Macroscopic perspective on phase transition behavior of natural single-crystal graphite under different pressure environments by Xiaoshuang Yin, Songyang Li, Lijuan Wang, Peiyuan Liu, Zhihai Cheng, Huiyang Gou, Liuxiang Yang

“…Despite considerable experimental and theoretical progress, current experimental studies have mainly focused on the local microstructural characterizations of recovered samples, which has certain limitations for high-temperature and high-pressure products, which often exhibit diversity. …”
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Experimental study on the influence of recycled aggregate substitution rate on the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete under sulfate erosion conditions by Yan Fu, Quanshen Zhao, Qi Sun, Song Chen, Haili Shi, Fan Zhang, Chengyu Bai

“…Strength degradation at different exposure durations was assessed, and microstructural changes were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Fatigue crack behavior on a Cu-Zn-Al SMA by V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, S. Natali, V. Volpe

“…In this work a Cu-Zn-Al SMA alloy obtained in laboratory has been microstructurally and metallographically characterized by means of X-Ray diffraction and Light Optical Microscope (LOM) observations. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Calcined Clay Mixed with Agrowaste Char for Sustainable Building Applications by Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Michael E. Sewordor, John Freeman Baffoe, Martha Forson, John Ekow Ampah-Essel, Beatrice Ardayfio, Bashiru Kadiri-English, Kwame K. Marfo, John Adjah, Joshua Tuah Asante, Emmanuel Nyankson, David Dodoo-Arhin

“…The calcined clays were characterized for their structural, microstructural, mechanical, and thermal properties after they were mixed with 5 wt%, 10 wt%, 15 wt%, and 20 wt% of agrowaste char of varying sources (i.e., coconut, palm kernel, and acacia). …”
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Peach Gum Polysaccharide as an Additive for Thermoplastic Starch to Produce Water-Soluble Films by Juan Vicente Miguel Guillem, Andrea Juan-Polo, Cristina Pavon, Juan López-Martínez

“…Films of TPS-PG and TPS-PGP were prepared and characterized by their water sensitivity and mechanical, microstructural, and thermal properties. …”
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Improving the water-holding and gelation properties of egg white by glycosylation and alkaline heating by Yang Ye, Xinyue Gou, Guixiang Jia, Jingyu Xiang, Anjiao Li, Yang Wang

“…Microstructural analysis indicated a shift from an ordered yet loose and porous architecture to a disordered, heterogeneous lamellar structure. …”
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The Influence of High-Temperature Nitrogen Plasma-Based Ion Implantation on Niobium Creep Behavior by Aline Capella de Oliveira, Joares Lidovino dos Reis, Rogerio Moraes Oliveira, Danieli Aparecida Pereira Reis

“…The process runs at a working pressure between 3 and 4 mbar and negative high voltage pulses of 7 kV/30 μs/300 Hz were applied to samples heated to 1000°C, at treatment times of 1 h, 4 h, and 8 h, respectively. Microstructural and mechanical characterizations of the treated samples revealed the formation of a layer of Nb2N, with 3.0 μm thickness and increase in the surface hardness from 225 HV for the untreated material up to about 2498 HV, for samples treated during 8 h. …”
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Spectral and Microscopic Behavior of Type III Femtosecond Fiber Bragg Gratings at High Temperatures by Matilde Sosa, Maxime Cavillon, Thomas Blanchet, Matthieu Lancry, Guillaume Laffont

“…Microvoids, or so-called type III fiber Bragg gratings, fabricated using femtosecond lasers and the point-by-point technique, were characterized at high temperatures (>1100 °C). For this purpose, we monitored the spectral characteristics of the grating, as well as the evolution of the microstructure during a 30 min isochronal annealing process. …”
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Bionic Silk Fibroin Film Induces Morphological Changes and Differentiation of Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells by Kang Lu, Xiaodie Chen, Hong Tang, Mei Zhou, Gang He, Juan Liu, Xuting Bian, Yupeng Guo, Fan Lai, Mingyu Yang, Zhisong Lu, Kanglai Tang

“…SF films with smooth or bionic microstructure surfaces (5, 10, 15, 20 μm) were prepared. …”
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The Relationship Between the Phonological Processing Network and the Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon: Evidence from Large-Scale DTI Data by Xiaoyan Gong, Ziyi He, Jun Wang, Cheng Wang

“…The tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) phenomenon is characterized by a temporary inability to retrieve a word despite a strong sense of familiarity. …”
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Intergranular precipitation evolution and its effect on the impact toughness of Super304H austenitic stainless steel weld metal during long-term aging at 650 °C by Conghao Du, Xue Wang

“…The microstructural evolution and its effect on the impact toughness of Super304H austenitic stainless steel weld metal during long-term aging at 650 °C was investigated in detail. …”
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Integrated Contact and Chemical Prelithiation Method to Boost Coulombic Efficiency of Si‐Based Anodes for Li‐Ion Batteries by Yu‐Kang Chung, Asif Latief Bhat, Yu‐Sheng Su

“…Furthermore, microstructural analyses reveal the formation of a distinct solid electrolyte interphase layer after prelithiation. …”
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Mechanistic study of filler dispersion enhancement in rubbers with environmentally safe processing oils by Iman Abbasi Shahdehi, Mohammad Abbasi-Soureshjani, Mohammad Alimardani

“…The results reveal that flocculation behavior is strongly dependent on both temperature and oil loading. TDAE, characterized by lower aromatic content, polarity, and viscosity, promotes superior filler dispersion, particularly at higher oil loadings and reduced processing temperatures, leading to enhanced microstructural uniformity and suppressed flocculation. …”
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Investigating the effect of stearic acid on the hydrophobicity and corrosion resistance of the anodized AlCrFeMnTi high entropy alloy by Ramtin Hajizadeh, Wafaa Farouq, Kamran Dehghani

“…Also, using FE-SEM and Profilometery, the microstructural evolutions as well as the morphology of samples were characterized. …”
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Growth Kinetics of Ni₃Ga₇ in Ni/Ga System During Interfacial Reaction Diffusion by Jun Peng, Tao Wang, Shuai Zhang

“…This study investigated the phase transformation kinetics and microstructural evolution in the Ni/Ga couple. The diffusion reaction behavior between nickel and gallium was characterized from 323 K to 623 K for different annealing times. …”
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Effects of microbially induced calcite precipitation on static liquefaction behavior of a gold tailings sand by Hamed Behzadipour, Abouzar Sadrekarimi

“…This amount decreases with increasing specimens void ratio. Changes in the microstructural fabric of the cemented tailings particles are also characterized using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses.…”
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Numerical investigation of bandgap characteristics in integrated metallic metafilters for nonlinear guided wave applications by Mohammed Aslam, Boris I, Jaesun Lee

“…The present investigation showcases advancements in the sensitivity of nonlinear-based guided wave testing for characterizing microstructural changes, promising substantial potential for detecting incipient damage in practical structural health monitoring applications.…”
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The multiscale brain structural re-organization that occurs from childhood to adolescence correlates with cortical morphology maturation and functional specialization. by Yirong He, Debin Zeng, Qiongling Li, Lei Chu, Xiaoxi Dong, Xinyuan Liang, Lianglong Sun, Xuhong Liao, Tengda Zhao, Xiaodan Chen, Tianyuan Lei, Weiwei Men, Yanpei Wang, Daoyang Wang, Mingming Hu, Zhiying Pan, Haibo Zhang, Ningyu Liu, Shuping Tan, Jia-Hong Gao, Shaozheng Qin, Sha Tao, Qi Dong, Yong He, Shuyu Li

“…Here, using two independent multimodal imaging developmental datasets aged 6-14 years, we investigated developmental process of multiscale cortical organization by constructing an in vivo multiscale structural connectome model incorporating white matter tractography, cortico-cortical proximity, and microstructural similarity. By employing the gradient mapping method, the principal gradient derived from the multiscale structural connectome effectively recapitulated the sensory-association axis. …”
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Sol-gel derived (Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$ thin films for tunable devices by D. Czekaj, A. Lisińska-Czekaj, T. Orkisz, K. Osińska, L. Kozielski

“…The thin films were characterized in terms of their microstructure, crystalline structure, chemical composition and dielectric properties. …”
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Effect of creep fracture mode transition of P91 steel welded joints on long-term creep fracture life by Denghui Wang, Fei Gao, Fulai Yang, Kai Yan, Zheng Zhang

“…The formation mechanism of the two fracture behaviors and their effects on the creep life of P91 steel welded joints during creep were investigated, and the morphology and microstructure of the two fractures were characterized by SEM and EBSD, and the results were as follows: the change of fracture modes was affected by the creep strain rate and cavity nucleation rate in the joint. …”
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