Dissimilar joining of aluminum alloy and low-alloy carbon steel by resistance spot welding by Yong Xu, Qianwei Chen, Bingxu Wang, Feng Qiu, Baixin Dong, Hongjun Li, Zude Feng, Gary C. Barber

“…The nugget diameters and the indentations rates of RSW joints increased when increasing either welding current or welding time, and decreased when increasing the electrode pressure. …”
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“Quarantine”: An Unparalleled and Pragmatic Weapon in the Prevention of Infectious Diseases by Hetal Pandya, Pradeep Sareddy

“…., severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS]) is increasing worldwide with the current pandemic, COVID-19 infecting populations across almost all the countries in the world. …”
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A new device for step-down inhibitory avoidance task--effects of low and high frequency in a novel device for passive inhibitory avoidance task that avoids bioimpedance variations. by Gilvan Luiz Borba Filho, Kamila Cagliari Zenki, Eduardo Kalinine, Suelen Baggio, Letícia Pettenuzzo, Eduardo Rigon Zimmer, Simone Nardin Weis, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, Diogo Onofre de Souza

“…<h4>Result</h4>Different from conventional devices, this new apparatus increases the contact surface with bars and animal's paws, allowing the electric current pass through the animal's paws only, drastically reducing the influence of animal's bioimpedance. …”
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4H-SiC Ultraviolet Avalanche Photodiodes With Small Gain Slope and Enhanced Fill Factor by Sen Yang, Dong Zhou, Weizong Xu, Xiaolong Cai, Hai Lu, Dunjun Chen, Fangfang Ren, Rong Zhang, Youdou Zheng

“…Meanwhile, three different top-electrode geometric patterns of SiC APDs are designed, and their impact on APD performance is investigated for the first time. Severe current crowding effect is observed in the forward current&#x2013;voltage (I&#x2013;V) characteristics of the APD with a traditional dot top-electrode, indicating inefficient current spreading across the top contact layer due to nonnegligible lateral resistance. …”
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Study the effective factors on the industrial hardfacing for low carbon steel based on Taguchi method by Abdulrazzaq Mohammed Abdulraoof

“…The most failures that occurred in the contacting surfaces were due to the wear in materials of the mechanical parts (products). …”
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Proteins derived from Bombyx batryticatus utilizing variable ultrasound powers: Evaluation of structural attributes, functional characteristics, and antioxidant capacities by Jing-ya Wang, Xi Peng, Qiao-Ling Deng, Zhi-Kun Wang, Kui-Xu Gao, Yao Wang, Yu-jie Liu, Mei-bian Hu

“…Antioxidant capabilities of PBB were also potentiated by ultrasound treatment, reaching optimal values for 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) (92.52 %), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (89.33 %), hydroxyl (90.34 %) radical scavenging activity, and reducing power (1.61) at the UP of 400 W. UAE increased contents of hydrophobic amino acids, expanded the surface contact area, and exposed more binding sites for free radicals, thereby enhancing the antioxidant activity of PBB. …”
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The Link between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn’s Disease, Klebsiella, and Starch Consumption by Taha Rashid, Clyde Wilson, Alan Ebringer

“…Exposure to increased levels of these microbes will lead to the production of elevated levels of anti-Klebsiella antibodies as well as autoantibodies against cross-reactive self-antigens with resultant pathological lesions in the bowel and joints. Hence, a decrease of starch-containing products in the daily dietary intake could have a beneficial therapeutic effect on the disease especially when used in conjunction with the currently available medical therapies in the treatment of patients with AS and CD.…”
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Impact of residual risk messaging to reduce false reassurance following test-negative results from asymptomatic coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) testing: an online experimental study of a... by Leah Ffion Jones, Richard Amlot, Dale Weston, Holly Carter, Theresa Marteau, Natalie Gold, Eleonore Batteux, Stefanie Bonfield

“…Each message contained either no additional information or information about the need to continue following guidelines and protective behaviours.Outcome measures (1) Proportion understanding residual risk of infectiousness and (2) likelihood of engaging in protective behaviours (scales 1–7).Results The control message decreased understanding relative to the current NHS T&amp;T message: 54% versus 71% (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)=0.56 95% CI 0.34 to 0.95, p=0.030). …”
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MOTIVATIONAL COMPONENT AS A SUCCESS TO ORGANIZE AN INDEPENDENT WORK OF STUDENTS AT THE DEPATMENT OF THERAPEUTIC DENTISTRY by Yu. V. Sidash

“…The process of the study isto create a sincere atmosphere of communication in the audience, establish contact with students, achieve mutual understanding and form a sense of confidence in the student. …”
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The effectiveness of public health interventions against COVID-19: Lessons from the Singapore experience. by John P Ansah, David Bruce Matchar, Sean Lam Shao Wei, Jenny G Low, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Tessa Lui Shi Min, Aloysius Chia Wei-Yan, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

“…Compared to the containment intervention, a mitigation intervention would have resulted in early peak infection, and increase both the cumulative confirmed and actual infection cases and deaths.…”
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Corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus. A review by M. M. Bikbov, V. K. Surkova

“…Keratoconus is one of the most common corneal ectasia affecting 1 in 250 to 250 000 persons. Currently, the rate of iatrogenic ectasia following eximer laser refractive surgery increases due to biomechanical weakening of the cornea. …”
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Instrumented gait analysis post‐anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pediatric patients: A non‐invasive method for quantifying the static and dynamic leg axis by Leonie Kijewski, Eva Böker, Karoline Hofmann, Thomas Engel, Pierre Hepp, Maren Witt

“…Abstract Purpose This study explores the potential of Instrumented gait analysis (IGA) as a non‐invasive tool for monitoring rehabilitation in pediatric patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Current clinical assessments, such as physical exams and X‐rays, have limitations in evaluating dynamic knee alignment and loading. …”
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The Impact of Flow Rate Variations on the Power Performance and Efficiency of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Focus on Anode Flooding Caused by Crossover Effect and Concentr... by Byung-Yeon Seo, Hyun Kyu Suh

“…Simulation results demonstrated a 24.40% increase in current density when raising <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> from 2.26 to 3.02 LPM and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>O</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> from 7.17 to 9.56 LPM. …”
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Wisdom of the Established Pattern by Joel Janhonen

“…According to their example, if someone is opposed to increasing as well as decreasing the average human intelligence, they need a good reason for why the current level is optimal. …”
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Simultaneous dual-channel fluorescent probe for Cys and ONOO− enables rapid monitoring of dynamic redox balance changes during ferroptosis by Jiali Zhu, Nan Pan, Xiongbo Liu, Hao Hu, Wei Zhang, Yan Feng, Chunman Jia

“…Ferroptosis is a programmed cell death process caused by the accumulation of intracellular lipid peroxides due to disorders of iron metabolism and redox imbalance. Currently, its specific molecular mechanism has not been fully elucidated, therefore detecting the changes in the dynamic balance of intracellular redox is of great significance for revealing this mechanism. …”
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Landslide activation during deglaciation in a fjord-dominated landscape: observations from southern Alaska (1984–2022) by J. Walden, J. Walden, M. Jacquemart, M. Jacquemart, B. Higman, R. Hugonnet, R. Hugonnet, R. Hugonnet, A. Manconi, A. Manconi, D. Farinotti, D. Farinotti

“…Additionally, many glaciers in this area are retreating out of glacially carved fjords, leaving landslides in contact with deep waterbodies that can substantially increase the reach of a catastrophic failure through displacement waves or hazard cascades. …”
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The Impact of Resection Margins in Primary Resection of High-Grade Soft Tissue Sarcomas: How Far Is Far Enough? by Julian Miles Steffens, Tymoteusz Budny, Georg Gosheger, Marieke De Vaal, Anna Maria Rachbauer, Andrea Laufer, Nina Myline Engel, Niklas Deventer

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) classification of tumors contains around 80 entities of soft tissue sarcomas (STSs). …”
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FUZZY ALGORITHM TO CONTROL REACTIVE POWER FLOW IN ELECTRIC NETWORK WITH NONLINEAR LOADS by H. B. Guliyev

“…The mentioned results demonstrate that when harmonic components of voltages exceed normative magnitudes, the use of the proposed algorithm eliminates additional loading on the capacitor banks with higher harmonic currents whereas the control procedure acquires quality, the number of commutations is being reduced, the capacitor battery functions longer and the probability of its malfunction decreases.…”
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Impact of Iron Supplementation on Growth Performance, Iron Homeostasis and Redox Balance of Suckling Piglets by Qingwei Meng, Qing Wu, Qiang Zhou, Jiayong Tang, Yong Zhuo, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Lun Hua, Xuemei Jiang, De Wu, Lianqiang Che

“…Piglets in the CON group had lower body weight on PND 21 compared with piglets in the FeDex, FeOra, and FeDPO groups (0.46–1.05 kg decrease, <i>p</i> < 0.05), while piglets in the FeDPO group had the highest weaning weight across all groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Characterization of the solution heat-treated binary β-type Ti-Mo alloy for bio-implant applications by Netshia Mukhethwa, Phasha Maje, Ngobe Bongani, Olubambi Peter

“…There is currently a high demand for biomedical implant materials due to the rapidly growing population of aged people in many countries. …”
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