Possibility of Removing Pb and Cd from Polluted Water by Modified Fly Ash by Xi Chen, Guibin Zhang, Jingtian Li, Puhui Ji

“…The results indicated that the IP4 showed the highest adsorption capacity prepared at the FA/NaOH mass ratio of 1 : 2 and the roasting temperature of 250°C. The IP4 was characterized by SEM, EDX, XRD, and FTIR analyses. The results showed that the surface morphology and microstructure of FA were significantly changed. …”
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A New Upscaling Method for Fluid Flow Simulation in Highly Heterogeneous Unconventional Reservoirs by Qi Zhang, Huibin Yu, Xiaofeng Li, Tiesheng Liu, Junfeng Hu

“…The traditional methods usually coarsen the grid to reduce the computational load but will lead to the missing microstructure information and inaccurate simulation results. …”
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A Comparative Study of Hot Deformation Behaviors for Sand Casting and Centrifugal Casting Q235B Flange Blanks by Qin Fangcheng, Li Yongtang, Ju Li

“…The evolutions of microstructure and texture were revealed. The constitutive models based on Arrhenius constitutive modeling were proposed by considering the effects of strain on material constants. …”
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Study on Postfrac Softening Mechanism of Deep Marine Shale Reservoir in South Sichuan Basin by Zhou Xiaojin, Duan Yonggang, He XiaoPing, Zeng Bo, Song Yi

“…It is determined that the content of quartz and clay is the main factor controlling the Brinell hardness of dry shale samples, and the mineral composition, microstructure, and fluid system jointly affect the shale softening process. …”
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Stable hippocampal correlates of high episodic memory function across adulthood by Anders M. Fjell, Markus H. Sneve, Inge K. Amlien, Håkon Grydeland, Athanasia M. Mowinckel, Didac Vidal-Piñeiro, Øystein Sørensen, Kristine B. Walhovd

“…To address this, we measured hippocampal volume and atrophy, microstructural integrity by diffusion tensor imaging, and activity during an episodic memory encoding and retrieval task in cognitively healthy adults (n = 277, age 20.1–81.5 years). …”
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Melting mode-driven processing diagram for nanoparticle-enhanced high-strength aluminum alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion by Ali Rezaei, Mohsen K. Keshavarz, John Barnes, Mihaela Vlasea

“…Furthermore, the transition melting mode was effective in lowering the Mg and Zn evaporation. Microstructural characterizations revealed that although melting and solidification during the LPBF process resulted in the dissolution of Zr into the printed alloy, some Zr-rich particles remained unmelted. …”
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Spark Plasma Sintering of Alumina- 15 wt.% Ceria Powder Prepared by Sol-Gel Method by S.A. Hassanzadeh-Tabrizi

“…The produced particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Effects of Diverse Acrylates on the Electro-Optical Performance of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films by Nan Sun, Zuowei Zhang, Huai Yang

“…The electro-optical properties and microstructure of the films were characterized. The results show that compared to films with amino and halogen groups, those with hydroxyl groups have the best balance of driving voltage and contrast, achieving higher contrast at lower driving voltage, making this preparation scheme ideal for low-voltage, high-contrast PDLC films. …”
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Clinical approaches to osteoporosis in patients with chronic kidney disease: A comprehensive review by Yasuo Imanishi, Taku Furukubo, Shigeichi Shoji

“…This condition is compounded by disruption of bone metabolic turnover, abnormalities in bone microstructure and collagen cross-linking, and compromised bone quality, all of which contribute to increased bone fragility. …”
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EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF MULTILAYER COATINGS BASED ON INVERSE ANALYSIS METHOD by CHEN Jinhu, JIA Yunfei, MA Tianyu, ZHANG Yong, ZHANG Yu, YANG Jun

“…TiAlN/Ti and TiN/Ti multilayer coatings were prepared on aluminum matrix composite surfaces by using the vacuum ion beam sputtering technique. The microstructure, phase composition， and mechanical properties of the coatings were characterized and analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and nanoindentor. …”
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Preparation of Silica Nanoparticles and Its Beneficial Role in Cementitious Materials by S. Ahalawat, U. Sharma, S. K. Bhattacharyya, S. K. Agarwal, L. P. Singh

“…Addition of silica nanoparticles into cement paste improved the microstructure of the paste and calcium leaching is significantly reduced as n‐SiO2 reacts with calcium hydroxide and form additional calcium‐ silicate‐hydrate (C‐S‐H) gel. …”
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The Effect of Package Structure on the Light Extraction Efficiency of Near-Ultraviolet LED by Li Bing-qian

“…The experimental results show that when the LED chip adopts graphic substrate and surface microstructure to improve the LEE, the traditional coating of silica gel (or epoxy) and other materials on the chip surface may not improve the LEE of the device. …”
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Study of the slant fracture in solid and hollow cylinders: Experimental analysis and numerical prediction by N. Ben Chabane, N. Aguechari, M. Ould Ouali

“…The mechanical behavior and the microstructure of the 2017A-T4 aluminum alloy were characterized. …”
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A Crack Model Around Junctions in WC/Co Composite by Eligiusz Witold POSTEK, Tomasz SADOWSKI

“…WC/Co ceramic metal-matrix composites are characterized by very high mechanical properties that allow for application of the composites mostly in production of different types of cutting tools. …”
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First in situ calcite U–Pb dating revealing the past episodes of the 2019 Le Teil Earthquake (France) by Gébelin, Aude, Matonti, Christophe, Larroque, Christophe, Carr, Patrick, Ampuero, Jean-Paul

“…Here, we present the first in situ calcite U–Pb data acquired on well-characterized microstructures from core samples from a first exploratory drilling conducted in the NE part of the La Rouvière fault. …”
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Preparation, Physicochemical Properties, Biological Activity of a Multifunctional Composite Film Based on Zein/Citric Acid Loaded with Grape Seed Extract and Its Application in Sol... by Ning Wang, Jiaxin Wei, Cuntang Wang, Jian Ren

“…Mechanical parameters exhibited inverse proportionality to GSEE concentration, with tensile strength and elongation at break decreasing by 28.13% and 59.43%, respectively. SEM microstructural analysis revealed concentration-dependent increases in surface asperity and cross-sectional phase heterogeneity. …”
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Developing an activated biochar-mineral supplement for reducing methane formation in anaerobic fermentation by Sara Tahery, Mariano C. Parra, Paul Munroe, David R. G. Mitchell, Sarah J. Meale, Stephen Joseph

“…Microstructural analysis of the supplement suggested the formation of organo-mineral phases, rich in C, O, Fe, Si, Al, K and Ca, indicating that the biochar reacted with mineral additives to preserve them. …”
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Experimental Study on the Influence of Low Temperature on the Gas Permeability of Granite by Wei Chen, Peng Wang, Yue Liang

“…In coarse-grained granite, freeze–thaw damage was primarily characterized by the initiation and propagation of new microcracks, which originated as micropores and expanded into mesopores. …”
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Machine learning framework for investigating nano- and micro-scale particle diffusion in colonic mucus by Marco Tjakra, Kristína Lidayová, Christophe Avenel, Christel A.S. Bergström, Shakhawath Hossain

“…In conclusion, the machine-learning-driven fingerprinting approach, incorporating microrheological features, successfully differentiated the microstructural characteristics and rheological properties of the three mucus models. …”
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The application of the local histograms of apparent difusion coefficient in differentiation of brain astrocytomas by Mihailović Jelena, Grujičić Danica, Lavrnić Slobodan, Daković Marko

“…Background/Aim. Microstructural diversity of brain astrocytomas makes their diagnostics and differentiation by using the diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) difficult. …”
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