The Shell of the Invasive Bivalve Species Dreissena polymorpha: Biochemical, Elemental and Textural Investigations. by Françoise Immel, Cédric Broussard, Bastien Catherinet, Laurent Plasseraud, Gérard Alcaraz, Irina Bundeleva, Frédéric Marin

“…By describing the microstructure, geochemistry and biochemistry/proteomics of the shell, the present study aims at promoting this species as a model organism in biomineralization studies, in order to establish a bridge with ecotoxicology, while sketching evolutionary conclusions. …”
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Comparison of Different Additives and Ages on Mechanical and Acoustic Behavior of Coal Gangue Cemented Composite by Meng Xiao

“…Control specimens without fillers were also tested for comparison. The microstructure of the specimens was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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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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Application of Conductive Materials to Asphalt Pavement by Hai Viet Vo, Dae-Wook Park

“…Also, the distribution of the conductive additives within the asphalt concrete body was investigated by microstructural imaging. An actual test was applied to simulate realistic heating for an asphalt concrete mixture. …”
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Effect of Mg-rich filler metal on weld zone properties in pulsed laser-welded ultra-fine grain AA6061: A Taguchi optimization study by S. Karami, M.H. Siadati, M. Yousefieh

“…This study investigates the effects of filler metal with high magnesium (Mg) content at different heat inputs on microstructural evolution, strengthening mechanisms, and reduction of welding defects in pulsed laser welding (PLW) of ultra-fine-grained (UFG) AA6061 sheets. …”
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Innovations and Applications in Lightweight Concrete: Review of Current Practices and Future Directions by Diptikar Behera, Kuang-Yen Liu, Firmansyah Rachman, Aman Mola Worku

“…Nanomaterials such as nano-silica and carbon nanotubes augment early-age strength development by 25% and refine microstructural integrity. Thermal performance is markedly enhanced through advanced lightweight fillers, including expanded polystyrene and aerogels, achieving up to a 50% reduction in thermal conductivity, thereby facilitating energy-efficient building envelopes. …”
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Growth Kinetics of Ni₃Ga₇ in Ni/Ga System During Interfacial Reaction Diffusion by Jun Peng, Tao Wang, Shuai Zhang

“…This study investigated the phase transformation kinetics and microstructural evolution in the Ni/Ga couple. The diffusion reaction behavior between nickel and gallium was characterized from 323 K to 623 K for different annealing times. …”
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Study on the Effects of Partial Pressure on X52M Pipeline Hydrogen Embrittlement Properties in High-Pressure Hydrogen Environments by Zhao　Qian, Liu　Haixiao, Li　Ming, Wang　Bing, Li　Ba, Jia　Shujun, Liu　Qingyou

“…Through the slow tensile and fatigue life tests under high pressure gas phase environment， the influence law of plasticity and fatigue life properties under different hydrogen partial pressure on X52M pipeline steel （mass fraction /%： 0.04C，0.98Mn，0.010P，0.001S，0.033Nb，0.033V，0.16Cr，0.014Ti） were contrastive studied， Various characterization techniques， including metallographic microscopy and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）， were utilized to examine the microstructural evolution and fracture mechanisms. The results indicated that the loss rate of slow tensile section shrinkage increased significantly with the increasing of hydrogen partial pressure， the ductility loss was measured to be 10.5%， 17.5%， and 28.5% under 4 ， 6 ，10 MPa hydrogen pressure， respectively. …”
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Mechanisms and modelling of diffusion in solids: a multiscale framework with industrial case studies and AI enhancements by Obinna Onyebuchi Barah, Faith Natukunda, Ige Bori, Kelechi John Ukagwu

“…Abstract Diffusion in solids is a fundamental mechanism governing mass transport, phase transformations, and microstructural evolution in metals, alloys, and functional materials. …”
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Micromechanics-based thermo-hydro-mechanical model for air-entrained porous materials subjected to freezing-thawing cycles by Weiqi Guo, Yang Wu, Mingkun Jia, Zhihong Ma, Jinyang Jiang, Wenxiang Xu

“…The freeze-thaw (FT) behavior of porous materials (PMs) involves the coupling of the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processes and is significantly influenced by the microstructure. However, modeling FT in unsaturated PMs remains an open issue, and the influence of microstructure is not yet fully understood. …”
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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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Hot forming behavior of tungsten carbide reinforced Ni-Based superalloy 625 additively manufactured by laser directed energy deposition by Gökhan Ertugrul, Aliakbar Emdadi, Angelika Jedynak, Sabine Weiß, Sebastian Härtel

“…The objective is to analyze the differences in microstructure and properties between L-DED manufactured IN625, and WC-reinforced IN625, and their hot-forming behavior, focusing on the effects of WC addition and post-deformation on microstructure and mechanical properties. …”
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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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The strength-ductility synergy relating to dislocation behavior in the Ti70-VNbMoCr solid-solution alloys with VEC increasing orderly by Zaidong Xu, Baolin Wu, Jiale Man, Naifu Zou, Guosheng Duan, Yandong Liu, Yicheng Feng

“…Dislocation kinks were clearly observed in the deformed microstructures. In terms of the kink-strengthening mechanism and dislocation-based slip rule, the role of Burgers vector magnitude in strength-ductility synergy was discussed. …”
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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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Elaboration and characterization of environmental properties of TiO2 plasma sprayed coatings by L. Toma, N. Keller, G. Bertrand, D. Klein, C. Coddet

“…The photocatalyst coating was realized by a few kinds of thermal spray method: gas flame, APS (atmospheric plasma), VPS (vacuum plasma) and HVOF (high velocity oxygen fuel). The microstructures of the deposits, as a function of the coating process, are analysed by optical microscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, and the X-rays diffraction. …”
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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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Technology and practice for efficient development of coalbed methane horizontal wells in high-rank coal of Qinshui Basin by WU Xi

“…Investigations into microstructures, coal body structures, in-situ stresses, and fractures—combined with an evaluation of various geological factors’ impact on production—enabled a multidimensional division of development units to identify the geological features of each unit. …”
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Modeling the effects of initial grain size, martensitic transformation induced dynamic grain refinement, phases, and texture on strength of a high entropy alloy using crystal plast... by Zhangxi Feng, Brandon A. McWilliams, Rajiv S. Mishra, Marko Knezevic

“…Microstructurally flexible high entropy alloys (HEAs) can be tailored for strength via dual-phase strengthening mechanisms, which originate from the strain-induced phase transformation microstructural phenomena. …”
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High-fat diet-induced osteoporosis in mice under hypoxic conditions by Yajun Qiao, Huimin Zheng, Ruiying Cheng, Juan Guo, Li Ji, Zhibin Liu, Lixin Wei, Hongtao Bi, Zhongshu Shan

“…Additionally, the femoral microstructure was compromised, bone metabolic markers were disrupted, inflammatory responses were heightened, gut microbiota diversity was altered, and specific intestinal metabolites such as Anserine were downregulated, whereas L-carnosine was upregulated. …”
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