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Open AccessEffect of Nb on Austenite Grain Growth in 10Cr-3Co-2W Martensitic Heat-Resistant Steel
The effect of Nb on austenite grain growth kinetics was investigated in 10Cr-3Co-2W martensitic heat-resistant steel under various tempering conditions (temperature and time). The results demonstrate that Nb e...
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Correction: Microstructure-controlled Electrodeposition of Mechanically Reliable Double-layered Thin Foils for Secondary Batteries
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Microstructure-controlled Electrodeposition of Mechanically Reliable Double-layered Thin Foils for Secondary Batteries
We investigated an electrodeposition technique for fabricating a high-strength thin metallic foil as a current collector material in secondary batteries. To increase the strength and minimize the increase in e...
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Open AccessSpatiotemporal neural network with attention mechanism for El Niño forecasts
To learn spatiotemporal representations and anomaly predictions from geophysical data, we propose STANet, a spatiotemporal neural network with a trainable attention mechanism, and apply it to El Niño predictions ...
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Resveratrol analogue, HS-1793, inhibits inflammatory mediator release from macrophages by interfering with the TLR4 mediated NF-κB activation
Resveratrol is known to have anti-inflammatory properties. However, high-dose resveratrol is required for optimal anti-inflammatory effects. HS-1793 is a derivative designed to be metabolically stable and more...
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Microstructure and High-Temperature Strength in the Weld Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zone of Fire-Resistant Steels and the Effects of Mo and Nb Additions
The microstructural evolution and fire-resistant properties in the weld heat-affected zone (HAZ) of Mo and Mo + Nb-added fire-resistant steels were investigated. For this purpose, three Fe-0.1 wt%C-1.5 wt%Mn-0...
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Open AccessStrain hardening recovery mediated by coherent precipitates in lightweight steel
We investigated the effect of κ-carbide precipitates on the strain hardening behavior of aged Fe–Mn-Al-C alloys by microstructure analysis. The κ-carbides-strengthened Fe–Mn-Al-C alloys exhibited a superior st...
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Open AccessA new class of lightweight, stainless steels with ultra-high strength and large ductility
Steel is the global backbone material of industrialized societies, with more than 1.8 billion tons produced per year. However, steel-containing structures decay due to corrosion, destroying annually 3.4% (2.5 ...
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Open AccessEffect of tungsten on the oxidation of alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel
As more W replaced Mo in alumina-forming austenitic stainless steels, weight gain by oxidation decreased after 336 h at 1053 K. Electron microscopy revealed slower growth of scale in the presence of more numer...
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Open AccessDirect observation of dislocation plasticity in high-Mn lightweight steel by in-situ TEM
To gain the fundamental understanding of deformation mechanisms in an aluminum-containing austenitic high-Mn steel (Fe-32Mn-8.9Al-0.78 C (wt.%)), in-situ straining transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis ...
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Open AccessFirst Evidence for Mechanism of Inverse Ripening from In-situ TEM and Phase-Field Study of δ′ Precipitation in an Al-Li Alloy
In-situ TEM investigation of aging response in an Al–7.8 at.% Li was performed at 200 °C up to 13 hours. Semi-spherical δ′ precipitates growing up to an average radius of 7.5 nm were observed. The size and number...
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Open AccessExpression of cannabinoid 1 and, 2 receptors and the effects of cannabinoid 1 and, 2 receptor agonists on detrusor overactivity associated with bladder outlet obstruction in rats
This study investigated changes in the expression of cannabinoid (CB) receptors and the effects of CB1 and CB2 agonists on detrusor overactivity (DO) associated with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in rats.
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Compensation of image noise induced by difference in optical characteristics of array-LED chips of LED print head
There are various applied electro-optical devices, which utilize light emitting didoe (LED) chip array for applications to displays and opto-electronic sensors. In those devices, it is the one of the critical ...
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Improvement of imaging characteristics by pupil apodization in a laser scanning system for electro-photography
It is well known that imaging characteristics such as beam spot size and focal depth can be improved by applying apodization of amplitude and phase at the entrance pupil of an optical system. As an optical sys...
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Open AccessDownregulation of UHRF1 increases tumor malignancy by activating the CXCR4/AKT-JNK/IL-6/Snail signaling axis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
UHRF1 (ubiquitin-like, with PHD and RING finger domains 1) plays a crucial role in DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling and gene expression and is aberrantly upregulated in various types of human cancers. How...
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Evaluation of the Athermal Effect of Electric Pulsing on the Recovery Behavior of Magnesium Alloy
It is still unclear whether the effects of the electric current on the mechanical behavior can be attributed exclusively to Joule heating. To evaluate athermal effect of electropulsing on recovery, we compared...
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Effects of enzymatic hydrolysate from seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis on testosterone secretion from TM3 Leydig cells and in male mice
Protein hydrolysates, the so-called bioactive peptides, are specific protein fragments that have positive effects on several body functions and may improve human health. Marine organism-derived protein hydroly...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Bub1 is required for maintaining cancer stem cells in breast cancer cell lines
Scientific Reports 5: Article number: 15993; published online: 06 January 2016; updated: 11 November 2016
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Design and experimental verification of flexible plate-type piezoelectric vibrator for energy harvesting system
Piezoelectric systems are commonly utilized to transform mechanical vibrations to electrical energy that can be used to diverse power devices. In this work, it has been studied to improve the efficiency of a p...
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Open AccessErratum: Phase transitions via selective elemental vacancy engineering in complex oxide thin films
Defect engineering has brought about a unique level of control for Si-based semiconductors, leading to the optimization of various opto-electronic properties and devices. With regard to perovskite transition m...
