Visual Experimental Study of Influence of Fuel Rod Bundle Spacing on Fission Gas Release under Fuel Cladding Failure Conditions by LI Shengkang, CAI Jiejin

“…The results show that stable bubbles exhibit a zigzag ascent trajectory, which can be quantitatively represented using trigonometric functions. The mean squared error (MSE) of the fitting function for the rising trajectory increases with the rod bundle spacing. …”

Exploring the differential responses of ecosystem services to urbanization: A perspective from the metropolitan area as a whole and internal service bundles by Xianxin Meng, Zhenxiang Ling, Yingbiao Chen, Xiaohao Zheng, Xianghua Shi, Junyu Kuang, Wentao Chen, Yifan Yang, Zhifeng Wu, Zihao Zheng

“…Finally, the Self-Organizing Map – Fuzzy C-Means (SOM-FCM) model is employed to identify ecosystem service bundles and explore the similarities and differences among clusters within urban agglomerations. …”
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Practical Anemia Bundle for Sustained Blood Recovery (PABST-BR) in critical illness: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Laurie Meade, Andrea Cheville, Matthew A Warner, Phillip J Schulte, Daryl J Kor, Ognjen Gajic, Ronald S Go, William B Beam, Jonathan E Charnin, Kim A Droege, Brenda K Anderson, Matthew L Johnson, Brad Karon

“…However, the impact of interventions designed to attenuate or treat anaemia during critical illness on post-hospitalisation haemoglobin recovery and functional outcomes is unclear.Methods and analysis The Practical Anemia Bundle for Sustained Blood Recovery (PABST-BR) clinical trial is a pragmatic, open-label, parallel group, single-centre, randomised clinical trial assessing the impact of a multifaceted anaemia prevention and treatment strategy versus standard care for improvement of haemoglobin concentrations and functional outcomes after critical illness. …”
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Bundle sheath cell-dependent chloroplast movement in mesophyll cells of C4 plants analyzed using live leaf-section imaging by Yuta Kato, Takao Oi, Yoshikatsu Sato, Mitsutaka Taniguchi

“…Abstract C4 plants have C4 photosynthetic cycle, a CO2-concentrating pump that functions across mesophyll (M) and bundle sheath (BS) cells. …”
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Gelling Characteristics and Mechanisms of Heat-Triggered Soy Protein Isolated Gels Incorporating Curdlan with Different Helical Conformations by Pei-Wen Long, Shi-Yong Liu, Yi-Xin Lin, Lin-Feng Mo, Yu Wu, Long-Qing Li, Le-Yi Pan, Ming-Yu Jin, Jing-Kun Yan

“…This study investigated the effects of curdlan (CUR) with different helical conformations on the gelling behavior and mechanisms of heat-induced soy protein isolate (SPI) gels. …”
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Effects of GA3 Treatments on Fruit Vascular Structure and Water Transport of Grape by Zhong-Hui Cai, Xiu-Jie Li, Charles F. Forney, Yue Wang, Bo Li, Zhao-Sen Xie

“…During the first rapid growth stage, water transport into the grape was rapid and did not differ among treatments. During veraison, the water transport rate among the four treatments differed, and the rank of speed was T2>T3>CK>T1. …”
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Just graze it! Biodiversity, nectar and forage resources in cultural landscapes grazed by different livestock species by Morgane Demeaux, Morgane Kerdoncuff, Amy Elizabeth Eycott, Inger Elisabeth Måren

“…Sites grazed by cattle had significantly different plant functional group compositions than sites grazed by sheep or goats, independent of geographical location. …”
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Association of different electrocardiographic patterns with shock index, right ventricle systolic pressure and diameter, and embolic burden score in pulmonary embolism by Krća Bojana, Džudović Boris, Vukotić Snježana, Ratković Nenad, Subotić Bojana, Vraneš Danijela, Rusović Siniša, Obradović Slobodan

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Optimization of the flow guiding fins configuration and tube arrangements in a shell and tube heat exchanger: coupling response surface methodology and CFD by Xiangmin Shao, Ali Marzban, Farzad Pourfattah, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Nafiseh Emami, Soheil Salahshour

“…In the present study, the flow and heat transfer characteristics around a bundle of cam-shaped tubes have been numerically investigated using the finite volume method (FVM) in laminar and turbulent flows at different Reynolds numbers (Re). …”
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Post Intensive Care Syndrome in patients affected by COVID-19 by Sara Ciuffi, Beatrice Meucci, Yari Longobucco, Camilla Elena Magi, Carla Amato, Khadija El Aoufy, Paolo Iovino, Alberto Lucchini, Carolinna Forciniti, Pasquale Iozzo, Laura Rasero, Stefano Bambi

“…Similar to non-COVID-19 patients, the implementation of the ABCDEF bundle should be considered for COVID-19 patients to prevent PICS. …”
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Changing the Paradigm for Tractography Segmentation in Neurosurgery: Validation of a Streamline-Based Approach by Silvio Sarubbo, Laura Vavassori, Luca Zigiotto, Francesco Corsini, Luciano Annicchiarico, Umberto Rozzanigo, Paolo Avesani

“…Tractography enables the reconstruction of WM pathways, and bundle segmentation allows the identification of critical connections for functional preservation. …”
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Right Ventricular and Left Atrial Strain Predict Volumetric Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by Shing Ching, Jeffrey Ji-Peng Li, Stefanie Maria Werhahn, Rebecca Elisabeth Beyer, Misael Estepa, Christian Stehning, Djawid Hashemi, Natalia Solowjowa, Christoph Klein, Henryk Dreger, Sebastian Kelle, Patrick Doeblin

“…Background: While left-bundle-branch-block-related contraction patterns as well as echocardiography-derived strain are variably associated with the volumetric response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the role of CMR-derived strain parameters is unexplored. …”
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Effect of bundling auricular acupressure and fluid restriction program on salivary flow rate and fluid control adherence among children undergoing hemodialysis: a randomized contro... by Zohour Ibrahim Rashwan, Marwa Mohamed Mahmoud Abdellah, Ferial Moursi, Esraa Mohammed Abd El-Samie Ismail

“…Aim to assess the effect of bundling AA and fluid restriction program on salivary flow rate and fluid control adherence among children undergoing HD. …”
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Features of Structural Organization of The Human Facial Nerve by Gulnara Kerimzade, Nariman Movsumov, Sabina Shadlinskaya

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4‐Strand hamstring versus single‐bundle quadriceps tendon grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at 2 years: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised contro... by Jonathan Elias, Mitchell Kaplan, Kunal Shah, Michael Bickford, Chelsea McNamara, Elizabeth Ford, Sean McMillan

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The application of indocyanine green in guiding prostate cancer treatment by Donghua Xie, Di Gu, Ming Lei, Cong Cai, Wen Zhong, Defeng Qi, Wenqi Wu, Guohua Zeng, Yongda Liu

“…Results: Multiple preclinical studies have demonstrated the usefulness of ICG in identifying prostate cancer by using different engineering techniques. Clinical studies have demonstrated the usefulness of ICG in guiding sentinel node dissection during radical prostatectomy, and possible better preservation of neurovascular bundle by identifying landmark prostatic arteries. …”
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Left ventricular longitudinal function is reduced but partially compensated by increased radial function after heart transplantation by Grunde Gjesdal, MD PhD, Anna Székely, MD, Henrik Engblom, MD PhD, Håkan Arheden, MD PhD, Oscar Ö Braun, MD PhD, Katarina Steding-Ehrenborg, RPT PhD

“…We aimed to assess if longitudinal pumping is altered, if LVAVPD is associated with exercise capacity, and if any difference in longitudinal pumping could be explained by the presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) in heart-transplanted patients. …”
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Collagen Structure of Tendon Relates to Function by Marco Franchi, Alessandra Trirè, Marilisa Quaranta, Ester Orsini, Victoria Ottani

“…These knots of collagen fibrils inside each tendon crimp have been termed “fibrillar crimps”, and even if they show different aspects they all may fulfil the same functional role. …”
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Assessment of cardiac conduction defects in normotensive type 2 diabetic patients and their relation with diabetic nephropathy by Komal Verma Saluja, Prakarsh Sharma, Swati Gupta, Sidharth Sharma, Saurabh Chittora, Gaurav Bhargava

“…The difference between mean HbA1C of 8.02 ± 1.92 in people with diabetes and 5.50 ± 0.27 in controls was significant (P < 0.000). …”
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Quantify the Pore Water Velocity Distribution by a Celerity Function by Wei Shao, Ye Su, Zongji Yang, Xieyao Ma, Jakub Langhammer

“…We also found that a bimodal soil hydraulic function (for a dual-permeability model) may result in similar soil hydraulic conductivity functions for different parameter sets, but their celerities are different. …”
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