Effect of Marine Coolant Additives on Cavitation Erosion–Corrosion of Diesel Engine Cylinder Liner by Woo-Seok Jeon, Il-Cho Park

“…In addition, weight loss, surface roughness, and maximum surface damage depth were quantified as a function of cavitation exposure time. Furthermore, to investigate the erosion and erosion–corrosion characteristics induced by cavitation attack, the damaged surface morphology was closely examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) after the cavitation erosion tests. …”
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Processing induced segregation in PLA/TPS blends: Factors and consequences by M. Jozo, L. Cui, K. Bocz, B. Pukanszky

“…Mechanical properties were characterized by tensile and impact testing, structure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) as well as Raman spectroscopy, and water absorption was determined as a function of time. …”
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The Uniaxial Creep Characteristics of Red Sandstone under Dry-Wet Cycles by Guangcheng Liu, Xin Huang, Jianyong Pang

“…In this paper, in order to study the short-term and long-term mechanical properties of red sandstone under these dry-wet cycles, a series of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) tests and multistage creep tests have been carried out on specimens of red sandstone after being treated to different numbers of dry-wet cycles. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to image the different groups of specimens. …”
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Research on frost resistance and life prediction of fly ash manufactured sand concrete under negative temperature curing by Li Gong, Tao Ran, Yanzhong Bu, Tianle Xu, Xuehao Zhao

“…Finally, utilizing the Weibull distribution function, a durability deterioration damage model for manufactured sand concrete was established. …”
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Selection of an HLA-C*03:04-Restricted HIV-1 p24 Gag Sequence Variant Is Associated with Viral Escape from KIR2DL3+ Natural Killer Cells: Data from an Observational Cohort in South... by Angelique Hölzemer, Christina F Thobakgale, Camilo A Jimenez Cruz, Wilfredo F Garcia-Beltran, Jonathan M Carlson, Nienke H van Teijlingen, Jaclyn K Mann, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Seung-gu Kang, Christian Körner, Amy W Chung, Jamie L Schafer, David T Evans, Galit Alter, Bruce D Walker, Philip J Goulder, Mary Carrington, Pia Hartmann, Thomas Pertel, Ruhong Zhou, Thumbi Ndung'u, Marcus Altfeld

“…Furthermore, activation of primary KIR2DL3+ NK cells from healthy donors in response to HLA-C*03:04+ target cells presenting the variant epitope was significantly reduced in comparison to cells presenting the wild-type sequence (wild-type mean 0.78 ± 0.07 standard error of the mean [SEM] and variant mean 0.63 ± 0.07 SEM, p = 0.012). …”
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Characterisation of biocompatible layers of ZrO28%Y2O used in combination with other ceramics to modify the surface of implants by Darko Veljić, Časlav Lačnjevac, Marko Rakin, Darko Bajić

“…The aim of this study was to deposit multi-functional ZrO28%Y2O3 coating layers using the plasma spray technology and then to characterise such layers. …”
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Effect of Fe3O4 particles on multi-hollow morphology of poly(HEMA-divinylbenzene-styrene) microspheres prepared by Pickering suspension polymerization by S. Prymon, A. Bukowska, W. Bukowski, K. Bester, K. Hus, K. Dychton, Z. Opiekun

“…Hydroxy-functionalized polymers have been synthesized by Pickering suspension polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) with styrene (S) and divinylbenzene (DVB) in the presence of hydrophobic Fe3O4 particles.The obtained polymer microspheres were characterized using different instrumental techniques (optical microscopy, scaning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), diffuse reflection ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (DR UV-Vis), inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), dynamic light scattering and thermal analyses) and then modified to immobilize the complexes of palladium(II) with the tetradentate ligands based on salicylaldehyde, epichlorohydrin and 2-picolylamine. …”
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Localized Effects in Graphene Oxide Systems: A Pathway to Hyperbolic Metamaterials by Grazia Giuseppina Politano

“…Graphene oxide (GO) has emerged as a carbon-based nanomaterial providing a different pathway to graphene. One of its most notable features is the ability to partially reduce it, resulting in graphene-like sheets through the elimination of oxygen-including functional groups. …”
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Microstructure of ultrafine graded cemented carbides with cubic rich surface by CHEN Jian, HUANG Yi-ping, ZHU Rui, ZHOU Li, DENG Xin, WU Shang-hua, LIU Bing-yao

“…The microstructure and mechanical properties of the WC‒10TiC‒0.5VC‒0.5Cr2C3‒12Co and WC‒12Co cemented carbides in the functionally graded and uniform structure were systematically investigated by sintering in nitrogen-rich atmosphere. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Magnetically retrievable nanocatalyst Fe3O4@CPTMO@dithizone-Ni for the fabrication of 4H-benzo[h]chromenes under green medium by Sepideh Bibak, Ahmad Poursattar Marjani

“…In this method, Fe3O4 was modified as a magnetic core using surfactant (SDS) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating; after functionalizing the magnetic nanoparticles with 3-chloropropyl-tri-methoxysilane and dithizone, Ni metal was immobilized. …”
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Enhancement of performance in flax/epoxy composites by developing interfacial adhesion using graphene oxide by Abdolmajid Alipour, Richard Lin, Krishnan Jayaraman

“…Graphene oxide (GO) at different contents, ranging from 0 to 0.5 wt%, was exploited to develop the interfacial adhesion between matrix and fiber in flax/epoxy composites. …”
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From waste to wellness: Green synthesis of nanoparticles from vegetable waste by Muhammad Wasiq, Faiyaz Ahmed, Farhan Saeed, Ali Raza, Hafiz Muhammad Abdullah, Sania Saleem, Laraib Shoukat, Nataliia Nuzhyna, Muhammad Afzaal

“…AgNPs are subjected to different characterization techniques to examine them for different applications. …”
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Nylon/Graphene Oxide Electrospun Composite Coating by Carmina Menchaca-Campos, César García-Pérez, Iván Castañeda, Miguel A. García-Sánchez, René Guardián, Jorge Uruchurtu

“…The graphene oxide obtained was characterized under SEM and FTIR techniques. On the other hand, nylon 6-6 has excellent mechanical resistance due to the mutual attraction of its long chains. …”
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Encapsulation of bioactive compounds from Sargassum ilicifolium: Influence of wall material type and loading content on the physicochemical and structural properties of micropartic... by Seyed Saeed Sekhavatizadeh, Mohammad Ganje, Seyedeh Sedigheh Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Mozafarian

“…Encapsulation of Sargassum ilicifolium extraction through different techniques is known to, optimize physicochemical properties, biological activities, maintain stability, and is an effective way to improve the shelf life of different foods. …”
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Novel antifouling polysulfone matrix membrane modified with zwitterionic polymer by Chaoqun Wu, Jiuhan Zheng, Jianhua Hu

“…The presence of 4VP and zwitterion chains of copolymer was verified by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyses, and the successful surface functionalization was further confirmed with atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and water contact angle measurement. …”
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Effect Of Zinc And Ingredients Of Protein Supplement On Sperm Parameters And Male Reproductive Hormones- An RCT Study by Saira Safdar, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Noor Ul Ain, Sidra Jabeen, Muhammad Hassaan Farooq, Asma Irfan

“…Results: There was a significant decrease (P<0.05) in Mean ± SEM of sperm count millions /ml, sperm motility (%), and normal sperm morphology (%) in Group 2 rats when compared with Group 1. …”
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The effect of preliminary oxidized carbon support on the activity of copper supported catalysts of ethanol dehydrogenation by Е. А. Ponomareva, Е. V. Egorova, A. S. Parastaev, D. А. Bokarev, E. G. Cheblakova, I. A. Malinina

“…Compared to nonoxidized activated carbon fibers, no significant changes in the texture of the modified supports were found, while there were differences in surface functionalities. Cupper supported catalysts were prepared by wetness impregnation and characterized by TPR, SEM. …”
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Impact of Cetyl-Containing Ionic Liquids on Metal Halide Perovskite Structure and Photoluminescence by Maegyn A. Grubbs, Roberto Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Sergei V. Dzyuba, Benjamin G. Janesko, Jeffery L. Coffer

“…In this work, we measure how the structure and emission of methylammonium lead tribromide (MAPbBr₃) perovskite films is modulated by long alkyl chain-containing pyridinium, imidazolium, or pyrrolidinium ILs. Two different film deposition methods are compared, with the resultant films characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. …”
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Bond Behavior and Interaction Mechanism Between Metal Ce-Fe by Kai ZHANG, Chang-shui WANG

“…The structures with different doping levels of Ce metal and Fe metal planes were obtained, and the energy of different doping structures was obtained. …”
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Avaliação cognitiva breve de pacientes atendidos em ambulatórios de neurologia geral Brief cognitive evaluation of patients attended in a general neurological outpatient clinic by Ana Paula P. Vitiello, Jovana G.M. Ciríaco, Daniel Y. Takahashi, Ricardo Nitrini, Paulo Caramelli

“…Whenever possible, the cut-off scores were adjusted as function of educational level. RESULTS: Nearly 2/3 of the patients presented impaired performance in at least one of the tests. …”
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