The market value of sea urchin gonads is determined by the specific characteristics associated with gonad size and texture. Formulated feeds can effectively promote the gonad growth of sea urchins but cannot assure essential gonad texture traits. The...
LSPwC is an important development of Laser shock peening (LSP) technology, and surface texturing is an effective method to improve tribological properties. The combination of these is expected to innovate a new surface texturing technology with a str...
Chemical modification is usually utilized for preparing superhydrophobic SiC surfaces, which has the problems of long processing time, high environmental contamination risk, and high cost. To enhance the condensation heat transfer efficiency of SiC,...
In the framework of SiC/SiC composite development for nuclear applications, the influence of pyrocarbon interphase texture and thickness on the mechanical behavior both on as-processed materials and on irradiated materials is a major concern. Thus, t...
g-C3N4 has emerged as a promising metal-free semiconductor for optoelectronic applications due to its suitable bandgap, excellent stability, and low cost. However, enhancing its photoresponse efficiency in practical devices remains a challenge. In th...
The materials used for the piston cylinders of automobile engines, or the ring and tappets of various mechanical components, are continuously experiencing lubricated sliding motions. These surfaces are prone to damage due to the various tribological...
Nano-textured 4H–SiC homoepitaxial layers (NSiCLs) were grown on 4H–SiC(0001) substrates using a low pressure chemical vapor deposition technique (LPCVD), and subsequently were subjected to high temperature treatments (HTTs) for investigation of the...
In this study, commercial AZ31B magnesium alloy was used to compare the differences between the microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of conventional solidification (as homogenized AZ31) and rapid solidification (as RS AZ31). The results...
The microstructure of bivalve foliated calcite is extraordinary. It consists of units formed of stacks of folia with individual folia consisting of arrowhead-ended crystal laths. We investigated the texture of the foliated microstructure, the texture...
Texture-modified diets are the first-line compensatory strategy for older patients with swallowing and mastication disorders. However, the absence of a common protocol to assess textural properties inhibits their standardization and quality control a...
The effect of ultra-fast heating on the microstructures of steel has been thoroughly studied over the last year as it imposes a suitable alternative for the production of ultra high strength steel grades. Rapid reheating followed by quenching leads t...
Recently, a strategy of synthesizing SiC whisker-reinforced nickel (Ni/SiCw) composites with excellent mechanical properties by electrodeposition has been proposed for exploring its potential applications in micromechanical devices. In this paper, a...
As the demands for wear-resistant coatings in the cutting industry are constantly rising, new materials that have the potential to exhibit enhanced coating properties are continuously explored. Chemical vapor deposited (CVD) Zr(N,C) is a promising al...
In this study, niobium was added into grain-oriented silicon steels, four Nb-bearing hot-rolled bands with Nb content range from 0–0.025 wt% were prepared and a detailed study of the micro characterization (microstructure, texture and precipita...
The wear of hip prostheses represents a significant challenge for the longevity and functionality of joint implants. Recent studies have explored surface texturing of prostheses as a strategy to enhance tribological performance. This study aims to ev...
Early-summer melt pond fraction is predicted using late-winter C-band backscatter of snow-covered first-year sea ice. Aerial photographs were acquired during an early-summer 2012 field campaign in Resolute Passage, Nunavut, Canada, on smooth first-ye...
Understanding surface textures through visual cues is crucial for applications in haptic rendering and virtual reality. However, accurately translating visual information into tactile feedback remains a challenging problem. To address this challenge,...
When using well-designed multiple-stage heavy-drawn processes, i.e., cold rolling, drawing and cluster drawing to fabricate a metallic wire or fiber in steps, cold rolling and annealing are critical steps due to their effect on the initial microstruc...
Multispectral imagery provides unprecedented information on Earth system processes: however, data gaps due to clouds and shadows are a major limitation. Normalized-Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized-Difference Water Index (NDWI) are tw...
Collagen dietary supplements are becoming increasingly popular as a means to reduce signs of skin ageing. The objective of this three-way, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was to examine and contrast the effects of dietary supplemen...
Upland and riparian soils usually differ in soil texture and moisture conditions, thus, likely varying in carbon storage and turnover time. However, few studies have differentiated their functions on the storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) in sub-tr...
Organic amendments are widely used to enhance soil fertility and nutrient cycling in greenhouse cultivation, but their effectiveness can vary depending on their origin and composition. This study investigated the impact of four organic materials (ric...
Ultrasound (US) is a non-thermal food processing method that can be used as a pre-treatment or integrated during drying to enhance mass transfer by inducing cavitation and forming microchannels in plant tissue. Thus, this study investigated the combi...
In order to solve the problems of a high mismatching rate and being easily affected by noise and gray transformation, an improved product defect detection method combining centroid distance and textural information is proposed in this paper. Based on...
Since natural-origin, sustainable ingredients are preferred by modern consumers, novel emulsifiers and emollients keep entering the market. This study hypothesizes that a combination of in silico, instrumental tools and simplified sensory studies cou...
Herein, a simple and efficient method is proposed for fabricating Fe81Ga19 alloy thin sheets with a high magnetostriction coefficient. Sharp Goss texture ({110}<001>) was successfully produced in the sheets by rapid secondary recrystallization...
The use of forest biomass to produce energy is increasingly viewed as a means to reduce fossil fuel consumption and mitigate global warming. However, the impact of such practices on soils in the long term is not well known. We revisited forest plots...
Silicon, as the most abundant element in the earth’s crust and the most common material used in electronic and optical equipment, has attracted the attention of many individuals to change the properties of this material, improving its electronic and...
Cylindrical microlens array (CMA) is applied widely in imaging, sensing, and laser machining fields. Among the many techniques for machining CMA, moulding is considered a mass-production method with low-cost and good accuracy. Aimed at the present pr...
Background: Positron emission tomography with 11C-methionine (MET) is well established in the diagnostic work-up of malignant brain tumors. Texture analysis is a novel technique for extracting information regarding relationships among surrounding vox...
Dual phase steel generally has poor deep drawing property with a low r value less than 1.0, making it difficult to be used for deep drawing automotive parts. In order to improve the mechanical properties of the steel through heat treatment, effect of...
A multi-layer accumulative roll bonding (MARB) process was applied to fabricate Al-1 vol% SiC composite (M3) with bimodal structure consisting of 1.07 μm ultrafine grain layers and 0.48 μm finer grain layers. The differences in microstructure,...
Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a rapidly evolving method in modern industry that manufactures highly complex components. The physical properties of a tool electrode material are significant factors in determining the effectiveness of the pro...
The paper investigated the possibility of obtaining large-sized blocks of C11000 copper on stainless steel substrates via electron beam wire-feed additive technology. The features of the microstructure and grain texture formation and their influence...
Diamond films prepared by chemical vapor deposition will exhibit different surface morphologies, which are determined by the texture and the structural perfection of the deposited diamond. In general, its surface morphology can be controlled by adjus...
Automatic identification of garment design class might play an important role in the garments and fashion industry. To achieve this, essential initial works are found in the literature. For example, construction of a garment database, automatic segm...
Chromium- and cobalt-based alloys, as well as chrome–nickel steels, are most used in dental prosthetics. Unfortunately, these alloys, especially nickel-based alloys, can cause allergic reactions. A disadvantage of these alloys is also insuffici...
The adoption of silicon-graphite composites as anode materials for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries with enhanced specific capacity requires complex technological efforts in order to mitigate the problem of the quick performance fading of...
This study evaluated the energy-dependent effects of pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment on the physicochemical properties, bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and microstructure of red bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Red bell pepper tissu...
Vesicles are characteristic structures within the outer layer of many stony meteorites’ fusion crusts. Although these features are well-developed in hydrated carbonaceous chondrites and some micrometeorites, their formation mechanism remains po...
The crystallographic orientation and texture evolution mechanism of equiaxed Ti60 alloy plates were investigated in this study through plane strain compression tests. The EBSD analysis revealed that the received plate contained two characteristic tex...
Warm compression tests were carried out on low carbon and low alloy steel at temperatures of 600–850 °C and stain rates of 0.01–10 s−1. The evolution of microstructure and texture was studied using a scanning electron microscope...
In this study, pure Ti alloy sheets were fabricated by double corrugated roll + flat roll rolling (DCFR) and flat roll + flat roll rolling (FFR) at 700 °C and 400 °C, respectively. The microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties were i...
In order to improve the magnetic properties of non-oriented silicon steel, the effects of different normalizing temperatures on the microstructure, texture, and magnetic properties of 3.0%Si 0.8%Al non-oriented silicon steel were studied by OM, EBSD,...
The effects of cold rolling reduction rates and recrystallization annealing temperature on the microstructure, texture, and anisotropic properties of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and electr...
The textured design of amorphous carbon (a-C) film can significantly improve the tribological performance and service life of moving mechanical components. However, its friction dependence on different texture shapes, especially under different load...
Weight loss associated with fruit texture during storage has received numerous reports; however, no research has been conducted on the mathematical relationships between weight loss and textural traits of table grapes stored at cold and ambient tempe...
This paper reports research on the frictional behavior of a textured surface against several materials under dry and lubricated conditions, and this is aimed to provide design guidelines on the surface texturing for wide-ranging industrial applicatio...
Ti2AlNb-based alloys are widely used in aerospace applications due to their excellent high-temperature mechanical properties. This study aims to investigate the texture, microstructural evolution, and phase transformation behavior of Ti2AlNb-based al...
Soil salinization typically inhibits the ability of decomposer organisms to utilize soil organic matter, and an increase in soil clay content can mediate the negative effect of salinity on carbon (C) mineralization. However, the interactive effects o...
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