Materials (Basel)
September 2023
Additive manufacturing offers significant design freedom and the ability to selectively influence material properties. However, conventional processes like laser powder bed fusion for metals may result in internal defects, such as pores, which profoundly affect the mechanical characteristics of the components. The extent of this influence varies depending on the specific defect type, its size, and morphology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHousehold air pollution from solid cooking fuel use during gestation has been associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial was a randomized controlled trial of free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stoves and fuel in Guatemala, Peru, India, and Rwanda. A primary outcome of the main trial was to report the effects of the intervention on infant birth weight.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an alternative to chest radiography to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia. For research and disease surveillance, methods to use LUS to diagnose pneumonia are needed.
Methods: In the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial, LUS was used to confirm a clinical diagnosis of severe pneumonia in infants.
In this Article, the targeted adjustment of the relative density of laser additive manufactured components made of AlSi10Mg is considered. The interest in demand-oriented process parameters is steadily increasing. Thus, shorter process times and lower unit costs can be achieved with decreasing component densities.
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