Redesign, analysis, fabrication and testing of light weight fuselage, boom and empennage for solar UAV : Part 3 by Tan, Thomas Peng Ngee

“…It needs to be structurally strong enough to withstand the additional load from the solar modules and the various components needed for transmission of solar energy from solar cells to batteries, which includes the Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) unit and also the Battery Management System(BMS). …”
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Data-driven battery state of health diagnostics and prognostics by Greenbank, S

“…This thesis begins with a review of health diagnosis and prognosis approaches in battery literature, including a brief introduction to the principles and challenges of using data-driven approaches. …”

Mathematical modelling of lead-acid batteries by Sulzer, V

“…</p> <p>In this thesis, we present a porous-electrode model of a lead-acid battery, which includes an extension of concentrated-solution theory that accounts for excluded-volume effects, local pressure variation, and a detailed microscopic water balance.…”

Road users’ evaluations and perceptions of road infrastructure, trip characteristics, and daily trip experiences across countries by Derya Azık, Gaye Solmazer, Özlem Ersan, Bilgesu Kaçan, Gizem Fındık, Yeşim Üzümcüoğlu, Türker Özkan, Timo Lajunen, Bahar Öz, Anton Pashkevich, Maria Pashkevich, Vassiliki Danelli-Mylona, Dimitra Georgogianni, Ema Berisha Krasniqi, Muhamed Krasniqi, Evangelos Makris, Ksenia Shubenkova, Gentianë Xheladini

“…In total, 1221 participants completed a questionnaire battery that included different sets of questions for different types of road users. …”
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Cognitive Profiles and Atrophy Ratings on MRI in Senior Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment by Marianne M. Flak, Marianne M. Flak, Haakon R. Hol, Haakon R. Hol, Susanne S. Hernes, Susanne S. Hernes, Linda Chang, Linda Chang, Linda Chang, Thomas Ernst, Thomas Ernst, Thomas Ernst, Andreas Engvig, Knut Jørgen Bjuland, Bengt-Ove Madsen, Elisabeth M. S. Lindland, Elisabeth M. S. Lindland, Elisabeth M. S. Lindland, Anne-Brita Knapskog, Ingun D. Ulstein, Trine E. E. Lona, Jon Skranes, Jon Skranes, Gro C. C. Løhaugen

“…In this cross-sectional study, we sought to describe cognitive and neuroimaging profiles of Memory clinic patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). 51 MCI patients and 51 controls, matched on age, sex, and socio-economic status (SES), were assessed with an extensive neuropsychological test battery that included a measure of intelligence (General Ability Index, “GAI,” from WAIS-IV), and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
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Validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) in a Large Cohort of Relapsing-Remitting MS Patients by Jelena Drulović, Gordana Tončev, Čongor Nadj, Dragana Obradović, Jevto Eraković, Šarlota Mesaroš, Mirjana Čukić, Dejan Aleksić, Marko Andabaka, Jovana Ivanović, Aleksa Jovanović, Marina Kostić, Gorica Marić, Aleksandar Marković, Vanja Martinović, Aleksandra Parojčić, Stojan Perić, Lorand Sakalaš, Vesna Suknjaja, Katarina Vesić, Sofija Vojvodić, Tijana Vuković, Ralph H. B. Benedict, Tatjana Pekmezović

“…All participants performed the BICAMS test battery, which includes the oral version of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), California Verbal Learning Test second edition (CVLT-II), and Brief Visuospatial Memory Test Revised (BVMTR). …”
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Motor coordination: influence of age, sex, socio-economic status and levels of adiposity, in peruvian children by Alcibiades Bustamante Valdivia, Liz Caballero Cartagena, Natalia Enciso Sarria, Ingrid Salazar Távara, André F. Teixeira e Seabra, Rui Manuel Garganta da Silva, José António Ribeiro Maia

“…CoM was assessed with the KTK (Kiphard and Schilling, 1974) test battery that includes 4 tests: balancing backward (BB), hopping on one leg (HO), jumping sideways (JS) and shifting platforms (SP). …”
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Impact of Pore Tortuosity on Electrode Kinetics in Lithium Battery Electrodes: Study in Directionally Freeze-Cast LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 (NCA) by Delattre, Benjamin, Amin, Ruhul, Sander, Jonathan, De Coninck, Joël, Tomsia, Antoni P., Chiang, Yet-Ming

“…The prevailing electrode fabrication method for lithium-ion battery electrodes includes calendering at high pressures to densify the electrode and promote adhesion to the metal current collector. …”
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A depth-profiling study on the solid electrolyte interface : bis(fluorosulfuryl)imide anion toward improved K+ storage by Wang, Huanhuan, Wang, Haisheng, Chen, Shi, Zhang, Bowei, Yang, Guang, Gao, Peng, Liu, Jilei, Fan, Xaiofeng, Huang, Yizhong, Lin, Jianyi, Shen, Zexiang

“…However, intrinsic properties of SEI layer in potassium ion batteries (KIBs), including structures, components, formation mechanism, and corresponding K+ storage behavior, are poorly understood. …”
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Computer-mediated communication use among adolescents and its implication for psychological need satisfaction by Ang, Chin Siang, Abu Talib, Mansor, Tan, Jo Pei, Yaacob, Siti Nor

“…Respondents completed a questionnaire battery, which included measures of online self-disclosure, online communication and psychological need satisfaction. …”
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A High-Performance Vortex Adjustment Design for an Air-Cooling Battery Thermal Management System in Electric Vehicles by Gang Zhao, Xiaolin Wang, Michael Negnevitsky, Chengjiang Li, Hengyun Zhang, Yingyao Cheng

“…This structure could effectively change the aerodynamic patterns and thermodynamic properties of the battery pack, including turbulent eddy frequency, turbulent kinetic energy, and average Reynolds number, etc. …”
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Body mass index and neuropsychological and emotional variables: joint contribution for the screening of sleep apnoea syndrome in obese by Olga Rodrigues Ribeiro, Isabel do Carmo, Teresa Paiva, Maria Luísa Figueira

“…Methods: A sample of 61 patients performed a neuropsychological battery that included tasks of attention, memory, perceptual/visuospatial ability, vocabulary, inhibition, cognitive flexibility and distress symptomatology, before overnight polysomnography. …”
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Correlates of Body Mass Index in Moderate to Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients by Abbey C. Braun, Brian M. Quigley, Rebecca Firth, Gregory D. Gudleski, Jeffrey M. Lackner

“…At pretreatment baseline in a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral trial, 448 Rome-diagnosed IBS patients (MAGE  = 41; MBMI = 26, Female = 8%) were administered a test battery that included a variety of clinical (IBS symptom severity, fear of GI symptoms, BMI, etc.), and sociodemographic (e.g. age, etc.) variables. …”
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A repeated shuttle sprint test with female and male international field hockey players is reliable and associated with single sprint but not intermittent endurance performance. by Paul S R Goods, Alannah K McKay, Brendyn Appleby, David Veli, Peter Peeling, Denise Jennings

“…In summary, field hockey testing batteries that include a repeated shuttle sprint test should consider including a test of intermittent endurance. …”
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Prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus in a group of adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Alison Millar, Karin Joubert, Alida Naude

“…The test battery comprised a comprehensive case history and a routine audiological test battery, which included otoscopy, tympanometry and pure tone audiometry (250 Hz to 8000 Hz). …”
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Bandwidth-Increased Ripple-Mitigating Scheduling Algorithm for Dynamically Reconfigurable Batteries by Tomas Kacetl, Jan Kacetl, Nima Tashakor, Jingyang Fang, Stefan M. Goetz

“…Modular cascaded circuits offer attractive qualities in reconfigurable battery applications, including improved fault tolerance and flexibility. …”
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Correlates of Body Mass Index in Moderate to Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients by Abbey C. Braun, Brian M. Quigley, Rebecca Firth, Gregory D. Gudleski, Jeffrey M. Lackner

“…At pretreatment baseline in a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral trial, 448 Rome-diagnosed IBS patients (MAGE  = 41; MBMI = 26, Female = 8%) were administered a test battery that included a variety of clinical (IBS symptom severity, fear of GI symptoms, BMI, etc.), and sociodemographic (e.g. age, etc.) variables. …”
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Recent Progress of Urea-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents as Electrolytes in Battery Technology: A Critical Review by Mohamed Ammar, Sherif Ashraf, Diego Alexander Gonzalez-casamachin, Damilola Tomi Awotoye, Jonas Baltrusaitis

“…Laboratory testing of urea-based DES electrolytes across various battery systems, including Al-ion, Na-ion, and Zn-ion batteries, has already been demonstrated. …”
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A wireless, low power, asynchronous, multi-sensor, temperature network by Levy, Daniel M. G. H. (Daniel Matthew Guy Ho), 1979-

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Graphene network scaffolded flexible electrodes : from lithium to sodium ion batteries by Chao, DongLiang

“…In this thesis 3D array electrode using graphene network as scaffold was fabricated and studied as the cathode or anode for lithium and sodium ion batteries. These include: graphene foam (GF) supported V2O5@PEDOT nanobelt array for cathode of Li-ion battery in Chapter 2, which exhibited superior plateau performance than reported results and ultra-stable cycling performance even after 1000 cycles; VO2@GQD ultrathin array for cathode of Na-ion battery (SIB) in Chapter 3, where VO2 was first applied as cathode for SIB with capacity more than 300 mAh g-1 and high-rate at even 60C; In Chapter 4, Na3(VO)2(PO4)2F nanoarray was first successfully synthesized as 3D array Na-containing cathode for batteries application, where in-situ XRD was used to detect the structure evolution during sodiation/desodiation. …”
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