Evaluation of a Three-dimensional printable and two CAD/CAM hybrid resin materials used as permanent single tooth restoration: An in-Vitro study by Noha Saadoun, Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Salah Farag, Rania El-Saady Badawy

“…Microcracks voids, arrest lines and hackle lines are also detected. Fractured specimens showed different crack propagation behaviors. …”
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Organic Photo‐Responsive Piezoelectric Materials Based on Pyrene Molecules for Flexible Sensors by Xinyi Song, Xiaohui Wang, Wei Liu, Xiaoxue Chen, Shaoling Li, Md Shariful Islam, Ling Li, Xiaobo Zhao, Carl Redshaw, Yu Zhao, Changyong (Chase) Cao, Xing Feng

“…The output electronic signal of a PyPT‐based flexible sensor shows a significant increase from 30 to 721 pA as the strain increases from 0.12% to 0.59% with a low Young's modulus of 1.63 Gpa. This high‐performance piezoelectric sensor can serve as a sensitive sound sensor for sound detection and recognition based on the basic characteristics of sound, such as amplitude, frequencies, and timbres. …”
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Image Scale-Space Filtering Using Directional Local Variance Controlled Anisotropic Diffusion by Yong Chen, Taoshun He

“…We then combine two edge indicators (i.e., DLV and local spatial gradient) to formulate the desired image scale-space filter and incorporate the modulus of noise magnitude into the filter to trigger time-varying selective filtering. …”
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Improving properties of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol films using cashew nut testa extract: potential applications in food packaging by Thuy Tien Dang, Lam Anh Thy Nguyen, Duc Tien Dau, Quy Sinh Nguyen, Thao Nhien Le, Thi Quynh Ngoc Nguyen

“…It also displayed the highest tensile strength and Young's modulus at 28.63 and 147.35 MPa, respectively. Microstructural analysis revealed that the incorporation of CNTE resulted in a smoother and slightly denser film structure. …”
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Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…Rheological testing indicated a solid-like behavior, with a high elastic modulus (G′) that consistently exceeded the viscous modulus (G″), which is indicative of a strong internal structure. …”
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Different polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) reinforcement strategies for long bone osteoplasty procedures: a controlled laboratory comparison using the 4-point bending test by David Putzer, Valentina Egger, Johannes Pallua, Martin Thaler, Werner Schmölz, Michael Nogler

“…Flexural strength, maximum strain, and Young’s modulus were assessed for the three groups and compared using the Kruskal‒Wallis test. …”
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PLASMA MODIFICATION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL MICROFIBERS TO IMPROVE COHESION WITH CEMENT MATRIX by Jakub Ďureje, Zdeněk Prošek, Jan Trejbal, Pavel Tesárek

“…Changes on fiber surface were detected by SEM analysis, packed cell wettability measurement, and weight loss during modification. …”
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Ammonia plasma-treated carbon nanotube/epoxy composites and their using in sensing applications by Ruhan Benlikaya, Petr Slobodian, Pavel Riha, Harinarayanan Puliyalil, Uros Cvelbar, Robert Olejnik

“…As a result, an improvement in the elastic modulus of the composite by the embedded carbon nanotubes and a decrease in the glass transition temperature and the cure degree were found. …”
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Structural Parameter Identification Using Multi-Objective Modified Directional Bat Algorithm by LIU Li-jun, LIN Ying-hai, SU Yong-hui, LEI Ying

“…Fourteen structural parameters， such as elastic modulus， material density， and sectional properties， were optimized. …”
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Enhancing yogurt overall quality with enzymatically hydrolyzed cantaloupe rind powder: Effects of the supplement ratio on texture, rheology, stability, phenolic content, and antiox... by Thi Quynh Ngoc Nguyen, Thi Thuy Le, Thi Ho Thanh Dong

“…Specifically, the addition of 1.5% HCRP to yogurt resulted in a 1.6, 6.0, 1.9, 1.7, and 1.5 times increase in hardness, adhesiveness, apparent viscosity, storage modulus, and loss modulus compared to the control yogurt on day 15 of the storage period, respectively. …”
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Quantifying the unique mechanical properties of irreversibly sickled cells in sickle cell disease by Dillon C. Williams, John M. Higgins, David K. Wood

“…ISCs were found to have an average shear surface modulus 20 times that of nonsickled cells and a sixth that of red blood cells (RBCs) with detectable hemoglobin polymer. …”
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Local crack suppression and activation of plastic flow via electron irradiation in oxide glasses by Sebastian Bruns, Karsten Durst

“…The glasses deformation resistance (i.e. hardness) can be adjusted with switching the intensity of the electron beam or the strain rate for indentation while changes in elastic modulus remain moderate. The change of the deformation resistance, determined by parameter ΔH/H0, shows a distinct increase at beam intensities from which on forward crack suppression has been detected, serving as indication for brittle-to-ductile transition.…”
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Linear low-density polyethylene/silica micro- and nanocomposites: dynamic rheological measurements and modelling

“…Dynamic rheological tests in parallel plate configuration were conducted in order to detect the role of the filler morphology on the rheological behaviour of the resulting micro- and nanocomposites. …”
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The Feasibility of Developing a Construction Material From Basaltic Quarry Waste and Recycled High-Density Polyethylene by Johnson Ngugi, George O. Rading, Thomas O. Mbuya

“…No significant chemical transformations were detected by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Effect of filler and blending with SBR and NR on thermally induced crystallization of high-cis BR as evaluated by dynamic mechanical analysis by M. Wunde, M. Klueppel

“…In BR/SBR blends, which are detected as a single phase in dynamic mechanical spectra, crystallization is reduced for low SBR amounts and seems to disappear totally for 50/50 blends. …”
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Relaxation phenomena in rubber/layered silicate nanocomposites

“…Experimental data are analyzed in terms of electric modulus formalism. The recorded relaxation phenomena include contributions from both the polymer matrices and the nanofiller. …”
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Ultrasound micromolding of porous polylactide/hydroxyapatite scaffolds by C. Olmo, L. Franco, A. Vidal, L. J. del Valle, J. Puiggali

“…Scaffolds showed the positive effect of HAp and porosity on cell proliferation; this latter was 40% higher than that detected for non-porous PLA specimens.…”
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Reinforcing styrene butadiene rubber with lignin-novolac epoxy resin networks by P. Yu, H. He, C. Jiang, D. Wang, Y. Jia, L. Zhou, D. M. Jia

“…The existence of lignin-F51 networks were also detected by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). …”
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Preparation and Mechanical Characterization of TiC Particles Reinforced Al7075 Alloy Composites by S. Krishna Prasad, Samuel Dayanand, M. Rajesh, Madeva Nagaral, V. Auradi, Rabin Selvaraj

“…In particular, the combination of high hardness and flexible modulus, low density, great wettability, and low synthetic reactivity with aluminum melt makes TiC particle an attractive material. …”
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Research on the material properties of concrete in subway stations after in service for 50 years by Bin Zhang, Shaohui He, Jianfei Ma, Jiaxin He, Yiming Li, Jinlei Zheng

“…This paper not only detected the condition of concrete aggregates after 50 years of operation but also examined their microstructural states. …”
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