The tribological performance of nano-activated carbon as solid additives in modified calophyllum inophyllum based-metalworking fluid by Zubaidah, Zamri, Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani, Radhiyah, Abd Aziz, Ainaa Mardhiah, Sabri, Norfazillah, Talib

“…The nano-additives have converted the sliding effect into a ball-bearing effect between the interfaces of the balls, creating a better oil protective film that helps form a gap between the mating surfaces during tribological testing.…”
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Machine health monitoring using local feature-based gated recurrent unit networks by Zhao, Rui, Wang, Dongzhe, Yan, Ruqiang, Mao, Kezhi, Shen, Fei, Wang, Jinjiang

“…Experiments on three machine health monitoring tasks: tool wear prediction, gearbox fault diagnosis, and incipient bearing fault detection verify the effectiveness and generalization of the proposed LFGRU.…”
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Secure image encryption based on an ideal new nonlinear discrete dynamical system by Lin, M. Rongming, Ng, Teng Yong

“…Extensive numerical experiment results have revealed that the proposed image encryption algorithm offers advantages of unlimited key space and high-level security, since those problematic periodic windows are no longer present within the key space, and it is extremely robust against known-plain-text attack, since the chaotic sequence generated bears no correlation whatsoever due to the folding effect of modulo operation. …”
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Electrochemical oxidation of C3 saturated alcohols on Co3O4 in alkaline by Sun, Shengnan, Sun, Libo, Xi, Shibo, Du, Yonghua, Anu Prathap, M.U., Wang, Zilong, Zhang, Qichun, Fisher, Adrian, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…It was also found that the KOH concentration influenced electro-oxidation of those alcohols bearing secondary hydroxyl group (GLY, 1,2-P, and 2-P) more dramatically than that of those primary alcohols (1.3-P and 1-P).…”
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Transport of intensity equation: a new approach to phase and light field by Zuo, Chao, Chen, Qian, Asundi, Anand

“…Phase is an important component of an optical wavefield bearing the information of the refractive index, optical thickness, or the topology of the specimen. …”
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Settlement behavior of shallow foundations in unsaturated soils under rainfall by Kim, Yongmin, Park, Hyundo, Jeong, Sangseom

“…The changes in the settlement during rainfall were also affected by the groundwater table position near the ground surface due to changes in matric suction. In addition, higher bearing capacity in response to rainfall infiltration was observed in the soil with smaller permeability function as compared to larger permeability function.…”
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New 3D supramolecular Zn(ii)-coordinated self-assembled organic networks by Lim, Zheng Bang, Li, Hairong, Sun, Shuangyong, Lek, Jun Yan, Trewin, Abbie, Lam, Yeng Ming, Grimsdale, Andrew C.

“…New 3D supramolecular networks S1 and S2 were prepared by Zn(II) coordination of the tetraphenylmethane-based p-type and n-type molecules bearing four terpyridine ligands. XRD and BET results indicate they are relatively amorphous and non-porous with a high degree of interpenetration within the networks. …”
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Ionic liquid lubricity enhancement with bio-oil derived from microwave pyrolysis of bamboo by Mohamed Ariffin, Nur Aisya Affrina, Chong, William Woei Fong, Foong, Shin Ying, Lam, Su Shiung, Ng, Jo-Han, Zhang, Hedong

“…The study highlights the complex tribological balance among viscosity, load-bearing capacity, and the chemical nature of bio-oil components, contributing to enhanced lubricity. …”

Nitrogen-decorated carbon dots (NCDs) for thermally conductive smart windows by Tan, Frankie Ting Feng

“…This approach is able to provide energy efficient solutions to modern skyscrapers by maintaining a cool temperature without bearing the cost and weight of double or triple glazed glass paned windows. …”
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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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Recycling of thermoplastics composites by Lee, Ian Zi Feng

“…Carbon Fibers (CFs) are commonly used to reinforce polymer matrix composites (PMCs) due to their exceptional properties, including high specific tensile strength, lightweight design, and superior load-bearing capacity at elevated temperatures. This report focuses on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (CFRTP) because of its recyclability properties. …”
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Solder joint testing and failure analysis by Kang, Eng Tat.

“…The SAC387 solder alloy is being chosen as it is a suitable candidate for the replacement of lead-bearing solder alloy used in the present electrical and electronics industry. …”
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Heck reaction of alkyl halides and α-selective heck reaction of styrenes by Zou, Yinjun

“…Both primary and secondary alkyl halides bearing functional groups such as esters, amides and nitriles were tolerated in the catalytic system. …”
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Stereoselective cyclisation cascades mediated by carbon electrophiles to access novel polycyclic scaffolds by Aynetdinova, DA

“…The results from this part are then used to achieve the formation of multiple carbocyclic rings in a single step bearing a new exocyclic C-C bond. Finally, the developed methodology is applied for the synthesis of steroid-like compounds, including the formal synthesis of (±)-nor-estradiol.…”

Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in domestic animals in West Malaysia by Bahaman, A. R., Ibrahim, A. L., Adam, H.

“…Evidence of infection in domestic animals by strains bearing the other seven antigens appeared insignificant and was indicative of sporadic infection. …”
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Compressibility behavior of marine clay treated by combination of coal ash and cement by Pakir, F, Ismail, N A, Yunos, N Z M, Jamaludin, N, Talib, M K A, Dan, M F M, Madun, A

“…A lot of engineering problems could arise either during or after the construction phase due to low shear strength and high compressibility of this soil in the form of excessive settlement, slope instability or bearing capacity failure. The real challenge with marine clay is stability and settlement when construction takes place. …”
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On propagation characteristics of ultrasonic guided waves in helical strands by Zhang, Hongyan, Li, Jian, Jiang, Can, Chen, Shili, Fan, Zheng, Liu, Yang

“…Steel strands have been widely used in industrial fields as a reliable load-bearing component. Under the influence of environmental erosion and fatigue stress, different types of damage, such as corrosion and fracture, will occur in the in-service steel strands, which will cause unpredictable loss of personnel and property. …”
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Maneuvering angle rigid formations with global convergence guarantees by Chen, Liangming, Lin, Zhiyun, De Marina, Hector Garcia, Sun, Zhiyong, Feroskhan, Mir

“…Angle rigid multi-agent formations can simultaneously undergo translational, rotational, and scaling maneuvering, therefore combining the maneuvering capabilities of both distance and bearing rigid formations. However, maneuvering angle rigid formations in 2D or 3D with global convergence guarantees is shown to be a challenging problem in the existing literature even when relative position measurements are available. …”
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Influence of operating parameters on morphology of laser hardened surfaces by Maharjan, Niroj, Zhou, Wei, Zhou, Yu, Wu, Naien

“…Laser transformation hardening is an attractive heat treatment technology which can be used to enhance the surface properties of highly stressed components such as cams, gears, and bearings without altering its bulk properties. The highly intense laser beam rapidly heats up the irradiated surface above its austenitization temperature which cools down instantaneously (self-quenching) as the laser moves away from the spot producing a hardened surface. …”
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Shape-morphing structures based on perforated kirigami by Zhang, Yunlan, Yang, Jingyi, Liu, Mingchao, Vella, Dominic

“…We also examine the loading-bearing capacity of morphed structures via indentation tests in both FEM simulations and experiments. …”
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