Strength characteristics in saturation process and rainfall-induced landslide failure mechanism of granite residual soil by Bing Lan, Bangzhong Jia, Yiying Wu, Yiying Wu, Xiaoyu Yi, Wenkai Feng, Yihe Li

“…By systematically evaluating unsaturated, saturated, and continuously saturated states, we quantify the soil’s strength deterioration mechanisms and establish, for the first time, a microstructure-based framework linking saturation-dependent structural evolution to macroscopic shear behavior. …”
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Production and optimization of affordable artificial geopolymer aggregates containing crumb rubber, plastic waste, and granulated cork based on machine learning algorithms by Mohamed Abdellatief, Abedulgader Baktheer, Mohamed Shahin, Aref A. Abadel, Ashraf M. Heniegal

“…The GPR model consistently outperformed the LR, SVR, and RSM models, showing higher accuracy in predicting both density and CS. Microstructural analysis revealed significant differences in the AGAs cured at different temperatures, with denser microstructures observed at 60 °C and 90 °C compared to 500 °C. …”
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Enhanced in-situ utilization of lunar simulant for fibre-reinforced high-performance concrete: Mechanical properties and cost-effectiveness for lunar applications by Ruizhe Shao, Chengqing Wu, Jun Li

“…This study examines the mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced lunar high-performance concrete (LHPC), which was fabricated using a significant proportion of lunar simulant. A systematic analysis was conducted on the influence of fibre type, dosage, and combination (mono and hybrid) on workability, unit weight, microstructure, and compressive and flexural performance of LHPC. …”
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Investigation of mechanical properties of AlSi3Cr alloy by M. Tocci, A. Pola, L. Montesano, GM. La Vecchia, M. Merlin, GL. Garagnani

“…Poor impact toughness values were measured and the microstructural analysis confirmed the presence of coarse intermetallics, acting as crack initiation and propagation particles, on the fracture surfaces…”
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Asymmetric white matter degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a diffusion kurtosis imaging study of motor and extra-motor pathways by Juan Carlos Quizhpilema, Ane Legarda, José Manuel Hidalgo, Pablo Lecumberri, Ivonne Jerico, Ivonne Jerico, Teresa Cabada, Teresa Cabada

“…Our methodology employed multi-shell multi-tissue constrained spherical deconvolution (MSMT-CSD) for tract reconstruction and diffusion kurtosis imaging for microstructural analysis. The study focused particularly on the corticospinal tract and associated pathways, utilizing both tract-specific Bundle Analytics (BUAN) and whole-brain Tract-Based Spatial Statistics (TBSS) approaches.ResultsThe study included 33 ALS patients and 37 controls with no significant differences in age or gender. …”
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Characterisation of fresh extruded rice with added soybean protein isolate by Lu Li, Dandan Li, Xihong Li

“…When the content of SPI was 3%, the microstructure and texture properties showed that the FER had medium hardness, good elasticity and cohesion, which was better than paddy rice in food quality analysis. …”
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A deep learning based prediction model for effective elastic properties of porous materials by Chang Liu, Ran Guo, Yangming Su

“…This article randomly generates porous microstructure models through algorithms and uses efficient quadtree algorithms to calculate their mechanical properties, thereby obtaining a large amount of machine-learning sample data. …”
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Enhancing the performance of iron-based binders with seawater and CO2 sequestration by V Chandralega, M Shanmugasundaram, David Stone

“…The samples were cured under controlled CO2 conditions and evaluated through compressive strength tests, and microstructural analysis, XRD, and FTIR results. In this study normal water and seawater were employed as the CO₂-capturing media, enabling mass transfer for reactions under ambient conditions. …”
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Electronic Structures of Molecular Beam Epitaxially Grown SnSe₂ Thin Films on <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msqrt><mn mathvariant="bold">3</mn... by Zhujuan Li, Qichao Tian, Kaili Wang, Yuyang Mu, Zhenjie Fan, Xiaodong Qiu, Qinghao Meng, Can Wang, Yi Zhang

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Soil Improvement of Clayey Sand Using Nanoparticle by S. Rahmati sardasht, A. A. Heshmati

“…The microstructural examinations demonstrated better compactness among the treated samples, indicating improved microstructural characteristics in the nanoparticle-amended soils.…”
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Effect of Re-steaming Treatment and Secondary Retrogradation on the Quality of Liuzhou Luosifen Rice Noodles by LIU Rong, WANG Dan, LI Yue, HUANG Yongchun

“…Furthermore, it increased the starting, peak and end temperature of rice noodles, and elevated the enthalpy value by more than 12.2%. Microstructure analysis indicated that the treatment promoted the short-range ordered rearrangement of starch chains, densifying the internal structure of rice noodles. …”
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Choice and justification of the method of titanium welding with platinum by Anatolii Sanin, Ihor Mamchur, Tetiana Nosova, Stella Mamchur

“…To study the phase composition of the platinum-titanium diffusion zone, the following techniques were used: metallographic analysis; X-ray diffraction analysis; X-ray microspectral analysis; electron microscopic analysis. …”
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The Mechanism of Intragranular Acicular Ferrite Nucleation Induced by Mg-Al-O Inclusions by Kong Hui, Zhou YaHui, Lin Hao, Xia Yunjin, Li Jie, Yue Qiang, Cai ZhengYu

“…Through statistical analysis of SEM images for microstructure, the probabilistic nature of inducing nucleation effect is revealed. …”
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Study on Grain Refinement Mechanism of Internal Spline Tooth Profile by Vibration Assisted Cold Extrusion by Kai Zhang, Yong Wang, Ye Zhang, Yanyang Wang, Zufang Zhang, Ping Jin, Qingcheng Zhou

“…In order to study the microstructure evolution of the formed parts in the axial vibration cold extrusion process， the microstructure evolution process of the blank in the axial cold extrusion process is simulated by using the cellular automata method. …”
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High-Temperature Tensile Grain Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured TA15 Aerospace Titanium Alloy by Pengfei Li, Zhenkun Dong, Qingtao Yang, Hao Xu, Dehai Kong, Minghui Hu

“…The AM TA15 alloy exhibited superior tensile properties at both temperatures compared to its hot-rolled counterpart. Microstructural analysis revealed finer grain size, stronger α-phase diffraction intensity, and altered grain boundary misorientation in the AM alloy after high-temperature testing, accompanied by improved plasticity. …”
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Morphological Evolution of Sn‐Metal‐Based Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries Using Operando X‐Ray Imaging by Bouchra Bouabadi, André Hilger, Paul H. Kamm, Tillmann R. Neu, Nikolay Kardjilov, Michael Sintschuk, Henning Markötter, Thomas Schedel‐Niedrig, Daniel Abou‐Ras, Francisco García‐Moreno, Sebastian Risse

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Enhancing the energy absorption capacity of Ti–6Al–4V lattice structure manufactured by additive manufacturing through β-annealing by Yi Ren, Wei Ran, Yongxun Li, Bowen Xue, Wei Chen

“…The geometric configuration and microstructure are crucial for the mechanical properties of the lattice structure formed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). …”
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Research and Development Progress of Oxidation Resistant Low Expansion GH6783 Alloy by Wang Zhigang, Han Guangwei, Zhou Lixin, Ye Bing, Cao Zheng

“…After long-term service， needle shaped Ni5Al3 phase precipitates inside the β phase， significantly deteriorating the plasticity of GH6783 alloy at 650 ℃. The anatomy analysis of the microstructure of currently imported In783 alloy rods reveals that the uniformity of the β phase microstructure was far worse than the results reported in the literature. …”
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Improved biomechanics in experimental chronic rotator cuff repair after shockwaves is not reflected by bone microarchitecture. by Xaver Feichtinger, Patrick Heimel, Stefan Tangl, Claudia Keibl, Sylvia Nürnberger, Jakob Emanuel Schanda, David Hercher, Roland Kocijan, Heinz Redl, Johannes Grillari, Christian Fialka, Rainer Mittermayr

“…Eight weeks after SSP repair, all rats were sacrificed and underwent bone microstructure analysis as well as histological and immunohistochemical analyses.…”
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Advanced imaging of gas diffusion layers: A comparison between focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy and X-ray computed tomography by Hossein Pourrahmani, Thomas B. Ferriday, Raha Razmara, Hossein Madi, Jan Van herle

“…The efficiency and longevity of these fuel cells can be feasible through detailed microstructural analysis. In this regard, advanced imaging techniques are being used to visualize the structure of the different layers of PEMFCs including the membrane, catalyst layer, and gas diffusion layer. …”
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