Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy Induced by Dabigatran by Nazia Sharfuddin, Mahra Nourbakhsh, Alan Box, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Daniel A. Muruve

“…Renal biopsy showed acute tubular injury, tubular red blood cell casts, and an absence of active glomerulonephritis, similar to the pathological findings of warfarin related nephropathy. …”
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Effect of carbon and manganese content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high manganese austenitic steel by Gürol U., Can Kurnaz S.

“…Increased carbon and manganese content increased the grain size and the amount of carbides in the as-cast condition. The solution annealing fully dissolved the carbides in the alloys with lower carbon content (1wt%) and resulted in a homogeneous austenitic microstructure. …”
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Generation Algorithm of a Novel Platform Attached Support Structure for FDM-Fused Deposition Modeling by Ning Lv, Yunxu Li, Yujing Qiao

“…According to the functional characteristics of the Brim edge structure, a novel platform attached support structure is generated based on ray-casting algorithm and contour offset algorithm. The proposed algorithm is encapsulated into the slicing engine and compared with three common initial layer structures for conducting part printing comparison experiments. …”
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The party and political landscape of Germany after the European Parliament elections by Vladislav B. Belov

“…With active face-to-face and absentee voting, almost almost 65% of German voters cast their vote for one of the 35 German parties admitted to the electoral process. …”
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The Importance of the Maxillary and Mandibular Incisors in Predicting the Canines and Premolars Crown Widths by Mohammed Rafid A. Al-Khannaq, Mohammed Nahidh, Dunia Ahmed Al-Dulaimy

“…The crown widths of the mandibular and maxillary incisors, canines, and premolars were assessed at the maximum mesiodistal dimension on the dental casts using a digital electronic caliper with 0.01 mm sensitivity. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Concrete in Rigid Pavement Construction. by Mutuyimana, John Robert

“…The behaviors of conventional and RAP aggregates were investigated in the laboratory, three concrete mixes of 1:1:2, 1;1:1, and 1:1.5:3 at varying water/cement ratios of 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 were made using RAP and conventional aggregates and casted for strength test. The properties tested include physical properties of RAP (Tests such as sieve analysis, water absorption, relative density, and bulk density) and mechanical properties (compressive strength) of RAP and conventional aggregates concretes. …”
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Predictors of Delayed Entry into Medical Care of Children Diagnosed with HIV Infection: Data from an HIV Cohort Study in India by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Praveen Kumar Naik, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam

“…Factors associated with delayed entry into care were being diagnosed after mother’s HIV diagnosis, belonging to scheduled castes, age <18 months, female gender, and living >90 minutes from the HIV centre. …”
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Fabrication of Closed Hollow Bulb Obturator Using Thermoplastic Resin Material by Bidhan Shrestha, E. Richard Hughes, Raj Kumar Singh, Pramita Suwal, Prakash Kumar Parajuli, Pragya Shrestha, Arati Sharma, Galav Adhikari

“…After fabrication of master cast conventionally, bulb and lid part of the defect were formed separately and joined by autopolymerizing acrylic resin to form one sized smaller hollow body. …”
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Investigations on Wear Behavior of Aluminium Composites at Elevated Temperature by B. R. Senthil Kumar, G. Gopalarama Subramaniyan, N. Pragadish, P. M. Venkatesh, Soni Sanjay, C. M. Velu, G. Navaneethakrishnan, Suresh Vellingiri, Venkatesan Govindarajan

“…The aerospace aluminium alloy AA7050 was reinforced with Al2O3 of average particle size 5 m in this study using the stir casting method. To eliminate surface imperfections, AA7050/Al2O3 composites with varied weight percentages (0, 2, 4, 6) were manufactured, and wear tests on composites were carried out utilizing a pin-on-disc apparatus that varied load, velocity, temperature, and weight %. …”
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A New Microstructure Development Model for the Evaluation of Concrete Setting Time by Ho-Jin Cho, Joo-Won Kang, Yong Han Ahn, Sunkook Kim, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…Its plasticity can be both an advantage and a disadvantage from an engineering point of view, providing versatile shapes via casting and hardening but also requiring a relatively long period of time to reach its design strength. …”
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Effects of aluminum and copper on the graphite morphology, microstructure, and compressive properties of ductile iron by Sazegaran H., Teimoori F., Rastegarian H., Naserian-Nik A.M.

“…. %) on graphite morphology, microstructure and compressive behavior of ductile iron specimens manufactured by sand casting technique were investigated. The graphite morphology and microstructure were evaluated using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped image processing software. …”
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Rugularizing generalizable neural radiance field with limited-view images by Wei Sun, Ruijia Cui, Qianzhou Wang, Xianguang Kong, Yanning Zhang

“…To address challenges arising from under-constrained conditions, our approach employs cost volumes for geometry-aware scene reasoning, and integrates relevant knowledge from the ray-cast space and the surrounding-view space using an attention model. …”
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Electrochemical Sensor Based on Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Coated Copper Nanoparticle Composite for Detection of Norfloxacin in Milk by LI Shengnan, HU Minkang, QIN Boyang, YANG Wen, FENG Jun, DU Haijun

“…The CMC@Cu/CB/GCE sensor was prepared by drop-casting the composite suspension on the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface. …”
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LPI Optimization Framework for Target Tracking in Radar Network Architectures Using Information-Theoretic Criteria by Chenguang Shi, Fei Wang, Mathini Sellathurai, Jianjiang Zhou

“…The resulting nonconvex and nonlinear LPI optimization problems associated with different information-theoretic criteria are cast under a unified framework, and the nonlinear programming based genetic algorithm (NPGA) is used to tackle the optimization problems in the framework. …”
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Moth Bean, Gelatin, and Murraya Koenigii Leaves Extract-Based Film and Coating: Effect of Coating on Shelf and Quality of Solanum Melongena by Raj Kumar, Naina Gautam, Shashikant Yadav, Venkatesh Thulasiraman, Anil Yadav, Nasir Awol

“…Moth bean starch (MS), gelatin (GA), and Murraya koenigii leaves extract (ME) are blended at different compositions to prepare film and coating according to casting and dipping approaches. Different MS, GA, and ME compositions were used to synthesize films and coating. …”
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STUDY THE EFFECT OF ZIRCONIUM, NICKEL AND HEAT-TREATMENTS ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COLD-ROLLED AA6111 ALLOY by Saba Jameel Hassan, Basem Al-Zubaidy, Saad Hameed Al-Shafaie

“…All alloys were produced by the stir-casting method. homogenization heat treatment (500 ºC for 6 hours) was performed on AA6111 alloy only. …”
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Investigation into the Early Cracking Behavior of High-Geothermal Tunnel Lining Concrete Based on Thermal–Mechanical Coupling Model by Si Xie, Dan Zhao, Peng Yi, Qian Chen, Wei Liu

“…Results indicate that the higher cracking risk occurred on the external surface of the lining sidewall after 24 h of casting. With the increase in surrounding rock temperature, the duration of cracking risk in the lining was extended. …”
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Active Tube-Shaped Actuator with Embedded Square Rod-Shaped Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites for Robotic-Assisted Manipulation by Yanjie Wang, Jiayu Liu, Denglin Zhu, Hualing Chen

“…We modified the Nafion solution casting method and developed a complete sequence of a fabrication process for rod-shaped IPMCs with square cross sections and four insulated electrodes on the surface. …”
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Synthesis and Study of Chemical, Thermal, Mesomorphic, and Optical Properties of Terphenyls Modified with Nitrile Groups by M. L. Mota González, A. Carrillo Castillo, R. C. Ambrosio Lázaro, J. Flores Méndez, Mario Moreno, Priscy A. Luque, Dámaso Navarro

“…The products obtained were analyzed as powders or after being drop-casted or spin-coated on glass. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy techniques confirmed the structure and purity of the synthesized terphenyls. …”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Alkali-Activated Rice Husk Ash Geopolymer Mortar by Yun Yong Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Velu Saraswathy, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…It is possible to achieve compressive strengths of 31 N/mm2 and 45 N/mm2, respectively for the 10 M alkali-activated geopolymer mortar after 7 and 28 days of casting when cured for 24 hours at 60°C. Results indicated that the increase in curing period and concentration of alkali activator increased the compressive strength. …”
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