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Application of ultrasonic fatigue technology in very-high-cycle fatigue testing of aviation gas turbine engine blade materials: A review
The need for very-high-cycle fatigue (VHCF) testing up to 1010 cycles of aviation gas turbine engine blade materials under combined mechanical loads and complex environments has encouraged the development of VHCF...
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Prediction of outcomes for symptomatic spinal cavernous malformation surgery: a multicenter prospective clinical study
Clinical outcome of spinal cavernous malformation (SCM) varies because of its unclear natural history, and reliable prognostic prediction model for SCM patients is limited. The aim of the present study was to ...
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Open AccessFacial nerve in skullbase tumors: imaging and clinical relevance
Facial nerve, the 7th cranial nerve, is a mixed nerve composed of sensory and motor fibers, and its main branch is situated in the cerebellopontine angle. Facial nerve dysfunction is a debilitating phenomenon ...
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Free and steady-state forced vibrations of a base-excited nonuniform cantilever Timoshenko beam with internal dam**
Base-excited nonuniform cantilever beams play an important role in the fields of fatigue tests and piezoelectric energy harvesting. In these two fields, few dynamic models based on Timoshenko beam theory are k...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Covalent and Non-covalent Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Restoration
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The study on in situ asymmetric bending behavior of structural bamboo materials under combined tension-bending loads
As a growing structural material in the engineering field, bamboo materials are mainly subjected to tension, bending, and a combination of the two during the service process when used as a beam structure. Howe...
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Open AccessCovalent and Non-covalent Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Restoration
Nanotechnology has emerged as an extraordinary and rapidly develo** discipline of science. It has remolded the fate of the whole world by providing diverse horizons in different fields. Nanomaterials are app...
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Development of a variable temperature mechanical loading device for in situ neutron scattering measurements
Understanding the phase transformation and failure mechanism of NiTi shape memory alloys under variable environments of high and low temperatures is critical to the establishment of constitutive properties and...
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Open AccessPerformance improvement and thermodynamic assessment of microchannel heat sink with different types of ribs and cones
The present study aims to investigate the performance of microchannel heat sink via numerical simulations, based on the first and second law of thermodynamics. The heat transfer and flow characteristics of rec...
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Open AccessEvaluation of eco-environmental quality for the coal-mining region using multi-source data
The contradiction between the exploitation of coal resources and the protection of the ecological environment in western China is becoming increasingly prominent. Reasonable ecological environment evaluation i...
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Experimental study on the influence of hydro-chemical erosion on morphology parameters and shear properties of limestone fractures
Hydro-chemical erosion has a great effect on the micro-structure morphology and macroscopic mechanical properties of the rock mass. In this paper, direct shear test system was used to study the hydro-chemical ...
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Genome-wide Analysis of WRKY Transcription Factor Family in Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) and Their Response to Powdery Mildew
The WRKY family is a large group of transcription factors found in higher plants; it plays an important role in many aspects of biological processes. However, there is very little information about this family...
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Open AccessThe thiol-disulfide exchange activity of AtPDI1 is involved in the response to abiotic stresses
Arabidopsis protein disulfide isomerase 1 (AtPDI1) has been demonstrated to have disulfide isomerase activity and to be involved in the stress response. However, whether the anti-stress function is directly rela...
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Identification and functional characterization of a new flavonoid synthase gene MdFLS1 from apple
The flavonoid synthase gene MdFLS1 from apple, which possibly plays an important role in anthocyanin synthesis, accumulates in the purple-red branches of Malus ‘Pink spire’.
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Facile fabrication of crystallized superhydrophobic hybrid coatings via solid-state hydrolysis/polycondensation of n-octadecyltrimethoxysilane
Superhydrophobic surfaces that roust to harsh environments and fully repel liquids are remarkable for practical applications of self-cleaning coatings. Herein, crystallized superhydrophobic polysilsesquioxane ...
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Expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid genes and proteins in diabetic rat heart
Cardiac complications are leading causes of death in diabetic patients. Imbalance of Ca2+ homeostasis is a hallmark of cardiac dysfunction in diabetes, while TRPV channels are non-selective for cations and are pe...
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TRPV4 Mediates Cardiac Fibrosis via the TGF-β1/Smad3 Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Rats
Emerging evidence shows that the transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel is involved in fibrosis in many organs. However, its role in diabetic cardiac fibrosis remains unclear. Our aim was to ...
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Parametric analysis on the low temperature wet air waste heat recovery through an organic Rankine cycle
Removing moisture in the wet farm products through the open air ventilation is a traditional postharvest treatment method. However, its overall energy consumption is high and the drying time is long. Here, a c...
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Language Learning Beyond Content: An Exploratory Study of Higher-Order Thinking and Digital Literacy via Digital Book Trailers in an ESL Reading Classroom
Digital video technology and storytelling have been increasingly adopted in various educational settings since the late 1990s. This chapter discusses learning opportunities afforded by engaging English as a Se...
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Wear Regime and Wear Mechanism Map for Spark-Plasma-Sintered Cu-15Ni-8Sn-0.2Nb Alloy under Oil Lubrication
Mild and severe wear behaviors of a spark plasma-sintered Cu-15Ni-8Sn-0.2Nb alloy were studied as a function of applied load and sliding velocity. Experiments were performed under oil-lubricated conditions usi...
