Transformation of M/A Constituents during Tempering and Its Effects on Impact Toughness of Weld Metals for X80 Hot Bends by Gui-ying Qiao, Xiu-lin Han, Xiao-wei Chen, Xu Wang, Bo Liao, Fu-ren Xiao

“…The resulting carbide particles mainly distribute along the acicular ferrite grain boundaries. With the increase of the tempering temperature, the carbide particles coarsen, which decreases the impact toughness of the weld metal of hot bends. …”
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A Reconfigurable Systolic Array Architecture for Multicarrier Wireless and Multirate Applications by H. Ho, V. Szwarc, T. Kwasniewski

“…The RSA consists of coarse-grained processing elements that can be configured as complex DSP functions that are the basic building blocks of Polyphase-FIR filters, phase shifters, DFTs, and Polyphase-DFT circuits. …”
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Identification of lesion location and discrimination between benign and malignant findings in thyroid ultrasound imaging by Xu Yang, Hongliang Geng, Xue Wang, Lingxiao Li, Xiaofeng An, Zhibin Cong

“…Finally, a feature fusion network based on an aggregation-distribution mechanism is utilized to improve the learning capability of fine-grained features, enhancing the performance of early nodule detection. …”
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High temperature mechanical properties of diffusion welded alloy 800H by Jong-Bae Hwang, Injin Sa, Eung-Seon Kim, Dong-Hyun Lee

“…The surface treatment facilitated the grain boundary migration across the interface. The yield strengths exceeded the values described in ASME Section III Division 5 Table HBB-I-14.5 up to 760 °C, while the tensile strengths were comparable to Table HBB-3225-1 up to 700 °C. …”
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Microstructure and properties of SiC particle reinforced AA7075 composites by friction stir processing by Yuhan Duan, Yuehui Dang, Shuang Yi, Xianming Cao, Yu Cao, Zejun Chen

“…The results showed that the composites had good microstructures and mechanical properties when the volume fraction of SiC particles was 5%; in this case, the SiC particles were uniformly distributed inside the basis material with the minimum grain size. The uniform distribution of SiC particles transferred loads efficiently during impact, absorbing a significant amount of energy. …”
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EFFECT OF CERTAIN CHROMOSOME REGIONS OF TRITICUM TIMOPHEEVII ON THE FORMATION OF PEST RESISTANCE AND QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN COMMON WHEAT by E. M. Timonova, I. N. Leonova, I. A. Belan, L. P. Rosseeva, E. A. Salina

“…In addition, positive effect of the 2G chromosome fragments of Triticum timopheevii on ear grain number was established. Thus, the introgression lines can be used in breeding programs as donors of resistance genes to fungal diseases.…”
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Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Germanium Reinforced with Iron Nanoparticles at Different Speeds by Majid Samadiyan, Masoud Ajri

“…Considering the wide application of germanium in nano devices and its high density compared to silicon and the possibility of its dislocation and diffusion in grain boundaries, improving its properties is of great importance. …”
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Experimental Study on the Performance and Microstructure of Cementitious Materials Made with Dune Sand by Chaohua Jiang, Xiaobin Zhou, Guilan Tao, Da Chen

“…The results show that the compressive and splitting tensile strength of cementitious materials can be improved due to the addition of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) which mainly attributes to a better grain size distribution and pozzolanic effect compared to the specimen added cement alone. …”
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Aligning knowledge concepts to whole slide images for precise histopathology image analysis by Weiqin Zhao, Ziyu Guo, Yinshuang Fan, Yuming Jiang, Maximus C. F. Yeung, Lequan Yu

“…Abstract Due to the large size and lack of fine-grained annotation, Whole Slide Images (WSIs) analysis is commonly approached as a Multiple Instance Learning (MIL) problem. …”
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Sintering of Hydroxyapatite/Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Nanocomposites under Nitrogen Gas for Dental Materials by C. H. Leong, A. Muchtar, C. Y. Tan, M. Razali, Noor Faeizah Amat

“…Overall, gas pressure sintering leads to the formation of greater grain size compared with the conventional sintering method. …”
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Characterization of Waste Material Derived Willemite-Based Glass-Ceramics Doped with Erbium by G. V. Sarrigani, H. J. Quah, W. F. Lim, K. A. Matori, N. S. Mohd Razali, A. Kharazmi, M. Hashim, H. R. Bahari

“…Findings showed that average grain size of the Er3+ doped glass-ceramic sample increased as a function of the sintering temperature and the optimum temperature was 900°C.…”
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Improvement in the Power Conversion Efficiency of Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Device via Thermal Postannealing of Subphthalocyanine:C70 Active Layer by Chih-Chien Lee, Shun-Wei Liu, Ching-Wen Cheng, Wei-Cheng Su, Chia-Chang Chou, Chun-Feng Lin, Chin-Ti Chen

“…Moreover, the morphologic change is also studied as a function of annealing temperature. A larger grain size is observed with increasing temperature due to the phase separation of SubPc and C70. …”
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Fluorine-rich hydrogarnet, prehnite and pumpellyite in monzodioritic basement of the Rhine Rift Valley produced by in-situ low-grade metamorphism at 200 °C and 5 km depth by Kurt Bucher, Moritz Hofer, Florentin Ladner, Ingrid Stober

“…The recovered core material from 4.9 km depth shows coarse grained biotite-hornblende quartz-monzodiorite from the Variscan basement. …”
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Widespread anticoagulant resistance in house mice (Mus musculus musculus) linked to the Tyr139Phe mutation in the Czech Republic by Marcela Frankova, Zuzana Starostova, Radek Aulicky, Vaclav Stejskal

“…This study newly analysed the VKORC1 gene in M. m. musculus field populations from Czech farms and grain stores and identified a nonsynonymous mutation Tyr139Phe. …”
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Physical, Mechanical and Weathering Characteristics of Oriental beech Heat Treated with Waste Engine Oil by Caglar Altay, Davut Çiftçi, Hilmi Toker, Ergün Baysal

“…After the wood material was subjected to oil heat treatment with waste motor oil, several physical parameters such as oven-dry and air-dry density, water absorption (WA) levels, and mechanical properties such as compression strength parallel to the grain (CSPG) were examined. The color changes of waste engine oil heat treated (WEOHT) specimens were examined after three months of weathering. …”
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Molecular beam epitaxial In2Te3 electronic devices by Imhwan Kim, Jinseok Ryu, Eunsu Lee, Sangmin Lee, Seokje Lee, Wonwoo Suh, Jamin Lee, Miyoung Kim, Hong seok Oh, Gyu-Chul Yi

“…A two-step growth method was used to increase surface coverage and large grain sizes for high-quality In2Te3. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imaging revealed an atomically clean and abrupt interface between the In2Te3 and h-BN substrates. …”
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Controlled Engineering of Defects and Interfaces in Thermoelectric Materials With Atomic Layer Deposition by Gwang Min Park, Seunghyeok Lee, Tae Joo Park, Seung‐Hyub Baek, Jin‐Sang Kim, Seong Keun Kim

“…Doping, incorporating secondary phases, and generating dislocations can be used to introduce defects and grain boundaries to improve the thermoelectric performance. …”
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Temperature Sensitivity Response of Soil Enzyme Activity to Simulated Climate Change at Growth Stages of Winter Wheat by Yaokun Jiang, Bingbing Lu, Meng Liang, Yang Wu, Yuanze Li, Ziwen Zhao, Guobin Liu, Sha Xue

“….), one of China’s main grain crops, as the research object. An artificial climate chamber was used to simulate four growth stages of winter wheat (jointing stage, flowering stage, grain filling stage, and maturity stage). …”
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Structured Dynamics in the Algorithmic Agent by Giulio Ruffini, Francesca Castaldo, Jakub Vohryzek

“…In the Kolmogorov Theory of Consciousness, algorithmic agents utilize inferred compressive models to track coarse-grained data produced by simplified world models, capturing regularities that structure subjective experience and guide action planning. …”
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Effects of ultrasonic impact treatment on surface residual stress and electrochemical properties of 42CrMo4 steel by DONG Zheng, YANG Cong, GU Bangping, YANG Yuchen, GAO Liqiang, XU Guanhua

“…Ultrasonic impact improved the corrosion resistance of the metal materials by changing the residual stress state on the surface, producing grain refinement effect and plastic deformation.…”
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