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Minimizing electrostatic interactions from piezoresponse force microscopy via capacitive excitation
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2020 Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) has emerged as one of the most powerful techniques to probe ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale, yet it has been increasingly recognized that piezoresponse measured by PFM is often influenced by electrostatic ...
Qingfeng Zhu +3 more
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Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2019 It is known that there is a large safety margin in the current fatigue damage assessment method for piping of nuclear power plants. One of the evaluation methods in order to rationalize it, there is a flaw tolerance method that estimates the continuable ...
Shuhei TAKEDA, Seiji ASADA
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To Evaluate and Compare the Effect of Proximal Wall Height on Stress Distribution at Occlusal Surface of Tooth and Prosthesis Core in Porcelain Fused to Metal and Veneered Zirconia Crowns: A FEA Study [PDF]
Dental Journal of Advance StudiesIntroduction: This study was undertaken to evaluate and compare stress distribution on tooth surface and core surface in porcelain fused to metal crown and veneered zirconia crown as a function of ratio of buccal axial length (BAL) to proximal axial ...
Greesham Sharma +5 more
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Effect of combined actions of hip adduction/abduction on the force generation and maintenance of pelvic floor muscles in healthy women. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) force and coordination are related to urinary incontinence severity and to sexual satisfaction. Health professionals frequently combine classic PFM exercises with hip adduction/abduction contraction to treat these disorders, but
Amanda C Amorim +6 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 Drought and floods frequently occurred in the Huaibei plain, which was the main factor that restricted agricultural development. We conducted rainfall experiments, which aimed to explore the impacts of porous fiber material (PFM) on the farmland water ...
Wei Li +12 more
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A design of fluorescent fiber solar concentrator (FFSC) and outdoor testing for remote indoor day lighting and power producing evaluation for building integration [PDF]
Journal of Design and the Built Environment, 2008 Different from the conventional luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), a 1200mmx1200m m solar concentrator consisting of 150 pieces of three-color 1m long, 2mm diameter fluorescent fibers (FFSC) has been designed and mounted on a University building roof ...
Wang Chen, H. Abdul-Rahman, S. P. Rao
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Challenges for Improvement of Quality in Construction of a Growing Economy [PDF]
Journal of Design and the Built Environment, 2005 This paper highlights the results of a questionnaire survey amongst contractors and contracting consultants in a growing economy. The survey was intended to explore the problems that the employees think might affect the quality of construction works ...
S. Chan Loong +4 more
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"MARKS" SMALL AVIATION-ROCKET SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2018 The problems of delivery of small space vehicles into low earth orbits are pointed out. The up-to-date means for the ascent of small space vehicles into low earth orbits are analysed.
A. V. SMOLYAKOV +3 more
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Jurnal Teknik Sipil, 2010 . Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is currently one of the most popular catchwords. Companies hope to break the "magic triangle" of costs, time and quality by streamlining their business processes.
O.W.M. Sabki +3 more
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Agronomy, 2023 Owing to global warming, continuously increasing the grain yield of rainfed maize is challenging on the Loess Plateau in China. Plastic film mulching has been extensively utilized in dryland agriculture on the Loess Plateau.
Shibo Zhang +5 more
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