Data-Driven Finite Element Models of Passive Filamentary Networks by Brian Adam, Sorin Mitran

“…A data-driven procedure is introduced to construct finite element models of heterogeneous systems for which an accurate microscopic description is available. A filter to define coarsened finite element nodal values is defined from the principal modes obtained by singular value decomposition of the microscopic data. …”
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A Simple Circular Cell Method for Multilevel Finite Element Analysis by Hossein Talebi, Goangseup Zi, Mohammad Silani, Esteban Samaniego, Timon Rabczuk

“…The macroscopic strain is linked kinematically to the boundary displacement of a circular or spherical representative volume which contains the microscopic information of the material. The macroscopic stress is obtained from the energy principle between the macroscopic scale and the microscopic scale. …”
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Smaller Fleas: Viruses of Microorganisms by Paul Hyman, Stephen T. Abedon

“…Life forms can be roughly differentiated into those that are microscopic versus those that are not as well as those that are multicellular and those that, instead, are unicellular. …”
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Endocrine Gland-Derived Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor/Prokineticin-1 in Cancer Development and Tumor Angiogenesis by Ana Silvia Corlan, Anca Maria Cîmpean, Adriana-Andreea Jitariu, Eugen Melnic, Marius Raica

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Effect of Water on Mechanical Properties of Coal Measures Mudstone Using Nanoindentation by Wenshuai Li, Bangyou Jiang, Shitan Gu

“…Microscale measurements are upscaled to estimate the corresponding magnitudes at the macroscale using the Mori-Tanaka method. …”
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The Influence of Salt Solution on Morphological Changes in a Geosynthetic Clay Liner by Mochamad Arief Budihardjo

“…Morphological variations of geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) samples, hydrated with two different permeates, distilled water and NaCl solution (100 mM concentration), were observed in detail using microscopic analysis. After the GCL samples were hydrated with the NaCl solution, they were observed with an optical microscope. …”
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Man versus Machine: Software Training for Surgeons—An Objective Evaluation of Human and Computer-Based Training Tools for Cataract Surgical Performance by Nizar Din, Phillip Smith, Krisztina Emeriewen, Anant Sharma, Simon Jones, James Wawrzynski, Hongying Tang, Paul Sullivan, Silvestro Caputo, George M. Saleh

“…This study aimed to address two queries: firstly, the relationship between two cataract surgical feedback tools for training, one human and one software based, and, secondly, evaluating microscope control during phacoemulsification using the software. …”
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FRACTURE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A AUTO HIGH STRENGTH ASSEMBLING BOLT by LAN XiuQiong, CHEN JianHua

“…Cross section microstructure and fractography of a Auto high strength assembling bolt of 35 steel were observed by optical microscope（ OM） and electron scanning microscope（ SEM）. …”
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Application of Fluorescent Label in Polymer Nanofibers by Lucie Zarybnicka, Radka Bacovska, Zuzana Nadvornikova, Numan Almonasy, Tomas Syrovy

“…The presence of the fluorescent probe in the fiber layers was confirmed by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR); the surface nanofiber structure was described by high-resolution fluorescence microscope and scanning electron microscope images. …”
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A Study on the Negative Slope Mechanism of the Friction Torque Based on Viscoelastic Side Contact Model of Asperity by Li Jie, Chen Cheng, Wang Zhiyong

“…By normalizing and integrating the microscopic model, the formulae for the relationship between the macroscopic axial pressure, rotational speed and frictional torque, which reflect the characteristics of the microscopic model parameters, are derived, and the microscopic mechanism of the negative slope of the frictional torque-speed characteristic at low rotational speeds is obtained. …”
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Enhancement of Fluorescent Labeling via a Composited Thin Film by Taikei Suyama, Xiaowei Ji, Yaoju Zhang

“…To overcome this technological insufficiency, Le Moal et al. proposed a method based on metal-coated substrates that enhanced the fluorescence process and improved collection efficiency in fluorescence microscope observation and that could be directly used with a common microscope setup. …”
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MICROSCÓPIO USB DE BAIXO CUSTO NO LABORATÓRIO DIDÁTICO DE ELETROQUÍMICA: DOIS EXPERIMENTOS CLÁSSICOS SOB UM NOVO (MICRO) OLHAR by Aline Samara Lima de Jesus, Emerson Costa Rios, Ana Cláudia Kasseboehmer, Ettore Paredes Antunes

“…Participants reported that using the microscope helped them understand chemical phenomena and increased curiosity and learning. …”
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The Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity of Pressureless Infiltrated SiCp/Al Composites Containing Electroless Nickel Platings by Aihua Zou, Xianliang Zhou, Xiaozhen Hua, Duosheng Li, Kaiyang Wu

“…The effect of Ni coatings on the thermal conductivity of the composites was examined and analyzed with three-dimensional video microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction microscope (XRD), and finite-element. …”
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Low-Temperature Strengths and Ductility of Various Tungsten Sheets by Yutaka Hiraoka, Hiroaki Kurishita

“…First, we examined microstructure such as grain size distribution using an optical microscope. Secondly, we carried out three-point bend tests at temperatures between about 290 and 500 K. …”
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Synthesis and Optical Enhancement of Amorphous Carbon Nanotubes/Silver Nanohybrids via Chemical Route at Low Temperature by Tan Kim Han, Leo Bey Fen, Ng Meng Nee, Mohd Rafie Johan

“…Field emission scanning microscope (FESEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) confirmed formation of CNTs. …”
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Realizing low voltage-driven bright and stable quantum dot light-emitting diodes through energy landscape flattening by Yiting Liu, Yingying Sun, Xiaohan Yan, Bo Li, Lei Wang, Jianshun Li, Jiahui Sun, Yaqi Guo, Weipeng Liu, Binbin Hu, Qingli Lin, Fengjia Fan, Huaibin Shen

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High‐performance visible and near‐infrared dual‐band photodetector based on anisotropic 2D NbS3 with perpendicularly reversed polarization behaviors by Jidong Liu, Haibo Gan, Qiaoyan Hao, Yonghong Zeng, Youning Gong, Jiaqi Zhu, Jiarui Huang, Fei Liu, Wenjing Zhang

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T T ¯ $$ \textrm{T}\overline{\textrm{T}} $$ deformations from AdS2 to dS2 by Sergio E. Aguilar-Gutierrez, Andrew Svesko, Manus R. Visser

“…To better understand the microscopics of de Sitter space, we focus on deformations for which the dual bulk geometry flows from Anti-de Sitter to de Sitter space. …”
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Damage on a Solid–Liquid Interface Induced by the Dynamical Behavior of Injected Gas Bubbles in Flowing Mercury by Hiroyuki Kogawa, Takashi Wakui, Masatoshi Futakawa

“…To completely mitigate the damage, we have to consider the two effects of injecting gas bubbles: reducing macroscopic pressure waves and reducing the microscopic pressure due to bubble dynamics.…”
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From Macro- to Micro-: China’s expectationsfrom the 2030 agenda for sustainable development of higher education and its influence on STEM english reforms by Yanfeng Yue

“…The paper evaluates the challenging issues of the further sustainable development of Chinas higher education from both a macroscopical and a microscopical perspective. From a macroscopical perspective, the two challenging issues of achieving the sustainable development have been spotted, followed by urges for microscopical reforming measures in the designs and practice of foreign language teaching in engineering-specialized universities. …”
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