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Accelerated life test of chemically strengthened light weight glass bottles by spray coating
This study investigated the strength retention and reliability of glass bottles through accelerated life tests in the presence and absence of chemical strengthening and hot end coating (HEC). Forced contact wa...
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Open AccessHeight-renderable morphable tactile display enabled by programmable modulation of local stiffness in photothermally active polymer
Reconfigurable tactile displays are being used to provide refreshable Braille information; however, the delivered information is currently limited to an alternative of Braille because of difficulties in contro...
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Observations of Short- and Long-Term Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylenes with Post-Consumer Recycled Materials
In this study, the change in the mechanical properties of glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (GFRTP) according to the recycled material content was evaluated. The recycled material was polypropylene, with sh...
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Open AccessEffect of heat treatment with different heat transfer modes on the polymerization of tosylate-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) films
In this work, tosylate-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT:Tos) films are prepared by thermally assisted oxidative polymerization either on a hot plate or in a convection oven. The main difference be...
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Aqueous-processable, naphthalene diimide-based polymers for eco-friendly fabrication of high-performance, n-type organic electrolyte-gated transistors
Organic electrolyte-gated transistors (OEGTs) have the benefits of low power consumption and large current modulation. Nevertheless, the electrical performance of n-type OEGTs lags far behind that of p-type OE...
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Plasma-resistant characteristics according to sintering conditions of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 glass coating layer
The present study examined how the microstructure and plasma-resistant characteristics of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 (CAS) glass layers coated on sintered alumina substrates were affected by the applied sintering conditions....
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Numerical Study on the Effects of Tumble and Swirl on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of an LPG Direct Injection Engine
Recently, global warming caused by greenhouse gases has been highlighted, so many studies have been carried out for develo** eco-friendly products. In the vehicle industry, various techniques have been devel...
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Open AccessOne-step fermentative production of aromatic polyesters from glucose by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strains
Aromatic polyesters are widely used plastics currently produced from petroleum. Here we engineer Escherichia coli strains for the production of aromatic polyesters from glucose by one-step fermentation. When the
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Open AccessElectroacupuncture for insomnia disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that affects many adults either transiently or chronically. The societal cost of insomnia is on the rise, while long-term use of current drug treatments can involve adverse ...
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Synthesis of MgO-CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 nanocomposite powder by polymeric complex method as a novel sintering additive of AlN ceramics
A MgO-CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 (MCAS) nanocomposite powder with a particle size of 50 nm and a specific surface area of 40.6 m2/g was successfully synthesized via heat-treatment of polymeric precursors containing Mg, Ca, A...
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Urban resettlement in residential redevelopment projects: considering desire to resettle and willingness to pay
In this study, we estimate the association of original residents’ resettlement preferences with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of households matched with local development initiatives accounting...
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Open AccessAcupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic chronic fatigue: a multicenter, nonblinded, randomized controlled trial
The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF) are not clearly known, and there are no definitive treatments for them. Therefore, patients with CFS and ICF are interested in ...
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Synthesis and characterization of Zn2SiO4:Mn2+ nanocrystals and tuning of phase by controlling of silica shell thickness
In this paper is reported the synthesis and characterization of ZnO@Zn2SiO4:Mn2+ and Zn2SiO4:Mn2+ using ZnO@SiO2 nano spheres. The SiO2-shell thickness of the nano sphere was controlled 20 to 60 nm, and was contr...
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The effect of chemical treatment on the strength and transmittance of soda-lime cover glass for mobile
Most cracks in sheet glasses originate in edges and are a major cause of decreasing strength. Glass covers are being adopted in more mobile devices, especially smart phones, and are required to enhance reliabi...
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Open AccessAn open-label study of effects of acupuncture on chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic chronic fatigue: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Even though chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic chronic fatigue are quite common, there are no clearly known causes. Most treatments are therefore symptomatic in nature, and chronic fatigue syndrome and id...
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Physical simulation of small melter for LTCC (low temperature co-fired ceramic) frit
The flow pattern of small, narrow and horizontal melter for frit was studied using of physical simulation. The dimensionless number of Reynolds number and the viscosity of glass at high temperature were fitted...
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Tuning the Ext4 Filesystem Performance for Android-Based Smartphones
The storage performance plays an important role in today’s smartphones. However, most file systems have been optimized for hard disk drives and general filesystem workloads. This paper aims at improving the pe...
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Mechanical properties of new vitrified bonds for cBN grinding wheel
In this study, three ZnO-B2O3-SiO2 frit compositions with low softening point were investigated in order to lower the firing temperature of cBN-based vitrified bonded wheel. It was tried to develop a new compo...
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Dynamic Multi-stream Transport Protocol
Legacy TCP is not suitable in high speed network environments due to its slow response time to high speed link bandwidth (large scale window size). A number of solutions have been proposed to support scalabili...
