Influence of cryogenic treatment on mechanical and ballistic properties of AA5754 alloy friction stir welded joints by V. Manoj Mohan Prasath, S. Dharani Kumar, Saurabh S. Kumar

“…The cryogenic treatments performed after welding, including deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) at −196 °C and shallow cryogenic treatment (SCT) at −80 °C, for 6 and 72 h, respectively. The microstructure and mechanical characteristics of cryogenically treated and untreated joints were examined. …”
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Development and Characterization of Kappa-Carrageenan/PVA Films Loaded With Clove Essential Oil for Active Food Packaging by Saurabh Bhatia, Yasir Abbas Shah, Ibrahim Hamza Almohana, Talha Shreen Khan, Muhammad Jawad, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Esra Koca, Levent Yurdaer Aydemir, Swarup Roy

“…Additionally, the micrographs obtained for the film samples using scanning electron microscopy demonstrated the effect of clove oil on the microstructure of the films. Moreover, the thermal degradation and antioxidant activities of the films significantly improved with the addition of clove essential oil, as evidenced by the DPPH radical scavenging activity increasing from 1.27% in KCP1 to 57.21% in KCP4 and ABTS scavenging activity rising from 6.81% in KCP1 to 76.68% in KCP4. …”
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Influence of Cyclic Impact Loading and Axial Stress on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Burst-Prone Coal by Shuang Gong, Zhen Wang, Lei Zhou, Wen Wang

“…The results of the microstructure analysis indicated a larger difference between the minimum and maximum reflectances of vitrinite for burst-prone coal. …”
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Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on the Properties of PSE-like Chicken Sarcoplasmic Protein and Myofibrillar Protein Composite Gels by LI Ke, SUN Lixue, ZHOU Yanfang, ZHANG Yixue, HE Xiangli, DU Manting, MA Wuchao, BAI Yanhong

“…Furthermore, the differences in the gel properties, water distribution, intermolecular forces, gel electrophoresis pattern and microstructure of composite gels of SP treated with different ultrasonic powers (0, 300 and 600 W) at 20 kHz and MP were studied. …”
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Epimedin B protects against bone loss and inflammation in diabetic osteoporosis rats by regulating OPG/RANKL pathway by Xianmei Zhang, Qinguo Sun, Xie Xie, Meng Luo, Junjie Zan, Zewei Cong

“…EB promoted the formation of bone trabeculae and altered several bone microstructure parameters in DOP rats. EB ameliorated improved bone structure, restored histological abnormalities of femoral bone, and reduced the number of bone marrow adipocytes in DOP rats. …”
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Mechanical Characterization of Post weld quenched Al 6082-T6 TIG welded Joints by Atif Shazad, Muhammad Uzair, Junaid Jadoon, Muhammad Saleem Khan

“…Additionally, microstructure examination is conducted to facilitate this comparative study. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of kaolin glass cullet ceramics modified with transition metal oxides for enhanced mechanical and optical properties by R. M. Khattab, M. A. Marzouk, H. E. H. Sadek

“…Phase identification and chemical composition analysis were carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF), while physical properties such as bulk density, apparent porosity, hardness, and microstructure were evaluated through scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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A Comparative Study on Electrical Resistivity and Compressive Strength Properties of Cement Composites Incorporating Conductive Materials by Jong-Gun Park, Dong-Ju Seo, Doo-Yeol Lim, Yu-Jae Lee, Gwang-Hee Heo

“…We expect the results of SEM image analysis to be useful as basic data for establishing microstructure mechanisms of reinforcement fibers in the cement matrix.…”
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Effect of friction stir processing parameters on mechanical properties of different aluminum alloy plates by Mohamed S. El-Sayed, Masoud Ibrahim, Ahmed I. Abdel-Aziz

“…By optimizing FSP parameters, such as stir tool profile and cooling medium, this study aims to enhance the microstructure and mechanical properties. The findings of this research contribute to the development of advanced FSP techniques for improving the performance of these alloys in different industries. …”
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The Discursive Strategies in the Spoken Narratives of Multilingual Sepitori and Sesotho Speakers by Ramona Kunene Nicolas, Nonhlanhla Ntuli

“…This study used a mixed methodology of quantitative and qualitative analysis. Narratives were annotated for language complexity in the macro- and microstructure elements: the length and type of clause, pragmatic acts, referential lexical choices and code-switched words. …”
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Investigation on the Properties and Distribution of Air Voids in Porous Asphalt with Relevance to the Pb(II) Removal Performance by Yao Zhao, Lei Tong, Yating Zhu

“…The relationship between the PA microstructure and Pb(II) removal rate was then determined. …”
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Experimental and Computational Approaches for the Structural Study of Novel Ca-Rich Zeolites from Incense Stick Ash and Their Application for Wastewater Treatment by Virendra Kumar Yadav, Nisha Choudhary, Daoud Ali, G. Gnanamoorthy, Gajendra Kumar Inwati, Mohammed HA. Almarzoug, Gokhlesh Kumar, Samreen Heena Khan, Mitesh B. Solanki

“…FTIR and XRD helped in the identification of the microstructure and crystalline nature of the zeolites and also confirmed the synthesis of Ca-based zeolite with two thetas at 25.7°. …”
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Formation of Hierarchical Porous Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles by Green Synthesis by K. Khalugarova, Yu. M. Spivak, V. A. Moshnikov

“…The chemical composition and surface microstructure were studied by X-ray phase analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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A study on the effective utilization of ultrafine fly ash and silica fume content in high-performance concrete through an experimental approach by Arava Lekhya, N. Senthil Kumar

“…The durability test results also demonstrated that the blend U10S15 showed a lower water absorption of 1.26 %, indicating a 44.9 % reduction in water absorption with extended curing. The FTIR and TGA analysis of HPC mixes demonstrated that blending the optimal amounts of UFFA and SF results in a dense microstructure. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Steel Fibers and Silica Fume on Concrete Exposed to High Temperatures and Gamma Radiation by Mahmut Durmaz

“…It was found that 94 kGy gamma radiation increased the compressive strength of steel fiber concrete by SFC 20.98%, SFC-5 26.36%, SFC-10 26.45%, and SFC-15 25.34%, flexural strength by SFC 24.85%, SFC-5 25.06%, SFC-10 24.11%, and SFC-15 23.65%, and led to microstructure improvement and densification. XRD analysis revealed that samples exposed to 94 kGy gamma radiation accumulated and increased their calcite peak, resulting in decreased porosity and increased compressive and flexural strength. …”
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Resveratrol promotes spherical nano-self-assembly of egg white protein to enhance emulsification performance by Yuxin Kang, Nan Xiao, Haodong Wu, Zhixiong Pan, Weiwei Chen, Minmin Ai

“…Particle size analysis showed that D3,2 decreased from 30.51 to 17.88 μm, indicating better emulsion stability. …”
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A comprehensive report of the clinical and mutational profiles of 30 Iranian malignant infantile osteopetrosis patients by Akbar Amirfiroozy, Maryam Naghinejad, Azim Rezamand, Hamid Farhangi, Zahra Golchehre, Hossein Jalali, Mohammad Taheri, Mohammad Keramatipour

“…Hence, the process of bone resorption is impaired, resulting in: 1- a reduction in bone marrow volume and, subsequently, a decrement in the hematopoietic capacity of bone marrow, which leads to anemia and compromised immunological function; 2- improper bone development, which leads to pressure on peripheral nerves, causing auditory, visual, and movement impairments; and 3- disturbance in the formation of bone microstructure that leads to susceptibility to bone fracture. …”
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Quality Changes and Shelf Life Prediction of Extruded Rice at Different Storage Temperatures by Ning HUANG, Xiaohe CHEN, Lingqing MENG, Ran YANG, Lingbo QU, Changcheng ZHAO, Chunxia LI, Ping QIAN

“…The apparent morphology of the microstructure became rough gradually. Consequently, rehydration time was considered as the key index of quality deterioration of extruded rice during storage. …”
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Structural characterization and bioactivity evaluation of a soluble polysaccharide (PCHP-1A) from Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua: antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities by Lunbin Xia, Cunwu Chen, Shaoshuai Bi, Yafei Zhang, Naidong Chen, Jing Feng

“…PCHP-1A exhibited a compact and curly spherical molecule conformation, and SEM analysis revealed its smooth, porous, clastic or lamellar microstructure. …”
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Cold sintering process with DMSO as a transient liquid for efficient improvement of thermoelectric properties in silver selenide by Wanida Duangsimma, Kiettipong Banlusan, Supree Pinitsoontorn

“…Thermal conductivity (κ) analysis showed a significant reduction attributed to enhanced phonon scattering from defects introduced via CSP with DMSO. …”
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