Effect of Expanded Perlite and Exfoliated Vermiculite Aggregate Additives on Water Vapor Permeability Performance of Cement-Based Lightweight Mortars by Lütfullah Gündüz, Sevket Onur Kalkan

“…Vapor retarders are used to control vapor diffusion through wall sections and surfaces. All building materials provide some resistance to vapor diffusion, and the amount of resistance varies depending on the material’s properties. …”

Microstructure and properties of pulse current promoted diffusion welding TiAl/Ti2AlNb joint with Ti69NbCrZrX interlayer by LYU Yanlong, FAN Jiafeng, HOU Jinbao, CHAI Lu, TAO Jun

“…The TiAl diffusion affected zone structure is composed of white β phase and gray block α2 phase，the interlayer diffusion zone structure is mainly composed of gray block α2+ α phase， and white β/B2 phase composition， Ti2AlNb diffusion affected zone is composed of β/B2 matrix phase with lath and acicular O phase. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Creativity Perception of Music Practitioners by Haixia Ma, Yan Zhang, Xin Shan, Xiaoxi Hu

“…Grounded in cognitive science and diffusion of innovation theories, the research also empirically examines the relationship between AI technology acceptance and creativity perception, while considering the role of socioeconomic factors. …”
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Factors influencing the combined performance of hot-rolled bimetallic composite plates prepared via hot compression by QIN Qin, DENG Jun-chao, ZANG Yong, XIE Lu, ZHU Xue-hui

“…The results show that increasing the temperature up to the composite melting point leads to the formation of a thicker diffusion layer at the bimetallic interface. …”
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Simulated body fluid and water absorption effects on poly(methyl methacrylate)/hydroxyapatite denture base composites

“…It was found that the equilibrium moisture content and the diffusion coefficient are depending on the concentration of γ-MPS in PMMA/5HA composites. …”
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Casting Homogeneity of Scaled-Up Multiprincipal Component Alloys by Gbenga. J. Adeyemi, Claire Utton, Yunus Azakli, Russell Goodall

“…The hardness, microstructures and chemical composition were assessed in the as-cast state across a section through the material. …”
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Coeficiente de difusão efetivo e modelagem matemática da secagem de sementes de crambe Effective diffusion coefficient and mathematical modeling for drying of crambe seeds by Lilian M Costa, Osvaldo Resende, Kelly A Sousa, Douglas N Gonçalves

“…<br>The mechanism of the water diffusion in agricultural products is complex due to the diversity of chemical composition and physical structure of the products. …”
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Dracocephalum kotschyi: Inhibition of critical enzyme relevant to type-2 diabetes, essential oil composition, bactericidal and anti-oxidant activity by Mehri Kazempour, S. Shirin Shahangian, Reyhaneh Sariri

“…This study aimed to determine the phytochemical composition and biological activities of various extracts of leaves and flowers of D. kotschyi. …”
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Atmospheric Abundances and Bulk Properties of the Binary Brown Dwarf Gliese 229Bab from JWST/MIRI Spectroscopy by Jerry W. Xuan, Marshall D. Perrin, Dimitri Mawet, Heather A. Knutson, Sagnick Mukherjee, Yapeng Zhang, Kielan K. W. Hoch, Jason J. Wang, Julie Inglis, Nicole L. Wallack, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio

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Optimization of metal polymer friction pair composition for hydrogen wear reduction through thermal stabilization analysis by Dmytro Volchenko, Ivan Kernytskyy, Yuriy Royko, Mykola Ostashuk, Nataliia Fidrovska, Vasyl Skrypnyk, Dmytro Zhuravlev, Nataliia Klochko, Vasyl Rys, Oksana Berezovetska, Saurav Dixit, Anna Stefańska, Eugeniusz Koda, Subhav Singh, Kamal Sharma, Rajesh Mahadeva

“…Simultaneously, adherence to defined chemical composition ratios for the metal-polymer materials is crucial. …”
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Positive effects of pre-oxidation on high temperature oxidation behavior of TiAl composites with multilayered structure by Junqin Wu, Yupeng Wang, Genhua Zeng, Xiaohong Wang, Lei Li, Meng Li, Tengfei Ma

“…However, the nano-sized Al2O3 particles on the surfaces of TiAl alloy, TiAl-GO composite, and TiAl–SiC composite after pre-oxidation can effective hinder atom diffusion during isothermal oxidation, resulting in a slow growth of oxidation layer.…”
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Local structure of amorphous sulfur in carbon–sulfur composites for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries by Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yu Ishihara, Yamato Haniu, Atsushi Sakuda, Akitoshi Hayashi, Kentaro Kobayashi, Satoshi Hiroi, Hiroki Yamada, Jo-chi Tseng, Seiya Shimono, Koji Ohara

“…Despite this standard practice, the local structure of sulfur in these composites remains unclear. Based on small-angle X-ray scattering and pair distribution function analysis, we discovered that sulfur in carbon–sulfur composites formed via melt diffusion is amorphous and primarily comprises S8 ring-shaped structures. …”
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Polyethylenimine functionalized graphene oxide and cellulose nanofibril composite hydrogels: Synthesis, characterization and water pollutants adsorption by Yufei Nan, Diego Gomez-Maldonado, Kailong Zhang, Haishun Du, Daniel C. Whitehead, Mi Li, Xinyu Zhang, Maria Soledad Peresin

“…Moreover, adding GO did not impact the adsorption mechanism but increased the external diffusion rate in the intraparticle diffusion model. …”
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Peculiarities of U(VI) sorption on composites containing hydrated titanium dioxide and potassium-cobalt hexacyanoferrate(II) by O. V. Perlova, Yu. S. Dzyazko, A. A. Malinovska, A. V. Palchik

“…In this case, the half-exchange time is minimal and equal to » 23 min (initial hydrated titanium dioxide) and 47 min (composite). Desorption obeys the model of particle diffusion: the diffusion coefficients for ions being exchanged are (1.7–7.6)?…”
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Preparation of Zirconium Carbide-Zirconium Silicide Composite Powders by Solid Reaction of Zr and SiC Powders by Yingxin CHEN, Shoujun WU, Shaojun MA, Xiao ZHAO, Baowei CAO

“…In the present work, zirconium carbide-zirconium silicide composite powders were prepared by solid reaction using Zr and SiC powders as reactants. …”
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Synthesis and Electroanalytical Performance of a Composite Material Based on Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Doped with Lignosulfonate by Grzegorz Milczarek, Tomasz Rebis

“…As a result, a thin composite film consisting of poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) and LS (PEDOT/LS) was deposited on the electrode surface. …”
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Influence of hBN and MoS2 fillers on toughness and thermal stability of carbon fabric-epoxy composites by Yermal Shriraj Rao, B. Shivamurthy, Nanjangud Subbarao Mohan, Nagaraja Shetty

“…Impermeable characteristics of MoS2 and hBN fillers caused tortuous diffusion path for gas molecules and delayed thermal decomposition…”
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Experimental evaluation of the degradation of bio-based composites under extreme conditions: Impact on mechanical performance and durability by Wu Yuan, Fajoui Jamal, Casari Pascal, Fréour Sylvain, Bouziane Mouna

“…These findings are crucial for the development of bio-based plant fiber reinforced composite structures applied in offshore wind turbines and maritime industry to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a circular economy.…”
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A preliminary investigation of the properties of plantain starch-chitosan composite films containing Panadol leaf extracts by Chad Lafeuillee, Rohanie Maharaj

“…The composite films exhibited increased opacity, density and moisture content alongside decreased swelling indices. …”
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"Preparation of high gas barrier organic clay/natural rubber composites by static hot pressing method" by WANG Lin-yan, LIANG Yu-rong, ZHANG Yi-duo, LIU Yu-xi

“…Organic clay (OC)/natural rubber (NR) composites were prepared by static hot pressing method, the microstructure and morphology of the composites were characterized, and the effects of OC amount on the mechanical properties, curing characteristics and gas barrier properties of the composites were investigated. …”
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