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Rural Credit for Resource-Poor Entrepreneurs: Lessons from the Eritrean Experience [PDF]

Developing countries' small-scale farmers lack access to financial services. In the Eritrean Savings and Micro- Credit program (SMCP), solidarity groups are jointly responsible for individual members' loans; this reduces transaction costs, improves ...
Bahta, Yonas, Groenewald, Jan A.
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Advancements in TLP Bonding for Power Electronics Die‐Attach Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) bonding is gaining traction as a lead‐free die‐attach technology in power electronics packaging. This review examines the state of TLP bonding, its key elements, reliability aspects, and practical limitations. This review also highlights emerging trends, such as nanostructured interfaces, that may improve scalability of TLP
Fatin Battal, Davey Boss, René H. Poelma, Elias Vlieg, John J. Schermer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deformation of inclusions in rail steel due to rolling contact [PDF]

, 2012
Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) is a significant problem in the rail industry as it causes rapid and difficult to detect cracks. Inclusions present in the material can have an adverse effect on the RCF life of rails.
Chard, Alison Elizabeth
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Perfusion Bioreactor Culture Incorporating Mechanical Confinement Enhances Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicle Production and Wound Healing Potential

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Scalable manufacturing challenges and limited potency remain two of the most intransigent issues limiting clinical translation of EV therapeutics. Mechanical cues can induce phenotypic changes and increased vesiculation in EV source cells without the use of extraneous reagents, chemicals, and/or cargo, thereby potentially drastically improving the ...
Emily H. Powsner, Raith Nowak, Stephanie M. Kronstadt, Nicholas H. Pirolli, Talia J. Solomon, Kristin Nikolov, William Pieper Holeman, Ian M. Smith, Kimberly M. Stroka, John P. Fisher, Steven M. Jay   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Targeting Efficiency of Government Programmes: International Comparisons [PDF]

This paper suggests how the targeting efficiency of government programmes may be better assessed. Using the “pro-poor policy” (PPP) index developed by the authors, the study investigates not only the pro-poorness of government programmes geared to the ...
Hyun H. Son, Nanak Kakwani
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Roll‐to‐Roll Manufacturing of Flexible Thermoelectric Semiconductors Using Low‐Level Direct‐Current Sputtering

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Roll‐to‐roll direct‐current sputtering enables room‐temperature manufacture of flexible bismuth telluride thermoelectric films. By identifying a low‐power deposition window that suppresses charge‐induced arcing, this work links sputtering conditions to film structure, charge transport, and thermoelectric performance, achieving a room‐temperature figure
Xudong Tao, John O'Sullivan, Kening Wan, Emiliano Bilotti, Ruy Sebastian Bonilla, Hazel E. Assender   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

4D Printing of Multimaterial Flexible Magneto‐Active Polymers

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Magneto‐active polymers are 3D‐printed with tunable mechanical and magnetic properties using both superparamagnetic and hard ferromagnetic fillers. Nano‐CT imaging reveals the spatial distribution of particles within the matrix. Programmable magnetization patterns and soft, flexible architectures enable responsive actuation, offering exciting ...
Naji Tarabay, Mahtab Shakibmanesh, Javier Alonso López Medina, Hongyi Guan, Alan Mitchell, Ananya Renuka Balakrishna, Camilo Velez   +6 more
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Advances in Solid‐Phase Processing Techniques: Innovations, Applications, and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Based on practical manufacturing challenges, this review examines advanced solid‐phase processing techniques that overcome the inherent limitations of conventional melting‐based and traditional solid‐phase manufacturing, enabling the production of higher‐performance components at reduced cost through process innovation and improved supply‐chain ...
Tianhao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Droplet Formation in Ultrasonic Spray Coating: Influence of Ink Formulation Using Phase Doppler Anemometry and Machine Learning

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study explores how machine learning models, trained on small experimental datasets obtained via Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA), can accurately predict droplet size (D32) in ultrasonic spray coating (USSC). By capturing the influence of ink complexity (solvent, polymer, nanoparticles), power, and flow rate, the model enables precise droplet control
Pieter Verding, Danny E. P. Vanpoucke, Yunus T. Aksoy, Tobias Corthouts, Maria R. Vetrano, Wim Deferme   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source