An Improved Nishihara Model for Frozen Loess considering the Influence of Temperature by Xin Li, Enlong Liu, Bingtang Song, Xingyan Liu

“…The comparisons between model predictions and experimental results show that the improved creep constitutive model proposed here can not only describe the whole creep process well, but also reveal the influences of the temperature and deviator stress on the creep behavior of frozen loess, which demonstrate its accuracy and usefulness.…”
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Metabolomics profiling reveals p-aminobenzoic acid enhances resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat by Yiluo Tan, Kangjun Wang, Mingming Guo, Guangxu Zhang, Xiaofeng Li, Yijun Shi, Maosheng He, Dayong Xu, Feng Chen, Jiwei Fan

“…The most enriched KEGG pathways were plant hormone signal transduction and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, which may constitute the major defence responses to FHB challenge. …”
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Mathematical model of the rubber-cord shell of rotation for pneumatic dampers by V. S. Korneyev, V. V. Shalay

“…Equilibrium equations are compiled in the form that excludes the emergence of a singularity at special points and does not require special techniques and tools for integration. To construct the constitutive relations reflecting the structural heterogeneity of the material and described by smooth functions of spatial coordinates, the principle of virtual displacements is used. …”
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Analysis of Springback Behaviour in Micro Flexible Rolling of Crystalline Materials by Feijun Qu, Zhengyi Jiang, Xiaogang Wang, Cunlong Zhou

“…This paper presents a constitutive modelling of the polycrystalline thin metal strip under a state of combined loading in microflexible rolling. …”
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Metalloprotease Dependent Release of Placenta Derived Fractalkine by Monika Siwetz, Astrid Blaschitz, Julia Kremshofer, Jelena Bilic, Gernot Desoye, Berthold Huppertz, Martin Gauster

“…These results demonstrate that human placenta is a source for fractalkine, which is expressed in the syncytiotrophoblast and can be released into the maternal circulation by constitutive metalloprotease dependent shedding. Increased expression and release of placental fractalkine may contribute to low grade systemic inflammatory responses in third trimester of normal pregnancy. …”
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Significant Depletion of CD4+ T Cells Occurs in the Oral Mucosa during Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection with the Infected CD4+ T Cell Reservoir Continuing to Persist in the... by Jeffy George, Wendeline Wagner, Mark G. Lewis, Joseph J. Mattapallil

“…Here we show that CD4+ T cells constitute a minor population of T cells in the oral mucosa and display a predominantly central memory phenotype mirroring other mucosal sites such as the rectal mucosa. …”
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Differential Modulation of Annexin I Binding Sites on Monocytes and Neutrophils by H. S. Euzger, R. J. Flower, N. J. Goulding, M. Perretti

“…When monocytes and PMN were isolated independently from peripheral blood, only the monocytes exhibited constitutive annexin I binding. However PMN acquired the capacity to bind annexin I following co-culture with monocytes. …”
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Theoretical considerations on the pedagogical competencies of Imaging and Medical Radiophysics teachers by Fernando Machado Acuña, Geovanis Olivares Paizan, Marhyam Solano Pérez, Susel Moll Varela

“…Introduction: the permanent training of teachers constitutes a constant challenge for universities. Cuban medical education demands the development of pedagogical skills in correspondence with the global panorama. …”
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Using the Rheological Index to Quantitatively Evaluate the Mechanical Performance of High-Elasticity Modified Asphalt by Jiani Wang, Zhongjun Xue, Meng Guo, Shuaixiang Zhang

“…The parameters were fitted with the Burgers model, and the constitutive equation was established. The 3 s elastic recovery rate Er was proposed to quantitatively evaluate the elastic recovery of high-elasticity modified asphalt. …”
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A Case of Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Cyst by Yavuz Yalcin, Turkan Mete, Recep Aktimur, Gultekin Ozan Kucuk, Gulhan Duman, Aysu Basak Ozbalci, Omer Alici

“…Parathyroid cysts constitute 0.08–3.41% of all parathyroid masses. Intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts, however, are rare conditions with only a few cases being reported. …”
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The effect of feedstock densification on the process and product properties of sugarcane leaves pyrolysis by Adi Setiawan, Ananda Fringki, M. Iqbal Hifzi, Shafira Riskina, Jalaluddin, Eddy Kurniawan, Burhanuddin

“…Sugarcane leaves are the main residue constitute approximately 14% of the total weight of the remaining sugarcane after harvesting. …”
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Evaluation of thinning behaviour under the influence of plastic hardening and surface friction during small punch test by Sarthok Chandra Pandit, Nasrul Azuan Alang, Imam Ul Ferdous, Juliawati Binti Alias, Mohd Firdaus Bin Hassan, Asnul Hadi Bin Ahmad

“…An axisymmetric model with a bi-linear constitutive material model incorporating different plastic hardening slopes is employed. …”
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A STUDY OF WINE FERMENTATION FROM MUCILAGE OF COCOA BEANS (Theobroma cacao L.) by Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tịnh, Nguyễn Tiến An, Hồ Thị Thu Hòa, Nguyễn Thị Tươi

“…Cocoa mucilage, a by-product of cocoa beans processing, constitutes 10% of total cocoa beans, with soluble solids up to 17.78oBx, pH of 3.43 – 3.5, rich in sugar, minerals, organic acids and phenolic compounds. …”
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Emerging targets of α-synuclein spreading in α-synucleinopathies: a review of mechanistic pathways and interventions by Grace Kuo, Ramhari Kumbhar, William Blair, Valina L. Dawson, Ted M. Dawson, Xiaobo Mao

“…Abstract α-Synucleinopathies constitute a spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (LBD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), and Alzheimer’s disease concurrent with LBD (AD-LBD). …”
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New Bridge Weigh-in-Motion System Using Piezo-Bearing by Jinkyo F. Choo, Dong-Ho Ha, Seok-Gi Chang, Dong-Ho Lee, Chang-Beck Cho

“…This paper presents the BWIM system constituted by the so-called piezo-bearing, the results of a series of tests conducted to verify the responsiveness of the system to external dynamic excitation, and a numerical example to validate the feasibility of the proposed BWIM system. …”
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A Study of Failure Strength for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates with Consideration of Interface by Junjie Ye, Yuanying Qiu, Xuefeng Chen, Yumin He, Zhi Zhai

“…In this paper, by incorporating the interface stress-displacement relations between fibers and matrix, as well as the viscoplastic constitutive model for describing plastic behaviors of matrix materials, a micromechanical model is used to investigate the failure strength of the composites with imperfect interface bonding. …”
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Epigenetic Changes in Endothelial Progenitors as a Possible Cellular Basis for Glycemic Memory in Diabetic Vascular Complications by Poojitha Rajasekar, Christina L. O’Neill, Lydia Eeles, Alan W. Stitt, Reinhold J. Medina

“…In addition, we comment on the importance of endothelial progenitors and their role as endogenous vasoreparative cells that are negatively impacted by the diabetic milieu and may constitute a “carrier” of glycemic memory. Considering the potential of endothelial progenitor-based cytotherapies, future studies on their glycemic memory are warranted to develop epigenetics-based therapeutics targeting diabetic vascular complications.…”
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Myelofibrosis by Fares Darawshy, Arieh Ben-Yehuda, Karine Atlan, Deborah Rund

“…This case reported here constitutes an unusual situation of CLL characterized by the development of PMF. …”
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Developmental Origins of Chronic Renal Disease: An Integrative Hypothesis by F. Boubred, M. Saint-Faust, C. Buffat, I. Ligi, I. Grandvuillemin, U. Simeoni

“…Reduced nephron number constitutes a “factor of vulnerability” when additional factors, in particular a rapid postnatal growth or overfeeding, promote the early onset of diseases through a complex combination of various pathophysiological pathways.…”
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Theoretical and Experimental Study on Damage Properties of Surrounding Rock under High-Frequency Constant Impact Load by Zhi Liu, Wanrong Wu, Zhuang Yao, Qianhua Hao

“…In this study, by theoretical analysis of the surrounding rock damage caused under high-frequency impact load, a statistical damage constitutive model that has taken surrounding rock damage into consideration is established on the basis of the Weibull distribution. …”
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