This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Let A, B be function algebras on a compact Hausdorff space X, with A ⊂ B. A is called maximal in B if A ≠ B and if for any function algebra C ...

Nanoindentation is a measurement technique which is important in measuring Young’s modulus and hardness in thin films and any other situations involving the measurement of limited amounts of material.

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