Tribological characteristics of Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloy against die steel under elevated temperatures in simulated hot extrusion environment by Zhiwen Liu, Ming Zhang, Ping Yan, Xiao Liu, Luoxing Li

“…The change trends of wear depth, width and wear rate of aluminium disc with temperature and wear cycles were investigated. …”
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Transcriptional Systems Vaccinology Approaches for Vaccine Adjuvant Profiling by Diogo Pellegrina, Heather L. Wilson, George K. Mutwiri, Mohamed Helmy

“…The first adjuvants, discovered almost a century ago, were soluble crystals of aluminium salts. Over the following decades, oil emulsions, vesicles, oligodeoxynucleotides, viral capsids, and other complex organic structures have been shown to have adjuvant potential. …”
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Reduction of Scarce Materials in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells and Implications on the Performance in the Field by Sebastian Pingel, Ioan Voicu Vulcanean, Timo Wenzel, Winfried Wolke, Vasileios Georgiou-Sarlikiotis, Philipp Schmid, Henning Nagel, Ulli Kräling, Martin Bivour, Anamaria Steinmetz

“…Silicon Heterojunction cells were produced with either ITO (indium tin oxide) only or an ITO-AZO-ITO (aluminium doped zinc oxide) stack, enabling an ITO reduction of about 50%, leading to a tolerable efficiency-drop of 0.3%. …”
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Speciation studies of potentially toxic elements within the vicinity of major dumpsites in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria by Oluwakemi O. Tovide, John A.O. Oyekunle, Odunayo T. Ore, Bukola A. Oyebode, Elizabeth O. Moseri, Abolanle S. Adekunle, Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi, Aderemi O. Ogunfowokan, Adebayo O. Eludoyin

“…Background: This study evaluated the concentrations, speciation, and environmental risks of aluminium (Al), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) in the major refuse dumpsite soils of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. …”
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Hydrogeochemistry of Surface and Ground Water in Alatening Village, Northwest Region, Cameroon by Kahnji Iren Njoyim, Lucas Kengni, Margaret Awah Tita, Estella Njoyim Buleng Tamungang, Vitalis Fonfo Fonzenyuy, Bertrand Tatoh Aziwo

“…The water facies were such as Mg-Ca, Cl-Ca, and HCO3-CO3, suggesting an influence of rock silicate weathering and anthropogenic influence. Aluminium and iron contents were above the WHO limit in both seasons due to their abundance in the soils which could be a risk factor for the local population. …”
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Microstructural transition from ZrO₂ to Zr–Al intermetallics and property evolution in AA5051 composites by G. Anbuchezhiyan, G. Ananth, Vignesh M, K. Logesh, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Elango Natarajan

“…AA5051 is lightweight and has excellent corrosion resistance, but it loses strength at higher temperatures as magnesium atoms diffuse more readily within the aluminium matrix, reducing the uniformity of the solid solution and weakening the alloy's strengthening mechanism. …”
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Removal of Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulphonate and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Using a Carbon Composite Derived from Modified Zn–Al-Layered Double Hydroxide by Rodrigo Morais Menezes dos Santos, Rosembergue Gabriel Lima Gonçalves, Marina de Carvalho Eufrásio Pinto, Roberta Gomes Prado, Vera Regina Leopoldo Constantino, Liovando Marciano da Costa, Frederico Garcia Pinto, Jairo Tronto

“…We describe the synthesis of a composite carbon derived from zinc–aluminium-layered double hydroxides. The material was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared/attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis–differential scanning calorimetry–mass spectrometry, measurement of BET specific surface area, zeta-potential analysis and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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The Adsorption of Pentachlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions onto Exchanged Al-MCM-41 Materials by Kheira Marouf-Khelifa, Amine Khelifa, Ahmed Belhakem, Reda Marouf, Fatiha Abdelmalek, Ahmed Addou

“…At the same temperature, the adsorption of PCP on (Cu)Al-MCM-41 was more pronounced compared to its adsorption on alumina-pillared montmorillonite and mesoporous alumina aluminium phosphates. Analysis of the isosteric curves showed that (Cu)Al-MCM-41 and (Na)Al-MCM-41 presented a heterogeneous profile. …”
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Expanding Thermal Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition of ZnO:Al Layers for CIGS Solar Cells by K. Sharma, B. L. Williams, A. Mittal, H. C. M. Knoops, B. J. Kniknie, N. J. Bakker, W. M. M. Kessels, R. E. I. Schropp, M. Creatore

“…Aluminium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) grown by expanding thermal plasma chemical vapour deposition (ETP-CVD) has demonstrated excellent electrical and optical properties, which make it an attractive candidate as a transparent conductive oxide for photovoltaic applications. …”
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Study on the Influence of Regional Transportation on PM2.5 Based on the RAMS-CMAQ Model in Weihai, a Typical Coastal City of Northern China by Wentao Ning, Zhiwen Xing, Min Wei, Mingyan Li, Meigen Zhang, Houfeng Liu

“…Black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), and ions (ions here include chloride, sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, aluminium, silicon, titanium, manganese, and other major nonspecific fine particles) were mainly influenced by short-range transportation and local emissions. …”
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Supply-Side Practices and Constraints of the Kola Nut (Cola nitida (Vent) Schott. and Endl.) Value Chain in Ghana: A Descriptive Evidence by Frederick Amon-Armah, Solomon Sefa Oduro, Eric Kofi Doe, Moses Asani, Daniel Nyadanu, Sampson Konlan

“…Some processors (28.6%) who rinsed nuts after depulping used a solution of Akate Master (bifenthrin) and others (51.0%) used fumigation tablets (aluminium phosphide) (91.0%) for storing the nuts. …”
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FeO–alumina catalyst for reforming waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pyrolyzed products: synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation by Audu, Ephraim Akuaden, Ade-Ajayi, Adebola Femi, Osigbesan, Aisha Ayoola, Gano, Zaharaddeen Sani, Barminas, Jeffrey Tsware

“…In this study, a new type of catalyst was synthesized by incorporating mesoporous FeO onto aluminium oxide trihydrate (alumina) and applied in reforming polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pyrolyzed gas into valuable fuels. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Prospective Clinical Study by Shibo Guo MD, Zhehao Lyu PhD, Chunyu Duan MD, Hui Wang PhD, Peng Xu MD, Wei Han BD, Peng Fu PhD

“…Objective The study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of aluminium-[ 18 F]fuoride(Al 18 F)-labelled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/computed tomography (CT) in AS and to investigate its ability to assess disease activity during the development of AS. …”
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Preparation and characterization of low-cost ceramic microfiltration membranes for water treatment by Ghouil Boudjemaa, Khebli Zineb, Bouzerara Ferhat, Zermani Dounia, Zitouni Chahinez, Youla Keltoum, Idoui Tayeb, Khennouf Tarek

“…Additionally, the membrane demonstrates significant efficiency in removing heavy metals, with rejection rates of about 68% for iron and 90% for aluminium, as well as it is effective in removing specific bacteria from water.…”
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Microstructural and Mechanical Behaviors of Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar AA6082-AA7075 Joints by M. Vetrivel Sezhian, K. Giridharan, D. Peter Pushpanathan, G. Chakravarthi, B. Stalin, Alagar Karthick, P. Manoj Kumar, Murugesan Bharani

“…In this research, microstructural events and mechanical behaviors in dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of aluminium (Al) alloy AA6082-AA7075 joints have been evaluated to apply aerospace, defense, and military sectors. …”
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Seeking abortion medications online: experiences from a mystery client study in Colombia by Daniel Arango Arango, Alice F Cartwright, Ava Braccia, Ann Moore, Maria M Vivas

“…All contained manufacturer-branded misoprostol and 77.5% were undamaged aluminium blister packages. While 82.6% of first trimester clients were instructed to take an initial misoprostol dosage in line with Colombia’s Ministry of Health guidelines, all second trimester clients were told to take a dosage exceeding the recommended amount. …”
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Physical, chemical and biological properties of MTA Angelus and novel AGM MTA: an in vitro analysis by Sara Nashibi, Parisa Amdjadi, SeyedehSana Ahmadi, Sara Hekmatian, Maryam Torshabi

“…The radiopacity of the materials was evaluated against an aluminium step wedge on the basis of the ISO 6876 and 13,116 standards. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C30. by Niwainamani, Laban

“…Chemical composition analysed using X-ray Fluorescence method, the combined composition (Silicon diode + Aluminium oxide + Iron (III) oxide = 82.61 %> 70%) which showed pozzolanic nature of CHA. …”
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Effects of nano oxide particles on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of okra plant under water deficiency by Wang Jiyue, Xu Jiajun, Xie Rongrong, Chen Nian, Yang Mingli, Tian Xiaojian, Shi Denghong

“…This study investigated the effects of different NPs, including aluminium oxide nanoparticles (ANPs), silica nanoparticles (SNPs) and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TNPs), on the growth and photosynthesis of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) seedlings under drought stress conditions. …”
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Effect of Zirconium Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Physicochemical Properties and Antibiofilm Activity of a Calcium Silicate-Based Material by Juliane Maria Guerreiro-Tanomaru, Adinael Trindade-Junior, Bernardo Cesar Costa, Guilherme Ferreira da Silva, Leonardo Drullis Cifali, Maria Inês Basso Bernardi, Mario Tanomaru-Filho

“…For the radiopacity tests, the specimens were radiographed together with an aluminium stepwedge. The results were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey tests, with level of significance at 5%. …”
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