We consider estimating the marginal likelihood in settings with independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) data. We propose estimating the predictive distributions in a sequential factorization of the marginal likelihood in such settings by usi...
Probabilistic models in physics often require the evaluation of normalized Boltzmann factors, which in turn implies the computation of the partition function Z. Obtaining the exact value of Z, though, becomes a forbiddingly expensive task as the syst...
Generative probabilistic models differ in a fundamental way that is rarely measured directly: some permit exact inference, while others are more expressive but require their likelihood to be estimated. This study compares three model families on bina...
Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods are widely used for non-linear filtering purposes. However, the SMC scope encompasses wider applications such as estimating static model parameters so much that it is becoming a serious alternative to Markov-Chain...
This study takes large size samples after hot-upsetting as research objects and aims to investigate the optimization double-stage annealing parameters for improving the mechanical properties of hot-upsetting samples. The double-stage annealing treatm...
Tailoring the magnetic properties of iron oxide nanosystems is essential to expanding their biomedical applications. In this study, 34 nm iron oxide nanocubes with two phases consisting of Fe3O4 and α-Fe2O3 were annealed for 2 h in the presence...
Cu100−xCox thin films have been obtained by sputtering (x = 3, 9) and sputter gas aggregation (x = 2.5, 7.5) and subsequent annealing at 400 °C for 1 h. We have studied their structural, magnetic, and magnetotransport properties, both for t...
We are reporting on the impact of air annealing temperatures on the physicochemical properties of electrochemically synthesized cadmium selenium telluride (CdSe0.6Te0.4) samples for their application in a photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar cell. The Cd...
The globularization of the lamellar α phase by thermomechanical processing and subsequent annealing contributes to achieving the well-balanced strength and plasticity of titanium alloys. A high-throughput experimental method, wedge-shaped hot-r...
We studied the influence of annealing on the magnetic properties and microstructure of ultrathin (metallic nucleus diameter ≈ 5 μm, total diameter ≈ 19 μm) Heusler-type NiMnGa glass-coated microwires prepared using the Taylor–...
High-temperature annealing is a key step for the secondary recrystallization of grain-oriented silicon steel, which has an important effect on the final sharp Goss texture. In this work, the effects of three different annealing atmospheres during hig...
Understanding the mechanical behaviour of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels at high fluences has become an important topic in regard to Long-Term Operations (LTO) of existing nuclear power plants (NPP). The effectiveness of thermal annealing treat...
An important concern with regard to the ensembles of algorithms is that using the individually optimal parameter settings of the members does not necessarily maximize the performance of the ensemble itself. In this paper, we propose a novel evaluatio...
Poly(1-butene) (PB-1) resin has excellent mechanical properties, outstanding creep resistance, environmental stress crack resistance and other excellent properties. However, PB-1 resin experiences a crystal transformation for a period, which seriousl...
Ceramics based on rhenanite CaNaPO4 with density of 0.94 g/cm3 and compressive strength of 10.3 MPa was obtained via firing at 900 °C of composite cement-salt stone prepared from a hardening powder mixture of calcium citrate tetrahydrate Ca3(C6H5...
The influence of Eu doping (0.5, 1 and 2 mol.%) and annealing in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere on the structure and optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles were investigated in relation to electronic structure. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns...
AlN is a piezoelectric material used in telecommunication applications due to its high surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocity, stability, and mechanical strength. Its performance is linked to film quality, and one method to achieve high-quality films g...
Silicon carbide (SiC) is an important material used in semiconductor industries and nuclear power plants. SiC wafer implanted with H ions can be cleaved inside the damaged layer after annealing, in order to facilitate the transfer of a thin SiC slice...
Molybdenum-Niobium (Mo-Nb) single crystals possess excellent mechanical properties, such as high strength and low creep rate at high temperatures, which leads to Mo-Nb single crystals’ potential application in the irradiated and aerospace envir...
The functional characteristics of starch can be altered by shear force, which makes the impact on its microstructure of great importance to the food industry. This study investigated the effects of freeze-drying on the gel texture, pasting capabiliti...
Strategies to achieve p-type behavior in semiconductor oxides are an important current topic of research. Our study showed that sodium-doped zinc oxide thin films are a plausible approach. The insertion of dopant allowed a transition between n-type p...
We present a novel implementation of the adaptively annealed thermodynamic integration technique using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC). Thermodynamic integration with importance sampling and adaptive annealing is an especially useful method for estimat...
We present a novel implementation of the adaptively annealed thermodynamic integration technique using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC). Thermodynamic integration with importance sampling and adaptive annealing is an especially useful method for estimat...
Coating plays an important role in advancing sensing technology by significantly enhancing sensitivity, stability, and response time. The unique properties of nanostructures, including high surface-to-volume ratio and tunable porosity, make them suit...
Light ion implantation is one of the important procedures of smart cut for SiC-based semiconductor fabrication. This work investigated the surface morphologies and microstructures of single crystal 6H-SiC irradiated by one or both of H2+ and He+ ions...
P-type BiSbTe alloys have been widely implemented in waste heat recovery from low-grade heat sources below 600 K, which may involve assorted environments and conditions, such as long-term service, high-temperature exposure (generally 473–573 K) and m...
This study investigated the potential of annealed Bambara starch as a locally sourced stabilizer for ice cream, aimed at addressing the high cost of imported stabilizers. Annealed Bambara starch, modified at various temperatures (45, 50, 55, and 60 &...
Today, there is an increasing demand for progress in the magnetoimpedance (MI) response of cost-effective soft-magnetic materials for use in high-performance sensing devices. In view of this, we investigate here the field-annealing effects on soft-ma...
The lanthanum deficiency manganites La0.8-x□xCa0.2MnO3 (x = 0, 0.1 and 0.2), where □ is a lanthanum vacancy, were prepared using the classic ceramic methods with different thermal treatments (1373 K and 973 K). The structural, magnetic, and magnetoca...
Studies of adsorption of CO
In implantable materials, surface topography and chemistry are the most important in the effective osseointegration and interaction with drug molecules. Therefore, structural and surface modifications of nanostructured titanium dioxide (TiO2) layers...
The annealing process is an important step common to epitaxial films prepared by chemical solution deposition methods. It is so because the final microstructure of the films can be severely affected by the precise features of the thermal processing....
Al0.6CoFeNi2V0.5 high entropy alloy was successfully designed and prepared via the nonconsumable arc-melting process, and it was annealed at 600 °C, 800 °C, and 1000 °C for 4 h. Its microstructure and mechanical properties were studied. T...
The economics and safety of reactors can be affected by the diffusion of fission products into graphite. Xenon (Xe) fission products diffusing into graphite is the most critical neutron absorber and poison that can slow down or stop the chain reactio...
During electrical steel processing, there are usually small variations in both chemical composition and thickness in the hot-rolled material that may lead to different magnetic properties for the same steel grade. Therefore, it is of great importance...
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is well-known as one of the most promising chromogenic compounds. It has a drastic change of coloration induced from different external stimuli and so its applications are developed as gas sensors, electrochromic panels or pho...
High anisotropy and the existence of two-dimensional highly conducting interfaces at stacking faults parallel to the graphene planes of the graphite structure influence, in a non-simple way, the transport properties of highly oriented graphite. We re...
In this study, hexagonal titanium dioxide nanotubes (hTNTs) fabricated by sonoelectrochemical anodization were thermally modified in air to investigate the influence of annealing temperature and heating/cooling rate on phase evolution, structural sta...
Filled skutterudites are currently studied as promising thermoelectric materials due to their high power factor and low thermal conductivity. The latter property, in particular, can be enhanced by adding scattering centers, such as the ones deriving...
A novel endeavor based on the synthesis, characterization and study of a hybrid crystalline magnetic nanostructured material composed of bimetallic iron–rhodium nanoalloys, grown on nanodiamond nanotemplates, is reported in this study. The deve...
In this work, tungsten nitrides sputtered at different powers supplied to a W target (300 W, 500 W, 700 W) and proposed for solar thermal applications as part of solar absorbers, as active and robust materials for capacity energy storage and as plasm...
Adjusting the Schottky barrier height is an important approach to enhancing the gas-sensing performance of TiO2 Schottky sensors. In this study, micro TiO2 nanotube Schottky sensors were fabricated via magnetron sputtering and anodic oxidation, with...
The effects of annealing temperatures on composition and strain in SixGe1−x, obtained by rapid melting growth of electrodeposited Ge on Si (100) substrate were investigated. Here, a rapid melting process was performed at temperatures of 1000, 1050 an...
As the societal demand for precision in industrial robot operations increases, calibration can enhance the end-effector positioning accuracy of robots. Sampling data optimization plays an important role in improving the calibration effect. In this st...
A local-valley (LV)-centered approach to assessing the quality of sampling from Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) was applied to the latest generation of the D-Wave quantum annealer. D-Wave and Gibbs samples from a classically trained RBM were obt...
The importance of amorphous and nanocrystalline Fe-based soft magnetic materials is increasing annually. Thus, characterisation of the chemical compositions, alloying additives, and crystal structures is significant for obtaining the appropriate func...
Chemical processes are very important for the development of high-efficiency crystalline solar cells, mainly for surface texturing to improve light absorption and cleaning processes to reduce surface recombination. Recently, research has been focusin...
Diamond is an important material for electrical and electronic devices. Because the diamond is in contact with the metal in these applications, it becomes necessary to study the metal–diamond interaction and the structure of the interface, in p...
The degree of Zn2+ and Ta5+ ions ordering could play an important role in the dielectric loss in Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3)O3 (BZT) ceramics. However, the influence of the grain size of Ba(B′1/3B″2/3)O3 ceramics with nano or sub-micron grains on the...
Elastic properties of materials and their changes with temperature are important for their applications in engineering. In the present study the influence of phase composition and temperature of AISI 4130 alloy on Young’s modulus (Ed), shear modulus...
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