Accuracy of two-dimensional transverse wave elastography of salivary glands in diagnosis of Sjögren’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jie Liu, Xiaojin He, Liang Zeng, Zhe Feng, Ruirui Wang, Guangsha Xia, Zhaoqiu Dai, Guquan Ma

“…The high-risk bias in the quality evaluation focused on patient selection and index test. The pooled sensitivity, specificity and summary area under the curve of 2D-SWE were 0.75 (95% CI 0.62 to 0.84), 0.89 (95% CI 0.80 to 0.94) and 0.90 (95% CI 0.87 to 0.92), respectively.Conclusions 2D-SWE has an acceptable diagnostic accuracy for SjD patients and is an effective tool for auxiliary diagnosis of SjD.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022365766.…”
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The influence of heterogeneity of lacustrine shale facies on rock mechanical properties and brittleness: a case study of Jurassic lacustrine shale reservoirs in Northeast Sichuan B... by Haibo Zhao, Haibo Zhao, Shujun Yin, Shujun Yin, Xuefeng Yang, Xuefeng Yang, Weilin Yan, Weilin Yan, Guangwu Bi, Guangwu Bi, Jianliang Zhang, Jianliang Zhang, Zimeng Xing

“…The morphological characteristics of rock fractures under various loading conditions are analyzed, providing a standard for assessing brittleness factors and conducting a comprehensive quantitative evaluation.ResultsThe research concludes that the deep lacustrine shale exhibits traits of high elastic modulus and high Poisson’s ratio, with its brittleness largely influenced by mineral composition, the development characteristics of lamination, the degree of lamination development, and the anisotropy of the rock. …”
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Forming quality, microstructure, and ductility-oriented mechanical performance of laser powder bed fusion processed Ni-based superalloy using different thermal input modes by Jingjia Sun, Dongdong Gu, Guangjing Huang, Jianfeng Sun, Menghuan Yin, Qi Wu

“…Although nano-hardness and elastic modulus values were similar across all modes, the long-range quasi-steady and closed-loop cyclical modes demonstrated higher Vickers hardness. …”
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Effects of strain rate and temperature on the interface deformation mechanism of Cu/Al4Cu9/Al2Cu/Al multilayer composites: A molecular dynamic study by Hui Zhang, Aiqin Wang, Aiqiong Pan, Jingpei Xie

“…Conversely, elevated temperatures gradually reduced Young's modulus, tensile strength, and fracture strain.Given the similar deformation processes across conditions, a representative model (300 K, strain rate 10−9/s) was selected for detailed interface deformation analysis.The primary deformation mechanism involved confined dislocation slip and twinning within layers. …”
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Effects of Kudzu Starch Incorporation on the Properties of Dough of Blended Flour and Quality of Shortbread Biscuits by Si CHEN, Yu HUA, Shiyi FANG, Chuanyi ZHANG, Shangwen TANG, Yinqiang HUO, Chuanju LIU, Huanhuan LI

“…The analysis revealed that with the increase in the KS proportion, the puerarin content, final viscosity, and retrogradation values of the blended flour increased significantly (P<0.05), whereas the storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G′′) of the blended flour dough decreased progressively. …”
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Ultra-low dosages of novel graphene types enhance the rheological properties and buildability of 3D printed binders by Sahil Surehali, Akshay Venkatachalam, Ranjith Divigalpitiya, Aditya Kumar, Narayanan Neithalath

“…Experimental buildability tests on hollow cylinders reveal that the selected ultra-low graphene dosages more than double the achievable build heights at 30, 60, and 90 min of mixing. …”
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Duncan-Chang damage constitutive model of saturated compacted loess by Haoming YANG, Qiangbing HUANG, Qingyu XIE, Lei CUI, Xiaosen KANG, Zuochen WANG

“…The increase of initial deformation modulus increases with the increase of compaction degree. …”
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Research on the construction of novel nano‐modified clean fracturing fluid and the migration characteristics of proppants by Yanwei Liu, Zichao Jia, Weiqin Zuo, Hongkai Han, Kunrong Xie, Liwen Li

“…A nano‐modified clean fracturing fluid composition of 1.5 wt% CTAC, 0.4 wt% Nasal, and 0.1 wt% SiO2 was selected as it meets the technical specifications for fracturing fluid while exhibiting excellent elastic modulus (2.279 Pa) and viscous modulus (0.818 Pa), thereby displaying superior viscoelastic properties. …”
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Physical, Mechanical, and Adhesive Properties of Novel Self-Adhesive Resin Cement by Long Ling, Yumeng Ma, Yulin Chen, Raj Malyala

“…Maxcem Elite, RelyX Unicem 2, SpeedCem Plus, SmartCEM 2, and Calibra Universal 2 were selected for comparison. Working and setting times, film thickness, water sorption and solubility, flexural strength, and modulus were measured in accordance with ISO-4049. …”
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Human and Natural Activities Effects on Soil Erosion in Karst Plateau Based on QAM Model: A Case Study of Bijie City, Guizhou Province, China by Xiong Gao, Pingping Yang, Zhongfa Zhou, Jinqi Zhu, Changxin Yang

“…The Karst plateau region has a unique natural erosion environment and sharp human–land conflicts. This study selected Bijie City, Northwest Guizhou, as the study area. …”
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Performance of CFRP-confined concrete cylinder specimens - laboratory study by Golubka Nechevska-Cvetanovska, Artur Roshi, Jordan Bojadjiev, Julijana Bojadjieva, Zoran Trajcevski

“…Selected results from laboratory testing of built-in materials, and some analytical results from the designed CFRP-confined RC columns for quasi static tests, are presented in this paper.…”
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DETERMINATION OF CATERPILLAR SUSPENSION CHARACTERISTICS by Ch. I. Zhdanovich, V. N. Plishch

“…The paper gives full speed values of a support roller, an angular displacement of the balance weight, a maximum load on a support roller, potential energy in case of roller full speed, a reduced modulus of elasticity, torsion angles and stresses of torsion shafts and journals, limits for suspension rate changes. …”
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Evaluation of Basalt Fibers on Wind Turbine Blades through Finite Element Analysis by V. García, L. Vargas, A. Acuña, J. B. Sosa, E. Durazo, R. Ballesteros, J. Ocampo

“…Material properties and mechanical tests were carried out to obtain the fiber volume fraction, density, Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and Poisson relation of polymeric matrix composites made using basalt and fiberglass. …”
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Multi-Objective Automated Machine Learning for Inversion of Mesoscopic Parameters in Discrete Element Contact Models by Xu Ao, Shengpeng Hao, Yuyu Zhang, Wenyu Xu

“…From each stress–strain curve, eight characteristic points were extracted as inputs to a multi-objective Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) model designed to invert three key mesoscopic parameters, i.e., the elastic modulus (<i>E</i>), stiffness ratio (<i>k_s</i>/<i>k_n</i>), and degraded elastic modulus (<i>E_d</i>). …”
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Role of egg white protein gelling capacity on the processability and properties of compression-moulded films by Víctor Baquero-Aznar, María L. Salvador, Ángel Fernández-Cuello, Isabel Clavería, Jaime González-Buesa

“…The EWP samples exhibited differences in secondary structure, soluble protein content, and protein profile, which were reflected in the viscosity, consistency, and elastic modulus of the FFS, all of which increased with gelling capacity. …”
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A high-throughput framework for pile-up correction in high-speed nanoindentation maps by Edoardo Rossi, Daniele Duranti, Saqib Rashid, Michal Zitek, Rostislav Daniel, Marco Sebastiani

“…However, accurate measurements are complicated by pile-up, the plastic displacement of material laterally and vertically around an indent, causing hardness and modulus overestimation, especially in materials with varying phase compliance. …”
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An experimental study of the effect of temperature on teeth breaking efficiency based on rock mechanical properties by Dongdong Song, Mingmin He, Jian Wang, Heyi Yuan, Ke Liu, Zijie Li, Heng Yin, Jun Yan, Yingxin Yang, Zhen Liu

“…Conical teeth can be used to select the tooth shapes of bits to improve drilling efficiency. …”
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Mechanical and biological properties of 3D-printed porous titanium scaffolds coated with composite growth factors by Chunwen Jiang, Guojia Gong, Shan Xiao, Shengxiang Zhang, Diansheng Chen, Shuqing Song, Honglin Dai, Chongxue Wu, Qiaoru Zou, Jianping Li, Bing Wen

“…Compression tests confirmed that the elastic modulus of all three porous scaffold structures fall within the range of natural human bone. …”
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Effect of Wheat Starch Hydration on Noodle Quality under Different Storage Periods by Hongwei WANG, Xiaoting WANG, Siqi GUO, Jingyue QIAO, Huishan SHEN, Yanyan ZHANG, Xingli LIU, Xuewei ZHAO, Hua ZHANG

“…Moreover, the continuity of the gluten network structure in reconstituted dough deteriorated with increased storage time, which induced the decrease of the storage modulus (G′) and the loss modulus (G″) of the reconstituted dough. …”
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PLASMA MODIFICATION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL MICROFIBERS TO IMPROVE COHESION WITH CEMENT MATRIX by Jakub Ďureje, Zdeněk Prošek, Jan Trejbal, Pavel Tesárek

“…Changes on fiber surface were detected by SEM analysis, packed cell wettability measurement, and weight loss during modification. The selected durations of plasma treatment were chosen to produce test samples on which the modulus of elasticity was continuously measured and then bending and compression tests were performed. …”
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