial drugs from the blood to the CSF and thus the spinal cord and brain, limiting their effectiveness in treati...
Facilitating drug delivery in the central nervous system by opening the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier with a single low energy shockwave pulse
10.1186/s12987-021-00303-x
2022-01-05
The EMM-ARM (Elastic Modulus Measurement through Ambient Response Method) is an experimental technique that allows the determination of the E-modulus evolution curve of cementitious materials since casting. This work presents a validation of an innovative low-cost EMM-ARM test system and its use to study very early age...
Innovative low-cost system for early age E-modulus monitoring of cement pastes: validation and application to nanosilica-added and limestone-calcined clay cements
10.1617/s11527-021-01849-w
2022-01-04
Background Brain capillary endothelial cells (BCECs) experience hypoxic conditions during early brain development. The newly formed capillaries are tight and functional before astrocytes and pericytes join the capillaries and establish the neurovascular unit. Brain endothelial cell phenotype markers P-gp (ABCB1), LAT-1...
Hypoxia increases expression of selected blood–brain barrier transporters GLUT-1, P-gp, SLC7A5 and TFRC, while maintaining barrier integrity, in brain capillary endothelial monolayers
10.1186/s12987-021-00297-6
2022-01-04
Fracture failures of ship plates subjected to in-plane biaxial low-cycle fatigue loading are generally the coupling result of accumulative plasticity and biaxial low-cycle fatigue damage. A biaxial low-cycle fatigue crack growth analysis of hull structure that accounts for the accumulative plasticity effect can be more...
Analysis of biaxial proportional low-cycle fatigue crack propagation for hull inclined-crack plate based on accumulative plasticity
10.1007/s42452-021-04921-w
2022-01-04
Background Significant improvements in under-five mortality in Malawi have been demonstrated over the past thirty years; however, Malawian healthcare remains with gaps in availability and access to quality pediatric critical care nursing training and education. To improve expertise of pediatric critical care nurses in ...
Training needs assessment for practicing pediatric critical care nurses in Malawi to inform the development of a specialized master’s education pathway: a cohort study
10.1186/s12912-021-00772-3
2022-01-04
Background Studies have shown that the high incidence of type 2 diabetes in China is associated with low birth weight and excessive nutrition in adulthood, which occurred during the famine years of the 1950s and 1960s, though the specific molecular mechanisms are unclear. In this study, we proposed a severe maternal ca...
The role of CD36-Fabp4-PPARγ in skeletal muscle involves insulin resistance in intrauterine growth retardation mice with catch-up growth
10.1186/s12902-021-00921-4
2022-01-04
This paper describes the ichnology and sedimentology of the middle Berriasian sedimentary succession of the Sidi Khalif Formation outcropping in Jebel Meloussi, Central Tunisia. The succession records deltaic progradation above outer shelf deposits and shows the vertical stacking of thickening and coarsening-upward par...
Ichnology of Lower Cretaceous prodelta and delta front deposits of the Sidi Khalif Formation, Central Tunisia
10.1007/s10347-021-00642-z
2022-01-03
Background The Salud Mesoamérica Initiative (SMI) is a public-private collaboration aimed to improve maternal and child health conditions in the poorest populations of Mesoamerica through a results-based aid mechanism. We assess the impact of SMI on the staffing and availability of equipment and supplies for delivery c...
Impact of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative on delivery care choices in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
10.1186/s12884-021-04279-2
2022-01-01
Many factors can cause and affect cell growth in the plant such as external (environmental) and internal factors; one of the most important internal factors is plant growth hormones. Many hormones required for cell growth, such as auxins, gibberellins, brassinosteroids, ethylene, jasmonates, salicylic acid, strigolacto...
Plant Growth Hormones in Plants under Low-Temperature Stress: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_6
2022-01-01
Climatic models indicated that in this century, both average temperatures and extreme events frequency will increase in the Mediterranean basin. These changes are expected to have a great impact on agriculture in general and on crop phenology in particular. Great progress has been made in understanding the responses of...
Effect of Low-Temperature Stress on Germination, Growth, and Phenology of Plants: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_1
2022-01-01
Environmental stress is an inescapable reality for most plants growing in natural settings. Conditions of sub- or supraoptimal temperatures, water deficit, water logging, salinity, and pollution can have dramatic effects on plant growth and development and, in agricultural settings, yield. Chilling and freezing to low ...
Effect of Low Temperature Stress on Photosynthesis and Allied Traits: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_3
2022-01-01
A common effect of several abiotic stresses is to cause tissue dehydration. Such dehydration is caused by the imbalance between root water uptake and leaf transpiration. Under some specific stress conditions, regulation of root water uptake is more crucial to overcome stress injury than regulation of leaf transpiration...
Low Temperature Stress and Plant-Water Relationship: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_2
2022-01-01
It is essential to select a proper material of construction for fabrication of the process units and piping; and for the machinery to be used. Operating conditions and properties of all substances which shall be handled are to be examined in detail. Selection of proper MOC shall be confirmed after study of the properti...
Materials of Construction
10.1007/978-3-030-96581-5_3
2022-01-01
Cold temperatures often severely restrict the growth, distribution, and productivity of plants. The freezing tolerance of plants from temperate climates can be improved by undergoing periods of cold acclimation. Lipids play an important role in the mechanism of frost or cold tolerance in plants. Lipids are widely distr...
Lipid Metabolism in Plants Under Low-Temperature Stress: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_5
2022-01-01
Cold stress can lead to major crop losses. In natural ecosystems, there are several inputs of soil nitrogen. Even though our atmosphere consists of nearly 80% of N 2 , it is the limiting element in most ecosystems. Bio-available nitrogen can enter an ecosystem via atmospheric nitrogen deposition, mostly in the form of ...
Low-Temperature Stress and Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_4
2022-01-01
This chapter demonstrates application of the MTS model to Body-Centered-Cubic metals. In these systems, the Peierls barrier offers a strong obstacle to dislocation motion at low temperatures and high strain rates. Impurity atoms, such as carbon and oxygen, whether intentionally or unintentionally added, introduce a sec...
Application of MTS Model to BCC Metals and Alloys
10.1007/978-3-031-04556-1_9
2022-01-01
This chapter is focusing on the key energy-saving technologies, which have played very important roles in energy saving and carbon emission reduction; It includes the following topics, (1) Pump and compressors speed control technology and its energy-saving principle; (2) Gas turbine energy-saving principle and its sele...
Key Energy-Saving Technologies
10.1007/978-981-19-5295-1_14
2022-01-01
Abiotic stresses adversely affect growth and productivity and trigger a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular changes in plants. Drought, temperature extremes, and saline soils are the most common abiotic stresses that plant encounter. The efficiency with which crops produce grain from dry ...
Effect of Low Temperature on Dry Matter, Partitioning, and Seed Yield: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-9037-2_7
2022-01-01
Lactose represents a significant proportion of the solids content of a number of dairy products, and so it is not surprising that the properties of lactose can play a significant role in determining the properties of such products. For example, in milk powder, particularly skimmed milk powder, controlling the crystalli...
Significance of Lactose in Dairy Products
10.1007/978-3-030-92585-7_3
2022-01-01
The prediction of fatigue life of metallic alloys is justly accepted as one of the most important phenomena in the field of metallurgical and mechanical engineering. At elevated temperatures, oxidation of the surfaces has an effective role in the fatigue strength and ductility of the alloys. In the present work, the ef...
Influence of prior cyclic oxidation on high temperature low cycle fatigue life of bare and Pt-Al coated superalloy Rene®80
10.1007/s11771-022-4929-5
2022-01-01
A modern approach to improving energy efficiency and reducing heat losses in the building, heat energy, agricultural and other fields involves the use of modern materials with high heat-insulating characteristics. The main indicators of the quality of heat-insulating materials and products are thermal conductivity and ...
Information Measurement System for Thermal Conductivity Studying
10.1007/978-3-030-85746-2_1
2022-01-01
Temperature has a profound effect on many aspects of murine physiology. This raises the question of the best temperature at which mice should be housed to maximize the translational potential to humans. The temperatures at which mice have been routinely kept for studies of molecular physiology (20–21 °C) maximize the c...
Setting Ambient Temperature Conditions to Optimize Translation of Molecular Work from the Mouse to Human: The “Goldilocks Solution”
10.1007/978-1-0716-2087-8_15
2022-01-01
Traditional artificial visual system consisting of separated photodetector, memory unit, and processing unit is facing the problems of high energy consumption and high delay, not conducive to the development of real-time processing. It is in an urgent need to develop sensing-memory-computing electronics for high-effici...
Emerging Devices for Sensing-Memory-Computing Applications
10.1007/978-3-031-11506-6_7
2022-01-01
In order to study the effect of low temperature on the discharge characteristics of high energy density ternary lithium batteries for UAV, two types of ternary lithium batteries, energy type and power type, were used to conduct discharge tests at 25 ℃, 0 ℃ and −25 ℃ with energy recovery type charge/discharge test equip...
Research on Low Temperature Discharge Characteristics of Ternary Lithium Batteries for Unmanned Systems
10.1007/978-981-19-0386-1_47
2022-01-01
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques play a key role in the fabrication process of any semiconductor device. In this chapter, we review two branches such as Low Pressure CVD (LPCVD) and Plasma Enhanced CVD (PECVD) with a special focus on the materials of interest for MEMS devices. LPCVD is the reference technique...
Thin Film Deposition
10.1007/978-3-030-80135-9_3
2022-01-01
In this chapter, the mechanism and factors affecting size reduction process and the laws governing these operations are discussed. Size reduction is a process in which particles with smaller size and large surface areas are formed, which ultimately eases the processing. The chapter explains the size reduction mechanism...
Size Reduction
10.1007/978-981-16-7289-7_6
2022-01-01
Nowadays, MRI and NMR magnets, high magnetic fields measurement devices, high-field magnets for accelerators or for nuclear fusion equipment are some examples that largely utilize superconducting cables and wires, which are largely made of the low-temperature superconducting materials (LTS) Nb 3 Sn and Nb-Ti. The high-...
Fabrication Technologies of Superconducting Cables and Wires
10.1007/978-981-19-1211-5_10
2022-01-01
In this chapter, the phenomenon of superconductivity is introduced. A theoretical framework for the analysis of low temperature superconductive materials—the London, Ginzburg-Landau, and Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theories—is described. The defining features of superconductive materials are discussed, along with differe...
Physics and Devices of Superconductive Electronics
10.1007/978-3-030-76885-0_2
2022-01-01
Hydrogen compatibility of materials refers to the ability to exhibit reliable mechanical integrity and a probability of failure in a given hydrogen-exposed environment. Currently, no experimental methods for qualifying the hydrogen compatibility of materials have been standardized, and testing expertise has been restri...
An experimental study for qualifying hydrogen compatibility of austenitic stainless steel under low temperature
10.1007/s12206-021-1214-8
2022-01-01
Employment of high-capacity positive-electrode materials is one of the most effective ways to improve the energy density of Li-ion batteries. The electrochemical properties of Li transition-metal oxides, which make up the Li insertion materials in the positive electrode, depend on their crystal structures. In general, ...
Synthesis and electrochemical properties of a cubic polymorph of LiNi1/2Mn1/2O2 with a spinel framework
10.1007/s10008-021-05087-6
2022-01-01
Different types of frequency filters (bandpass, bandstop, lowpass, and highpass) are used to obtain the desired frequencies and enable wireless communications. As 5G operates in higher frequency bands, new resonating structures are needed for frequency filters, which has been a significant challenge for industry. High ...
Materials for High Frequency Filters
10.1007/978-3-031-17207-6_5
2022-01-01
Generally, prolonged exposure of low alloy carbon steel at an elevated temperature beyond the material’s creep threshold temperature under load will result in slow material deformation even though it is below the yield stress, which eventually leads to rupture (API Recommended Practice 571: damage mechanisms affecting ...
Sensitivity Creep Simulation for the Equipment’s Component Experiencing Extreme Elevated Temperature
10.1007/978-3-030-85646-5_11
2022-01-01
The technological advancement that led to the enhancement of glass production techniques, coupled with the development of applied research on innovative material, allowed the realization of new products with extremely high performance—when compared to the basic glass product—able to overcome the simplification of tradi...
Glazing for Smart Architecture
10.1007/978-3-030-77606-0_6
2022-01-01
Glass transition is a second order transition that takes place within a relatively narrow temperature range in amorphous or semi-crystalline materials as they become glassy and brittle. The glass transition temperature (T g ) is the temperature selected to represent this transition and is an important indicator of the ...
Comparative Evaluation of Different Methods for Assessing the Glass Transition Temperature of Bituminous Binders
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_51
2022-01-01
The decarbonization of human activities needs that hydrogen will be produced through sustainable routes. One of the most promising ways is the electrolysis of water with the energy sources provided by renewables. The main available technologies available for the hydrogen production through electrolysis are reviewed in ...
Hydrogen from Electrolysis
10.1007/978-3-030-98056-6_6
2022-01-01
Sensors are technological device that detects the response of the materials on exposure to sensing gas. These electronic devices are very important for personal and infrastructure safety. Various types of materials are used for the design and fabrication of the sensors. However, selecting a particular material depends ...
2D/3D Material for Gas Sensor
10.1007/978-981-19-2685-3_8
2022-01-01
In this paper, we present the application of a simplified thermal model in order to extract some of the fundamental parameters needed to understand the response function of low-temperature calorimeters consisting of $$\hbox {TeO}_{2}$$ TeO 2 crystals read-out by neutron transmutation doped (NTD) thermistors operated at...
A Thermal Model for Low Temperature $$\hbox {TeO}_{2}$$ TeO 2 Calorimeters
10.1007/s10909-021-02639-y
2022-01-01
Advanced composite materials exhibit many desirable characteristics which make them viable candidates for utilization in harsh marine environments. An experimental investigation has been conducted to quantify the effects of coupled water saturation and low temperatures on the mechanical and dynamic behavior of E-glass ...
Effects of Water Saturation and Low Temperature Coupling on the Mechanical Behavior of Carbon and E-Glass Epoxy Laminates
10.1007/978-3-030-86741-6_1
2022-01-01
During winter conditions, low-temperature cracks develop at the surface of the asphalt pavement when tensile thermal stress induced in the asphalt layer during cooling equals and exceeds the tensile strength of the material. The paper presents the results of tensile strength reserve assessment of asphalt mixtures with ...
Assessment of Tensile Strength Reserve of Asphalt Mixtures at Low Temperatures
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_41
2022-01-01
High-temperature technology is of major importance in many industrial applications, such as aircraft engines and land-based power generation gas turbines. Demands for high fuel and engine efficiency require the increasing service temperature of superalloys. The further development of widely used Ni-base superalloys hit...
Overview of the Development of L12 γ′-Strengthened Cobalt-Base Superalloys
10.1007/978-981-19-4743-8_7
2022-01-01
Increasing the yield of inferior oil produced in the production of light oils and chemical raw materials I is the main way to save oil and increase efficiency. (SDA) is one of the important ways to reduce heavy oil, but there is a problem in the processing process, that is, “(DAO)” can meet the requirements of quality ...
Artificial Intelligence-Based SDA Technology Improves the Deasphalting Effect and Mechanism of Inferior Solvents
10.1007/978-981-19-4775-9_149
2022-01-01
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites show high strength, high stiffness and low weight. Thus, these composite laminates are used in many industries such as aerospace, defence and automobile. Thus, in this chapter, behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates under LVI is presented. The literat...
Low Velocity Impact on Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Laminates
10.1007/978-981-16-9439-4_4
2022-01-01
Adhesively bonded connections are now commonly employed in products that may be subjected to a variety of environmental conditions. Temperature fluctuations are an element that may inflict damage on adhesive joints and lead to interconnection failure. The objective of this work is to investigate the effect of temperatu...
Effect of Temperature on the Mechanical Performance of Joints Bonded with Electrically Conductive Adhesive
10.1007/978-981-19-3179-6_89
2022-01-01
This paper presents the results of design and technological developments of resource-saving technologies for processing organic solid municipal waste (MSW), which allow obtaining various types of marketable products. Commercial products were obtained using this technology in the form of: carbon black, liquid hydrocarbo...
Study of the Material Composition of Carbon Black Obtained as a Result of MSW Thermolysis
10.1007/978-3-030-81289-8_22
2022-01-01
Elastomeric radial lip seals are complex tribological systems. Their sealing performance is essentially determined by the back pumping capability of the system. During the dynamic operation, radial lip seals can actively pump leaking fluid back to the fluid side. For the assessment of the pumping capability and the lea...
Influence of Low Temperature on the Pumping Rate of Radial Lip Seals
10.1007/978-3-030-88465-9_12
2022-01-01
In order to obtain high strength and high conductivity and simultaneous keeping enough elongation copper alloy wires, the physical properties of ultra-deformation Cu-Ag alloy wires Cu-Ag alloy wires were studied versus aging parameters and interface changes. The experimental results show that the phase interface and gr...
Effect of Changes in Phase and Grain Interface on Physical Properties During Aging of Ultra-Deformation Cu-Ag Alloy Wires
10.1007/978-3-030-92381-5_134
2022-01-01
Monolayer two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are emerging as top candidates for the channels of the future chip industry due to their atomically thin body and superior immunity to short channel effect. However, the low saturation current caused by the high contact resistance ( R c ) in monolayer MoS 2 field-effect tra...
Record-high saturation current in end-bond contacted monolayer MoS2 transistors
10.1007/s12274-021-3504-y
2022-01-01
The iron-containing raw materials which can be extracted from copper slags are essential for Uzbeksteel JSC. In this regard, the relevance of this work is undeniable. The problem of processing slags of metallurgical plants is more acute in both ferrous metallurgy and non-ferrous metallurgy. This problem has not been pr...
Low-Temperature Reduction Processing of Copper Slag
10.1007/978-981-19-5395-8_15
2022-01-01
In 2008, performance oriented methods for conformity testing of asphalt mixtures were introduced in the European standard series EN 13108. These standards establish primary performance properties like low temperature resistance, stiffness, resistance to fatigue and permanent deformation. However, these tests are comple...
Analysis of Low Temperature Cracking Behavior at Binder, Mastic and Asphalt Concrete Levels
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_32
2022-01-01
Gallium Ga alloys -based low melting temperature alloys Low melting temperature alloys (LTAs) have been proposed as candidates for next generation thermal interface materials Thermal interface materials (TIMs) (TIMs) due to their high thermal conductivity (~30 W/m*K) and liquidity. However, poor wettability as well as ...
Investigation of Thermal Properties and Thermal Reliability of Ga-based Low Melting Temperature Alloys as Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs)
10.1007/978-3-030-92381-5_132
2022-01-01
This paper presents the results of the design, optimization and simulation of a radio-frequency (RF) switch made using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The device is a capacitive shunt switch with a hybrid contact type and a high capacitance ratio and a small air gap. To increase the capacitance ratio ...
Design and Optimization of a Shunt RF MEMS Switch with a Hybrid Contact Type
10.1007/978-3-030-81119-8_30
2022-01-01
Low temperature is often used in food processing. However, a series of physical and biochemical modifications can be produced by foodborne pathogens in the process of transient stress and low temperature adaptation, these changes make foodborne pathogenic bacteria continue to grow at low temperature, and even increase ...
Response of Foodborne Pathogens to Cold Stress
10.1007/978-3-030-90578-1_3
2022-01-01
The small-size amorphous nanoscale silica materials from rice husk were prepared using low-cost ecofriendly approach at temperature 400 °C, 500 °C, and 600 °C. Structural properties of prepared silica materials that were determined using XRD, HR-TEM, and SEM. HR-TEM measurement shows size of about 8 nm. Broad XRD peak ...
Physical Properties of Amorphous Nanosilica from Rice Husk (Agriculture Waste) and PVA Composite, Prepared Using Green Approach for Its Applications
10.1007/978-981-16-8341-1_6
2022-01-01
The paper evaluated the low temperature performance of the bituminous mixtures, which were produced in the plant using the dry process and compacted in the laboratory. Elastiko R crumb rubber was chosen to modify the bituminous mixture. Four types of bituminous mixtures, including leveling layer and surface layer grada...
The Low Temperature Performance of Rubberized Bituminous Mixture Using the Dry Process
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_233
2022-01-01
Citrus mildew can lead to significant economic losses for both farmers and fruit processing companies. Compared with conventional cold storage and chemical preservation techniques, little is known about using low-temperature plasma technology to preserve navel oranges. In this study, Gannan navel oranges were studied, ...
Insights into the Fungicidal Activity of Low-Temperature Plasma Against the Pathogen of Navel Orange Fruit Mildew
10.1007/978-981-19-1870-4_88
2022-01-01
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) process is a low cost and widely used extrusion-based additive manufacturing (AM) process. FDM is generally used for printing thermoplastic materials like PLA, ABS, etc. This present study aims to extend the application of the FDM technique for printing low-melting point (LMP) alloys. Th...
Effect of Nozzle Geometry on Melt Flow of Eutectic Sn–Bi Low-Melting Point Alloy in Fused Deposition Modeling
10.1007/978-981-16-7787-8_28
2022-01-01
The coefficient of thermal expansion/contraction (CTE) is an important factor influencing the low temperature thermal cracking of asphalt pavements. The typical CTE of asphalt mixture decreases as the temperature drops, showing a sigmoidal form of gradual transition. The objectives of this study were to determine the e...
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion and Thermally Induced Internal Cracking of Asphalt Mixes
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_48
2022-01-01
Low temperature oxidation Air injection has the advantages of low energy consumption and low environmental pollution, and is an important means of heavy oil development. In order to study the change characteristics of heavy oil in Ji 7 well area of Xinjiang oilfield and the feasibility of air injection for oil displace...
Experimental Research on Low Temperature Oxidation of Heavy Oil in JI 7 Well Area of XinJiang Oilfield
10.1007/978-981-19-2149-0_491
2022-01-01
♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatu s × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus , a hybrid grouper created from artificial breeding, has been widely developed over the past decades. However, the study focusing on lukewarm high-protein-content fish species using advanced techniques has rarely been reported. In this work, the TMT (tandem mass ...
Response mechanism of ♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus under low-temperature and waterless stresses using TMT proteomic analysis
10.1007/s00709-021-01654-w
2022-01-01
Many parts of the building components such as walls, and flat and sloped roofs contain enclosed airspaces. In addition, the Insulating Glass Units (IGUs) in fenestration systems such as curtain walls, windows and skylight devices contain enclosed spaces that are normally filled with air or heavy gas such as Argon, Xeno...
Overview of Thermal Performance of Air Cavities and Reflective Insulations
10.1007/978-3-030-98693-3_3
2022-01-01
Cement production is an exothermic process and contributes approximately 8% of world’s total anthropogenic CO 2 emission. The growing demand for cement and increasing concerns over environmental sustainability has prompted the cement community to search for alternative, eco-cementitious binders. In the last few decades...
Low Energy/Low Carbon Eco-cementitious Binders as an Alternative to Ordinary Portland Cement
10.1007/978-3-030-84205-5_143
2022-01-01
In the article, the technology to protect fire-resistant materials of metallurgical melting furnaces against any destruction is considered. In work, it has offered previously targeting skull, or on a fire-resistant laying in the period of its bookmark to apply a copper grid and a tax on it as a positive charge obtained...
Methods of Protection Against Destruction of Refractory Materials Used for Lining of Autogenous Smelting Furnaces
10.1007/978-981-16-4321-7_11
2022-01-01
Sea surface temperature (SST) in the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) pathway is sensitive to the East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM) and YSWC. However, the role of the YSWC in the evolution of regional SST remains unclear. Here, we present new $${\rm{U}}_{^{37}}^{{\rm{k}}\prime }$$ U 37 k ′ based SST and grain size sequenc...
Sea surface temperature evolution in the Yellow Sea Warm Current pathway and its teleconnection with high and low latitude forcing during the mid-late Holocene
10.1007/s00343-021-0219-6
2022-01-01
A new multi-point inflow pre-anoxic/oxic/anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A1/O2/A3/A4/O5) sludge-membrane coupling process and pilot plant were developed and designed to solve the problem of nitrogen and phosphorus removal of low carbon and nitrogen (C/N) ratio domestic sewage in southern China. The removal effect and transforma...
Pilot study on the treatment of low carbon and nitrogen ratio municipal sewage by A1/O2/A3/A4/O5 sludge-membrane coupling process with multi-point inflow
10.1007/s11356-021-15721-5
2022-01-01
Arsenic-contaminated water with low concentration is a worldwide problem because of its inevitable toxicity. Therefore, it is of practical significance to develop an economical and environment-friendly adsorbent for arsenic removal. In this work, an eco-friendly Fe–Al bimetallic oxide/biochar adsorbent composites was s...
The Application of Eco-Friendly Fe–Al Bimetallic Oxide/Biochar Adsorbent Composites with Waste Rice Husk for Removal of Arsenic at Low Concentration
10.1007/s10904-021-02085-z
2022-01-01
Recent work has shown that epoxidized plant oil materials work well as rejuvenators in recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and as enhancers of polymer modification of neat binders. Earlier work using a small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) device (Xenoncs Xuess 2.0 UHR) with asphaltenes modified and unmodified with a rejuven...
Effect of Soybean Oil Derived Additives on Improved Performance of Polymer-Modified Asphalt Binder and Mix Containing 50% Fine-Graded RAP
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_78
2022-01-01
Analyzing the economic status in KSA in recent years, especially the investment sector, a major increase in the residential buildings sector is noted. This growth led to a massive energy consumption that was disproportionate to the Saudi’s growth in power generation. It is also worth noting that the residential sector ...
Feasibility Study of Nano-Technology-Based Insulation Materials’ Usage to Decrease the Cooling Loads in High-Income Housing in KSA
10.1007/978-3-030-86913-7_14
2022-01-01
As a complex component connecting antenna and power amplifier equipment in a communication system, the integrated reflective-cup compose the reflective-cup, impedance converter and antenna. It is a structural functional component to realize multiple purposes. The device selects aluminum alloy 7A04-T6 with flight experi...
Research on Integrated Manufacturing Technology and Space Environment Reliability of Integrated Reflective-Cup
10.1007/978-981-19-1309-9_98
2022-01-01
Energy-efficient heating and cooling systems as well as intelligent systems for energy distribution are urgently required in order to be able to meet the ambitious goals of the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The present article is intended to show that intelligent system extensions for the area of h...
Increased Efficiency Through Intelligent Networking of Producers and Consumers in Commercial Areas Using the Example of Robert Bosch GmbH
10.1007/978-3-030-92096-8_9
2022-01-01
This paper studies a low-temperature aluminium electrolysis Low-temperature aluminium electrolysis charging recovery system Charging recovery system of a renewable energy cycle power generation system Renewable energy cycle power generation system , which involves the field of renewable energy and aluminium electrolysi...
Research on Low-Temperature Aluminium Electrolysis Charging Recovery System of Renewable Energy Cycle Power Generation System
10.1007/978-3-030-92529-1_75
2022-01-01
Abstract Combining the redox properties of Co and the acid properties of Nb in a Co 3 -Nb-O x catalyst is shown to provide superior performance in the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH 3 (NH 3 -SCR). Co 3 O 4 shows average activity, however, it exhibits a poor N 2 selectivity. Nb 2 O 5 is not active for NH 3 ...
Synergistic effect of cobalt and niobium in Co3-Nb-Ox on performance of selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3
10.1007/s12598-021-01790-5
2022-01-01
In this article, the technical feasibility of raw and activated carbon Activated carbon hazelnut shells Hazelnut shells for the removal of heavy metals Heavy metals and dyes from wastewaters has been reviewed. Adsorption has been proved to be an excellent way to treat industrial waste effluents, offering significant ad...
Removal of Heavy Metals and Dyes from Wastewaters by Raw and Activated Carbon Hazelnut Shells
10.1007/978-3-030-93460-6_31
2022-01-01
The coal-based direct reduction Direct reduction characteristics of low-grade iron ore Low-grade iron ore during lignite pyrolysis were investigated. Especially, the coal used as reducing agent contains a high percentage of volatile matter and a low percentage of fixed carbon, which could produce a large amount of H 2 ...
Highly Efficient Iron Recovery from Low-Grade Refractory Iron Ores by Coal-Based Direct Reduction
10.1007/978-3-030-92388-4_49
2022-01-01
In the performance test of refrigeration and air-conditioning products, the measurement of air humiture in a wide temperature range is often involved. Usually measurement with wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer is used to measure air humidity at room temperature, and moisture-sensitive humidity sensor method is used to measu...
A Method for Measuring and Calculating Low Temperature Air Humiture
10.1007/978-981-16-8052-6_58
2022-01-01
The low-temperature soldering technology is promising permanent connection technique to realize the soldering of components, microstrip boards, leads, metals, etc. through using flux, solder and soldering equipment. In this work, the diversified low-temperature soldering technology (DLST) was employed to assemble anten...
Application Study on Diversified Low-Temperature Soldering Technology of Antenna and Feed System for an Airborne Electronic Countermeasure Equipment
10.1007/978-981-19-1309-9_104
2022-01-01
This chapter presents the stochastic low-velocity impact responses of a cantilever plate composed of functionally graded materials (FGM) by employing the radial basis function (RBF) model. A novel algorithm is developed to ascertain the stochastic transient impact responses experienced by the FGM plates due to the cent...
Radial Basis Function-Based Uncertain Low-Velocity Impact Behavior Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates
10.1007/978-981-19-6278-3_4
2022-01-01
Asphalt pavements in cold regions are often exposed to low-temperature cracking distress. The driving mechanism for this type of damage is usually an isolated event of fast surface cooling in combination with low-temperature levels. Another common characteristic of pavements in cold regions is the need for salting or m...
Active Mitigation of Low-Temperature Cracking in Asphalt Pavements
10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_23
2022-01-01
In this study, a process of magnetizing roasting Magnetizing roasting followed by low-intensity magnetic separation Magnetic separation , which is used to separate and recover iron from low-grade refractory iron ore, was investigated. In addition, the ore is crushed and divided into different sizes and put into the ele...
Separation and Recovery of Iron from Low-Grade Refractory Iron Ore by Magnetizing Roasting
10.1007/978-3-030-92388-4_34
2022-01-01
Factors that affect growth and metabolism is discussed in detail. The role of abiotic factors such as temperature, humidity, rainfall, light, and edaphic characters on growth, development, and the survival of insect at extreme climatic conditions is being explained. Distribution, dispersal, and migration of insects in ...
Factors Affecting Growth and Metabolism of Insects
10.1007/978-981-19-1782-0_5
2022-01-01
Cleanliness Cleanliness of aluminum-killed ultra-low carbon steel produced through BOF-RH-CC and BOF-LF-RH-CC was comparatively investigated by various test equipment. Three different heating processes were used when the converter tapping temperature was low: reheating by blowing oxygen and Al addition during RH early ...
Comparative Study on the Cleanliness of Ultra-Low Carbon Al-Killed Steel by Different Heating Processes
10.1007/978-3-030-92388-4_15
2022-01-01
IoT sensor nodes have requirements that are profoundly different from more traditional electronic applications. They often rely on miniature batteries for power supply, but demand limited accuracy. For this reason, radically new sensor interfaces architectures have been conceived, which ensure record-low average power ...
Breaking Unusual Barriers in Sensor Interfaces: From Minimum Energy to Ultimate Low Cost
10.1007/978-3-030-91741-8_10
2022-01-01
Scientific and technical developments were carried out to create resource-saving technology and patent-protected devices for low-temperature thermolysis processing of municipal solid waste (MSW) with various physical and mechanical characteristics. Pilot tests of a thermolysis reactor with a spiral conveying body of co...
Thermolysis Technology and Technical Means for Processing Organic Technogenic Materials
10.1007/978-3-030-81289-8_42
2022-01-01
Municipal waste management has been a major challenge in developing countries and Nigeria in particular. Agricultural wastes such as corn husk and plastic wastes like low-density polyethylene waste are some of the major municipal wastes constituting nuisance in the environment. The study was focused on the production o...
Production and Characterization of Biochar and Hybrid Produced from the Co-carbonization of Corn Husk and Low-Density Polyethylene Wastes
10.1007/978-3-030-96721-5_2
2022-01-01
The peaking performance of 145 MW circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler unit with retrofitting for low-vacuum heat supply were studied in this article. Peaking depth, peaking rate, tube wall temperature of superheater and reheater and bed temperature were measured. Unit load curve analysis shows that the peak load cap...
Experimental Study on Peaking Performance of 145 MW Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Unit with Retrofitting for Low-Vacuum Heat Supply
10.1007/978-981-16-1657-0_43
2022-01-01
We present a Resistive Random Access Memory based Physical Unclonable Function design that gives near-ideal characteristics with high reliability when operating in extreme temperature conditions. By injecting the cells with electric currents, the resistances are much lower than they are in the pristine state and signif...
Design and Analysis of Pre-formed ReRAM-Based PUF
10.1007/978-3-031-10467-1_33
2022-01-01
Application of low carbon alternative fuels for engines has been well-known as an attractive approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, additional efforts have been made on the research and development of alternative fuel engines that run on natural gas, methanol, hydrogen and ammonia, because they p...
Fuel Delivery System for Alternative Fuel Engines: A Review
10.1007/978-981-16-8414-2_4