The effectiveness of TRIS and ammonium buffers in glass dissolution studies: a comparative analysis by Ramya Ravikumar, Clare L. Thorpe, Claire L. Corkhill, Sam A. Walling, James J. Neeway, Carolyn I. Pearce, Albert A. Kruger, David S. Kosson, Jose Marcial, Russell J. Hand

“…The efficacy of two alkali-metal free buffers, TRIS (NH2C(CH2OH)3) and ammonium chloride—ammonia (NH3/NH4Cl), was investigated during EPA 1313 testing of a simulated Hanford low-activity waste borosilicate glass in the alkaline regime (pH 8.5–10.5) at varying temperatures (RT, 40 °C, and 60 °C). …”
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Investigation of the TIG Welding Process for Joining AA6082 Alloy Using Grey Relational Analysis by G. Sathish Kumar, M. Ramesh, S. Dinesh, Prabhu Paramasivam, N. Parthipan

“…Samples are made in a single bead on top of a substrate (base metal) in a horizontal position. Aluminum 6082 is used as the substrate, and AA5356 filler wire with a diameter of 2.4 mm is used as the filler wire. …”
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Managing negative linear compressibility and thermal expansion through steric hindrance: a case study of 1,2-bis(4′-pyridyl)ethane cocrystals by Ewa Patyk-Kaźmierczak, Kornelia Szymańska, Michał Kaźmierczak

“…The cocrystal of 1,2-bis(4′-pyridyl)ethane and fumaric acid (ETYFUM) exhibits a negative linear compressibility behaviour comparable to that of framework and metal-containing materials, but overcomes many of their deficiencies restricting their use. …”
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A Comparative Assessment of Chromium–Boron Hardfacing Using SMAW and FCAW Techniques by Chowda Reddy C., K. M. Kenchi Reddy, C. T. Jayadeva, Ramesh Kumar S. C., R. Vara Prasad Kaviti, Abhijit Bhowmik, Chander Prakash

“…This research paper investigates the effectiveness of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) on mild steel substrates for chromium–boron hardfacing. …”
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Dual-Wavelength Spectral Correction Method for Simultaneous Determination of V(IV) and V(V) by R. Mirzajani, A. R. Kiasat

“…Using β-correction technique true absorbance of chelate produced can be calculated because the quantity of absorbance, which has related to the fraction of reagent that reacted with metal ion and has been subtracted when reagent applied as reference by this correction has compensated. …”
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Hydrogen production via dehydrogenation of alcohols using ruthenium hexamethylenetetramine complex by Preeti Devi, Senthilkumar Muthaiah

“…Catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of LOHCs using transition metal complexes are known as the best methods to load and unload hydrogen for storage and transportation. …”
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Misfit Strain in Superlattices Controlling the Electron-Lattice Interaction via Microstrain in Active Layers by Nicola Poccia, Alessandro Ricci, Antonio Bianconi

“…Looking for unity in the diversity we find in all these materials a common lattice architecture: they are practical realizations of heterostructures at atomic limit made of superlattices of metallic active layers intercalated by spacers as predicted in 1993 by one of us. …”
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Research on Reflective High-Speed Multi-Point Confocal Microscopy System by Huiqin Hu, Ning He, Kuangwei Du, Yukun Zhu, Dakai Zhou, Yuan Mi, Yunbo Chen, Junteng Ma, Youhua Chen, Cuifang Kuang

“…Validation through photon-reassignment experiments, resolution target imaging, and 100 nm metal particle visualization confirmed the system’s enhanced resolution. …”
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The Analysis of a Wideband Strip-Helical Antenna with 1.1 Turns by Xihui Tang, Botao Feng, Yunliang Long

“…By replacing the traditional wire helix with wide metallic strip, the forward traveling current on the strip helix with about one turn smoothly decays to the minimum value at the open end of the helix. …”
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Design and Fabrication of MoCuO_x Bimetallic Oxide Electrodes for High-Performance Micro-Supercapacitor by Electro-Spark Machining by Ri Chen, Siqi Lv, Yunying Xu, Zicong Lin, Guoying Zhang, Jian Wang, Bocheng Wang, Wenxia Wang, Igor Zhitomirsky, Yong Yang

“…Transition metal oxides, distinguished by their high theoretical specific capacitance values, inexpensive cost, and low toxicity, have been extensively utilized as electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors. …”
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PMEDM process parameter optimization for machining superalloy MONEL 400 by Abhishek Kumar, Manoj Nikam, T Jagadeesha, Ateekh Ur Rehman, Ajay S Bhongade, Teli Shivagond

“…This research explores powder-mixed electrical discharge machining (PMEDM), a modern technique incorporating conductive metal powders, specifically graphite and silicon, combined with dielectric fluid to improve machining performance. …”
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A Study of Rockburst Hazard Evaluation Method in Coal Mine by Zhijie Wen, Xiao Wang, Yunliang Tan, Hualei Zhang, Wanpeng Huang, Qinghai Li

“…This paper analyzes the relations and differences between rockburst in the coal mine and rockburst in the metal mine. It divides coal mine rockburst into two types including static loading type during roadway excavation process and dynamic loading type during mining face advancing. …”
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Integrated FEM-Multibody Co-Simulation of Additively Manufactured Hip Prosthesis containing cracks by Roberto Di Bona, Domenico Gentile, Giuseppe Peter Vanoli, Gabriel Testa, Sara Ricci

“…In order to satisfy the challenging demands, the latest novelties in industrial engineering are being tested in their applicability to subjects. The 3D printing of metal alloys can produce a highly customizable product, which, after the proper heat treatments, can possess adequate mechanical properties to ensure a satisfactory component life. …”
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Improved anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coatings based on pH-sensitive gels loaded with inhibitors by Bo Fang, Xinyue Zhang, Hongliang Liu, Fangchao Zhao, Yuzhu Li, Xiaotong Zeng, Zhenliang Feng, Wenzuo Li, Jie Liu

“…Furthermore, the protective performance of the TBP/EP coatings was improved by the addition of TBP gels, which was attributed to the TBP gels filling the defects of the coatings after expansion of water absorption, and the released corrosion inhibitors formed the corrosion inhibitor films and the iron tannate films on the metal surface, respectively. Following the 181d immersion test, the TBP/EP coatings sustained an impedance value of 2.36 × 107 Ω cm2. …”
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Construction of S-type TiO2/CoPc heterojunction and photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by WANG Jun, FU Shuang, HOU Peng, LIU Jun, SUN Chunxue, ZHANG Hongguang

“…Herein, S-type TiO2/CoPc heterojunction was obtained by in situ complexation with cobalt phthalocyanine(CoPc),and the matched energy band structure of the two enabled the effective separation of photogenerated carriers. Meanwhile, the metal Co ion centre could activate peroxymonosulfate(PMS). …”
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Gold nanoparticles decorated multilayer mxene: towards highly selective and sensitive gas sensor at room temperature by Pu Shi, Zhikun Wang, Fan Shi

“…The catalytic properties of noble metal nanoparticles can enhance the adsorption capacity of sensors for target gases when compounded with MXene. …”
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Near-Field Antenna Measurements Using Photonic Sensor of Mach-Zehnder Interferometer by Masanobu Hirose, Satoru Kurokawa, Michitaka Ameya, Koji Komiyama

“…The photonic sensor can be considered to be a receiving infinitesimal dipole antenna that is a tiny metallic part printed on a small dielectric plate at microwave frequency. …”
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Effects of Deposition Potentials on the Morphology and Structure of Iron-Based Films on Carbon Steel Substrate in an Alkaline Solution by Soon-Hyeok Jeon, Geun-Dong Song, Do Haeng Hur

“…At more negative potential of −1.23 VSCE, two distinct layers were observed: a porous outer layer containing ferrihydrite and goethite and a compact inner layer consisting of columnar metallic iron. In the potential range from −1.05 to −1.11 VSCE, the pure magnetite films gradually increased the thickness and decreased the surface roughness with an increase of the overpotential. …”
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Damage Detection in Holed Carbon Fiber Composite Laminates Using Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Based on Strain Information by Guoping Ding, Wenhao Song, Xiaoling Gao, Hao Cao

“…Compared with metal materials, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) is more excellent in performance, with high specific strength and high specific modulus. …”
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A Fusion Approach of RSSI and LQI for Indoor Localization System Using Adaptive Smoothers by Sharly Joana Halder, Wooju Kim

“…In indoor environments, the accuracy of the RSSI-based localization method is affected by strong variation, specially often containing substantial amounts of metal and other such reflective materials that affect the propagation of radio-frequency signals in nontrivial ways, causing multipath effects, dead spots, noise, and interference. …”
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