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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Jiru, M.G</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">.,</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Jiru, M.G</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">.</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ebrahim, K.T., <b><span style="background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru, M.G</span>.</b> and Sisay, A.,<b> 2020</b>. Optimization of Cutting
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ramulu, P.J., Beri, H., Rao, P.S., Sinha, D.K. and <b><span style="background:aqua;mso-highlight:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru, W.G</span></b><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">.,</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> Sankar, M.R., Dixit, U.S. and Liao, H.,
(2018). Laser surface melting of Al-12Si-4Cu-1.2 Mn alloy. International
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">32.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru,
W.G.,</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;
mso-themecolor:text1"> Sankar, M.R., Dixit, U.S., (2017), Investigation of
microstructure and microhardness in laser surface alloyed aluminum with<span style="position:relative;top:-1.0pt;mso-text-raise:1.0pt"> TiO</span>2<span style="position:relative;top:-1.0pt;mso-text-raise:1.0pt"> and SiC powders,
Materials Today: Proceedings, 4 (2), pp.<span style="letter-spacing:5.45pt"> </span>717–724.
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">33.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru, W.G</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">.,
Sankar, M.R., Dixit, U.S., (2016), Laser surface alloying of copper, manganese,
and magnesium with pure aluminum substrate, Journal of Materials Engineering
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">34.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Kirubel
Amsalu1and <b><span style="background:aqua;
mso-highlight:aqua">Moera Gutu Jiru</span></b>., (2019), Review on Overview of
Micromachining Techniques and Its Challenges, 2<span style="position:relative;
top:-6.0pt;mso-text-raise:6.0pt">nd</span>&nbsp;Silk Road Symposium on Advanced Manufacturing,
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">35.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Kemal
Temam and <b><span style="background:aqua;
mso-highlight:aqua">Moera Gutu Jiru</span></b><span style="background:aqua;
mso-highlight:aqua">,</span> (2019), Optimization of Dry Turning Parameters for
Free Cutting Brass (CuZn39Pb3) Material Using Taguchi Method, 2<span style="position:relative;top:-6.0pt;mso-text-raise:6.0pt">nd</span>&nbsp;Silk Road Symposium on Advanced Manufacturing,
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">36.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Moera Gutu
Jiru</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;
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Properties, Microstructure and Morphology of Laser Remelted AlSiMn alloy for
Aerospace Application, 2<span style="position:relative;top:-6.0pt;mso-text-raise:
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Advanced Manufacturing, Ethio-China, (3-5 November 2019). <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">37.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></span><b style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;
mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru, W.G</span></b><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: black;">., Sankar, M.R. and Dixit, U.S., (2016),
Investigation of microstructure and microhardness in laser surface alloyed
aluminum with TiO and SiC powders. 5<span style="position:relative;top:-6.0pt;
mso-text-raise:6.0pt">th</span>&nbsp;International Conference of Materials
Processing and Characterization, (ICMPC 2016), March 12<span style="position:
relative;top:-6.0pt;mso-text-raise:6.0pt">th</span>&nbsp;– 13<span style="position:relative;top:-6.0pt;mso-text-raise:6.0pt">th</span>, 2016,
Hyderabad, India.</span></p><p></p>

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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">38.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru,<span style="letter-spacing:-1.2pt"> </span>W.G</span></b><span style="font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;
mso-highlight:aqua">.,</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;letter-spacing:-1.15pt"> </span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Sankar,<span style="letter-spacing:-1.3pt"> </span>M.R.<span style="letter-spacing:-1.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-1.35pt"> </span>Dixit,<span style="letter-spacing:-1.15pt">
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</span>International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering
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6.0pt">th</span>–21<span style="position:relative;top:-6.0pt;mso-text-raise:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">39.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></span><b style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;
mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru, W.G</span></b><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: black; background: aqua;">.,</span><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: left; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: black;">
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Jiru, W.G</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">.,
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
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