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Manufacture and properties of high-performance oriented strand board composite using thin strands
Three-layered composite oriented strand boards were manufactured using very thin hinoki (Japanese cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.) strands oriented in the faces and mixtures of sugi (Japanese cedar, Cryptomer...
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Effects of mat moisture content and press closing speed on the formation of density profile and properties of particleboard
Isocyanate resin-bonded 0.5 and 0.7 g/cm3 lauan (Shorea sp.) particleboards were produced from mats with uniform and distributed moisture content (MC) distributions, using three hot press closing speeds. The effe...
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Formation of the density profile and its effects on the properties of fiberboard
Two main types of fiberboards were produced using lauan (Shorea spp.) fibers with an isocyanate resin as the binder; fiberboard with a flat, homogeneous (homoprofile), and typical U-shaped (conventional) density ...
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Effects of silane coupling agent level and extraction treatment on the properties of UF-bonded reed and wheat straw particleboards
Urea formaldehyde resin bonded reed and wheat particleboards with a density of 0.7g/cm3 were manufactured from two types of particle: fine and coarse particles. The effects of the silane coupling agent (SCA) leve...
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Morphology-tunable synthesis of SrWO4 crystals via biomimetic supported liquid membrane (SLM) system
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Open AccessTowards athermal optically-interconnected computing system using slotted silicon microring resonators and RF-photonic comb generation
We report that completely athermal design of a slotted silicon waveguide is possible by combining the negative thermo-optic (TO) coefficient of, for example, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) with the positive TO...
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Open AccessDesign and evaluation of an arbitration-free passive optical crossbar for on-chip interconnection networks
With recent advances in silicon nanophotonics, optical crossbars based on CMOS-compatible microring resonators have emerged as viable on-chip optical interconnection networks to deliver high-bandwidth communic...
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Open AccessEvaluating Bending Strength of Plasma Sprayed Al2O3 Coatings
The bending strength of plasma sprayed Al2O3 coatings was evaluated using three-point bending tests. The measured strength data sets were statistically analyzed by employing Weibull distribution. It was found tha...
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Antibacterial Property and Biocompatibility of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite/Silver Composite Coatings
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Erratum to: Determination of organophosphate flame retardants in sediments by microwave-assisted extraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry with electron impact and chemical ionization
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Open AccessQuantitative determination of vitamin D metabolites in plasma using UHPLC-MS/MS
Vitamin D is an important determinant of bone health at all ages. The plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH D) and other metabolites are used as biomarkers for vitamin sufficiency and function. ...
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Erratum to: Cyclodextrin-based hyperbranched polymers by acyclic diene metathesis polymerization of an ABn monomer: molecule design, synthesis, and characterization
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Carrier Lifetime Measurements in Long-Wave Infrared InAs/GaSb Superlattices Under Low Excitation Conditions
Minority carrier lifetime in long-wave infrared (LWIR) type II InAs/GaSb superlattices was studied using the optical modulation response (OMR) technique in wide ranges of excitation and temperature. The measur...
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Theoretical study on the antioxidant properties of 2′-hydroxychalcones: H-atom vs. electron transfer mechanism
The free radical scavenging activity of six 2′-hydroxychalcones has been studied in gas phase and solvents using the density functional theory (DFT) method. The three main working mechanisms, hydrogen atom tra...
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Effect of nano-ZnO-supported 13X zeolite on photo-oxidation degradation and antimicrobial properties of polypropylene random copolymer
To improve the photo-oxidation degradation resistance and antimicrobial ability of ZnO-filled polypropylene random copolymer (PPR), 13X zeolite particles supported with nano-ZnO with different morphologies wer...
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Open AccessCorrelation Between AC Core Loss and Surface Magnetic Barkhausen Noise in Electric Motor Steel
Core loss is a significant source of energy loss in electric motor steel laminates. Therefore, there is interest in monitoring the quality and consistency of laminates at various stages of manufacturing. The p...
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Electroreduction of Iron(III) Oxide Pellets to Iron in Alkaline Media: A Typical Shrinking-Core Reaction Process
Low temperature electrochemical reduction of iron(III) oxide to iron in a strongly alkaline solution has been systematically investigated in this article. The facile electrochemical process was carried out in ...
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Development of Bulk InAsSb Alloys and Barrier Heterostructures for Long-Wave Infrared Detectors
Bulk unrelaxed InAsSb alloys with Sb compositions up to 65% were grown on compositionally graded GaInSb and AlInSb buffers on GaSb substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. The minimum energy gap for these materia...
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Nitrogen Do** Position-Dependent Rectification of Spin-Polarized Current and Realization of Multifunction in Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons with Asymmetric Edge Hydrogenation
The magnetic and spin transport properties of asymmetric edge-hydrogenated zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) selectively doped with nitrogen atoms were investigated using spin-polarized density functional th...
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Seasonal changes of endogenous soluble sugar and starch in different developmental stages of Fargesia yunnanensis
The endogenous soluble sugars and starch are the main carbohydrates accumulated in bamboo culms and the seasonal changes of their contents are also related to the bamboo phenology. In this study, it is observe...