Abstract Ca-doped ceria (CCO) electrolytes were prepared using two processing approaches, proteic sol-gel synthesis gelatin (SG) and solid-state reaction (SSR). Mollusk shell powder was used in the SSR method as main source of Ca. Materials sintered at 1350–1450 °C exhibited relative density above 95% different microstructural features regarding grain size morphology. Impedance spectroscopy air...

Radiotherapy is often the most straightforward first line cancer treatment for solid tumors. While it is highly effective against tumors, there is also collateral damage to healthy proximal tissues especially with high doses. The use of radiosensitizers is an effective way to boost the killing efficacy of radiotherapy against the tumor while drastically limiting the received dose and reducing t...

YVO4:Eu ,Bi phosphors have been prepared by the high-temperature solid-state (HT) method and the Pechini-type sol–gel (SG) method. Spherical SiO2 particles have been further coated with YVO4:Eu ,Bi phosphor layers by the Pechini-type SG process, and it leads to the formation of core–shell structured SiO2/YVO4:Eu ,Bi phosphors. Therefore, the phase formations, structures, morphologies, and photo...

3.04.1 The Superconducting Gravimeter 66 3.04.1.1 Historical 66 3.04.1.1.1 Early years at UCSD 66 3.04.1.1.2 Early commercial model TT instruments (1981–94) 67 3.04.1.1.3 The Compact SG (1994–2002) 68 3.04.1.2 Basic Principles of Operation 69 3.04.1.2.1 Superconducting components 69 3.04.1.2.2 Displacement transducer and feedback system 71 3.04.1.2.3 Temperature control 71 3.04.1.2.4 Tilt compe...

in the current research the artificial neural network models were used for predicting mass transfer kinetics of osmotically dehydrated kiwifruit. osmotic dehydration operations were performed in sucrose solution with concentrations of 30, 40, 50 and 60% at temperatures of 20, 40 and 60°c for 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. multi-layer neural network with 3 inputs (operating conditions) was develope...

In this work, we describe an approach that allows for optimizing the structure of a smart grid (SG) with renewable energy (RE) generation against abnormal conditions (imbalances between generation and consumption, overloads or failures arising from the inherent SG complexity) by combining the complex network (CN) and evolutionary algorithm (EA) concepts. We propose a novel objective function (t...

on the basis of discourse grammar (dg), this study investigates the expression of  yæ'ni in persian. the term was originally borrowed from arabic and has undergone the process of grammaticalization. it exhibits different pragmatic functions to characterize changes involved in the evolution of this discourse marker. the study suggests that grammaticalization of yæ'ni should be analyzed...

The concept of postural synergies of the human hand has been shown to potentially reduce complexity in the neuromuscular control of grasping. By merging this concept with soft robotics approaches, a multi degrees of freedom soft-synergy prosthetic hand [SoftHand-Pro (SHP)] was created. The mechanical innovation of the SHP enables adaptive and robust functional grasps with simple and intuitive m...