Anti-Inflammatory and Organ-Protective Effects of Resveratrol in Trauma-Hemorrhagic Injury by Fu-Chao Liu, Yung-Fong Tsai, Hsin-I Tsai, Huang-Ping Yu

“…Resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic compound of grape and red wine, owns potential anti-inflammatory effects, which results in the reduction of cytokines overproduction, the inhibition of neutrophil activity, and the alteration of adhesion molecules expression. Resveratrol also possesses antioxidant, anti-coagulation and anti-aging properties, and it may control of cell cycle and apoptosis. …”
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Tissue Factor, Blood Coagulation, and Beyond: An Overview by Arthur J. Chu

“…TF overexpression/hypercoagulability often observed in many clinical conditions certainly expands its role in proinflammation, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, wound repairs, embryonic development, cell adhesion/migration, innate immunity, infection, pregnancy loss, and many others. …”
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Technical explorations for manufacturing of NiTi unibody vascular stents through metal injection molding: Materials performance, fatigue properties and biocompatibility by Dongyang Li, Junwei Wang, Changhai Du, Hao He, Zheyu He, Tun Wang, Chang Shu, Yimin Li, Jing Pan

“…The biocompatibility of MIM NiTi was evaluated based on toxicity, migration, and adhesion of the human umbilical vein endothelial cells. …”
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Thromboembolic Events Secondary to Endoscopic Cyanoacrylate Injection: Can We Foresee Any Red Flags? by Yujen Tseng, Lili Ma, Tiancheng Luo, Xiaoqing Zeng, Yichao Wei, Ling Li, Pengju Xu, Shiyao Chen

“…Five cases of severe adverse events related to the use of tissue adhesives were identified. Detailed clinical presentation, patient treatment, and outcomes were reviewed and analyzed. …”
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Coincidental Central Precocious Puberty and Wilms Tumor in a 5-Year-Old Girl by Laura Kasongo, Patricia Forget, Ramona Corina Nicolescu

“…Precocious puberty, as paraneoplastic endocrine syndrome, has already been described in children with malignant tumors (brain, gonadal, adrenal tumors, and hepatoblastoma). However, little is known about central precocious puberty, as paraneoplastic manifestation of nephroblastoma or secondary to its specific chemotherapy. …”
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Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy by Kazuhiko Morikawa, Hirokazu Ashida, Yosuke Nozawa, Kenji Motohashi, Takao Igarashi, Hiroya Ojiri, Yuji Kanaoka, Takao Ohki

“…Endovascular repair with a stent graft seemed to be a safer option than open surgery and was suited to the rapid control of bleeding from ADF because of the patients’ unstable hemodynamic state and the presence of intestinal adhesions. The fistula was successfully sealed by endovascular stent graft placement. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Immune Regulatory Functions by Chary López-Pedrera, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Monica Santos-Gonzalez, Antonio Rodriguez-Ariza, Ma José Cuadrado

“…Traditional risk factors, as well as systemic inflammation mediators, including cytokines, chemokines, proteases, autoantibodies, adhesion receptors, and others, have been implicated in the development of these vascular pathologies. …”
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Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy Coatings for Structural Applications: Optimization of HVOF Spraying Parameters by Carmen De Crescenzo, Despina Karatza, Dino Musmarra, Simeone Chianese, Theocharis Baxevanis, Panagiota T. Dalla, Dimitrios A. Exarchos, Konstantinos G. Dassios, Theodore E. Matikas

“…Due to the influence of dynamics of spraying and the impact energy of the powder particles on the properties of thermally sprayed coatings, the effects of the main spray parameters, namely, spray distance, fuel-to-oxygen feed rate ratio, and coating thickness, on the quality and properties of the coating, in terms of hardness, adhesion, roughness, and microstructure, were investigated.…”
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À propos de la datation des marques du groupe de Clarianus sur les terres cuites architecturales antiques by Jean-Claude Béal

“…In the 20th century, on the basis of this discovery, an archaeologist called Lucien Lerat deduced that Roman bricks bearing the “Clarianus” stamp dated from the 2nd century AD.Recent discoveries suggest that the 2nd century AD could be accepted as the production date of all the various stamps grouped under the general category “Clarianus”. …”
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Mechanical Behavior and Chloride Penetration of Precracked Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally Bonded CFRP Exposed to Marine Environment by Yan Xie, Kunhua Guan, Lei Zhan, Qichen Wang

“…The results show that the bonding behavior of the adhesive was weakened and the ductility of the strengthened beams was slightly reduced due to the marine environment. …”
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A Rare Case of Penile Metastases as a Harbinger of Primary Pulmonary Adenosquamous Carcinoma by Partha Hota, Tejas N. Patel, Xiaofeng Zhao, Carrie Schneider, Omar Agosto

“…Subsequent CT imaging revealed a spiculated pulmonary mass in the right upper lobe with PET/CT, MRI, and surgical exploration, demonstrating evidence of metastases to the left adrenal gland, right subscapularis muscle, brain, and small bowel. …”
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Perspectives for Titanium-Derived Fillers Usage on Denture Base Composite Construction: A Review Article by Nidal W. Elshereksi, Mariyam J. Ghazali, Andanastuti Muchtar, Che H. Azhari

“…The clinical problem of using silanes in adhesion promotion is bond degradation over time in oral environment. …”
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Validation of preoperative predictor score for difficult laparascopic cholecystectomy and a modified intraoperative grading score of the difficulty of laparascopic cholecystectomy:... by Nurhussen Mossa Ahmed, Surafel Mulatu Djote, Getachew Desta Alemayehu, Wondwossen Amtataw, Sitotaw Mossa Ahmed

“…Result prevalence of difficult LC was 40%. age greater than or equal to 50years, history of admission for acute cholecystitis, BMI > 30, palpable GB, impacted stone on imaging, adhesion burying GB, time to identify cystic artery/duct, bile/stone spillage and type of ligature were statistically significantly factors for difficult laparascopic cholecystectomy. …”
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End‐to‐End Pierced Carbon Nanosheets with Meso‐Holes by Minjun Kim, Hiroki Nara, Yusuke Asakura, Takashi Hamada, Peng Yan, Jacob Earnshaw, Meng An, Miharu Eguchi, Yusuke Yamauchi

“…However, their high interfacial adhesion energy often leads to restacking issues, limiting their potential in various applications. …”
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The silent menace: Worm bezoar causing acute intestinal obstruction by Shiva Shiva, Sahil Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Suresh Kumar

“…In contrast to developed nations, where the usual causes of obstruction are adhesions, strictures, and metabolic derangements, infective etiologies, like tuberculosis and parasitic infestations, are more common in developing countries. …”
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Characteristics of Hydrogels as a Coating for Microneedle Transdermal Delivery Systems with Agomelatine by Monika Wojtyłko, Ariadna B. Nowicka, Anna Froelich, Mirosław Szybowicz, Tobiasz Banaszek, Dorota Tomczak, Wiesław Kuczko, Radosław Wichniarek, Irena Budnik, Barbara Jadach, Oliwia Kordyl, Antoni Białek, Julia Krysztofiak, Tomasz Osmałek, Dimitrios A. Lamprou

“…Both hydrogels were found to have suitable parameters for coating microneedles using the dip-coating method, including the stability of the substance at the process temperature, shear-thinning behavior, and appropriate textural parameters such as adhesion or hardness. Additionally, two formulations were tested for potential application to the skin alone because the gels showed suitable mechanical properties for the skin application. …”
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Proteomic Technology “Lens” for Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Process Identification in Oncology by Monica Neagu, Carolina Constantin, Marinela Bostan, Constantin Caruntu, Simona Rebeca Ignat, Sorina Dinescu, Marieta Costache

“…Proteomics has brought besides standard EMT markers (e.g., cell-cell adhesion proteins and transcription factors) other future potential markers for improving diagnosis, monitoring evolution, and developing new therapy targets. …”
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A Thickened Coracohumeral Ligament and Superomedial Capsule Limit Internal Rotation of the Shoulder Joint: Report of Three Cases by Masashi Koide, Junichiro Hamada, Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Kenji Kanazawa, Kazuaki Suzuki

“…Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (also known as frozen shoulder) is a painful and disabling disorder with an estimated prevalence ranging from 2% to 5% in the general population. …”
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A Simple Way to Achieve Self-Cleaning Surfaces with Unique Antifouling Property by Caizhen Yao, Shizhen Xu, Xiaodong Jiang, Jiaxuan Chen, Xiaodong Yuan

“…Water sliding angles (SAs) were reduced by fluorination treatment, resulting in low adhesive superhydrophobic surfaces with the self-cleaning property. …”
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Synergistic enhancement in mechanical properties of graphene/MWCNT reinforced Polyaryletherketone – carbon fiber multi-scale composites: Experimental studies and finite element ana... by Sarath Kumar Painkal, Meera Balachandran, Karingamanna Jayanarayanan, Nagaarjun Sridhar, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Wear and fracture surface morphology of nano and multi-scale composites showed ductile failure confirming interfacial adhesion. The failure behavior in experimental studies was supported by Abaqus/Explicit-based FEM models of fracture toughness response. …”
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