The green energy effect on an HCCI engine from used cooking oil-based biodiesel from Malaysia by Abdulabbas Mossa, Muntasser, Hairuddin, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Aziz, Nuraini, Muhamad Tobib, Hasyuzariza

“…Diesel fuel in-cylinder pressure reached a maximum of 81 bars at 90°C, decreasing to 79 bars at 70°C. The HCCI mode resulted in lower NOx, CO, and UHC emissions. …”
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Magnetic nanochain enabled microarray and microfluidic bioassays by Xiong, Qirong

“…This, together with the readily functionalized surface, allows the magnetic nanochains to serve as both tiny stir bars for active liquid mixing and capture agents for targets of interest at high capture rate within 5 min. …”
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Mix and move ( the movable cocktail experience ) by Kong, Nina Melanie

“…We all visit bars for different reasons. Going to a bar is more than just simply leaving your house; it is about jumping into another world, a place filled with magic. …”
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Methane precipitation in ice giant atmospheres by Toledo, D, Rannou, P, Irwin, PG, de Batz de Trenquelléon, B, Roman, M, Apestigue, V, Arruego, I, Yela, M

“…Voyager-2 radio occultation measurements have revealed changes in the atmospheric refractivity within a 2–4 km layer near the 1.2-bar level in Uranus and the 1.6-bar level in Neptune. …”

Regression analysis ofr characterization of materials for photovoltaic cells by Vundavalli, Bala Satya Manikanta

“…The traditional Design-of-Experiments (DoEs) adapted so far, are slow and the information obtained sometimes bears little relevance to optimizing the key performance parameters of merit. …”
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The golden thread of Woolmington – A domestic yarn that should never have been spun by Dyer, Karen

“…The case of Woolmington v The Director of Public Prosecutions [1935] 1 AC 462 is renowned for Viscount Sankey’s ‘golden thread’ ruling, that the prosecution bears the burden of proof at trial. However, what is frequently overlooked is that this judgment arises from domestic violence. …”
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Study of high-strength concrete beam-column joints with high-yield strength steel reinforcement by Abdul Naufal Abdol Jabar

“…The test revealed that using high-yield strength steel reinforcement bars together with high-strength concrete resulted in improving the load-carrying capacity of the tested specimens. …”
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Biovalorisation of brewer's spent grain (BSG) and sensory evaluation of BSG bread by Goh, Luo Lin

“…Brewer’s spent grain (BSG) is the largest by-product of beer production, generating over an approximate 38 billion kg annually. …”
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Carbon-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures and their photoresponse behaviors by Zhan, Zhaoyao

“…Carbon nanomaterials are unique in terms of structure, carbon nanotube (CNT) bears a hollow one-dimensional structure; and graphene is an one-atom-thick sheet and has extremely high specific surface area; both of them are presenting excellent charge transport capability. …”
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3D printed photoacoustic shockwave transducer for cavitation research by Chan, Weiwei

“…The laser generated photoacoustic waves is focused thereby achieving several hundred bars of positive pressure in water. Previous designs employed concave glass substrates decorated with catalytically grown carbon nanotubes. …”
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TORCH — an innovative high-precision time-of-flight PID detector for the LHCb upgrade by Föhl, K, Brook, N, García, LC, Cowie, EN, Cussans, D, Forty, R, Frei, C, Gao, R, Gys, T, Harnew, N, Piedigrossi, D, van Dijk, M

“…Optical design studies have been performed for using one of the available bar boxes of the BaBar DIRC detector containing assembled quartz radiator bars in a future test beam experiment.…”

Fragmentation of white phosphorus by a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)alumanyl anion by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Structural and electronic features of the latter were fully characterized by standard spectroscopic means, X-ray diffraction analysis, and computational studies, which revealed that 2 bears highly polarized Al (δ+) and P (δ-) and relatively short Al-P bonds, indicative of the σ-donating and π-accepting nature of CAAAl groups.…”
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Solventless 3D printed high-temperature resistant cyclosiloxane-containing resin for low-shrinkage ceramization and nano-functional composite development by Zhou, Zihao, Zhou, Xinran, Yuan, Xueyu, Li, Bing, Song, Yujie, Liu, Ming

“…With photosensitive characteristics of the developed systems proven by the photo-rheology studies, printing parameters were calculated by Beer-Lambert's law to achieve precise control of the 3D printed constructs with complex geometries. …”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The principle requires those responsible for environmental damage or imminent threats of damage to bear the necessary costs of remediation and prevention. …”
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Factual approach for tropical forest parameters measurement and monitoring: future option with a focus on synergetic use of airborne and terrestrial lidar technologies by Bazezew, Muluken N., Hussin, Yousif A., Kloosterman, Evert H., M. Hasmadi, Ismail

“…This approach contributes to the development of efficient techniques for forest monitoring systems and bears the potential to extend the modelling options from remote sensing data to understory layer trees.…”

One-stop application for scrapbooking by Zhou, Wanxuan

“…It also accommodates every level of expertise and age through helpful hint texts, dialog alerts, snack bars, and comprehensive user interface.…”
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Experimental Investigation of the thermal performance of functional magnetic nanofluids by Lim, Wen Jing

“…It is also known as the world’s smallest stir bars. In this project, the nanofluid was tested inside a cylindrical cavity with a hot and cold surface and the temperature was taken by various thermocouples. …”
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LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 hollow structures as high-performance cathodes for lithium-ion batteries by Zhou, Liang, Zhao, Dongyuan, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Built to last: Uniform LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 hollow microspheres and microcubes (see picture; scale bars: 1 μm) with nanosized building blocks have been synthesized by a facile impregnation method followed by a simple solid-state reaction. …”
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Linear A libation tables : a semitic connection explored by Eu Min, Niki Cassandra, Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco, Cavallaro, Francesco Paolo

“…Unlike the Linear B language (Mycenaean Greek), Minoan, the language hidden behind Linear A and still undeciphered, bears no apparent similarity to Greek, and any ‘translation’ of Linear A based provisionally on Linear B phonetic values has not produced any tangible result. …”
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Creating functionally graded concrete materials with varying 3D printing parameters by Tay, Daniel Yi Wei, Lim, Jian Hui, Li, Mingyang, Tan, Ming Jen

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