Comparison of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Normal-Appearing White Matter to Cerebrovascular Lesions and Correlation with Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors and Severity by Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Christopher J. M. Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Joel Ramirez, Stephen R. Arnott, Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Malcolm Binns, Derek Beaton, Wendy Lou, Kelly Sunderland, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Jane Lawrence, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, J. B. Orange, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Sandra E. Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C. Strother, Richard H. Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, null ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha

“…Alterations in tissue microstructure in normal-appearing white matter (NAWM), specifically measured by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) fractional anisotropy (FA), have been associated with cognitive outcomes following stroke. …”
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GROWTH OF CRYSTALS OF PRIMARY ALUMINIUM WITH ROSETTE MORPHOLOGY AT CASTING OF SILUMINS by E. I. Marukovich, A. G. Borisov, Ju. A. Lebedinskij, A. M. Branovitskij

“…Experimental research of microstructure of Al-Si alloy for wide range of silicon concentration is conducted, and corresponding numerical simulation develop too. …”
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DEFORMATION TREATMENT OF CAST PARTS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPOSITE METALS PRODUCTION AT CROSS-WEDGE ROLLING by V. V. Petrenko

“…As a result along the whole contact area formed a welded joint, the strength of which exceeds 34% of the strength of the steel 45 and judging the microstructure can reach it.…”
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Fracture Failure Analysis of Hydraulic Pump Drive Shaft by Liu Canjie, Lü Pangong, Dou Xiao Peng, Ma Chengtian, Wang Dongfei, Zhang Hao

“…A domestic hydraulic pump drive shaft fracture occurred during the experimental verification.The analysis of working conditions,strength safety factor,finite element analysis of work stress,macro fracture inspection,micro topography,microstructure,chemical composition,material hardness of the drive shaft show that the reason for the failure is that the fillet design at the stepped shaft is too small and the heat treatment does not meet the requirements. …”
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Graphite nodules features identifications and damaging micromechanims in ductile irons by Alberto De Santis, Daniela Iacoviello, Vittorio Di Cocco

“…Ductile irons mechanical properties are strongly influenced by the metal matrix microstructure and on the graphite elements morphology. …”
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Technological aspects of processing steel products in powder mixtures containing hot‑dip galvanizing waste by V. G. Dashkevich, P. S. Myshkevich, N. M. Barankevich

“…The advantages of preliminary fluxing over thermal diffusion zinc plating are noted. The microstructure of the obtained diffusion layers on steel 40Х was studied, the features of the saturation kinetics and the quality of the resulting layers were noted.…”
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FRACTURE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A AUTO HIGH STRENGTH ASSEMBLING BOLT by LAN XiuQiong, CHEN JianHua

“…Cross section microstructure and fractography of a Auto high strength assembling bolt of 35 steel were observed by optical microscope（ OM） and electron scanning microscope（ SEM）. …”
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Numerical investigation of the effect of constrained groove pressing process on the mechanical properties of polyamide PA66 by Mohammed Salah Bennouna, Sadek Kaddour, Benaoumeur Aour, Nadir Damba

“…Concluding remarks on the alteration of the microstructure have been proclaimed at the end of this paper.…”
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Characterization of Ti6Al4V powders produced by different methods for selective electron beam melting by Liu Z., Huang C., Gao C., Liu R., Chen J., Xiao Z.

“…The flowability of PA (20.55 s/50 g) is better than that of EIGA (24.80 s/50 g) and PREP (25.76 s/50 g). The microstructure of Ti6Al4V powders was composed of martensite α′.…”
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Graphene-Based, Flexible, Wearable Piezoresistive Sensors with High Sensitivity for Tiny Pressure Detection by Rui Li, Jiahao Hu, Yalong Li, Yi Huang, Lin Wang, Mohan Huang, Zhikun Wang, Junlang Chen, Yan Fan, Liang Chen

“…Here, we present a piezoresistive sensor with a novel microstructure that combines insulating and conductive properties. …”
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Enhancing the durability of Ti–Al–C coatings: The role of powder composition and processing variables by Huanhuan Hong, Panpan Yang, Xiang Gui, Yang Yang, Xia Liu, Jianxiang Ding, Gobinda Gyawali, Kang Yang, Shihong Zhang

“…This study investigated the influence of aggregate powder compositions (Ti–Al-Graphite/Ti–Al–TiC) and processing variables on microstructure, phase composition, and tribological properties of atmospheric plasma sprayed Ti–Al–C coatings. …”
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Structural Changes of Myofibrillar Proteins in Marinated Duck Drumsticks during Ultra-high Pressure Processing Treatment by Jingjiu LI, Mingfei SONG, Yue NIU, Lingjiao ZHU, Danjun GUO, Wei XU, Yang YI, Hongxun WANG

“…In conclusion, during ultra-high pressure processing, significant changes occur in the tertiary structure, secondary structure, and microstructure of duck drumsticks myofibrillar proteins, contributing to the improvement of duck meat tenderness. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted Cr3C2 nanoparticle-reinforced aluminum-copper plasma arc brazing process by Congcong Lu, Yuhang Xie, Xiaoquan Yu, Yan Li, Jiankang Huang, Ding Fan

“…A plasma arc brazing with ultrasonic assisted nanoparticles was proposed to join these two metals and control the interfacial microstructure. The microstructure, mechanical properties, and electrical properties of the joints were analyzed using a combination of scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron backscatter diffraction, etc. …”
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Comparison of Nutritional and Meat Quality Characteristics between Two Primal Cuts from Aceh Cattle in Aceh Province, Indonesia by Hamny Sofyan, Aryani Sismin Satyaningtijas, Cece Sumantri, Etih Sudarnika, Srihadi Agungpriyono

“…This study aims to analyze the quality of two primal cuts (longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscle) from Aceh cattle based on the muscle microstructure characteristics and MSTN gene expression. …”
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Portable astronomical observation system based on large-aperture concentric-ring metalens by Jianli Wang, Yongting Deng, Chengmiao Wang, Yu Lin, Yeming Han, Junchi Liu, Xiufeng Liu, Hongwen Li, Jan G. Korvink, Yongbo Deng

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Dual-phase ceramics based on multi-cation boride and carbide: Investigations at the nanoscale by Steven M. Smith, II, Nicola Gilli, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Sandra García-González, Emilio Jiménez-Piqué, Stefano Curtarolo, Laura Silvestroni

“…A dual phase boride and carbide ceramic with the nominal composition (Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 and (Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)C was prepared by reactive synthesis and consolidated by spark plasma sintering. The resulting microstructure contained about 30% (in volume) boride and 70% carbide. …”
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Effect of Preservation Methods on Physicochemical Quality, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Stevia Leaves by Nadia Hidar, Abdelhamid Noufid, Ayoub Mourjan, El Mustapha El Adnany, Safa Mghazli, Mohammed Mouhib, Abderrahim Jaouad, Mostafa Mahrouz

“…The effect of freeze-drying and gamma irradiation at 0.5, 1, and 2 kGy on the physicochemical composition (moisture, fat, ash, mineral, and chlorophyll contents), microstructure, total phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity of stevia leaves was investigated in the present study. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Structural Characteristics and in Vitro Biological Activities of Polysaccharides from Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Those from Shiitake Mushroom... by XU Mengyue, TIAN Xin, WANG Junke, WU Aoxue, ZOU Zhiyi, WU Jiahui, WANG Hongbo

“…Common bean polysaccharides contained a small amount of esterified pectic polysaccharides with a loose and rough microstructure, while shiitake mushroom polysaccharides were heteropolysaccharides with a triple helical structure containing α- and β-pyran rings, which exhibited a compact and smooth microstructure. …”
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Solubility Characteristics and Slow-Release Mechanism of Nitrogen from Organic-Inorganic Compound Coated Urea by Hongtao Zou, Yao Ling, Xiuli Dang, Na Yu, YuLing Zhang, YuLong Zhang, Jianghui Dong

“…A soil incubation method was used to investigate the solubility characteristics and slow-release mechanism of organic-inorganic compound coated urea at temperature of 10, 20, and 30°C. The membrane microstructure with and without incubation was tested via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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FRACTURE ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT OF BALL SCREW STEPPED SHAFT by NIE QingFeng, YU DongHui, LI HaiHong

“…The results show that electro discharge machining（ EDM） causes tensile stress and microcosmic cracks on the surface microstructure. Meanwhile,thread corrosion of stepped shaft reduces the loaded area. …”
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