Determining radium-226 concentration from radon-222 emanation in building materials: a theoretical model by Rafael Carvalho Barreto, Allan F. N. Perna, Danielle C. Narloch, Flavia Del Claro, Janine N. Correa, Sergei A. Paschuk

“…In order to reduce its complexity, this equation was simplified considering two cases: low diffusion in the building material compared to the air, and a building material initially saturated with radon-222. …”
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Adaptive continuous-discrete variables optimization for active learning with extremely sparse data in optical material design by Serang Jung, Eungkyu Lee

“…This study introduces an adaptive thickness approach combined with active learning (i.e. an adaptive scheme) for concurrent material selection and thickness optimization, where thickness is adaptively sampled in a continuous spectrum, and material status is labeled as a discrete binary variable for flexible design exploration. …”
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Coaxial probe ended by a metallic cavity cell to determine the material dielectric constant and dissipation factor by Franck Moukanda Mbango, Micke Ghislain Lountala, Omar Christian Massamba

“…The method novelty expresses the relationship between the effective and relative permittivities through a second-degree polynomial function with three unknown complex coefficients, each of which is dependent on a specific frequency. …”
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Multi-material 3D printed composites inspired by nacre: a hard/soft mechanical interplay by Marco Curto, Jack Dowsett, Alexander P. Kao, Gianluca Tozzi, Asa H. Barber

“…Abstract Structural materials are used extensively in nature where mechanical function is required. …”
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Laboratory Study on a New Composite Plugging Material with High Bearing Strength and High-Temperature Resistance by Xiaoming Su, Zhanghua Lian, Hanqiao Xiong, Yuan Yuan, Junwei Fang

“…According to bridge rules of 1/2–2/3 opening degree of formation fracture, the formulation experiments of GZD and other lost circulation materials were conducted and a novel composite lost circulation material (LCM) was completed. …”
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Effect of ceramic thickness and resin cement colors on the final color of various monolithic CAD/CAM materials by Neşe Cızıroğlu, Erman Bülent Tuncer, Recep Kara

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using a three-way ANOVA and EMF function with Bonferroni correction. Results The 3-way ANOVA for the color difference data showed a statistically significant effect of all three main factors ceramic thickness, materials, and resin cement (p < 0.05). …”
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Research on damage and stress monitoring analysis of cement-based materials based on integrated sensing element (ISE) by Ming Sun, Weiwei Xu, Kaifeng Zheng, Yuanxing Wang, Weijian Ding, Jie Yao, Jianbin Zheng, Yichao Wu, Fengxia Xu

“…This paper first tests the signal characteristics of the integrated sensor surrounded by different media, then analyzes its monitoring function of cement material damage, and finally uses the integrated sensing element and the traditional external sensor to monitor and analyze the ordinary Portland cement test blocks with 0.4 and 0.5 water to cement ratios after 28 days of curing under standard conditions. …”
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Investigations into the swelling pressure of wood as a function of the anatomical direction by Mario Zauer, Juliane Porath, Robert Krüger, André Wagenführ

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Cold Load and Storage Functional Backfill for Cooling Deep Mine by Mei Wang, Lang Liu, Liu Chen, Xiaoyan Zhang, Bo Zhang, Changfa Ji

“…Considering the deep mining heat-hazard problem, the concept and academic idea of cold load and storage (CLS) functional backfill applied on deep mine cooling was put forward. …”
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ANXA5: related mechanisms of osteogenesis and additional biological functions by Ming Jin, Ming Jin, Jingrun Zhang, Jingrun Zhang, Yimeng Sun, Yimeng Sun, Ge Liu, Xiaowei Wei

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Development of Certified Reference Material of L-Thyroxine by Using Mass Balance and Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance by Qiang Zhao, Weifei Zhang, Dan Song, Xirui Zhou, Xianjiang Li, Huan Yao, Wenjing Xing, Hongmei Li, Jian Ma, Peng Xiao

“…L-thyroxine (T4) is an important hormone for diagnosing and evaluating thyroid function disorders. As outlined in ISO17511, having a certified reference material (CRM) is crucial for ensuring that the results of clinical tests are traceable to the SI-unit. …”
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Formation of Functional Silicon Nitride Layers by Selective Plasmochemical Etching by V. V. Emelyanov

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Bioresource collections: algorithms for development and functioning; basic and applied significance by E. N. Kosobokova, N. A. Kalinina, M. A. Baryshnikova, V. S. Pokrovsky, O. N. Solopova, T. A. Bogush, V. S. Kosorukov

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ON THE FEATURES OF FUNCTIONING OF LOCAL REFERENCE PREVERBS IN WEST-CAUCASIAN LANGUAGES by A. V. Avidzba

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Optimization of microencapsulation of green tea extract for functional beverage development by Elizaveta Kochubei, Igor Lomovskiy, Oleg Lomovsky, Jibek Baktybekova, Vyacheslav Koptev, Anastasia Andreeva, Anna Matveeva, Alexander Vorobyov, Aml A. Tantawy, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Tamer M. El-Messery, Elena Bychkova

“…Mathematical modeling was used to optimize the ingredient composition of the additive, revealing that the optimal ratio of shell material to core material was 80:20.In the development of functional beverages using the additive, various liquid food bases were tested, including neutral (water, apple juice) and tart berry beverages. …”
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Functionalized Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes: Three Models for Carrier Spectra by V. A. Lykah, E. S. Syrkin

“…Electronic spectra in functionalizing semiconducting carbon nanotube (CNT) are researched theoretically. …”
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In Pursuit of the Functional Definition of a Mind: The Inevitability of the Language Ontology by Vitalii Shymko

“…As a result of the structural and ontological analysis of the super-system, the relevant place and role of the directly studied system (mind) are determined, and its primary process and material are localized and structural and functional connections are described. …”
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Clinical aspects of functional dyspepsia and efficacy of ganaton (itopride hydrochloride) by V. T. Ivashkin, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…Studying of clinical pattern of functional dyspepsia (FD) and efficacy of ganaton (itopride hydrochloride) in its treatment.Material and methods. …”
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A functional integral approach to magnon mediated plasmon friction by Yang Wang, Ruanjing Zhang, Feiyi Liu

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Cognitive Function in Patients Undergoing Arthroplasty: The Implications for Informed Consent by N. Demosthenous, J. P. St Mart, P. Jenkins, A. Chappel, Kenneth Cheng

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