Experimental insights into the effects of Mg addition and ECAP processing on the anomalous anneal strengthening of pure zinc by Zahra Ramezanroudi, Sara Sarvarpour, Reza Alizadeh

“…Although ECAP processing refines and homogenizes the Zn–1Mg microstructure, it does not markedly improve mechanical strength. …”
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Cognitive Implications of White Matter Alterations in Overweight Chinese Individuals: An NODDI and DTI Study by Shaofan Jiang, Yingzhe Cheng, Rifeng Jiang, Peilin Huang, Jiejun Zhang, Xiaodong Pan, Yunjing Xue

“…This study aimed to evaluate the WM microstructure changes and the relationship with the cognitive domains and cognition‐related plasma biomarkers. …”
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Effects of processing parameters on the reversible phase transition of germanium telluride by Haoran Ma, Shaorui Yang, Yi Liu, Yaguang Ye, Le Liu, Lei Liu, Wei Xiong, Leimin Deng, Tianting Chen

“…In this article, the microstructure evolution and phase transition mechanism of germanium telluride (GeTe) film under different deposition conditions, laser modes, and scanning parameters were investigated. …”
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Hot deformation behavior of In/CupIn/In composite thermal interface materials by Jie Zhang, Yulin Liu, Zhongnan Xie, Hong Guo, Mingmei Sun, Hui Yang, Xinbo He

“…The constitutive model and processing map were established, and the microstructure evolution was analyzed. The results show that the flow stress of the In/CupIn/In composite materials exhibit significant dependence on deformation rate and temperature. …”
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Small- to Large-Scale Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Functionally Graded Steels by Carlos Botero, William Sjöström, Emilio Jimenez-Pique, Andrey Koptyug, Lars-Erik Rännar

“…The FGMs obtained were characterized in terms of their microstructure and local and macromechanical properties. …”
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Resolving nanograin morphology and sub-grain nanodomains via scanning probe acoustic microscopy in high energy density BaTiO3 ferroelectric films by Jun Ouyang, Yinxiu Xue, Meiling Yuan, Chuanqi Song, Kun Wang, Yuyao Zhao, Hongbo Cheng, Hanfei Zhu, Chao Liu

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Inner Plexiform Layer Substrata Are Discernible with Commercial OCT and Affected by Aging by Victor S.M.C. Correa, MD, Maria Emfietzoglou, MD, Gustavo Sakuno, MD, PhD, Rosanne Naafs, MSc, Joan W. Miller, MD, Alexander Charonis, MD, Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD

“…Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the inner plexiform layer (IPL) microstructure and its changes with aging using commercial spectral-domain OCT macular scans of healthy individuals with a semiautomated segmentation program. …”
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The main results of the study of bivalve mollusks in the coastal zone of the Japan Sea by Natalia M. Kupina

“…Boiled and salted products of them are distinguished by high rigidity because of the high protein content of connective tissue and its specific microstructure. However, consistency of bivalve products can be regulated by means of thermal and biochemical processing of the raw material. …”
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Solid-State Processing Route, Mechanical Behaviour, and Oxidation Resistance of TiAl Alloys by Prince V. Cobbinah, Wallace R. Matizamhuka

“…One approach to overcome this flaw is attaining ultrafine grains in the alloy’s final microstructure. The powder metallurgy (PM) processing route favours the synthesising of ultrafine grains in TiAl alloys. …”
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The effectiveness of Sumbawa fermented mare's milk powder with gum arabic [Acacia senegal (L.) Willd] microencapsulant as a modified traditional healthy food by Arif Hendra Utama, Khothibul Umam Al Awwaly, Lilik Eka Radiati

“…Fermented Sumbawa mare's milk samples were dried using the oven vacuum foam drying method with gum arabic binder at 70°C for 420 min. Evaluation of product test results by analyzing antibacterial, antioxidant, Escherichia coli concentration, protein content, and microstructure. …”
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Longitudinal whole-brain analysis of multi-subject diffusion data in diffuse axonal injury by Daphine Centola Grassi, Ana Luiza Zaninotto, Fabrício Stewan Feltrin, Fabíola Bezerra de Carvalho Macruz, Maria Concepción García Otaduy, Claudia da Costa Leite, Vinicius Monteiro de Paula Guirado, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Celi Santos Andrade

“…The Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS-E) is the primary outcome instrument for the evaluation of TBI victims. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) assesses white matter (WM) microstructure based on the displacement distribution of water molecules. …”
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Compression Deformation Behavior of AZ81 Magnesium Alloy at Elevated Temperatures by Xiaoping Luo, Shue Dang, Li Kang

“…The relationships among flow stress, strain rate, and deformation temperature were analyzed, and the deformation activation energy and stress exponent were calculated. The microstructure evolution of the AZ81 magnesium alloy under high deformation was examined. …”
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The Elitist Non-Dominated Sorting Crisscross Algorithm (Elitist NSCA): Crisscross-Based Multi-Objective Neural Architecture Search by Zhihui Chen, Ting Lan, Dan He, Zhanchuan Cai

“…A variable-length crisscross optimization strategy, which creatively iterates the evolution through inter-individual horizontal crossovers and intra-individual vertical crossovers, is employed to simultaneously optimize the microstructure parameters and macroscopic architecture of the CNN. …”
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Study on the Mechanical Properties and Degradation Mechanisms of Damaged Rock Under the Influence of Liquid Saturation by Bowen Wu, Jucai Chang, Jianbiao Bai, Chao Qi, Dingchao Chen

“…The results indicate that oil–water soaking induces the loss of silicon elements and the deterioration of microstructure, leading to surface peeling, crack propagation, and increased porosity of the sample. …”
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La lexicographie bilingue français-espagnol : tradition et modernité by Ascensión Sierra Soriano

“…Pour ce faire, nous examinerons son évolution du point de vue quantitatif en établissant un parallélisme avec la lexicographie multilingue, depuis le xvie siècle jusqu’au xxe siècle. …”
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The influence of orientation on the behaviour of the acoustic emission in face centered cubic metal single crystals compressed in a channel-die by A. PAWEŁEK, A. PIĄTKOWSKI, Z. JASIEŃSKI, S. PILECKI

“…It has been stated that the orientation of crystal affects the final stage of the microstructure evolution (shear bands of the V or X shape or the bands of complex structure), and the orientation dependence of the AE behaviour is only a consequence of the orientation dependence of the deformation mechanisms. …”
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Virtual melting and cyclic transformations between amorphous Si, Si I, and Si IV in a shear band at room temperature by Hao Chen, Valery I. Levitas

“…The release of shear stresses quenches the microstructure, and shows reasonable qualitative correspondence with existing experiments.…”
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Enhancement of electro-optic response in BaTiO3 films integrated on Si via heating and cooling rate control by Marc Reynaud, Moaz Waqar, Chaojie Du, Agham B. Posadas, Xiaoqing Pan, Alexander A. Demkov

“…The film’s crystallographic microstructure is visualized via plan-view transmission electron  microscopy to visualize the near surface lattice relaxation and crystallographic domain morphology. …”
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Study on the Effect of Rock Mass Wetting and Drying Cycle on the Mechanical Behavior of Rock-Socketed Piles on Slopes by CAO Ting, HE Liu, WANG Wei, ZHAO Wang, LIU Zhao, ZHONG Junhui

“…Employing the generalized Hoek-Brown criterion and finite-difference numerical simulations, the research systematically examines the evolution of the load-bearing behavior of rock-socketed piles across various wetting and drying cycles. …”
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Creep Properties and Constitutive Model of Salt Rock by Qiang Zhang, Zhanping Song, Junbao Wang, Yuwei Zhang, Tong Wang

“…The opinions and suggestions on the research priority and direction of salt rock's mechanical properties in the future are put forward: (1) permeability variation of salt rock under the coupling effect of temperature and stress; (2) damage mechanism and evolution process under the effect of creep-fatigue interaction and low frequency cyclic loading; (3) microdeformation mechanisms of salt rock and the relationship between microstructure variations and macrocreep behavior during creep process; (4) the establishment of the creep damage constitutive model with simple form, less parameters, easy application, and considering the damage self-healing ability of salt rock simultaneously.…”
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