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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effects of Low-level Millimeter Waves on Cellular and Subcellular Systems
Interactions of millimeter waves with living systems are believed to occur primarily on a subcellular or cellular level. Although most of the evidence that biological systems can be altered by low intensity el...
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Experimental investigation of Polythermal Ternary Mo-Ga-As phase equilibria
The ternary Mo-Ga-As phase equilibria have been analyzed using X-ray diffraction, metallography and SEM/EDX, and also DTA. The experimental challenges resulting from low thermal stabilities of Ga-rich phases, ...
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Thermodynamic properties of liquid Fe-Mg-Al and Fe-Mg-Si dilute ternary solutions
The effects of the third elements, Al and Si, on the solubility of Mg in liquid Fe at 1873 K were studied by a vapor-molten Fe equilibration method. The interaction coefficients, εMg i, were calculated from exper...
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Methodology and Modelling of a Laser Based In-Process Surface Finish Inspection Probe
Continuous monitoring of the roughness value of critical surfaces is a key issue to ensure the quality of machined products. A non-contact in-process surface roughness inspection probe is researched and develo...
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Primary particle melting rates and equiaxed grain nucleation
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A diffusion solution for the melting/dissolution of a solid at constant temperature and its use for measuring the diffusion coefficient in liquids
A general solution to the diffusion equation is obtained for the composition in two phases when one phase dissolves and the other grows at constant temperature. The relevance of the derivation to melting is di...
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Measurement of liquid permeability in the mushy zones of aluminum-copper alloys
Measurements of liquid permeability in the mushy zones of Al-15.42 pct Cu and Al-8.68 pct Cu alloy samples were performed isothermally just above the eutectic temperature, using eutectic liquid as the fluid. A...
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Effects of bile on the in vitro hatching, exsheathment, and migration of Ascaris suum larvae
This study reports on the in vitro egg hatching, exsheathment, migratory activity, and sensitivity to anthelmintics of Ascaris suum larvae in cultures with or without bovine bile. Three methods for egg hatching ...
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The nature of surface cracking in direct chill cast aluminum alloy ingots
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The Influence of Previous Irradiance on Photosynthetic Induction in Three Species Grown in the Gap and Understory of a Fagus Crenata Forest
Photosynthetic induction responses to a sudden increase in photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) from lower background PPFD (0, 25, 50, and 100 μmol m−2 s−1) to 1 000 μmol m−2 s−1 were measured in leaves of F...
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Hydrogen evolution during directional solidification and its effect on porosity formation in aluminum alloys
Most of the models for predicting porosity formation in aluminum alloy castings use a simple mass balance, such as the lever rule, to track hydrogen enrichment in the interdendritic liquid. However, the hydrog...
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Analysis of the mechanism of die soldering in aluminum die casting
A mechanism of soldering of an aluminum alloy die casting to a steel die is proposed. A soldering critical temperature is postulated, at which iron begins to react with aluminum to form an aluminum-rich liquid...
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Permeability measurements of the flow of interdendritic liquid in equiaxed aluminum-silicon alloys
A method developed recently for measuring instantaneous permeability in the mushy zone of aluminum-copper alloys is used to measure permeability in aluminum-silicon alloys. Permeability was also measured in pa...
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The reheating-cooling method: A technique for measuring mechanical properties in the nonequilibrium mushy zones of alloys
The mushy zone of an alloy is in nonequilibrium during solidification. The mechanical properties of alloys in this nonequilibrium mushy zone, especially at small liquid fractions, are closely related to the fo...
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Fabrication of nylon-6/carbon nanotube composites
A new technique to fabricate nylon-6/carbon nanotube (PA6/CNT) composites is presented. The method involves a pretreatment of carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis of hydrocarbon and an improved ...
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Treatment of severe therapy-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease with human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells
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Acclimation to irradiance of leaf photosynthesis and associated nitrogen reallocation in photosynthetic apparatus in the year following thinning of a young stand of Chamaecyparis obtusa
In order to quantify the effects of thinning on photosynthetic parameters and associated change in leaf nitrogen (N) contents, half of the trees in a 10-year-old Chamaecyparis obtusa (Sieb. et Zucc.) Endl. stand ...
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Ultrastructural and cytochemical studies on the infection process of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in oilseed rape
Stem rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, is one of the major diseases of oilseed rape worldwide. The infection process of S. sclerotiorum in leaves and stems and the alterations of cell wall c...
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p300 plays a role in p16INK4a expression and cell cycle arrest
As a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p16INK4a plays a key role in cell cycle progression and cellular differentiation, and its expression is frequently altered in human cancers through epigenetically mediated ...
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Human mesenchymal stem cells inhibit cancer cell proliferation by secreting DKK-1
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have an inhibitory effect on tumor proliferation, but the precise mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we identified DKK-1 (dickkopf-1), secreted by MSCs and acting as a neg...
