Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Trees attacked by SPB often exhibit hundreds of resin masses (i.e., pitch tubes) on the outer tree bark. …”
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An Experimental Study of the Properties of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Mixed with Rubber Granules by Jeremy Jeba Samuel Joseph Jebaraj, Ramadoss Rajendran

“…In this research work, the mechanical properties of hybrid composites reinforced with woven carbon fiber mats particulated with natural rubber powders as fillers in the epoxy resin matrix were investigated. The specimens were prepared by the hand-layup process followed by a vacuum bag moulding process. …”
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Adhesive Ability of Different Oral Pathogens to Various Dental Materials: An In Vitro Study by Yan Tu, Shuli Deng, Yuan Wang, Xiaolong Lin, Zhenyu Yang

“…Streptococcus mutans and Actinomyces viscosus exhibited the strongest adhesion ability to the resin material blocks. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Enterococcus faecalis exhibited the highest adhesion ability to the AH-Plus sealer block. …”
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Effect of Recast Cobalt Chrome Base Metal Alloy on Flexural Bond Strength of Metal Ceramic Restoration by Gibi Babu Philip, Kavan A. Patel, Liya Neha Bipinchandra, Ruchita Patel, Soniya Sara Jacob, V.H. Dhanya

“…Materials and Methods: 50 resin patterns were fabricated and divided into 5 equal groups and casted as: Group 1 containing 0%, Group 2 containing 20%, Group 3 containing 30%, Group 4 containing 40%, and Group 5 containing 100% recast alloy. …”
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Effects of Interface Damage Resulting from the Separation of Layered Strata on Bolt Anchoring Systems by Xiaowei Feng, Nong Zhang, Chuangxin Lv

“…The results show that the support strength of a bolt is independent of the separation location if the resin-rock interface is intact. The opposite is the case if the separation width between the neighboring strata exceeds the ultimate critical value, which induces damage along the interface. …”
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Comparison of Conventional Polyethylene Wear and Signs of Cup Failure in Two Similar Total Hip Designs by Thomas B. Pace, Kevin C. Keith, Estefania Alvarez, Rebecca G. Snider, Stephanie L. Tanner, John D. DesJardins

“…The incidence of measurable wear in a group of machined liners sterilized with ethylene oxide and composed of GUR 1050 stock resin was significantly higher (61%) than the compression-molded, GUR 1020, O2-free gamma irradiation sterilized group (24%) (P=0.0004). …”
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Finite Element Modeling of FRP-Strengthened RC Beam under Sustained Load by Shiyong Jiang, Weilai Yao, Jin Chen, Tao Cai

“…The results show that creep of concrete and epoxy resin cause significant variations of the edge stresses with time. …”
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Effect of different torque settings selected during instrumentation on fracture strength of endodontically treated teeth by Demet Altunbaş, Eda Gürsu

“…Root canal filling was performed with an epoxy resin-based sealer and gutta-percha using a single-cone technique in the experimental groups. …”
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The combination of demulsification-flotation processes for separating dissolved oil in gum-rosin industry wastewater by Prayitno, Rulianah Sri, Sa’diyah Khalimatus, Dewajani Heny, Ramdhana Rucita

“…Wastewater produced from the gum-rosin and turpentine production process at the INHUTANI V factory contains dissolved oils (turpentine oil, pine resin, and acidic compounds). The agitation followed by the sedimentation process has not been effective in reducing dissolved oil, thus disrupting processing at the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). …”
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Purification of crude turpentine oil through acid degumming using phosphoric acid by Sisdikarini Dana, Sulistiawati Endah, Hakika Dhias Cahya, Sulistyo Hary

“…This study focused on turpentine waste derived from pine resin in the Trenggalek pine plantation area of East Java, Indonesia. …”
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Two-Dimensional Modeling of Thermomechanical Responses of Rectangular GFRP Profiles Exposed to Fire by Lingfeng Zhang, Weiqing Liu, Guoqing Sun, Lu Wang, Lingzhi Li

“…Then the temperature-dependent mechanical responses were obtained by considering the elastic modulus degradation from glass transition and decomposition of resin. The temperatures and midspan deflections of available experimental results can be reasonably predicted. …”
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Multi-Scale Robotics: A Numerical Investigation on Mobile Micro-Tweezers for Micro-Manipulation with Extreme Requirements by Ahmet Fatih Tabak

“…In this study, a spherical micro-object composed of super paramagnetic particles tightly packed in a non-magnetic resin is rotated with a combined magnetic field of permanent magnets. …”
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Construction of Three-Dimensional Crack Calculation Method for Transparent Rock-Like Materials Based on Stereo Vision Principle by Shu Zhu, Zhihua Luo, Zhu Zhende, Yufeng Gao, Nan Wu

“…The understanding of spatial distribution of internal cracks in rock mass is the key to reveal its deformation and failure mechanism. The transparent resin material with prefabricated crack was used to simulate the initial crack inside the rock, and the uniaxial compression experiment of transparent rock material under complete stress-strain path was carried out by using the rock mechanical rigidity testing machine. …”
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Repair effects of offcut-carbon-fiber-powder-modified PU-PMMA copolymer on flexure-after-impact behaviors of composite laminate by Shang-Nan Tsai, Hsin-Ting Chiang

“…Tensile, flexural, and lap-shear tests were conducted to investigate the effects of the oCFP on the mechanical and adhesion properties of the PU-PMMA resin. The oCFP-modified PU-PMMA was then used in scarf repair to assess its effectiveness on the impacted composite laminates. …”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Ophiurasaponin Extracted from Ophiopholis mirabilis by Rongzhen Wang, Xiaoyu Xue, Jingrong Zhen, Chenghua Guo

“…Ophiurasaponin was extracted with solvent extraction and purified through AB-8 macroporous resin, silica gel column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 gel column chromatography, and C18 ODS column chromatography. …”
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FABRIKASI DAN PENGUJIAN TELAPAK KAKI PALSU JENIS SINGLE AXIS by Christianus Pigun Wardoyo, Muslim Mahardika, Suyitno Suyitno, Rini Dharmastiti, Urip Agus Salim, Budi Arifvianto

“…The prosthetic foot in this research was made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin and prepared with casting by pouring it into a pre-fabricated mold. …”
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Torsional Behaviour and Finite Element Analysis of the Hybrid Laminated Composite Shafts: Comparison of VARTM with Vacuum Bagging Manufacturing Method by Mehmet Emin Taşdelen, Mehmet Halidun Keleştemur, Ercan Şevkat

“…VARTM (vacuum assisted resin transfer molding) and Vacuum Bagging are the two different types of manufacturing methods used in the study. …”
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Spectrum-Effect Relationships of Flavonoids in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. by Tingting Li, Shiyao Hua, Jiahua Ma, Lin Dong, Fang Xu, Xueyan Fu

“…In this study, flavonoids were isolated from the roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. grown in 21 areas in China by water extraction, alcohol precipitation, polyamide resin separation, and other methods. Fingerprints were established by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Behavior and Control of the Ballastless Track-Subgrade Vibration Induced by High-Speed Trains Moving on the Subgrade Bed with Mud Pumping by Junjie Huang, Qian Su, Ting Liu, Wei Wang

“…Then, based on the injection of the low-viscosity epoxy resin (LVER), the repair procedures for the mud pumping are proposed. …”
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Catalytic Transformation of Tall Oil into Biocomponent of Diesel Fuel by Jozef Mikulec, Andrea Kleinová, Ján Cvengroš, L'udmila Joríková, Marek Banič

“…One of the conventional kraft pulp mills produce crude tall oil which is a mixture of free fatty acids, resin acids, sterols, terpenoid compounds, and many others. …”
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