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Open AccessPIBF1 regulates trophoblast syncytialization and promotes cardiovascular development
Proper placental development in early pregnancy ensures a positive outcome later on. The developmental relationship between the placenta and embryonic organs, such as the heart, is crucial for a normal pregnan...
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Misalignment monitoring between electrodes and a rivet in three-sheet resistance element welding based on dynamic resistance
Resistance element welding (REW) has been applied to join various dissimilar materials such as steel and aluminum alloy. In this study, we propose a monitoring methodology that can predict misalignment between...
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Improvement of fatigue performance by applying tandem GMAW in lap joints with gaps
Chassis parts that support the entire load of an automobile, such as the frame, cross-member, and lower arm, require fatigue performance. Chassis parts require different fatigue performances, depending on the ...
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Open AccessGenerating Detailed Spectral Libraries for Canine Proteomes Obtained from Serum and Urine
Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are popular companion animals. Increase in medical expenses associated with them and demand for extending their lifespan in a healthy manner has created the need to develop ...
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Weld fatigue behavior of gas metal arc welded steel sheets based on porosity and gap size
Galvannealed (GA) steel sheet is applied to the chassis parts of automobiles with fatigue durability important through gas metal arc welding (GMAW). However, the pores due to zinc vaporization and gaps of the ...
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Purification of TET Proteins
The 5-methylcytosine (5mC) oxidation pathway mediated by TET proteins involves step-wise oxidation of 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), 5-formylcytosine (5fC), and 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC). 5fC and 5caC ...
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Creep Life Prediction of Alloy 718 for Automotive Engine Materials
This study was carried out to investigate the creep life at the high temperature of the Alloy 718 for automotive engine components using the initial strain parameter method (ISPM). Creep tests have performed a...
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Effects of welding current and torch position parameters on bead geometry in cold metal transfer welding
This study investigated the effects of welding current and torch position parameters, including torch-aiming position, travel angle, and work angle, on bead geometry in single-lap joint gas metal arc (GMA) wel...
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Effects of welding current and torch position parameters on minimizing the weld porosity of zinc-coated steel
This study involves an investigation of the effects of the welding current and torch position parameters, including the travel angle, torch-aiming position, and work angle, on reducing the weld porosity in the...
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Development of fuzzy controller for inverter DC resistance spot welding using system identification
Adaptive Resistance spot welding (RSW) technologies have been developed and applied within the automotive industry to improve the weldability of automotive steels, including conventional and high strength stee...
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Effect of cover sheet on dissimilar three-steel sheets resistance spot welding
The use of high-strength steels on car bodies has been increasing gradually for lightweight vehicle body. In general, the resistance spot weldability of high-strength steels is poor compared to that of low-car...
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The development of a quality prediction system for aluminum laser welding to measure plasma intensity using photodiodes
Lightweight metals have been used to manufacture the body panels of cars to reduce the weight of car bodies. Typically, aluminum sheets are welded together, with a focus on weld quality assurance. A weld quali...
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New methods of resistance spot welding using reference waveforms of welding power
The use of high strength steels in car bodies has increased gradually in recent years, contributing to lighter weight vehicles. In general, the resistance spot weldability of high strength steels is poor when ...
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Effect of a conically shaped hollow electrode on advanced high strength steel in three-sheet resistance spot welding
Application of high strength steel is one of the most promising solutions to the problem of vehicle weight reduction. However, weldability problems occur when three sheet metals of the high strength steel are ...
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Quality estimation of resistance spot weld based on logistic regression analysis of welding power signal
Resistance spot welds have a major effect on the stiffness and crashworthiness of a car body. Therefore, it is necessary to implement a monitoring method which predicts the weld quality of the resistance spot ...
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Development of candidate biomarkers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using multiple reaction monitoring
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth most frequent cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Because CA 19-9 increases not only in PDAC, but also in benign conditions, there is urgent ne...
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Laser welding of cast iron and carburized steel for differential gear
This study concerned laser welding replacing the traditional bolted connection of the ring gear and differential case in the power train of the automobile. Laser welding is necessary to reduce weight and manuf...
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Open AccessOnline monitoring of immunoaffinity-based depletion of high-abundance blood proteins by UV spectrophotometry using enhanced green fluorescence protein and FITC-labeled human serum albumin
The removal of high-abundance proteins from plasma is an efficient approach to investigating flow-through proteins for biomarker discovery studies. Most depletion methods are based on multiple immunoaffinity m...
