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Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Deoxidation of Natively Oxide Layer of Copper Powders in a Fluidized Bed

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This paper presents a novel approach to reducing oxide layers on metal powders using low‐temperature hydrogen dielectric barrier discharge plasmas at atmospheric pressure. Unlike conventional hydrogen‐plasma reductions, the powders do not contact the plasma directly.
Shukang Zhang, Annett Wollmann, Thomas Gimpel, Alfred P. Weber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporation of Selenium into Sol–Gel‐Derived Bioactive Glass: Influence on Glass Structure, Bioactivity, and its Selective Cytotoxicity

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Selenium was incorporated into a sol–gel‐derived bioactive glass to enable sustained therapeutic ion release. The selenium‐containing glass preserved bioactivity while selectively inducing cytotoxicity in osteosarcoma cells and maintaining osteoblastic viability.
Breno Rocha Barrioni, Thalita Marcolan Valverde, Talita Martins, Guilherme Mattos Jardim Costa, Alfredo Miranda de Goes, Marcello Rosa Dumont, Eduardo Henrique Martins Nunes, Marivalda de Magalhães Pereira   +7 more
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The Welfare Cost of Market Incompleteness: Opitmal Financial Contracts with Non-Enforceability Constraints [PDF]

In this paper we develop a general equilibrium model in which firms finance investment by signing long-term contracts with a financial intermediary. Due to enforceability problems, financial contracts are constrained optimal, that is, they maximize the ...
Ramon Marimon, Thomas Cooley, Vincenzo Quadrini   +2 more
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Multimodal Data‐Driven Microstructure Characterization

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐consistent autonomous workflow for EBSP‐based microstructure segmentation by integrating PCA, GMM clustering, and cNMF with information‐theoretic parameter selection, requiring no user input. An optimal ROI size related to characteristic grain size is identified.
Qi Zhang, Santiago Benito, Özge Özgün, Sebastian Weber, Markus Stricker   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New evidence on the effectiveness of 'Quantitative Easing' in Japan [PDF]

, 2011
Central banks have recently introduced new policy initiatives, including a policy called ‘Quantitative Easing’ (QE). Since it has been argued by the Bank of England that “Standard economic models are of limited use in these unusual circumstances, and the
Voutsinas, Konstantinos, Werner, Richard A.   +1 more
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Hydrogen‐Assisted Fracture of Iron‐Based Fe–Ni–Al Alloys

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Principal relations and fracture mechanisms of single‐phase and precipitate‐strengthened Fe–Ni–Al alloys subjected to prior electrochemical hydrogen charging are identified. The mechanisms of hydrogen effect on strength and microhardness are discussed, including hydrogen‐induced increase in microhardness and the role of hydrogen in fracture behavior ...
Nataliya Yadzhak, Olha Zvirko, Rostyslav Leshchak, Hryhoriy Nykyforchyn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real Estate, the External Finance Premium and Business Investment: A Quantitative Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis [PDF]

This paper studies the connection between the capital market and the real estate market. Empirically, we find that positive real house price shocks lower the external finance premium and stimulate nonresidential investment and real GDP.
Jin, Yi, Leung, Charles Ka Yui, Zeng, Zhixiong   +2 more
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Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth in Nanocrystalline Ni at Multiple Length‐Scales

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Overview of miniaturized in situ SEM fatigue setup and resultant fatigue crack growth data for nanocrystalline Ni. The presented study focuses on the analysis of fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) in focused ion beam‐notched microcantilevers prepared from nanocrystalline (NC) Ni as a model material.
Igor Moravcik, Alexander Jelinek, Markus Alfreider, Jutta Luksch, Anton Hohenwarter, Florian Schaefer, Christian Motz, Daniel Kiener   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tailoring Functional Properties of Ti–Ni–Cu Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films for MEMS Actuators

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A comprehensive study of critical parameters required to develop well‐performing Ti–Ni–Cu thin film shape memory alloy microactuators is provided. Materials science and device integration aspects are integrated by addressing structural and physical relationships using complementary characterization techniques as well as a practical fabrication solution
Elaheh Akbarnejad, Aleksander Kostka, Gowtham Arivanandhan, Yujiao Li, Alan Savan, Manfred Kohl, Alfred Ludwig   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the business environment on output and productivity in Africa [PDF]

Africa is the poorest part of the world and it has the worst environment for long term business success by most standards. Empirical works normally find a negative correlation between income per worker and measures for poor business environment.
Bah, El-hadj M., Fang, Lei
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