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Effect of Porosity and Normal Load on Dry Sliding Friction of Polymer Foam Blocks
In this study, the effect of porosity on the dry sliding fiction of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foams was investigated under different normal load conditions. EVA foam blocks with varying porosities were slid...
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Strain-rate dependence of the tensile strength of glass fibers
It is well known that the strength of glass fibers increases with increasing strain rate. Consequently, impact strength of glass fiber is competitive with that of carbon fiber. This strengthening phenomenon is...
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Chapter
Footwear Fitting Design
The fitting is one of the most important properties of footwear. The fitting property mainly depends on the upper material and structure. This indicates that an investigation of the deformation of the footwear...
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Possible involvement of the interleukin-15 and interleukin-15 receptor system in a heightened state of lamina propria B cell activation and differentiation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
We investigated the possible roles of the interleukin (IL)-15 and IL-15 receptor (IL-15R) system in a heightened state of B-cell activation and differentiation in intestinal mucosa with inflammatory bowel dise...
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Possible involvement of neutrophil elastase in impaired mucosal repair in patients with ulcerative colitis
Background. Little information is available on the relative contribution of peptide growth factors and leukocyte-derived proteinases to the repair processes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). W...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Elastic Wave Propagation Analysis for Laminated Composite Using a Quasi-three-dimensional Model
So far the study for dynamic behavior of the composite structures has been superficial as compared with that for static behavior. However these dynamic problems such as an impact and a transient problems have ...
