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Structural Performances of Bridge Types in the U.S. National Bridge Inventory

Infrastructures, 2018
This paper demonstrates a comprehensive national network-level analysis to determine the relative deteriorations and operational structural performances of the various types of bridge structural design and/or construction.
Daniel N. Farhey
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Experimental Studies and Theoretical Modelling of Diesel Engine Running on Biodiesels from South African Sunflower and Canola Oils

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2022
The attributes of cost-effectiveness, reliability, consistency and better understanding, have made researchers prefer studying engine characteristics of IC engines fuelled with alternative fuels/diesel blends with computer simulation compared to ...
Enweremadu Christopher, Samuel Olusegun, Rutto Hilary   +2 more
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The Need and a Vision for a Diagnostic Assay Validation Network

PhytoFrontiers, 2023
Plant biosecurity depends heavily on early detection of biological pest and disease threats and accurate diagnosis of causal agents. The information from these activities is disseminated and communicated with decision makers to promote effective ...
Kitty F. Cardwell, Carrie L. Harmon, Douglas G. Luster, James P. Stack, Aimee M. Hyten, Poonam Sharma, Mark K. Nakhla   +6 more
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Morphological and Molecular Identification Protocols for Bactrocera dorsalis: A Joint Validation Study

PhytoFrontiers, 2023
Bactrocera dorsalis is considered among the most destructive and economically important invasive fruit flies worldwide. Native to Southeast Asia, in just a few years, it has spread almost throughout all of sub-Saharan Africa, causing fruit loss in ...
Andrea Taddei, Helga Reisenzein, Raphaëlle Mouttet, Christa Lethmayer, Alois Egartner, Richard A. Gottsberger, Sylvia Blümel, Claudia Heiss, Chiara Pohn, Philippe Reynaud   +9 more
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Peculiarities of forensic commodity expertise of goods for sports and tourism

Bulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
The article deals with the methodological and practical aspects of conducting a forensic commodity examination of goods for sports and tourism, which is a large and constantly developing segment of the consumer market.
Ye. M. Sobakar, Ya. O. Kulyk
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Protein-Based Packaging Films in Food: Developments, Applications, and Challenges

Gels
With the emphasis placed by society on environmental resources, current petroleum-based packaging in the food industry can no longer meet people’s needs.
Rui Zhang, Rongxu Liu, Jianchun Han, Lili Ren, Longwei Jiang   +4 more
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Structural and Chemical Features of Epoxy Composites Filled with Biogenic Lignocellulosic Filler Obtained from Agro-Industrial Waste

Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
The work investigated the effect of organic biogenic microdispersed lignocellulosic filler on the physical, mechanical and thermophysical properties of epoxy composites.
A.V. Sapronova, K. Dyadyura, L.O. Sapronova, K.V. Kyrychenko, V.M. Yatsyuk, P.P. Fostik, M.M. Banga   +6 more
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Algorithmic Analysis of Queuing System with Varying Number of Servers, Phase-Type Service Time Distribution, and Changeable Arrival Process Depending on Random Environment

Computation
An MAP/PH/N-type queuing system functioning within a finite-state Markovian random environment is studied. The random environment’s state impacts the number of available servers, the underlying processes of customer arrivals and service, and the ...
Alexander Dudin, Olga Dudina, Sergei Dudin   +2 more
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NOISE AS AN INDIRECT CRITERION FOR EVALUATING THE CRITICAL SPEED OF VEHICLE TIRE AT HYDROPLANING [PDF]

Avtomobilʹnyj Transport (Harʹkov), 2017
An alternative method for determining the critical rolling speed of automobile tires with various tread patterns during hydroplaning is considered. The critical speed of the car at which the hydroplaning process takes place is determined.
V. Karpenko, K. Masliaiev
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Performance Characteristics of PTC Elements for an Electric Vehicle Heating System

Energies, 2016
A high-voltage positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater has a simple structure and a swift response. Therefore, for cabin heating in electric vehicles (EVs), such heaters are used either on their own or with a heat pump system.
Yoon Hyuk Shin, Seung Ku Ahn, Sung Chul Kim   +2 more
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