Prevalence of palatogingival groove and its association with periapical lesions and periodontal bone loss: a cone beam computed tomography study by Dilan Pelin Yildirim, Selin Goker Kamali

“…A significant relationship was detected between the periapical lesion status and bone loss status in PGG teeth (p < 0.05). …”
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Influence of steel fibers on the fatigue behavior of high-performance concretes under cyclic loading by David Ov, Rolf Breitenbücher

“…During these cyclic tests, the cycles-to-failure as well as the degradation within the microstructure were detected.…”
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A Comparative Study of Image Processing and Machine Learning Methods for Classification of Rail Welding Defects by Mohale Emmanuel Molefe, Jules Raymond Tapamo, Siboniso Sithembiso Vilakazi

“…Additionally, it has been shown that most rail breaks occur due to a crack initiated from the weld joint defect that was either misclassified or undetected. …”
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Release Behavior and Bioaccumulation Characteristics of Organophosphate Esters from Plastics in Marine Aquaculture by Zhi YANG, Dongni LIU, Shengnan HUANG, Xuetian DAI, Wei QIAN, Xiaoshan ZHU

“…Five OPEs—TCP, TDCPP, TnBP, TCPP, and TiBP—were detected in Artemia. We evaluated the degree of bioaccumulation using the bioaccumulation factor (BAF). …”
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Two-Dimensional X-Ray Diffraction (2D-XRD) and Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT) Characterization of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel by Puskar Pathak, Goran Majkic, Timmons Erickson, Tian Chen, Venkat Selvamanickam

“…Micro-CT was used for in-depth internal defect analysis, revealing lack-of-fusion and gas-induced (keyhole) pores and no observable micro-cracks or inclusions in most of the printed body. …”
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Mechanical properties and reinforcement mechanism study of sulfate saline soil solidified by polyurethane and water glass by Tiantian Zhang, Dingfeng Cao, Chengchao Guo, Fuming Wang

“…The mechanical properties of the solidified soil were determined by conducting uniaxial compression strength tests, and crack development was detected using acoustic emission technology. …”
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Assessing the Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene Films by <i>Candida tropicalis</i> SLNEA04 and <i>Rhodotorula mucilaginosa</i> SLNEA05 by Randa Harrat, Ghania Bourzama, Gaëtan Burgaud, Emmanuel Coton, Aymen Bourezgui, Boudjema Soumati

“…SEM analysis revealed morphological alterations, including cracks and holes, ATR-FTIR detected new functional groups (alcohols, alkynes, aldehydes, alkenes and ketones), while XRD identified changes in the polymer crystallinity and phase composition. …”
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Electromigration failure induced by interdiffusion between Al trace and Cu seed layer in the immortal microbump in three-dimensional integrated circuit by Yifan Yao, Yuxuan An, K.N. Tu, Yingxia Liu

“…A crack also formed at the Cu/Al interface due to the tensile stress induced by the volume shrinkage of 4.43 % during the Al4Cu9 IMC formation process. …”
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Investigation of the Internal Structure of Hard-to-Reach Objects Using a Hybrid Algorithm on the Example of Walls by Rafał Brociek, Józef Szczotka, Mariusz Pleszczyński, Francesca Nanni, Christian Napoli

“…Algorithms dedicated to this type of problem can be used to detect anomalies (defects, cracks) in the walls, among other artifacts. …”
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Repair of aircraft engine parts made of heat-resistant nickel alloys using additive plasma technologies by Konstantin Balushok, Sergey Chigileychik

“…No wear of the labyrinth ridges or cracks was detected. The functionality of the restored disk has been confirmed. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of etching with ytterbium fiber laser on the bond strength, color stability, and fracture analysis of lithium disilicate ceramics to bovine teeth: an in vi... by Göknil Alkan Demetoğlu, Esra Talay Çevlïk

“…SEM analysis revealed micro-roughness in the acid-treated samples and mini-laser spots in the laser-treated groups, and no microfractures or cracks detected in any of the groups. Conclusion The shear bond strengths of lithium disilicate ceramics, whether treated with YFL or hydrofluoric acid, were found to be comparable. …”
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A new distribution area of the Ophrys isaura Renz & Taubenheim in Türkiye and some ecologic characteristics by Serkan Gülsoy, Hüseyin Fakir, Ebru Hatice Tığlı Kaytanlıoğlu

“…The dominant rock formation in the area is fractured and cracked limestone. The radiation index was calculated to be 0.46, while the temperature index was determined to be 0.89. …”
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Validity and informativity enhancement of ultrasonic testing of cast parts of railway rolling stock by A. N. Kireev, Y. K. Sklifus, M. A. Kireeva

“…It can be volume (pores, shells, non-metallic inclusions) or planar (cracks, segregations, etc.). Discussion and Conclusions. …”
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MULTI-WAVE ULTRASONIC CONTROL OF CONCRETE by D. Yu. Snezgkov, S. N. Leonovich

“…Responsivity of the Rayleigh wave parameters to near surface concrete defects permits quickly and efficiently to detect crack areas in a reinforced structure. Energy localization of a surface wave in a layer having width λ/2–λ provides a possibility to ignore reinforcement availability under appropriate selection of oscillation frequency. …”
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Environmentally sustainable epoxy nanocomposite coating reinforced with chitosan derived nitrogen doped graphene for enhanced corrosion resistance and mechanical performance by Marwa Adel, Dalia S. Fathy, Osama Abo El-eneen

“…Well separated flatten morphology with folding characteristics and extremely extended considerable average lateral dimensions further than 1.27 mm was detected. Graphene was successfully integrated into epoxy coatings on carbon steel substrates with different tiny graphene concentrations < 0.04 wt%. …”
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BEHAVIOR OF BAKER'S AND BREWER'S YEAST UNDER TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS USING ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION by Alexander G. Pogorelov, Larisa G. Ipatova, Artem I. Panait, Maria A. Pogorelova, Anna A. Stankevich, Oleg A. Suvorov

“…The detected cell integrity violations are consistent with the above described data on the inhibition of yeast cell development in anolyte-based beer wort. …”
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Adsorption of Macrolide Antibiotics by Aged Microplastics of Different Sizes: Mechanisms and Effects by Qi Li, Jingnan Tan, Haichao Sha, Ke Li, Xi Li

“…Microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics are widely detected in water bodies. However, the adsorption behavior and mechanism of different particle size polystyrene (PS) MPs on macrolide antibiotics under natural aging remain to be elucidated. …”
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BENEFITS OF USE OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION IN SCRATCH TESTING by Lukáš Václavek, Jan Tomáštík, Hana Chmelíčková, Radim Čtvrtlík

“…The visual analysis of the residual groove provides the most detailed description of the final damage of the surface (crack patterns, extent of plastic deformation, delamination, etc.), but it may be a time demanding approach. …”
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Combining fusion-based and solid-state additive manufacturing: Investigation of additive DED structures with friction surfacing interlayer by Zina Kallien, Eloise Eimer, Arne Roos, Victor Ortolland, Lars Rath, Stewart Williams, Benjamin Klusemann

“…In the cross sections, no defects could be detected at the FS deposit-to-substrate interfaces and the structures did not show visible cracks at the WAAM deposit-to-FS deposit interfaces. …”
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Shear wave velocity profiling of Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, utilizing the multi-channel analysis of surface waves method by Abdelrahman Kamal, Hazaea Saddam A., Almadani Sattam A.

“…Moreover, some sinkholes were detected at depths greater than 12 m in specific locations (sites 1, 6, 9, 11, and 17). …”
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