Degenerated graphite nodules influence on fatigue crack paths in a ferritic ductile cast iron by Francesco Iacoviello, Vittorio Di Cocco

“…Focusing on ferritic-pearlitic DCIs, these alloys are characterized by a microstructure that ranges from a fully ferritic to a completely pearlitic matrix, and they are widely used for many applications (e.g. wheels, gears, crankshafts in cars, exhaust manifolds, valves, flywheels, boxes bearings, hubs, shafts, valves, flanges, pipelines ...). …”
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Studying Reactivity Relationships of Copolymers N-naphthylacrylamide with (Acrylicacid and Methylacrylate) by Ameen Hadi Mohammed

“…Based on the average reactivity ratios, sequence distribution of monomers in the copolymers and the microstructure of copolymers were calculated by statistical method and found that these values are in agreement with the derived reactivity ratios.…”
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Nonlinear Optical Imaging of Entangled Heterophase Polydomains in Ferroelectric BZT Films by Piyali Maity, Hongbo Chen, Jun Ouyang, Yuhang Ren

“…The SHG imaging spectroscopy is well‐suited for understanding microstructural variations in ferroelectrics, which are directly relevant to device performance in memory and energy storage applications.…”
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Mapping striatal functional gradients and associated gene expression in Parkinson’s disease with continuous cognitive impairment by Xiaolu Li, Shuting Bu, Huize Pang, Hongmei Yu, Mengwan Zhao, Juzhou Wang, Yu Liu, Guoguang Fan

“…These findings provide valuable insights into striatal macro- and microstructural changes in PD and their role in cognitive impairment.…”
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The Influence of Hydroxylated Carbon Nanotubes on Epoxy Resin Composites by Jiaoxia Zhang, Yaping Zheng, Haijun Zhou, Jing Zhang, Jun Zou

“…Transmission electron microscope was employed to characterize the microstructure of nanocomposites. As a result, the reactive activity of nanocomposites obtained increases with the increasing content of MWNTs. …”
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Influence of the effect of recycled fine aggregate and powder on the frost resistance of recycled concrete by Quan Ma, Wei Yang, Min Song, Zhenhua Duan

“…To verify the feasibility of replacing cementitious materials with recycled fine powder (RFP), cement paste was prepared by substituting RFP for cementitious materials by mass fraction at 0, 10%, 20%, and 30%. The microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry (TG), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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Investigation of Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2 and TiO2-4wt.%CdO Nanoparticles for Degradation of Methylene Blue by A. Azimi-Fouladi, S.A. Hasanzadeh-Tabrizi

“…Microstructural results revealed nanoparticles with dimensions of 18 to 32 nm. …”
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Forensic Investigation of Stainless Steel 316 Hydrogen-Membrane and Ammonia-Cracking Reactors Through Mechanical Testing by Alexander Ilyushechkin, Veronica Gray, Riley Ingle, Lachlan Carter, Liezl Schoeman

“…The three-point bend testing, which was conducted on inner and outer pipe-surface material extracted via electrical discharge machining, showed larger changes in the flexural modulus of exposed reactors but increases in the elastic limit. Microstructural observations revealed that hydrogen may play a role in stress relaxation, possibly promoting normalization at lower-than-expected temperatures. …”
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Influence of Hydrophobic Coating on Freeze-Thaw Cycle Resistance of Cement Mortar by Zijian Song, Zhongyuan Lu, Zhenyu Lai

“…Compared with the baseline sample, mass loss rate, flexural strength, and compressive strength of hydrophobic coating samples increased several-fold in the FTC test. Microstructural changes of the mortar were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Alumina Surface Coating with Zinc Oxide Nanostructures by Hydrothermal Method for Removal of Organic Pollutants from Water by S. A. Hassanzadeh Tabrizi, F. Aminsharei

“…The formation reactions of nanostructured zinc oxide on the alumina were also discussed. Microstructural studies showed that the size of zinc oxide particles was about 45 nm and zinc oxide particles were composed of nano-size layers. …”
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Isothermal Pre-Reduction Behavior of Nchwaning Manganese Ore in H₂ Atmosphere by Alok Sarkar, Trygve Lindahl Schanche, Jafar Safarian

“…The ore and reduced samples were characterized by XRF, XRD, BET and SEM techniques to outline the H₂ reduction behavior of the ore from mineralogical, microstructural, and chemical points of view. …”
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Optimal protein requirement for rapid and coordinated test growth of juvenile sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius) by Panke Gong, Haijing Liu, Dan Gou, Weixiao Di, Huinan Zuo, Jun Ding, Yaqing Chang, Rantao Zuo

“…S. intermedius in the P5 group showed the closest test microstructure to those in the kelp group, characterized by larger holes, longer but thinner trabeculae, as well as more regular microstructure in both outer and side surfaces, and more active resorption of inner test surface. …”
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Understanding early-stage radiation damage in nuclear alloys through positron annihilation and semi-empirical modeling by Vladimír Kršjak, Yamin Song, Veronika Lučanská, Stanislav Sojak, Pavol Noga, Martin Petriska, Branislav Stríbrnský, Sofia Gašparová, Igor Neuhold, Matej Kubiš, Dušan Vaňa, Tielong Shen, Vladimír Slugeň, Jarmila Degmová

“…In this study, we employ positron annihilation spectroscopy to characterize various alloys exposed to severe radiation conditions. …”
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Effects and Mechanism of Ligustrum robustum (Rxob.) Blume Polyphenols on the Quality of Fried Protein Foods by GAO Haoxiang, CHEN Nan, ZENG Weicai

“…Furthermore, the underlying mechanism was elucidated by characterizing the microstructure, protein thermodynamic properties, and spatial conformation of fried foods. …”
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The influence of lanthanum content in the Fe₂O₃-Li₂O-La(OH)₃ system on phase formation and properties of composite material by Yu. S. Elkina, V. A. Vlasov, E. N. Lysenko, A. P. Surzhikov

“…The addition of lanthanum was also found to lead to a significant increase in specific electrical resistance from 5 ∙ 102 to 6 ∙ 109 and 1 ∙ 1012 Ohm∙cm, which may be associated with both a change in the microstructure of the samples and a change in their phase composition.…”
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Unraveling Temperature-Induced Vacancy Clustering in Tungsten: From Direct Microscopy to Atomistic Insights via Data-Driven Bayesian Sampling by Anruo Zhong, Clovis Lapointe, Alexandra M. Goryaeva, Kazuto Arakawa, Manuel Athènes, Mihai-Cosmin Marinica

“…The evolution of the microstructure of materials is primarily governed by defect-mediated diffusion. …”
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Experiment Analysis of Concrete’s Mechanical Property Deterioration Suffered Sulfate Attack and Drying-Wetting Cycles by Wei Tian, Nv Han

“…The macroperformance was characterized via its apparent properties, mass loss, and compressive strength. …”
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Indentation behaviour of 'soft film on hard substrate' composite system type by Ivana Mladenović, Vesna Radojević

“…Dependence of nanohardness and microhardness values on electrodeposition process conditions, substrate and film microstructure, total film thickness, layer thickness and Ni/Cu layer thickness ratio for different composite systems ratio was investigated. …”
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Advancement in Fixation Techniques for Osteoporotic Bone: A Narrative Review by Abhinandan Reddy Mallepally, Harshit Dave, Kalidutta Das

“…Osteoporosis, characterized by reduced bone mineral density and compromised bone microstructure, significantly increases the risk of low-impact fragility fractures, particularly in the spine. …”
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Antibiotic residuals removal via novel fabricated hydrogel from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and sodium methacrylate by Nahit Aktaş, Sinan Akgöl, Urmat Zholdoshbek Uulu

“…In conclusion, we suggest a novel microstructure, selective, low-cost adsorption polymeric material for the removal of Pen. …”
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