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Simultaneously Improved Curing, Mechanical, Antioxidative Properties and Reduced ZnO Loading of Silica Filled NR Composites by Incorporation of Low-cost Crude Carbon Dots via Conventional Melt-milling Method
Rubbers or elastomers play an important role in hi-tech technology and civilian daily life because of their unique and strategical properties. Generally, the rubber additives are essential components for rubbe...
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Epoxidation Functionalized Isobutylene Isoprene Rubber toward Green-curing Pathway and High-performance Composites
Epoxidation of the carbon-carbon double bonds on unsaturated rubber macromolecules can produce novel modified rubber species with special properties, and construct eco-friendly crosslinking pathway via the reacti...
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Open AccessAbnormal coordination of upper extremity during target reaching in persons post stroke
Understanding abnormal synergy of the upper extremity (UE) in stroke survivors is critical for better identification of motor impairment. Here, we investigated to what extent stroke survivors retain the abilit...
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Excellent Compatibilization Effect of a Dual Reactive Compatibilizer on the Immiscible MVQ/PP Blends
Methyl vinyl silicone rubber (MVQ)/polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) combines the good melt processability, recyclability and sealing performance as well as biosafety, stain and fluid resistan...
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Open AccessCharacterization of the influence of the dominant tract on hand closing post stroke based on the Fugl-Meyer score
While stroke survivors with moderate or mild impairment are typically able to open their hand at will, those with severe impairment cannot. Abnormal synergies govern the arm and hand in stoke survivors with se...
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Open reduction internal fixation of rib fractures: a biomechanical comparison between the RibLoc U Plus® system and anterior plate in rib implants
In this study, we assessed the bending strength of two surgical repairs of rib fracture using RibLoc® U Plus system made by Acute Innovations and the anterior plate by Synthes.
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Polyurethane-polysiloxane Copolymer Compatibilized SiR/TPU TPV with Comfortable Human Touch Toward Wearable Devices
Because of its softness, wear resistance, biocompatibility, extremely comfortable human touch, thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) comprised of silicone rubber (SiR) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) (SiR/TPU T...
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Open AccessCharacterization of a novel HLA-A*11:335 allele resulting from a rare interlocus recombination involving HLA-A*11:01:01:01/126 and HLA-H*02:07/14/18 alleles with nanopore sequencing, in a volunteer from the China Marrow Donor Program
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans includes three classical class I loci (A, B, and C), which are important biomarkers for the transplantation of organs and hematopoietic stem cells. In the M...
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Bubble-templated Construction of Three-dimensional Ceramic Network for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity of Silicone Rubber Composites
With the continuous development of the electronics industry, the energy density of modern electronic devices increases constantly, thus releasing a lot of heat during operation. Modern electronic devices take ...
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Open AccessAccess to quality diagnosis and rational treatment for tuberculosis: real-world evidence from China–Gates Tuberculosis Control Project Phase III
China has successfully reduced tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate over the past three decades, however, challenges remain in improving the quality of TB diagnosis and treatment. In this paper, we assess the effe...
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Effect of the Nanoparticle Functionalization on the Cavitation and Crazing Process in the Polymer Nanocomposites
The nanoparticle (NP) functionalization is an effective method for enhancing their compatibility with polymer which can influence the fracture property of the polymer nanocomposites (PNCs). This work aims to f...
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Tuning the Electrically Conductive Network of Grafted Nanoparticles in Polymer Nanocomposites by the Shear Field
Controlling the formation of the conductive network in the polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) is very meaningful to enhance their electrical property. In this work, we investigated the effect of grafted nanoparticl...
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Open AccessPleiotropic effects of RsmA and RsmE proteins in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24
Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24 is a rhizosphere bacterium that produces 2,4-diacetyphloroglucinol (2,4-DAPG) as the decisive secondary metabolite to suppress soilborne plant diseases. The biosynthesis of 2,4-DAPG i...
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Open AccessPhlG mediates the conversion of DAPG to MAPG in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24
The antibiotic 2,4-diacetylphoroglucinol (2,4-DAPG), produced by the Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24, is active against various soil-borne bacterial and fungal pathogens that cause...
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Open AccessThe Oxidoreductase DsbA1 negatively influences 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol biosynthesis by interfering the function of Gcd in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24
The polyketide antibiotic 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (2,4-DAPG), produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24, is positively regulated by the GacS-GacA two-component system.
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Theoretical Interpretation of Conformation Variations of Polydimethylsiloxane Induced by Nanoparticles
There has been controversy as to whether the addition of nanoparticles to a polymer melt causes perturbed chain structure of polymers. In this work, the chain conformations of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with ...
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Open AccessHow a diverse research ecosystem has generated new rehabilitation technologies: Review of NIDILRR’s Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers
Over 50 million United States citizens (1 in 6 people in the US) have a developmental, acquired, or degenerative disability. The average US citizen can expect to live 20% of his or her life with a disability. ...
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Open AccessKnowledge map** visualization analysis of the military health and medicine papers published in the web of science over the past 10 years
Military medicine is a research field that seeks to solve the medical problems that occur in modern war conditions based on public medicine theory.
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Use of an Actuated Glove to Facilitate Hand Rehabilitation After Stroke
Stroke survivors often experience long-term upper extremity impairment. This can greatly impair activities of daily living. Repetitive practice of task-oriented training is thought to be beneficial for rehabil...
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Open AccessAccumulation of catechins and expression of catechin synthetic genes in Camellia sinensis at different developmental stages
Catechins are the main polyphenol compounds in tea (Camellia sinensis). To understand the relationship between gene expression and product accumulation, the levels of catechins and relative expressions of key gen...
