NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF POWER EQUIPMENT WITH THE AID OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS by A. O. Ischenko, V. M. Kravchenko, O. V. Dashko, D. V. Kakareka

“…The restoration was accomplished via the use of the conveyor belt which application time had expired, that was glued to a metal sieve with diagum. The use of the composites is economically justified, because the application of them in repairs reduces, firstly, terms of restoration work and, secondly, the price of repairs. …”
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Flotation Recovery Tests of Silver Minerals from a Cyanide Slag in Colombia by Shuibo CHEN, Qiankun WANG, Zhongmei SUN, Yuyun SU, Qihong XU

“…Flotation tests were performed on the leaching tailings to recover the silver and copper to improve the total recovery, and improve the utilization efficiency of metal resources. It is revealed from the tests results that ①The sulfide minerals in the leaching tailings are mainly pyrite, the silver-bearing minerals are mainly antimony tetrahedrite and arsenite tetrahedrite. …”
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The effect of coal ratio on the high-lead slag reduction process by Zhang Z., Li W., Zhan J.

“…The mineralogy of the reduced slag indicated that lead mainly existed in the reduced slag in the form of metallic lead, while the iron and zinc were mainly enriched in the reduced slag in the form of a silicate phase. …”
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Identification of microorganisms at different times in a bioleaching process for the recovery of gold and silver from minerals in oxide form by Cuauhtémoc Contreras Mora, Juan Antonio Rojas Contreras, Mayra Cristina Rosales Villarreal, José Luis Urban Martínez, Efren Delgado, Hiram Medrano Roldan, Felipe Samuel Hernández Rodarte, Damián Reyes Jáquez

“…The bioleaching system achieved metal extractions of 84.12 % and 63.93 % for gold and silver, respectively. …”
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Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity by Maira Rubi Segura Campos, Jorge Ruiz Ruiz, Luis Chel-Guerrero, David Betancur Ancona

“…In this work, the fruit of Coccoloba uvifera (L.) was investigated for their in vitro antioxidant capacity using two assays based on reactions with a relatively stable single reagent radical (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, TEAC; and DPPH free radical scavenging assay, DPPH), two assays based on chelating of metallic cations, and one based on the reduction of oxidized species. …”
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Investigating Influences of Synthesizing Eco-Friendly Waste-Coir-Fiber Nanofiller-Based Ramie and Abaca Natural Fiber Composite Parameters on Mechanical Properties by T. Sathish, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Palanivel Velmurugan, R. Saravanan, T. Raja, M. Ravichandran, Wadi B. Alonazi, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, Atkilt Mulu Gebrekidan

“…Natural fibers highly replace metal usage in industries and automobile, marine, medical applications, and so on. …”
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Grain kernel damage during threshing: a comprehensive review of theories and models by George Ashwehmbom Looh, Fangping Xie, Xiushan Wang, Augustine Ngiejungbwen Looh, Hamdaoui Hind

“…We delve deeply into utilizing contact theory to estimate stress distribution when metal grains collide, employing fracture mechanics to understand crack initiation and propagation, and utilizing DEM and FEA to simulate how grains move within the thresher. …”
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Investigating the distribution of heat transfer in a thick-walled functionally graded cylindrical shell under heat flux by Buqing Zhang, Zhiqiang Long, Guoqing Liu, Zhengxin Wu, Qiang Yan

“…Finite element analysis (FEA) utilizing ABAQUS software was used to conduct the steady-state and transient heat transport calculations in an aluminum metal/alumina ceramic shell. For a pure aluminum shell, it is about 15% of the temperature difference between the inner and outer surfaces for the inner temperature of 115 °C and the outer one of 136 °C. …”
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Adsorption of Cd (II) Using Chemically Modified Rice Husk: Characterization, Equilibrium, and Kinetic Studies by Javier Montalvo-Andía, Warren Reátegui-Romero, Alexis D. Peña-Contreras, Walter F. Zaldivar Alvarez, María E. King-Santos, Víctor Fernández-Guzmán, José Luis Guerrero-Guevara, Jhon E. Puris-Naupay

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal considered carcinogenic to humans. The adsorption behavior of cadmium adsorption using untreated and chemically modified rice husk was investigated. …”
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Study of Microstructure and Wear Resistance of AA5052/B4C Nanocomposites as a Function of Volume Fraction Reinforcement to Particle Size Ratio by ANN by D. Dinesh Kumar, A. Balamurugan, K. C. Suresh, R. Suresh Kumar, N. Jayanthi, T. Ramakrishnan, S. K. Hasane Ahammad, S. Mayakannan, S. Venkatesa Prabhu

“…The effects of the percentage volume of reinforcement, the ratio of reinforcement, and the matrix size of particles on the wear behavior of AA5052/B4C metal matrix composites (MMCs) examine. This research examines a model function developed from an artificial neural network (ANN). …”
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A two-scale computational homogenization approach for elastoplastic truss-based lattice structures by Hooman Danesh, Lisamarie Heußen, Francisco J. Montáns, Stefanie Reese, Tim Brepols

“…Advancements in metal additive manufacturing have enabled the fabrication of alloy-based lattice structures with complex geometrical features, driving the need for efficient modeling frameworks. …”
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Bioactive Potential of 3D-Printed Oleo-Gum-Resin Disks: B. papyrifera, C. myrrha, and S. benzoin Loading Nanooxides—TiO2, P25, Cu2O, and MoO3 by Diogo José Horst, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani, Evaldo Toniolo Kubaski, Rogério de Almeida Vieira

“…The oleo-gum-resins from benzoin, myrrha, and olibanum in pure state and also charged with 10% of metal oxide nanoparticles, TiO2, P25, Cu2O, and MoO3, were characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDXMA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). …”
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Effects of CaO, MgO, Al2O3 and SiO2 on the carbothermic reduction of synthetic FeCr2O4 by Wang Y., Wang L., Chou K.C.

“…SiO2 would also hamper the Cr metallization because there was a liquid phase formed when Cr3+ was reduced to divalent, which would impede the nucleation of reduction product.…”
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Antibacterial, Antifungal and Cytotoxic Properties as well as Molecular Docking Evaluation of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles by Mojgan Taebi, Mahnaz Amiri, Niloofar Rashidi, Mahsa Sistani, Sanaz Hadizadeh, Razieh Razavi, Ali Reza Farzinnejad, Meysam Ahmadi Zeidabadi, Somayeh Karami Mohajeri

“…Molecular docking calculations revealed the binding energy between Ag metal and bacteria. These findings pave the way for effective and novel antimicrobial therapies as alternatives to traditional antifungal and antibacterial drugs, thereby addressing the challenges of microbial resistance and the difficulty of eradicating infections in the near future.…”
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Hepatoprotective effect anti-inflammatory and antioxidant Ganoderma lucidum ethanol extract on rats exposed to Plumbum acetate by Hernayanti, Laksana Agung, Saryono, Jehloh Latifah

“…Plumbum (Pb) is a toxic heavy metal that pollutes the environment and endangers human health. …”
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Crashworthiness of GFRP/aluminum hybrid square tubes under quasi-static compression and single/repeated impact by Zhang Liangliang, Li Chaojiang, Chen Yilong, Chen Yida, Su Zhihao, Wu Ye, Wu Qiulan, Wan Yun

“…Thin-walled structures comprised of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and metal excel in achieving a balanced design in terms of material cost, weight savings, and mechanical performance. …”
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Effect of segregation on hot deformation behavior of GCr15 bearing steel in continuous casting by Mingyang Liu, Tianyu Zhang, Chenchong Wang, Ye Liu, Junyang Qian, Hongshuang Di, Qing Yin, Chi Zhang

“…GCr15 steel, renowned as one of the most extensively utilized metallic materials in bearing applications, has been the subject of considerable research, particularly regarding its hot deformation behavior. …”
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Enhancing the efficiency of hybrid Schottky diode by decoration of 2D Cs:ZnO nanosheets with CNTs via a facile co-precipitation approach by A Al-Sayed, Miad Ali Siddiq, Elsayed Elgazzar

“…The hybrid Schottky diode was fabricated by depositing Cs:ZnO nanosheets on p-Si using drop casting technique and the metal contacts were thermally deposited via thermal evaporation technique. …”
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Characterisation of the optical response to seismic waves of submarine telecommunications cables with distributed and integrated fibre-optic sensing by David M. Fairweather, Max Tamussino, Ali Masoudi, Zitong Feng, Richard Barham, Neil Parkin, David Cornelius, Gilberto Brambilla, Andrew Curtis, Giuseppe Marra

“…We also present evidence of a fast-wave arrival, which we attribute to coupled energy propagating through the metal armour of the submarine cables at a considerably faster velocity than the subsurface and acoustic waves measured during our tests. …”
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<i>Thermithiobacillus plumbiphilus</i> AAFK—Arsenic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Arsenopyrite Material by Artem Shaikin, Anton Zvonarev, Mikhail Vainshtein, Tatiana Abashina

“…Autotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria can play a key role in the metal bioleaching from low-grade sulfide-containing ores. …”
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