A Tool for the Rapid Seismic Assessment of Historic Masonry Structures Based on Limit Analysis Optimisation and Rocking Dynamics by Marco Francesco Funari, Anjali Mehrotra, Paulo B. Lourenço

“…The proposed methodology has been entirely integrated in the user-friendly visual programming environment offered by Rhinoceros3D + Grasshopper, allowing it to be used by students, researchers and practicing structural engineers. Unlike time-consuming advanced methods of analysis, the proposed method allows users to perform a seismic assessment of masonry buildings in a rapid and computationally-efficient manner. …”
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Dominant discharge – an outline of theory and a case study from the Raba river by Wiktoria Czech, Karol Plesiński, Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Bartosz Radecki-Pawlik

“…Designing hydraulic structures engineers has only theoretical flows, calculated using formulas based on statistics. …”
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Perovskite Solar Cells: A Review of the Latest Advances in Materials, Fabrication Techniques, and Stability Enhancement Strategies by Rakesh A. Afre, Diego Pugliese

“…It discusses the recent progress in perovskite crystal structure engineering, device construction, and fabrication procedures that has led to significant improvements in the photo conversion efficiency of these solar devices. …”
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Damage characterization and resilience optimization of reinforced concrete bridge piers under vehicle impact by Suman Roy, Ikwulono D. Unobe, Andrew Sorensen

“…This study will aid forensic structural engineers in scrutinizing the post impact concrete behavior and serviceability.…”
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Band structure manipulated by high pressure-assisted Te doping realizing improvement in thermoelectric performance of BiCuSeO system by Zhongyuan Liu, Xin Guo, Rui Li, Jieming Qin, Hongjun Li, Xin Chen, Xiaoyuan Zhou

“…Band structure engineering is an effective strategy for the improvement in thermoelectric performance, especially in electrical transport properties. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of ofloxacin and dye by hierarchical flower-like ZnS/MoS2/Bi2WO6 heterojunction: Synergetic effect of 2D/2D coupling interface and... by Dan Liu, Jian Gong, Congting Sun, Lanlan Xu, Youtao Song

“…To strengthen the photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics and organic dyes, the band structure engineering serves as an efficient approach, which can be realized by constructing heterostucture photocatalysts. …”
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NUMERICAL STUDY OF FLANGE BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL CORRUGATED WEB I-GIRDERS by Amr Saddek, Sedky Tohamy, Amr Elsayed, Ahmed Attia M. Drar

“…Finally, some important advices have been introduced to aid the structural engineers to design such girders under flexural loading in economical manner.…”
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Planar Crack Approach to Evaluate the Flexural Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Sections by Jacinto R. Carmona, Raúl Cortés-Buitrago, Juan Rey-Rey, Gonzalo Ruiz

“…The model covers the need by structural engineers to have tools that allow, in a simple way, the designing of FRC sections and avoiding complex calculations through finite elements. …”
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Editorial by Jan Belis, Freek Bos, Christian Louter

“…The proceedings contain more than 50 papers, by glass experts from around the world, while another 20 papers are published in collaboration with the Springer journal Glass Structures & Engineering. We appreciate the efforts by all authors in these extraordinary times immensely. …”
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Recent advances in solar‐driven CO2 reduction over g‐C3N4‐based photocatalysts by Quanlong Xu, Zhihua Xia, Jingmei Zhang, Zhiyi Wei, Qin Guo, Huile Jin, Hua Tang, Shouzhu Li, Xuecong Pan, Zhi Su, Shun Wang

“…Then the modification strategies to promote g‐C3N4‐based photocatalysts in CO2 photoreduction have been discussed in detail, including surface functionalization, molecule structure engineering, crystallization, morphology engineering, loading cocatalyst, and constructing heterojunction. …”
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“Matryoshka Doll” Heterostructures Induce Electromagnetic Parameters Fluctuation to Tailor Electromagnetic Wave Absorption by Jiaolong Liu, Hongsheng Liang, Bing Wei, Jijun Yun, Limin Zhang, Hongjing Wu

“…Components manipulation and structure engineering have shown powerful approaches for tailoring electromagnetic (EM) parameters. …”
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Atomic layer deposition for nanoscale oxide semiconductor thin film transistors: review and outlook by Hye-Mi Kim, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yoon-Seo Kim, Minseok Kim, Jin-Seong Park

“…In this review, to introduce ALD-oxide semiconductors, we provide: (a) a brief summary of the history and importance of ALD-based oxide semiconductors in industry, (b) a discussion of the benefits of ALD for oxide semiconductor deposition ( in-situ composition control in vertical distribution/vertical structure engineering/chemical reaction and film properties/insulator and interface engineering), and (c) an explanation of the challenging issues of scaling oxide semiconductors and ALD for industrial applications. …”
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Fluorine NMR study of proline-rich sequences using fluoroprolines by D. Sinnaeve, D. Sinnaeve, A. Ben Bouzayene, E. Ottoy, G.-J. Hofman, G.-J. Hofman, E. Erdmann, B. Linclau, I. Kuprov, J. C. Martins, V. Torbeev, B. Kieffer

“…Fluorinated prolines are already widely used in protein structure engineering – they introduce conformational and dynamical biases – but their use as <span class="inline-formula">¹⁹</span>F NMR reporters of proline conformation has not yet been explored. …”
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Monitoring Strategies of Earth Dams by Ground-Based Radar Interferometry: How to Extract Useful Information for Seismic Risk Assessment by Andrea Di Pasquale, Giovanni Nico, Alfredo Pitullo, Giuseppina Prezioso

“…The results of this work show the information that a Ku-band ground-based radar can provide to structural engineers for a non-destructive seismic assessment of earth dams.…”
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Resonant Photonic States in Coupled Heterostructure Photonic Crystal Waveguides by Sabarinathan J, Cox JD, Singh MR

“…Due to the band structure engineering, light is confined within crystal A, which thus act as waveguides. …”
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Concrete matrix based on marble powder, waste glass sludge, and crumb rubber: pathways towards sustainable concrete by Muhammad Akbar, Zahoor Hussain, Muhammad Imran, Samiullah Bhatti, Muneer Anees

“…Data was collected from 21 academic professors and structural engineers, and hypotheses were tested using partial least squares structural equation modelling. …”
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The Recognition of Workforce Agility Factors by Delphi Technique in Electronic Industries by Abolfazl Khosravi, Sayed Hossein Abtahi, Reza Ahmadi, Hossein Salami

“…The dimensions are: Authority, organizational rules and procedures, coordination, structure, engineering jobs.…”
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Probing Carbon Utilization of <i>Cordyceps militaris</i> by Sugar Transportome and Protein Structural Analysis by Kanokwadee Sirithep, Fei Xiao, Nachon Raethong, Yuhan Zhang, Kobkul Laoteng, Guang Hu, Wanwipa Vongsangnak

“…The strategy used herein generated remarkably valuable biological information, which is applicable for the study of sugar transportome and the structure engineering of targeted transporter proteins that might link to the production of bioactive compounds derived from xylose metabolism, such as cordycepin.…”
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Finite element method for sustainable and resilient structures made with bar and fiber -reinforced EAFS concrete by Aratz Garcia-Llona, Ignacio Piñero, Vanesa Ortega-López, Amaia Santamaría, Miquel Aguirre

“…Structural engineers have to address the climate change challenge by designing sustainable and resilient structures. …”
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A Concise Overview of Numerical Simulation Tools and Techniques for Anti-Explosion Response Prediction of Infrastructures and Facilities by Anas S. M., Al-Dala’ien Rayeh Nasr, Tahzeeb Rafat, Shariq Mohd, Alam Mehtab

“…Collapse of infrastructures in the surrounding area of the explosion and the potential damage to buildings located at significant distances has raised serious concerns among structural engineers regarding the safety of infrastructures and facilities when subjected to explosive detonations. …”
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