Fullerenes and prospects of their use in foundry and metallurgical production by P. A. Vitiaz, N. A. Svidunovich, D. V. Kuis, Yu. A. Nikalaichyk, S. I. Rovin

“…The article discusses the issues of obtaining and using fullerenes and other nanostructured materials; including hybrid ones; in foundry and metallurgical production: for modifying casting alloys; binders and auxiliary molding materials; for obtaining ceramic and hybrid nanocomposites; and for other purposes. …”
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A Novel Drive Option for Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers by Diana Engelke, Bernd Oehme, Jens Strackeljan

“…This paper concentrates on ultrasonic transducers, which are driven by piezoelectric ceramic rings that are arranged in a stack. A novel drive option, where the stack contains a new type of divided piezoelectric rings, is analyzed using the finite element method, prototyped, and tested. …”
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The Stabilization of Continuous-Time Networked Control Systems with Data Drift by Qixin Zhu, Kaihong Lu, Yonghong Zhu

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Le site de la médiathèque Entre Dore et Allier à Lezoux (Puy-de-Dôme) : des traces papillaires antiques en contexte d’atelier de potiers by Aurore Lambert, André Desmarais, Cyril Driard

“…A Roman settlement specializing in the production of ceramics was discovered during the rescue excavation prior to the construction of the library of Lezoux. …”
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Conductivity of the PGT Synthesized by the High Energy Ball Milling (HEBM) by S. K. S. Parashar, M. Ghoranneviss, A. Salar Elahi

“…The frequency dependent ac conductivity of the PGT ceramic was studied in the range 100–525°C. Complex impedance analysis suggested the dielectric relaxation to be of non-Debye type. …”
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Recent Advances in Molten-Carbonate Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation: Focus on Material Selection, Geometry, and Surface Modification by Shabana Afzal, Atif Khan

“…In this review, molten-carbonate ceramic membranes have been evaluated for CO2 separation. …”
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Generalized Phenomenological Models of Dark Energy by Prasenjit Paul, Rikpratik Sengupta

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Adsorptive removal of toxic heavy metal and dyes from wastewater by rice husk (lignocellulosic biomass) derived activated biochar: A fixed-bed column adsorption study by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Nor ealam, Parvej Mahmud, Sumiya Khatun, Md. Kaowsar Hossain, Md. Ismail Hossain, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Al-amin, Bijoy Chandra Ghos

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Non-Linear Biomechanical Evaluation and Comparison in the Assessment of Three Different Piece Dental Implant Systems for the Molar Region: A Finite Element Study by Jesus Alejandro Serrato-Pedrosa, Ignacio Villanueva-Fierro, Rodrigo Arturo Marquet-Rivera, Rosa Alicia Hernández-Vázquez, Salvador Cruz-Lopez, Verónica Loera-Castañeda

“…The results have exhibited an increasing trend to highlight the outstanding behavior of two-piece ceramic implants to dissipate the stress distribution better (6 and 2 times lower than the three- and one-piece systems under occlusal loads and almost 5 and 1.3 times more efficient for oblique loading, respectively), minimize peak stress values (below 100 MPa), and reduce strain peak patterns compared with the other two evaluated designs. …”
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The first application of flush probe arrays on HL-3 tokamak by Z.H. Huang, L.W. Yan, K.Y. Yi, Na Wu, W.J. Chen, W.C. Wang, Yu He, J. Chen, J. Cheng, W. Zhao, J.M. Gao, L. Nie, Z.B. Shi, X.Q. Ji, W.L. Zhong

“…A large spring washer improves the heat conduction from each tip through a ceramic insulator into a cooled divertor copper plate. …”
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Three-Dimensional Elasticity Solutions for Sound Radiation of Functionally Graded Materials Plates considering State Space Method by Tieliang Yang, Qibai Huang, Shande Li

“…The FGM plate is a mixture of metal and ceramic, and its material properties are assumed to have smooth and continuous variation in the thickness direction according to a power-law distribution in terms of volume fractions of the constituents. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Tissue Bioengineering Applications in Sheep as Ideal Model by Talita D’Paula Tavares Pereira Muniz, Mariana Correa Rossi, Vânia Maria de Vasconcelos Machado, Ana Liz Garcia Alves

“…The most common technologies in tissue engineering include growth factor therapies; metal implants, such as titanium; 3D bioprinting; nanoimprinting for ceramic/polymer scaffolds; and cell therapies, such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). …”
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Uniform stabilization of a coupled structural acoustic system by boundary dissipation by Mehmet Camurdan

“…The floor of the chamber is subject to the action of piezo-ceramic patches (smart materials). The goal is to reduce the acoustic pressure by means of the vibrations of the floor which is modelled by a hyperbolic Kirchoff equation. …”
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Plug and Play Robust Distributed Control with Ellipsoidal Parametric Uncertainty System by Hong Wang-jian, Wang Yan-xiang

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Monuments with Early Neolithic Combed Ware from the Southeastern Lake Onega Region by Marina V. Ivanishcheva, Natalya V. Kosorukova

“…Early Neolithic sites with combed ware in this area became known in the late 1980s – early 2000s. Ceramics with combed patterns are the most representative here. …”
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ZnO:Al Grown by Sputtering from Two Different Target Sources: A Comparison Study by Abdalla A. Alnajjar

“…Al-doped ZnO thin films were deposited from two different targets. Ceramic targets were used in RF magnetron sputtering, whereas pulsed magnetron sputtering was used to grow films from powder targets. …”
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Miniaturized Printed Inverted-F Antenna for Internet of Things: A Design on PCB with a Meandering Line and Shorting Strip by Cheuk Yin Cheung, Joseph S. M. Yuen, Steve W. Y. Mung

“…Printed circuit board (PCB) antenna commonly used in commercial and medical applications because of its small size, low profile, and low cost compared to low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) technology. The proposed structure of PIFA is implemented on PCB to gain all these advantages. …”
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Restorative Rehabilitation of a Patient with Dental Erosion by Mohammed Thamer AlShahrani, Satheesh B. Haralur, Mohammed Alqarni

“…The extensive involvement of the palatal surfaces compromised the esthetics, incisal guidance, and functional occlusal efficiency. Indirect all-ceramic restorations were utilized to restore the esthetics and occlusal reconstruction. …”
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Statistical Modeling and Optimization of Laser Cladding Stellite 6/WC Composite Coating by Teng Wu, Wenqing Shi, Linyi Xie, Meimei Gong, Jiang Huang, Yuping Xie, Kuanfang He

“…This study presents the preparation of Co-based WC ceramic composite coating by laser cladding and the optimization of process parameters.…”
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Design, Modeling, and Simulation of Two-Piece Trapezoidal Piezoelectric Devices for Sensing and Energy Harvesting by Nan Chen, Vishwas Bedekar

“…The performance of the composite two-piece trapezoidal piezoelectric PZT-PZN polycrystalline ceramic material is simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics. …”
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