Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer and Flow Dynamics in Tubes with DNA-Inspired Slotted Inserts by Penglong Zhu, Guoxiu Sun, Ruimeng Liu, Sicong Zhou, Baisong Hu, Shaofeng Zhang

“…This investigation employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to elucidate the effects of an innovative DNA-Inspired Slotted Insert (DSI) on the convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics within heat exchange tubes. …”
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Respiratory Arrest in an Obese Pregnant Woman with Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Ayumi Iwashita, Yosuke Baba, Rie Usui, Akihide Ohkuchi, Shigeaki Muto, Shigeki Matsubara

“…The obese pregnant woman (prepregnancy weight: 107 kg) had vomited and lost 15 kg in bodyweight over appropriately 2 weeks prior to the arrest but had not complained due to communication difficulty, which, together with her obesity, prevented a Japanese obstetrician from noticing her severe condition. 1,000 mL of low potassium fluid plus thiamine was administered. She became unable to stand, suggesting lower-extremity-proximal-muscle weakness, and then respiratory arrest occurred. …”
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Electronic Properties of TiO2 Nanoparticles Films and the Effect on Apatite-Forming Ability by Johanna Löberg, Jenny Perez Holmberg, Ingela Mattisson, Anna Arvidsson, Elisabet Ahlberg

“…The electrochemical properties were investigated using cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy while the mineralization was tested by immersion in simulated body fluid. Two types of nucleation and growth behaviours were observed. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Impingement Heat Transfer for a Laminar Premixed Bunsen Flame by Darya A. Slastnaya, Roman V. Tolstoguzov, Leonid M. Chikishev, Vladimir M. Dulin

“…The laminar premixed Bunsen flame, impinging on a flat cold surface, represents a basic model for the validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes, used for the simulation of industrial processes. …”
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Reduction of nutrients concentration in culture medium has no effect on bovine embryo production, pregnancy and birth rates by Ligiane de Oliveira Leme, Mauricio Machaim Franco, Otávio Augusto de Faria, Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano, Juliana Gonçalves de Souza, Luciano de Rezende Carvalheira, Emivaldo de Siqueira Filho, Margot Alves Nunes Dode

“…Abstract To improve the quality of in vitro produced (IVP) embryos and reduce pregnancy losses, we proposed to reduce the components of the synthetic oviduct fluid (SOF) medium by 0% (SOF100), 50% (SOF50), and 75% (SOF25). …”
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Design of Microwave Antenna Array for Imaging of Multiphase Flows in Polypropylene Pipes by Khaldoun Alkhalifeh, Hatem Rmili, Bandar Hakim, Nebras Sobahi, Youssef AL-Turki

“…The oil and gas industry requires accurate sensors to control fluid flow in pipelines during the production process from horizontal and near horizontal wells. …”
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Permeability Characteristics of Water-Sand Seepage in Fracture by Experiment by Yu Liu, Shuncai Li, Wei Li, Zhihao Luo, Liming Wu, Zhipeng Xu

“…The average velocity and turbulent kinetic energy distribution of the water-sand fluid on the fracture cross section are greatly affected by the particle size and concentration of the volume of sand. …”
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Overview and Discussion of the OECD/NRC Benchmark Based on NUPEC PWR Subchannel and Bundle Tests by M. Avramova, A. Rubin, H. Utsuno

“…The OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark was organized to provide a test bed for assessing the capabilities of various thermal-hydraulic subchannel, system, and computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) codes. The benchmark was designed to systematically assess and compare the participants’ numerical models for prediction of detailed subchannel void distribution and department from nucleate boiling (DNB), under steady-state and transient conditions, to full-scale experimental data. …”
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Immunology and Oxidative Stress in Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical and Basic Approach by Genaro G. Ortiz, Fermín P. Pacheco-Moisés, Oscar K. Bitzer-Quintero, Ana C. Ramírez-Anguiano, Luis J. Flores-Alvarado, Viridiana Ramírez-Ramírez, Miguel A. Macias-Islas, Erandis D. Torres-Sánchez

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibits many of the hallmarks of an inflammatory autoimmune disorder including breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the recruitment of lymphocytes, microglia, and macrophages to lesion sites, the presence of multiple lesions, generally being more pronounced in the brain stem and spinal cord, the predominantly perivascular location of lesions, the temporal maturation of lesions from inflammation through demyelination, to gliosis and partial remyelination, and the presence of immunoglobulin in the central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid. Lymphocytes activated in the periphery infiltrate the central nervous system to trigger a local immune response that ultimately damages myelin and axons. …”
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CFD-based study of flow field characteristics and clogging in horizontal flow constructed wetlands by Wen Liu, Shitao Li, Kai Yang, Xianqiu Zeng, Xianqiu Zeng, Yiyong Li, Mengyao Zou, Yili Deng, Wei Qian

“…The flow field distribution and clogging process in HFCWs are complex, the hydraulic characteristics, distribution and size of dead zone of HFCW were studied by using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The results showed that (1) The ceramsite system’s filtration efficacy in treating wastewater is primarily driven by deep filtration processes. …”
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Study of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Nanomica Dispersed Hydroxyapatite Based Composites for Biomedical Applications by Anumeha Mishra, Nidhi Khobragade, Koushik Sikdar, Subhabrata Chakraborty, Sashi Bhusan Kumar, Debdas Roy

“…Biocompatibility assessment in simulated body fluid (SBF) indicates that no elemental change occurs (confirmed by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)) even after 60 days of emersion. …”
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Numerical analysis of the heat extraction performance of mine backfill heat exchanger based on phase change heat storage (PCHS-BFHE) by Pai Ning, Feng Ju, Juan Xu, Meng Xiao, Tengfei Wang, Dong Wang, Lu Si

“…The results indicate that the outlet-inlet temperature difference of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) is independent of the latent heat and the phase change temperature of PCHSB, but positively correlated with the thermal conductivity of PCHSB and the seepage velocity (perpendicular to the HET) of groundwater, negatively correlated with the inlet temperature and the mass flow rate of HTF. …”
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Innate Immune Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis by David J. Hackam, Amin Afrazi, Misty Good, Chhinder P. Sodhi

“…Importantly, factors within both the enterocyte itself, such as heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), and in the extracellular environment, such as amniotic fluid, can curtail the extent of TLR4 signaling and reduce the propensity for NEC development. …”
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Contrast-Enhanced Dynamic MR Imaging of Uterine Fibroids as a Potential Predictor of Patient Eligibility for MR Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) Treatment for Symptomatic Uterine... by Sang-Wook Yoon, Chan Lee, Kyoung Ah Kim, Sang Heum Kim

“…Based on the results of dynamic T1-weighted contrast-enhanced images, we assumed that the hyper-intense appearance resulted from high fluid content rather than high vascularity and predicted that the fibroid would respond to MRgFUS. …”
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Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen with Jejunal Perforation by Bryan R. Anderson, Jaron Marriott, Chinthaka Bulathsinghala, Humayun Anjum, Salim Surani

“…CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed evidence of gas in the mesentery, small bowel thickening, edema, and free fluid in the abdomen. Emergency exploratory laparotomy was conducted. …”
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Giant Intrahepatic Subcapsular Haematoma: A Rare Complication following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Case Report and Literature Review by Eltaib Saad, Lauren O’Connell, Anne M. Browne, W. Khan, R. Waldron, K. Barry, Iqbal Z. Khan

“…We report on a 59-year-old female with symptomatic cholelithiasis on a background of morbid obesity who underwent an elective LC with an uncomplicated intraoperative course; however, she experienced a refractory hypotension within one hour postoperatively with an acute haemoglobin drop requiring fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. A triphasic computed tomography scan revealed a large intrahepatic subcapsular haematoma (ISH) measuring 21 cm×3.1 cm×17 cm surrounding the lateral surface of the right hepatic lobe without active bleeding. …”
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Loading and Skeletal Development and Maintenance by P. Bergmann, J. J. Body, S. Boonen, Y. Boutsen, J. P. Devogelaer, S. Goemaere, J. Kaufman, J. Y. Reginster, S. Rozenberg

“…The osteocytes network is considered the main sensor of loads, through the shear stress generated by strain induced fluid flow in the lacuno-canalicular system. Intracellular transduction implies several kinases and phosphorylation of the estrogen receptor. …”
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CFD Turbulence Study of PWR Spacer-Grids in a Rod Bundle by C. Peña-Monferrer, J. L. Muñoz-Cobo, S. Chiva

“…Various computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations have been performed and the results validated with the experiments of the OECD/NEA-KAERI rod bundle CFD blind benchmark exercise on turbulent mixing in a rod bundle with spacers at the MATiS-H facility. …”
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Ultrasonographic imaging of normal reticulum and traumatic reticuloperitonitis in crossbred cows by Sheikh Imran, Shivali Sharma, Abid Ali Bhat

“…Echogenic bands between the reticulum and the diaphragm, and deposits of heterogeneous echostructures (consisting of echogenic fibrin and hypoechogenic fluid) on the surfaces of reticulum, rumen, spleen, liver, and omasum were observed, representing local peritonitis.…”
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Investigation of Low-Frequency Sound Radiation Characteristics and Active Control Mechanism of a Finite Cylindrical Shell by Shaohu Ding, Chunyang Mu, Yang Gao, Hong Liu, Maoqiang Li

“…Finally, active structural acoustic control of a submerged finite cylindrical shell is investigated by considering the fluid-structure coupled interactions. The physical mechanism of the active control is discussed based on the relationship between the vibration and radiation modes. …”
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