Evaluation of the Shear Bond Strength of Three Types of Retainer Wires Bonded with a Composite Adhesive: An in vitro Study by N Harish Kumar, Rabindra S. Nayak, Tulip Chakravarty, Annesha K. Konwar, Nirajita Bhaduri, Nunna S. Pratyusha

“…This study evaluates the mechanical properties of different lingual retainer wires combined with composite bonding materials. Materials and Method: Ninety human incisors were divided into three groups, each using different retainer wires: Retainium, Bond-A-Braid, and Custom-Made Ligature wires, bonded with Transbond LR composite. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“…With this understanding, the study was conducted to investigate plant species composition and community perception towards landscaping work executed at Hawassa University’s main campus using questionnaires, interviews, observation and group discussion methods. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“…With this understanding, the study was conducted to investigate plant species composition and community perception towards landscaping work executed at Hawassa University’s main campus using questionnaires, interviews, observation and group discussion methods. …”
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Justification of sorption composite usage on the basis of nanodisperse silica for sepsis prevention in complex treatment of purulent-inflammatory processes by O. A. Viltsaniuk, P. V. Belyaev, T. P. Osolodchenko, O. O. Viltsaniuk

“…Materials and methods. To determine the antimicrobial activity and the influence of the antiseptics of decasan, myramistin, ethonium, chlorhexidine and the sorption on the microorganisms adhesion properties composition was used the method of diffusion in agar of the museum strains of microorganisms S. …”
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Biodegradability and biocompatibility test of Magnesium Carbonate apatite composite implants fabricated by extrusion technique on Sprague Dawley Rats by Achmad Fauzi Kamal, Eugene Dionysios, Sugeng Supriadi, Iwan Setyadi, Vetnizah Juniantito, Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim

“…Carbonate apatite (CA) was chosen as a Mg composite mixture because of its good osteoconductivity, and this study aimed to evaluate the biodegradability of MgxCA composite implants made by the extrusion technique in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. …”
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Dynamic and Buckling Analysis of Hybrid Composite Beam Strengthened with Carbon Fibers/Aramid Fibers under Temperature Gradient by F. Basati, Mohammad Hossein Yas

“…The mechanical and thermal properties of the hybrid composite beams are obtained based on the mixed law method. …”
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Conductivity and mechanical properties of PEO/PVA/UiO-66 composite polymers for membrane of lithium-ion batteries by Aep Patah, Achmad Rochliadi, Aditya Husein, Dadang Ramadhan

“…UiO-66 MOFs were synthesized using the solvothermal method at 120? and then composited with polyethylene oxide (PEO) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer membranes using the solution casting method. …”
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Preparation of ceramic based hollow fiber composite membrane and its CO2/N2 separation performance by LIU Jianchao, CAO Dongsheng, ZHANG Guorui, ZHANG Lei, YU Daoming, FU Weigui, MA Xiaohua

“…The CO2/N2 separation performance of the membrane was tested using a self-made gas separation device. The results show that the CO2 permeance of the composite membrane reaches 2765.3 GPU at room-temperature and under 0.2 MPa operating pressure， and its separation selectivity for CO2/N2 is 3.2. …”
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Size-dependent Bending of Geometrically Nonlinear of Micro-Laminated Composite Beam based on Modified Couple Stress Theory by Ahmad-Reza Ghasemi, Masood Mohandes

“…The equation of motion with boundary conditions is solved using a generalized differential quadrature method and then, the deflection of the beam in classical elasticity and MCST states is drawn and compared with each other. …”
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Comparison of Two Types of Composite-Opaquer Combinations Masking Ability for Tooth Discoloration without Clinically Visible Opacity by Hossein Chalakinia, Farideh Darabi, Yasaman Sadeghi, Reza Tayefe Davalloo, Seyedeh Maryam Tavangar, Aidin Sooratgar

“…Background: A few studies have examined the masking ability of the combined application of opaquer and resin composites on tooth discoloration.Purpose: This study investigated the combined application of opaquer-composite to mask discolored backgrounds by utilizing two opaquers and resin composites.Materials and Method: In this in vitro research, we used two composite resins, Vitalescence (Ultradent) and Gradia Direct (GC), and two opaquers: Pink opaque (Cosmedent) and Creative Color A2 (Cosmedent). …”
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Recycling of 100% Cotton Fabric Waste to Produce Unsaturated Polyester-Based Composite for False Ceiling Board Application by Biruk Gedif, Desalegn Atalie

“…This research is aimed at manufacturing unsaturated polyester composite reinforced with 100% cotton fabric waste for ceiling board application using a manual mixing process followed by the compression molding method. …”
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Experimental analysis and development of sustainable composites from waste cotton/coffee husk/sawdust for thermal insulating materials by Babu Manikam, Jesudas Thangaraju, Matheswaran Manoharan, Yohannes Admassu

“…The findings revealed that the composite made of equal proportions of cotton fiber (33.33%), coffee husk (33.33%), and sawdust (33.33%) exhibited the best thermal insulation performance, with a thermal conductivity of 0.048 W/(mK) and an insulation value of 0.052%. …”
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DMA Master Curves for Long-Term Life Prediction of Epoxy Resins and Composites Using Time Temperature Superposition by Thiago F. Silvano, Ricardo M. Di Benedetto, Marilia Sonego, Angelo Souza, Antonio C. Ancelotti Junior

“…This study presents the results of constructing the master curve through dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of unidirectional composites made of glass fiber and epoxy resins of classes F and H to evaluate the thermal stability and durability of these materials. …”
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Health Monitoring for Composite under Low-Cycle Cyclic Loading, Considering Effects of Acoustic Emission Sensor Type by Mohsen Alizadeh, Hassan Sayar, Mohammad Azadi, Seyed Mohammad Jafari

“…The acoustic emission approach is one of most effective methods for identifying damages in composites. In this article, standard specimens were made from carbon fibers and the epoxy resin, with the [03/902/02]s layout. …”
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Utilizing Waste Cotton/Pigeon Pea Stalk Fibers Composites for Enhanced Sound Absorption and Insulation in Automotive Interiors by Ariharasudhan Subramanian, Senthil Kumar Selvaraj, Rajaram Mani, Preethibha Chandrasekaran, Shanthi Kunjuraman, Ramratan Guru, Sakthivel Santhanam

“…The results showed that composite samples made from waste cotton and pigeon pea demonstrated sound absorption values of greater than 80%. …”
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Influence of climatic factors on essential oil content and composition of 20 populations of Nepeta binaludensis Jamzad from Iran by Hosien Hashemi Moghaddam, Ali Ashraf Jafari, Fatemeh Sefidkon, Sepideh Kalate Jari

“…Cluster analysis by Ward method categorized the populations into two groups. …”
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Characteristics of water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) long fiber reinforced composite modified by NaOH and hot water by Ninis Hadi Haryanti, Suryajaya, Tetti Novalina Manik, Khaipanurani, Adik Bahanawan, Setiawan Khoirul Himmi

“…The test refers to ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) standards D638 and D790. The composite was made using the hand lay-up and vacuum bagging method. …”
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Wideband absorption with polarization and angular insensitive metamaterial for optical applications based on Tungsten-SiO2 composites by Md Raihan, Saif Hannan, Md Ismail Haque, Mohamed Ouda, Abdulmajeed M. Alenezi, Mohamed S. Soliman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam

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Interaction between photoactivators and adhesive systems used as modeling liquid on the degree of conversion of a composite for bleached teeth by Thiago Jonathan Silva dos Santos, Ana Margarida dos Santos Melo, Matheus Dantas Tertulino, Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges, Ademir Oliveira da Silva, Maria Cristina dos Santos Medeiros

“…Material and methods: A total of 60 samples of IPS Empress Direct resin (Ivoclar, Vivadent) in BL-L shade were made in a single increment and polymerized for 20 seconds. …”
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Impact of Post-Harvest Apple Scab on Peel Microbiota, Fermentation Dynamics, and the Volatile/Non-Volatile Composition of Cider by Valeria Gualandri, Roberto Larcher, Elena Franciosi, Mauro Paolini, Tiziana Nardin, Ilaria Pertot, Raffaele Guzzon

“…The peel microbiota was described by plate count, and next-generation sequencing-based metabarcoding methods were used to describe the peel microbiota, while HPLC and GC MS-MS were used to characterize the cider compositions. …”
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