Elastic Modulus of Osteoporotic Mouse Femur Based on Femoral Head Compression Test by Chang-soo Chon, Hui-suk Yun, Han Sung Kim, Cheolwoong Ko

“…This study conducted bone mineral density analysis using in vivo microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) to observe changes in osteoporosis over time. It proposed a method of identifying the elastic modulus of the femur in the normal group (CON group) and the osteoporotic group (OVX group) through finite element analysis based on the femoral head compression test and also conducted a comparative analysis of the results. …”
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High-Performance Wireless Piezoelectric Sensor Network for Distributed Structural Health Monitoring by Shang Gao, Xuewu Dai, Zheng Liu, Guiyun Tian

“…This paper presents the development of a newly designed wireless piezoelectric (PZT) sensor platform for distributed large-scale structure health monitoring, where real-time data acquisition with high sampling rate up to 12.5 Msps (sample per second) and distributed lamb-wave data processing are implemented. …”
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Preparation of Lignite Dust Suppressant by Compound Surfactants and Effect of Inorganic Salt on Dust Suppressant by Jian He, Hao Shu, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yang Jia, Lu Zhao, Xin Wen

“…The results show that (1) the surfactant compounding system can effectively improve the wetting property and the sedimentation time of coal dust. The fast penetration T (0.06%), SDBS (0.15%), and APG (0.20%) are the preferred main ingredients. (2) Adding inorganic salts on the basis of compounding, according to the effect of inorganic salts on the effect of dust suppressant, it is concluded that NaCl (1.00%) is the best synergist. (3) In order to save costs, reduce the amount of surfactant. …”
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Phenotypic and Functional Changes of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Anna Malashicheva, Daria Kostina, Aleksandra Kostina, Olga Irtyuga, Irina Voronkina, Larisa Smagina, Elena Ignatieva, Natalia Gavriliuk, Vladimir Uspensky, Olga Moiseeva, Jarle Vaage, Anna Kostareva

“…We show for the first time that aortic endothelial cell phenotype is changed in the thoracic aortic aneurysms compared to normal aortic wall. …”
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Dynamic Impacts of Climate and Land-Use Changes on Surface Runoff in the Mountainous Region of the Haihe River Basin, China by Ruonan Li, Hua Zheng, Binbin Huang, Huashan Xu, Yunkai Li

“…However, little attention has been paid to how these relative contributions have changed over time. We analyzed the changes in surface runoff during 1980–2010 in six subbasins in the mountainous region of the Haihe River Basin, one of the most serious water shortage regions in China, and identified the changes in the relative contributions of climate (precipitation and temperature) and land-use to surface runoff decrease. …”
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Technoeconomic Assessment of Electric Vehicle Battery Disassembly-Challenges and Opportunities From a Robotics Perspective by Jamie Hathaway, Cesar Alan Contreras, Mohammed Eesa Asif, Rustam Stolkin, Alireza Rastegarpanah

“…Incorporating this into an analysis of task feasibility, level of automation and robot time efficiency, we establish a roadmap towards robotizing the disassembly process based on human-robot colllaboration, demonstrating a 12.85% increase in net annual revenue and 43.75% reduction in disassembly cost with current level of task feasibility. …”
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Speciation, Fate and Transport, and Ecological Risks of Cu, Pb, and Zn in Tailings from Huogeqi Copper Mine, Inner Mongolia, China by Liwei Chen, Jun Wu, Jian Lu, Chulin Xia, Michael A. Urynowicz, Zaixing Huang, Li Gao, Mingying Ma

“…The results showed that the tailings did not produce significant AMD as the pH of the leachate ranged from 7 to 9 and decreased with time. The Cu, Pb, and Zn concentrations were high, ranging from 439.1 to 4527 mg/kg in the tailings and from 0.162 to 7.964 mg/L in the leachate, respectively. …”
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Behavioral Tagging: A Translation of the Synaptic Tagging and Capture Hypothesis by Diego Moncada, Fabricio Ballarini, Haydée Viola

“…BT explains how weak events, only capable of inducing transient forms of memories, can result in lasting memories when occurring close in time with other behaviorally relevant experiences that provide proteins. …”
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Decomposition and Mineralization of Dimethyl Phthalate in an Aqueous Solution by Wet Oxidation by Dar-Ren Ji, Chia-Chi Chang, Shih-Yun Chen, Chun-Yu Chiu, Jyi-Yeong Tseng, Ching-Yuan Chang, Chiung-Fen Chang, Sheng-Wei Chiang, Zang-Sie Hung, Je-Lueng Shie, Yi-Hung Chen, Min-Hao Yuan

“…For the tested PT of 2.41 to 3.45 MPa, the results indicated that 2.41 MPa is appropriate. A longer reaction time of course gives better performance. At 500 rpm, 483 K, 2.41 MPa, and 180 min, the ηDMP and ηTOC are 93 and 36%, respectively.…”
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Design, development, and performance study of a PWM based thermostat system for viscosity measurement by Md․Saidul Islam, Md․Sadequl Azam, Mahedi Hassan, Atish Bhathacharjee, Shahin Aziz

“…Viscosity is calculated by measuring the time it takes for a set volume of fluid to flow a specified distance by gravity through a capillary inside a calibrated viscometer at a strictly regulated temperature. …”
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Modeling flame acceleration in H2 turbulent combustion: Strategies to reduce computational cost by A. Dahmani, R.A. Otón-Martínez, F. Nicolás-Pérez, F.J.S. Velasco, O. de Francisco

“…Moreover, the use of a dynamic grid refinement with an initial coarser mesh with LES-TFM is found to overestimate the time lapse of the initial low-velocity stage of the sequence. …”
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Immobilization of NTPDase-1 from Trypanosoma cruzi and Development of an Online Label-Free Assay by Felipe Antunes Calil, Juliana Maria Lima, Arthur Henrique Cavalcante de Oliveira, Christiane Mariotini-Moura, Juliana Lopes Rangel Fietto, Carmen Lucia Cardoso

“…Besides that, the ICER was stable for 32 days, enough time to investigate samples of possible inhibitors, including especially the compound Suramin, that inhibited 51% the enzyme activity at 100 µmol·L−1, which is in accordance with the data for the enzyme in solution.…”
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Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians by Olga V. Semenova, Valentina N. Burkova, Marina L. Butovskaya, Alexey M. Ermakov, Elena N. Kasparova, Olga V. Kalinichenko, Stanislava Stoyanova

“…The replies of the respondents from all studied samples overwhelmingly accept the norms of gender equality, since the majority of respondents absolutely agreed with the statements of the questionnaire regarding the gender equality and disagreed with those items in which those norms were denied. At the same time results showed significant cultural differences: respondents from Bulgaria often expressed traditional views on norms of behavior for women. …”
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Design and Production of Innovative Turbomachinery Components via Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing by Enrico Meli, Andrea Rindi, Alessandro Ridolfi, Rocco Furferi, Francesco Buonamici, Giuseppe Iurisci, Simone Corbò, Francesco Cangioli

“…Finally, the introduction of AM technologies as standard manufacturing resources could bring sensible benefits with respect to the time to production and availability of components. …”
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The Vice-governor in the system of the administrative elite of steppe regions in the West Siberian and Steppe General-Governorships in the second half of the XIX–beginning of XX ce... by E. I. Mikhailenko

“…These data are published for the first time. The article concludes with a socio-cultural portrait of a typical Vice-governor of a steppe region, an analysis of the typical career trajectories of the official and a comparison of the scope of authority with similar officials from internal Russian provinces.…”
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<i>Lilium candidum</i> Extract Loaded in Alginate Hydrogel Beads for Chronic Wound Healing by Ioana Bâldea, Maria-Loredana Soran, Adina Stegarescu, Ocsana Opriș, Irina Kacso, Septimiu Tripon, Alexandra Adascalitei, Iulian George Fericel, Roxana Decea, Ildiko Lung

“…Resistance to treatment is frequently observed, requiring an extension of the wound healing time, and improper care can lead to more problems in patients. …”
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Targeted screening of an anti-inflammatory polypeptide from Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye cnidoblasts and elucidation of its mechanism in alleviating ulcerative colitis based on... by Ziyan Wang, Qiuyue Shi, Ying Feng, Jiaojiao Han, Chenyang Lu, Jun Zhou, Zhonghua Wang, Xiurong Su

“…Specif ically, the polypeptide composition of R. esculentum cnidoblasts was determined by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS). …”
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Chemical ethics practices in HEBUST of China by Liu Xinwei, Wu Tong, Sun Yujuan, Gu Limin, Wen Jingjing, Liu Shaohui, Yang Kun, Sun Fengxia

“…In the teaching of basic courses, relevant content of chemical ethics is introduced to guide students to think about the ethics of chemical. At the same time, the university has built a diversified practical platform and organized students to participate in laboratory research projects. …”
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Experiences and needs of unaccompanied irregular migrant minors who arrive in Spain on small boats: A qualitative study by Ousmane Berthe-Kone, José Granero Molina, Cayetano Fernández-Sola, María del Mar Jiménez-Lasserrotte, Maria Auxiliadora Robles-Bello

“…The unaccompanied irregular migrant minors are forced to rebuild their lives at a high cost; they experience rejection from the host society and their culture of origin, which has a negative impact on their physical and psychological health over time.…”
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A Simple and Sensitive RT-qPCR Technology for Rapid Detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus by Hongri Zhao, Xingyu Xiao, Yajuan Sun, Yang Chen, Yongzhe Zhang, Peng Li, Hui Jin, Ying Li, Rui Yin

“…To establish a rapid and sensitive detection method for the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), gene-specific primers and a TaqMan probe were designed based on the <i>M</i> gene of PRRSV, and a new stable fully pre-mixed reverse transcription real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) reaction mixture was developed. …”
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