Thermal and ballistic characterization of epoxy matrix composites reinforced with babassu (Attalea speciosa) fiber: An experimental investigation by Lucas Moura Montenegro Reis, Pedro Henrique Poubel Mendonça da Silveira, Yago Soares Chaves, Rafael Travincas Pinto, Lucas de Mendonça Neuba, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento

“…These results highlight the potential of babassu fibers as an economical and sustainable reinforcement for polymer composites, reducing production costs while maintaining satisfactory performance, and offering a viable solution for manufacturing lighter, affordable ballistic shields.…”
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Influence of Reinforcement Load Level on Bearing Capacity of RC Beams Externally Reinforced with СFRP by Gennadiy A. Smolyago, Alexander E. Zhdanov, Yana L. Obernikhina

“…Most of the experimental investigations devoted to the study of the stress-strain state of bent reinforced concrete elements reinforced with carbon fiber-based polymer-composite materials have examined only unloaded beams or beams without preliminary cracks. …”
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Evaluation of tensile properties of FRP composite laminates under varying strain rates and temperatures by Prahlad Srinivas Joshi, S.K. Panigrahi

“…The present investigation deals with the characterization of tensile behavior of various Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites under Thermo-Mechanical loading. …”
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Flexural Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Beam Using BFRP Composites: Finite Element Approach by Asaad M. H. Kadhim, Hesham A. Numan, Mustafa Özakça

“…Basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) is adopted widely in recent years in many countries to rehabilitate or strengthen structural elements such as reinforced concrete (RC) beams because it is cheap and it has stellar mechanical performance. …”
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An experimental analysis of air flow-induced piezoelectric energy harvesting using flexible poly (vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposite films by D. M. Nivedhitha, S. Jeyanthi, B. Rithish, B. G. Sai Charan, S. Ravi, G. Vinayagamurthy, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani

“…In this concern, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a polymer-based piezoelectric material, has attained great response with its exceptional piezo, pyro, and ferroelectric properties. …”
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A Review of Caffeine Adsorption Studies onto Various Types of Adsorbents by Javier Andrés Quintero-Jaramillo, Javier Ignacio Carrero-Mantilla, Nancy Rocío Sanabria-González

“…Phenyl-phosphate-based porous organic polymer (301 mg/g), natural sandy loam sediment (221.2 mg/g), composites of MCM-48 encapsulated graphene oxide (153.8 mg/g), and organically modified clay (143.7 mg/g) showed adsorption capacities lower than those of activated carbons. …”
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Effect of complexation with lanthanide metal ions on the photochromism of (1,3,3-trimethyl-<mml:math alttext="$5'$"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>5</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo...

“…The effect of lanthanide ions and medium on photochromic, spectral-and-kinetic, and luminescence properties of the spiropyran and its complexes in solution and polymer matrix of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is studied. …”
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Performance of Poly(Styrene—Divinylbenzene) Magnetic Porous Microspheres Prepared by Suspension Polymerization for the Adsorption of 2, 4-Dichlorophenol and 2, 6-Dichlorophenol fro... by Ping Yu, Qilong Sun, Jianming Pan, Zhenjiang Tan, Jiangdong Dai, Yongsheng Yan, Feng Cheng

“…Poly(styrene–divinylbenzene)/Fe 3 O 4 (Fe 3 O 4 @St–DVB) magnetic porous polymer microspheres based on suspension polymerization were prepared for adsorption of 2, 4-dichlorophenol (2, 4-DCP) and 2, 6-dichlorophenol (2, 6-DCP) from aqueous solution. …”
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Decolorization and Bioelectricity Generation from Palm Oil Mill Effluent by a Photosynthetic Bacterial Consortium by Pimprapa Chaijak, Alisa Kongthong

“…Melanoidin is a dark-colored polymer formed through the Maillard reaction which is the primary cause of the dark color in POME. …”
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CFRP加固承载状态下含腐蚀圆钢管混凝土轴压短柱力学性能研究 by 毕欣, 邵永波, 熊川楠, 欧佳灵

“…利用有限元模型对碳纤维增强聚合物（carbon fiber reinforced polymer，CFRP）加固承载状态下含腐蚀圆钢管混凝土轴压短柱力学性能进行了研究。介绍了利用有限元实现轴压条件下CFRP加固承载状态下含腐蚀圆钢管混凝土短柱的建模方法。…”
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Targeting SLITRK4 Restrains Proliferation and Liver Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer via Regulating PI3K/AKT/NFκB Pathway and Tumor‐Associated Macrophage by Xiaojiao Sun, Junling Zhang, Bingqi Dong, Qingqing Xiong, Xin Wang, Yanlun Gu, Zhiqi Wang, Huiyu Liu, Jixin Zhang, Xu He, Hongjin Liu, Yi Zhong, Chuxiao Yi, Xiaowei Chi, Zhenming Liu, Xiaocong Pang, Yimin Cui

“…Finally, pharmacological inhibition of SLITRK4 by using lipid‐polymer hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for systemic siRNA delivery can effectively inhibit CRC liver metastasis. …”
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Recycling of the rare earth oxides from spent rechargeable batteries using waste metallurgical slags by Tang K., Ciftja A., van der Eijk C., Wilson S., Tranell G.

“…The remaining positive and negative electrodes, together with the polymer separator, were heated to 600-800oC in order to remove the organic components and further separate the Ni-based negative electrode. …”
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Precision optimization of reactive squeezing flow in stratified fluids: A response surface exploration by Anum Shafiq, Tabassum Naz Sindhu, Muhammad Ahmad Iqbal

“…Chemically reactive squeezing flows play a crucial role in various industrial and engineering processes, such as in polymer manufacturing, chemical reactors, and biofluid mechanics, where precise control over fluid behavior is essential for optimizing product quality and efficiency. …”
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Development of low-pressure polymeric membrane incorporated with powdered activated carbon and nanosilica for groundwater applications by Pei Ling Soo, Ling Yong Wong, Lai Peng Wong, Kin Yang Wong

“…Low-pressure PES polymeric membranes are made by combining polyether sulfone (PES) as the polymer, N-methyl-2- pyrrolidone (NMP) as the solvent, and nano-silica (SiO2) and powdered activated carbon (PAC) as additives. …”
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Experimental Study on the Interfacial Bonding Performance of a New Steel Bridge Deck Interface-Bonding Agent by Chaohua Zhao, Ya Li, Zhijian Yi, Kang Su

“…In this study, with the aim of striking the right balance between rigidity and flexibility, an interface-bonding material was formed using modified epoxy resin, cement, and rubber powder. Polymer lattice porous concrete was used as the paving material, and the interface-bonding effect was studied experimentally by employing three methods using the material: pull-off, dual-interface shear, and flexural tensile tests. …”
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Oncostatin M [OSM] protein immuno-expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma – A prospective study by Sunil Prakash, Nandhini Gunasekaran, Ramya Mahalingam, Rajkumar Krishnan

“…The samples were treated with Anti-OSM polyclonal antibody and immunohistochemical staining was done using NovoLinkTM NovocastraTM Polymer Detection System (Leica Microsystems). Stained samples were categorized based on the staining percentage and staining intensity. …”
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1,8‐Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene as Cyclic Ether Electrolyte Polymerization Inhibition for Wide‐Temperature‐Range High‐Rate Lithium‐ion Batteries by Hui Tian, Zixin Hong, Zhenhan Fang, Yufeng Luo, Hengcai Wu, Fei Zhao, Qunqing Li, Shoushan Fan, Jiaping Wang

“…The resulting electrolyte, devoid of polymer chain formation, forms a weak solvation structure rich in anions, which demonstrates rapid ion transport kinetics in the bulk electrolyte and excellent electrochemical stability at the electrolyte–electrode interfaces (EEIs) simultaneously. …”
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Flexural Performance of RC Continuous Beams Strengthening by CFRP with Grooves by Hanan Qassim, Mohammed Mashrei

“…Externally Bonded Reinforcement (EBR) is the most common technique used to strengthen the RC members with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. Recently, a new proposed technique was named Externally Bonded Reinforcement on Grooves (EBROG) has been presented as an alternative method to avoid or eliminate the undesirable de-bonging failure mode that is accompanying to EBR method. …”
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Triplet Electron Exchange in Carbon Nanodots‐assisted Long‐persistent near‐infrared Chemiluminescence for Oncology Synergistic Imaging and Therapy by Run‐Wei Song, Tian‐Ci Jiang, Xue‐Yang Zhang, Cheng‐Long Shen, Qing Lou, Chong‐Xin Shan

“…As a proof‐of‐concept, the photosensitizers of carbon nanodots (CDs)‐loaded chlorin e6 (CDs‐Ce6) are designed and integrated with the peroxalate molecules, and the as‐prepare polymer carbon nanodots (p‐CDs) exhibit novel tumor microenvironment (TME)‐responsive long‐persistent near‐infrared CL and photochemical reactions, evoking the in vivo imaging and synergistic dynamic therapy in tumor tissue. …”
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Central composite design in predicting heat transfer rate on the time-dependent flow of Williamson nanofluid with chemical reaction: A response surface methodology by B.C. Rout, Subhajit Panda, S.R. Mishra, Rupa Baithalu

“…Particularly, in several industrial processes, cooling of electronic devices, polymer extrusion as well as biomedical engineering areas its utility is vital. …”
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