Nico F. Declercq
Belgian physicist
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Nico F. Declercq's Degrees
- PhD Physics Ghent University
- Masters Physics Ghent University
- Bachelors Physics Ghent University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Nico Felicien Declercq is a physicist and mechanical engineer. He is a professor with the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and Georgia Tech Europe in France. He is specialized in ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of materials, propagation of ultrasonic waves in highly complex materials, in acoustics, in theoretical and experimental linear and nonlinear ultrasonics, acousto-optics, Medical Physics and Acoustic Microscopy. He has investigated the acoustics of Chichen Itza and Epidaurus. He published over 100 works in scientific journals. As a Ph.D. student , Declercq published 30 peer-reviewed articles in reputed scientific journals, including Annalen der Physik, and made 42 presentations at international congresses in his field. His work was highlighted in Nature News, New Scientist, USA Today, The Economist, The Washington Post, Die Zeit, and Acoustics Today.
Nico F. Declercq's Published Works
Published Works
- Nondestructive evaluation of forced delamination in glass fiber-reinforced composites by terahertz and ultrasonic waves (2015) (119)
- Acoustic diffraction effects at the Hellenistic amphitheater of Epidaurus: seat rows responsible for the marvelous acoustics. (2007) (59)
- Minimum variance guided wave imaging in a quasi-isotropic composite plate (2011) (49)
- Polarization-resolved terahertz imaging of intra- and inter-laminar damages in hybrid fiber-reinforced composite laminate subject to low-velocity impact (2016) (49)
- The history and properties of ultrasonic inhomogeneous waves (2005) (40)
- A theoretical study of special acoustic effects caused by the staircase of the El Castillo pyramid at the Maya ruins of Chichen-Itza in Mexico. (2004) (39)
- Ultrasonic polar scans as a possible means of non-destructive testing and characterisation of composite plates (2003) (34)
- Theoretical verification of the backward displacement of waves reflected from an interface having superimposed periodicity (2003) (30)
- Diffraction of homogeneous and inhomogeneous plane waves on a doubly corrugated liquid/solid interface. (2005) (30)
- Bloch wave deafness and modal conversion at a phononic crystal boundary (2011) (30)
- Ultrasonic polar scans: numerical simulation on generally anisotropic media. (2006) (27)
- Reflection of plane elastic waves in tetragonal crystals with strong anisotropy. (2009) (26)
- Backward displacement of ultrasonic waves reflected from a periodically corrugated interface (2005) (24)
- Enhanced anisotropy in Paratellurite for inhomogeneous waves and its possible importance in the future development of acousto-optic devices. (2006) (24)
- Phononic crystal diffraction gratings (2012) (23)
- Visualization of subsurface damage in woven carbon fiber-reinforced composites using polarization-sensitive terahertz imaging (2018) (23)
- Theory of the backward beam displacement on periodically corrugated surfaces and its relation to leaky Scholte-Stoneley waves (2004) (23)
- Baseline subtraction technique in the frequency-wavenumber domain for high sensitivity damage detection. (2014) (20)
- Simulations of harmonic and pulsed ultrasonic polar scans (2006) (19)
- The anisotropy of biological composites studied with ultrasonic technique. (2006) (18)
- On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites. (2004) (18)
- Observation of ultrasonic backward beam displacement in transmission through a solid having superimposed periodicity (2010) (17)
- Guided wave propagation along the surface of a one-dimensional solid–fluid phononic crystal (2013) (17)
- Study by means of liquid side acoustic barrier of the influence of leaky Rayleigh waves on bounded beam reflection (2008) (16)
- Ultrasonic Polar Scan Imaging of Damaged Fiber Reinforced Composites (2010) (16)
- Angular and frequency spectral analysis of the ultrasonic backward beam displacement on a periodically grooved solid. (2009) (15)
- Investigation of Damage in Composites Using Nondestructive Nonlinear Acoustic Spectroscopy (2017) (15)
- Inhomogeneous waves in piezoelectric crystals (2005) (14)
- Air-coupled ultrasonic investigation of stacked cylindrical rods. (2012) (14)
- Damage Evaluation in Woven Glass Reinforced Polyamide 6.6/6 Composites Using Ultrasound Phase-Shift Analysis and X-ray Tomography (2018) (13)
- Blazed phononic crystal grating (2013) (12)
- The use of polarized bounded beams to determine the groove direction of a surface corrugation at normal incidence, the generation of surface waves and the insonification at Bragg-angles. (2002) (12)
- Study of the scattering of leaky Rayleigh waves at the extremity of a fluid-loaded thick plate (2004) (12)
- Ultrasonic geometrical characterization of periodically corrugated surfaces. (2013) (11)
- A theoretical elucidation for the experimentally observed backward displacement of waves reflected from an interface having superimposed periodicity (2002) (11)
- The Laplace transform to describe bounded inhomogeneous waves (2004) (11)
- Assessment of a low-frequency ultrasound device on prevention of biofilm formation and carbonate deposition in drinking water systems. (2019) (10)
- Investigation of the origin of acoustic Wood anomaly. (2015) (9)
- Application of Ultrasonic Coda Wave Interferometry for Micro-cracks Monitoring in Woven Fabric Composites (2019) (9)
- Finite element analysis of transmission of leaky Rayleigh waves at the extremity of a fluid-loaded thick plate (2007) (9)
- Diffraction of horizontally polarized ultrasonic plane waves on a periodically corrugated solid-liquid interface for normal incidence and Brewster angle incidence (2002) (8)
- The schoch effect to distinguish between different liquids in closed containers. (2004) (8)
- Pulsed ultrasonic comb filtering effect and its applications in the measurement of sound velocity and thickness of thin plates (2017) (7)
- Detection of Fiber Direction in Composites by Means of a High-Frequency Wide-Bounded Ultrasonic Beam and Schlieren Photography (2005) (7)
- Fast beating null strip during the reflection of pulsed Gaussian beams incident at the Rayleigh angle. (2006) (7)
- Experimental study of ultrasonic beam sectors for energy conversion into Lamb waves and Rayleigh waves. (2014) (7)
- The Acoustic Raindrop Effect at Mexican Pyramids: The Architects' Homage to the Rain God Chac? (2009) (7)
- A FastSLAM Approach Integrating Beamforming Maps for Ultrasound-Based Robotic Inspection of Metal Structures (2021) (7)
- Numerical study of Rayleigh wave transmission through an acoustic barrier (2009) (7)
- The double-sided ultrasonic beam displacement (2004) (7)
- Scanning acoustic microscopy investigation of weld lines in injection-molded parts manufactured from industrial thermoplastic polymer (2020) (6)
- Diffraction of complex harmonic plane waves and the stimulation of transient leaky Rayleigh waves (2005) (6)
- Experimental observation of acoustic sub-harmonic diffraction by a grating (2014) (6)
- Schlieren photography to study sound interaction with highly absorbing materials. (2005) (6)
- Towards an Ultrasonic Guided Wave Procedure for Health Monitoring of Composite Vessels: Application to Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft (2017) (6)
- Ultrasonic guided waves for reinforced plastics safety (2017) (5)
- Monitoring of fatigue, impact and wear in Cetex TPC (2006) (5)
- The transmission spectrum of sound through a phononic crystal subjected to liquid flow (2018) (5)
- Characterization of layered orthotropic materials using ultrasonic polar scans (2002) (5)
- Measurement of the frequency dependence of the ultrasonic parametric threshold amplitude for a fluid-filled cavity (2006) (5)
- On the theoretical possibility to apply an acoustic diffraction grating as a complex frequency filter device for electronic signals. (2005) (5)
- The representation of 3D gaussian beams by means of inhomogeneous waves. (2004) (5)
- Characterization of the geometry of microscale periodic structures using acoustic microscopy. (2016) (5)
- Sound in biased piezoelectric materials of general anisotropy (2005) (4)
- Bounded beam interaction with plate-edge at lamb angle (2005) (4)
- An Acoustic Diffraction Study of a Specifically Designed Auditorium Having a Corrugated Ceiling: Alvar Aalto's Lecture Room (2011) (4)
- The acoustics of the hellenistic theatre of epidaurus: The important role of the seat rows (2007) (4)
- Numerical simulations of ultrasonic polar scans (2004) (4)
- The effects of the transducer beam properties on the ultrasonic geometrical characterization of periodically corrugated surfaces (2013) (4)
- Polarization-resolved Terahertz Imaging of Impact Damage in a Hybrid Fiber-reinforced Composite Laminate (2016) (4)
- Optical Bragg imaging of acoustic fields after reflection. (2010) (4)
- Acoustic Wood anomaly in transmitted diffraction field (2017) (4)
- Investigation of a novel polymer foam material for air coupled ultrasonic transducer applications (2009) (3)
- Excitation of surface waves on one-dimensional solid–fluid phononic crystals and the beam displacement effect (2014) (3)
- Surface and plate mode stimulation in piezoelectric materials in the framework of inhomogeneous wave theory (2004) (3)
- Scholte-Stoneley waves on corrugated surfaces and on phononic crystal gratings (2012) (3)
- Focal length control of complex harmonic and complex pulsed ultrasonic bounded beams (2005) (3)
- ON THE THEORETICAL DISCOVERY OF A NEW KIND OF LEAKY SURFACE WAVES (2003) (3)
- Diagnosis of injection-molded weld lines in ABS thermoplastic by polarized terahertz reflective imaging (2021) (3)
- A secondary diffraction effect and the generation of Scholte–Stoneley acoustic wave on periodically corrugated surface (2016) (3)
- A feasibility study of the use of bounded beams resembling the shape of evanescent and inhomogeneous waves. (2011) (3)
- The principle of a chopped series equilibrium to determine the expansion coefficients in the inhomogeneous waves decomposition of a bounded beam (2003) (3)
- Giga-Hertz ultrasonic microscopy: Getting over the obscurity- A short review on the biomedical applications (2020) (3)
- A useful analytical description of the coefficients in an inhomogeneous wave decomposition of a symmetrical bounded beam. (2005) (3)
- Combined Grid and Feature-based Mapping of Metal Structures with Ultrasonic Guided Waves (2022) (2)
- De interactie van complex harmonische elastische golven met periodiek ruwe oppervlakken en met anisotrope visco-elastische en/of piëzo-elektrische gelaagde media. The interaction of complex harmonic elastic waves with periodically corrugated surfaces and with anisotropic viscoelastic and/or piezoele (2005) (2)
- Generalized Snell’s law and its possible relation to coherent backscattering of ultrasonic waves (2004) (2)
- Diffraction of plane waves having complex frequency and the excitation of transient leaky Rayleigh waves (2004) (2)
- Acousto-optic Bragg imaging of biological tissue. (2014) (2)
- The radiation mode theory in ultrasonics (2005) (2)
- Inhomogeneous Waves Obliquely Incident on a Periodic Structure (2014) (2)
- Phononic Crystal Diffraction Gratings for Surface and Bulk Acoustic Waves (2013) (2)
- Nondestructive testing of composites using a nonlinear acoustic spectroscopy method (2016) (2)
- On the Fascinating Phenomenon of Diffraction by Periodic Structures (2013) (2)
- Issues concerning using mode conversion of guided waves to size defects in plates (2012) (2)
- Diffraction of bulk waves on phononic crystals (2010) (2)
- Monte-Carlo Localization on Metal Plates Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves (2020) (2)
- The interaction of inhomogeneous waves and Gaussian beams with mud in between a hard solid and an ideal liquid (2004) (2)
- Time-frequency analysis of wood anomalies in acoustics (2013) (2)
- Scholte-Stoneley waves on an immersed solid dihedral: generation, propagation and scattering effects. (2014) (2)
- Scanning Acoustic Microscopy Comparison of Descemet's Membrane Normal Tissue and Tissue With Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy. (2018) (1)
- Non-linear ultrasonic and viscoelastic properties of gelatine investigated in the temperature range of 30 °C–60 °C (2021) (1)
- Determination of symmetry relations between higher order material constants for the study of nonlinear acoustic properties of piezoelectric crystals of any symmetry class (2008) (1)
- The scattering of sound by a moving sphere in a stratified liquid (2008) (1)
- Numerical simulations of ultrasonic polar scans on single layered fiber reinforced composites (2003) (1)
- Increased Efficiency of Surface Wave Stimulation on the Inaccessible Side of a Thick Isotropic Plate with Superimposed Periodicity (2007) (1)
- On the ability of bounded inhomogeneous waves to experimentally verify the behavior of infinite inhomogeneous plane waves (2003) (1)
- Fiber direction determination in composites by means of Schlieren photography (2005) (1)
- Measurement of the frequency dependence of the ultrasonic parametric threshold amplitude (2004) (1)
- Investigation of sound diffraction in periodic nano-structures using acoustic microscopy (2013) (1)
- Learning the propagation properties of rectangular metal plates for Lamb wave-based mapping. (2022) (1)
- The Phenomenon of Secondary Diffraction of Sound on Periodically Corrugated Surface (2015) (1)
- Diffraction phenomena associated with a composite plate containing an interior periodically corrugated interface (2008) (1)
- Blazed phononic crystal diffraction gratings with square and hexagonal lattices (2013) (1)
- The Schoch effect as a means to detect the principal axes of a piezoelectric crystal (2004) (1)
- The Thomson-Haskell method to simulate bounded beam interactions on layered media (2005) (1)
- A new alternative to increase the flavor stability of the beer (2007) (1)
- On the use of bounded beam effects to characterize fluids in containers (2004) (1)
- Determination of Ice Thickness on Lakes and Canals Using Audio Sound (2015) (1)
- Numerical investigation of diffraction of acoustic waves by phononic crystals (2011) (1)
- Comparison of different approaches in characterization of impact defects of composite plates (2012) (1)
- Two Improved Methods to Determine the Coefficients in the Inhomogeneous Wave Decomposition of Bounded Beams (2003) (1)
- Diagnosis of injection-molded weld line in thermoplastic polymer by terahertz reflective imaging and scanning acoustic microscopy (2021) (1)
- Authors' Response to Strasberg's "Comment on 'Measurement of the frequency dependence of the ultrasonic parametric threshold amplitude for a fluid-filled cavity' " [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 125, 1857 (2009)]. (2009) (1)
- The diffraction of leaky Rayleigh waves at the extremity of a fluid‐loaded plate (2004) (1)
- The interaction of ultrasound with mud in between hard solid and ideal liquid (2005) (1)
- Frequency band gap for Rayleigh waves on coated substrates (2004) (1)
- Theoretical and experimental ultrasonic investigation of a thin plate with regions of different periodic double‐corrugations (2008) (1)
- PROFILED PLANE WAVES AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERACTION OF 3D BOUNDED BEAMS WITH ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS (2004) (1)
- A double leaky type of surface wave on brass immersed in water (2006) (1)
- Ultrasonic inhomogeneous waves: Three decades of fascination (2004) (1)
- Ultrasonic testing of the biomechanical properties of donation blood (2023) (0)
- On the benefits of Debye series for modeling the ultrasonic propagation in a waveguide (2013) (0)
- Robotic Localization on a Metal Plate Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves Propagation (2020) (0)
- Application of Ultrasonic CodaWave Interferometry for Micro-cracks Monitoring in Woven Fabric Composites (2020) (0)
- The extended model to simulate the Quetzal echo at the Mayan pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza in Mexico (2004) (0)
- The appearance and use of Bragg scattering effects when sound is perpendicularly incident on a periodic structure (2011) (0)
- The diffraction of ultrasound on corrugated surfaces and its possible application for surface wave stimulation (2005) (0)
- Finite element simulation of the linear and nonlinear interaction of progressive acoustic waves with a standing acoustic wave field (2008) (0)
- Ultrasonics: a Fascinating Field of Physics and its Applications (2003) (0)
- Propagation of ultrasonic waves in complex media: Investigation of coda wave technique and traditional polar and C-scan imaging (2017) (0)
- The existence of a band-gap for Rayleigh waves on coated solids (2004) (0)
- Polar scans as a nonlinear acoustics tool (2008) (0)
- Numerical evidence of the tunneling of Rayleigh waves beneath a reflective sound barrier by use of the finite element method (2008) (0)
- Use of the finite element method in the investigation of diffraction effects at the extremity of solid plates for Rayleigh and Scholte-Stoneley waves (2008) (0)
- Investigation of Damage in Composites Using Nondestructive Nonlinear Acoustic Spectroscopy (2016) (0)
- On the possible application of doubly corrugated plates in advanced SAW devices (2003) (0)
- Some Interesting Features Of The Interaction Of A Bounded Ultrasonic Beam With ADoubly Corrugated Interface Between A Solid And A Liquid. (2003) (0)
- Theoretical and experimental investigation of the backward beam displacement. (2010) (0)
- Ultrasonic polar c‐scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non‐destructive testing (2008) (0)
- On-plate autonomous exploration for an inspection robot using ultrasonic guided waves (2021) (0)
- Finite element study on the traveling of Leaky Rayleigh waves around the extremity of a thick fluid-loaded solid plate. (2008) (0)
- The Plane Wave Expansion Technique to describe diffraction of sound (2010) (0)
- Guiding of elastic waves in a two-dimensional graded phononic crystal plate (2017) (0)
- Polygonal Shapes Reconstruction from Acoustic Echoes Using a Mobile Sensor and Beamforming (2022) (0)
- Leaky Rayleigh waves propagating around the corner of a thick solid plate: Finite element analysis (2007) (0)
- Ultrasonic investigation of fatigue, tensile damage, and impact damage in woven glass-fiber fabric reinforced composites with comparison to X-ray tomography (2017) (0)
- On the use of a corrugated ceiling for noise reduction in rooms (2008) (0)
- Ultrasonic Guided Waves Interaction with Cracks in the Front Glass of Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaic Module (2023) (0)
- Cost-effective potential application of acousto-optic Bragg imaging of biological tissue (2015) (0)
- Scholte‐Stoneley wave generation by means of diffraction on a corrugated surface: Influence of corrugation shape (2007) (0)
- On the use of the localized inhomogeneity approach to describe bounded beams (2004) (0)
- On the acoustics of a specifically designed library discussion room with corrugated ceiling (2008) (0)
- Theoretical study of the diffraction fields generated by a fluid‐loaded plate with two‐surface corrugation (2008) (0)
- Schlieren photography as a great tool to study wave diffraction at the end of a plate (2005) (0)
- New Perspectives on the Physical Origin of Acoustic Wood Anomalies (2019) (0)
- Scholte-Stoneley waves on 2D phononic crystal gratings (2012) (0)
- Air-Coupled ultrasonic investigation of periodic structure composed of stacked cylindrical rods (2011) (0)
- Experimental investigation of the dispersion of Scholte-Stoneley waves on a periodically corrugated surface (2016) (0)
- Ultrasonic investigation of the effect of compressive strains on 3D periodic bi-material structures (2022) (0)
- Analysis of deaf bands in phononic crystals (2011) (0)
- Experimental investigation of the scattering of sound by solid spheres in a liquid (2008) (0)
- Ultrasonic polar scans: importance and numerical simulation on generally anisotropic media (2005) (0)
- Utilization of scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) in quantifying the biomechanical variations in tissues with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FECD) (2019) (0)
- Damage Evaluation in Woven Glass Reinforced Polyamide 6.6/6 Composites Using Ultrasound Phase-Shift Analysis and X-ray Tomography (2018) (0)
- Plane wave diffraction on blazed phononic crystal gratings (2013) (0)
- Transformation of Acoustic Modes in Case of Arbitrary Reflection in Acousto‐Optic Crystals (2008) (0)
- Theoretical investigations into the use of linear and nonlinear inhomogeneous waves for non‐destructive testing (2008) (0)
- The diffraction of Inhomogeneous waves by a doubly corrugated liquid/solid interface (2002) (0)
- On the existence of a Brewster angle for solid side incidence on periodically rough surfaces (2004) (0)
- Comparison of finite element models simulating the interaction of ultrasonic guided waves with sites of disbonding in composites (2013) (0)
- The acousto-optic interaction from a fundamental point of view to its application in non-destructive testing (2002) (0)
- Longitudinal to shear transformation of acoustic modes in acousto-optic crystal of tellurium dioxide (2007) (0)
- Inhomogeneous waves in isotropic and anisotropic media (2004) (0)
- Ice thickness determination with audio sound (2013) (0)
- On the Linearity of Leaky Lamb Waves' Damping Dependence on the Impedance Difference Between Two Liquids Separated by a Thin Solid Plate (2007) (0)
- ACOUSTICS2008/913 Theoretical study of the diraction fields generated by a fluid-loaded plate with two-surface corrugation (2008) (0)
- An acoustic raindrop effect at Chichen Itza in Mexico (2007) (0)
- Fringed sound fields and their interaction with liquid-solid interfaces. (2006) (0)
- Finite element study of e near edge Lamb wave excitation and mode conversion in plates (2008) (0)
- The Direct Superposition Method to predict Wood Anomalies in Acoustic Spectra obtained from Diffraction on Periodically Corrugated Surfaces (2001) (0)
- The possible connection between the non-trivial law of Snell and backscattering on smooth surfaces (2004) (0)
- The reflection of ultrasound from stressed piezoelectric crystals (2004) (0)
- ACOUSTICS2008/847 Ultrasonic polar c-scan system for range of material sizes and its capabilities for non-destructive testing (2008) (0)
- Acoustic wood anomaly phenomenon in transmission and diffraction fields (2013) (0)
- Application of Ultrasonic Coda Wave Interferometry for Micro-cracks Monitoring in Woven Fabric Composites (2019) (0)
- The diffraction of inhomogeous waves by a doubly corrugated liquid/solid interface. (2002) (0)
- Conversion of a Scholte ‐ Stoneley wave at the extremity of a fluid loaded plate: comparison between finite element method, radiation mode theory and experiments (2008) (0)
- Impact damage characterization in hybrid fiber-reinforced composites using terahertz imaging in time and frequency domain (2015) (0)
- Generalized Debye series expansion to improve the non-destructive testing and health monitoring of cylindrical structures by guided waves (2013) (0)
- Acoustic Wood Anomaly: A Unique Phenomenon of Diffraction and Surface Acoustic Wave Generation on Periodically Corrugated Surface – investigation of physical origins (2018) (0)
- The dependence of Lamb wave stimulation parameters on the impedance difference between upper and lower liquid (2004) (0)
- Analysis of early damage in a woven carbon fiber reinforced composite by means of Coda Wave Interferometry (CWI) and terahertz imaging. (2018) (0)
- A full simulation of the Quetzal echo at the Mayan pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza in Mexico (2003) (0)
- Air-coupled ultrasonic investigation of stacked cylindrical rods (2012) (0)
- Some properties of waves having complex frequency (2004) (0)
- On the acoustics of Hellenistic amphitheaters (2007) (0)
- Frequency dependence of the ultrasonic parametric threshold amplitude for a fluid‐filled cavity. (2010) (0)
- The ultrasonic radiation mode theory (2005) (0)
- Evaluation of laminated glass adhesion strength based on Lamb waves through the observation of the Schoch effect (2023) (0)
- Ultrasonic imaging of materials under unconventional circumstances (2015) (0)
- Non destructive evaluation of bi-material structures: a case study (2017) (0)
- Sound in biased piezoelectric materials of general anisotropy (2005) (0)
- Non destructive evaluation of adhesion quality in a bi-material structures (2017) (0)
- Ultrasonic and X-Ray tomography inspection of a woven glass reinforced composite damaged by fatigue loading (2018) (0)
- Special acoustic effects caused by the staircase of the El Castillo pyramid at the Maya ruins of Chicken-Itza in Mexico (2006) (0)
- The characterization of applied and residual stress in isotropic plates by means of multidirectional inspection (2003) (0)
- ACOUSTICS2008/2357 Conversion of a Scholte - Stoneley wave at the extremity of a fluid loaded plate: comparison between finite element method, radiation mode theory and experiments (2008) (0)
- An experimental method of corrugated surface reconstruction investigated in combination with finite‐element simulation (2008) (0)
- Impact of yeast and yeast extract on the glutathione concentration 1 Improving flavour stability of the final beer through the use of innovative natural antioxidant (2009) (0)
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