Effects of growth years on the quality of cultivated Bupleurum scorzonerifolium roots, with wild Bupleurum scorzonerifolium roots as a reference by Changsheng Yuan, Feng Zhou, Yihan Wang, Huaizhu Li, Yongliang Li, Shan Guan, Huaizhong Gao, Shikong Gao, Luqi Huang, Yanmeng Liu, Zhilai Zhan

“…However, the effects of growth years on the quality of BSC, as well as the quality difference between BSC and BSW remain unclear.MethodsThis study utilized trait characteristics, microstructure, cell wall components, sugar components, main pharmacological substances, metabolomics, and transcriptomics as key indicators and techniques, to comprehensively characterize and investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the quality differences between BSC of different growth ages (1–3 years) and between BSC and BSW. …”
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Complementary Machining – Machining Strategy for Surface Modification: A Review by Thabo Mathonsi, Rudolph Frans Laubscher

“…Complementary machining is a relatively recent machining strategy characterized by combining metal cutting and mechanical surface treatment. …”
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Lepromatous leprosy in Bronze Age Oman: micro-CT provides tools for paleopathology in fragmentary and commingled assemblages by Gwen Robbins Schug, Sangeeta Mahajan, Savannah Carter, Alexandra Leach, Kimberly D. Williams, Khaled A. Douglas, Khaled A. Douglas, Nasser S. Al-Jahwari

“…The human skeletal remains from Bronze Age Oman present a challenge for paleopathological analysis because they are fragmentary and commingled. We demonstrate microstructural characteristics of lesions in the ventral maxilla and palate that are strongly consistent with a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy (e.g., atrophy of the anterior nasal spine, resorption of the medial alveolar process, deterioration of the piriform aperture margin, and atrophy of the nasal septum) and the utility of micro-CT for non-invasively characterizing pathology in isolated maxilla from fragmentary, commingled archaeological contexts. …”
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Mechanics of Drosophila wing deployment by Simon Hadjaje, Ignacio Andrade-Silva, Marie-Julie Dalbe, Raphaël Clément, Joel Marthelot

“…A quantitative computational model, incorporating mechanical measurements of the viscoelastic properties and microstructure of the wing, predicts the existence of an operating point for deployment and captures the dynamics of the process. …”
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Investigation of Hardness, Morphology and Structural Analysis of NiCrBSi Composite Coating on Plain Carbon Steel by Fereshteh Sadat Keshvari Tabatabaie, Behrooz Ghasemi, Omid Mirzaee

“…A microhardness tester was used so as to determine the mechanical properties of the coating. The microstructure of the coating and its phase transformations was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), respectively. …”
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Estimation of Hydraulic Properties in Permeable Pavement Subjected to Clogging Simulation by Guoyang Lu, Zijian He, Pengfei Liu, Zhihao He, Gaoyang Li, Hao Jiang, Markus Oeser

“…The permeability and pore microstructure of the pervious pavement material were then characterized by using the self-developed permeameter and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, respectively. …”
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Development of mechanical properties of plasma-facing components of blanket utilizing selective laser melting techniques by Zhiyong Wang, Zhihong Liu, Jianguo Ma, Huapeng Wu, Yifei Wu, Nengtao Zhou, Chengwen Li, Wangqi Shi, Tao Zhu, Jiefeng Wu

“…In this study, RAFM steel PFCs was fabricated using selective laser melting, and the impact of heat treatment processes on its microstructure and properties was thoroughly analyzed. …”
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Role of METTL16 in PPARγ methylation and osteogenic differentiation by Liangjie Lu, Lijun Wang, Minjie Yang, Huihan Wang

“…Abstract Osteoporosis, a prevalent bone disease, is characterized by the deterioration of bone tissue microstructure and imbalanced osteogenesis. …”
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Improvement of performance of ultra-high performance concrete based composite material added with nano materials by Pang Jinchang, Liu Ronggui

“…Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), a kind of composite material characterized by ultra high strength, high toughness and high durability. …”
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Progress and application of functional magnetic resonance imaging in acute kidney injury by Liu Zi-yang, Luo Jing, Jiang Lei, Cao Hong-di

“…Acute kidney injury （AKI） is a globally highly prevalent clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden deterioration of renal function. …”
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Isocyanate-free fabrication of sustainable polyurethane/POSS hybrid materials with tunable thermo-mechanical response by Piotr Stachak, Izabela Łukaszewska, Jan Ozimek, Konstantinos Nikolaou Raftopoulos, Artur Bukowczan, Edyta Hebda, Carlos Bujalance Calduch, Krzysztof Pielichowski

“…The resulting reinforced composites, containing 5, 10 or 15 wt% 1epPOSS, were characterized in terms of their structure (FTIR, NMR, XRD), microstructure (SEM-EDS) and thermo-mechanical properties (DMA). …”
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Theoretical Construction and Clinical Application of "Flaccidity Caused by Deficiency and Congestion" of Osteoporosis by YAO Xinmiao

“…Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by age-related loss of bone mass, destruction of bone microstructure, increased bone brittleness and susceptibility to fracture. …”
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Telomere length and brain imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank. by Anya Topiwala, Thomas E Nichols, Logan Z J Williams, Emma C Robinson, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Bernd Taschler, Chaoyue Wang, Christopher P Nelson, Karla L Miller, Veryan Codd, Nilesh J Samani, Stephen M Smith

“…Longer LTL is associated with: i) larger global and subcortical grey matter volumes including the hippocampus, ii) lower T1-weighted grey-white tissue contrast in sensory cortices, iii) white-matter microstructure measures in corpus callosum and association fibres, iv) lower volume of white matter hyperintensities, and v) lower basal ganglia iron. …”
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Cu–Cr–Mo alloys prepared by mechanical alloying and hot isostatic pressing by WANG Silun, CUI Zizhen, LIU Quanyi, XIE Fei, LIN Yansong

“…The phase composition, organizational structure, and particle size of the powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction and laser particle size analysis. …”
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A Case Study for Fabrication of MWCNT-TiO2 Hybrid Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Nanocomposites by Omid Mirzaee, Yousef Alizad-Farzin

“…Mechanical properties of Al-TiO2-CNT Nano composites were characterized with tensile and microhardness test. The morphology and microstructure of fabricated nanocomposites were characterized using field emission scanning (FESEM) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC) for resilient cold-region infrastructure: A critical review of freeze-thaw durability by Yang Liu, Wei-Zhe Wu, Yi-Xin Zhang, Wei Hou, Han Zhang, Li-Gang Peng

“…In summary, this study establishes a microstructural and micromechanical framework for understanding the tensile and compressive performance of ECC after FT exposure, offering new insights into enhancing durability and sustainability.…”
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A competitive coevolution-based evolutionary algorithm for the parallel inverse design of multiple soft network materials by Xiao Feng, Yuchen Lai, Xing Yang, Yongbin Yu, Fangling Li, Xiangxiang Wang, Jiacheng Liang, Jingye Cai, Shunze Cao

“…While numerous SNMs featuring diverse microstructural and topological designs have been engineered over the past decade, and each characterized by a distinct design domain, the existing design methodologies present inherent limitations. …”
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Preparation of CePO4 Modified ZrO2 Ceramics with Different Particle Sizes and Their Mechanical Behaviors by Wei Yan, Li Jing, Zi Wei, Han Bing, Xu-Deng Liang

“…The phase composition and microstructure of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. …”
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Flexible Bistable Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Device Using Photolithography and Photoinduced Phase Separation by Yang Lu, Jinbao Guo, Hao Wang, Jie Wei

“…A flexible bistable smectic-A liquid crystal (SmA LC) device using pixel-isolated mode was demonstrated, in which SmA LC molecules were isolated in pixels by vertical polymer wall and horizontal polymer layer. The above microstructure was achieved by using ultraviolet (UV) photolithography and photoinduced phase separation. …”
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Detection of Methyl Parathion by MoS2/rGO/GCE by Chong TAN, Yuan QI, Yuhong YIN, Junsheng LI, Jinlong ZUO

“…The MoS2/reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) composite was synthesized by hydrothermal method, and its morphology, elemental composition and microstructure were characterized in detail. Then, the MoS2/rGO composite material was modified on the glass carbon electrode (GCE) to construct the methyl parathion (MP) electrochemical sensor. …”
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