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Early post-operative performance of an anatomically designed hybrid thread interference screw for ACL reconstruction: A comparative study
Daneshvarhashjin, Nazanin; Chizari, Mahmoud; Javad Mortazavi, S. M.; Rouhi, Gholamreza (2023-03-05)Although the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using interference screw is a well-accepted surgical procedure, patients still suffer graft failure in the initial rehabilitation phase. Graft fixation stability ... -
Eco-Thermal analysis and response surface optimization of the drying rate of potato slices in a mix-mode solar dryer
D.I, Onyenwigwi; Ndukwu, M.C.; Abam, F.I.; Mathew, Ibeh; Elijah, Ugwu; Wu, Hongwei; Cyprian, Dirioha; Bennamoun, Lyes (2023-12-30)This research aims to establish the interconnectivity between mix-mode solar dryer designs with carbon and energy cost mitigation using different energy scenarios and study the drying kinetics to obtain the optimal drying ... -
Editorial: 2022 Retrospective: structural materials
Provis, John; Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah; Napoli, Annalisa; Kanellopoulos, Antonios (2024-04-10)Welcome to the Research Topic “2022 Retrospective: Structural Materials.” This curated Research Topic highlights esteemed spontaneous articles from the past few years, personally selected by our Chief Editor, Prof. John ... -
Editorial: CO 2 -based energy systems for cooling, heating, and power
Li, Xiaoya; Su, Wen; Xu, Weicong; Dai, Baomin; Li, Jian; Li, Liang (2022-08-16) -
Editorial: Pathways to resilient zero carbon cities
Jankovic, Ljubomir; Carta, Silvio (2022-08-15) -
EETAS: A Process for Examining Ethical Trade-Offs in Autonomous Systems
Menon, Catherine; Carta, Silvio; Foerster, Frank (Science and Technology Publications, 2022-11-09)Public-facing autonomous systems present society with significant ethical challenges, not least of which is the need for stakeholder understanding and discussion of how these systems balance competing ethical principles. ... -
Effect of chemical treatment on physico-chemical properties of a novel extracted cellulosic Cryptostegia grandiflora fiber
Udhayakumar, A.; Mayandi, K.; Rajini, N.; Devi, R. K.; Muthukannan, M.; Murali, M.; Ismail, S. O.; Mohammad , F.; Al-Lohedan , H. A. (2023-07-27)The increasing global need to achieve sustainability in product development demands the use of biodegradable materials from renewable resources in many engineering applications. Accordingly, various natural fibers were ... -
Effect of Different Inlet/Outlet Port Configurations on the Thermal Management of Prismatic Li-ion Batteries
Singh, Gurjeet; Wu, Hongwei (2022-11-30)The performance and life cycle of Li-ion batteries are governed by the maximum temperature and uniformity of temperature distribution in the battery pack and an efficient thermal management system is highly desired to keep ... -
The effect of different metallic counterface materials and different surface treatments on the wear and friction of polyamide 66 and its composite in rolling-sliding contact
Chen, Y.K.; Modi, O.P.; Mhay, A.S.; Chrysanthou, A.; O'Sullivan, J.M. (2003)The effect of different metallic counterface materials and different surface treatments on the tribological behaviour of polymer and polymer composite under unlubricated, non-conformal and rolling-sliding contact has been ... -
Effect of injection strategies on a single-fuel RCCI combustion fueled with isobutanol/isobutanol + DTBP blends
Mohammadian, Amir; Chehrmonavari, Hamed; Kakaee, Amirhasan; Paykani, Amin (2020-10-15)In recent years, improved combustion controllability through in-cylinder reactivity stratification by using two different fuels have led to introduction of dual-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) strategy. ... -
Effect of insertion process on biceps tendon reconstruction in BASHTI technique: An in-vitro study
Mohseni, M.; Nourani, A.; Ghias, N.; Borjali, A.; Chizari, M. (2022-01-03)Bone And Site Hold Tendon Inside (BASHTI) implant-less technique is proposed as an alternative to conventional tendon repair methods. This study aims to evaluate the strength of this technique under biceps loading conditions ... -
Effect of Magnetic Field on Vibration of Electrorheological Fluid Nanoplates with FG‑CNTRC Layers
Safari, P. R.; Ismail, S. O.; Thongchom, C.; Sirimontree, S.; Jearsiripongkul, T. (2023-06-24)Background: Functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composites (FG-CNTRCs) have attracted significant attention in the field of structural engineering due to their unique mechanical properties. Objective: In this ... -
THE EFFECT OF MINING WASTE ON THE DURABILITY INDICATORS OF CEMENT-BASED COMPOSITES
Chaliasou, Napoleana-Anna; Kanellopoulos, Antonios; Michalopoulos , Spyridon (2021-05-25)The need for infrastructure development is of major importance and the projected global infrastructure investment between 2013-2030 is estimated in the excess of £30 trillion to support the rapid growth of societies and ... -
The effect of pre-straining on the mechanical behaviour of self-piercing riveted aluminium alloy sheets
Han, L.; Young, K.W.; Hewitt, R.; Chrysanthou, A.; O'Sullivan, J.M. (2005)Self-piercing riveting as an alternative joining method to spot-welding has attracted considerable interest from the automotive industry and has been widely used in aluminium intensive vehicles. Pressing and stamping are ... -
The effect of pre-straining on the mechanical behaviour of self-piercing riveted aluminium alloy sheets
Han, Li; Young, K. W.; Chrysanthou, A.; O'Sullivan, J.M. (2006)Self-piercing riveting as an alternative joining method to spot-welding has attracted considerable interest from the automotive industry and has been widely used in aluminium intensive vehicles. Pressing and stamping are ... -
Effect of the core bone engaged length on the BASHTI fixation strength, an in-vitro study on bovine tendons using identical-density surrogate bones
Moeinnia, Hadi; Nourani, Amir; Mohseni, Mahdi; Borjali, Amirhossein; Ghias, Narges; Korani, Hossein; Chizari, Mahmoud (2023-03-25)Background: BASHTI is an implant-less anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction technique, which resolves the problems caused by implants such as interference screws. This study aims to investigate the effect of the ... -
Effect of traffic dataset on various machine-learning algorithms when forecasting air quality
Sulaimon, Ismail; Alaka, Hafiz; Olu-Ajayi, Razak; Ahmad, Mubashir; Ajayi, Saheed; Hye, Abdul (2022-05-26)Purpose: Road traffic emissions are generally believed to contribute immensely to air pollution, but the effect of road traffic data sets on air quality (AQ) predictions has not been fully investigated. This paper aims to ... -
Effective control of Leptosphaeria maculans increases importance of L. biglobosa as a cause of phoma stem canker epidemics on oilseed rape
Jonathan S West (2022-10-26)BACKGROUND: Phoma stem canker is a damaging disease of oilseed rape, caused by two related fungal species, Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa. However, previous work has mainly focussed on L. maculans and there has ... -
Effects of Building Information Modeling on Construction Projects Delay: A Systematic Review
Egwim, Christian Nnaemeka; Alaka, Hafiz; Balogun, Habeeb (2021-07-08)Time is a critical factor or primary success metric in measuring the progress of construction projects since they are normally time-bound. The construction industry, on the other hand, seldom completes projects on time due ... -
Effects of cultivar resistance and fungicide application on stem canker of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and potential interseasonal transmission of Leptosphaeria spp. inoculum
Fortune, James A.; Qi, Aiming; Ritchie, Faye; Karandeni Dewage, Chinthani Shanika; Fitt, Bruce; Huang, Yongju (2021-12)Phoma stem canker is a damaging disease of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) that causesannual yield losses to UK oilseed rape growers worth approximately £100 million,despite the use of fungicides. In the UK, oilseed rape is ...