The Effect of Compaction Degree and Binder Content on Performance Properties of Asphalt Mixtures by Petr Hýzl, Ondřej Dašek, Michal Varaus, Dušan Stehlík, Pavel Coufalík, Jaroslava Dašková, Iva Krčmová, Pavla Nekulova

“…Measurements of stiffness modulus by two-point bending test on trapezoidal shaped specimens, fatigue characteristics, and resistance against frost cracking by thermal stress restrained specimen test have been performed on selected asphalt mixtures. …”
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A Wearable Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensor for Cortisol Stable Monitoring in Sweat by Yitao Chen, Zidong He, Yuanzhao Wu, Xinyu Bai, Yuancheng Li, Weiwei Yang, Yiwei Liu, Run-Wei Li

“…Additionally, a gradient modulus design was implemented to mitigate mechanical deformation interference under wearable conditions. …”
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Synthesis of Geopolymer-Based Fenton-like Catalytic Tubular Membrane for Dye Wastewater Treatment by Pei Xiao, Qing Yang, Xingfa Deng, Kunyu Chu, Xuemin Cui

“…Membrane technology is widely used in various aspects of wastewater treatment; however, single membrane technology has a series of disadvantages, such as high selectivity, poor recycling performance, and susceptibility to contamination. …”
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Utilizing calcined agricultural biomass for the geopolymer stabilization of demolition wastes by Tung Doan, Arul Arulrajah, Annan Zhou, Suksun Horpibulsuk

“…In contrast, all CB mixtures delivered low strength outcomes at 7 days and 20 °C curing condition. Resilient modulus (Mr) results indicated stronger strain recovery behavior for RHA geopolymer mixtures than BA in general. …”
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Comparative Effects of Carbon Fiber Reinforcement on Polypropylene and Polylactic Acid Composites in Fused Deposition Modeling. by Alhassan Abdelhafeez, Yasser Abdelrhman, M-Emad Soliman, Shemy Ahmed

“…However, both materials exhibited increased stiffness (elastic modulus) with rising MCF levels, though PLA achieved optimal strength at a lower fiber loading. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities in Recycling Upholstery Textiles: Enhancing High-Density Fiberboards with Recycled Fibers by Matylda Wojciechowska, Grzegorz Kowaluk

“…The bulk density of samples with wood fiber was 28.30 kg m⁻³, while it was 25.77 kg m⁻³ for textile fiber samples. The lowest modulus of elasticity (MOE) was 2430 N mm⁻², and it was 3123 N mm⁻² for the reference sample. …”
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Micro vs nano: influence of filler size on the rheological and mechanical properties of highly-filled PLA/HAp and PCL/HAp composites by Bartłomiej Kryszak, Aleksandra Ujčić, Veronika Gajdošová, Miroslav Šlouf, Konrad Szustakiewicz

“…Overall, the incorporation of hydroxyapatite resulted in a proportional increase in Young's modulus, with values increasing from 2.4 to 4.3 MPa for polylactide and from 0.25 to 0.59 MPa for polycaprolactone. …”
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Growth characteristics, stress-wave velocity of stems, and radial variations of wood properties and anatomical characteristics in six-year-old Rubroshorea leprosula and R. macrophy... by Haruna Aiso, Ikumi Nezu, Fanny Hidayati, Denny Irawati, Imam Wahyudi, Tatsuhiro Ohkubo, Futoshi Ishiguri

“…Growth characteristics were not significantly correlated with the stress-wave velocity of stems, suggesting that superior trees with good growth characteristics and high Young’s modulus of wood is possible for tree breeding programs in these two species. …”
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Additive Manufacturing of Cobalt-Based Dental Alloys: Analysis of Microstructure and Physicomechanical Properties by Leonhard Hitzler, Frank Alifui-Segbaya, Philipp Williams, Burkhard Heine, Michael Heitzmann, Wayne Hall, Markus Merkel, Andreas Öchsner

“…The study also examines the tensile properties (Young’s modulus, E; yield strength, RP0.2; elongation at failure, At; and ultimate tensile strength, Rm), relative density (RD), and microhardness (HV5) and macrohardness (HV20) as relevant physicomechanical properties of the alloys. …”
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Estimation of Stresses in a Plate with a Concentrator through Ultrasonic Measurements of Acoustic Anisotropy by D. A. Tretyakov, D. S. Osovik

“…They are consistent with well-known scientific results and make it possible to rationally select the measurement points of acoustic anisotropy. …”
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Fatigue and Ultimate Strength Evaluation of GFRP-Reinforced, Laterally-Restrained, Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels with Developed UHPFRC-Filled Transverse Closure Strips by Mahmoud Sayed Ahmed, Khaled Sennah, Hamdy M. Afefy

“…FDDP is cast with normal strength concrete (NSC) and reinforced with high modulus (HM) glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) ribbed bars. …”
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Mechanical mechanism and parameters sensitivity analysis of the steel frame-geotextile system for the pre-reinforcement of flow plastic soil by Liansheng TANG, Jijie DU, Jianing HUANG, Yang CHEN, Zihua CHENG, Weiya DING

“…The results demonstrate that the dual foundation structure with a high modulus ratio effectively distributes the overburden load, reducing the additional stress in flowable fill soils. …”
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New polycarbonate siloxanes based on siloxane-<i>N</i>-phthalimidines by D. O. Anashkin, I. M. Raigorodskii, A. D. Kirilin, P. A. Storozhenko

“…Combined with high selectivity gas separation, this makes it possible to use such comb-shaped polycarbonate siloxanes as film membrane materials with an increased operating temperature range.…”
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Prediction models of breast cancer molecular subtypes based on multimodal ultrasound and clinical features by Hui Li, Chang-tao Zhang, Hua-guo Shao, Lin Pan, Zhongyun Li, Min Wang, Shi-hao Xu

“…In aggregate, judging from the values of accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score and AUC, models used features selected from full parameters showed better prediction results than those used features selected from CUS, SWE and CEUS alone (AUC: Luminal A, 0.81; Luminal B, 0.74; HER2, 0.89; TNBC, 0.78). …”
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Structural Parameter Identification Using Multi-Objective Modified Directional Bat Algorithm by LIU Li-jun, LIN Ying-hai, SU Yong-hui, LEI Ying

“…Fourteen structural parameters， such as elastic modulus， material density， and sectional properties， were optimized. …”
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Characterization of Structure and Morphology of Cellulose Lyocell Microfibers Extracted from PAN Matrix by Igor Makarov, Ekaterina Palchikova, Markel Vinogradov, Yaroslav Golubev, Sergey Legkov, Petr Gromovykh, Georgy Makarov, Natalia Arkharova, Denis Karimov, Radmir Gainutdinov

“…Depending on the morphology of the particles, the volume fraction of the composite additive may decrease, while the values of the elastic modulus may increase. Increasing the length while decreasing the width of the cellulose filler is an intriguing path in the development of composite additives and materials based on it. …”
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Physicochemical Properties and In Vitro Dissolution of Orally Disintegrating Films Based on Polysaccharides: The Case of Acetaminophen by Carolina Caicedo, Natalia Ramírez Giraldo, Leidy Portilla, Laura Saldaña, Giovanni González-Pérez, Abril Fonseca García

“…Acetaminophen, a hydrophilic drug, was selected as the model API and incorporated into the edible film. …”
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Preparation and properties of alkali-activated slag-like powder paste by Donghui Li, Wenzhong Zheng, Ying Wang

“…Finally, a Ms of 1.8 and a Nc of 8% were selected as the optimal mix proportion of the LSS-activated SP paste.…”
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Supramolecular nanocrystalline membranes with well-aligned subnanochannels for enhanced reverse osmosis desalination by Gang Lu, Wentao Shang, Xinyao Ma, Hengyue Xu, Hubao A, Jiawei Sun, Xiaolu Li, Mingyi Jia, Shuang Lu, Jun Wu, Xi Chen, Shensheng Chen, Jun Fan, Alicia Kyoungjin An

“…The 6 nm-thick SNM exhibits highly aligned nanocrystalline domains and a Young’s modulus of 4 ± 0.5 GPa. Benefiting from its ultrathin thickness and well-oriented subnanoscale channels, the SNM functions effectively as a permeation and selective layer, achieving 99.6% NaCl rejection at 55 bar with a 3.5 wt% NaCl feed and delivering 2-4 times higher water permeance than commercial seawater RO membranes. …”
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Effects of Preheating on the Mechanical Properties of Dental Composites by Maher S. Hajjaj, Lama F. Alhowirini, Raneem S. Alghamdi, Yasser M. Merdad, Hanan K. Filemban, Marwa Bawazir, Khawlah A. Alothman, Najla Al Turkestani, Saeed J. Alzahrani

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties (flexural strength (FS), flexural modulus (FM), Vickers microhardness (VMN), and shear bond strength (SBS)) of preheated composites. …”
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