Optimization and characterization of edible film made from glucomannan porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) and plasticizer sorbitol by Ramadhan Arif, Lizar Deborah Patricia, Rahayoe Sri, Witasari Lucia Dhiantika

“…Barrier and chemical properties reveal a low moisture content (0.014%), controlled water solubility (4.29%), and excellent resistance to water vapor transmission (WVP of 1.04 x 10-10 g.m-1s-1.Pa-1). FTIR and SEM analysis confirmed the absence of new functional groups and provided insights of film’s microstructure. …”
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Effect of Chemical Enhancing-Technology on the Properties of Recycled Aggregate by Ping Li, Dongmei Zhang, Di Wei, Jianping Xiong, Jing Li

“…Different chemical enhancing methods have different effects on the mechanical performance and microstructure of RA, but it should be noted that the fluctuation of RA performance tends to increase.…”
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Massively parallel phase field fracture simulations on supercomputers: towards multi-billion degree-of-freedom computations by Zakaria Chafia, Julien Yvonnet, Jérémy Bleyer, Stéphane Vincent, Simon El Ouafa

“…The applications presented to illustrate the parallel framework involve crack initiation and propagation in strongly heterogeneous materials with a detailed description of the microstructure. Large three-dimensional periodic structures and a realistic geometrical model directly obtained by micro-CT imagery are used.…”
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Behaviour of High-density Aluminium Briquette During Melting in Laboratory Conditions by L. Pavlasek, M. Bernatik, T. Cervenakova, J. Trojan

“…Carbide like particles were also observed in microstructure, probably as a result of burning of organic contamination of the briquette. …”
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Corrosion behaviour of Cu-plate current collector under ex-situ cyclic stability testing for energy storage application by Eugene Sefa Appiah, Samuel Olukayode Akinwamide, Eric A.K. Fangnon, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Anthony Andrews, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Martinson Addo Nartey, Katlego Makgopa, Pedro Vilaça

“…Through experimental analysis, the change in microstructures resulting from the corrosion behaviour of the copper plate current collector samples are examined by employing various analytical techniques, including microscopy, spectroscopy, and surface roughness analyzer. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of tungsten oxide–cerium oxide/chitosan nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in sewage water under sunlight by Dhivya Viswanathan, Surya Parthasarathy, Sutha Sadhasivam, Krishna Prakash Arunachalam, Khuloud A. Alibrahim, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Rajakumar Govindasamy, Sridevi Balu

“…The surface microstructure of the as-prepared nanoparticles was analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. …”
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Preparation and Performance Characterization of Warm-Mix Rejuvenated Bioasphalt by Zhu Zhang, Jiusu Li, Zhenjun Duan, Shuaipeng Zhang, Menglei Lou

“…The resultant PG grades of WBA blended with 40% and 70% aged asphalt were PG 64-34 and PG 70-22, respectively. Microstructure and surface morphology analysis showed carbonyl absorption peaks with high rejuvenation and surface-crack repair potential for the WBA over the control asphalt that was evaluated in the study.…”
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Construction and Characterization of Pea Protein-Chlorogenic Acid-Chitosan Composite Film Based on Tyrosinase Crosslinking by NI Yidan, ZHOU Quancheng, LI Yajie, GUO Tingting, BAI Haimei, HAN Qinshuo, SHENG Guihua

“…The physical parameters and microstructure of the PP-CA-CS film were determined. The aim was to explore the effects of PP-to-CS ratio and the concentrations of CA and Tyr on the structure and properties of the composite film and to study the interaction between its components. …”
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Biological laterality and peripheral nerve DTI metrics. by Scott A Holmes, Steven J Staffa, Anastasia Karapanagou, Natalia Lopez, Victoria Karian, Ronald Borra, David Zurakowski, Alyssa Lebel, David Borsook

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>For the evaluation of nerve measures using DWI and MTI, in either healthy or disease states, consideration of underlying biological metrics of laterality in peripheral nerve fiber characteristics need to considered for data analysis. Integrating knowledge regarding biological laterality of peripheral nerve microstructure may be applied to improve how we diagnosis pain disorders, how we track patients' recovery and how we forecast pain chronification.…”
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Optimization of the plasma electrolytic oxidation process parameters on 7075 aluminum alloy using Taguchi method by Erfan Pirhadi Nouri, Saeed Reza Allahkaram, Mehrnaz Gharagozlou

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the main phases of the coating were gamma-alumina and magnesium oxide.…”
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Computational investigation of magnetohydrodynamics Casson Micropolar fluid flowing past a permeable linearly stretchy wall with heat source by S. Alao, R. A. Oderinu, B. A. Sanusi, T. A. Oyeyinka, F. J. Ayanbukola

“…This approach enables the numerical solutions for the velocity \bar{f}^{\prime}; temperature \bar{\theta}, and microstructure \bar{g} of the fluid. The results are then presented in tabular and graphical forms, allowing for a detailed assessment of the impact of various parameters on the fluid's behavior. …”
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Pulsed Radiofrequency Relieves Neuropathic Pain by Repairing the Ultrastructural Damage of Chronically Compressed Dorsal Root Ganglion by Xuelian Li, Ying Yang, Dong Huang, Jiahui Ma, Yuzhao Huang

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Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Characterization of Graphene/Al2O3‐Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Nanocomposites by Shah Md Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Md Zillur Rahman, Shadman Sharar Alam, Barshan Dev

“…Furthermore, their microstructure and functional groups are studied by SEM and FTIR, respectively. …”
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Pea and rice proteins with gellan gum and monovalent salts for the development of plant-based gels for food applications by Luísa Ozorio, Ana Paula Corradi, Fabiana Perrechil

“…Systems were composed of 15 % (w/w) rice protein (RP) and/or pea protein (PP) mixed in different proportions (100–0 %, 75–25 %, 50–50 %, 25–75 % and 0–100 % w/w), 1 % (w/w) gellan gum, and NaCl or KCl (60 mM). Microstructure, texture, syneresis and rheological properties were analyzed. …”
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Deterioration mechanism and stochastic damage modeling of tunnel lining concrete in hydrothermal corrosive environments by Yu Ning, Zhiwei Yan, Yanhua Zeng, Chunwei Zhang, Yucang Dong

“…In order to investigate the coupled effect of high temperature and corrosion on the macroscopic mechanical properties and microstructure of lining concrete, a series of experiments have been conducted, and a new thermal-corrosion damage model has been proposed that can describe the evolution of the mechanical properties of concrete in this particular environment. …”
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Mechanical Properties Improvement Mechanism of Silica Fume-Modified Ultrafine Cement Used to Repair Pavement Microcracks by Xiaofei Wang, Jiangbei Yao, Xinwei Li, Yinchuan Guo, Aiqin Shen, HuaQiao Pu

“…Compression strength, bending strength, and interfacial bonding strength are studied, and modification mechanisms are discovered by using a powder X-ray diffraction test, thermal analysis, and micromorphology observation. The result shows that mechanical strength of the stable period is improved with the right amount of mixing of SF, which leads to secondary pozzolanic reaction and makes the microstructure of the paste denser. …”
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Constitutive Model for Hot Deformation Behavior of Fe-Mn-Cr-Based Alloys: Physical Model, ANN Model, Model Optimization, Parameter Evaluation and Calibration by Jie Xu, Chaoyang Sun, Huijun Liang, Lingyun Qian, Chunhui Wang

“…The development and validation of constitutive models for high-temperature deformation are critical for bridging microstructure evolution with macroscopic mechanical behavior in materials. …”
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Study on Solidification Characteristics of Granular Coal Gangue: Fine Sand Paste-Cemented Filling Materials by Daiqiang Deng, Runze Wang, Guodong Cao, Yihua Liang, Jinkuan Fan, Yunfan Ma, Yu Gao

“…Through the uniaxial compression test, the influence of gangue–sand ratio, the mass fraction, and curing age on the mechanical properties of filling materials was analyzed. The microstructure analysis of SEM was conducted to explore the internal mechanism of the strength difference of filling materials. …”
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Assessing the Carasau Bread Doughs Microwave Spectra by Elisabetta Orrù, Matteo B. Lodi, Luca Lodi

“…Dielectric spectroscopy (DS), particularly in the microwave (MW) range, has emerged as a non-destructive, cost-effective tool for food characterization, providing insights into microstructure and composition. MW DS has been applied to assess fermentation dynamics and ingredient influence in CB doughs, with previous studies modeling dielectric properties using a third-order Cole–Cole model up to 8.5 GHz and later extending to 20 GHz. …”
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Simplified Preparation of N-Doped Carbon Nanosheets Using EDTA Route by Denghu Wei, Zongfu Sun, Leilei Xu

“…The phase composition, morphology, microstructure, specific surface area, and pore volume of the products were systematically characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning/transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis. …”
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