Application of dielectric spectroscopy and DSC to the study of relaxations in some copolymeric hydrogels by Ahmad, Mansor, O'Mahony, John P., Huglin, Malcolm B., Davis, Thomas P.

“…In addition DSC was used to measure the melting endotherm of water in gels partially swollen to a pseudoequilibrium. …”

A quantitative, high-throughput urease activity assay for comparison and rapid screening of ureolytic bacteria by Cui, Ming-Juan, Teng, Aloysius, Chu, Jian, Cao, Bin

“…The microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) process mediated by urease-producing bacteria (UPB) can be used for many applications including, environmental bioremediation, soil improvement, healing of cracks in concrete, and sealing of rock joints. Despite the importance of urease and UPB in various applications, a quantitative, high-throughput assay for the comparison of urease activity in UPB and rapid screening of UPB from diverse environments is lacking. …”
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Hubungan maqasid syariah, usul fiqh & qawaed fiqhiyyah dalam penetapan hukum fekah semasa: analisis beberapa pandangan hukum dan fatwa terpilih dalam isu-isu halal by Ismail, Hasanuddin, Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda

“…Kajian mendapati bahawa ketiga-tiga disiplin ilmu ini mempunyai hubungan yang rapat antara satu sama lain serta saling melengkapi dalam penetapan hukum fekah termasuk dalam penetapan pandangan hukum dalam isu-isu halal semasa. …”
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Fire resistance of engineered cementitious composite by Ng, Wee Feng

“…Lastly, it is deduced that steel fibres are able to overcome abrupt failures of specimens after the melting of either PE or PVA fibres. Note that in the discussion of this study, NECC includes NECC-1 and NECC-2, and ECC includes both HSECC and NECC.…”
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Development of innovative refractory tile based on phase change material to improve efficiency of waste energy plant by Tan, Qi Chen

“…Aluminum was chosen as PCM due to favorable properties such as high thermal conductivity, high melting point for high temperature thermal energy storage environment, high latent heat of fusion as well as low cost. …”
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Doubly coated, organic–inorganic paraffin phase change materials : zinc oxide coating of hermetically encapsulated paraffins by Mikhaylov, Alexey A., Medvedev, Alexander G., Grishanov, Dmitry A., Sladkevich, Sergey, Xu, Jason Zhichuan, Sakharov, Konstantin A., Prikhodchenko, Petr V., Lev, Ovadia

“…A way to benefit from the favorable attributes of both organic microencapsulation, including the hermetic sealing of the organic PCM core, and inorganic microencapsulation, including dispersibility in aqueous and polar solvents and improved thermal conductivity, is outlined. …”
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That's Not How We Do It Here! : A Story About How Organizations Rise, Fall - and Can Rise Again / by Kotter, John P., 1947-, author 368412, Rathgeber, Holger, author 507836

“…In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of lead­ing people through major changes. …”

A report on metal additive manufacturing materials study by Yap, Wei Hao

“…This report looks into AM categories like Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), as well as Selective Laser Melting (SLM), which falls under the PBF category. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste by Lim, Vincent You Quan

“…With climate change and polar ice caps melting, it is of utmost importance to curb emissions from all over the world. …”
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Development of perovskite-based light emitting diodes with improved stability 1.0 by Sim, Zong Huan

“…The stearic acid (SA)-capped having higher melting point property reduces tendency of SA leaving the crystal surface, preventing aggregation between perovskite NCs and improving its stability as compared to oleic acid (OA)-based.…”
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Synthesizing high purity nano crystalline Y2O3 powder for transparent ceramics by Shawn Berqmans Pereira

“…It is mainly due to giving its host material ideal physical and chemical properties such as having high melting point, a broad transparency range, corrosion resistance, etc. [1] Before fabrication of yttria ceramics, the Y2O3 powder has to first be synthesized to provide adequate properties to its host material. …”
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Contrast-enhanced sonography with biomimetic lung surfactant nanodrops by Thomas, AN, Song, K-H, Upadhyay, A, Papadopoulou, V, Ramirez, D, Benninger, RKP, Lowerison, M, Song, P, Murray, TW, Borden, MA

“…To test this hypothesis, we characterized beractant surface dilation mechanics and revealed a novel biophysical phenomenon of rapid interfacial melting, spreading, and resolidification. We then harnessed this unique functionality to increase the stability and echogenicity of microbubbles produced after acoustic droplet vaporization for in vivo ultrasound imaging. …”

The formation and evolution of Earth’s inner core by Wilson, AJ, Davies, CJ, Walker, A, Pozzo, M, Alfé, D, Deuss, A

“…The classical picture of inner core growth ignores the fact that the liquid core must have been supercooled below its melting temperature to spontaneously freeze the inner core. …”

Additive manufacturing of tantalum scaffolds: processing, microstructure and process-induced defects by Aliyu, AAA, Poungsiri, K, Shinjo, J, Panwisawas, C, Reed, RC, Puncreobutr, C, Tumkanon, K, Kuimalee, S, Lohwongwatana, B

“…Extreme melting point, high density, and ease of oxidation of tantalum (Ta) make its processing rather difficult using conventional methods. …”

Compatibility studies of polypropylene (PP)-sago starch (SS) blends using DMTA by Hamdan, S., Hashim, D. M. A., Ahmad, M., Embong, S.

“…Sago starch (SS) was melt-blended with polypropylene (PP) with the concentration of SS in the blends varied between 10% and 50% by weight. …”

Development of NASICON-type glass ceramic membranes for rechargeable Li-ion/air batteries by Zhang, Yueqi.

“…The glass ceramics are developed by glass melting and quenching methods. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) imaging, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Raman micro-scattering and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) are employed to show the effect of sintering temperature on conductivity while generating secondary crystalline phases. …”
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Fabrication of artificial defects in NDT Reference Block using 3D printing by Seng, Guo Yuan

“…A reference block with irregular reflectors and two planar reflectors was designed and printed using an additive manufacturing process called selective laser melting. Variables such as shape of reflector wall, depth and orientation of reflector were made. …”
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Pickering foam stabilized by diacylglycerol-based solid lipid nanoparticles: effect of protein modification by Chen, Dechu, Lee, Yee Ying, Tan, Chin Ping, Wang, Yong, Qiu, Chaoying

“…The results gave insights into fabricating ultrastable aqueous foams by using high-melting DAG particles. The obtained foams demonstrated good temperature sensitivity and plasticity, which showed promising application prospects in the food and cosmetic fields.…”

Neutronic-Thermal Simulation of Micro Reactor Designs for the Purpose of Analyzing the Impact of Thermal Expansion and Hydrogen Migration in Metal Hydride Moderator by Kendrick, W. Reed

“…This material provides high density of hydrogen with high melting point, but features a well documented increase in mobility of hydrogen within the zirconium lattice at high temperatures. …”
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Controlling the thermally-driven crystallization of DNA-coated nanoparticles with formamide by Hueckel, Theodore, Woo, Seungyeon, Macfarlane, Robert J

“…While various design handles such as particle size, DNA design, and salt concentration influence the stability of the DNA duplexes linking PAEs in a lattice, their influence on the system's melting temperature (Tm) often follows complicated trends that make rational tuning of self-assembly challenging. …”
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