Academic Articles & Research Papers

Dynamic simulation of a 4th generation district heating network with the presence of prosumers

District Heating Network is identified as a promising technology for decarbonizing urban areas. Thanks to the surplus of heat available from distributed renewable energy plants, a typical heat consumer of the network could become an energy ...

A triple-responsive smart controlled-release system for antifungal volatiles: toward sustainable agriculture via pathogen-targeted control and crop growth promotion.

Nanomedicine for Glioblastoma: Cutting-Edge Advances and Persistent Challenges

Cancer is a disorder characterized by the abnormal growth of cells that increases uncontrollably over an extended period of time. Treating cancerous brain tumors remains among the most challenging tasks for researchers, as brain tumors are ...

<i>In-House</i> Innovative “Diamond Shaped” 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for Lysozyme-Loaded Liposomes

Nanotechnology applications have emerged as one of the most actively researched areas in recent years. As a result, substantial study into nanoparticulate lipidic systems and liposomes (LPs) has been conducted. Regardless of the advantages,...

GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) TO ZINC OXIDE (ZnO) NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR APPLICATION

Aim. This study was purposed to investigate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the growth and yield performance of two soybean (Glycine max L.) varieties, TGX1904-6F and TGX1951-3F, under controlled experimental conditions...

Epistemic artifacts and changing patterns of observation

This paper explores how epistemic artifacts have transformed our understanding of scientific observation. It examines the historical evolution from basic instruments such as Mayan quadrants and Galileo’s telescope to today’s sophisticated e...

Nano-enabled microbial bioinputs for sustainable agriculture: advances, mechanisms, applications, and future challenges

Microbial bioinputs have emerged as key components of sustainable agriculture owing to their ability to promote plant growth, improve nutrient acquisition, enhance tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and suppress phytopathogens. Despi...

Phase formations and microstructures of Ti20Zr15Hf15Ni35Cu15 high-entropy shape memory alloy under different aging conditions

The microstructures and phase formations of Ti20Zr15Hf15Ni35Cu15 high entropy shape memory alloy (HESMA) under different aging conditions were investigated in this study. At aging temperatures below 500 °C, a large amount of the H-phase for...

Metamodel of the plane strain compression test as a replacement of fe model in the inverse analysis

The paper presents the application of plane strain compression (PSC) test to the identification of material model parameters. Moreover, an attempt to substitute the finite element (FE) model with the metamodel in the inverse analysis was ma...

Manufacturing of Hierarchical (Nano-)Composite Structures: Numerical and Experimental Perspectives

Thermoset polymer nanocomposites have considerable potential to improve the functionality and optimise the performance of composite structures. Such a nanocomposite generally consists of a modified polymer matrix (continuous phase) containi...

Different sex ratios of children born to Indian and Pakistani immigrants in Norway

Abstract Background A low female-to-male ratio has been observed in different Asian countries, but this phenomenon has not been well studied among immigrants living in Western societies. In this study, we investigated whether a low female-t...

Analytical solutions for time-dependent kinematic three-dimensional magnetic reconnection.

Magnetic reconnection is a process that can rapidly convert magnetic field energy into plasma thermal energy and kinetic energy, and it is also an important energy conversion mechanism in space physics, astrophysics and plasma physics. Rese...

Active galactic nucleus activity in nearby disk galaxies: The roles of bar strength and spiral arm morphology

Context. The transport of gas toward galactic centers and its connection to active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity remain key open questions in galaxy evolution. In particular, the relative roles of stellar bars and spiral arms and their po...

Item analysis: basic concepts of physics students in geometric optics

The purpose of this study was to analyze students' items and abilities—the analysis for mapping test instruments and students' basic concepts regarding optics subjects before lectures are held. The test participants were 35 physics students...

Potential of Radioactive Isotopes Production in DEMO for Commercial Use

There is widespread use of nuclear radiation for medical imagery and treatments. Worldwide, almost 40 million treatments are performed per year. There are also applications of radiation sources in other commercial fields, e.g., for weld ins...

Change Detection for Hyperspectral Images Via Convolutional Sparse Analysis and Temporal Spectral Unmixing

With the increase in the availability of multitemporal hyperspectral images (HSIs), HSIs change detection (CD) methods, including pixel-level and subpixel-level based methods, have attracted great attention in recent years. However, the wid...

Embodied science and mixed reality: How gesture and motion capture affect physics education

Abstract A mixed design was created using text and game-like multimedia to instruct in the content of physics. The study assessed which variables predicted learning gains after a 1-h lesson on the electric field. The three manipulated varia...

Spacing Allocation Method for Vehicular Platoon: A Cooperative Game Theory Approach

Recently, spacing policies of the vehicular platoon have been widely developed to enhance safety, traffic efficiency, and fuel consumption. However, the integrated spacing policies aim to maximum overall benefit, and the distributed spacing...

A qualitative study of developing beliefs about health, illness and healthcare in migrant African women with gestational diabetes living in Sweden

Abstract Background Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with health risks for both mother and child, and is particularly relevant to migrant women and women of African origin. With today’s extensive global migration, contact with the n...

Prevalence, predictors and pregnancy outcomes of unprescribed and herbal medicine use in Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract Background Unprescribed and herbal medicines use among pregnant women is a public health concern in low and middle-income countries because of the potential teratogenic effects, insufficient safety and weak drug regulatory systems....