Synthesis of Highly Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether) Containing Multiphenyl for Proton Exchange Membrane Materials by Yi-Chiang Huang, Ruei-Hong Tai, Hsu-Feng Lee, Po-Hsun Wang, Ram Gopal, Chun-Che Lee, Mei-Ying Chang, Wen-Yao Huang

“…Subsequent to sulfonation, solvent-casting membranes were provided ion exchange capacity (IEC) values ranging from 0.39 to 2.90 mmol/g. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNi Medium-Entropy Alloy Produced by Laser-Directed Energy Deposition by Margarita Klimova, Igor Krasanov, Ilya Astakhov, Ekaterina Kovalenko, Elizaveta Kochura, Anastasia Semenyuk, Sergey Zherebtsov, Olga Klimova-Korsmik, Nikita Stepanov

“…The CoCrFeNi alloy produced by L-DED demonstrated mechanical properties comparable with those of the fine-grained equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi alloy, produced by casting followed by thermomechanical processing. Namely, as-deposited CoCrFeNi had a yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of YS = 370 MPa and UTS = 610 MPa at room temperature, and YS = 565 MPa and UTS = 965 MPa at cryogenic temperature, along with a ductility of ~60%. …”
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The Influence of Ultrasonic Melt Treatment on Microstructural Evaluation of the Al7Si2.5Cu Alloy for Semisolid Processing by Luis Vanderlei Torres, João Paulo de Oliveira Paschoal, Luciano Augusto Lourençato, Eugênio José Zoqui

“…The material was prepared by conventional casting and submitted to processing via UST for 20 seconds with a steel horn. …”
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Correlation between the Rotation of the First Molars and the Severity of Class II Division 1 Malocclusion by Betânia Pessoa Lima, Célia Regina Maio Pinzan-Vercelino, Laércio Santos Dias, Fausto Silva Bramante, Rudys Rodolfo De Jesus Tavarez

“…Scanned images of 104 cast models were grouped according to the severity of Class II malocclusion as follows: Group 1, 1/4 Class II malocclusion; Group 2, 1/2 Class II malocclusion; Group 3, 3/4 Class II malocclusion; and Group 4, complete Class II malocclusion. …”
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Competitive and collaborative relationship between Al–3P and TiB2 nanoparticles in the microstructure manipulation of eutectic Al–Si alloys by Yi-Lu Li, Bai-Xin Dong, Hong-Yu Yang, Dan Luo, Shi-Li Shu, Zhi-Fa Wang, Jie Kang, Jia Meng, Chang-Jie Luo, Cheng-Gang Wang, Kuang Cao, Jian Qiao, Ming Zhu, Feng Qiu, Qi-Chuan Jiang

“…In this work, the synergistic effects of the modifier Al–3P master alloy and nano-TiB2 ceramic particles on the microstructure and mechanical performance of cast eutectic Al–Si alloys were investigated. Results showed that AlP and nano-TiB2 particles served as efficient heterogeneous nucleation sites of Si and α-Al, respectively. …”
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Cross-Gendering the Racial Memory by Marlon B. Ross

“…In European-American iconography, there is a drive to materialize this gigantic feminine figure not only by super-sizing her but also by casting her in the hardest stones—again the Statue of Liberty providing a perfect instance. …”
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Simultaneous Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Malachite Green Using Electrospun P(3HB)-TiO2 Nanocomposite Fibers and Films by Nanthini Sridewi, Yan-Fen Lee, Kumar Sudesh

“…The concentration of Ti in cast P(3HB)-50 wt%  TiO2 film was found to decrease significantly during the repeated usage. …”
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Novel Nanocomposite Optical Plastics: Dispersion of Titanium in Polyacrylates by Gunjan Suri, Mukti Tyagi, Geetha Seshadri, Gurcharan Lal Verma, Rakesh Kumar Khandal

“…The developed compositions can be cast polymerized into clear and bubble free material for optical applications.…”
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Corrosion behavior of Shape Memory Alloy in NaCl environment and recovery maintenance in Cu-Zn-Al sysytem by Andrea Brotzu, Barbara De Filippo, Stefano Natali, Laura Zortea

“….% Al was produced by casting method. The aim of this study is to characterize the microstructure, the mechanical properties and the corrosion behavior through different kind of standard corrosion tests of this alloy and to evaluate the effect of corrosion damage on the shape memory recovery capability through a combination of corrosion and thermos-mechanical cyclic test and SEM observation …”
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Comparing apples and oranges in youth depression treatments? A quantitative critique of the evidence base and guidelines by Samuele Cortese, Glyn Lewis, Argyris Stringaris, Georgina Krebs, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Lucy Foulkes, Carmen Moreno, Charlotte Burman, Raphaelle Delpech, Rudolph Uher, Dayna Bhudia, Despoina Miliou, Ioannis-Marios Rokas

“…Psychotherapy controls often involve little therapist contact and are easy-to-beat comparators. These findings cast doubt on the confidence with which psychotherapy is recommended for youth depression and highlight the pressing need to improve the evidence base.…”
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Effect of molybdenum addition on hardenability of chromium-boron steels used for press hardening applications by Deepa M., Sahoo G., Dhua S.K.

“…Two laboratory heats of low-Carbon low-alloy steels, one with boron and chromium additions and other with boron, chromium and molybdenum additions were made and cast into pencil ingots. These ingots were hot-rolled to 2 mm sheets suitable for press hardening application in an experimental rolling mill. …”
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Fault and Severity Diagnosis Using Deep Learning for Self-Organizing Networks With Imbalanced and Small Datasets by Hsin-Chang Tsai, Ming-Chun Lee, Chao-Hao Hsu

“…We first propose a deep learning-based diagnosis framework, in which the diagnosis problem can be cast as a regression problem. Then, several approaches, including re-weighting, distribution smoothing, and balanced MSE, that can be used to resolve the imbalanced issue for regression problem are examined under the diagnosis purpose. …”
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Acoustic Emission Analysis of the Cracking Behavior in ECC-LWSCC Composites by Yara Zaki, Ahmed Abouhussien, Assem Hassan

“…Two control beams were fully cast with ECC containing either polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers or steel fibers (SF). …”
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Effect of the Partial Substitution of Zn with Co, Ni, and Co-Ni on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Long-Period Stacking Ordered Dominant Mg-Y-Zn Alloys by Heng Xue, Jinbei Lyu, Fengxue Wang, Hongxin Liao, Jonghyun Kim, Fusheng Pan

“…The α-Mg matrix, the long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) phase, and the bright compounds were observed in the as-cast alloys. The ability of Co to form LPSO phase with Mg and Y is weaker than that of Zn, but it can produce some new intermetallic compounds. …”
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Effect of Microscopic Pore Throat Structure on Displacement Characteristics of Lacustrine Low Permeability Sandstone: A Case Study of Chang 6 Reservoir in Wuqi Oilfield, Ordos Basi... by Ren Qiang, Wei Hu, Lei Guofa, Zhang Weigang, Ge Bingyu, Nan Junxiang

“…In this paper, the pore throat structure and displacement characteristics of Chang 6 low permeability sandstone reservoir in Wuqi area of Ordos Basin were studied by casting thin section analysis, scanning electron microscopy, XRD, high-pressure mercury injection, and microscopic displacement model of real sandstone test. …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of a 3D‐printed high‐fidelity pediatric mannequin with expected hard‐to‐intubate airway by Luca Puggelli, Marta Mencarelli, Paola Serio, Rocco Furferi, Francesca Amoretti, Yary Volpe

“…Rigid parts and silicone cast molds are manufactured using 3D‐printed ABS/ASA while platinum‐cure‐silicones are used for the soft ones. …”
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Effect of Ultrasonic Power on the Microstructure and Properties of a Semi-Solid Slurry of SnSbCu11-6 Alloy by Lei Wang, Xiaobin Luo, Yuanwei Jia, Yongkun Li, Rongfeng Zhou, Hao Zhang, Dingdong Huo, Yao Li

“…The yield strength, tensile strength, elongation and microhardness reach 60.6 MPa, 70.3 MPa, 4.9% and 27.4 HV, respectively, which represent increases of 4.7%, 6.0%, 113% and 23.4%, respectively, compared with conventional liquid casting. This may be attributed to the grain size refinement and distribution uniformity enhancement of the Cu6Sn5 phase and the SnSb phase. …”
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Effect of Cobalt Fillers on Polyurethane Segmentations Investigated by Synchrotron Small Angle X-Ray Scattering by Krit Koyvanich, Chitnarong Sirisathitkul, Supagorn Rugmai

“…The 300 μm thick PU/Co samples were tape-casted and then received heat treatment at 80°C for 180 min. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study of Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Biochar by S.O Odeyemi, M.O Adisa, M.A Olawale, A.O Abdulsalam, J.A Oloba, H.A Ibrahim, B.O Sanusi, J.O Eda, F.O Obisiji

“…The experiment aimed to determine the mechanical characteristics of biochar-containing concrete using a concrete grade M20, cube moulds of dimension 100mm x 100mm x 100mm; cylinder moulds of 100mm x 200mm and beam formwork of dimension 150mm x 150mm x 1000mm were used to cast the control concrete sample and concrete containing varying percentages of biochar. …”
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Investigation of Characteristics Whey Protein Isolate/Chitosan with Silica Addition in Biocomposite Film by Ika Zuwanna, Medyan Riza, Sri Aprilia, Yanna Syamsuddin, Syahiddin Said, Rozanna Dewi

“…In this research, the WPI biocomposite film has been developed by casting method with the addition of chitosan and SiO2. …”
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