Degree of pigmentation in composite veneers subjected to smoke from two types of cigarettes by Sandra Marcela Quisiguiña Guevara, Silvia Alexandra Reinoso Ortiz, Cristian Roberto Sigcho Romero, Brayan David Cruz Lara

“…Material and Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional in vitro study was carried out; the sample was constituted by 20 composite veneers made with Z350 XT resin, which met inclusion and exclusion criteria and were divided into two subgroups: G1 and G2, with 10 specimens each. …”
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Production of B4C Reinforced Composite Materials and Investigation of Their Bending Strength by Yılmaz Mutlu, Halit Doğan

“…In this study, AA2024 aluminum alloy was selected as the matrix material, while B4C was selected as the reinforcement material, and particle-reinforced Al-matrix composite materials were produced using the powder metallurgy method. …”
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Experimental Research and Numerical Analysis on Fire Resistance of Prefabricated Concrete Composite Beams by LIU Yanchun, SUN Shuqi, LIU Caiwei, WANG Pengfei, LU Xiuliang, MAO Jiayuan, MIAO Jijun

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THE STYLISTIC ROLE OF DETERMINOLOGISMS IN THE COMPOSITION OF COMPARISONS (based on Bohdan Lepky`s story “Motrya”) by Zoriana J. Kunch.

“…Statistical methods made it possible to identify the quantitative parameters of the studied material. …”
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A Review on Recent Developments on Waste Human Hair Composite and Its Hybrids by Silas M. Mbeche, Paul M. Wambua, David N. Githinji

“…The present review seeks to provide a synopsis of recent developments in the utilization of HH and keratin in polymer composites. Composites from different HH loading, length, and chemical treatments were made using hand lay-up and hot compression molding methods. …”
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Synthesis of Water Hyacinth/Cassava Starch Composite as An Environmentally Friendly Plastic Solution by M. Mahfudz Fauzi Syamsuri, Hasan Marzuki, Dedi Wahyu Ari Setiawan, Rusmaniar Rusmaniar, Tri Astika

“…Conventional plastics made from petroleum polymers were the largest contributor to solid waste on earth. …”
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FAUNISTIC CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIES COMPOSITION OF BLOODSUCKING MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) IN THE REPUBLIC DAGHESTAN by Sadaget S. Gadzhieva

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Study of Neem Fiber Composite Toothbrush – Latest Approach for the Prevention of Oral Disease by Thandavamoorthy Raja, N. Thirumalaivasan, Chitra Shivalingam

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Microstructure, Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Copper Matrix Composites Reinforced with Steel Nanoparticles by Vahid Norouzifard, Hadi Naeinzadeh, Amir Talebi, Zohreh Ebrahimi

“…In this study, copper matrix composites reinforced by 2.5, 5.5, and 8 wt% steel nanoparticles less than 130 nm in diameter were prepared by the casting method. …”
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Behavior of GFRP-Wood Composite Sandwich Beam-Column Joints with Angle Steels by ZhiJin Xie, YuJun Qi, Hai Fang, WeiQing Liu

“…In this paper, a new type of connection system was proposed for joints between GFRP-wood composite sandwich beams and columns which were made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) face sheets and southern pine wood cores. …”
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Mechanical Characteristics of Green Composites of Short Kenaf Bast Fiber Reinforced in Cardanol by Zahra Dashtizadeh, Abdan Khalina, Francisco Cardona, Ching Hao Lee

“…In this experiment, thermoset cardanol resin was reinforced with short kenaf bast fibers to produce 100% green composites. Different fiber loadings based on weight ratios (0%, 30%, 40%, 50%, and 60%) were fabricated by the hand layup method followed by compression molding. …”
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An Insight into Mechanical and Metallurgical Behavior of Hybrid Reinforced Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite by Demeke Abay Ashebir, Getinet Asrat Mengesha, Devendra Kumar Sinha

“…Hybrid reinforced particulate aluminum matrix composite materials (HAMCs) are a breakthrough kind of material made by combining two or more distinct reinforcing components in the aluminum (Al) matrix. …”
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Radiopacity of Methacrylate and Silorane Composite Resins Using a Digital Radiographic System by Leily Macedo Firoozmand, Mariana Gonçalves Cordeiro, Marcos André dos Santos Da Silva, Rudys Rodolfo De Jesus Tavarez, Etevaldo Matos Maia Filho

“…From six resin composites (Filtek™ P90, Filtek Z350, Filtek Z350 XT flow, Tetric Ceram, TPH Spectrum, and SureFil SDR flow) cylindrical disks (5 × 1 mm) were made and radiographed by a digital method, together with a 15-step aluminum step-wedge and a 1 mm slice of human tooth. …”
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Influence of Nanosilica on Mechanical Performance in Woven Carbon/Kevlar/Epoxy Hybrid Composites by Pranesh K. G., Attel Manjunath, Nagaraja K. C., Raghavendra Bhat, Prajwal D., Abhijit Bhowmik, Chander Prakash

“…The five carbon and four Kevlar layer hybrid polymer nanocomposites are made with woven fibers. The method used to improve the dispersion of nanosilica in the epoxy resin was high-speed shearing. …”
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Positive Material Identification testing of dental implant to correlate their compositions with allergic conditions by Avadhesh Kumar Chaubey, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ramesh Chowdhary

“…Conclusions: Implant composition should be made mandatory to be disclosed on the implant packet and before implant placement patch test for the allergen present in the particular implant can be done for the patient's health benefit and long term clinical success of dental implants.…”
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Analysis of the Elemental Composition of Individual Species Sedum (Rhodiola) spp. and Orthilia secunda by I. I. Terninko, A. V. Lezina, Yu. E. Generalova, M. A. Romanova

“…Analysis of the macro- and microelement composition of the rhizomes and roots of Sedum quadrifidum, Rhodiola heterodonta in comparison with Sedum roseum and analysis of the mineral composition of the herb Orthilia secunda from three harvesting sites.Materials and methods. …”
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Improving mechanical properties of flowable dental composite resin by adding silica nanoparticles by Baloš Sebastian, Pilić Branka, Petronijević Branislava, Marković Dubravka, Mirković Siniša, Šarčev Ivan

“…Methods. A commercially available flowable dental composite resin material was mixed with 7 nm aftertreated hydrophobic fumed silica and cured by an UV lamp. …”
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The Effect of Home Bleaching on Color Match with Anterior Single Shade Composite Restoration by Buse Kesgin, Özhan Yağcı, Pınar Güvenç, Gamze Paken, Merve Ünal

“…Background: Aim of this study is to assess the color matching in class III restorations made with single-shade resin composite after bleaching with different carbamide peroxide concentrations. …”
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Spices, Herbs, and Essential-Oil Plants: Yield and Fatty Acid Composition of Seeds by Tatsiana V. Sachyuka, Alena V. Feskova, Natallia A. Kovalenko, Galina N. Supichenko, Vladimir M. Gavrish, Viktar N. Bosak

“…The yield of green mass and seeds was studied on the experimental field of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy according to standard methods. A set of standard laboratory procedures made it possible to define the content of crude fat, while the fatty acid composition of seed lipids was studied by gas chromatography in extracts of methyl esters of fatty acids. …”
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Growth and proximate composition of Amaranthus cruentus L. on poor soil amended with compost and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi by Oyeyemi A. Dada, Francis Imade, E. M. Anifowose

“…Methods The experiment was arranged in completely randomized designed in six replicates with four treatments. …”
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