Currently, some catastrophe models used by the insurance industry account for liquefaction by applying a simple factor to shaking-induced losses.The factor is based only on local liquefaction susceptibility and this highlights the need for a more sophisticated approach to incorporating the effects of liquefaction in loss models.This study compares
Effective and frequent inspections are crucial for understanding the ecological and structural health of aquaculture setups.Monitoring in turbid, shallow, and dynamic environments can be time-intensive, expensive, and with a certain level of risk.The use of monitoring techniques based on autonomous vehicles is an attractive alternative approach bec
Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) possess interesting catalytic properties for the electrochemical-assisted hydrogen-evolution reaction (HER).We used niobium diselenide (NbSe2) as a representative TMD, and prepared single-layer NbSe2 porous nanosheets (PNS) by a double-sonication liquid-phase exfoliation, with H2O2 as a pore-f
In a 10-ton capacity pilot plant solar liquid desiccant air conditioner (LDAC) developed, dehumidification of the outside air is achieved through a honeycomb packed-bed heat and mass exchanger, using lithium chloride solution as the desiccant.The dry air obtained from the Graduation Teddy Bear dehumidification process is evaporative cooled inside a
Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD; Group 2), especially in the setting of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), is the most frequent cause of PH.Despite its prevalence, no effective therapies for PH-LHD are available at present.This is largely due to the lack of a concise definition for hemodynamic phenotypi