<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Chapter 1: Strength of Materials and Tribology</li><li>Viscoelastic Adhesion and Friction in Sliding Contacts</li><li>On Stress-Strain Fields near Mode i Ductile Crack Tip in Elastic-Plastic Fracture</li><li>Effect of In-Plane Stress on the Frictional Behavior of Thin Layers</li><li>Chapter 2: Modelling of Structurally Inhomogeneous Materials</li><li>Simulation Modeling of an Inhomogeneous Medium, in Particular: Round, Triangular, Square Shapes</li><li>Computer Simulation Modeling of an Inhomogeneous Medium with Ellipse-Shaped Irregular Elements</li><li>Computer Modeling of Inhomogeneous Media Using the Abaqus Software Package</li><li>Development of a 3D Computer Simulation Model Using C++ Methods</li><li>Chapter 3: Surface Modification Technologies</li><li>Hierarchical Structure of SiO<sub>2</sub> by <i>In Situ</i> Modification Combining Quartz Sand and Methyltrimethoxysilane</li><li>The Effect of Silica Powder Based on Methyltrimethoxysilane and Silica Sand as a Hydrophobic Material</li><li>Chapter 4: Low Dimensional Quantum Structures</li><li>Diamagnetic Susceptibility of a Hemi-Cylindrical Quantum Dot in the Presence of an Off-Center Donor Atom</li><li>Theoretical Study of Hydrostatic Pressure and Temperature Effect on a Multi-Quantum well ZnO/Zn<sub>1-X</sub>Mg<sub>x</sub>O Containing a Staircase Defect for Sensing Application</li><li>Unbound Excitonic Properties in a Multilayered Quantum Dot under Hydrostatic Pressure and Temperature</li><li>Chapter 5: Materials and Technologies for Sun Irradiation Usage</li><li>Synthesization and Photocatalytic Activity Evaluation of Float-Type g-C3N4 Microtubes</li><li>Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of g-C3N4/SiO2@TiO2 Heterojunction Fabricated by Hydrothermal Synthesis</li><li>New Concept of Power Generation from TEGs Using the Sun Irradiation and Oil Tanks - Thermal Modeling and Parametric Study</li><li>Chapter 6: Defect Identification</li><li>Slag and Porosity Defective Region Identification in Welding Images Using Computer Vision Techniques</li><li>Visual and IR Inspection Analysis of PV Modules Installed at the Desert Climate of Qatar</li></ul>