Manufacture of Composite Plastic Pellet Seed Machine Capacity 2.5 Kg/Hour by Alfan Ekajati Latief, Cahyadi Suheri

“…<p>Natural fibers are a material that is easily obtained from nature, both animals and plants. …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Water Splitting Hydrogen Production of Titanium Dioxide Nanosheets by Fuying Li, Yin Huang, Hongling Peng, Yu Cao, Yu Niu

“…TiO2 nanosheets are a good carrier of photocatalytic materials and have become attractive materials in the new century because of their high active surface exposure characteristics and special morphology. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Microstructural Assessment of Industrial Solid Waste as Sustainable Additives for Expansive Soil by Muhammad Nadeem, Sami Ullah, Mohammad Arsalan Khan, Shanxiong Chen, Meshel Q. Alkahtani, Mohammad Mursaleen, Rania Salih, Dildar Ali, Li Jian, Jamal Ahmad, Saiful Islam

“…This research suggests that these waste materials can be eco-friendly and cost-effective alternatives for stabilizing expansive soils in construction projects.…”
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Effectiveness of the application of instructional media using the Canva application in marketing subjects at SMK 45 Lembang by Diah Putri Nunirmala, Hamdan Rachmatulah, Senny Alfia

“…The use of learning media through Canva has not gone well, with most educators still relying on books as teaching materials, applying the lecture method, and only presenting material in written form, which makes students feel bored. 2) Obstacles faced by educators include lack of mastery of technology, limited facilities and media, and lack of creativity in creating teaching materials. 3) The application of Canva as a learning medium was successful in helping students understand marketing subjects.…”
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CFD-Guided Development of Test Rigs for Studying Erosion and Large-Particle Damage of Thermal Barrier Coatings by Maria A. Kuczmarski, Robert A. Miller, Dongming Zhu

“…Burner rigs are routinely used to qualify materials for gas turbine applications. The most useful rig tests are those that can replicate, often in an accelerated manner, the degradation that materials experience in the engine. …”
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Fatigue lifetime of rubber composites – State-of-the-art by Karolina Głowacka, Jernej Klemenc, Marko Nagode, Tadeusz Łagoda

“…This paper reviews the literature regarding the fatigue strength of rubber composites - with particular emphasis on using rubber as a matrix. Various forms and materials of rubber reinforcement in rubber-based composites were analyzed. …”
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Cooperative mechanisms of oxide ion conduction in tellurites with secondary bond interactions and Grotthuss-like processes by Zhenyu Zhu, Guanqun Cai, Yuxiang Feng, Juping Xu, Shengqi Chu, Pengfei An, Jianrong Zeng, Wen Yin, Yu Gu, Xiaojun Kuang, Junliang Sun

“…Abstract Oxide-ion conducting materials are gaining considerable attention in various applications ranging from oxide fuel cells to oxygen permeation membranes. …”
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Modelling of fresh properties and strength activity index with microstructure characterisation of ternary cement incorporating waste glass and granulated blast furnace slag by Salah Eddine Daguiani, Oussama Kessal, Abdelouahed Kriker, Abdessamed Mokhtari

“…Research in innovative construction materials has focused on utilising supplementary materials in cementitious composites to promote sustainable development and reduce CO2 emissions. …”
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Evaluation of pH, Calcium Ion Release, and Dimensional Stability of an Experimental Silver Nanoparticle-Incorporated Calcium Silicate-Based Cement by Teena Sheethal Dsouza, Aditya Shetty, Neevan Dsouza

“…An experimental calcium silicate-based root-end filling material incorporated with silver nanoparticles intended for use in periapical surgeries was developed with the purpose to overcome the drawbacks of existing materials and to satisfy the ideal requirements of root-end filling materials. …”
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Temperature Effect on Lime Powder-Added Geopolymer Concrete by Sandeep L. Hake, R. M. Damgir, S. V. Patankar

“…The need for concrete increases with rapid development in the field of infrastructure because of the increased use of cementing material of concrete. The production of concrete is unsafe to the earth. …”
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Parametric Analysis of Steel Studs to Reduce Thermal Bridges in Light Steel Framing Construction Systems by Marcelo Langner, Thais A. Soares, António Figueiredo, Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida, Romeu Vicente

“…The most effective strategy for enhancing the thermal performance of the steel studs was the use of a less-conductive material.…”
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Adhesion of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Biofilm Formation on Different Types of Orthodontic Brackets by William Papaioannou, Athanasios Panagopoulos, Haroula Koletsi-Kounari, Efterpi Kontou, Margarita Makou

“…The salivary pellicle seems to facilitate the adhesion of P. gingivalis and biofilm formation on orthodontic brackets, while the material comprising the brackets does not significantly impact on the number of bacteria.…”
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Trams: Bridging the Past and Future—Example Guidelines for Tram Redesign Illustrated by a Case Study from Korea by Fabio Dacarro, Guido Musante

“…The proposed guidelines are illustrated using material from the Gwangmyeong project. As the first of their kind, these guidelines provide a valuable case study and reference materials for designers, offering possible benchmarks for the technical and financial evaluation of such projects. …”
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ESTIMATION OF THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT TEMPERATURE FIELDS AND THEIR GRADIENTS by M. K. Pshembaev, Ya. N. Kovalev, V. D. Akelyev

“…In addition, pulsating hydrodynamic pressures appear in the pores of moisture-laden pavement as a result of the vehicular traffic that foster material structure disruption of the surface layers leading to irreversible deformation incipiency (cracks etc.). …”
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Structure and Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes/Polystyrene Composites Prepared via Coagulation Precipitation Technique by I. N. Mazov, V. L. Kuznetsov, D. V. Krasnikov, N. A. Rudina, A. I. Romanenko, O. B. Anikeeva, V. I. Suslyaev, E. Yu. Korovin, V. A. Zhuravlev

“…Coagulation technique was applied for preparation of multiwall carbon nanotube- (MWNT-)containing polystyrene (PSt) composite materials with different MWNT loading (0.5–10 wt.%). …”
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Preservation, production, and packaging optimization in SMEs: A study on 'Keripik Lumba-Lumba' by Ismianti Ismianti, Ibnu Fahrul Rahman, Amorette Garnetta Lasmana, Eka Nur Anisah

“…This SME faces several problems such as raw material shrinkage due to shipping, double work, and different product shelf life between each distributor. …”
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Fatigue Behaviour of Mechanical Joints: A Review by Animesh Kumar Basak, Dharamvir Singh Bajwa, Alokesh Pramanik

“…Mechanical joints, regardless of materials, are useful when joining multiple components, though there are certain limits when applying them in engineering applications such as fatigue loading. …”
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Dynamic Properties of Clean Sand Modified with Granulated Rubber by Dervis Volkan Okur, Seyfettin Umut Umu

“…Waste automobile tires are used as additives or replacements instead of traditional materials in civil engineering works. In geotechnical engineering, tires are shredded to certain sizes and mixed with soil, especially used as backfill material behind retaining walls or fill material for roadway embankments. …”
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The development of children's Web searching skills - a non-linear model by Ann-Britt Enochsson

“…Some analyses were of qualitative nature and based on selected material from the coded texts. Others were strictly quantitative and compared data from coded qualitative material with questionnaires and computer logs in a database sheet. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 30094 for all animal species (Volac International Ltd) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Montserrat Anguita, Nicole Bozzi Cionci, Rosella Brozzi, Joana P. Firmino, Matteo L. Innocenti, Joana Revez, Jordi Tarrés‐Call, Piera Valeri, Yolanda García‐Cazorla

“…Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 30094 as a technological additive (functional group: silage additive) for use in fresh material for all animal species. The additive is intended for use at a proposed minimum concentration of 1 × 109 colony forming units (CFU)/kg fresh plant material. …”
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