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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Surface Roughness, Microhardness, and Microleakage of a Silorane-Based Composite Resin after Immediate or Delayed Finishing/Polishing by Fernanda Carvalho Rezende Lins, Raquel Conceição Ferreira, Rodrigo Richard Silveira, Carolina Nemésio Barros Pereira, Allyson Nogueira Moreira, Claudia Silami Magalhães

“…This study evaluated the effect of immediate or delayed finishing/polishing using different systems on the surface roughness, hardness, and microleakage of a silorane-based composite. Material and Methods. Specimens were made with silorane-based composite (Filtek P90, 3M ESPE) and assigned to the treatments: control (light-cured); aluminum oxide discs (Sof-Lex, 3M ESPE); diamond-impregnated silicone tips (Astropol, Ivoclar Vivadent); aluminum oxide-impregnated silicone tips (Enhance, Dentsply). …”
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Peculiarities of carcinomatous pleurisies in breast cancer (cytological diagnostic method) by O. G. Grigoruk, L. M. Bazulina, L. N. Dobrovolskaya, T. A. Maksimenko, M. N. Chechulin, A. F. Lazarev

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A method for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in fuel performance codes by Ana Carolina Bortoletto Dantas, Antonio Teixeira e Silva

“…The analysis was made through Monte Carlo sampling, where input values related to the geometry and composition of the fuel rod were taken from a normal distribution truncated around fabrication tolerance values. …”
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COMMENTS ON THE ARTICLE AUTHORED BY M.V. MINTS AND K.A. DOKUKINA – THE BELOMORIAN ECLOGITE PROVINCE (EASTERN FENNOSCANDIAN SHIELD, RUSSIA): MESO-NEOARCHEAN OR LATE PALEOPROTEROZOIC... by S. G. Skublov, A. V. Berezin, L. I. Salimgaraeva

“…The article consistently provides a critical analysis of the arguments put forward by the supporters of the Archean age of the eclogites of the White Sea mobile belt. Special emphasis is made on the isotope geochronological and geochemical features of the composition of zircons from eclogite samples, as well as on the phase and chemical compositions and distribution patterns of mineral inclusions. …”
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The use of innovative technologies in the production of culinary products in public catering enterprises by E. S. Franchenko, M. Yu. Tamova, T. A. Dzhum, R. A. Zhuravlev, K. K. Nikanov

“…Conclusions: to prevent iron deficiency anemia, it is necessary to develop products not only rich in iron, but also with the vitamin, fatty acid (ω-3 and ω-6 acids) and amino acid composition with which iron is better absorbed, to use innovative processing methods to reduce the loss of beneficial substances.…”
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Effects of Different Milling Methods on the Quality of Whole Wheat Flour by DENG Chong, HU Xiuting, LUO Shunjing, LIU Chengmei

“…To investigate the effect of milling equipment on the quality of whole wheat flour, four whole wheat flours with similar average particle sizes were obtained by direct crushing methods (hammer cyclone mill, gear mill, and low-temperature impact mill) and back addition method (Chopin mill), and their nutritional compositions, polyphenol contents, damaged starch contents, and gelatinization properties were evaluated. …”
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Experimental Research on the Thermal Performance of Composite PCM Hollow Block Walls and Validation of Phase Transition Heat Transfer Models by Yuan Zhang, Sunqi Zhuang, Qian Wang, Jiapeng He

“…The PCM was filled into the hollow blocks by which the multiform composite PCM hollow blocks were made. The temperature-changing hot chamber method was used to test the thermal performance of block walls. …”
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Treatment of polypropylene microfibers by atmospheric and low-pressure plasma – application to a reinforced cement composite containing recycled concrete by Jakub Ďureje, Zdeněk Prošek, Jan Trejbal, Štěpán Potocký, Radim Hlůžek

“…After 28 days were made in the test specimens central notches to a depth of 14 mm. …”
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Verification of Crack Width Evaluation in Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite Reinforced with Various Types of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars by Hideto Sasaki, Helen Negash Shiferaw, Toshiyuki Kanakubo

“…This study aims to verify the adaptability of a crack width evaluation method for fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC) proposed by the authors to various combinations of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars and FRCCs. …”
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