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Open AccessSmoke Detection with Dual Convolutional Networks From Infrared Frames
In many smoke detection fields, such as fire detection in confined space of aircraft cargo hold, the false alarm rate is still high. In the closed and dark environment of the confined space cabin, the traditio...
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Open AccessA multi-element flame retardant containing boron and double-bond structure for enhancing mechanical properties and flame retardancy of epoxy resins
A multi-element synergistic flame retardant with double-bond structure was synthesized and added to epoxy resin (EP) to obtain EP composites with high flame retardant and mechanical properties. The study demon...
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Electrochemical microfluidic sensing platforms for biosecurity analysis
Biosecurity encompasses the health and safety of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. In this article, “biosecurity” is defined as encompassing the comprehensive aspects of human, animal, plant, and e...
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Effects of environmental pressure and wall distance on rectangular pool fires in a full-size simulated cargo compartment
In this study, three types of rectangular pool fires with the same equivalent area were conducted in a simulated cargo compartment to investigate the effects of sidewall distance and ambient pressure on fire b...
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Cerium oxide nanozymes alleviate oxidative stress in tenocytes for Achilles tendinopathy healing
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is considered as ubiquitous and highly active chemicals that influence tendon integrity and orchestrate tendon repair. With significant recent advances in nanomaterials, cerium ox...
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Study on the Blocking Effect of Aerogel Felt Thickness on Thermal Runaway Propagation of Lithium-Ion Batteries
There is a poor blocking effect of the paper diaphragm used in the transportation package of lithium-ion batteries. Hence, researches on barrier materials are necessary. In this study, the thermal runaway (TR)...
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Open AccessPGCLCs of human 45,XO reveal pathogenetic pathways of neurocognitive and psychosocial disorders
Neurocognitive disorders and psychosocial difficulties are common in patients with Turner syndrome and multiple neurodegenerative diseases, yet there is no effective cure. Human primordial germ cells (hPGCs) a...
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Open AccessData-informed discovery of hydrolytic nanozymes
Nanozyme is a collection of nanomaterials with enzyme-like activity but higher environmental tolerance and long-term stability than their natural counterparts. Improving the catalytic activity and expanding th...
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Open AccessA phosphorus-containing hyperbranched phthalocyanine flame retardant for epoxy resins
A hyperbranched phosphorus-containing copper phthalocyanine compound (DOPO-CuPc) was successfully synthesized and used as the flame-retardant additive to prepare flame-retarded epoxy thermosets. The addition o...
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Review of layer-by-layer self-assembly technology for fire protection of flexible polyurethane foam
Flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF) has many advantages such as lightweight, low density and high specific strength and is widely used in furniture, automobile industry, construction and transportation. However,...
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Open AccessTwo-dimensional spreading properties and sealing characteristics of fluorocarbon surfactants on several typical hydrocarbon fuels
A new method for studying the two-dimensional spreading properties and sealing characteristics of surfactant solution on oil surface was provided. The actual spreading situation of the C4-Br/oil systems in axi...
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Phase-field-crystal study on shear-induced coupled evolution of intragranular crack and grain boundary in nanoscale bicrystal system
Shear-induced coupled evolution behavior of intragranular crack and grain boundary (GB) in nanoscale bicrystal system is studied by using phase-field-crystal method. Evolution process of system with different ...
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Experimental study on the effect of substrate slope on continuously released heptane spill fires
The slope of ground has a significant impact on the spread and burning process for spill fires on land. In this paper, a series of continuous spill fire experiments were conducted on a fireproof glass sheet wi...
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Experimental study on n-heptane pool fire behavior under dynamic pressure in an altitude chamber
The objective of this work is to examine the effect of dynamic pressure on the behavior of a horizontally burning flame based on experimental approach. The experiments were conducted in a large-scale altitude ...
