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IWORMLF: Improved Invasive Weed Optimization With Random Mutation and Lévy Flight for Beam Pattern Optimizations of Linear and Circular Antenna Arrays

Tingting Zheng, Yanheng Liu, Geng Sun, Lin Zhang et al. • IEEE Access (2020)

The beam pattern synthesis of antenna arrays is one of the most significant optimization problems in the electromagnetics community, and it affects the performance of wireless communication systems. In this article, we formulate the beam pa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2968476

Identification of Interfunctional Coordination Items Important for Business Performance of SMEs

Zuzana Hübnerová, Eva Tomášková, Josef Bednář • Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis (2020)

This paper provides a deeper analysis of the relationships between interfunctional coordination (IFC) and business performance (BP). IFC is studied in many fields such as marketing, management, logistics, informatics or human resources. The...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010169

Convolutional Neural Network Based Approval Prediction of Enhancement Reports

Jun Cheng, Mazhar Sadiq, Olga A. Kalugina, Sadeem Ahmad Nafees et al. • IEEE Access (2021)

For a given software enhancement report, identifying its possible approval status could help software developers by suggesting feature enhancements to compete in the software industry. An automatic solution for the approval prediction of en...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3108624

Spatial and Temporal Variability of Bed Exchange Characteristics of Fine Sediments From the Weser Estuary

J. Patzke, E. Nehlsen, P. Fröhle, R. F. Hesse • Frontiers in Earth Science (2022)

Sedimentation of fine-grained sediments in estuaries is a natural physical phenomenon influenced by biogeochemical processes. In the estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM), enhanced net deposition of sediments is observed even in areas with high...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.916056

Microwave assisted synthesis and characterisation of a zinc oxide/tobacco mosaic virus hybrid material. An active hybrid semiconductor in a field-effect transistor device

Shawn Sanctis, Rudolf C. Hoffmann, Sabine Eiben, Jörg J. Schneider • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology (2015)

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) has been employed as a robust functional template for the fabrication of a TMV/zinc oxide field effect transistor (FET). A microwave based approach, under mild conditions was employed to synthesize stable zinc oxi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.81

Transcutaneous permeation enhancer complex for polymer-based transdermal patches

E. G. Kuznetsova, L. A. Salomatina, O. M. Kuryleva, Yu. B. Basok et al. • Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов (2025)

Selecting a permeation enhancer complex (PEC) for inclusion in a matrix-type transdermal patch (TP) is a primary task in creating a new dosage form with percutaneous administration. Objective: to develop a biologically safe PEC capable of r...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15825/1995-1191-2025-1-188-197

Scalable micro/nanostructured superhydrophobic surface modifications for enhanced energy efficiency and heat transfer performance in stainless steel and titanium

Younghun Shin, Kwon-Yeong Lee, Jeong-Won Lee, Woonbong Hwang • Materials Research Express (2023)

Condensation refers to the change of a substance from a gaseous phase to a liquid phase, an example of which is the condensation of water vapor in nature. Condensation is used in many industries, such as energy generation and seawater desal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ace23a

Study of the corrosion properties of powder rolled Ti–6Al–4V alloy applied in the biomedical implants

Mandlenkosi G.R. Mahlobo, Lethu Chikosha, Peter A. Olubambi • Journal of Materials Research and Technology (2022)

Great efforts have been made in fabricating Ti–6Al–4V alloys that can be used in the biomedical implants industry. The increasing interest in using fabricated Ti–6Al–4V alloys in industrial applications is mainly due to the properties of al...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.04.004

Mechanochemical Synthesis of TiO<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub> Mixed Oxides Utilized as a Screen-Printed Sensing Material for Oxygen Sensor

Jelena N. Stevanović, Srđan P. Petrović, Nenad B. Tadić, Katarina Cvetanović et al. • Sensors (2023)

TiO2 and CeO2 are well known as oxygen sensing materials. Despite high sensitivity, the actual utilization of these materials in gas detection remains limited. Research conducted over the last two decades has revealed synergistic effects of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s23031313

Preparation of liposomal amiodarone and investigation of its cardiomyocyte-targeting ability in cardiac radiofrequency ablation rat model

Zhuge Y, Zheng ZF, Xie MQ, Li L et al. • International Journal of Nanomedicine (2016)

Ying Zhuge,1,* Zhi-Feng Zheng,1,* Mu-Qing Xie,2 Lin Li,2 Fang Wang,1 Feng Gao2,3 1Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People&rsquo;s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 2Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, 3Shanghai Ke...

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A confirmatory analysis of the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions questionnaire for community-based surveillance of infectious diseases: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia

Ahmed Azeez Hasan, Anis Kausar Ghazali, Najib Majdi Yaacob, Norsa’adah Bachok et al. • Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives (2025)

Objectives This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the recently developed knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions questionnaire for community-based surveillance of infectious diseases (KAP-CBS-ID questionnaire), using conf...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2025.0106

Hybrid Coatings Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone/Polyethylene Glycol Enriched with Collagen and Hydroxyapatite: Incubation Studies and Evaluation of Mechanical and Physiochemical Properties

Dagmara Słota, Josef Jampilek, Agnieszka Sobczak-Kupiec • Journal of Functional Biomaterials (2024)

Coating materials offers an intriguing solution for imparting inert implants with additional bioactive characteristics without changing underlying parameters such as mechanical strength. Metallic implants like endoprostheses or polymeric im...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jfb15030062

Experimental studies of the influence of the characteristics of the metal bond coat on the durability of the heat-protective coating of the turbine blades of a gas turbine engine

E. V. Samoilenko, V. G. Ugreninov, V. V. Shestakov • Научный вестник МГТУ ГА (2025)

The service life of gas turbine engine (GTE) turbine blades with thermal barrier coatings (TBC) depends on many factors, including the composition, structure and properties of the metal bond coating (MB). The positive effect of using TBC is...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26467/2079-0619-2025-28-5-41-49

Application of Electric Field to Developing Falling Films using Wire-Plate Electrode Configuration- An Experimental Study

R. Rouhollahi, S. Baheri Islami, R. Gharraei, M. R. Heirani Nobari • Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics (2018)

Experimental investigation of Electrohydrodynamic developing falling film flow of transformer oil has been conducted within an inclined rectangular channel and hydrodynamic characteristics of the flow have been revealed. The electric field ...

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The influence of storage conditions on the dynamics of physicochemical markers of champignon (<i>Agaricus bisporus</i>) quality

N. E. Posokina, O. V. Bessarab, O. V. Karastoyanova, N. V. Korovkina • Пищевые системы (2024)

Agaricus bisporus are the most common cultivated mushrooms. Champignons are a source of chitin, glycogen and minerals, and also have attractive organoleptic properties. Physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of fresh Agaricus bisp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21323/2618-9771-2024-7-3-427-437

Nanoparticle Deposition of Fluoropolymer CYTOP via Holographic Femtosecond Laser Processing and Its Biochip Application

Ryo Ozaki, Kotaro Ishida, Eiji Morita, Yasutaka Hanada • Applied Sciences (2020)

The fundamental characteristics of nanoparticle (NP) deposition of the fluoropolymer CYTOP using a femtosecond (fs) laser were investigated. In previous studies, we have demonstrated the microfluidic fabrication of CYTOP, which enables clea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app10207243

Agarose Gel Characterization for the Fabrication of Brain Tissue Phantoms for Infrared Multispectral Vision Systems

Efraín Albor-Ramírez, Miguel Reyes-Alberto, Luis M. Vidal-Flores, Enoch Gutierrez-Herrera et al. • Gels (2023)

Synthetic phantoms that recreate the characteristics of biological tissues are valuable tools for systematically studying and comprehending physiologies, pathologies, and biological processes related to tissues. The reproduction of mechanic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/gels9120944

Dynamic of upper body sweat distribution in young males wearing fully encapsulated chemical protective ensembles

Ying Chen, Chuankun Zhang, Lin Lu, Xiaohui Zheng et al. • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract Impermeability is a feature of fully encapsulated chemical protective ensembles (FCPE), which can affect people's sweat and affect their clothing's thermal-wet comfort. This study investigated the dynamics of upper-body sweat distr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04974-w