J-integral analysis: an EDXD and DIC comparative study for a fatigue crack by Koko, A, Earp, P, Wigger, T, Tong, J, Marrow, TJ

“…The position of the crack tip was tracked via a phase congruency analysis of the displacement field, and also by detection of its cyclic plastic zone. Both types of full field data provided independent inputs to finite element/J-integral analyses that directly quantified the elastic cyclic stress intensity factor range applied to the crack. …”

Flame propagation and explosion characteristics of food-based dust as a function of dust concentration by Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman, Khairiah, Mohd Mokhtar, Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman, Nur Hikmah, Semawia

“…These factors enhance mass and heat transfer in preheating and reaction zones, producing more violent pyrolysis. However, tea dust exhibited a slower flame propagation with weaker turbulent flame intensity due to its higher moisture content and larger particle size than rice flour.…”
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An in situ study of abyssal turbidity-current sediment plumes generated by a deep seabed polymetallic nodule mining preprototype collector vehicle by Muñoz-Royo, Carlos, Ouillon, Raphael, El Mousadik, Souha, Alford, Matthew H., Peacock, Thomas

“…An in situ study to investigate the dynamics of sediment plumes near the release from a deep seabed polymetallic nodule mining preprototype collector vehicle was conducted in the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean 4500-m deep. The experiments reveal that the excess density of the released sediment-laden water leads to a low-lying, laterally spreading turbidity current. …”
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Multivariate adaptive regression splines model for reliability assessment of serviceability limit state of twin caverns by Zhang, Wengang, Goh, Anthony Teck Chee

“…Construction of a new cavern close to an existing cavern will result in a modification of the state of stresses in a zone around the existing cavern as interaction between the twin caverns takes place. …”
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High-efficiency and high-luminance three-color white organic light-emitting diodes with low efficiency roll-off by Zhou, Junhong, Zou, Jianhua, Dai, Caihong, Zhang, Yong, Luo, Xudong, Liu, Baiquan

“…For the first time, double blue emitting layers have been functioned as the main exciton generation zone to achieve high-performance three-color phosphorescent white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs). …”
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Surface bacterium disinfection using everlight 6565 UV-C SMD. by Tan, Tian Swee, Sheikh, Jahanzeb, Saidin, Syafiqah, Ahmed Malik, Sameen, Lee, Suan Chua, Matthias, Tiong Foh Thye, Leong, Kah Meng, Jia, Hou Tan

“…In this study, the effectiveness of Everlight’s 275 nm Ultraviolet-C surface mounted device (UVC-SMD) to disinfect Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) was investigated at three exposure durations (10, 30 and 60 s) for a standard distance of 5 cm. The inhibition zones were greater with the increment of exposure duration. …”
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Why do the outward FDI patterns of China's state-owned enterprises differ from those of private companies? by Zhi, Li.

“…Since China's implementation of the "opening up and reform" in 1979 led by Deng Xiaoping, and the establishment of the first SEZ (Special Economic Zone) - Shenzhen in the early 19807s, huge foreign capital inflows and the active operations of foreign-invested firms have greatly affected China's institutional environment, and intensified market competition. …”
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Cooling crystallizer design for potash alum by Wan, Chee Yuen

“…Future improvements include repeated tests to further confirm reproducibility and experimental determination of metastable zone width of potash alum in water solution to optimize yield and performance of the crystallizer.…”
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The effect of human activity on activity and movement pattern of long-tailed macaques on Big Sister’s island (Pulau Subar Laut) by Gooi, Wen Nee.

“…Hourly and continuous group location scan samples were taken to determine the times spent by the macaques at different zones furthest from the forests. Macaque movement was compared with human movement pattern to determine if humans affected macaque movement. …”
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Understanding megathrust behaviour over the earthquake cycle through inversion of geodetic data and dynamic modelling by Qiu, Qiang

“…Second, I investigate postseismic deformation following recent large earthquakes of the Sumatra subduction zone to probe the rheology of the mantle wedge flow. …”
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Experimental investigation on mode-I fracture properties of magnesium-based wood-like material using DIC technique by Li, C, Chen, H, Zhang, H, Marrow, TJ

“…Crack growth and fracture process zone (FPZ) of the MWM were evaluated, including the variations of the crack length and FPZ. …”

One-dimensional sectors from the squashed three-sphere by Bomans, P, Pufu, SS

Land-making as state-making by Sud, N

“…The elite appropriation of the development project was furthered under economic liberalization, with global capital being promoted in zoned development on once-sovereign land. Yet, land-making as state-making cannot be read only from the perspective of the formal, high state. …”

One-dimensional sectors from the squashed three-sphere by Bomans, P, Pufu, S

Influence of welding on the strength of high performance steels by Zhang, Xing-Zhao, Zhao, Ming-Shan, Chiew, Sing-Ping, Lee, Chi-King, Fung, Tat-Ching

“…The results showed that welding softened the heat affected zone (HAZ) of S690 high strength steel significantly but its effect on the normal strength steel S385 was insignificant.…”
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A structural interpretation of the aftershock "cloud" of the 1992 Mw 7.3 Landers earthquake by Liu, Jing, Sieh, Kerry, Hauksson, Egill

“…We find that the aftershocks constitute primarily a several-kilometer-wide damage zone centered on the mainshock rupture planes. The intensity of damage decreases away from the principal faults. …”
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A hidden lethal effect of long microplastic fibres on the coastal copepod Acartia erythraea by Takahashi, Kazutaka, Teh, Jun Chin

“…Our finding implies that a single piece of microplastic fibre remaining at the bottom of coastal zones could continue to kill copepods owing to its non-degradability.…”
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Effectiveness of health education intervention based on health belief model among elderly women in Urmia, Iran by Iranagh, Jamileh Amirzadeh

“…Then from each respective zone one primary health care centre was selected. …”
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Retention and storage stability of vitamins A and C in extruded native and pregelatinized starches by Abdul Manan, Siti Farhiah

“…The extrusion conditions were temperatures of 80 °C for zone 1 and 100 °C for zones 2, 3 and 4 of the barrel, 30 rpm of feeder speed, and 60 rpm of screw speed. …”
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Mechanism of PVA fibers in mitigating explosive spalling of engineered cementitious composite at elevated temperature by Liu, Jin-Cheng, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Microstructure and EDX analysis were conducted to achieve a better understanding of how PVA fibers actually function to increase hot permeability before melting. The enlarged empty zones around the PVA fibers were the reason for the significant increase in permeability. …”
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