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Open AccessDetecting halfmetallic electronic structures of spintronic materials in a magnetic field
Band-gap engineering is one of the fundamental techniques in semiconductor technology and also applicable in next generation spintronics using the spin degree of freedom. To fully utilize the spintronic materi...
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Floating breakwater concept for large LNG terminals. Part 2: optimization
In sequence of Part 1 of this two-part paper, this article describes the development and application of an optimization model developed for the design of a floating breakwater that has the main function of pro...
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Floating breakwater concept for large LNG terminals: part 1. Parametric study and process design
Part 1 of this two-part paper presents the development of a parametric model for the design of a floating breakwater conceived to protect a LNG terminal. The model is composed by a set of numerical scripts tha...
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On the development of a floating port for the Brazilian northeast region under wave action
The development of a the design process for a PSV floating terminal conceived to attend the future demands of drilling rigs that will be operate at oil fields located in the North and Northeast of Brazil is pr...
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Influence of Minor and Impurity Elements on Hot Cracking Susceptibility of Extra High-Purity Type 310 Stainless Steels
The hot cracking behaviour of extra high-purity stainless steels was investigated with respect to type 310 stainless steel with various amounts of minor and impurity elements such as C, P, S and Mn. The purity...
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Crystal Growth in Laser Surface Melting and Cladding of Ni-Base Single Crystal Superalloy
Crystal growth behaviours in the laser surface-melted region and overlay weld metal of/on Ni-base single crystal superalloy CMSX-4 has been investigated. The Ni-base superalloy René 142 was used as the filler ...
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Effect of Filler Metal La Additions on Micro-Cracking in Multi-Pass Laser Overlay Weld Metal of Alloy 690
The effect of La addition on microcracking susceptibility in the multipass laser overlay welds of alloy 690 (Inconel 690) was investigated. Multipass laser overlay welding of alloy 690 was conducted on alloy 1...
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Prediction of Sigma Phase Precipitation in Super Duplex Stainless Steel Weldments
In order to predict the sigma (σ) phase embrittlement in multipass weldment of duplex stainless steels, the precipitation behaviours of the σ phase in the base metal and the weld metal were investigated using ...
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YAG Laser Face Joining Technology of A6061 Aluminium and SPCC Plates
Laser and pressure roll combination joining tests on SPCC-A6061 plates were carried out by changing the roll pressure. Adhesive strengths on SPCC-A6061 were measured by peel tests. When the pressure increased ...
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'Mechanical properties of lanthanum-containing Inconel cast alloy 718 welds. Study of weldability of Inconel cast alloy 718 (Report 9)'
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Development of Filler Metal for Welding of Nickel-Base Superalloy IN738LC by Mathematical Programming Method
There is a great demand for filler metals for high-performance IN738LC Ni-base superalloy, which is widely used for blades in recent advanced gas turbines. These fillers are required to have compatible high te...
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Excimer Pulsed Laser Ablated Molecular Beam Evaporation for the Deposition of Binary Skutterudites
The family of materials bearing the skutterudite crystallographic structure have recently attracted interest because of their extra-ordinary electrical and thermal transport properties, as well as their peculi...
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Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Detected During Mass Screening for Heart Disease
Between 1981 and 1992 a total of 10 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) were detected by mass screening for heart disease in Tokyo's Adachi Ward. Four were first grade elementary school children an...
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Alterations in extracellular matrix components and integrins in patients with preeclamptic nephropathy
The glomerular features of patients with preeclapsia consist of swelling of endothelial cells, subendothelial deposits of incompletely defined material, and thickening of the capillary walls. These abnormaliti...
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Fabrication of W/C Multilayers by Direct Ion Beam Deposition
The multilayer structures of tungsten and carbon for soft x-ray mirrors were fabricated by the low energy (<100eV) direct ion beam deposition method with various depositing ion energies. The layered structures...
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Plasma endothelin concentration: Relation with vascular resistance and comparison before and after balloon dilatation procedures
Endothelin (ET) is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide with an as yet uncertain physiological role in cardiovascular disease. We measured blood plasma ET concentrations using a recently developed radioimmunoassay...
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Balloon occlusion aortography
We review the validity of balloon occlusion aortography (BOA) on the basis of our personal experience with 18 patients with congenital heart disease (mean weight 4.55 g, including 8 neonates). Four of the 18 p...
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Coronary artery calcification in Kawasaki disease
To evaluate the angiographic features of coronary lesions in Kawasaki disease with coronary artery calcification, cinefluoroscopy and cineangiography were retrospectively reviewed in 116 patients who had under...
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Evidence for trail-pheromone precursor in termiteReticulitermes speratus (Kolbe) (Rhinotermitidae: Isoptera)
Whole body extracts of the termite,Reticulitermes speratus, were subjected to various chemical operations and bioassays to examine the presence of trail-pheromone precursor. Fractions that mainly contained fatty ...
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Transient Liquid Insert Metal Diffusion Bonding of Nickel-Base Superalloys
Transient Liquid Insert Metal Diffusion Bonding (TLIM bonding) consists of three processes, viz., a dissolution process of base metal, an isothermal solidification process and a homogenizing process. These pro...
