Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. V. Jithin, G. K. S. Raghuram, T. V. Keshavamurthy, Ratna Kishore Velamati, Chockalingam Prathap, Robin John Varghese
Summary: Syngas is a promising alternative fuel with clean combustion and lower greenhouse gas emissions, but its wide compositional variability poses challenges in the development of burners and combustion chambers. Recent research focuses on fundamental combustion characteristics of syngas, such as laminar and turbulent burning velocity, and the comparison of prediction capabilities using different reaction mechanisms.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Sport Sciences
Jonathon Weakley, Matthew Morrison, Amador Garcia-Ramos, Rich Johnston, Lachlan James, Michael H. Cole
Summary: This systematic review assessed the validity and reliability of commercially available devices for measuring kinetic and kinematic outputs during resistance training, with a total of 44 studies included. Most studies did not use gold-standard criterion measures, leading to potential under or overreporting of error for certain devices.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
E. A. Posey, T. A. Davis
Summary: Despite advances in nutritional support, low birth weight and early-weaned piglets still experience reduced extrauterine growth. Recent studies have increased our understanding of the role of nutrition in skeletal muscle growth in piglets and have shown that insulin and amino acids, especially leucine, stimulate protein synthesis and lean growth through different pathways involving mTORC1. However, skeletal muscle in low birth weight piglets shows a dampened anabolic response.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jie Li, Abbas Fotouhi, Yonggang Liu, Yuanjian Zhang, Zheng Chen
Summary: With the development of communication and automation technologies, the energy-saving potential of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) has been highlighted. This study systematically summarizes the state-of-the-art in eco-driving, which is the automatic planning of ecological driving behaviors to reduce energy consumption. The study discusses the basic principles of eco-driving, classifies related studies, and emphasizes the potential for cooperative eco-driving in terms of energy saving. The study provides potential development trends for eco-driving techniques.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stephanie J. Dancer, Marco-Felipe King
Summary: The systematic review on automated devices using H202 or UV for surface decontamination showed mixed results on patient benefit. Most non-outbreak studies lacked appropriate control groups and were potentially compromised by industry sponsorship. Routine use of these devices requires justification from standardized and controlled studies to understand the best way to manage contaminated healthcare environments.
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Johan Wahlstrom, Isaac Skog
Summary: The study reviews the history of foot-mounted inertial navigation and discusses key issues in designing zero-velocity detectors, providing insights for future research directions.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Teja Potocnik, Peter J. Christopher, Ralf Mouthaan, Tom Albrow-Owen, Oliver J. Burton, Chennupati Jagadish, Hark Hoe Tan, Timothy D. Wilkinson, Stephan Hofmann, Hannah J. Joyce, Jack A. Alexander-Webber
Summary: We present a high-throughput method for identifying and characterizing individual nanowires, and for designing electrode patterns with high alignment accuracy. Our method utilizes an optimized marker system called LithoTag, which allows for nanometer-scale position determination of nanostructures. By incorporating computer vision algorithms, we can obtain location and property data for individual nanowires. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of this method in automating nanodevice processing and improving fabrication efficiency.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Ali Alameer, Stephanie Buijs, Niamh O'Connell, Luke Dalton, Mona Larsen, Lene Pedersen, Ilias Kyriazakis
Summary: This study presents a novel framework for monitoring pig interactions within groups, without the need for individual pig tracking/identification. By modifying and optimizing deep learning models, the system is able to accurately score and monitor pig interactions using inexpensive camera-based data capturing infrastructure. The method has potential applications in monitoring pig health status and detecting abnormal behaviors.
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jamie Bossenbroek, Yukie Ueyama, Patricia E. McCallinhart, Christopher W. Bartlett, William C. Ray, Aaron J. Trask
Summary: This study aims to refine the existing automation algorithm to improve the accuracy and efficiency of coronary flow analysis, and effectively handle various challenging cases and video variations, enabling examiners to easily and accurately identify the early signs of serious heart diseases.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Khairunnisa Amreen, Sanket Goel
Summary: The usage of automated microfluidic integrated platforms in chemical synthesis has become increasingly important, especially for nano/micro structures fabrication. The morphology of nanomaterials greatly influences their properties, making automated, robust and customizable synthesis crucial for achieving uniformity and reproducibility. Microfluidic devices offer features like control fluid flow, faster mixing of reagents, precise heat transfer mechanism and well-regulated pressure, providing homogeneous quality of nanocrystalline material for multiplexed applications.
ECS JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Hao Ge, David Chua Kim Huat, Chan Ghee Koh, Gonglian Dai, Yang Yu
Summary: This article comprehensively reviews ultrasonic rail inspection methods, focusing on the state-of-the-art technologies based on guided wave. It systematically describes different excitation options and their inspection sensitivities, regions, and potential speeds, while discussing future challenges and prospects. The article serves as a valuable reference for researchers in the field.
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
A. Brovko, O. Amzallag, A. Adelberg, L. Chernyak, P. Raja, A. Ruzin
Summary: The study demonstrates that plasma treatment has significant effects on the performance and characteristics of Cd1-xZnxTe radiation detectors, especially in terms of dark current reduction. Plasma oxidation increases the oxide fraction on the surface, lowering the device's dark current, and may cause variations in device characteristics over long periods. The effects of plasma treatment penetrate deep into the bulk of the detector and can be observed through various characterization techniques.
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Vaidehi Naganur, Shobi Sivathamboo, Zhibin Chen, Shitanshu Kusmakar, Ana Antonic-Baker, Terence J. O'Brien, Patrick Kwan
Summary: This study reviewed the performance of noninvasive wearable devices in detecting epileptic seizures and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). The results showed that these devices had high sensitivity but relatively high false alarm rates. Future studies should focus on reducing false alarms, detecting other seizure types and PNES, and conducting longer recordings in the community.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Sanjeev Kumar Awasthi, Shivpal Verma, Tao Liu, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Zengqiang Zhang, Asad Syed, Ali H. Bahkali
Summary: The role of protein shell (PS) amendment in altering the fungal community during pig manure composting was investigated. The results showed that a higher dosage of PS (T6) significantly increased the overall abundance and dynamics of the fungal population, with strong correlations among all analyzed parameters.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Emanuel Knehr, Mario Ziegler, Sven Linzen, Konstantin Ilin, Patrick Schanz, Jonathan Plentz, Marco Diegel, Heidemarie Schmidt, Evgeni Il'ichev, Michael Siegel
Summary: The study found that ALD-NbN exhibits property variations across a 6-inch wafer area. Over the equivalent area of a 2-inch wafer, the maximum deviation in critical temperature is 1% and in switching current is 12%. Structural characterizations indicate that changes in crystal structure appear to be the limiting factor for larger areas.
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A
(2021)
