Study on the Interaction between Low-Viscosity High-Permeability Pregrouting Sealing Material and Coal and Its Application by Yujia Chen, Ao Li, Dingding Yang, Tianyu Liu, Xiaowei Li, Jun Tang, Chenglin Jiang

“…Its permeation radius is also larger than the calculated radius of the plastic softening zone of a borehole. In addition, the strengths of coal-new material consolidated products with different ratios fully surpass those of coal-polyurethane material consolidated products. …”
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Thermo-mechanical viscoelastic characterization and modeling of 4D printed shape memory polymers by Israr Ud Din, Siddhesh S. Kulkarni, Kamran A. Khan

“…The stress-strain plots of the test temperature below the glass transition temperature demonstrated a clear yield point followed by a post-yield stress-softening. Under room temperature testing, a lower failure strain of ∼4 % was recorded at the fastest strain rate of 0.1/s. …”
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A Multimodal Approach to Analgesia in Anorectal Surgery by T. N. Garmanova, D. R. Markaryan, E. A. Kazachenko, A. M. Lukianov, M. A. Kazachenko, M. A. Agapov

“…Prophylactic use of antibiotics and bowel preparation do not reduce postoperative pain. Stool softeners are recommended for reducing postoperative pain severity. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Thawing Frozen Sandstone by Gengshe Yang, Bo Liang, Hui Liu, Yanjun Shen, Hailiang Jia

“…The strength value is low, the deformation is large, and it exhibits an obvious strain-softening phenomenon. (3) As the temperature increases, the closure level of the saturated sandstone gradually increases, and the crack initiation and expansion levels gradually decrease. (4) Based on the four characteristic stresses of the thawing process of frozen sandstone, the acoustic emission signal can be divided into a quiet period, an increasing period, a frequent period, a sharp increase period, and a decline period. (5) A frozen sandstone damage model was established based on the D-P failure criterion. …”
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Application of Homogenized Load-Bearing Ring Hypothesis in Roadway Supporting by Quntao Zhang, Jianwei Zheng, Xiaodong Sun, Wenzhou Li, Kang Yi, Yukai Fu, Jiulin Shi, Shuai Wang, Biao Liu, Qi Wang

“…In addition, the FLAC3D strain-softening model was modified by C++, which was used to interpret the reasonability of the suggested supporting scheme. …”
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Repeatability and High-Speed Validation of Supplemental Lead-Extrusion Energy Dissipation Devices by Geoffrey W. Rodgers, J. Geoffrey Chase, John B. Mander

“…Overall, the devices show stable hysteretic performance, with slight force reduction during high-speed testing due to heat build-up and softening of the lead working material. This testing quantified important HF2V device dynamics and robustness for designers and is an important step towards design uptake.…”
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Assessment of the Possibility of Transition Power Boilers to Alternative Solid Fuels by Modeling Combustion Processes by V. B. Prokhorov, V. S. Kirichkov, S. L. Chernov, M. V. Fomenko

“…For a long time, the ability of ash to slagging was determined by the results of a fusibility test by changing the shape of a pyramid of ash particles during its gradual heating to various states according to the specific temperatures, viz. the initial deformation temperature, the softening temperature, the hemispherical temperature. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Gypsum-Like Rock Materials by Sijiang Wei, Chongyang Wang, Yushun Yang, Meng Wang

“…After high-temperature dehydration, the sample showed obvious plastic softening characteristics. The cohesion and internal friction angle of the sample are closely related to the water content. …”
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Microstructure and macro-mechanical properties of residual soil subjected to repeated hygroscopic cycles by Xu-tang Xu, Xiang-long Chen, Ye-qing Cai, Xiang Xu

“…Residual soil widely distributed in Fujian region has the characteristics of strong structure and easy softening in contact with water, which limits the possibility of its beneficial utilization. …”
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Properties and Components of Recycled Engine Oil Bottom Rejuvenated Asphalt and Its Grey Relationship Analysis by Jin Li, Miaozhang Yu, Xinzhuang Cui, Wentong Wang

“…Moreover, a comprehensive advantage analysis reveals that REOB is the most sensitive to the softening point and that the asphaltene content has the greatest influence on the physical and rheological properties of REOB-rejuvenated asphalt. …”
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High-temperature tensile mechanical behavior and ablation mechanisms of three-dimensional multi-directions braided carbon/boron-modified phenolic composites by Wentao Yang, Yang Jin, Zhengyan Yang, Diantang Zhang

“…The high-temperature tensile damage pattern of 3D5d includes shear fracture of braiding yarns, tensile fracture of fifth yarns, matrix softening and interfacial debonding. 3D6d has an additional sixth yarn tearing. …”
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Critical Conditions and Energy Transfer Characteristics of the Failure Process of Coal-Rock Combination Systems in Deep Mines by Haitao Sun, Linchao Dai, Yanbao Liu, Hongwei Jin

“…Therefore, we analyzed the development path of a coal-rock system under instability conditions from the perspective of coal–rock coupling, constructed a model of the coal-rock combination system’s structure, and proposed three directions (i.e., strain softening, limit equilibrium, and dynamic instability) for the development of coal-rock system instability. …”
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Comparison of Two Soy Globulins on the Dynamic-Mechanical Properties of the Dough and the Quality of Steamed Bread by Xue-Li Gao, Fu-Sheng Chen, Li-Fen Zhang, Guan-Hao Bu, Ming-Tao Fan

“…The CSP/wheat dough stability was increased (from 6.5 to 8.4, 6.5 to 8.5, and 6.5 to 8.3 min) and the degree of softening was decreased (from 71.0 to 68.0, 71.0 to 64.0, and 71.0 to 62.0 min), but 7S or 11S had the opposite result. …”
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Pretreatment Strategies to Improve Crude Glycerol Utilisation and Metabolite Production by Aspergillus terreus by Muhamad Hafiz Abd Rahim, Hanan Hasan, Elicia Jitming Lim, Phebe K. Samrani, Ali Abbas

“…The CG was pretreated chemically (solvents) and physically (activated carbon (AC) and water softener (WS)) to separate most of the impurities from the CG. …”
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Shear Capacity of Open Sandwich Steel Plate-Concrete Composite Slab: Experimental and Analytical Studies by Lili Wu, Lipei An, Jiawei Li

“…Considering that the fixed crack model by default of the general finite element software was unable to simulate the shear softening behavior of concrete in the actual situation, a rotational crack model based on the modified compression field theory developed by UMAT (user material) of ABAQUS software was proposed and applied to the nonlinear analysis, and a numerical simulated model for the steel-concrete composite slab was built for shear analysis. …”
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Effect of Exogenous Melatonin Treatment on Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Fresh-cut Purple Cabbage by Jing ZHANG, Yuxin LIU, Chenchen WU, Changhong LIU, Lei ZHENG

“…Results showed that 0.5 mmol/L melatonin treatment effectively reduced the decrease in lightness and redness, as well as the increase in yellowness, weight loss, softening, and the total number of aerobic bacteria in the fresh-cut purple cabbage (P<0.05). …”
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Effects of Different Cultivation Modes on the Storage Quality and Flavor of Harvested Chinese Leek by ZHOU Xinyuan, TAO Jiejie, LIU Mingchi, ZUO Jinhua, WU Zhanhui, ZHENG Yanyan, KANG Xinna, LIANG Hao, MU Jianlou, CHEN Jie, JI Yanhai

“…The hydroponic leek had the worst storability, with softening and rotting being the major signs of quality deterioration.…”
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Exploring the Expediency of Waste Materials as Modifiers for Bitumen Mixes by Lukman Olaide Salami, Ifedolapo Omowumi Ameen, Afeez Adefemi Bello

“…The modified HBM and WBM samples were characterized for microstructure using the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). The softening point and penetration index increased with increasing composite mixtures. …”
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Didactic potential of metaphors used in medical discourse by Katarzyna Karska, Ewelina Prażmo

“…By choosing a certain metaphor, the message may e.g. be softened in order to lessen the impact it has on the recipient. …”
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Construction and application of a physically-based constitutive model for superplastic deformation of near-α TNW700 titanium alloy by Lixia Ma, Dingyong He, Bangjian Yang, Xiuquan Han, Jichun Zhang, Weidong Li

“…Firstly, damage characterization tests deepened the understanding of flow softening behavior and superplastic mechanism. The results indicate that voids primarily nucleate at α/β phase interfaces and triple junctions, gradually growing, elongating and coalescing into microcracks with increasing true strain. …”
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