Achieving high quality nitinol parts with minimised input thermal energy by optimised pulse wave laser powder bed fusion process by Muhannad Ahmed Obeidi

“…It is known that the boiling temperature of nickel is far less than that of titanium thus is easier to vaporise and alter the chemical composition of the alloy. …”
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Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Applications by Qiang Dai, Jarod C. Kelly, Linda Gaines, Michael Wang

“…This study analyzes the cradle-to-gate total energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, SOx, NOx, PM10 emissions, and water consumption associated with current industrial production of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) batteries, with the battery life cycle analysis (LCA) module in the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model, which was recently updated with primary data collected from large-scale commercial battery material producers and automotive LIB manufacturers. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Material Compatibility and Safety Standards for Liquid Hydrogen Cargo and Fuel Containment Systems in Marine Applications by Myung-Sung Kim, Kang Woo Chun

“…The applicability of austenitic stainless steel, a representative metal material for cryogenic use, to a liquid hydrogen environment according to nickel content was examined. In order to apply liquid hydrogen to the marine environment, the minimum requirements for liquid hydrogen were organized based on the minimum requirements for metal materials in the LNG storage system covered by the IGC and IGF codes. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of an Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with POSS Passivating Hole Transport Layer by Bo-Tau Liu, Hong-Ru Lin, Rong-Ho Lee, Nima E. Gorji, Jung-Chuan Chou

“…In this study, POSS was spin-coated as an ultra-thin passivation layer over the hole transporting layer of nickel-oxide (NO_x) in the structure of a perovskite solar cell. …”
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A Comparison of the Ligation Torque Expression of a Ribbonwise Bracket–Archwire Combination and a Conventional Combination: A Primary Study by Bin Lin, Feifei Jiang, Jie Chen, Jiaxing Liang

“…The effects of different archwire sizes (i.e., 0.017″ × 0.025″ and 0.019″ × 0.025″) and materials (i.e., nickel-titanium, titanium-molybdenum alloy, and stainless steel) were analyzed. …”
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Influence of Hero Apical instruments on cleaning ovoid-shaped root canals by Renato Interliche, Melissa Andréia Marchesan, Silvio Rocha Correa da Silva, Jesus Djalma Pécora, Yara Teresinha Corrêa Silva-Sousa, Manoel Damião de Sousa-Neto

“…The cleaning capacity of Hero 642 nickel-titanium files, complemented by the Hero Apical instruments in flattened roots, was determined by histological analysis, considering the area of action of the instruments on the coronal walls and the presence of remaining debris. …”
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Fabrication of a New Electrochemical Sensor Based on Bimetal Oxide for the Detection of Furazolidone in Biological Samples by Ruspika Sundaresan, Vinitha Mariyappan, Shen-Ming Chen, Saranvignesh Alagarsamy, Muthumariappan Akilarasan

“…This study utilized a simple hydrothermal method to synthesize nickel molybdenum oxide (NMO) for the detection of furazolidone (FZE). …”
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A Multimetal Broadband Metamaterial Perfect Absorber With Compact Dimension by Yan Kai Zhong, Sze Ming Fu, Ming-Hsiang Tu, Bo-Ruei Chen, Albert Lin

“…We also show that the adjustment of the individual layer thickness is critical to attaining a perfect wave impedance matching to vacuum. The titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), and aluminum (Al) triple-metal configuration is used to demonstrate the concept experimentally, and a close match to the theoretical result is observed. …”
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State of Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Dual Charging State by LU Dihua, CHEN Ziqiang

“…A battery aging experiment bench is built, and eight nickel-cobalt-manganese lithium-ion batteries are subjected to aging test. …”
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Improving the properties of Li4Ti5O12 - a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries by Olszewska Danuta, Niewiedział Jakub, Boczkowski Jakub

“…Two materials with the stoichiometric composition Li3.85Ni0.15Ti5O12 and Li3.80Cu0.05Ni0.15Ti5O12 were obtained by solid-state reaction using lithium carbonate Li2CO3, titanium oxide TiO2, nickel oxide NiO and copper oxide CuO. The materials were characterized in terms of phase composition, crystal structure as well as cycle performance. …”
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Characterization of Coffee Silver Skin as Potential Food-Safe Ingredient by Maria Martuscelli, Luigi Esposito, Carla Daniela Di Mattia, Antonella Ricci, Dino Mastrocola

“…Moreover, minerals (e.g., calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, copper, iron, manganese) important for human wellbeing were found at a high level in CSS, while toxic minerals (e.g., nickel) were found at low levels. In conclusion, coffee silver skin could have an advantageous role for the recovery of valuable compounds and as a potential food-safe ingredient.…”
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EFFECT OF NANOPARTICLES ON CLAY STABILITY IN WATER: IMPLICATION FOR WATER BASED DRILLING MUD by Naomi Amoni Ogolo, Mike Onyekonwu

“…Experimental results show that nanoparticles of silicon, zirconium, iron, tin, nickel and magnesium oxides all have the capacity to improve clay stability in water, while the presence of Al2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles promote clays instability in water. …”
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Age and Experience Features of Development and Structure of Health Disorders In Kola Polar Miners by Syurin S.A.

“…The material of the study included data from periodic medical examinations of 1828 miners who carried out underground mining of apatite-nepheline and copper-nickel ores. All of them had harmful working conditions of hazard classes 3.1-3.3. …”
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The seabed - an important mineral resource of Slovakia in the future by Peter Blišťan, Branislav Kršák, Monika Blišťanová, Vojtech Ferencz

“…Nodules contain about 30 % manganese, 1.2 % copper, 1.2 % nickel, 0.2 % cobalt, rare earth elements, etc. The existence of submarine nodules was found by the British ship HMS "Challenger" by oceanographic research in 1872 - 1876. …”
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Theoretical Analysis of a Magnetic Shielding System Combining Active and Passive Modes by Qingzhi Meng, Zelin Wang, Qijing Lin, Dengfeng Ju, Xianfeng Liang, Dan Xian

“…Comparing different materials, the simulation results indicate that permalloy alloy exhibits better shielding performance than pure iron and nickel materials. Additionally, the overall shielding efficiency of the shielding barrel increases linearly with the number of multiple layers. …”
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High temperature dimensional alterations of implant supported frameworks by Diego Klee Vasconcellos, Antonio Carlos Cardoso, Marco Antonio Bottino, Ricardo de Souza Magini, Wilson Andriani Jr

“…The investigation was conducted based on the results given by 14 nickel-chromium (06 elements) metal structures. Half of the structures formed the control group and were exposed to simulated porcelain firings. …”
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Sensitive Carbon Fiber Microelectrode for the Quantification of Diuron in Quality Control of a Commercialized Formulation by Serge Mbokou Foukmeniok, Roland Fabrice Yibor Bako, Ousmane Ilboudo, Yssouf Karanga, Evangéline Njanja, Maxime Pontie, Issa Tapsoba, Ignas Tonle Kenfack, Rousseau Djouaka

“…Nickel(II) tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (p-NiTSPc)-modified carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME) was used for the first time to investigate the electrochemical quantification of diuron in an agrochemical formulation. …”
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Propeptide-mediated inhibition of cognate gingipain proteinases. by N Laila Huq, Christine A Seers, Elena C Y Toh, Stuart G Dashper, Nada Slakeski, Lianyi Zhang, Brent R Ward, Vincent Meuric, Dina Chen, Keith J Cross, Eric C Reynolds

“…Recombinant propeptides of Kgp and RgpB were produced in Escherichia coli and purified using nickel-affinity chromatography. The Kgp and RgpB propeptides displayed non-competitive inhibition kinetics with K(i) values of 2.04 µM and 12 nM, respectively. …”
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An improved method of water electrolysis – effect of complexing agent by Seetharaman Swaminathan, Balaji Rengarajan, Ramya Krishnan, Kaveripatnam Samban Dhathathreyan, Manickam Velan

“…The present work investigates the efficiency of an alkaline water electrolysis process in the presence of a complexing agent like citric acid (CA) when added directly into the electrolyte during the electrolytic process. High surface area nickel electrodes prepared by electrodeposition technique were used as the electrode to evaluate the efficiency of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by the polarization measurements and cyclic voltammetry. …”
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Virulence markers and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria of the Bacteroides fragilis group isolated from stool of children with diarrhea in São Paulo, Brazil by Viviane Nakano, Mario J Avila-Campos

“…The antimicrobial determination confirmed that both imipenem and metronidazole were efficient against B. fragilis species; all the strains were resistant to lead and nickel. Plasmids of 2.9, 4.4, 4.8, and 8.9 kb were observed in 6 tested strains. …”
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