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Arun K. Singh
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Simulation of Failure of a Rock Slope with Tension Crack Under Blast Loading
Mechanical response of a tension crack (TC) in a rock slope due to blasting is critical in rock engineering. In the present work, a three-dimensional finite element model of the rock slope is simulated with Ab...
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Association of transient mitochondrial functional impairment with acute heat exposure in children from Muzaffarpur region of Bihar, India
Over the past several years, the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar (India) has witnessed recurrent outbreaks of acute encephalitis illness of unknown etiology, called acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) among young ...
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Open AccessExpansion of India’s national child healthcare programme, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), for rare disease management : a health policy perspective
Rare diseases (RD) are severe and debilitating conditions. They are one of the leading causes of childhood mortality globally. In India, RDs have not been considered in most healthcare programs which usually c...
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Experiments and Prediction of Hold Time-Dependent Static Friction of a Wet Granular Layer
Frictional properties of sliding surfaces have practical importance in a variety of applications. Therefore, the present study investigates the ageing or holding time-dependent static friction of a wet granula...
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Internet-Based Learning and Teaching of a Subject by Self-prepared Notebook
In this short article, we propose an easy and convenient method to prepare own notebook for learning and teaching of a subject from Internet. The approach is based on search, save and study of the topic from d...
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Design of an ultra-thin hepta-band metamaterial absorber for sensing applications
An ultra-thin metamaterial absorber (MMA) comprises of a split-ring-cross (SRC)-shaped resonator coupled with graphene and dielectric layer backed by metallic ground plane is presented theoretically and numeri...
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Effect of non-uniform heating and viscous dissipation on natural convective flow of Casson fluid over a vertical cone
The non-Newtonian fluid flows find its applications in the production of paints, pharmaceutical products, synthetic lubricant and biological fluid. Because of the significance of this aspect, the present paper...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Anthropogenic and Natural Activities on a Rock Slope Failure Using Rate, State, Temperature and Pore Pressure Friction
In this article, we study numerically the effect of anthropogenic and natural activities such as vehicular motion, blasting, rainfall, seismic activities etc. on time of failure of a rock slope using the rate,...
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Urban Sanitation in Indian Cities: Reflections from Varanasi
Urban sanitation for a common man is considered as the collection, treatment and disposal of solid and liquid waste including human excreta. However, it is a much complex phenomena and takes into account all a...
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A Perspective on the Frictional Properties of Soft Materials as Smart Applications
Soft solids such as hydrogels and elastomers have found many applications in smart materials and devices ranging from robotics, drug delivery, adhesives to shock absorbers. These are generally characterized by...
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A Perspective on the Frictional Properties of Soft Materials as Smart Applications
Soft solids such as hydrogels and elastomers have found many applications in smart materials and devices ranging from robotics, drug delivery, adhesives to shock absorbers. These are generally characterized by...
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Introduction: Essays in Honour of Rana P. B. Singh
Culture is central to human beings to the extent that the history of their evolution is incomplete without the consideration of cultural attainments across time and space. However, in the domain of geography a...
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Thermoelectric rectification in a graphene-based triangular ballistic rectifier (G-TBR)
A four-terminal ballistic rectifier demonstrating voltage rectification for both electrical (AC/DC) as well as thermal (temperature gradient) inputs is presented. The thermoelectric behavior of the graphene tr...
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An Ultrathin Compact Polarization-Sensitive Triple-band Microwave Metamaterial Absorber
In this study, an ultra-compact metamaterial absorber (MMA) has been proposed for microwave applications comprising two modified square-shaped resonators printed on a dielectric substrate and terminated by a m...
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High Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Communities Associated with Melon Fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)
The next generation sequencing (NGS) approach has facilitated the investigations of gut microbiota with high throughput and resolution. The present study was focused on the taxonomic and functional characteriz...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Effect of State Variables on Nucleation of Earthquake Using the Rate and State Friction
A better understanding of the nucleation process of an earthquake is of practical importance for early warning and hazard assessment. In present chapter, chaotic nucleation of an earthquake is investigated num...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Shear Rate Dependent Frictional Behavior of the Granular Layer
The present experimental study investigates shear rate dependent frictional properties of the granular layer between two hard surfaces. Slide-free-slide (SFS) experiments were performed on the layer in direct ...
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Multi-objective Flower Pollination Algorithm and Its Variants to Find Optimal Golomb Rulers for WDM Systems
The high degree of complexities, inhomogeneity, and nonlinearities makes multi-objective engineering and industrial design problems very complex and time-consuming. The nature-inspired multi-objective algorith...
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Application of Bat-Inspired Computing Algorithm and Its Variants in Search of Near-Optimal Golomb Rulers for WDM Systems: A Comparative Study
The algorithms inspired by the nature are the powerful computing algorithms in solving various NP-complete industrial and engineering design problems. This chapter presents a comparative study of bat-inspired ...
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RF analysis of intercalated graphene nanoribbon-based global-level interconnects
Intercalation do** is emerging as a prospective solution to enhance the performance of graphene nanoribbon interconnects. In this paper, the radio frequency (RF) analysis of stage-2 arsenic pentafluoride- an...
