Objective: Potato is the fourth important food crop after wheat, rice and maize. Shrinkage  of  food  materials  has  a negative  consequence  on  the  quality  of  the dehydrated product. The main objective pursued in this paper is to investigate the shrinkage amount of potato slices during drying process using vacuum-infrared method. Methods: In this work, the effect of the infrared radiation...

As a lightweight cementitious material for thermal insulation, the mechanical performance of foamed geopolymer is always compromised by its density reduction. In this study, recycled-glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (rGFRP) fiber was used to reinforce fly ash-slag based geopolymer, and vitrified micro bubbles (VMB) were applied further decrease conductivity modify resistance mortar against drying...

background and aims. despite the increasing demand for adhesive restorations in pediatric dentistry, polymerization shrinkage and subsequent marginal microleakage remains a problem. the aim of this study was to evaluate of the sealing ability of novel low-shrinkage composite silorane in class v cavity of primary canines in comparison with three types of composite resin. materials and methods. n...

The thermal shrinkage technique with previously proposed input parameter values for single-pass welding was applied to a multi-layer butt-welded joint four layers and six passes validate whether these parameters are applicable welded joints. out-of-plate displacement distributions of the obtained using were in good agreement those elastic-plastic analysis an experiment. angular distortion trans...

Deflection mismatch exists in microelectromechanical systems (MEMSs) cantilevers. To adjust for this mismatch, we devised a method to form Al and Ni films on the cantilever adjusted film stress by thermal annealing at low temperature short duration. Thus, of was successfully 150–400 °C 1–5 min. During process, compressive caused expansion 150 or higher led plastic deformation, resulting an enha...

Abstract Around the world, large amounts of plastic and glass waste have been collected. This work is given as a way to reduce this material. paper aims investigate how fired clay bricks' physical mechanical properties are affected by plastic/glass ( P/G) powder. It used replacement for clay, varying content 00/20, 05/15, 10/10, 15/05, 20/00 weight %. The ratio soil water remains constant 0.3. ...

Skeletal muscle is a plastic organ that is maintained by multiple pathways regulating cell and protein turnover. During muscle atrophy, proteolytic systems are activated, and contractile proteins and organelles are removed, resulting in the shrinkage of muscle fibers. Excessive loss of muscle mass is associated with poor prognosis in several diseases, including myopathies and muscular dystrophi...