Nitro-containing heteroaromatic derivatives structurally related to nitroimidazole (Metronidazole) are being extensively evaluated against Helicobacter pylori isolates. On the other hand, 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives have also demonstrated promising antibacterial potential. In present study, we evaluated anti-H. pylori activity of novel hybrid molecules bearing nitroaryl and 1,3,4-thiadiazole ...

bearing capacity prediction of shallow foundation is one of the most important problems in geotechnical engineering practices, with a wide variety range of methods which have been introduced to forecast it accurately. recently, soft computing methods such as artificial neural networks (anns) and support vector machines (svms) have been used for prediction of the ultimate bearing capacity of sha...

In this paper, ultrathin WS2 nanosheets with thickness of about 5 nm were successfully prepared by a facile solid phase reaction method. The as-synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). On the basis of experimental results obtained under different reaction durations, a possible formation mec...

Anti friction bearings in process pumps, by design, frequently utilize oil sump lubrication technology. For many years, it was an accepted condition that the lubricating oil used in oil sump bearing lubrication needed to be changed on a regular basis to prevent high levels of contamination that can lead to premature bearing failure, contributing to equipment downtime. Often, the indicators used...

Tantalum (Ta) metal is receiving increasing interest as biomaterial for load-bearing orthopedic applications and the synthetic properties of Ta can be tailored by altering its grain structures. This study evaluates the capability of sliding friction treatment (SFT) technique to modulate the comprehensive performances of pure Ta. Specifically, novel nanocrystalline (NC) surface with extremely sm...

Abstract Advances in nano-lubricant additives are vital to the pursuit of energy efficiency and sustainable development. Carbon dots (CDs) have been widely investigated domain lubricant owing their extraordinary tribological properties, particular, friction-reducing anti-wear properties. Metal-doped CDs a new type CDs, properties attracting increasing attention. Therefore, series doped with var...

A friction-variable touch panel is capable of presenting virtual bumps and holes on its flat surface through the control of the surface frictionwhen a fingertip slides over it. To improve thepresentation, we developed a friction model of a fingertip sliding over a sinusoidal surface with an amplitude of 0.5–2.5mm and a spatial wavelength of 20–50mm. When a metal ball rolls over a wavy surface w...

Presented here is a slotted-quad-beam structure sensor for the measurement of friction in micro bearings. Stress concentration slots are incorporated into a conventional quad-beam structure to improve the sensitivity of force measurements. The performance comparison between the quad-beam structure sensor and the slotted-quad-beam structure sensor are performed by theoretical modeling and finite...