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Dynamic Compressive Behavior of Shear Thickening Fluid Based Composites
In this study, the dynamic behavior of shear thickening fluid (STF) and its composites are investigated. First, the dynamic shock response and compressive behavior of STF are studied. The results demonstrated ...
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Open AccessA machine learning model for predicting the ballistic impact resistance of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite plate
It has been a vital issue to ensure both the accuracy and efficiency of computational models for analyzing the ballistic impact response of fiber-reinforced composite plates (FRCP). In this paper, a machine le...
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Open AccessFactors associated with Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and molecular characteristics among the general population at a Medical College Campus in Guangzhou, South China
The nasal cavity is the main colonization site of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in human body. Nasal carriage may be a strong risk factor for some serious infection. There was still limited information about ...
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Physiological and proteomic analysis of mycorrhizal Pinus massoniana inoculated with Lactarius insulsus under drought stress
This study aimed to investigate physiological and protein expression alterations of mycorrhizal Pinus massoniana Lamb. inoculated with Lactarius insulsus in response to drought stress. The P. massoniana seedlings...
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Open AccessGraphene-clad microfibre saturable absorber for ultrafast fibre lasers
Graphene, whose absorbance is approximately independent of wavelength, allows broadband light–matter interactions with ultrafast responses. The interband optical absorption of graphene can be saturated readily...
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Open AccessGlobal optimization and oxygen dissociation on polyicosahedral Ag32Cu6 core-shell cluster for alkaline fuel cells
The structure of 38 atoms Ag-Cu cluster is studied by using a combination of a genetic algorithm global optimization technique and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It is demonstrated that the trun...
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Open AccessFeedback loops blockade potentiates apoptosis induction and antitumor activity of a novel AKT inhibitor DC120 in human liver cancer
The serine/threonine kinase AKT is generally accepted as a promising anticancer therapeutic target. However, the relief of feedback inhibition and enhancement of other survival pathways often attenuate the ant...
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An intrinsic fiber ring laser based sensor with saturable absorber
A novel configuration of fiber ring laser acoustic sensor, which adopts single-mode fiber as sensing element, is proposed and demonstrated. Linewidth less than 1 kHz is achieved by introducing a segment of erb...
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Effects of dynamic strain aging on mechanical properties of SA508 class 3 reactor pressure vessel steel
An as-received reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steel SA508 class 3 (SA508 Cl.3) has been subjected to uniaxial tension tests in the strain-rate range of 6.67 × 10−5 s−1 to 1.2 × 10−2 s−1 and the temperature range o...
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Molecular analysis of hormone-regulated petal regeneration in Petunia
The petal is an important floral organ of higher plants. To study the mechanism of petal development, the in vitro regeneration system of petals was established in Petunia. High-frequency induction of petals occu...
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Role of dynamic strain aging in corrosion fatigue of low-alloy pressure vessel steel in high temperature water
Low cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of an A533B-type low-alloy pressure vessel steel was investigated in 200 °C and 288 °C water. Major attention was paid to the role of dynamic strain aging (DSA) on corrosion fa...
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Hypercholesterolemia Accelerates Vascular Calcification Induced by Excessive Vitamin D via Oxidative Stress
Hypercholesterolemia plays an important role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and has a positive correlation with cardiovascular disease. Calcification is a common feature of atheroscleroti...
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Strain-amplitude dependent fatigue resistance of low-alloy pressure vessel steels in high-temperature water
Low cycle fatigue resistance of low-alloy pressure vessel steels was investigated in 561 K air and water over a wide strain amplitude range. It was found that fatigue resistance of the steels was enhanced in h...
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Influence of strain rate change on corrosion fatigue behavior of A533B steel in simulated BWR water
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Study on high-temperature naphthenic acid corrosion and erosion-corrosion of aluminized carbon steel
High-temperature naphthenic acid corrosion (NAC) and erosion-corrosion (NAEC) behaviors of pack-aluminized carbon steel have been investigated in laboratory to evaluate the resistance of aluminized layer to th...
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Abstracts of Presentations at the 18th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel
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Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria as gene delivery system for expressing mosquitocidal toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis
Classical biological control is the most successfuland promising way to replace chemical pesticides. Thesubspecies israelensis of Bacillusthuringiensis (Bti) is a safe and efficient agent tocontrol mosquito larva...
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Morphologies of coke deposited on surfaces of pure Ni and Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn alloys during pyrolysis of propane
Morphologies of coke deposited on pure Ni and Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn alloy surfaces during pyrolysis of propane at 750–1000°C have been investigated in detail. It is found that surface scales developed initially on pure ...
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Structure characteristics in industrially centrifugally cast 25Cr20Ni stainless steel tubes solidified under different electromagnetic field intensity
The influences of different electromagnetic field intensities on the solidification structures of industrially centrifugally cast 25Cr20Ni stainless steel tubes have been investigated in detail. The results re...
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Structure degradation of 25Cr35Ni heat-resistant tube associated with surface coking and internal carburization
Microstructures of 25Cr35Ni heat-resistant cracking tube after service were investigated and degradation mechanism of tube material was discussed. Results reveal that three distinguished ...
