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Chapter and Conference Paper
Initial Period of Chip Formation: Observations Towards Enhancing Machining Sustainability
In machining, high mechanical and thermal loads are exerted on a small area of the tool where it interacts with the workpiece. Despite limited interaction space, extensive use of cutting fluids (CFs) is ineffi...
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ICH3, a selective alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, modulates adipocyte inflammation associated with obesity
The alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR), involved in the modulation of inflammation and insulin sensitivity, is downregulated in white adipose tissue (WAT) of obese patients. This study aims to t...
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Open AccessQuality of life in nursing home residents with pain: pain interference, depression and multiple pain-related diseases as important determinants
Quality of life is an essential outcome parameter in geriatric research and presents an important indicator for the evaluation of care treatments. The present study analyses potential impact factors on health-...
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Rituximab in routine care of severe active rheumatoid arthritis
To assess safety, effectiveness and onset of effect of rituximab (RTX) in routine clinical treatment of severe, active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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In situ chip formation analyses in micro single-lip and twist deep hole drilling
Growing competitive pressure forces companies to optimise process productivity and shorten primary production times. At the same time, the resulting manufacturing quality must be kept on a high level. In the a...
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Bluff-body Thermal Property and Initial State Effects on a Laminar Premixed Flame Anchoring Pattern
Bluff-body stabilized laminar flames remain at the root of many industrial applications. Such a simple flame arrangement although steady results from complex chemical, flow mixing as well as solid body thermal...
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Piezoelectric ultra-sensitive aluminum nitride thin film on flexible aluminum substrate
Development of ultra-sensitive mechanical pressure sensors is required for various technological fields such as medical diagnosis and gas leakage. Aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films deposited by rf reactive spu...
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Lipodystrophy and obesity are associated with decreased number of T cells with regulatory function and pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype
In lipodystrophy (LD) adipose tissue function to store lipids is impaired, leading to metabolic syndrome, similar to that found in obesity. Emerging evidence links dysmetabolism with disorders of the immune sy...
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Open AccessErratum to: Out of hours care in Germany - High utilization by adult patients with minor ailments?
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Open AccessActively evolving subglacial conduits and eskers initiate ice shelf channels at an Antarctic grounding line
Ice-shelf channels are long curvilinear tracts of thin ice found on Antarctic ice shelves. Many of them originate near the grounding line, but their formation mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we use i...
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Open AccessOut of hours care in Germany - High utilization by adult patients with minor ailments?
Family practitioners (FPs) who work in Out-Of-Hours Care (OOHC) - especially in rural areas – complain about high workload related to low urgency and potentially unnecessary patient presentations with minor ai...
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A study of crystallographic phases in non-stoichiometric (oxygen deficiency) indium oxide thin films
Indium oxide is a well-known transparent conductive oxide (TCO) in its stoichiometric composition (In2O3). Its electrical and optical properties are strongly influenced by the chemical composition. This work focu...
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Meltwater produced by wind–albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf
Surface melt has been tied to the collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves. This study illustrates that warmer temperatures associated with katabatic winds drive similar processes in an East Antarctic ice s...
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Open AccessMeasurement of geometric dephasing using a superconducting qubit
A quantum system interacting with its environment is subject to dephasing, which ultimately destroys the information it holds. Here we use a superconducting qubit to experimentally show that this dephasing has...
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Influence of elevation on canopy transpiration of temperate deciduous forests in a complex mountainous terrain of South Korea
Variations in microclimate and soil characteristics on mountain slopes influence forest structure and function. Precipitation, incoming solar radiation and relative humidity change along a mountain slope. Equa...
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Diagnostik und Therapie der Peronealsehnenerkrankungen
Erkrankungen der Peronealsehnen gehören zu den seltenen und — vielleicht gerade deshalb — häufig übersehenen Verletzungen im Bereich des Fußes [1]. Sie treten oft begleitend mit anderen Erkrankungen, zum Beispiel...
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Experimental realization of non-Abelian non-adiabatic geometric gates
Microwave stimulation of a superconducting artificial three-level atom is used to demonstrate high-fidelity, non-Abelian geometric transformations, the results of which depend on the order in which they are pe...
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Leaching of a Simulated ZnCl2-Rich Radwaste Stabilized with Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement: Experimental Investigation and First Attempt of Modeling
This chapter reports the first leaching experiments performed on a simulated ZnCl2-rich waste stabilized with calcium sulfoaluminate cement according to a standard test developed to understand and model the degra...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Investigation of Shock-Wave Load Attenuation by Barriers
Major resources have being invested in the last two decades in an effort to find and utilize efficient protective technologies against terror attacks. Most of the resources have been directed to civil and mili...
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Seelische Erkrankungen in der Schwangerschaft
Lange wurde angenommen, dass Frauen während einer Schwangerschaft vor psychiatrischen Erkrankungen geschützt sind. Leider entspricht dies nicht der Realität. Depressive Episoden und bipolare Erkrankungen sind ...