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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Compatibility of Carbon Composite Biomaterials for Repairing Bone Tissue Injury in Wushu Training by Jingfeng Ren

“…In this paper, two kinds of carbon composite biomaterials, calcium carbonate composite and graphene composite, were synthesized by electrochemical method and photocatalytic reduction method. …”
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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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Weakening Detection of Composite Structure Adhesive Layer Based on Nonlinear Guided Waves by Fanqiang Bu, Wencong Wei, Xingguo Wang, Xiaogao Li, Guolang Shen, Chengwen Ma, Guoxing Tang

“…In this study, a detection method utilizing nonlinear ultrasonic guided waves is presented to tackle the difficulties in detecting localized damage and weakening in bonded composite structures. …”
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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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Fabrication of FRP/CNT hybrid laminate composites and their effect on interlaminar and mechanical properties by Mateo Duarte, Johan A. Oquendo, Sebastián Vallejo, Johnattan Vargas, Yamile Cardona-Maya, Cesar A. Isaza

“…The results of this investigation demonstrated that well-dispersed MWCNTs significantly enhance the interlaminar and overall mechanical properties of composites. Each method showed varying degrees of success, but the overarching conclusion is clear: MWCNTs, when properly integrated, offer a viable solution to the inherent weaknesses of laminated composites. …”
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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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Triacylglycerol Composition of Seed Oil from <i>Corema album</i> Berries by Carmen Martín-Cordero, Enrique Martinez-Force, Nuria Acero de Mesa, Dolores Muñoz-Mingarro, Antonio J. León-González

“…This study aimed to determine the oil contents in seeds and characterize their triacylglycerol contents through a comparative analysis using three extraction solvent systems: hexane (Soxhlet method), hexane–isopropanol (Hara–Radin method), and methanol–chloroform–water (Bligh–Dyer method). …”
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METHODS TO IMPROVE FIXATION OF THE PIN CONSTRUCTIONS by S.I. Kolomoiets, I.V. Masheiko, P.G. Gerasymchuk, V.V. Pomoinytskyi

“…The root canals were drilled to a depth of 12 mm. Next we were made the single-root pin constructions. The root pin constructions were cemented on the zincphosphate cement "Adhesor" ("SpofaDental"), glass ionomer cement "Meron" ("VOCO") and double-curing composite cement "Jen-Dua Cem" ("JenDental"). …”
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Experimental studies on the absorption, swelling and erosion performance of hybrid woven Kevlar/hemp reinforced epoxy composites by Sangilimuthukumar Jeyaguru, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin

“…Hybridization of natural and synthetic fibers in a single composite material can be made by several means, and one of the best methods is the intra-ply in which both fibers are woven within a single layer. …”
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Clinical comparison of direct and indirect class II composite restorations: a prospective 12-month follow-up study by Mürşide Süheda Incekara, Muhammet Karadas

“…Abstract Background This study evaluated the clinical performance of posterior restorations made with direct and indirect composite materials. …”
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LABORATORY STUDIES OF A COMPOSITE GEOMAT COATING FILLED WITH CRUSHED STONE AND REINFORCED WITH RYEGRASS by Nartmir V. Khanov, Tatyana Yu. Zhukova, Daniil A. Alekseev

“…Purpose: to determine the roughness coefficient of a protective coating consisting of Enkamat 7225 geomat filled with small crushed stone from 6 to 10 mm and soil seeded with perennial ryegrass. Materials and methods. The hydraulic studies conducted by the authors were aimed at determining the roughness coefficient of the studied coating made of composite material (geomat). …”
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Improving The Mechanical and Electrical Performance Of Composite Laminates By Including Nano-particles: Review Article by Lina Hider Ali, Farouk Omar. Hamdoon, Hussein Qumar, Khayale Jan

“…In this regard, efforts have been made to improve the mechanical and electrical properties of composite laminates by using nanoparticles. …”
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On the method, genre and style of Vaižgantas' "Pragiedruliai" by Algimantas Radzevičius

“…The article deals with Vaižgantas' "Pragiedruliai" (part 1 - 1918, part 2 - 1920) with respect to the synthetic artistic method that is typical of the writer. The synthetic artistic method is understood here as a synthesis of contradicting and opposite artistic principles and devices, as a phenomenon inherent both in the literary traditions and in the dialectics of the consciousness of the author himself. …”
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Evaluation of Marginal Integrity of Four Bulk-Fill Dental Composite Materials: In Vitro Study by Mirosław Orłowski, Bożena Tarczydło, Renata Chałas

“…The aim of the study was to compare under in vitro conditions marginal sealing of 4 different bulk-fill materials composite restorations of class II. Methods. Comparative evaluation concerned 4 composites of a bulk-fill type: SonicFill, Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill, Filtek Bulk Fill, and SDR. …”
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Transition Time of Ultrasonic Wave as a Tool of Quality Evaluation of Layered Polymer Composites by Małgorzata SZYMICZEK

“…The aim of the work was quality evaluation of layered polymer composites made by winding and press moulding by the method of echo and C-scan, using head Phased Array. …”
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EFFECT OF OXIDATIVE STRESS ON HISTOARCHITECTONICS AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF BONE TISSUE OF THE VERTEBRAL BODY RATS by S. N. Lukanina, A. V. Sakharov, A. Ye. Prosenko, A. V. Yefremov, K. A. Romanova

“…This paper is concerned with study an influence of the oxidative stress on morphofunctional characteris-tics and elemental composition of bone tissue of the vertebral body rats.Material and methods. …”
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