Plasticity, Swell-Shrink, and Microstructure of Phosphogypsum Admixed Lime Stabilized Expansive Soil by Jijo James, P. Kasinatha Pandian

“…The samples were also subjected to a microstructural study by means of scanning electron microscope. Addition of PG to lime resulted in improvement in the plasticity and swell-shrink characteristics. …”
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Design of Digital Education Systems by N. I. Listopad, E. A. Bushchik

“…The principles of designing the IES are formulated, the basic requirements for the IES are developed, the types of activities that are planned to be carried out in electronic (digital) form are described. The authors show that the expected results from the introduction of the IES will affect all participants in the educational process, however, for each of these participants, these effects will be different. …”
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A Comparative Holistic Fuzzy Approach for Evaluation of the Chain Performance of Suppliers by Ergün Eraslan, Kumru Didem Atalay

“…In this study, two different multicriteria decision making algorithms composed of the FAHP and a holistic hybrid method using FTOPSIS were utilized for an electronic company in wholly fuzzy processes. The FAHP is used for determination of the global weights of the factors and the performances of alternative suppliers are evaluated by using both FAHP-based and FAHP-FTOPSIS hybrid methods for synthetic extent values of pairwise comparisons. …”
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Effects of elastic anisotropy on the small fatigue crack deflection behavior of α-brass by Jinta Arakawa, Ryushin Kamada, Ryo Yabuki, Yuki Ogawa, Hiroyuki Akebono, Atsushi Sugeta

“…We also employed the electron backscatter deflection (EBSD) method to analyze the crystal orientation near the bottom of the notch on the surface of the test piece. …”
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Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Water-Soluble Fluorescent Ag Nanoclusters by Chengzhi Zheng, Huiping Wang, Lingzhi Liu, Manjun Zhang, Jiangong Liang, Heyou Han

“…Resonant absorptions are observed at 203 nm and 277 nm in the absorption spectrum, which can be used to establish the electronic levels in the Ag NCs system.…”
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Smart health-care systems for rheumatology by Suneeta Mohanty, Prasant Kumar Pattnaik

“…Smart health care comprises e-health, m-health, electronic resource management, smart and intelligent home services, and medical devices. …”
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Investigation on the Deterioration Mechanism of Recycled Plaster by Zhixin Li, Kaidong Xu, Jiahui Peng, Jina Wang, Xianwei Ma, Jishou Niu

“…The large specific surface area (SSA), improper preparation temperature, increased water requirement of R-P, and microstructure of its hardened body were analyzed by particle size distribution (PSD), Blaine method, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and nitrogen adsorption porosimetry. …”
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Fluorescence of 4- and 5-nitro isocarbostyryl derivatives revisited by Liudmyla Chepeleva, Andrey Doroshenko

“…UV-vis spectra of the title compounds were studied previously both experimentally and theoretically, however, on the quite low level of quantum theory (π-electronic approximation). The aim of the current communication is to reconsider them on DFT/TDDFT level with the account of the nπ* states localized on NO2-group spin-orbit coupling analyses and radiationless intersystem crossing (ISC) process, which regulates the fluorescent properties of nitro-substituted aromatic compounds. …”
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Tungsten/Platinum Hybrid Nanowire Growth via Field Emission Using Nanorobotic Manipulation by Zhan Yang, Masahiro Nakajima, Yasuhito Ode, Toshio Fukuda

“…This paper reports tungsten-platinum hybrid nanowire growth via field emission, based on nanorobotic manipulation within a field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). A multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was used as the emitter, and a tungsten probe was used as the anode at the counterposition, by way of nanomanipulation. …”
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Multimode/Multifrequency Low Frequency Airborne Radar Design by Sandra Costanzo, Giuseppe Di Massa, Antonio Costanzo, Antonio Borgia, Claudio Papa, Giovanni Alberti, Giuseppe Salzillo, Gianfranco Palmese, Dario Califano, Luca Ciofanello, Maria Daniele, Claudia Facchinetti, Francesco Longo, Roberto Formaro

“…The radar has been completely designed by CO.Ri.S.T.A. for what concerns the RF and the electronic aspect, and by the University of Calabria for what concerns the design, realization, and test of SAR antennas. …”
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Reduction of Image Artifacts in Mice by Bladder Flushing with a Novel Double-Lumen Urethral Catheter by Chad R. Haney, Adrian D. Parasca, Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Benjamin B. Williams, Martyna Elas, Charles A. Pelizzari, Howard J. Halpern

“…In electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI), the accumulation of contrast agent in the bladder can create a very large source of signal, often far greater than that of the organ of interest. …”
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Restraining the Demand Side Power Fluctuation of Active Distribution Network Using 0°/180° Phase Controlled Electric Spring by Yixi Chen, Gang Ma, Guchao Xu, Huaiyi Chen, Hang Zhang

“…In this paper, a method of restraining the demand side power fluctuation of active distribution network is proposed, in which a new power electronic device—electric spring—is applied by 0°/180° phase control strategy. …”
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BrCF2CN for photocatalytic cyanodifluoromethylation by Xin-Jun Yang, Jin-Hong Lin, Ji-Chang Xiao

“…Abstract Considering the unique electronic properties of the CF2 and the CN groups, the CF2CN group has significant potential in drug and agrochemical development, as well as material sciences. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Beta/MCM-41 Composite Zeolite and its Performance for n-Butane Adsorption by Xiaodong Ma, Zhipeng Li, Dongmei Shen, Xiaokai Cao, Feng Ouyang

“…Results of X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and N 2 adsorption confirmed that a proper molar ratio of TEAOH to CTAB benefit the formation of composite structures. …”
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Toxoplasmosis in Pork Meat: a Health Risk by Mildre Mercedes Vidal del Río, María Fernanda Latorre Barragán, Darwin Rafael Villamarín Barragán, Aldemar Alejandro Monsalve Guamán

“…Reference lists of all major articles found electronically were also hand searched, which allowed obtaining 85 records, of which 19 were selected. …”
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Synthesis of Isatin Derivative on the Short Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Effect on the MKN-45 and SW742 Cancer Cells by Hasan Tahermansouri, Farshid Chitgar

“…All products were characterized by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, derivative thermogravimetric, solubility test, and cellular investigations. …”
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STUDIES OF MINERAL COMPOSITION OF ORES OF THE KUMTOR DEPOSIT (CENTRAL TIEN SHAN) BY QXRD AND XRF METHODS by A.G. Shevkunov, A.A. Guda, A.A. Skorynina, S.W. McKnight

“…Samples of various mineral ore types of the Kumtor gold deposit (Central Tien Shan) were studied using XRF method on a TORNADO M4 analyzer by digital processing of images of the elemental scanning maps to reveal the possibilities of this method to measure the mineral composition of ores without using the AMICS electronic mineral database. During the experimental work, the optimal parameters of elemental analysis and scanning of samples were selected, which allow maximum information with minimal time and expenses. …”
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Televisie- en Videokykpatrone in die gesin by Maretha de Waal

“…This study focuses on the family as the social context of electronic mass media sage, with special reference to television and video viewing. …”
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Health-related quality of life assessment among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases after surgery – review by Grażyna Bączyk, Dorota Formanowicz, Łukasz Gmerek, Piotr Krokowicz

“…Aim of the work was to review systematically the published literature addressing whether quality of life (QoL) and health-related QoL (HRQoL) are influenced by surgery among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Electronic databases and published articles were searched to identify relevant studies published in the years 1990–2015. …”
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The Impact Toughness and Hardness of Treated and Untreated Sisal Fibre-Epoxy Resin Composites by Wilson Webo, Leonard Masu, Maina Maringa

“…The effect of the treated fibres on the impact toughness and hardness of their composites with epoxy resin was also studied. Scanning electron microscopy of the surfaces of the treated and untreated fibres showed that the chemical treatment processes enhanced the removal of surface impurities and therefore increased the roughness of the surfaces of the fibres. …”
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