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Anisotropic behavior is a key characteristic for understanding eccentricity in tubes. In this paper, the effect of using a tilted die during tube drawing on eccentricity, texture, dislocation density, and mechanical properties is shown. Copper tubes...

The insertion of micro-textures plays a role in reducing friction and increasing wear resistance of the cutters, which also has a certain impact on the stress field of the cutter during milling. Therefore, in order to study the mechanisms of friction...

High-density tactile sensor arrays that replicate human touch could restore texture perception in paralyzed individuals. However, conventional tactile sensor arrays face inherent trade-offs between spatial resolution, sensitivity, and crosstalk suppr...

Breast density has been recognised as an important biomarker that indicates the risk of developing breast cancer. Accurate classification of breast density plays a crucial role in developing a computer-aided detection (CADe) system for mammogram inte...

Monitoring and estimating the density of microalgae in a closed cultivation system is a critical task in culturing algae since it allows growers to optimally control both nutrients and cultivating conditions. Among the estimation techniques proposed...

Automatic crowd detection in aerial images is certainly a useful source of information to prevent crowd disasters in large complex scenarios of mass events. A number of publications employ regression-based methods for crowd counting and crowd density...

Pavement surface texture significantly affects its skid resistance. To characterize pavement surface texture and analyze its correlation with skid resistance, this paper proposes a novel three-dimensional (3D) texture evaluation index: mean texture s...

It is of great importance to study the microstructure and textural evolution of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) formed Hastelloy-X alloys, in order to establish a close relationship between the process, microstructure, and properties through the regul...

This paper investigates the usefulness of multi-fractal analysis and local binary patterns (LBP) as texture descriptors for classifying mammogram images into different breast density categories. Multi-fractal analysis is also used in the pre-processi...

The misfit-layered Ca₃Co₄O₉ oxide is being seen as a potential thermoelectric (TE) candidate for high-temperature power generation in air. Given the very small size and low strength exhibited by single crystals, grain-oriented Ca₃Co₄O₉ ceramics are w...

Assessing a woman’s risk of breast cancer is important for personalized screening. Mammographic density is a strong risk factor for breast cancer, but parenchymal texture patterns offer additional information which cannot be captured by density...

Single-image dehazing is an ill-posed problem that has attracted a myriad of research efforts. However, virtually all methods proposed thus far assume that input images are already affected by haze. Little effort has been spent on autonomous single-i...

Chemical shift encoding-based water–fat MRI (CSE-MRI)-derived proton density fat fraction (PDFF) has been used for non-invasive assessment of regional body fat distributions. More recently, texture analysis (TA) has been proposed to reveal even...

Objective: This study aimed to develop a novel method for opportunistically screening osteoporosis by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) from CT images. We addressed the limitations of commercially available software and introduced texture analysis...

In this study, the associations of cervical and lumbar paraspinal musculature based on a texture analysis of proton density fat fraction (PDFF) maps were investigated to identify gender- and anatomical location-specific structural patterns. Seventy-n...

Background: This study aimed to validate the application of CT texture analysis in estimating Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and comparing it with the results of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in a normative...

Texture analysis (TA) has shown promise as a surrogate marker for tissue structure, based on conventional and quantitative MRI sequences. Chemical-shift-encoding-based MRI (CSE-MRI)-derived proton density fat fraction (PDFF) of paraspinal muscles has...

Purpose: Based on conventional and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), texture analysis (TA) has shown encouraging results as a biomarker for tissue structure. Chemical shift encoding-based water–fat MRI (CSE-MRI)-derived proton density fa...

Background: Recent research underscores the clinical relevance of muscle conditions such as sarcopenia and their links to bone mineral density (BMD), yet notable gaps persist in the understanding of their interconnections. Our study addresses this by...

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...

At present, for micro-textured tools, the determination of the micro-texture placement area depends on the derivation of the cutting geometric model. The micro-texture distribution form applies geometric methods, and the research methods and accuracy...

With shrinking size of electronic devices, increasing performance and accompanying heat dissipation, there is a need for efficient removal of this heat through packaging materials. Polymer materials are attractive packaging materials given their low...

Ferritic alloys are important for nuclear reactor applications due to their microstructural stability, corrosion resistance, and favorable mechanical properties. Nanostructured ferritic alloys having a high density of Y-Ti-O rich nano-oxides (NOs <...

We show that the structure of multifilament MgB₂ wires made by the powder-in-tube (PIT) method can be texturized by annealing the structure under high isostatic pressure. Our results show that we obtained continuous fibers with a uniform diameter of...

This study investigates the structure–property–performance (SPP) relationships of two thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs), FILAFLEX FOAMY 70A and SMARTFIL^® FLEX 98A, manufactured by fused filament fabrication (FFF). Disc specimens were...

Nostoc sphaeroides is a cyanobacterium known for its valuable health benefits, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune-boosting properties, making it a promising addition to functional foods. However, large-scale cultivation has remained...

This study investigates the lubrication properties of GCr15 steel textured surfaces under the conditions of low speed, heavy load, and boundary lubrication, with varying concentrations of Al₂O₃ particles. Through pin-on-disk tests in 46# hydraulic fl...

There is comprehensive work on the tribological properties and lubrication mechanisms of oil lubricant used on textured surfaces, however the use of grease lubrication on textured surfaces is rather new. This research article presents an experimental...

Osteoporosis is a common condition characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and deterioration of bone microarchitecture, leading to increased risk of fractures. Early diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis are critical for preventing fracture...

Effective monitoring of soil moisture (θ) by non-destructive means is important for crop irrigation management. Soil bulk density (ρ) is a major factor that affects potential application of θ estimation models using remotely-sensed data. However, few...

This study investigates the friction-reducing potential of “micro surface texturing” on H-13 steel metal surfaces. Tribological tests were performed on a ball-on-plate reciprocating tribometer using SAE30 oil. Circular micro textures with...

Unlike solid food, texture descriptors in liquid food are scarce, and they are frequently reduced to the term viscosity. However, in wines, apart from viscosity, terms, such as astringency, body, unctuosity and density, help describe their texture, r...

An Ni/nanodiamond composite coating was deposited on carbon steel in a traditional Watt’s solution without additives via direct current (DC) electroplating. The effects of the nanodiamond concentration and current density in the plating solutio...

Pavement surface texture features are one of key factors affecting the skid resistance of pavement. In this study, a set of stable and reliable texture measurement equipment was firstly assembled by using the linear laser ranging sensor, control syst...

A novel X-ray diffraction-based method and computer program X-TEX has been developed to determine the microstructure in individual texture components of polycrystalline, textured materials. Two different approaches are presented. In the first one, ba...

This article presents the implementation of the Six Sigma methodology in the electro-discharge texturing process of cold mill work rolls. The final surface quality of sheet metal must meet the specific demands of car body part producers, which requir...

We have investigated the impact of the process parameters for the selective laser melting (SLM) of the stainless steel AISI 316L on its microstructure and mechanical properties. Properly selected SLM process parameters produce tailored material prope...

The use of vacuum impregnation with onion and beetroot juice can help with the challenge of modifying plant tissue and fits in with current trends in the development of plant-based snacks. This study aimed to determine the effect of vacuum impregnati...

A high-efficiency crystalline silicon-based solar cell in the visible and near-infrared regions is introduced in this paper. A textured TiO₂ layer grown on top of the active silicon layer and a back reflector with gratings are used to enhance the sol...

The capacity of soil to retain water and make it available to plants is an essential soil functions for the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems. A lot of progress has been made in estimating water retention and availability as a function of soil...

In the field of the efficiency of very shallow geothermal energy systems, there is still a significant need for research activity. To ensure the proper exploitation of this energy resource, the decisive geophysical parameters of soil must be well-kno...

Mass detection in mammograms has a limited approach to the presence of a mass in overlapping denser fibroglandular breast regions. In addition, various breast density levels could decrease the learning system’s ability to extract sufficient fea...

Breast density is considered to be one of the major risk factors in developing breast cancer. High breast density can also affect the accuracy of mammographic abnormality detection due to the breast tissue characteristics and patterns. We reviewed va...

The strengthening mechanism of X100 high steel grade pipeline steel, including grain boundary strengthening, solution strengthening, precipitation strengthening, dislocation strengthening, and texture strengthening, was analyzed by the technics of sc...

Through gradient hot rolling, a transition zone from the initial undeformed to 30% deformed microstructure was obtained in the 6 mm thick 1561 aluminum alloy hot rolled plate. The effect of gradient deformation on the evolution process of structure a...

Co–Cr alloys have been used in biomedical purposes such as stents and artificial hip joints. However, the difficulty of plastic deformation limits the application of the alloys. During the deformation, Co–Cr alloys often exhibit strain-in...

Background/Objectives: There is significant interest in using texture features to extract hidden image-based information. In medical imaging applications using radiomics, AI, or personalized medicine, the quest is to extract patient or disease specif...

The influence of rare earth (RE) elements on the microstructure and mechanical performance of an extruded ZK60 Mg alloy was studied. Two types of RE elements were added to a ZK60 material and then extruded at a ratio of 18:1. The first new alloy cont...

When milling titanium alloy, the cutting temperature has a strong impact on the degree of tool wear and, in turn, tool life and the surface quality of the workpiece. The distribution of the temperature field on a tool’s rake face can be improve...

Blowing agent-assisted extrusion cooking is a novel processing technique that can alter the expansion of extruded snacks and, thus, enhance their physical appeal, such as texture. However, to this day, this technique has only been studied for ingredi...