Monolithic solar water splitting devices consist of photovoltaic materials integrated with electrocatalysts and produce solar hydrogen by water splitting upon solar illumination in one device. Upscaling of monolithic solar water splitting devices is obstructed by high ohmic losses in the electrolyte due to long ionic transport distances. A new design overcomes the problem by introducing micron ...

This work aimed to (a) characterize the microstructure and porosity of human nail and bovine hoof by mercury intrusion porosimetry and SEM image analysis, (b) study the effects of hydration and of N-acetyl-l-cysteine treatment on the microstructure of both membranes, and (c) determine whether the microstructural modifications were associated with changes in drug penetration measured by standard...

Pores and microfractures provide storage spaces migration pathways for gas accumulation in tight sandstones with low porosity permeability, acting as one of the controlling factors production. The development a rational rock physics model is essential better understanding elastic responses sandstone complex pore structures. Accordingly, seismic characterization pores based on provides valuable ...

In this document we introduce the R package LogConcDEAD (Log-concave density estimation in arbitrary dimensions). Its main function is to compute the nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator of a log-concave density. Functions for plotting, sampling from the density estimate and evaluating the density estimate are provided. All of the functions available in the package are illustrated using s...

BACKGROUND Flow diverter (FD) intervention is an emerging endovascular technique for treating intracranial aneurysms. High flow-diversion efficiency is desired to accelerate thrombotic occlusion inside the aneurysm; however, the risk of post-stenting stenosis in the parent artery is posed when flow-diversion efficiency is pursued by simply decreasing device porosity. For improving the prognosis...

[1] Estimates of aquifer parameters, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and drainable porosity were obtained by an analytical solution of the two-dimensional Laplace equation with linearized boundary conditions and were compared to prescribed parameters in a finite element model that simulated drainage of a coupled system of unsaturated/saturated flow. Boundary conditions prerequisite for the an...

This work aimed to (a) characterize the microstructure and porosity of human nail and bovine hoof by mercury intrusion porosimetry and SEM image analysis, (b) study the effects of hydration and of N-acetyl-l-cysteine treatment on the microstructure of both membranes, and (c) determine whether the microstructural modifications were associated with changes in drug penetration measured by standard...

Abstract Estimation of porosity at a millimeter scale would be an order magnitude finer resolution than traditional logging techniques. This enables proper description reservoirs with thin layers and fine heterogeneities. To achieve this, we propose end-to-end convolutional neural network (CNN) regression model that automatically predicts continuous using two-dimensional whole core CT scan imag...