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Suprapubic versus transurethral catheterization for bladder drainage in male rectal cancer surgery (GRECCAR10), a randomized clinical trial
Bladder drainage is systematically used in rectal cancer surgery; however, the optimal type of drainage, transurethral catheterization (TUC) or suprapubic catheterization (SPC), is still controversial. The aim...
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Multi-phase-field modeling of grain growth in polycrystalline titanium under magnetic field and elastic strain
A two-dimensional constitutive model was developed to simulate grain boundary motion in polycrystalline titanium exposed simultaneously to magnetic field and elastic strain based on the thermodynamic laws. The...
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Buckling Analysis of Cylinders Reinforced with Stiffening Rings and Foam. Numerical and Experimental Investigation
In this paper, a new regression formulation for buckling analysis of a cylinder with one, two and three stiffening rings with foam is presented. For this purpose, the effective material properties (such as ela...
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Induced Expression of Six ZIP Genes by Zinc Deficiency is Associated with Increased Uptake and Root to Shoot Translocation of Zn in Zn-efficient Bread Wheat Cultivars
A greenhouse experiment was conducted to investigate the expression levels of six ZRT/IRT like-protein (ZIP) genes in roots and leaves of bread wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) under soil Zn deficiency cond...
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Effect of Solidification Mode on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AISI420 Steel to SAF2507 Steel Dissimilar Joint Produced by Transient Liquid Phase
In this investigation, the microstructure and mechanical properties of AISI420/SAF2507 dissimilar joint produced by TLP process were investigated at different bonding times. For this purpose, TLP process was c...
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Fabrication and Characterization of Zirconia Coating on the API5L Steel
Four layers of zirconia coating were applied on surface of API5 steel samples by sol-gel processing using zirconium isopropoxide precursor. In the first group of samples, after each layer of coating and for th...
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Hygroelasticity analysis of an elastically restrained functionally graded porous metamaterial circular plate resting on an auxetic material circular plate
The main objective of this research is to investigate the hygroelastic behavior of a non-homogeneous circular plate made up of porous metamaterial resting on an auxetic material plate. The mechanical propertie...
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Efficiency of SWAT model for determining hydrological responses of marl formation
The change in the amount of erosion, sedimentation and permeability is directly related to the change in the physical and chemical properties of soil, especially for marl formation (MF). Any hydrological model...
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Correction to: Wind-induced vibration of structural cables
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Wind-induced vibration of structural cables
The wind-induced vibration of cables has been widely studied over the past decades because of cables’ many applications in cable-stayed, suspension, and tied-arched bridges, and power transmission lines. They ...
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Development of an Advanced Ultrahigh Strength TRIP Steel and Evaluation of Its Unique Strain Hardening Behavior
A novel ferrite-53% austenite medium-Mn transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steel with extraordinary combination of 1420 MPa tensile strength and 27% elongation was produced by a simple designed thermomec...
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Evaluation of the elastic and plastic properties of the antimonene at the presence of the external electric field: a DFT investigation
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Fractional optimal control of an HIV/AIDS epidemic model with random testing and contact tracing
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Cold Hardiness Assessment in Seven Commercial Fig Cultivars (Ficus Carica L.)
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Crystal Structures and Biological Studies Two Novel Zinc Complexes Derived from para-Vanillin and Acetylacetone. Two New Precursors for Preparation ZnO Nanoparticles
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Quantification of the Dynamic Compressive Response of Two Ottawa Sands
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Microstructures and mechanical properties of friction stir welded dissimilar steel-copper joints
Welding dissimilar metals by fusion welding is challenging. It results in welding defects. Friction stir welding (FSW) as a solid-state joining method can overcome these problems. In this study, 304L stainless...
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Open AccessDo quantitative and qualitative shear wave elastography have a role in evaluating musculoskeletal soft tissue masses?
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