Reliable Multihop Broadcast Protocol with a Low-Overhead Link Quality Assessment for ITS Based on VANETs in Highway Scenarios by Alejandro Galaviz-Mosqueda, Salvador Villarreal-Reyes, Hiram Galeana-Zapién, Javier Rubio-Loyola, David H. Covarrubias-Rosales

“…Performance metrics show that our RLMB solution outperforms the leading protocol in terms of important metrics such as packet dissemination ratio, overhead, and delay.…”
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Sentence Embedding Based Semantic Clustering Approach for Discussion Thread Summarization by Atif Khan, Qaiser Shah, M. Irfan Uddin, Fasee Ullah, Abdullah Alharbi, Hashem Alyami, Muhammad Adnan Gul

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Investigating Fracture Behavior in Titanium Aluminides: Surface Roughness as an Indicator of Fracture Mechanisms in Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb Alloys by Alessia Serena Perna, Lorenzo Savio, Michele Coppola, Fabio Scherillo

“…Titanium aluminides, particularly the Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy, have drawn significant attention for their potential in high-temperature aerospace and automotive applications due to their exceptional performances and reduced density compared to nickel-based superalloys. However, their intermetallic nature poses challenges such as limited room-temperature ductility and fracture toughness, limiting their widespread application. …”
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Three-dimensional phase field simulation for rafting of multiparticle precipitate in elastic inhomogeneous alloy under external stress by Mao H., Kong Y., Shuai X., Tang S., Du Y.

“…Nickel-based super alloys are the main candidate materials for aero-engines, gas turbine blades etc. …”
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The Numerical Simulation of the Transient Plane Heat Source Method to Measure the Thermophysical Properties of Materials by Jianyuan Sun, Siwen Zhang, Pengcheng Shi, Zao Yi, Yougen Yi, Qingdong Zeng

“…The method’s main element is a sensor made of a nickel metal strip in the shape of a double helix, which is inserted into an insulating polymer film. …”
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Effect of Different Harvest Time and Microwave Aging on Aroma Characteristics of Japanese Apricot Wine by Aoting Li, Jiangfeng Song, Yike Wang, Xiao Huang, Silas Segbo, Zhihong Gao

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Interfacial structure and strengthening mechanisms of NiO-coated graphene reinforced aluminum matrix composites by Xin Gao, Dong Ai, Jiahao Zhang, Hongyan Yue, Xiaohua Zhang, Chunyu Zhang, Zhongkai Zhang, Jing Chang

“…The interfacial bonding between graphene and Al critically influences the composite's strengthening efficiency. In this paper, nickel oxide nanoparticle-coated reduced graphene oxide (NiO@rGO) reinforcements were synthesized by alcohol-thermal and annealing process. …”
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Application of sacrificial coatings and effect of composition on Al-Al3Ni ultrafine eutectic formation by Čelko L., Klakurková L., Smetana B., Slámečka K., Žaludová M., Hui D., Švejcar J.

“…The coating was produced from 99.7 wt% nickel powder by means of high velocity oxyfuel (HVOF) spraying onto the surface of 99.999 wt% aluminium sheet. …”
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Hybrid and Multi-Hop Advanced Zonal-Stable Election Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks by Fakhri Alam Khan, Majid Khan, Muhammad Asif, Afsheen Khalid, Inam Ul Haq

“…The simulation results show that our proposed protocol increases the stability period by increasing the number of alive nodes, packet delivery ratio, and optimizes average energy consumption as related to the existing protocols.…”
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Visible light photocatalytic efficiency and corrosion resistance of Zn, Ni, and Cu-doped TiO2 coatings by Mona Khalaghi, Masoud Atapour, Mohamad Mohsen Momeni, Mohammad Reza Karampoor

“…Consequently, this study investigated the effects of doping TiO2 with copper, nickel, and zinc. The impact of doping TiO2 with Cu, Ni, and Zn was examined by considering the morphology, visible light response, corrosion and photocorrosion performance, and photocatalytic activity. …”
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A New Functional Model for Prediction of Chaperone Activity of the Recombinant M. tb Acr (α-Crystallin) Using Insulin as Substrate by Gautam Krishnan, Utpal Roy

“…The recombinant Acr protein was purified by Nickel-NTA resin. The oligomeric state of Acr was confirmed by gel filtration chromatography using Sephacryl S-200 and Native-PAGE. …”
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APPLICATION OF SPHEROIDIZING «CHIPS»-MASTER ALLOY ON COPPER BASE CONTAINING NANOSCALE PARTICLES OF YTTRIUM OXIDE FOR HIGH-STRENGTH CAST IRON by A. S. Kalinichenko, A. G. Slutsky, V. A. Sheinert, S. A. Lenkevich, A. N. Bely

“…In practice of foundry production spheroidizing master alloys based on ferrosilicon (Fe-Si-Mg type) and «heavy» alloying alloys on copper and nickel base are widespread. The urgent issue is to improve their efficiency by increasing the degree of magnesium assimilation, reduction of specific consumption of additives, and minimizing dust and gas emissions during the process of spheroidizing treatment of liquid iron. …”
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Cerebrovascular accidents association between serum trace elements and toxic metals level, a case-control study. by Khosro Jamebozorgi, Alireza Kooshki, Mahbobeh Saljoughi, Mohamadjavad Sanjari, Zahra Ahmadi, Seyed Mohammad Mosavi Mirzaei

“…The serum level of several metals, including Fe (Iron), Co (Cobalt), Ni (Nickel), Cu (copper), Zn (Zinc), Mn (Manganese), Pb (lead), Hg (Mercury), has been assessed using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) method. …”
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Syntheses, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Screening of N-(benzothiazol-2-yl)benzenesulphonamide and its Cu(I), Ni(II), Mn(II), Co(II), and Zn(II) Complexes by N. L. Obasi, Okoye C. O. Benedict, P. O. Ukoha, A. O. Anaga

“…Five metal complexes of copper(I), nickel(II), manganese(II), cobalt(II) and zinc(II) of the ligands were synthesized. …”
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Studying Ni(II) Adsorption of Magnetite/Graphene Oxide/Chitosan Nanocomposite by Luyen T. Tran, Hoang V. Tran, Thu D. Le, Giang L. Bach, Lam D. Tran

“…In this paper, Fe3O4/graphene oxide/chitosan (FGC) nanocomposite was synthesized using coprecipitation method for application to removal of nickel ion (Ni(II)) from aqueous solution by adsorption process. …”
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Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualita... by Elke Mitchell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Krentel, Lucia Romani, Leanne J Robinson, Susana Vaz Nery, John Kaldor, Andrew C Steer, Stephen Bell

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DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF AGRO SOILS IN IKOT ABASI, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA by Usoro M. Etesin, Iniobong J. Ogbonna

“…The soil samples were air-dried and subjected to heavy metal determination (iron, Fe; cadmium, Cd; lead, Pb; zinc, Zn; copper, Cu; vanadium, V; nickel , Ni; chromium, Cr ; mercury, Hg ) by inductively coupled plasma– optical emission spectrometer (AGILENT 720 ICP-OES). …”
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Morphology of Welding Fume Derived from Stainless Steels Arc Welding by J. Wyciślik-Sośnierz, J. Matusiak, J. Adamiec, M. Lemanowicz, R. Kusiorowski, A. Gerle

“…Such assessment is particularly important during welding processes of corrosion-resistant steels, due to the presence of chromium and nickel compounds in the fume, which are classified as substances with proven carcinogenic effects to human (Group 1 according to IARC guidelines). …”
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Processing Window and Microstructure of NiCoCrAlY Coating Deposited on Cast Iron Using Multilayer Laser Cladding by Hao Liu, Peijian Chen, Haifeng Yang, Jingbin Hao, Xianhua Tian, Xiuli He, Gang Yu

“…Cast iron is an iron-carbon alloy widely used in mechanical engineering. Nickel-base or cobalt-base alloy coatings prepared by laser cladding can improve the surface properties of cast iron, thereby increasing the service life of the components; however, due to the poor weldability and high carbon content of cast iron, the use of laser cladding to prepare alloy coatings faces many difficulties. …”
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A Review on Diffusion Bonding between Titanium Alloys and Stainless Steels by De-feng Mo, Ting-feng Song, Yong-jian Fang, Xiao-song Jiang, Charles Q. Luo, Machael D. Simpson, Zhi-ping Luo

“…The influence of Cu, Ni (or nickel alloy), and Ag interlayers on the microstructures and mechanical properties of the joints is systematically summarized. …”
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