In this study, indium–tin oxide (ITO)/Nb-doping TiO2 (TNO) double-layer transparent conductive (TCO) films deposited using DC magnetron sputtering were used as a surface anti-reflection layer with an overall thickness of 100 nm for films. The simulated results showed that ITO and TNO combinations 90 nm/10 nm, 80 nm/20 70 nm/30 had higher transmittance lower reflectance than others in the visibl...

Interface cracks are seldom subjected to pure Mode I or pure Mode II conditions. Station~y interface cracks between two distinct, bonded elastic-creep materials subjected to remotely applied mixed mode loading are simulated. The finite element method (FEM) is used to examine crack tip fields and candidate driving force parameters for crack growth. Plane strain conditions are assumed. In most ca...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the diagnostic value of different patient positions during expiratory low-dose thin-layer multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for detecting air trapping after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS Expiratory lung MDCT scanning was done for 51 post-allo-HSCT patients in both the supine and prone positions to determine...

Semisolid powder processing (SPP) is a promising approach for near net-shape forming of features in micro/meso-scale. By combining the concept of forming in the semisolid state and conventional powder metallurgy, SPP provides a novel solution to various processing and materials engineering challenges faced in micromanufacturing. Replacing bulk materials with powdered materials adds a new dimens...

Certain elements of a patient's diet may be associated with dentin hypersensitivity. The intent of this study was to evaluate the degree of removal of the smear layer from dentin surfaces by various fruit juices. A smear layer was created on extracted human teeth by manual scaling. The roots were reduced and distributed into 8 experimental groups. Distilled water was the negative control. The j...

During muscarinic modulation, principal neurons from layer V of rat medial entorhinal cortex (mEC) respond to repeated applications of a brief stimulus with a graded change in persistent firing frequency. This pattern of discharge has been proposed to represent an intrinsic mechanism for short-term memory operations. To investigate the implementation of persistent activity in mEC during develop...

An inhomogeneous layer is sandwiched between homogeneous half-spaces. The layer contains a defect. There are incident waves and the problem is to calculate the scattered waves. Five recent publications are criticised, mainly because of their misuse of the method of images. 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.