Mechanical characterization of austenitic stainless steel under high-level ion-irradiation using nanoindentation experiment and simulation by Van-Thanh Pham, Jong-Sung Kim, Hyun Joon Eom, Changheui Jang

“…The irradiation enhances the yield stress of 316 SS while reducing its strain-hardening capacity. Additionally, higher irradiation doses or greater void swelling result in increased yield stress and reduced strain-hardening capabilities. …”
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Influence of Marble Powder and Polypropylene Fibers on the Strength and Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) by Atizaz Ali, Zahoor Hussain, Muhammad Akbar, Ayub Elahi, Samiullah Bhatti, Muhammad Imran, Pu Zhang, Nembo Leslie Ndam

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of polypropylene fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (SCC) at both the fresh and hardened stages, as well as their durability behavior. …”
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A Unified Elastoplastic Model of Unsaturated Soils Considering Capillary Hysteresis by Tiantian Ma, Changfu Wei, Pan Chen, Huihui Tian, De'an Sun

“…Within this context, a constitutive model of unsaturated soils is developed by generalizing the modified Cam-Clay model. A hardening function is introduced, in which both the matric suction and the degree of saturation are explicitly included as hardening variables, so that the effect of hydraulic history on the mechanical response can be properly addressed. …”
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Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…In June-Jul 2010, lay judge panels handed down three complete or partial acquittals in cases involving complex evidence and defendants who denied guilt, causing some prosecutors to contend that the new system makes it "harder and harder to persuade lay judges that defendants are guilty"-despite the fact that these not-guilty verdicts were the first that lay judges had rendered in more than 600 trials. …”
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An Improved Micropropagation Protocol by Ex Vitro Rooting of Passiflora edulis Sims. f. flavicarpa Deg. through Nodal Segment Culture by Mahipal S. Shekhawat, M. Manokari, C. P. Ravindran

“…All in vitro regenerated shoots were rooted by ex vitro method, and this has achieved 6-7 roots per shoot by pulsing of cut ends of the shoots using 200 as well as 300 mgL−1 IBA. The plantlets were hardened in the greenhouse for 4-5 weeks. The hardened plantlets were shifted to manure containing nursery polybags after five weeks and then transferred to a sand bed for another four weeks for acclimatization before field planting with 88% survival rate.…”
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Effects of Real-Time High Temperature and Loading Rate on Deformation and Strength Behavior of Granite by YiFeng Zhang, Fan Zhang, Ke Yang, ZhengYu Cai

“…Under real-time high-temperature conditions, the thermal crack effect has a significant influence on the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus of granite, without the thermal hardening effect of quenched granite. During hydraulic fracturing, the rock skeleton near the injection well is cooled and shrunk, as is the thermal hardening effect caused by high-temperature quenching. …”
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Using a cohesive zone modeling to predict the compressive and tensile behavior on the failure load of single lap bonded joint by Benamar Badr, Mokhtari Mohamed, Madani Kouider, Benzaama Habib

“…The numerical analysis is performed by the ABAQUS calculation code. The adhesive was modeled by an element of the CZM cohesive zone. the adhesive will be submitted in mixed mode given the non-linearity of the two applied load. the calculation of the failure load will be determined according to the different parameters mentioned above. …”
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Research on the Connection of Heterogeneous Non-Metallic Materials in the Manufacture of Rocket and Space Technology Structures by Tamara Manko, Krystyna Kozis

“…These are glues, binders and fabrics that would guarantee high adhesive strength in the structure. Strong bonding of dissimilar materials is one of the important tasks during construction construction, therefore special attention is paid to the selection and research of the adhesive layer. …”
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Schwannoma Localized Retroperitoneally in a 14-Year-Old Boy by Hasan Cayirli, Halil Ibrahim Tanriverdi, Ali Aykan Ozguven, Cuneyt Gunsar, Betul Ersoy, Ali Riza Kandiloglu

“…Here, we present a pediatric case of a retroperitoneal schwannoma in an adrenal location where the tumor was not able to be preoperatively differentiated from other benign or malign adrenal gland tumors. …”
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Durcissement de la concurrence et conventions de concurrence en France by Christian Barrère

“…The changes in the competition regime, from a soft competition, typical of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, to a new and harder one, is mainly related to changes in accumulation conditions. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF STRUCTURE-FORMATION AT SVS IN MELTED CONDENSED MIXTURES AT INFLUENCE OF CENTRIFUGAL FORCE by V. V. Hubovich, M. M. Kulak, V. G. Samoletov

“…It was concluded that centrifugal force can be used for production of materials with gradient of the hardening particles concentration.…”
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NANOSTRUCTURAL PROCESSES OF MELTING AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF CAST IRON by V. Stetsenko

“…Thermodynamic it is established that this process generally is defined by intensity of diffusion of atoms of carbon and speed of hardening of cast iron.…”
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Preparation and Properties of OMMT/PU Composites by Chen Yufei, Han Yang, Dai Qiwang, Zhang Xiwang, Qingyu Zhang

“…Prepolymer of polyurethane (PU) was prepared by toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyether diol through polymerization, organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) gained by montmorillonite (MMT) that was modified by octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (OTAC), and the OMMT was used as intercalator; alcohol-based OMMT/PU adhesive was synthesized. The micromorphology of OMMT/PU adhesives was observed by XRD, SEM, and AFM, and the shear strength, elongation at break, peel strength, and water resistance were tested and the relationship between structure and properties of the adhesives was observed and analyzed. …”
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Following Clinical Practical Guidelines in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction with St Segment Elevation and its Relation with Clinical and Demographic Variables by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Yordano Carlos Ravelo Coma, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés, Mario Isaac González

“…<strong><br />Method:</strong> descriptive study which evaluated the adhesion to clinical practice guidelines in 294 patients by using an instrument of evaluation. …”
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Human and Bovine Dentin Composition and Its Hybridization Mechanism Assessed by FT-Raman Spectroscopy by L. E. S. Soares, A. D. F. Campos, A. A. Martin

“…The resulted forty dentin segments were treated either with the total-etch one bottle adhesive (Prime & Bond 2.1, PB) or with the single-step self-etching adhesive (Xeno III, X) and divided into four groups: HPB (control), HX, BPB, and BX. …”
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Desmosomes In Vivo by David Garrod

“…The structure, function, and regulation of desmosomal adhesion in vivo are discussed. Most desmosomes in tissues exhibit calcium-independent adhesion, which is strongly adhesive or “hyperadhesive”. …”
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And-Prefaced Utterances: From Speech to Text by Fiona Rossette

“…Comme transition entre ces deux registres, je m’appuie sur l’étude des occurrences de and dans un discours de Steve Jobs, exemple de « monologue » à l’oral dans la mesure où un seul énonciateur s’adresse à un auditoire. Dans ces trois registres, and marque typiquement la différence, ou la dissociation, soit entre deux énoncés, soit entre des groupes d’énoncés, et négocie ainsi les transitions du discours. …”
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The Formation of Ethnically Distinct Villages in Jember during the Colonial Period (1870-1942) by Ratna Endang Widuatie, Retno Winarni

“…The entry of Javanese and Madurese people into Jember shaped the physical characteristics of settlements that have survived to this day. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Attenuates Monocyte-Endothelial Adherence via Inhibiting Connexin43 on Vascular Endothelial Cells by Yunfei Chai, Runying Yu, Yong Liu, Sheng Wang, Dongdong Yuan, Jimei Chen

“…Two special siRNAs were designed to knock down Cx43 expression on HUVECs. U937-HUVEC adhesion, adhesion-related molecules, and the activation of the MAPK (p-ERK1/2, p-p38, and p-JNK1/2) signaling pathway were detected. …”
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Supramolecular interactions-driven aggregation to prepare lipoic acid-bioadhesives for seawater-immersed wounds by Rui Lei, Wenjun Wang, Guan Li, Qian Yu, Haowei Fang, Jinghong Xu, Kunxi Zhang, Yinghai Ye

“…To further improve the adhesive strength, the formation of MXene/Ag+/LA interactions was integrated into poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) electrospinning to manufacture electrospun film with the adhesion strength as high as 2 MPa. …”
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