Experimental Study on the Influence of Type of Stirrup of Prestressed Concrete Beams with Corroded Rebars by Fang-Yuan Li, Liu-Yang Li, Wen-Hao Li, Peifeng Wu

“…The corrosion of longitudinal bars and stirrups will reduce the flexural capacity, but the overall decline is not obvious. When the corrosion rate is 10%, the bearing capacity of the ordinary stirrup specimen decreases by 6.1%; epoxy-coated stirrup specimen decreases by 4.9%; stainless stirrup specimen has nearly no change. …”
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Numerical Study on the Fracture Properties of Concrete Shield Tunnel Lining Segments by Longgang Tian, Xiao Wang, Ziling Cheng

“…Results show that loading eccentricity has a very large influence on the bearing capacity of the cracked lining segment; the larger the loading eccentricity, the smaller the bearing capacity. …”
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Analysis of Transmission Characteristics on an MSK-Based Rotating Magnet-Based Mechanical Antenna by Xie He, Qiang Zhou, Jianya Zhang

“…Then, the transmission capacity of the MSK-based RMBMA is derived in the closed form. …”
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Value of original and modified pathological scoring systems for prognostic prediction in paraffin-embedded donor kidney core biopsy by Jinghong Tan, Huanxi Zhang, Longshan Liu, Jun Li, Qian Fu, Yan Li, Chenglin Wu, Ronghai Deng, Jiali Wang, Bowen Xu, Wenfang Chen, Shicong Yang, Changxi Wang

“…Total-score-based models had similar predictive capacities for eGFR in all scoring systems, except MAPI and Ugarte. …”
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Curcumin and α/β-Adrenergic Antagonists Cotreatment Reverse Liver Cirrhosis in Hamsters: Participation of Nrf-2 and NF-κB by José Roberto Macías-Pérez, Bruno Jesús Vázquez-López, Martin Humberto Muñoz-Ortega, Liseth Rubí Aldaba-Muruato, Sandra Luz Martínez-Hernández, Esperanza Sánchez-Alemán, Javier Ventura-Juárez

“…In addition, liver fibrosis may be associated with a decrease of the antioxidant response of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) and the overregulation of the proinflammatory pathway of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Therefore, in the present work, the capacity of doxazosin (α1 antagonist), carvedilol (nonselective beta-adrenoceptor blocker with alpha 1-blocking properties), and curcumin (antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound) to reverse liver cirrhosis and studying the possible modulation of Nrf-2 and NF-κB were evaluated. …”
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Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the physicochemical, structural, and functional properties of soluble dietary fiber from coffee peels by Xinxin Yu, Ke Zhu, Faguang Hu, Rongsuo Hu, Wenjiang Dong

“…The ultrasonic treatment improved the water-solubility, oil-holding capacities and water-holding capacities of CSDF, with highest water-holding capacity being obtained at 300 W (8.92 ± 1.57 g/g). …”
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Characterization and Comparison of Unfermented and Fermented Seed-Watermelon Juice by Jing Wang, Yue Shi, Huijuan Zhang, Xingxing Deng, Yubin Wang, Yue Ma, Xiaoyan Zhao, Chao Zhang

“…Fermented juice was prepared with byproducts (pulp and rind) of seed watermelon (Citrullus lanatus sp. vulgaris var. megalaspermus) for the first time, and its radical scavenging capacity and aroma were compared with those of the corresponding unfermented juice. …”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential for Cystic Fibrosis Infection, and Treatment by Morgan T. Sutton, David Fletcher, Santosh K. Ghosh, Aaron Weinberg, Rolf van Heeckeren, Sukhmani Kaur, Zhina Sadeghi, Adonis Hijaz, Jane Reese, Hillard M. Lazarus, Donald P. Lennon, Arnold I. Caplan, Tracey L. Bonfield

“…Further, we show that the hMSCs have the capacity to enhance antibiotic sensitivity, improving the capacity to kill bacteria. …”
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Column operation studies for the removal of dyes and phenols using a low cost adsorbent by V. K. Gupta, I. Tyagi, S. Agarwal, R. Singh, M. Chaudhary, A. Harit, S. Kushwaha

“…The column type continuous flow operations were used to obtain the breakthrough curves. The breakthrough capacity, exhaustion capacity and degree of column utilization were evaluated from the plots. …”
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Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced DNA Damage and Repair through the Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Mahara Valverde, Jonathan Lozano-Salgado, Paola Fortini, Maria Alexandra Rodriguez-Sastre, Emilio Rojas, Eugenia Dogliotti

“…Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADMSCs) are recognized as a potential tool in cell tissue therapy because of their capacity to proliferate and differentiate in vitro. …”
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Agreement Between Tele- and Face-to-Face Assessment of Neuromotor Development in High-Risk Children by Ana Isabel Rubio-López, Marie Carmen Valenza, Julia Raya-Benítez, Geraldine Valenza-Peña, Irene Cabrera-Martos, Laura López-López, Ángela Benítez-Feliponi

“…The NEM assessment showed almost perfect reliability (kappa ≥ 0.81) for most items. Seven of them showed substantial reliability (kappa = 0.61–0.80), one moderate reliability (kappa = 0.568), and one fair reliability (kappa = 0.338). …”
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Adjustment of condensing temperature of the vapor-compression heat pump based on a reciprocating long-stroke compressor stage at fixed temperatures of receiving coolant by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, P. V. Ushakov

“…The energy components are the indicated power of the compressor, the heating capacity of the consumer, the additional heating capacity supplied to the working fluid of the heat pump before the compression process, as well as the additional heating capacity supplied to the working fluid of the heat pump or removed from it during the compression process. …”
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Design of steganography algorithm based on MPEG-4 coding scheme by YUAN Kai-guo, ZHANG Ru, XU Xin, NIU Xin-xin, YANG Yi-xian

“…It was proved by the experiment that the proposed algorithm has much better fidelity and capacity. The algorithm is highly desirable in the situations that high capacity information hiding in MPEG-4 video streaming.…”
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HIGH-PERFORMANCE EMBEDDING IN DUAL IMAGES BASED ON PIXEL VALUE ORDERING METHOD by Cao Thị Luyen, Pham Minh Thai

“…Experimental results demonstrate that, relative to similar methods, this improvement enhances both embedding capacity and image quality.…”
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Investigation into the Adsorption of Methylene Blue and Methyl Orange by UiO-66-NO2 Nanoparticles by Hien Thi Dinh, Nam Trung Tran, Dai Xuan Trinh

“…The influence of pH on the adsorption capacity was assessed. The kinetics of the adsorption process were investigated and compared with pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and intraparticle models. …”
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Analysis of application of heat loss recovery system using organic Rankine сycle for drive of process equipment by A. M. Kalashnikov, A. A. Kapelyukhovskaya, I. D. Obukhov

“…From these results, we can draw the following conclusions: the increase in the temperature of the heated surface leads to the increase of the heating zone of the refrigerant with high capacity and, hence, to increase heat capacity; increasing the refrigerant flow rate, the lower the temperature of the refrigerant at the exit, but increases the thermal capacity; increasing the pressure of the heated refrigerant increases the thermal; this design of the heat exchanger allows you to achieve the necessary power for the operation of the drive by: changing the flow rate of the refrigerant, the excess pressure of the refrigerant, the number of elbows, as well as by installing a heat-reflecting casing…”
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Adsorption of Quercetin, Kaempferol and Luteolin on Surface-Modified Polytetrafluoroethylene Films by Gaohong Wang, Yanjuan Liu, Xinyi Huang, Duolong Di

“…The PTFE film thus prepared was used for adsorption of three flavonoids, namely, quercetin, kaempferol and luteolin. The adsorption capacity of the treated PTFE film that was not further modified by dopamine was also evaluated. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics of Phenolic Compounds onto a New Hypercrosslinked Polymeric Resin Containing the 2-Carbonylbenzoyl Group (ZH-01) by Fei Zhenghao, Chen Jinlong, Cai Jianguo, Gao Guandao, Li Aimin, Zhang Quanxing

“…Mini-column adsorption studies for phenol on ZH-01 showed that its breakthrough capacity and total capacity were 2.38 mmol/g and 3.05 mmol/g, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory, and Cytotoxic Action of Fractions from Eugenia uniflora L. and Eugenia malaccensis L.: Correlation with Polyphenol and Flavanoid Conten... by Evellyne de Oliveira Figueirôa, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Cristiane Moutinho Lagos de Melo, Juliana Kelle de Andrade Lemoine Neves, Nicácio Henrique da Silva, Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia

“…E. malaccensis L. seeds showed the largest DPPH radical scavenger capacity (EC50=22.62). The fractions of E. malaccensis L. leaves showed lower antioxidant capacity. …”
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Experimental and FEM Analyses of RC Beams with Radius Corner Arch at Bottom Tension Face by Maryam H. Naser, Fatimah H. Naser, Ali Hameed Naser Almamoori, Mohammed L. Hussien

“…The present study includes experimental and numerical investigations of the behavior and the load carrying capacity of RC two-hinged beams with radius corner arch at the bottom face subjected to static loading conditions. …”
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