An extinct clade of the basal Epitheliozoa: phylogenetic position and implication of the enigmatic Cambrian chancelloriids by Hao Yun, Xingliang Zhang, Glenn A. Brock, Jian Han, Luoyang Li, Bing Pan, Guoxiang Li, Joachim Reitner

“…Here we show new exceptionally-preserved fossils from the 518-million-year-old Chengjiang biota of China, which corroborate the unique bauplan pattern of chancelloriids, and reveal exquisite integument microstructures including tiny protuberances and associated wrinkle-like structures that are interpreted to be related to epithelial contractions. …”
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Effect of nanostructured MgO directly grown on pure magnesium substrate on its in vitro corrosion and bioactivity behaviour by Majid Shahsanaei, Masoud Atapour, Morteza Shamanian, Nastaran Farahbakhsh, Swathi N.V. Raghu, Torsten Kowald, Sybille Krauß, Seyedsina Hejazi, Shiva Mohajernia, Manuela S. Killian

“…Biomineralization studies demonstrated the uniform formation of apatite with a Ca/P ratio of 1.35 on the nanostructured surface after 14 days in simulated body fluid (SBF), surpassing that of microstructured MgO. Hydrogen evolution decreased from 912±38 µL cm-2 for untreated Mg to 615±32 µL cm-2 for the Mg/MgO nanostructure and 545±29 µL cm-2 for the Mg/MgO/HA sample. …”
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Effect of Heat Input on Tin Bronze-Induced Intergranular Cracks During Arc Cladding Process by Chen Chen, Wenjing Li, Fuqiang Tu, Tao Qin

“…A statistical method was adopted to analyze the severity of intergranular cracks. Microstructures and intergranular cracks were characterized by SEM and TEM. …”
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Pottery Sand as Fine Aggregate for Preparing Alkali-Activated Slag Mortar by Zhenzhen Jiao, Ying Wang, Wenzhong Zheng, Wenxuan Huang

“…Optimum compressive strength was achieved at 93 and 123 MPa after 1 d and 28 d, respectively, using a silicate modulus of 1.2 and Na2O content of 8%. The microstructures of mortars were characterized using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometric (SEM/EDS) and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). …”
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Mechanical properties and water resistance of alkali-activated flood-control stone incorporating ball-milling treated Yellow River silt by Yingbin Song, Xiangping Zhang, Jinxia Xu, Sheng Jiang, Zhong Yanhui

“…The changes in the basic physical and chemical properties and microstructures of the pre-treated silt and fabricated artificial stones were characterized. …”
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Glutathione-responsive PEGylated florfenicol via disulfide linkage enhances antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetics, and biosafety by Ming Niu, Fei Pan, Yaxin Zhou, Rourou Wang, Jing Zhou, Zhenghua Zhang, Lumei Pu, Weibing Xu

“…The self-assembled microstructures of the responsive and non-responsive conjugates are spherical and lamellar, respectively. …”
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Static and dynamic mechanical behavior of high-strength 22SiMn2TiB armor steel and welded structure by Jitang Fan, Ang Chen, Yongqiang Wang, Ke Bao, Yue Liu, Aiying Chen, Tao Fu, Linli Zhu

“…The cracking behavior as well as the corresponding microstructures are characterized at different length scales from millimeter to micron scale by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. …”
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High-thermal free vibration analysis of functionally graded microplates using a new finite element formulation based on TSDT and MSCT by Huu Trong Dang, Nhan Thinh Hoang, Quoc Hoa Pham, Trung Thanh Tran, Huy Gia Luong

“…Recent advancements in additive manufacturing (AM) have revolutionized the design and production of complex engineering microstructures. Despite these advancements, their mathematical modeling and computational analysis remain significant challenges. …”
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Evaluation of Fabrication Process for Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots in Organic Solvents Using Ultrasonic and Thermal Exfoliation by Hon-Pan Yiu, Cheng-Jun Wu, Chuan Li, Cho-Yin Lee

“…Results from different experiments were cross-examined and analyzed to understand the relation among different syntheses, microstructures, and optical properties of MoS₂ QDs. …”
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Study of Barium Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions Using Copper Ferrite and Copper Ferrite/rGO Magnetic Adsorbents by B. Carmel Jeeva Mary, J. Judith Vijaya, M. Bououdina, L. Khezami, A. Modwi, M. Ismail, Stefano Bellucci

“…The magnetic results possess multidomain microstructures with saturation magnetization of 37.11 and 33.84 emu/g for CF and CG. …”
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TECHNOLOGY FOR OBTAINING BIMETALLIC SHAPING PARTS OF DIE TOOLING USING METHOD OF HIGH-SPEED HOT EXTRUSION by I. V. Kachanov, M. V. Kudin, S. A. Lenkevich

“…Dependences of micro-hardness distribution have been established outbound two- steel contact plane in the zone of connection that are characterized by a minimum micro-hardness value in the connection joint. …”
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RESOURCE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH-SPEED HOT EXTRUSION OF BIMETALLIC ROD PARTS by I. V. Kachanov, V. N. Shary, V. V. Vlasov

“…Dependences of micro-hardness distribution have been established outbound two steel contact plane in the zone of connection that are characterized by a minimum micro-hardness value in the connection joint. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Permeability Properties of Thermal Damaged Red Sandstone under Different Confining Pressures by Zhenlong Zhao, Hongwen Jing, Guangping Fu, Qian Yin, Xinshuai Shi, Yuan Gao

“…To reveal the flow behavior of fluid in thermal damaged rock, first, a rock seepage testing system was applied to study the permeability properties of red sandstone specimens after different high-temperature treatments from 200 to 800°C under different confining pressures of 10 to 30 MPa. Meanwhile, the microstructures of the red sandstone specimens were characterized by the mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Improving electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction with NiO2/Ni2O3 heterostructures synthesized by laser spraying by Qinqin Chen, Haotian Qi, Chengjie Ge, Kai Zhang, Xinkun Suo

“…The surface morphology, oxygen content and microstructures of the coatings were characterized. The electrochemical performance of the coatings was evaluated and the density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to explore the electrocatalytic mechanism. …”
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One-Step Synthesis of Spherical γ-Fe2O3 Nanopowders and the Evaluation of Their Photocatalytic Activity for Orange I Degradation by Chunhua Liang, Hui Liu, Jianmin Zhou, Xiaochun Peng, Haizhou Zhang

“…Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanopowders were synthesized under aeration (oxidizing) conditions by aqueous synthesis in this study. The microstructures of the prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and BET-BJH. …”
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Multiscale design and fabrication of neutron shielding composites via boron-based polymers and layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide/B₄C on carbon fiber by Yizhuo Gu, Benben Liu, Zhongjia Yang, Shaokai Wang, Min Li

“…This study enhances neutron shielding properties by developing a B-containing polymer matrix through blending B-phenolic/epoxy with trimethoxyboroxine, followed by the deposition of B₄C/GO multilayers on carbon fibers using a layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly method. The microstructures of B₄C/GO layers happening the carbon fibers were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and nanoscale infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Heterogeneous Fenton-like CuO-CoOx/SBA-15 catalyst for organic pollutant degradation: synthesis, performance, and mechanism by Jinwei Li, Yifei Wei, Qiang Liu, Huanhuan Guan, Chengchun Jiang, Xiaohui Sun

“…Compared to CuO/SBA-15 and Co3O4/SBA-15 catalysts with similar microstructures, the CuO-CoOx/SBA-15 catalysts exhibited Cu-Co dual active centers and a higher abundance of redox-active sites. …”
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Experimental and numerical study on surface roughness of magnetorheological elastomer for controllable friction by Rui Li, Xi Li, Yuanyuan Li, Ping-an Yang, Jiushan Liu

“…The initial surface morphology of MRE was characterized by the W-M fractal function, and the change process of the surface microstructures of MRE, induced by the magnetic interaction between particles, was studied. …”
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Estimation of Some Mechanical Properties for Similar & Dissimilar Welded Joints by Abdullah Daie'e Assi

“…., δ- Ferrite phase T., and Microstructures T.) and mechanical testing include (tensile T., bending T. and micro hardness T.) …”
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Analysis of extraocular muscle volumes in idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis patients. by Suppakul Kitkamolwat, Supichaya Soonthornpusit, Akarawit Eiamsamarng, Natthapon Rattanathamsakul, Niphon Chirapapaisan, Chanon Ngamsombat

“…This enlargement could be due to the diffuse infiltrative histopathology potentially involving microstructures in the EOM. Extraocular movement limitations may be related to cranial nerve involvement. …”
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