Novel transparent high-entropy sesquioxide ceramics with high physicochemical plasma etching resistance by Yu-Bin Shin, Su Been Ham, Ha-Neul Kim, Mi-Ju Kim, Jae-Woong Ko, Jae-Wook Lee, Young-Jo Park, Jung-Hyung Kim, Hyo-Chang Lee, Young Hwa Jung, Jung Woo Lee, Ho Jin Ma

“…In this study, we successfully fabricated single-phase high-entropy sesquioxide ceramics with high optical transparency, dense microstructure, and minimal residual pores. A structural analysis of the fabricated samples revealed a single-phase structure with excellent phase homogeneity. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Hard Rocks at High Temperature: Applications in Civil Engineering by Mambou Ngueyep Luc Leroy, Foguieng Wembe Marius, Ngapgue François

“…This work shows that hard rock mechanical and physical properties evolutions are strongly related to the evolution of the microstructure caused by the geological history, cracks nucleation occurrences, recrystallization, dehydroxylation, and dehydration reactions. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNi Medium-Entropy Alloy Produced by Laser-Directed Energy Deposition by Margarita Klimova, Igor Krasanov, Ilya Astakhov, Ekaterina Kovalenko, Elizaveta Kochura, Anastasia Semenyuk, Sergey Zherebtsov, Olga Klimova-Korsmik, Nikita Stepanov

“…The temperature dependence of the mechanical properties of the CoCrFeNi medium-entropy alloy (MEA) manufactured by laser-directed energy deposition (L-DED) and additionally annealed at 1200 °C for 24 h was studied. The microstructure of the as-deposited alloy was represented by a single-phase face-centered cubic structure with coarse columnar grains and a high density of dislocation. …”
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Optimization of Flaxseed Meal Protein Extraction Process and Study of Protein Structure and Functional Properties by Tingting LUO, Jingjing LI, Haiyue HU, Yajun HE, Yuzhuo LI, Lingxuan ZHAO, Lina WANG, Chen YANG, Jianming WANG

“…Compared with FM, the relative content of β-sheet and α-helix in FPI decreased by 10.57% and 0.61% respectively, and its microstructure exhibited typical freeze-dried plate-like structure and irregular scale-like structure. …”
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Characterization of pre-alloyed NiTi powders produced by electrode induction-melting inert gas atomization for additive manufacturing by Wang J.-W., He D.-Y., Wu X., Guo X.-Y., Tan Z., Zhou Z., Shao W.

“…The surface, crosssectional microstructure, phase structure, and martensitic transformation temperature of the pre-alloyed NiTi powders with different particle sizes are investigated. …”
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Effects of Different Modification Methods on the Functional Properties and Structure of Chlorella Protein by HOU Yu-xin, LI Shi-chang, ZHANG Chen, DING Hao, LI Bing-qian, GONG Ming-gui

“…Additionally, significant improvements were observed in solubility, emulsification, emulsion stability, microstructure, and thermal stability. Overall, all three modification methods effectively improved the Chlorella protein. …”
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Cyclic deformation behavior of a high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) magnesium alloy with heterostructures by H. Wang, D.T. Zhang, C. Qiu, D.L. Chen

“…In contrast, the homogenized alloy with a uniform coarse-grained microstructure showed a strong cyclic hardening characteristic. …”
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Accelerated TLPD bonding of reliable IMCs micro joints using Cu–8Ni substrate under thermal gradient: Experiments and theoretical calculations by Yanqing Lai, Mingjie Wang, Donghui Zheng, Meiping Liu, Bao Chen, Jinmei Lv, Ning Zhao

“…Additionally, the microstructure, elemental characteristics, grain features and shear strengths of the bonded and aged micro joints were systematically investigated. …”
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Enhancing the strength and transparency of egg white gels: mechanistic insights into the role of sodium decanoate by Yuting Du, Xuan Yao, Qianying Ding, Gan Hu, Chunmei Wang, Yizi Yuan, Zhifeng Zhao, Fang Geng

“…C10 promotes the formation of smooth and dense gel network structure mainly by enhancing the hydrophobic interactions of egg white protein (EWP), thus effectively improving the gel properties. The microstructure observation showed that C10 promoted protein aggregation and the formation of a dense network. …”
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Strength-plasticity synergistic enhancement of dispersion strengthened copper by interaction of nano-Al2O3 and Cr particles by Hao Song, Shaolin Li, Xiuhua Guo, Kexing Song, Song Liu, Keke Qi

“…In this paper, Al2O3/Cu-Cr composites with different Cr contents were prepared by replacing some Al2O3 particles with Cr using a deformation heat treatment process, and the effects of Cr contents on the microstructure, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of Al2O3/Cu-Cr composites were investigated with a focus on the contribution of the composite strengthening mechanism. …”
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Strengthening mechanism of particle gradation in 55 vol% SiCp/6061Al composites fabricated by semi-solid hot isostatic pressing by Kun Cheng, Yudong Cao, Yuhan Jiang, Xiangyun Gao, Guizhou Liu, Chunmao Tian, Chao Cai, Yusheng Shi

“…This paper investigates the effects of SiCp gradation (with 40 μm:10 μm ratios of 1:0, 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 0:1) on the microstructure, relative density, and thermal and mechanical properties of 55 vol% SiCp/6061Al composites during semi-solid HIP. …”
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Geological characteristics of deep coal rock and main geological factors controlling coalbed methane enrichment: a case study of the M area in the eastern Ordos Basin by Xiaojiao GUO, Lei WANG, Xianzhou YAO, Xu LI, Linke ZHANG, Xiaoshuang WANG

“…Favorable exploration areas for deep CBM include regions with coal seams thicker than 6 m, areas with developed fractures far from fault zones (fault displacement less than 5 m), and microstructure high points. Based on these criteria, a favorable exploration area of 207 km2 for the 8# coal seam was identified, with 97 km2 classified as Type Ⅰ and 110 km2 as Type Ⅱ.…”
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Evolution of local heterogeneity towards flat free energy landscape: Optimization of piezoelectric response in PNN-PZ-PT at morphotropic phase boundary by Shubham Modgil, Varun Kamboj, Mukul Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Shobhna Dhiman, Gyaneshwar Sharma, OP Thakur, Sanjeev Kumar

“…The effect of Sm3+doping on the structure, microstructure, dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of 0.55Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.135PbZrO3–0.315PbTiO3 were investigated. …”
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Tribological behaviors of AZ91D magnesium alloy under the lubrication of oil suspended synthetic magnesium silicate hydroxide nanotubes by Y.L. Yin, H.L. Yu, H.M. Wang, X.C. Ji, Z.Y. Song, X.Y. Zhou, M. Wei, P.J. Shi, W. Zhang, C.F. Zhao

“…A series of beneficial physical and chemical processes occurring at the AZ91D alloy/steel interface can be used to explain friction and wear reduction based on the characterization of the morphology, chemical composition, chemical state, microstructure, and nanomechanical properties of the worn surface. …”
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Preparation of High Strength Ceramic Materials from Titanium-bearing Blast Furnace Slags by Shuqin LI, Shaoguang HUA, Xiangmei LI, Dejian PEI, Daya WANG

“…In order to explore the large-scale and high-value application of titanium-containing blast furnace slags in the ceramic field, through the design based on CaO-SiO2-MgO(15%)-Al2O3 phase diagram, and the analysis of the physical properties, phase composition and microstructure of the prepared samples, the preparation of high-strength ceramic materials with titanium-containing blast furnace slag was realized. …”
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Experimental study on the engineering characteristics of expansive soil improved conjointly using enzyme induced carbonate precipitation and eggshell powder by Mudassir Mehmood, Yuancheng Guo, Yunlong Liu, Lei Wang, Wen Nie, Bantayehu Uba Uge, Sharafat Ali, Chen Xuanyu, Yingao Zhao

“…Moreover, at the microstructural level, SEM imagery demonstrated a highly reinforced soil composite. …”
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A physically-based formulation for texture evolution during dynamic recrystallization. A case study of ice by Chauve, Thomas, Montagnat, Maurine, Dansereau, Véronique, Saramito, Pierre, Fourteau, Kévin, Tommasi, Andréa

“…However, this prediction remains a challenge.We propose a new formulation for modeling texture evolution due to dynamic recrystallization on the basis of observations of the evolution of the microstructure and texture of ice deforming by dislocation creep and dynamic recrystallization. …”
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Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy by Zhefei Sun, Yihang Liu, Daxi Geng, Deyuan Zhang, Enze Ying, Runze Liu, Xinggang Jiang

“…Additionally, RUEM generates unique microstructure characteristics on the machined surface instead of the obvious feed marks and material flow in CM. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…The quality attributes evaluated included color, texture, polymorphism, particle size distribution, melting point, microstructure, protein content, fat content, phenolic content, flavonoid content, antioxidant activity, and sensory characteristics. …”
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Changes in Techno-Functional Characteristics of Cow Colostrum Powder Prepared by Freeze Drying by Anamika Das, Raman Seth, Ayon Tarafdar, Swarnima Dey, Yogesh Kumar, Ranjna Sirohi

“…The TGFβ2 content (per 100 g) of BSCP prepared from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd milking was found to be 1278, 1076, and 856.8 μg, respectively, whereas TGFβ2 content (per 100 g) of BCWP prepared from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd milking was found to be 1167, 950.2, and 769.2 μg, respectively. The microstructure of freeze-dried cow colostrum whey powder revealed that its pore size was more than that of skimmed colostrum powder. …”
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