A holistic exploration of porous asphalt mixtures: From durability and permeability to low-temperature and functional properties by Yue Zhou, Zhiqiang Cheng, Xiaoguang Zheng, Tao Wang, Xiaoliang Wu, Xiaoxiao Yu, Shengjia Xie

“…The study examines factors influencing the anti-raveling performance of porous asphalt, including modified asphalt binders, fibers, aggregates, traffic loads, and environmental conditions. …”
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Effect of Carboxymethyl chitosan-sodium alginate hydrogel loaded with Astragalus membranaceus-Panax notoginseng on wound healing in rats by Jing Li, Jing Li, Linai Li, Yue Yu, Ruixin Qin, Chaoyan Yu, Chen Chen, Youming Dong, Yadong Tan, Yunen Liu, Xuanli Liu

“…In vivo experiments of wound healing on SD rats showed that APCS hydrogels significantly accelerated skin wound healing, reduced inflammatory response, enhanced the formation of blood vessels, granulation tissues, and collagen fibers, and promoted re-epithelialization at the wound site. …”
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Strong, tough and aqua-degradable poly(glycolic acid)/poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) composites achieved by interfacial regulation by Chao Ma, Mintao Zhu, Min Gong, Liang Zhang, Dongrui Wang, Xiang Lin

“…In this work, in order to take full advantages of its degradability and high strength, the PGA was toughened by poly(butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and reinforced by chopped carbon fibers (CFs) through melt compounding with the help of compatibilizers which facilitated the regulation of interfacial morphology and thereby performance. …”
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Utilizing Indonesian Empty Palm Fruit Bunches: Biochar Synthesis via Temperatures Dependent Pyrolysis by Fairuz Gianirfan Nugroho, Abu Saad Ansari, Nurul Taufiqu Rochman, Shubhangi Satish Khadtare, Vijaya Gopalan Sree, Nabeen K. Shrestha, Afina Faza Hafiyyan, Hyunsik Im, Abu Talha Aqueel Ahmed

“…This study synthesizes biochar from leftover EFB fibers at 500, 800, and 1000 °C, analyzing structural changes via infrared and Raman spectroscopy, along with particle size and surface area analysis, laying the groundwork for future biochar research. …”
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Palmitoylethanolamide Is a Disease-Modifying Agent in Peripheral Neuropathy: Pain Relief and Neuroprotection Share a PPAR-Alpha-Mediated Mechanism by L. Di Cesare Mannelli, G. D'Agostino, A. Pacini, R. Russo, M. Zanardelli, C. Ghelardini, A. Calignano

“…Repeated treatments with PEA reduced the presence of oedema and macrophage infiltrate, and a significant higher myelin sheath, axonal diameter, and a number of fibers were observable. In PPAR-α null mice PEA treatment failed to induce pain relief as well as to rescue the peripheral nerve from inflammation and structural derangement. …”
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Substrains of Inbred Mice Differ in Their Physical Activity as a Behavior by Dario Coletti, Emanuele Berardi, Paola Aulino, Eleonora Rossi, Viviana Moresi, Zhenlin Li, Sergio Adamo

“…This important amount of physical activity results in a minor muscle adaptation to endurance exercise over a three-week period; indeed, only a nonsignificant increase in NADH transferase+ fibers occurs in this time frame.…”
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Long-Standing Motor and Sensory Recovery following Acute Fibrin Sealant Based Neonatal Sciatic Nerve Repair by Natalia Perussi Biscola, Luciana Politti Cartarozzi, Rui Seabra Ferreira Junior, Benedito Barraviera, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…Regarding axonal regeneration, coaptation allowed recovery of greater number of myelinated fibers, with improved morphometric parameters. Preservation of inhibitory synaptic terminals was accompanied by significant improvement in the motor as well as in the nociceptive recovery. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Alleviate Radiation-Induced Muscular Fibrosis by Suppressing the Expression of TGF-β1 by Wei Sun, Xinchu Ni, Suping Sun, Leiming Cai, Jingping Yu, Jian Wang, Bin Nie, Zhiqiang Sun, Xinye Ni, Xiufeng Cao

“…The proportion of the area of collagen fibers to the total area in sections of ASCs group was lower than those of PBS groups at 4 w, 8 w, and 26 w after irradiation. …”
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Pig tongue soft robot mimicking intrinsic tongue muscle structure by Yuta Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Nabae, Megu Gunji, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori

“…Animal muscles have complex, three-dimensional structures with fibers oriented in various directions. The tongue, in particular, features a highly intricate muscular system composed of four intrinsic muscles and several types of extrinsic muscles, enabling flexible and diverse movements essential for feeding, swallowing, and speech production. …”
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Nonlinear thermal analysis of timber cross-sections via CS-ASA/FA and GiD coupling by Jackson Silva da Rocha Segundo, Caroline Aparecida Ferreira, Ricardo Azoubel da Mota Silveira, Rafael Cesário Barros, Dalilah Pires, Ígor José Mendes Lemes

“…This anisotropic material, with fibers containing irregular flammable knots, has been widely used in civil construction. …”
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A Novel Methodology for the Accelerated Desalination of Seawater Utilizing Up‐ and Down‐Conversion Phosphors by Ernesto Valadez‐Renteria, Jorge Oliva, Haggeo Desirena, Christian Gomez‐Solis, Vicente Rodriguez‐Gonzalez

“…Solar evaporators are fabricated by coating coconut/agave fibers with graphene. Those ones are utilized to desalinate seawater brought from Vallarta beach, Mexico. …”
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Quantification and identification of microfibers released from textiles during simulated accelerated washing by João Pinto da Costa, Ana Costa, Andréa Marinho, Alcina Pimenta, Ana Paula Fonte, Ana L. Patrício Silva, António José Fernandes, Florinda M. Costa, Damià Barceló, Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos, Armando Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos

“…As such, in this work, fibers from different fabrics were subjected to a simulated accelerated washing process to determine the release of microfibers into the resulting water following established and defined international standards. …”
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Comparison of Histochemical Stainings in Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis and Correlation with Transient Elastography in Chronic Hepatitis by Daniela Cabibi, Fabrizio Bronte, Rossana Porcasi, Sabrina Ingrao, Antonino Giulio Giannone, Marcello Maida, Maria Grazia Bavetta, Salvatore Petta, Vito Di Marco, Vincenza Calvaruso

“…This suggests that elastic fibers play a more important role than reticular or collagenous ones in determining stiffness values in CHC.…”
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Understanding the role of nerves in head and neck cancers - a review by Krzysztof Rutkowski, Michał Gola, Michał Gola, Janusz Godlewski, Janusz Godlewski, Anna Starzyńska, Anna Starzyńska, Giulia Marvaso, Giulia Marvaso, Federico Mastroleo, Federico Mastroleo, Maria Giulia Vincini, Maria Giulia Vincini, Alice Porazzi, Mattia Zaffaroni, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa

“…Intratumoral parasympathetic, sympathetic, and sensory nerve fibers are emerging as key players and potential targets for novel anti-cancer and pain-relieving medications in different tumors, including HNCs. …”
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Metamaterial-based injection molding for the cost-effective production of whole cuts by Mohammad Ghosheh, Avner Ehrlich, Amit Fischer, Laura Pasitka, Merav Cohen, Yaakov Nahmias

“…Mechanical analysis reveals that low-temperature extrusion produces microscale isotropic fibers and mesoscale anisotropic structures mimicking muscle and fascia. …”
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Exploring conversation laws and nonlinear dynamics of the unstable nonlinear Schrödinger equation: Stability and applications by Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Attar Umer, Changjin Xu, Abdulrahman A. Almehizia, Faisal Yasin

“…The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) is a fundamental nonlinear model renowned for its accurate description of light pulse propagation in optical fibers. The unstable NLSE, a universal equation in nonlinear integrable systems, governs instabilities in modulated wave trains and characterizes the temporal progression of disturbances in near-stable or unstable media. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Multivariate optimization of removing of cobalt(II) with an efficient aminated-GMA polypropylene adsorbent by induced-grafted polymerization under simultaneous g... by Fatemeh Maleki, Mobina Gholami, Rezvan Torkaman, Meisam Torab-Mostaedi, Mehdi Asadollahzadeh

“…In this research, glycidyl methacrylate monomers were grafted on polypropylene polymer fibers by simultaneous irradiation of gamma-ray with a dose of 20 kGy. …”
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Effect of fermentation on bioactive compounds and structural properties of wheat bran by Nidhi Tiwari, Reshma Saroj, Mudasir Ahmad Malik, Devinder Kaur

“…Scanning electron microscopy shows the occurrence of loose networks of fibers tying with tissues and starch particles together and other granule structure that indicates the release of bound phenolic compound at 72 h of fermentation. …”
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Intramyocardial Dissection following Postinfarction Ventricular Wall Rupture Contained by Surrounding Postoperative Adhesions by Abdulkadir Ercan, Orcun Gurbuz, Gencehan Kumtepe, Hakan Ozkan, Ilker Hasan Karal, Yusuf Velioglu, Serdar Ener

“…Dissection of the myocardium is a rare form of cardiac rupture, caused by a hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers, its diagnosis is rarely established before the operation or death, and extremely few cases have been reported in the literature and none of these cases seem to have a history of previous cardiac surgery which makes our report unique. …”
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Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Enzo Fabrício Ribeiro Nascimento, Fábio Piovezan Fonte, Roberta Laís Mendonça, Ronaldo Nonose, Carlos Alberto Fonte de Souza, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez

“…The pathological exam revealed hyperplastic smooth muscle fibers of the muscularis propria of the stomach wall, surrounded by hyaline stroma. …”
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