Impact of plasticity and stress history on thermal volume changes in clays by Hamed Hoseini Mighani, Saeed Tourchi, Arash Alimardani Lavasan, Fatemehsadat Hosseini, Janos Szendefy

“…Undisturbed clay samples were subjected to incremental heating and cooling to evaluate the effects of over-consolidation ratio (OCR), stress history, and soil plasticity. …”
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Investigation of the high thermal ageing resistance of the 2219 aluminium alloy by Thomas Perrin, Arthur Després, Pierre Heugue, Alexis Deschamps, Frédéric De Geuser

“…In this study, temperature gradient heat treatments were employed to evaluate its resistance to thermal ageing over a continuous temperature range of 165 °C to 245 °C for up to 10,000 h. …”
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Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting by Valdir Pereira Junior, Priscila Lemes, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri, Dachamir Hotza, Sergio Yesid Gómez González

“…The porous support is engineered through microstructuring the pore architecture to enhance strength and permeation rates, as it governs overall oxygen transport in asymmetric membranes. …”
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3D periodic microscale structures on binary copper-nickel alloys via fs-DLIP: impact on E. coli-substrate interaction by Aisha Saddiqa Ahmed, Sebastian Wältermann, Pablo María Delfino, Daniel Wyn Müller, Jean–Nicolas Audinot, Jean-François Pierson, Frank Mücklich

“…Additionally, two surface structures, lines and honeycomb, are fabricated to evaluate how structure type affects bacterial interaction. …”
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Exploring interhemispheric connectivity using the directional tract density patterns of the corpus callosum by Ali Demir, H. Diana Rosas

“…We conducted a pilot study using this approach to evaluate two different datasets collected from healthy subjects, and we demonstrate that this method is reliable, reproducible, and independent of diffusion acquisition parameters, suggesting its potential applicability to clinical applications.…”
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Investigation of Mechanical Strength and Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of Hot-Rolled SUP9 Steel for Leaf Spring Suspension Application by Mohammad Badaruddin, Ahmad Kurniawan Purga, Dwi Asmi, Sugiyanto Sugiyanto, Slamet Sumardi, Andreas Luki Indratmoko

“…Microstructural and fractographic analyses were conducted using optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Achieving High Alignment of Conjugated Polymers by Controlled Dip‐Coating by Qi‐Yi Li, Ze‐Fan Yao, Yang Lu, Song Zhang, Zachary Ahmad, Jie‐Yu Wang, Xiaodan Gu, Jian Pei

“…Abstract Realizing high polymer chain orientation and ordered thin‐film microstructures is beneficial for efficient charge transport of conjugated polymers. …”
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Sodium Alginate–Starch Capsules for Enhanced Stability of Metformin in Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids by Roxana Gheorghita, Ioan-Ovidiu Sirbu, Andrei Lobiuc, Mihai Covasa

“…In vitro testing with simulated gastrointestinal fluids showed that after 1 h, capsules with equal amounts of alginate and starch had a higher swelling ratio and better drug release behavior, despite lower MET entrapment efficiency compared to other formulations. Microstructural analysis revealed stability in simulated gastric fluids and solubility in simulated intestinal fluids, key factors in drug development. …”
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A study on post-fire durability performance of concrete by Sudarshan Dattatraya KORE, Abhijeet GANDAGE, Anil AGARWAL, Babalu RAJPUT

“…We have thus initiated the endeavor. This study aims to evaluate the post-fire durability characteristics of concrete, focusing on strength retention, microstructural changes, and degradation mechanisms. …”
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Influence of size and concentration of carbonate biomineral on biocementation and bioclogging for mitigating soil degradation by Surabhi Jain, Sarat Kumar Das

“…The optimum value of biochemical conditions i.e., 108 cells/ml of biomass and 0.25 M concentration of cementation reagents was chosen to further evaluate the effect of equal MICP treatment on the biocementation and bioclogging of sands having different grain sizes. …”
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Enhancing Aluminum Alloy Properties Through Low Pressure Forging: A Comprehensive Study on Heat Treatments by Silvia Cecchel, Giovanna Cornacchia

“…This study investigates the effectiveness of the LPF process in optimizing the mechanical properties of AlSi7Mg aluminum alloy by evaluating the influence of three different magnesium content levels. …”
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Effect of Thermo-catalytic Process on the Viscosity, Composition of a Colombian Heavy Crude Oil and the Corrosion on Api N-80 Steel by Julian Sanabria, Dario Pena-Ballesteros, Daniel Molina, Michell Jiménez, Manuel Cabarcas, Adan Leon-Bermudez

“…In this research, the effect of three oil-soluble catalysts, NFe, NNi, and NMo, at a concentration of 100 ppm relative to the metal was evaluated on a Colombian heavy crude with an °API of 11.6 and viscosity of 22000 cP (@ 30 °C). …”
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Investigation on Low Stress Scratching Abrasion Resistance Influencing Residual Stress in Nickel Chromium Alloyed Iron by Sandeep Mashetty A., Sampathkumaran P., Ranjitha P., Chithirai Pon Selvan, Shridhar Deshpande C., Avinash Lakshmikanthan, Manjunath Patel G.C.

“…Supporting analyses, including hardness testing, phase analysis, carbide morphology, and microstructural evaluations, were performed to correlate abrasion with RS data. …”
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Enhancing zinc-air battery performance through ph-tuned biopolymeric hydrogels in near-neutral electrolytes by Sara Vaca-Chacón, Vivian Morera Córdova, José Béjar, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Juan P. Tafur

“…The study evaluates the impact of ionic solution pH on the structural, morphological, thermal, mechanical, and electrochemical properties of the hydrogels in primary ZAB prototypes. …”
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Electric field-assisted embedding of fiber optic sensors in structural materials for structural health monitoring by Xinchang Zhang, Joshua Daw, Charles Payne, Bibo Zhong, Austin Fleming, Zilong Hua, Jorgen Rufner

“…The resulting components with embedded sensors were evaluated using advanced microscopy and optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) to assess the aforementioned critical aspects of embedding. …”
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Compressive strength and life cycle analysis of green patch repair mortar made by Portland Pozzolan Cement by Astuti Pinta, Firjatullah Daffa, Argenta Ataya Vini, Purnama Adhitya Yoga

“…The addition of pozzolanic materials improved microstructural characteristics, boosting mechanical performance. …”
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Insights into Machining Techniques for Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V Alloy: A Comprehensive Review by Abdulkadir Mohammed Sambo, Muhammad Younas, James Njuguna

“…The review addresses key aspects of machining Ti6Al4V alloy, including machining parameters, residual stress effects, hardness, microstructural changes, and surface defects introduced during the additive manufacturing (AM) process. …”
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The Effect of Battery Manufacturing under Different Conditions and Its Contribution to CO Emissions by Mufti Reza Aulia Putra, Muhammad Nizam, Bagas Setiawan, Henry Probo Santoso

“…The test samples used are nickel strips with a thickness of 0.1 mm and a width of 5 mm, evaluated using varying currents of 10A, 20A, 40A, and 50A at room temperature. …”
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Investigation on the development and characterization of barkcloth-velvetleaf fiber composites using Taguchi-grey relational analysis for sustainable food packaging applications by Richard Tukamuhebwa, Milon Selvam Dennison, Joseph Valerian Tesha

“…Mechanical characterization was executed in accordance with ASTM standards for tensile and flexural assessments, while microstructural and chemical evaluations were carried out utilizing Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy (EDAX). …”
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Sustainable geopolymer footpath block using kaolin mining waste as fine aggregate with bagasse fly ash and coal fly ash as precursor by Kitisak Vongsook, Aroondet Boonsung, Itthikorn Phummiphan, Suksun Horpibulsuk, Veena Phunpeng, Teerasak Yaowarat, Kanchana Hiranwatthana, Arul Arulrajah

“…The mechanical characteristics of the footpath blocks were evaluated by testing compressive and flexural strengths, and water absorption. …”
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