Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Weiye Gao, Tianran Wang, Chushu Zhu, Pengxing Sha, Peitao Dong, Xuezhong Wu
Summary: A novel 'sandwich' structure was developed utilizing PATP to detect TNT with high sensitivity, achieving a detection limit of 10(-9) mg/mL. The structure allowed for selective detection of TNT over several analogues in environmental water and sand.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Swati Gupta, Hagar Siebner, Gurunath Ramanathan, Zeev Ronen
Summary: The study illustrated that TNT has an adverse effect on RDX degradation by Rhodococcus strains, inhibiting the degradation process.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Su-Wei Wang, Yu-Long Zhang, Chao Wu, Lei Xiao, Gao-Ming Lin, Yu-Bing Hu, Ga-Zi Hao, Hu Guo, Guang-Pu Zhang, Wei Jiang
Summary: The formation mechanism and crystal morphology trend of internal defects in melt-cast explosives were simulated under different process conditions. The effects of solidification treatment on molding quality were investigated. A combination of treatment technologies promoted controlled migration of internal defects and improved the heat transfer efficiency, achieving efficient manufacturing of microdefect or zero-defect grains.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Daisy C. Romero, Patricia Calvo-Gredilla, Jose Garcia-Calvo, Alberto Diez-Varga, Jose Vicente Cuevas, Andrea Revilla-Cuesta, Natalia Busto, Irene Abajo, Gabriel Aullon, Tomas Torroba
Summary: Water-soluble coronenes form nanoparticles by self-association and act as new fluorescent materials by complexation with cucurbit[7]uril. They also serve as selective turn-on fluorogenic sensors for nitroaromatic explosives with remarkable selectivity, using only water as solvent.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rojyar Khezri, Tor Erik Rusten
Summary: The autophagy machinery plays an unexpected role in cell fusion and is crucial for the formation of syncytia during cell repair.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Ahmed K. Taha, M. S. Zahran, Zhengguo Gao
Summary: The study conducted a numerical simulation to investigate the effect of high explosive material blasting on composite structures, finding that increasing wall thickness helps mitigate blast wave effects, and adding an aluminum foam layer inside concrete effectively reduces blast wave impact.
DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Muhammad Azhar Hayat Nawaz, Lianjie Meng, Huipeng Zhou, Jia Ren, Sohail Anjum Shahzad, Akhtar Hayat, Cong Yu
Summary: A fluorometric method utilizing aggregation-induced emission probe based silica nanoparticles was developed for the detection of nitroaromatic explosives, showing that TPE-SiO2 nanoparticles exhibit better sensitivity towards picric acid. The study demonstrates that the TPE-SiO2 nanoparticles can be used as an excellent fluorescent probe for a wide range of electron-poor compounds, i.e. nitroaromatic compounds.
ANALYTICAL METHODS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Swathikiran Sudhakaran, Sergio Escalera, Oswald Lanz
Summary: In this paper, a novel spatio-temporal feature extraction module called GSF is proposed, which can convert existing 2D CNNs into efficient and high performing spatio-temporal feature extractors. GSF achieves state-of-the-art or competitive performance on five standard action recognition benchmarks.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE
(2023)
Article
Optics
Jiading Tian, Zehui Wang, Qirong Xiao, Dan Li, Ping Yan, Mali Gong
Summary: This paper presents the simulation of critical temperatures and critical optical powers for fiber fuse using a 3D solid-state heat transfer model, and it identifies the impact of formation energies of virtual defects on fiber fuse. Additionally, a method to evaluate the operating temperatures of fiber lasers is proposed.
PHOTONICS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Parya Ezati, Zohreh Riahi, Jong-Whan Rhim
Summary: Titanium dioxide nanotubes (TNT) and CuO-doped TNT were synthesized and incorporated into carrageenan-based films using a hydrothermal method. The addition of nanoparticles improved UV-blocking properties and mechanical strength of the films. Modified TiO2 incorporated carrageenan films showed higher antibacterial activity and preserved higher fruit quality during storage.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Optics
Xinjing Qin, Zhisheng Wang, Yuncui Zhang, Manqun Zhang, Yue Feng
Summary: This paper proposes an intelligent lighting system that optimizes the dimming factor through a control algorithm, and transmits the dimming factor using a ZigBee tree network structure to achieve the target value in the office lighting environment. The effectiveness and energy-saving efficiency of the system are demonstrated through simulation and experimentation.
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Hu Zhou, Cheng Zheng, Xuesen Yue, Zihan Zhu, Ange Lu, Xiangshao Kong, Weiguo Wu
Summary: The afterburning effect of detonation products in a confined blast was investigated, and a method for determining the TNT equivalency considering the afterburning effect was proposed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Eric W. Brown, Matthew W. Glasscott, Keith Conley, Jesse Barr, Jason D. Ray, Lee C. Moores, Anton Netchaev
Summary: Miniaturization of potentiostats is crucial for convenient in-field sensing. This report presents ACEstat, a low SWaP-C potentiostat based on ADuCM355, which demonstrates the potential for detecting explosive compounds in water.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dinh Nhi Bui, Thi Thao Minh
Summary: Various advanced oxidation processes and their combinations were studied for treating undiluted red wastewater, with Fenton/TiO2/O-3/UV technology showing the most effective treatment. By optimizing operation conditions, >99% of pollutants can be removed, demonstrating the potential for practical application. Analysis using GC/MS, HPLC, UV-Vis, and Bacterial Toxicity test were conducted to evaluate treatment effectiveness.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wojciech Pawlowski, Monika Karpinska
Summary: The study investigated the influence of sand bed moisture on TNT transport and assessed the suitability of the MO-2M detector to detect non-metal mines, potentially developing new application possibilities. These tests can also be used to eliminate environmental contamination.
