Laser Surface Hardening of Ni-hard White Cast Iron by Samar Reda Al-Sayed, Ahmed Magdi Elshazli, Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hussein

“…The present findings reflect that the microhardness values and wear resistance clearly increased after laser hardening by almost three times due to laser surface hardening, whereas, the impact toughness was increased from five joules obtained from conventionally heat-treated samples to 6.4 J as gained from laser-treated samples.…”
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WAKE WASH OF A FAST SMALL BOAT IN RESTRICTED WATERS: MODEL TESTS AND FULL-SCALE MEASUREMENTS by Mohd Arif Ismail, Nik Mohd Ridzuan Shaharuddin, Omar Yaakob, Mohamad Hidayat Jamal, Faizul Amri Adnan, Ahmad Hadi Mohamed Rashidi, Wan Ahmad Hafiz Wan Mohd Azhary, Mohd Kamarul Huda Samion, Andiknurdiyana Bachok, Badruzzaman Ahmad, Nur Shafira Ahmad

“…The generated energy exceeded 60 Joules/m for nearly all measured speeds. A boat speed of less than 5 knots was suggested for boats loaded with the maximum passenger limit of 11 people. …”
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Investigation on Mechanical characterization of abutilon indicum fiber nonwoven fabric reinforced epoxy composite materials by C M Mohanraj, R Ramesh Kumar, M Mathanbabu, M Ashokkumar

“…The findings revealed that the highest values of tensile and flexural strength were observed to be 39.796 MPa and 62.329 MPa at 35 wt% fibre and maximum impact strength and compressive strength were 0.441 joules and 47.45 Mpa at 35 wt% fibre.…”
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Energy Required for Fracture in Synthetic Proximal Femoral Models After Synthesis Material Removal: a Biomechanical Study Using Cannulated Screws, Dynamic Hip Screws, and Proximal... by Anderson Freitas, Landwehrle de Lucena da Silva, Renilton Rodrigues Costa, Lucas Sacramento Ramos, Marcos Norberto Giordano, Henrique Mansur Gonçalves

“…All samples were biomechanically analyzed simulating a fall on the greater trochanter using a servo-hydraulic machine to determine the energy (in Joules [J]) required for fracture. Results All samples presented basicervical fractures. …”
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Rancangbangun Starter Elektrik Portabel untuk Mesin Traktor Tangan by Geraldo Adinugra Rimartin, Bambang Purwantana, Radi Radi

“…The performance test of non decompression showed 1.88 seconds for working time, 264.56 Joules for workload (operator), 363.20 rpm for rotating speed and 0.68 watt hours for power requirement. …”
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Continuous flow process to make fermented cassava starch substitute: I. Physicochemical and functional properties by Vitor Brito, Renata Santos, Jeniffer Narcisa-Oliveira, Ivo Demiate, Marney Cereda

“…The selected doses were 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 Joules per liter (J l-1). Native cassava starch suspension in water at 6% (dry basis) was adjusted to 4% lactic acid (dry basis) and exposed to UV-C radiation: (a) without lactic acid, (b) with lactic acid reaction for 1 hour, (c) with ultraviolet radiation, in addition to the combination of (ac) and (bc). …”
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Simultaneous Ultra-Fast Imaging and Neutron Emission from a Compact Dense Plasma Focus Fusion Device by Nathan Majernik, Seth Pree, Yusuke Sakai, Brian Naranjo, Seth Putterman, James Rosenzweig

“…For low energy DPFs (100 s of Joules), other empirical scaling laws have been found (Bures, B.L. et al., Phys. …”
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Q-Learning Based Cognitive Domain Ontology Representation and Solving on Low Power Computing Platforms by Nayim Rahman, Tanvir Atahary, Chris Yakopcic, Tarek M. Taha, Scott Douglass

“…The algorithm generated the same amount of solutions as a GPU-enabled optimized path-based forward checking CDO solver, while consuming around 7.7 and 5.15 times less energy (Joules) on the NUC and Tinker Board respectively.…”
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Impact fracture strength applied to dental modeling materials by Sérgio Candido Dias, Marcos Ribeiro Moysés, José Augusto M. Agnelli, Gisseli Bertozzi Ávila, José Carlos Rabelo Ribeiro, Luciano José Pereira

“…At the moment of fracture, the machine recorded a value (Energy), using a formula to obtain the impact strength value in joules per meter. Statistical and variance analyses and Student’s t test revealed that pure or silanized diatomite increased the impact fracture strength of models made of Epoxiglass 1504 epoxy resin and that silanizing the filler led to a further gain in impact fracture strength. …”
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ESEERP: Enhanced Smart Energy Efficient Routing Protocol for Internet of Things in Wireless Sensor Nodes by Roopali Dogra, Shalli Rani, Kavita, Jana Shafi, SeongKi Kim, Muhammad Fazal Ijaz

“…The simulation shows that in the proposed approach for the longevity of the network, there are 3500 rounds; energy utilization achieves a maximum of 0.5 Joules; bandwidth transmits the data at the rate of 0.52 MBPS; the packet delivery ratio (PDR) is at the rate of 96% for 500 nodes, respectively.…”
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Application of Combined Laser and Compression Therapy on the Pain and Level of Disability on Trigger Points in Upper Trapezius Muscle by Saeed Rezaei, Azadeh Shadmehr, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali, Behrooz Attarbashi Moghadam, Shohreh Jalaei

“…Trigger points were under treatment of laser irradiation (6 Joules per point) and also ischemic compression. Treatment approaches were applied over the pain point every other day for 5 sessions in 10 days. …”
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Falling Weight Impact Damage Characterisation of Flax and Flax Basalt Vinyl Ester Hybrid Composites by Hom Nath Dhakal, Elwan Le Méner, Marc Feldner, Chulin Jiang, Zhongyi Zhang

“…Incident impact energies under three different energy levels (50, 60, and 70 Joules) were employed to cause complete perforation in order to characterise different impact damage parameters, such as energy absorption characteristics, and damage modes and mechanisms. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Chemical Ablation (MA-CA): A Novel Microwave-Assisted Tissue Ablation Procedure—Preliminary Assessment of Efficiency by J. R. Jocelyn Paré, Jacqueline M. R. Bélanger, Gabriel Cormier, Delphine Foucher, Antony Thériault, Jean-Christophe Savoie, Jean-François Rochas

“…The experimental conditions for ex vivo bovine liver samples were: A—100 W (120 s) with no addition of ethanol; B—100 W (30 s), wait (60 s) (no power), and 100 W (90 s) with no addition of ethanol; C—100 W (30 s), wait (60 s), 100 W (30 s), and 100 W (60 s) with the addition of 5 mL ethanol; and D—100 W (30 s), wait (60 s), 100 W (30 s), 0 W (30 s) with the addition of 2.5 mL ethanol, and 100 W (60 s) with the addition of 5 mL ethanol (12,000 Joules Total). The results showed that with the use of ethanol, the ablation zone was enlarged and revealed improved sphericity. …”
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Sunlight activated film forming adhesive polymers by Tan, Nigel Chew Shun, Djordjevic, Ivan, Malley, Jamie Ann, Kwang, Ailyn L. Q., Syed, Ikhwan, Šolić, Ivan, Singh, Juhi, Wicaksono, Gautama, Lim, Sierin, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…Structure-property relationships of bioadhesion are investigated by: (1) joules dose of sunlight (2) bioadhesive polymer structure; and (3) optical concentrators of magnifying glass and Fresnel lens. …”
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Rapid activation of diazirine biomaterials with the blue light photocatalyst by Djordjevic, Ivan, Wicaksono, Gautama, Šolić, Ivan, Singh, Juhi, Kaku, Tanvi Sushil, Lim, Sierin, Ang, Elwin Wei Jian, Blancafort, Lluís, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…Photorheometry results demonstrate a correlation between shear moduli, joules light dose, and the lower limits of photocatalyst concentration required for the liquid-to-biorubber transition. …”
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Wake wash of a fast small boat in restricted waters: Model tests and full-scale measurements by Ismail, Mohd. Arif, Shaharuddin, Nik Mohd. Ridzuan, Yaakob, Omar, Jamal, Mohamad Hidayat, Adnan, Faizul Amri, Mohamed Rashidi, Ahmad Hadi, Wan Mohd. Azhary, Wan Ahmad Hafiz, Samion, Mohd. Kamarul Huda, Bachok, Andiknurdiyana, Ahmad, Badruzzaman, Ahmad, Nur Shafira

“…The generated energy exceeded 60 Joules/m for nearly all measured speeds. A boat speed of less than 5 knots was suggested for boats loaded with the maximum passenger limit of 11 people. …”
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Is Nd: YAG Laser Effective in the Treatment of Onychomycosis? by Serkan DÜZAYAK, Orhan ÖZGÖZTAŞI

“…Standard dose Nd:YAG laser therapy was applied with 4 mm spot size, 13 milliseconds pulse duration, 1 Hz repetation rate, 40 joules/cm2 fluence. The treatment efficacy was evaluated by comparing the KOH positivity before and after the treatment. …”
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Preparation and characterization of lignin-derived carbon aerogels by Piia Jõul, Oliver Järvik, Heidi Lees, Urve Kallavus, Mihkel Koel, Tiit Lukk

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Influence of different light sources on the conversion of composite resins by Emerson H Silva, Rodrigo C Albuquerque, Lincoln D Lanza, Guilherme C Vieira, Rogéli TRC Peixoto, Hugo H Alvim, Maria I Yoshida

“…The amount of heat liberated by thermopolymerisation of residual monomers after photoactivation was measured in Joules/gram (J/g). The data were submitted to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test (P ≤ 0.002) and the Tukey test (P < 0.05). …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF TEMPERATURE AND TIME PYROLYSIS FROM WHITE CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE PRODUCTION OF WASTED OIL PALM SHELL AND ACACIA BARK WITH RSM METHOD by Kurniawan E.W., Amirta R., Budiarso E., Arung E.T.

“…The potential of palm oil shell waste reaches 37.6% (14.9 million tons / year) with a total energy potential of 54.8 Giga Joules / year. This study aims to determine optimization the temperature and time of pyrolysis of white charcoal production from palm oil shell waste and acacia bark waste with surface response method (RSM). …”
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