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A shear constraint was very recently proposed by Abedini et al. (Int. J. Solids and Structures 151: 118–134 2018) to evaluate and calibrate advanced non-quadratic anisotropic yield criteria and to eliminate what ...
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Association between Skeletal Muscle Strength and Dysphagia among Chinese Community-Dwelling Elderly Adults
Swallowing disorder is a health burden for the elderly in China. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dysphagia and to test the association between skeletal muscle strength and swallowing problems...
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Numerical Study on Overcurrent Process of High-Temperature Superconducting Coated Conductors
Overcurrent performance of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductor (CC) is one of the most crucial parameters for industrial applications, especially in superconducting fault current limiters (...
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The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is involved in the angiogenesis and development of the coronary vasculature in the embryonic heart. Recently, the Hh signal pathway has emerged as an important regulator tha...
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Anterior uterocervical angle measurement improves prediction of cerclage failure
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CDK6-mediated repression of CD25 is required for induction and maintenance of Notch1-induced T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a high-risk subset of acute leukemia, characterized by frequent activation of Notch1 or AKT signaling, where new therapeutic approaches are needed. We showed prev...
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Study on the Properties and Damage Analysis on the Lining Used in Cooling Section of Coke Dry Quench Furnaces
In order to increase the service life of large scale coke dry quenching furnaces, the damage mechanism of lining was investigated, and the structure and properties of lining refractories used in cooling sectio...
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Electrical-Thermal-Structural Coupled Finite Element Model of High Temperature Superconductor for Resistive Type Fault Current Limiters
A multi-physics finite element model of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) will be presented in this article. The electrical-thermal model is mainly based on Maxwell’s equation and basic heat transfer equa...
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Research on Endurable Electrodynamic Force of YBCO Coated Conductors During Quenching Process
In a resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL), the electrodynamic force among the YBCO tapes is enormous when experiencing a high short circuit current, which may cause deformation of tapes and d...
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The present meta-analysis shows no clear association between coffee consumption and the risk of hip fractures. There was a nonlinear association between tea consumption and the risk of hip fracture. Compared t...
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Experimental and Numerical Study of Co-ordination of Resistive-Type Superconductor Fault Current Limiter and Relay Protection
Superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) has become one of the most ideal current limiting devices to solve the problem of increasing short-circuit current in high-voltage power grid. This paper presents a...
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Physical connectivity in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System inferred from 9 years of ocean color observations
Ocean color images acquired from the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) from 1998 to 2006 were used to examine the patterns of physical connectivity between land and reefs, and among reefs in the ...
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Using digital holographic microscopy for simultaneous measurements of 3D near wall velocity and wall shear stress in a turbulent boundary layer
A digital holographic microscope is used to simultaneously measure the instantaneous 3D flow structure in the inner part of a turbulent boundary layer over a smooth wall, and the spatial distribution of wall s...
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Study of interfacial oxide layer of LaAlO3 gate dielectrics on Si for metal–insulator–semiconductor devices
Lanthanum aluminate (LAO) thin films were deposited on silicon by pulsed-laser deposition. It was found that oxygen partial pressure played an essential role in the formation of an interfacial layer. The films...
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Winter cyclone frequencies in thirteen models participating in the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP1)
Various aspects of the simulated behaviour of cyclones in thirteen models participating in the AMIP1 exercise are presented. In the simulation of the winter climatological mean sea level pressure field for the...
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Enthalpies of formation of liquid dysprosium-bismuth alloys
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Dynamics of hairpin vortices generated by a mixing tab in a channel flow
To better understand mixing by hairpin vortices, time-series particle image velocimetry (PIV) was applied to the wake of a trapezoidal-shaped passive mixing tab mounted at the bottom of a square turbulent cha...
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Osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene therapy in animal models of osteoarticular disease
