Recently, shape-morphing films (SMFs) have been actively researched due to their diverse applications such as soft robotics, grippers, and healthcare/wearable devices. Their complex movements are typically made by assembling multiple actuation elements in a single system. However, the unreliability during assembly process is critical issue, which has restricted practical usage. In order resolve...

Introduction Radon is a colorless and tasteless gas which exists in most soils. It is a substance that poses a potential risk for lung cancer in case a person is exposed to high levels over long periods of time. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 90% of lung cancers per year are caused by radon. The aim of this paper is to estimate the absorbed doses of 222Rn by MCNPX simu...

− We propose a simple all-fiber structure based on intermodal interference between a core and a cladding mode of an endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fiber section sandwiched between a lead-in and lead-out SMF-28 fiber. The sensitivities to strain, pressure and temperature are measured. The interferometer is compared to an interferometer based on LP01-LP02 SMF-28 fiber and to a PCF-based t...

The test also determines a Shading Mitigation Factor (SMF) which represents the annual energy recovery of a power optimizer or microinverter system, compared to a traditional string inverter. The study found that the SolarEdge system recovered 28.3%, 21.9%, and 24.3% of energy lost by the string inverter system, with light, medium and heavy shading, respectively. These results indicate higher S...

Silybum marianum is an important medicinal plant with high antioxidant properties. Static magnetic field (SMF) is a kind of abiotic stresses which can affect growth and antioxidant capacity of medicinal plants. In this research, the effects of SMF on total phenolic and flavonoid contents, radical scavenging activity, and anatomical alterations were investigated in S. marianum seedlings. Five-da...

Silybum marianum is an important medicinal plant with high antioxidant properties. Static magnetic field (SMF) is a kind of abiotic stresses which can affect growth and antioxidant capacity of medicinal plants. In this research, the effects of SMF on total phenolic and flavonoid contents, radical scavenging activity, and anatomical alterations were investigated in S. marianum seedlings. Five-da...

This paper presents a mathematical model of the sensitive element refractometric fiber-optic sensor principle operation which is based on phenomenon surface plasmon resonance. The sensing design sequential connection multimode fiber (MMF), single-mode (SMF), and forming an MMF-SMF-MMF structure. SMF site coated with thin film gold. To element, approach used in calculating classical Kretschmann ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate six different antigenic fractions from Strongyloides venezuelensis parasitic females for the immunodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis. Soluble and membrane fractions from S. venezuelensis parasitic females were prepared in phosphate-buffered saline (SSF and SMF, respectively), Tris-HCl (TSF and TMF, respectively), and an alkaline buffer (ASF and AMF, respe...