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Open AccessAtomistic and machine learning studies of solute segregation in metastable grain boundaries
The interaction of alloying elements with grain boundaries (GBs) influences many phenomena, such as microstructural evolution and transport. While GB solute segregation has been the subject of active research ...
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The deformation of crystalline materials by dislocation motion takes place in discrete amounts determined by the Burgers vector. Dislocations may move individually or in bundles, potentially giving rise to int...
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DFT-Parameterized Object Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Radiation Damage
Materials for nuclear applications are subjected to extremely stringent conditions. The incoming energetic particles create different types of defects in the material that modify the system microstructure. The...
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The Education of Desire According to Aquinas
This chapter intends to give an account of how both the passion of desire and the desire of the will should be educated, following the teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas. For this, this chapter is structured in ...
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Microstructure evolution of irradiated materials is a complex phenomenon that involves time and length scales that can expand several orders of magnitude. Defects produced in the irradiation can interact with ...
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A viable fusion power station is reliant on the development of plasma facing materials that can withstand the combined effects of high temperature operation and high neutron doses. In this study we focus on W,...
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Open AccessDissociated vacancies and screw dislocations in MgO and UO2: atomistic modeling and linear elasticity analysis
Understanding the effect of dislocations on the mass transport in ionic ceramics is important for understanding the behavior of these materials in a variety of contexts. In particular, the dissociated nature o...
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Wrinkled Hydrogel Formation by Interfacial Swelling on Thermoplastic Surfaces
The development of simple strategies capable of simultaneously producing hydrophilic surfaces and controlled surface topography is rare in spite of their huge potential for a wide myriad of applications. Herei...
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DFT-Parameterized Object Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Radiation Damage
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Open AccessQuality of Life in Spanish advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients: determinants of global QL and survival analyses
This paper studies the Quality of Life (QL) of Spanish advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving platinum-doublet chemotherapy, compares our results with those from studies from other cult...
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Atomic-Scale Studies of Defect Interactions with Homo- and Heterophase Interfaces
Interfaces are planar metastable defects with singular features capable of controlling diverse material properties, including mechanical response and the microstructure evolution in materials under irradiation...
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Open AccessMobility and coalescence of stacking fault tetrahedra in Cu
Stacking fault tetrahedra (SFTs) are ubiquitous defects in face-centered cubic metals. They are produced during cold work plastic deformation, quenching experiments or under irradiation. From a dislocation poi...
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EBV DNA is found within the malignant cells of 10% of gastric cancers. Modern molecular technology facilitates identification of virus-related biochemical effects that could assist in early diagnosis and disea...
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Adsorption and desorption isotherms of quinoa seeds (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) were measured using the static gravimetric method at three temperatures (20, 40 and 60 °C). Water activity ranged from 0.118 to 0.93...
