The microstructure and texture effects on fatigue behavior of AZ31B magnesium induced by pre-strain along radial direction by Guosheng Duan, Jinze Du, Linghui Song, Wenhan Jin, Naifu Zou, Xinghao Du

“…When pre-strain exceeds 4%, fatigue life were shortened as compared with that free of compressional pre-strain. In this case, the residual twins with large volume accelerate fatigue failure, thus reducing fatigue life. …”
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A simple route to 7-substituted Quinolin-2(1H)-ones from Meta-substituted anilines by Marisol Varela Ausec, Mary K. Payne, Jason R. Stewart, Olivia M. Galando, Eliott J. Wright, Sara E.S. Martin

“…For alkyl substituted anilines, a Charton analysis reveals a linear free-energy relationship between steric bulk of the alkyl substituent and selectivity for 7-substituted products, where selectivity for 7-substituted products increases with steric bulk of the alkyl substituent. …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Dividends on Default Probability According to Signaling and Agency Theories by Alireza Najjarpour, Saeed Fathi, Ali Foroush Bastani

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Tracing the change of the volatile compounds of soy sauce at different fermentation times by PTR-TOF-MS, E-nose and GC–MS by Qixin Kan, Longbipei Cao, Liping He, Peipei Wang, Guangdie Deng, Jun Li, Jiangyan Fu, Qingrong Huang, Chi-Tang Ho, Yunqi Li, Chunhui Xie, Yong Cao, Linfeng Wen

“…It was clear that the key feature differential component was nonanal and phenethyl acetate by partial least squares discriminant analysis model, which showed significant correlation with the fermentation time. …”
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Efficacy and safety of super selective bronchial artery coil embolisation for haemoptysis: a single-centre retrospective observational study by Daijiro Kabata, Ayumi Shintani, Masanori Akira, Masahiko Hara, Hideo Ishikawa, Misaki Ryuge, Jun Takafuji, Mihoko Youmoto, Yukio Nagasaka, Kouji Yamamoto

“…There were 8 (1.6%) major complications: 1 aortic dissection, 2 symptomatic cerebellar infarctions and 5 mediastinal haematoma cases. The haemoptysis-free survival rates were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier analysis at 86.9% (95% CI 83.7% to 90.2%) at 1 year, 79.4% (74.8% to 84.3%) at 2 years and 57.6% (45.1% to 73.4%) at 3 years. …”
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Study of vascular endothelial dysfunction in children with beta-thalassemia major before and after quercetin therapy by Fatma Al Zahraa Sherai, Maaly Mabrouk, Ibrahim Badraia, Adel Hagag, Eman Elaskary

“…It occurs due to erythroid expansion along with ineffective erythropoiesis. The free hemoglobin oxidation generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), free heme, and iron, thus inducing membrane oxidative damage as well as vascular endothelial dysfunction. …”
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Understanding perception of the radiology community concerning virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology in radiology education by Suneet Paulson, Dwight Figueiredo, Sushant Matre

“…This review talks about the key applications of VR and AR to provide students with real-world training where students gain hands-on experience in a risk-free and controlled environment. Virtual radiography simulation can be used to practice and enhance patient positioning skills without getting exposed to any X-ray radiation. …”
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A conceptual mechanistic model of amino acid fluxes in the small intestine, taking the example of pig by C.J.J. Garçon, N. Le Floc’h, Y. Mercier, J. van Milgen

“…., dietary or endogenous), and form (i.e., as protein or as a free AA). The pools were connected by fluxes, representing the main fates of AA, such as saturable transport of luminal AA or homeostasis of free or protein-bound AA in intestinal tissue. …”
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FEATURES OF MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF NATIVE GOLD FROM THE MURTYKTY DEPOSIT, SOUTH URALS by N.S. Chukhareva, E.V. Belogub, Yu.A. Ryzhkova, I.A. Blinov, M.A. Rassomakhin, K.A. Novoselov

“…Native gold is subdivided into five types: 1) inclusions in sulfides, 2) grains in fractures and interstices of pyrite and other sulfides, 3) grains at the boundaries of sulfides and gangue minerals, 4) inclusions in gangue minerals and their interstices and 5) «free╗ grains from heavy concentrates. The chemical composition of 128 gold grains is studied. …”
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Appropriate amount of modified corn flour improves the structural and physicochemical properties of wheat dough by Mengdi Song, Zhiqiang Fan, Zhan Liang, Shihong Wang, Xing Zhang, Youqiang Pei, Haiyan Gao, Jie Zeng

“…Results indicated that the addition of SG-CF or HB-CF reduced the moisture and protein content of the mixed flour, and increased the dietary fiber content and free water proportion. Compared with SG-CF, HB-CF was more helpful enhancing the thermal stability and anti-aging properties of the mixed flour. …”
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Shall we dance? Choreographing hospitality as key to interpersonal transformation by G.W. Marchinkowski

“…It discusses Beatrice Bruteau’s view that such a free space required a communion paradigm in interpersonal relations, before investigating Nouwen’s unique metaphor for interpersonal transformation, a movement from hostility to hospitality. …”
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“Invisible” and “unheard” children in fragile contexts – reflections from field research among the Ba’Aka in the Central African Republic by Urszula Markowska-Manista

“…Despite the fact that the Central African Republic broke free from colonial oppression, since 1960s it has been experiencing internal colonisation and civilising missions by the countries of the Global North so as to be “fruitfully” written in the narrative of national development. …”
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Fermentation dynamics of millet beverages: Microbial interactions, nutritional enhancements, and health implications by Tanu Tomar, Angel Sachdeva, Joydeep Dutta, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha, Arun Karnwal, Tabarak Malik, Manickam Selvaraj

“…These beverages align with sustainability goals, as millets thrive in resource-limited environments, and their gluten-free nature caters to dietary needs, including those with celiac disease. …”
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CAFTA and U.S. Sugar by Andrew Schmitz, Troy G. Schmitz, James L. Seale, Jr.

“… The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is a trade agreement between the United States and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. …”
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Localized RG flows on composite defects and C $$ \mathcal{C} $$ -theorem by Dongsheng Ge, Tatsuma Nishioka, Soichiro Shimamori

“…A composite defect is constructed in the (3 − ϵ)-dimensional free O(N) vector model with line and surface interactions by triggering localized RG flows to non-trivial IR fixed points. …”
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Rynkowy model wczesnej edukacji a stanowisko profesjonalistów – perspektywa globalna by Eugenia Potulicka

“…Nonetheless, the possibility of every child’s access to good, public, and free early education is far from satisfactory. Consideration of this issue from the economic, educational, and political perspectives reveals a number of tensions and problems, conditioned locally and globally. …”
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Long-term outcomes after percutaneous withdrawal of HeartWare left ventricular assist device (HVAD) support: A 10-year update by Chokanan Thaitirarot, Leonard M. Shapiro, Clive Lewis, Jayan Parameshwar, Steven S.L. Tsui, Stephen J. Pettit

“…While his left ventricular (LV) dimensions never completely normalized and there has been persistent mild impairment of LV systolic function, the patient remains free of heart failure symptoms and his natriuretic peptide level has been well suppressed on guideline-directed medical therapy. …”
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Przedszkolny plac zabaw z perspektywy dzieci by Jolanta Zwiernik

“…This has been made possible through the use of elements of Alison Clark’s mosaic approach, such as free conversations with children, their photographs and drawing projects of the square they dream of. …”
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Samorealizacja – potencjał dziecka w twórczości plastycznej. Propozycja programu kształcenia plastycznego w klasach początkowych by Urszula Szuścik

“…The education of a child should go towards the development of his creativity, understood as shaping a person who is integrated in the cognitive, emotional and operational spheres. A free person, independent in making decisions, valued, without a sense of guilt. …”
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Measuring Intergenerational Justice by Laurence J. Kotlikoff

“…This essay considers the effort, over the last three decades, to quantify generational fiscal burdens using label-free fiscal gap and generational accounting. It also points out that government debt -- the conventional metric for assessing generational fiscal justice,– has no grounding in economic theory. …”
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