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Kinematically admissible folding mechanisms for the progressive collapse of foam filled conical frusta
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Springer Netherlands
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, the progressive collapse of foam filled conical frusta is investigated analytically using four different kinematically admissible folding mechanisms with varied straight folds. Comparisons are made between ...
Size-selected fabrication of alloy nanoclusters by plasma-gas condensation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This work reports on the production of alloy Ti-Cu nanoclusters by magnetron sputtering and plasma-gas condensation inside an ultra-high compatible system. Inert-gas was introduced inside a source chamber to generate plasma, ...
Electro-sprayed PVA coating with texture-enriched surface morphology for augmented humidity sensing
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
This article reports the modified surface morphology of Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA) films using electro-spraying coating technique. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were conducted to examine ...
Closure to "Fully softened shear strength for soil slope stability analyses" by Hisham T. Eid and Khaled H. Rabie
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2018 , Article)
[No abstract available]
KCLP: A k-Means Cluster-Based Location Privacy Protection Scheme in WSNs for IoT
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
While enjoying the convenience brought by the Internet of Things (IoT), people also encounter many problems with wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the foundation of IoT. Security problems are especially of concern. In this ...
Event-Triggered Fault Detection for Networked Control Systems Subject to Packet Dropout
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2018 , Article)
This paper investigates the problem of event-triggered fault detection for discrete-time networked systems subject to packet dropout. The main aim of the proposed approach is to efficiently use the communication network ...
Universalizability and the metaphysics of moral particularism, specified
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
[No abstract available]
Effect of DC-Link Voltage Limitation on Postfault Steady-State Performance of Asymmetrical Six-Phase Induction Machines
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
The asymmetrical six-phase induction machine represents the most common multiphase machine type used in many high-power industrial applications. While a body of research covering control of the machine under fault conditions ...
Hepatitis C virus infection spontaneous clearance: Has it been underestimated?
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Objectives: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance rate (fclearance) is defined as the proportion of infected persons who will spontaneously clear their infection after acute infection. We aimed to estimate fclearance using a ...
Comparing student self-assessments of global communication with trained faculty and standardized patient assessments
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Background and purpose: Assess the reliability of first year pharmacy student assessments completed by faculty members in comparison with a standardized patient (SP), and student self-assessments during a structured ...