Synthesis of semi sintered nickel bronze electrode for electric discharge surface alloying of silicon steel and the properties of coated surface by Gopathy Veerappan, Manickam Ravichandran, David Pritima, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Nachimuthu Radhika, Rasaiah Naveenkumar

“…On average, there was a 19% reduction in the specific wear rate (SWR) of Ni–Cu–Sn-coated silicon steel compared to the uncoated specimens.Keywords: Silicon Steel, Microstructure, Electrical Discharge alloying, Powder metallurgy, Tribology.…”
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Enhanced gelation of sturgeon frozen surimi via egg white: Exploring the role of endogenous serine protease inhibition by Lu Tong, Ning Ding, Meng Zhou, Yan Zhang, Hui Hong, Yongkang Luo, Yuqing Tan

“…Egg whites also impeded water migration and enhanced the density and smoothness of the gel microstructure, reducing protein aggregation. These results indicated that egg whites serve a dual function: inhibiting serine protease and filling the gel network within 12 weeks, mitigating protein aggregation and ice crystal formation over 24 weeks. …”
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Unraveling the anisotropic corrosion behavior along the building direction in laser powder bed fusion processed Hastelloy X by Umer Masood Chaudry, Seung-Chang Han, Kaab bin Tayyab, Ameeq Farooq, Woo-Sung Kim, Tea-Sung Jun

“…A systematic investigation focused on the microstructure and anisotropic electrochemical corrosion behavior along the building direction was conducted. …”
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Modification mechanism of silver nanoparticles-functionalized MW-CNT and GGBFS and CQDs on the structural properties of geopolymer reinforced-composite beam by Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Jamal Khatib, Raul D. S. G. Campilho, Ayub Elahi, Ahmed Ashteyat, Roberto A. Gonzalez-Lezcano, Touhami Tahenni, Gideon Bamigboye, Nagaraj Nagaprasad, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…The Young’s modulus of the GR-CB, which includes Ag‒PM‒WCNT, GGBFS, and CQD, demonstrated a significant enhancement, alongside a remarkable level of densification within the microstructure and a variety of constitutive mathematical models. …”
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Producing Al-Zn Alloy Coating on the Pure Al Substrate by Solid-State Friction Surfa ce Alloying by Ratna Sunil Buradagunta, Ambuj Sharma, Tapan K. Mahanta, Shaik Feroz, Ravikumar Dumpala

“…The cross-sectional microstructure clearly indicated a strong metallurgical bonding at the alloy-substrate interface. …”
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Physicochemical Properties and Low-Temperature Sulfur Fixation Patterns of Fly Ash from a Biomass Power Plant by Jun Zhang, Peng Zhang, Jie Zhou, Bo Zhao, Ansheng Wei, Liqiang Zhang

“…The physicochemical properties, surface morphology, and microstructure of fly ash generated by a typical biomass power plant in the Shandong area of China were characterized using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). …”
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Effect of Different Ion Types of Cellulose on the Coating Texture of Deep-fried Batter-breaded Pork Strips by Ruishu ZHANG, Ying XU, Feng HUANG, Chunhui ZHANG, Xuhua CHEN

“…Additionally, the microstructure of the shell showed that the CMC and HPMC groups had larger and deeper pores, which contributed to increase crispiness, while the CHC and control groups had relatively smaller and shallower pores. …”
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Electrochemical deposition method to repair leakage cracks in underground structures: Principle, laboratory experiment and field implementation by Yuxing Sun, Qing Chen, Tiemei Zhu, Anlan Huang, Linjun Xie

“…The crack closure rate of the groundwater surface increased with groundwater concentration. Based on the microstructure analysis of X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry and scanning electron microscope, the mechanism of electrochemical deposition method for repairing underground leakage cracks was revealed. …”
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Effect of Particle Size and Sintering Temperature on the Formation of Mullite from Kyanite and Aluminum Mixtures by F. R. Barrientos-Hernández, M. Pérez-Labra, A. Lobo-Guerrero, M. Reyes-Pérez, J. C. Juárez-Tapia, J. Hernández-Ávila, E. Cardoso-Legorreta, J. P. Hernández-Lara

“…The samples were thermally etched to observe the microstructure, which consisted of mullite equiaxial grains contained in a glassy phase. …”
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Mechanical property enhancement in concrete composites with hybrid polypropylene fibre reinforcement by Chiang Ti Tan, Ming Kun Yew, Ming Chain Yew, Foo Wei Lee, Siong Kang Lim, Jing Han Beh, Jin Chai Lee, Jee Hock Lim

“…Furthermore, the ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) test highlighted advancements in concrete quality and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis demonstrated that fibre reinforcement enhanced the microstructure and bonding within the concrete. …”
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Stability of reinforcements (CrB2/TiB2) and lubricants (C/MoS2) in Cu matrix during the sintering process by Chen Zhang, Lei Jia, Jia-mei Zhang, Wu Pan, Zhen-lin Lu, Zhi-guo Xing

“…The content of each reinforcement or lubricant was fixed at 10 wt%, and the powder mixture was sintered by a fast hot-pressed sintering machine at 950 °C under 40 MPa for 1 h under a vacuum atmosphere (<10 Pa). Then, microstructure and phase composition of the composites resulted from 10%CrB2–Cu, 10%TiB2–Cu, 10%MoS2–Cu, 10%C–Cu, 10%CrB2–10%C–Cu, 10%TiB2–10%C–Cu, 10%CrB2–10%MoS2–Cu and 10%TiB2–10%MoS2–Cu powder systems were investigated systematically, Subsequently, the potential decomposition and reaction behavior was discussed based thermodynamic analysis. …”
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Impacts of metakaolin and fly ash on the performance of cement-based grouting materials in anchoring engineering by Zhiyuan CHENG, Junpeng YANG, Wei XUE, Daidong WEI, Yimin WANG

“…In combination with the X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and scanning electron microscopy , this study revealed the mechanisms underlying the regulation of metakaolin and fly ash for the performance of cement-based grouting materials. …”
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Developing an Algorithm for Detecting Suspicious Trades in Tehran Stock Exchange Based on Spoof Trading Model by Reza Tehrani, Saeed Fallahpour, Hamid Nouralidokht

“…More specifically, this paper studies manipulated stocks by looking at market microstructure (intraday transactions) and aims to introduce an algorithm for detecting suspicious trades so that regulators can detect them beforehand. …”
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Morphological Features and Physicochemical Properties of Starches from Six Wheat Varieties in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province by Lihong FU, Yingying CHANG, Rundong XU, Ziting YANG, Yun'e GUO, Hongyu YANG

“…Six kinds of specialty wheat starches were used to analyze the morphological features and physicochemical properties by scanning electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer, differential scanning calorimeter and rapid visco analyser. The microstructure of starches included amylose content, amylopectin content, morphology, particle size, crystallinity and short-range ordering. …”
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Well Log Evaluation Method of Shale Gas Flow Capacity by NIE Xin, SUN Chuanrui, HAO Yuexiang, WANG Benqiang, LIN Wei, LI Bingke, WANG Chenchen, ZHANG Jizhen, HAN Denglin

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Eesti keele konstruktikoni poole: ülesehituse peajooned by Geda Paulsen, Heete Sahkai, Ene Vainik, Jelena Kallas, Kertu Saul, Arvi Tavast, Kristina Koppel

“…The diversity of the target audience influences the macro- and microstructure of the proposed resource. The plan is to cover a wide range of construction types and provide descriptions in multiple metalevels: general, linguistically precise, and machine-readable. …”
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One-Part Alkali-Activated Slag/Fly Ash for Soft Soil Stabilization: Freeze-Thaw Durability Assessment and Mechanism Elucidation by Li Liu, Mengjie Yuan, Xiyao Zheng, Jun Wu

“…Mass loss, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), and pH value were conducted to assess soil deterioration and structural integrity under freeze-thaw conditions. Additionally, microstructure analysis was conducted using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to analyze hydration product formation and internal structure characteristics. …”
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Vacancy Chemistry Regulated Cobalt Oxide Nanostructures with Fast Kinetics for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Capacitors by Yanyan Kong, Chen Li, Yanan Xu, Yabin An, Shasha Zhao, Xiaohu Zhang, Sha Yi, Yue Gong, Xianzhong Sun, Kai Wang, Xiong Zhang, Yanwei Ma

“…To overcome these limitations, we present a simple annealing approach that leverages both vacancy chemistry and surface engineering to refine the physiochemical structure of Co3O4 nanoboxes with adjustable thickness of CoO layers on the surface, enabling precise microstructural control over lithium storage performance. …”
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Screened of long non-coding RNA related to wool development and fineness in Gansu alpine fine-wool sheep by Zhaohua He, Fangfang Zhao, Hongxian Sun, Jiang Hu, Jiqing Wang, Xiu Liu, Mingna Li, Zhiyun Hao, Zhidong Zhao, Bingang Shi, Feiyan Liu, Shaobin Li

“…In this research, we conducted a thorough analysis and characterization of the microstructure of wool, along with long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), their target genes, associated pathways, and Gene Ontology terms pertinent to the wool fineness development. …”
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Strain rebound and inhomogeneity in glass-to-metal seals: Radial vs axial strain evolution by Keqian Gong, Zheng Liu, Zifeng Song, Chao Zhou, Zhangjing Shi, Siyue Nie, Weisong Zhou, He Yan, Zhichun Fan, Yong Zhang

“…Despite extensive studies on residual stress/strain in sealing glass, critical gaps remain in decoupling directional strains and understanding their in situ evolution during the cooling process, especially with respect to their microstructural origins. This study employs advanced fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in situ monitoring to decouple and independently analyze radial and axial strain evolution, providing novel insights into the mechanical anisotropy of sealing glass. …”
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