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   BriefCommunication 01 April 2006 Pages: v - v

2. Soluble axially substituted phthalocyanines: Synthesis and nonlinear optical response

   • Yu Chen
   • Michael Hanack
   • Jinrui Bai

   Review 01 April 2006 Pages: 2169 - 2185

3. Photocatalytic properties of the SBA-15 mesoporous silica molecular sieve modified with titanium

   • A. Orlov
   • Q.-Z. Zhai
   • J. Klinowski

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2187 - 2193

4. Surface chemical analysis of tencel and cotton treated with a monochlorotriazinyl (MCT) β-cyclodextrin derivative

   • N. Kistamah
   • C. M. Carr
   • S. Rosunee

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2195 - 2200

5. Sol-gel elaboration and characterization of YAG: Tb³⁺ powdered phosphors

   • A. Potdevin
   • G. Chadeyron
   • R. Mahiou

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2201 - 2209

6. The effects of composition and thermal treatment on the magnetic properties of Fe_100-xCo_x nanowire arrays based on AAO templates

   • Lin Cao
   • Xinping Qiu
   • Liquan Chen

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2211 - 2218

7. Effect of processing parameters and clay volume fraction on the mechanical properties of epoxy-clay nanocomposites

   • S. C. Zunjarrao
   • R. Sriraman
   • R. P. Singh

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2219 - 2228

8. Effect of different types of nano-size oxide particulates on microstructural and mechanical properties of elemental Mg

   • S. F. Hassan
   • M. Gupta

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2229 - 2236

9. Influence of the annealing temperature on violet emission of ZnO films obtained by oxidation of Zn film on quartz glass

   • X. M. Fan
   • J. S. Lian
   • Q. Jiang

   OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2237 - 2241

10. A general combustion approach to multipod ZnO and its characterization

    • Yu-Na Zhao
    • Mao-Sheng Cao
    • Yu-Jin Chen

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2243 - 2248

11. Investigation of high-temperature plastic deformation using instrumented microindentation tests. Part II: The deformation of Al-based particulate reinforced composites at 473 K to 833 K

    • V. Bhakhri
    • R. J. Klassen

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2249 - 2258

12. Investigation of high-temperature plastic deformation using instrumented microindentation tests. Part IThe deformation of three aluminum alloys at 473 K to 833 K

    • V. Bhakhri
    • R. J. Klassen

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2259 - 2270

13. Stearate intercalated layered double hydroxides: effect on the physical properties of dextrin-alginate films

    • E. P. Landman
    • W. W. Focke

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2271 - 2279

14. Method of sensing impact damage in carbon fiber polymer-matrix composite by electrical resistance measurement

    • Shoukai Wang
    • Daojun Wang
    • Jaycee H. Chung

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2281 - 2289

15. Mechanical properties of talc- and CaCO₃-reinforced high-crystallinity polypropylene composites

    • J.-I. Weon
    • H.-J. Sue

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2291 - 2300

16. Study of the austenite quantification by X-ray diffraction in the 18Ni-Co-Mo-Ti maraging 300 steel

    • J. M. Pardal
    • S. S. M. Tavares
    • J. J. M. Silva

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2301 - 2307

17. Experimental investigation and modeling of effective thermal conductivity and its temperature dependence in a carbon-based foam

    • M. Grujicic
    • C. L. Zhao
    • D. R. Morgan

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2309 - 2317

18. Thermal evolution of ZnO-Bi₂O₃-Sb₂O₃ system in the region of interest for varistors

    • M. Peiteado
    • M. A. De La Rubia
    • A. C. Caballero

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2319 - 2325

19. Photoconductivity in Thin Film of a-(Ge₂₀Se₈₀)_0.90Sn_0.10

    • A. Thakur
    • V. Sharma
    • S. K. Tripathi

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2327 - 2332

20. Effect of Pt/alumina catalyst preparation method on sensing performance of thermoelectric hydrogen sensor

    • Y. Choi
    • K. Tajima
    • N. Murayama

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2333 - 2338

21. Characterisation of an intermediate decay phenomenon of historical glasses

    • N. Carmona
    • M. A. Villegas
    • J. M. Fernández Navarro

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2339 - 2346

22. Effects of melt temperature and mold preheating temperature on the fluidity of Ca containing AZ31 alloys

    • C. D. Yim
    • B. S. You
    • S. G. Lim

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2347 - 2350

23. Morphology and growth mechanism of single-helix spring-like carbon nanocoils with laces prepared using Ni/molecular sieve (Fe) catalyst

    • X. Chen
    • K. Takeuchi
    • S. Motojima

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2351 - 2357

24. Intermetallic compounds evolution between lead-free solder and cu-based lead frame alloys during isothermal aging

    • Yanghua Xia
    • Xiaoming Xie
    • Chuanyan Lu

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2359 - 2364

25. An investigation on electrical properties of microwave treated natural ilmenite (FeTiO₃)

    • C. Chiteme
    • A. F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2365 - 2372

26. EPS bead fusion effects on fold defect formation in lost foam casting of aluminum alloys

    • M. Sands
    • S. Shivkumar

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2373 - 2379

27. Effects of solution heat treatment on grain growth and degree of sensitization of AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel

    • Regina Célia de Sousa
    • José Carlos Cardoso Filho
    • Wilman Eduardo Italiano Ferreira

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2381 - 2386

28. Line narrowing effects and enhanced back scattering from ZnO colloids

    • B. Krishnan
    • V P N Nampoori

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2387 - 2391

29. Investigation of the influence of freeze-thaw processing on the properties of polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid complexes

    • M. J. D. Nugent
    • C. L. Higginbotham

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2393 - 2404

30. Doped lithium orthosilicate for absorption of carbon dioxide

    • C. Gauer
    • W. Heschel

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2405 - 2409

31. Study of the cytotoxicity of CCVD carbon nanotubes

    • E. Flahaut
    • M. C. Durrieu
    • Ch. Baquey

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2411 - 2416

32. Electrical properties of Schottky diodes based on Carbazole

    • Sreejith K. Pisharady
    • C. S. Menon
    • C. Sudarshanakumar

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2417 - 2421

33. Preparation of a polyurethane scaffold for tissue engineering made by a combination of salt leaching and freeze-drying of dioxane

    • R. G. J. C. Heijkants
    • T. G. Van Tienen
    • A. J. Schouten

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2423 - 2428

34. Fabrication and characterization of porous calcium polyphosphate scaffolds

    • K. Qiu
    • C. X. Wan
    • Y. W. Chen

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2429 - 2434

35. Electronic structures of Mg₃Pn₂ (Pn=N, P, As, Sb and Bi) and Ca₃N₂ calculated by a first-principle pseudopotential method

    • Y. Imai
    • A. Watanabe

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2435 - 2441

36. Cellular SiC ceramic from stems of corn—processing and microstructure

    • Anup K. Bhattacharya
    • Jürgen G. Heinrich

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2443 - 2448

37. Stress relaxation in bending of AISI 316 at 773 K

    • F. Povolo
    • G. A. Mansilla
    • É. B. Hermida

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2449 - 2455

38. Preparation of mesoporous TiO₂ by the sol-gel method assisted by surfactants

    • R. Linacero
    • J. Aguado-Serrano
    • M. L. Rojas-Cervantes

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2457 - 2464

39. Synthesis and characterization of high surface area molybdenum nitride

    • R. N. Panda
    • S. Kaskel

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2465 - 2470

40. Structural and luminescent properties of cerium-ion doped barium borophosphates

    • Chung-Hsin Lu
    • S. V. Godbole
    • V. Natarajan

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2471 - 2475

41. Crystallization kinetics in (AgSbTe)_x(In_1−ySb_y)_1−x films used in optical data storage

    • G. Mongia
    • P. K. Bhatnagar

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2477 - 2482

42. Mechanical properties of alkali treated plant fibres and their potential as reinforcement materials. I. hemp fibres

    • L. Y. Mwaikambo
    • M. P. Ansell

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2483 - 2496

43. Mechanical properties of alkali treated plant fibres and their potential as reinforcement materials II. Sisal fibres

    • L. Y. Mwaikambo
    • M. P. Ansell

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2497 - 2508

44. Perimeter analysis of the Von Koch island, application to the evolution of grain boundaries during heating

    • M. Bigerelle
    • A. Iost

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2509 - 2516

45. Thermoelectric power measurements of co-evaporated Cu/GeO₂ thin cermet films

    • Irine Banu Lucy

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2517 - 2519

46. Apatite formation on rutile type TiO₂ films formed by laser irradiation

    • E.-S. Ghaith
    • T. Hayakawa
    • M. Nogami

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2521 - 2524

47. Experimental study of the Be–Si phase diagram

    • Zhu Pan
    • Yong Du
    • R. Schmid-Fetzer

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2525 - 2528

48. Effect of mechanical vibration on the microstructure and thermal fatigue behavior of cast hot work die steel

    • Y. H. Liang
    • Y. G. Zhao
    • Q. C. Jiang

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2529 - 2532

49. A low band gap silicon-containing polymer

    • Mujie Yang
    • Qinghui Zhang
    • Yang Li

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2533 - 2535

50. Fabrication of transparent AlN ceramics

    • Yan Xiong
    • Zhengyi Fu
    • Feng Quan

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2006 Pages: 2537 - 2539