The Loading Rate Effect on the Fracture Toughness of Marble Using Semicircular Bend Specimens by Fengqiang Gong, Yunliang Wang, Shanyong Wang

“…A series of dynamic fracture experiments on semicircular bend (SCB) marble specimens were conducted to characterize the loading rate effect using the INSTRON testing machine and the modified SHPB testing system. …”
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Protective Effects of BDNF against C-Reactive Protein-Induced Inflammation in Women by Nicole Noren Hooten, Ngozi Ejiogu, Alan B. Zonderman, Michele K. Evans

“…We examined BDNF levels in 3 groups of women that were age- and race-matched with low (<3 mg/L), mid (>3–20 mg/L), and high (>20 mg/L) hsCRP (n=39 per group) and found a significant association between hsCRP, BDNF, and 8-oxodG. …”
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Traduire les « Blue Devils » ou le double-bind du traducteur by Bernard Hœpffner

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Time-Domain Characterization of Dual Band Spiral Antenna with WMTS/UWB Application by Saira Joseph, Sunil Jacob, Binu Paul, Shanta Mridula, Pezholil Mohanan

“…A coplanar waveguide- (CPW-) fed spiral antenna with dual band application is presented. The antenna is designed to operate over the UWB (3.1–10.6 GHz) band as well as in a lower band suitable for WMTS (1.395–1.4 GHz). …”
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Determinants of Corporate Credit Growth in Ukraine: The Application of Bank Lending Survey Data by Anatolii Hlazunov

Subjects: “…bank lending standards…”
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Stroke Induces a BDNF-Dependent Improvement in Cognitive Flexibility in Aged Mice by Josh Houlton, Lisa Y. Y. Zhou, Deanna Barwick, Emma K. Gowing, Andrew N. Clarkson

“…Interestingly, aged stroke animals outperformed their sham counterparts, suggesting reopening of a critical window for recovery that is being mediated by BDNF.…”
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The properties of fluorine-doped graphene-based intermediate band solar cell materials by Lingyun Sun

Subjects: “…Band structure…”
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Experimental Study of Polarized Radar Scattering from the Tree Canopy at the Ka-Band by Chiung-Shen Ku, Pao-Chi Chang, Yang-Lang Chang

“…In this study, experimental measurements were carried out to estimate the polarized backscattering coefficient at the Ka-band through deciduous and coniferous trees. By utilizing a ground-based scatterometer, the returned signal was obtained in three polarized states at an incident angle ranging from 30 to 80 degrees. …”
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Dual-Band MIMO Antenna Design for 5G Smartphones Mobile Communications by Atta Ullah, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Mohamed Abdul-Al, Waqas Manan, Abubakar Salisu, Ibrahim Gharbia, Chan Hwang See, Raed Abd-Alhameed

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Identification of robust and abundant reference transcripts for EV mRNA cargo normalization by Antje M. Zickler, Radosław Grochowski, André Görgens, Erik Bäcklin, Maximilian Kordes, J.-Matthias Löhr, Joel Z. Nordin, Samir EL Andaloussi, Daniel W. Hagey

“…We identify 11 transcripts that are shared amongst the 50 most abundant in EVs from all of these cell sources. Following RT-PCR and deeper sequencing analysis, five transcripts warranted further investigation as molecular standards: TMSB4X, ACTB, GAPDH, VIM, and FTL. …”
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Effect of Hypericum perforatum Extract in an Experimental Model of Binge Eating in Female Rats by Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura, Giovanni Vitale, Maurizio Massi, Carlo Cifani

“…The present study evaluated the effect of Hypericum perforatum dry extract in an experimental model of binge eating (BE). Methods. BE for highly palatable food (HPF) was evoked in female rats by three 8-day cycles of food restriction/re-feeding and acute stress on the test day (day 25). …”
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Seed banking impacts native Acacia ulicifolia seed microbiome composition and function by Dylan Russell, Vaheesan Rajabal, Matthew Alfonzetti, Marlien M. van der Merwe, Rachael V. Gallagher, Sasha G. Tetu

“…Results Seeds obtained from seed banking facilities were found to host significantly less diverse bacterial populations, with substantial reductions in both low-abundance taxa and in community members commonly identified in freshly collected A. ulicifolia seeds. …”
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Active operations of Ashgabat branch of Russian-Asian Commercial Bank (1905–1917) by B. A. Alimdjanov

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Experimental Views of Tran-Bend Particle Deposition in Turbulent Flow with Nanoscale Effect by Kun Zhou, Ke Sun, Xiao Jiang, Shaojie Liu, Zhu He, Zhou Ding

“…This paper presented experimental views of nano- and microaerosol distribution and deposition in turbulent tran-bend flows. These views included the particle flow measurement and particle depositions through individual bends, bifurcation bends, and those behind bends. …”
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Modelling Hollow Microneedle-Mediated Drug Delivery in Skin Considering Drug Binding by Tanmoy Bhuimali, Sarifuddin, Diganta Bhusan Das, Prashanta Kumar Mandal

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ATTENUATION EFFECT OF HOLLOW-SQUARE-STEEL BLOCKING MASS ON PLANE BENDING WAVE by WEN HuaBing, ZAN Hao, PENG ZiLong

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An Existence and Uniqueness Result for a Bending Beam Equation without Growth Restriction by Yongxiang Li, He Yang

“…We discuss the solvability of the fourth-order boundary value problem u(4)=f(t,u,u′′), 0≤t≤1, u(0)=u(1)=u′′(0)=u′′(1)=0, which models a statically bending elastic beam whose two ends are simply supported, where f:[0,1]×R2→R is continuous. …”
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Reasoning method for predicting crime partner by using intimacy network of bank accounts by Fang LYU, Haibo LU, Wei WANG, Junheng HUANG, Bailing WANG

Subjects: “…transaction network of bank accounts…”
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The Role of Infrastructure Projects of European Central Bank in Development of Financial Integration in EU by P. Z. Khusnitdinov

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Proteomic Identification and Functional Analysis of Babesia microti Reveals Heparin-Binding Proteins by Yu Chun Cai, Bin Xu, Yan Hong Chu, Ying Fang Yu, Jia Hui Sun, Zi Ran Mo, Han Yin Yang, Shu Ning Yan, Mu Xin Chen, Jia Xu Chen

“…These candidate proteins were expressed as recombinant proteins using a prokaryotic expression system. In vitro heparin-binding assays demonstrated that these recombinant proteins specifically bind to heparin. …”
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