A review of utilization of waste polyurethane foam as lightweight aggregate in concrete by R. Roobankumar, M. SenthilPandian

“…Initially, it discusses the statistical data analysis, physical and microstructural properties of waste flexible and rigid polyurethane foam. …”
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Impact of Faba Bean (<i>Vicia faba</i> L.) Diet and Subsequent Withdrawal on GIFT Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) Muscle Quality by Guanling Xu, Wei Xing, Tieliang Li, Shibo Wei, Ying Zhang, Tingting Song, Huanhuan Yu, Lin Luo

“…These superior textural characteristics persisted during the subsequent retention phase following FB withdrawal. Microstructural analysis revealed that the 60% FB diet significantly enhanced muscle-fiber density while reducing fiber diameter in tilapia during the 8–16 week feeding period. …”
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Study of the Structure and Properties of Concrete Modified with Nanofibrils and Nanospheres by Alexey N. Beskopylny, Sergey A. Stel’makh, Evgenii M. Shcherban’, Valery Varavka, Besarion Meskhi, Levon R. Mailyan, Maksim Kovtun, Sergei Kurlovich, Diana El’shaeva, Andrei Chernil’nik

“…It was found that compositions with 0.3% NF and NS differed from the control composition by the presence of such a phase as olivine-Ca. Microstructural analysis confirmed the effectiveness of NF and NS additives. …”
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Study on the Effect of Rock Mass Wetting and Drying Cycle on the Mechanical Behavior of Rock-Socketed Piles on Slopes by CAO Ting, HE Liu, WANG Wei, ZHAO Wang, LIU Zhao, ZHONG Junhui

“…The mechanical parameters demonstrate strong correlations with the number of cycles through power and logarithmic functions. Microstructural analysis of the rocks indicates that after 28 cycles, hydration-prone minerals decrease, with mica content reducing from 35.1% to 27.5%, chlorite content from 11.4% to 8.4%, and anorthose content from 25.3% to 14.5%. …”
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Synthesis of Copper Based Composites Reinforced with (Ni,Cu)3Al Intermetallic via Low Energy Ball Milling by J. A. Verduzco, A. Molina, R. Guardian, Y. Y. Calderon, S. R. Gonzaga, M. Serrano, H. Villanueva

“…The resulting powders were compacted and sintered at 700°C for 30 minutes in an argon atmosphere. Microstructural characterization was performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), while surface hardness was evaluated through microhardness testing. …”
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Investigation of Friction for Nanocoated and Uncoated Ti-6Al-4V Substrates via the Modified Pin-on-Disk Technique for Transfemoral Implants by Muntadher Saleh Mahdi, Dunya Abdulsahib Hamdi

“…The friction examination was analyzed at room temperature and under the Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) condition using the pin-on-disc technique.Results: The microstructural analysis confirmed the coated technique in producing a nano-sized layer. …”
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Rapid isotopic exchange in mineralogically unaltered coral skeletons by Jarosław Stolarski, Deyanira Cisneros-Lazaro, Arthur Adams, Katarzyna Janiszewska, Anders Meibom

“…We investigated whether oxygen isotope exchange can occur between these skeletons and ambient sediment pore water without aragonite-to-calcite transformation, focusing on the role of skeletal microstructure in this process. Simulated diagenesis experiments using modern coral skeletons immersed in 18O-enriched artificial seawater revealed that microstructural complexity – specifically, the phylogenetically controlled arrangement of rapid accretion and thickening deposits – strongly influences isotopic exchange. …”
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Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment on tensile and stress-controlled low-cycle fatigue behaviors of aluminum-silicon alloy by Mohammad Azadi, Adel Basiri, Ali Dadashi, G. Winter, B. Seisenbacher, F. Grün

“…The optical microscopy analysis demonstrates that heat-treatment changed the size, morphology, and distribution of silicon phases through the microstructure of the aluminum matrix. …”
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Understanding pyramidal slip-induced deformation bands and dynamic recrystallization in AZWX3100 magnesium alloy by Risheng Pei, Fatim-Zahra Mouhib, Mattis Seehaus, Simon Arnoldi, Pei-Ling Sun, Talal Al-Samman

“…This study investigates the DRX mechanisms in AZWX3100 magnesium alloy under plane strain compression at 200 °C. Microstructural analysis revealed necklace-type DRX accompanied by evidence of local grain boundary bulging. …”
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A holistic research based on RSM and ANN for improving drilling outcomes in Al–Si–Cu–Mg (C355) alloy by Şenol Bayraktar, Cem Alparslan, Nurten Salihoğlu, Murat Sarıkaya

“…Drilling experiments were conducted with an 8 mm uncoated HSS (High-Speed Steel) drill across a range of cutting speeds (V) and feed rates (f) while maintaining a consistent depth of cut (DoC) parameters. Microstructural analysis using optical microscopy and SEM identified key phases within the alloy, including α-Al, eutectic Si, β-Fe (β-Al5FeSi), and π-Fe (π-Al8Mg3FeSi6) inter-metallics. …”
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Constitutive Model and Hot Processing Map of Ni-Cr-Fe Heat-resistant Alloy for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Boilers by Gao　Pei, Huang　Guijun

“…The model had good predictive ability for the rheological stress of heat-resistant alloy； The activation energy Q for hot deformation was calculated as 389 kJ/mol. Based on microstructural analysis， the optimal hot working process for the Ni-Cr-Fe heat-resistant alloy was identified as 1 150 ℃-1 200 ℃ and 0.1 s⁻¹-1 s⁻¹.…”
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β phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization of a metastable β -Ti6554 alloy during electrically assisted tension by Wu Chuan, Liu Bao Xi

“…This work can provide valuable guidance in tailoring microstructure and properties of metastable β-titanium alloys during electrically assisted processing.…”
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Crack initiation at V-notch tip subjected to in-plane mixed mode loading: An application of the fictitious notch rounding concept by F. Berto

“…The support factor is considered to be independent of the microstructural support length. Finally, for comparison, the support factor is determined on a purely numerical basis by iterative analysis of FE models.…”
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Mechanisms of Exogenous L-Lysine in Influencing the Quality of Low-Sodium Marinated Braised Beef by Chongxian Zheng, Pengsen Wang, Mingming Huang, Tong Jiang, Jianying Zhao, Yanwei Mao, Huixin Zuo

“…For low-sodium plain boiled beef, the optimal addition level of L-Lys was screened out through the research on the effects on meat quality indicators, water distribution, microstructure, and sensory evaluation. For the quality of low-sodium plain boiled beef, in terms of microstructure, the addition of L-Lys reduced muscle fiber breakage and voids, thereby improving its microstructural characteristics. …”
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Response of different cotton genotypes to salt stress and re-watering by Kang Zhao, Tao Yang, Bo Pang, Honggang Wang, Zhining Yang, Weiwei Liang, Cun Rui, Wengwei Gao

“…Salt stress altered microstructural observations and physiological and biochemical in ST and SS (p < 0.05). …”
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Assessing the effects of supplementary cementitious materials on concrete properties:a review by Almotaseembillah Ahmed

“…It also includes a detailed analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to study the microstructure. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Electrochemical and hot corrosion behaviour of annealed AlCoCrFeNi HEA coating over steel by N. Radhika, Niveditha Noble, Adeolu Adesoji Adediran

“…Hot corrosion tests at 900 °C resulted in 10.1%, 8.49%, and 10.36% improved corrosion resistance for the coated sample annealed at 550 °C than the coated sample pre annealing and 44.09%, 44.25%, and 42.09% than the uncoated sample pre annealing under three salt mixtures respectively. The microstructural analysis examines various corrosion modes and verifies the presence and formation of protective oxide layers.…”
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Effect of Chemical Composition and Annealing Parameters for Advanced Packaging Steel Applications by Yasemin Kılıç, Ramazan Uzun, Ümran Başkaya

“…In this study, the effects of chemical composition and annealing parameters on the phase transformation behavior, microstructure, and mechanical properties of packaging steels were investigated. …”
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Preservation properties of Toona sinensis essential oil-chitosan composite films: A comprehensive study by Yuchen Liu, Mengrui Qu, Kaiyang Cao, Dongying Wang

“…The microstructural analysis revealed that TSEO significantly affected the morphology and structure of the chitosan film matrix. …”
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Complementary MR measures of white matter and their relation to cardiovascular health and cognition by Petar P. Raykov, Marta Correia, Kamen Tsvetanov, Rafael N. Henriques, Alberto Del Cerro-León, Matthew Bracher-Smith, Valentina Escott-Price, Yordan P. Raykov, Richard N. Henson

“…Among 11 commonly-used WM metrics [Fractional Anisotropy (FA); Mean Signal Diffusion (MSD); Mean Signal Kurtosis (MSK); Neurite Density Index (NDI); fibre Orientation Dispersion Index (ODI); Free water volume faction (Fiso); spread of Mean Signal Diffusivity values (MSDvar); Magnetisation Transfer Ratio (MTR); T1:T2 ratio; volume of White Matter Hyper-Intensities (WMHI); White Matter Volume (WMV)], latent factor analysis showed that four factors were needed to explain 89% of the variance, which we interpreted in terms of (1) fibre density/myelination, (2) free-water / tissue damage, (3) fibre-crossing complexity and (4) microstructural complexity. …”
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