Analysing the Environmental and Social Impacts of a Novel User-Based Transit Signal Priority Strategy in a Connected Vehicle Environment by Roozbeh Mohammadi, Shaghayegh Vosough, Claudio Roncoli

“…We also measure the environmental effects of these TSP strategies. A microscopic simulation environment is used to compare the proposed methods’ performance against a conventional TSP ring-and-barrier controller in a case study involving two adjacent signalised intersections in Helsinki, Finland. …”
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THE INTRINSIC FATIGUE THRESHOLD OF 25CR2NI2MOV STEEL by SHEN XueCheng, DU YanNan, ZHU MingLiang, HUANG YuHui, XUAN FuZhen

“…Fatigue crack growth tests of 25 Cr2 Ni2 MoV steel with two different heat treatments（550℃× 20 h,580℃× 20 h） were conducted at stress ratios R of 0.1,0.3,0.5 and 0.7,and the fatigue threshold,△K_th,and microscopic mechanism were investigated.Results showed that △K_th increased with the decrease of R,and the heat treatment had varied effects on △K_thunder lower R,while it had less effect under higher R.Fracture morphology observation showed that there existed a large number of facet morphology under lower R,while the facet morphology was gradually reduced with the increase of R.Additionally,the percentage of facet morphology followed a parabolic pattern with △K.It is indicated that R and heat treatment are important influencing factors on △K_th.The crack growth at higher R has weak effect of crack closure,representing the fatigue resistance of the material,and thus can be regarded as the intrinsic property of the material which can be estimated by the proposed model.…”
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MUBEM & SAC: STEM Based Science and Nature Camp by Hasan Zuhtu Okulu, Ayse Oguz-Unver, Sertac Arabacioglu

“…The participants found the opportunity to use telescopes, experience an extensive archaeological excavation, observe the near-nano size object with electron microscopes, construct a bridge like an engineer, and design artifacts like rockets and holograms during the camp. …”
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In the Search of Fundamental Inner Bond Strength of Solid Elements by Maziar Sahba Yaghmaee, Reza Riahifar

“…Therefore, in order to study the effect of the nature of metallic bond on their physico-chemical properties, we first tried to investigate and introduce a mathematical model for transforming the bulk molar cohesion energy into microscopic bond strengths between atoms. Then an algorithm for estimating the nature of bond type including the materials properties and lattice scale “cutoff” has been proposed. …”
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Silicon Promotes Adventitious Shoot Regeneration and Enhances Salinity Tolerance of Ajuga multiflora Bunge by Altering Activity of Antioxidant Enzyme by Iyyakkannu Sivanesan, Byoung Ryong Jeong

“…The inclusion of Si to the NaCl containing medium significantly increased the SOD activity in leaves and roots, while it decreased POD, APX, and CAT activity in both organs. Scanning electron microscopic analysis showed that there are no distinct differences in the structure of stomata between the control and Si-treated plants. …”
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Investigation of the effıciency of pomegranate (punica granatum l.) peel extract on herpes simplex virus-1 by Irmak Dik, Hatice Pelin Aslım

“…Antiviral efficacy was determined by cytopathogenic effect (CPE) after the MTT test and microscopic analysis.<p> <b>Results: </b>It was determined that pomegranate peel extract had significant antiviral activity against HSV-1 at concentrations between 0.87 mg/mL and 0.87x2-5mg/mL. …”
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Case of the Diffuse Form of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis by Tateki Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriyama

“…Not long after that the patient died due to sepsis and cardiovascular failure. Microscopic findings of the left kidney revealed infiltration of lymphocytes and lipid-laden macrophages (xanthoma cells) corresponding to XGP.…”
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Modeling Traffic Function Reliability of Signalized Intersections with Control Delay by Jiayu Hang, Xizhao Zhou, Jiawen Wang

“…When the green signal ratio increases above a certain value, TFR remains nearly constant. A microscopic simulation verified the applicability of the proposed model. …”
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Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS by Samit Ghosal, Binayak Sinha

“…Hence, all eyes were on TECOS, which was published this year. We take a microscopic look at these trials trying to understand where we stand as from now on this issue.…”
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The anatomical properties of Salvia section (Lamiaceae) in central district of Mardin (Turkey) and their taxonomic implications by Murat Kılıç, Fatma Mungan Kılıç

“…Transverse sections taken from the roots, stems, leaves, and petioles of the specieswere examined under a light microscope for anatomical examination. The anatomy of S. bracteata, S.macrochlamys, S. suffruticosa, S. trichoclada species were examined. …”
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Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents by Melike Dizbay-Onat, Uday K Vaidya, Jo Anne G Balanay, Claudiu T Lungu

“…The second aim was to compare bast and leaf fibers-derived activated carbon adsorbents by determining physical adsorption properties, chemical compositions, scanning electron microscope, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Apport de la micro-usure dentaire à la reconstitution du régime alimentaire des anciens Pascuans by Caroline Polet, Céline Bourdon, Martine Vercauteren, Jean-Louis Slachmuylder

“…This study concerns the analysis of the dental microwear of 71 Easter Islanders who lived between the 13th and the 20th centuries and whose skeletons are housed in the Sebastian Englert Museum (Easter Island) as well as the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium.The vestibular surface of the first and second permanent molars was examined by electron scanning microscope, at an enlargement of 178 times. The number of micro-striations, their length and their orientation were recorded in a circular area of 300 μm diameter using the Microware 4.02 program of P. …”
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Effect of the Change of Deposition Time on the Secondary Direction and Abnormal Shape of Grains Growth of SnO2 Thin Films by Jin Jeong

“…Observations made under a high-resolution transmission electron microscope reveal the lattice shape characteristic of thin films, with an overlapped or wrinkled flower form, and indicate that thin films growth takes place in different directions during the secondary growth. …”
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A Validation of the Ultrasound Wave Velocity Method to Predict Porosity of Dry and Saturated Cement Paste by Zhenting Zou, Jay N. Meegoda

“…Cement paste is a multiphase composite consisting of solid cement and microscopic voids filled either with air or water. The void content in cement paste is directly related to strength and durability. …”
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Enhanced characterization of wheat straw-PLA composites with silane coupling agent and alkali pretreatment by Zhonghua Yang, Kangjie Sun

“…In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze the microscopic structure of wheat straw chemically modified by NaOH and the silane coupling agent, and it was concluded that both treatments effectively removed waxes and silica from the surface of the straw, enhanced fiber roughness, and improved interfacial adhesion. …”
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Highly ordered polyaniline as an efficient dye remover by Pinki Chakraborty, Aman Kothari, Rajamani Nagarajan

“…Fibrous morphology was observed in scanning electron microscope images. Nearly 93% of Methyl Orange dye was adsorbed in 30 min by the ordered polyaniline at room temperature. …”
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A Study of Factors Contributing to Denture Stomatitis in a North Indian Community by Amit Vinayak Naik, Ranjana C. Pai

“…Clinical tests included oral and denture hygiene evaluation, salivary measurements, and age of the dentures, and microscopic investigations were done. Results showed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of saliva, oral and denture hygiene habits, and denture age. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…Venous blood was collected from 200 blood donors and films were made on clean greese-free glass slide and stained with 10%Giemsa stains and viewed under the microscope using the oil immersion objective. Of the 200 samples examined, 56 (28.00%) were positive with Plasmodium falciparium. …”
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ANALYSIS ON THE FATIGUE FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITE INSULATOR CORE ROD by ZHAO XinZe, XI SenMing, WANG Lei, PENG WenYu, ZHAO MeiYun

“…The surface morphology of insulator fracture was observed by using an super deep scene 3 D microscope, and combined with fatigue loads and the number of stress cycles, the formation mechanism of the fracture surface was analyzed. …”
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Assessment of the variability of unidirectional prepregs at multiple scales by Silvia Gomarasca, S. M. A. Hossein, Ran Tao, Benedikt Boos, Christoph Queck, Daniel Peeters, Bilim Atli-veltin, Martin Gurka, Clemens Dransfeld

“…This research aims to extend these findings via a multiscale approach, considering scales of observations, from microscopic (single fibre) up to mesoscopic (dimension of tape) length scale, to generate further insight into the microstructural organisation of thermoplastic prepreg tapes. …”
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