Characterization of Bacterial Biofilm Composition in Occluded Plastic Biliary Stents by Flumignan VK, Sircili MP, Germano LG, Souza AVDS, Silva NF, Fukumasu NK, Anjos RM, Otoch JP, Artifon ELDA

“…The aim of this study is to identify the bacterial composition of biofilms from obstructed plastic biliary stents removed through ERCP.Methods: Obstructed plastic biliary stents were retrieved from patients undergoing ERCP. …”
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Hierarchically Porous Wearable Composites for High‐Performance Stretchable Supercapacitors by Jing Han, Bingang Xu, Cuiqin Fang, Juyang Wei, Zihua Li, Xinlong Liu, Yujue Yang, Qian Wang, Junze Zhang

“…Herein, this study proposes a novel type of stretchable supercapacitors made from carbon nanotube (CNT) and styrene‐butadiene‐styrene (SBS) composite scaffolds prepared on pre‐stretched carbon fabrics using the breath figure method. …”
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TECHNOLOGY AND THE PROPERTIES OF THE FIRE-RETARDANT FIBROGIPSOVERMIKULITOBETONNYKH COMPOSITES WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS by T. A. Khezhev, G. N. Khadzhishalapov, KH. A. Khezhev, R. M. Kurbanov

“…The methods of the preparation of fire-retardant mixture and molding of articles made of the composites are investigated. …”
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ROUGHNESS AND ELEMENT IDENTIFICATION ANALYSIS FOR A COMPOSITE SAMPLE WITH AROPOL MATRIX by Claudia Alina IOVAN, Daniela Florentina TARATA

“…For this paper, we have made a composite sample made from glass fiber as reinforcement and Aropol as matrix. …”
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Dependence of the thickness of laminated load-bearing composite panels on the fiber angles by Yu. I. Badrukhin, E. S. Terekhova

“…The designing of thin-walled panels made of laminated composites of minimal weight constrained by strength and buckling is difficult and time-consuming because buckling strongly depends on bending stiffness. …”
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SPECIES COMPOSITION AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES OF LOCUST INHABITING KARACHAY-CHERKESSIA by Z. S. Temirlieva

“…Locusts (Acrididae) can be defined as dominant in numbers and biomass, which makes them an important role as herbivores as well as crop pests, so the modern study of locusts is of great interest. Methods. With observations in nature and conducted experiments in the laboratory we have made tests on behavior for five species of locusts (Omocestus haemorrhoidalis Ch., Chorthippus albomarginatus Deg., Chorthippus bigutullus L., Chorthippus apricarius L., Chorthippus mollis Ch.). …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE FILLER GRAIN COMPOSITION ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE HEAT-RESISTANT BASALTIC CONCRETE by A. M. Gadzhiev, R. M. Kurbanov, Kh. N. Khadzhishalapov, T. A. Hezhev

“…Taking this into  account, the aim of the study is to determine the optimal grain composition of heat-resistant concrete.Methods. Methods for optimising the properties of heatresistant basaltic concrete with a composite binder and  mechanochemical activation of the filler grains were used during the  course of the research.A simplex-centroid experiment design is  applied for this purpose. …”
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Thermoforming Process Effect on Performances of Thermoplastic/Recycled Carbon Fiber Composites by Alessandro Canneva, Barbara Palmieri, Fabrizia Cilento, Michele Giordano, Alfonso Martone

“…The reuse of recycled carbon fibers (rCF) is a response to growing environmental concerns associated with the composites industry. Recycling and reusing carbon fibers represents a more sustainable alternative by reducing waste at the end of the life cycle of composite materials and decreasing dependency on virgin raw materials. …”
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An overview of development and status of fiber-reinforced composites as dental and medical biomaterials by Pekka K. Vallittu

“…Although metals, ceramics and particulate filler resin composites have successfully been used as dental and medical biomaterials for decades, devices made out of these materials do not meet all clinical requirements. …”
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Compositional and Machine Learning Tools to Model Plant Nutrition: Overview and Perspectives by Léon Etienne Parent

“…Using a Brazilian onion (<i>Allium cepa</i>) database, the combined CoDa and ML methods returned crop response patterns, allowing feature-specific fertilizer recommendations to be made. …”
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Activated Carbon/MnO2 Composite as Uranium Adsorbent in Solution by Nita Anjarsari, Titin Anita Zaharah, Endah Sayekti, Bohari Mohd. Yamin

“…The AC/MnO2 composite was made using the in-situ deposition method, namely by oxidizing Mn2+ compounds to Mn4+ under alkaline conditions at a temperature of ±80°C. …”
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Experimental study on flexural performance of steel-HFRC composite box beam by Junming Xu, Yanmin Jia, Chunyong Liu, Xiaoli Liu, Baoyu Zhang, Chen Ye, Zhan Wang

“…This paper will study the flexural performance of steel-hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) composite box beams through experimental and finite element (FE) simulation analysis methods. …”
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Studies on characterization of composite materials components for part production in agricultural industry by Imad Rizakalla Antypas, Alexey G. Dyachenko

“…The mechanical properties of a composite material made in the form of a stack of fiberglass layers and a binder, dampening polyester, were considered. …”
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Biosolid and sugarcane filter cake in the composition of organomineral fertilizer on soybean responses by Raquel Pinheiro da Mota, Reginaldo de Camargo, Ernane Miranda Lemes, Regina Maria Quintão Lana, Risely Ferraz de Almeida, Emmerson Rodrigues de Moraes

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Virtual Fatigue Life Prediction of Cellulose Microfibrils Reinforced Polymer Composite by Mohamed Nadeem, Niban Hentrix Henry Betrico, Raam Prakash Devarajalu, Venkatachalam Gopalan, Vignesh Prakasam, Mallikarjuna Reddy Degalahal, Shenbaga Velu Pitchumani

“…Composite specimens are made with chemically treated cellulose microfibrils as reinforcements and epoxy as a matrix. …”
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Hygroscopic expansion of bulk fill composites: A three-month report by Elham Hasani, Narges Panahandeh, Sayna Shamszadeh, Ahmad Najafi Abrandabadi, Seyedeh Mahsa Sheikh-Al-Eslamian

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hygroscopic expansion of bulk-fill composite. Material and Methods: Fifteen disks (5 in each group) with different thickness(4mm/2mm) of Tetric N-Ceram Bulk Fill composite(TB) and Tetric N-Ceram composite(TN) were made according to the manufacturer’s instruction and stored in deionized water. …”
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Manufacture of Locally Reinforced Composite Discs by Casting in the Alternating Electromagnetic Field by Slawomir Golak

“…The paper discusses a new method of obtaining local particle reinforcement in the composite discs. …”
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Development of Technology and Composition of the Medicinal Product for Oral Cavity Based on Phytosubstances by O. N. Abrosimova, N. S. Pivovarova, M. A. Burakova, T. S. Shebitchenko

“…The aim of the present study is to develop the composition and technology of effervescent granules for the preparation of a solution for rinsing the oral cavity based on phytosubstances.Materials and methods. …”
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Adsorption Refrigeration Characteristic of Attapulgite Based Calcium Chloride Composite Adsorbents by Wan Yi, Li Quanguo, Rui Zhengqiu, Cui Qun, Chen Haijun, Wang Haiyan, Yao Huqing

“…Adsorption isotherms of ammonia on absorbents were determined by positive gravimetric method. Adsorption-desorption cycle performance and cooling characteristics of composite absorbent -ammonia working pairs was evaluated by self-made adsorption-desorption measuring device. …”
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Experimental investigation and prediction of wear behavior of cotton fiber polyester composites by Hiral H. Parikh, Piyush P. Gohil

“…To predict the wear behavior of the composite material, comparisons were made between the general regression technique and an artificial neural network (ANN). …”
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