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Nanocrystalline Alloys and Nano-grain Size Stability
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2023
Source: Sina Shahbazmohamadi and Peiman Shahbeigi-Roodposhti-Roodposhti, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Alloys with grain size less than 100 nm are known as nanocrystaline alloys. Due to their enhanced physical and mechanical properties, there is an ever-increasing demand to employ them in various industries such as semiconductor, biosensors and aerospace. To improve the processing and application of nanocrystalline alloys, it is necessary to develop close to 100%...
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Atom Probe Tomography Studies on the Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Grain Boundaries
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2013
In this work, we describe the use of the atom-probe tomography technique for studying the grain boundaries of the absorber layer in a CIGS solar cell. A novel approach to prepare the atom probe tips containing the desired grain boundary with a known structure is also presented here.
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Testing Nicotine Tolerance in Aphids Using an Artificial Diet Experiment
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2008
In this video and assay is demonstrated that tests the tolerance of nicotine to two types of aphids one that infests tobacco plants in the field and one that does not.
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The Murine Choline-Deficient, Ethionine-Supplemented (CDE) Diet Model of Chronic Liver Injury
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2017
Here we describe a common method to induce chronic liver injury in mice by feeding of a choline-deficient and ethionine-supplemented (CDE) diet. We demonstrate health monitoring, liver perfusion, isolation, and preservation. A time course of six weeks can inform about liver injury, pathohistology, fibrosis, inflammatory, and liver progenitor cell responses.
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Characterization of Ultra-fine Grained and Nanocrystalline Materials Using Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction
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2017
This paper provides a detailed method to characterize the microstructure of ultra-fine grained and nanocrystalline materials using a scanning electron microscope equipped with a standard electron backscatter diffraction system. Metal alloys and minerals presenting refined microstructures are analyzed using this technique, showing the diversity of its possible applications.
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Barley’s beta-glucan can alter the timing of nutrient availability by slowing nutrient absorption in the digestive tract. This fiber can also reach gut microorganisms, where fermentation contributes to microbial activity. These linked effects make beta-glucan an important variable when researchers interpret differences in metabolism, digestion, or health outcomes among barley-based diets.
The digestion of barley starch and protein helps explain how the diet supplies usable energy and nutrients. Fiber adds a different biological influence: beta-glucan may slow nutrient absorption and can be fermented by gut microorganisms. Considering these components separately helps researchers connect grain composition with metabolic and digestive responses.
Comparing barley with other grains can reveal whether observed biological responses are linked to grain composition rather than simply to feeding a grain-based diet. Researchers can examine differences in starch, protein, and fiber contributions, then relate them to digestion, metabolism, microbial activity, growth, or health outcomes. This comparison supports more informed interpretation of dietary effects.
A controlled barley-based study uses barley as a defined, substantial component of the diet and keeps the feeding regimen consistent across the subjects being compared. Investigators can then evaluate biological responses under the selected dietary conditions, rather than treating uncontrolled variation in feed as the main explanation. Standardization strengthens comparisons among diets or groups.
Useful outcomes include measures of digestion, metabolism, gut microbial activity, growth, and health. The value of the diet is not limited to observing whether an organism changes; researchers can relate those outcomes to feed composition, especially its starch, protein, and beta-glucan content. This connection helps identify biological processes that may underlie differences between dietary treatments.
In biology, barley grain diets can support questions across model-organism research, livestock feeding, and human nutrition research. In livestock studies, findings may inform feed formulation and animal production, while broader nutrition experiments can investigate how dietary components shape physiology. The controlled approach connects questions about digestion and microbes with practical questions about health and feeding.