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Optimization on Cruciform Specimen Geometries of AA5052 Under Equi-Biaxial Loading: Acquisition of Ultimate Fracture Strain
The evaluation of the formability for aluminum alloy under complex loading conditions is particularly significant. Based on the characteristics of conveniently achieving multiple strain path states, the crucif...
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Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu-0.5CeO2 Composite Solder Alloy
The low-cycle fatigue behavior of Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu-0.5CeO2 composite solder alloy was studied. The results show that the fatigue life exponent and material ductility coefficient of the composite solder alloy are de...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: Cadherin 6 is activated by Epstein–Barr virus LMP1 to mediate EMT and metastasis as an interplay node of multiple pathways in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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Role of Ti in direct active bonding of SiC substrate using Sn–Ag–Ti alloy filler
Low-temperature active bonding of silicon carbide substrate using Sn3.5Ag4Ti(Ce,Ga) active solder filler was carried out at 250 °C and 420 °C in air, respectively. The microstructure of the interface, the elem...
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Adsorption and interface reaction in direct active bonding of GaAs to GaAs using Sn–Ag–Ti solder filler
The element diffusion behavior, the interfacial evolution and mechanical properties of the joining of gallium arsenide (GaAs) with Sn3.5Ag4Ti(Ce,Ga) alloy filler at 250 °C in air were investigated. The interfa...
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Multiple-Scale Analysis of Water Quality Variations and Their Correlation with Land use in Highly Urbanized Taihu Basin, China
Understanding the relationship between land use and water quality at different scales is essential in the restoration and protection of water quality. On March 2014, we collected 97 samples in highly urbanized...
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Morphological Evolution and Growth Kinetics of Interfacial Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn Layers in Low-Ag Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu-xMn/Cu Solder Joints During Isothermal Ageing
The morphological evolution and growth kinetics of interfacial Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn intermetallic compound (IMC) layers between Cu substrates and Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu-xMn (x = 0 wt.%, 0.02 wt.%, 0.05 wt.%, 0.1 wt.%, and 0....
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Effect of Mn Nanoparticles on Interfacial Intermetallic Compound Growth in Low-Ag Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu-xMn Solder Joints
Interfacial intermetallic compound (IMC) growth between Cu substrates and low-Ag Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu-xMn (x = 0 wt.%, 0.02 wt.%, 0.05 wt.%, 0.1 wt.%, and 0.15 wt.%) (SAC0307-xMn) solders was investigated under differe...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: Cadherin 6 is activated by Epstein–Barr virus LMP1 to mediate EMT and metastasis as an interplay node of multiple pathways in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial malignancy, which is notorious among head-and-neck cancers with its metastatic feature. Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection plays a fundamental role in NPC develo...
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Predictive capability of a leaf optical meter for determining leaf pigment status during senescence
We conducted an experiment to assess the predictive capability of a leaf optical meter for determining leaf pigment status of Acer mono Maxim., A. ginnala Maxim., Quercus mongolica Fisch., and Cornus alba display...
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Design of materials using hybrid cellular automata
This paper presents a new approach for the topological design of materials with extreme properties. The method is based on hybrid cellular automaton (HCA), which is an implicit optimization technique that uses...
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Identification of diverse bacterial communities for potential bio-aids capable of troubleshooting for wastewater biological treatment processes
Three commercial bio-aid samples have shown good troubleshooting capabilities earlier during several biological wastewaters processing, but their microbial contents were still unclear. This study was aimed to ...
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Microstructure and Properties of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel
Plasma source nitriding is a relatively new nitriding technology which can overcome those inherent shortcomings associated with conventional direct current plasma nitriding technology such as the arcing surfac...
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Accurate analysis and thickness optimization of tailor rolled blanks based on isogeometric analysis
Combined isogeometric analysis (IGA) and shape optimization, this paper provides a method that can accurately analyze Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRB) and optimize its thickness profile continuously. While existed t...
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Development of an efficient algorithm to analyze the elastic wave in acoustic metamaterials
A novel modified edge-based smoothed finite element method (modified ES-FEM) is developed to compute the band gap of acoustic metamaterials. The stiffness in the modified ES-FEM is created by the edge-based sm...
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Open AccessGenetic characterization of cysteine-rich type-b avenin-like protein coding genes in common wheat
The wheat avenin-like proteins (ALP) are considered atypical gluten constituents and have shown positive effects on dough properties revealed using a transgenic approach. However, to date the genetic architect...
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Open Access18th European Symposium on Radiopharmacy and Radiopharmaceuticals
OP03 Selective extraction of medically-related radionuclides from proton-irradiated thorium targets
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Effect of nano-TiO2 addition on microstructural evolution of small solder joints
The influence of TiO2 addition on the interfacial reaction in Sn–3.0Ag–0.5Cu solder joints with the pad size of 200 µm was investigated in this study. The microstructure of the solder joints and the interfacial i...
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Crystal structure and fluorescence of a 2D cadmium(II) coordination polymer based on flexible bis(2-methylbenzimidazole) and benzenedicarboxylate co-ligands
A new coordination polymer, {[Cd(bbmb)(bdc)]} n (bbmb = 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)bis-(2-methylbenzimidazole), H2bdc = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid) was synthesized under hydrotherma...
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A continuity re-relaxed thin shell formulation for static and dynamic analyses of linear problems
This paper presents a curvature-constructed triangular element for static, free vibration and explicit dynamic analyses of shell structures by using a continuity re-relaxed technique. In the present method, th...