Natural convection of viscoplastic fluids in side-heated open cavities by Paulo R.M. Santos, Admilson T. Franco, Silvio L.M. Junqueira, Muhammad Nadeem

“…The cavity has adiabatic horizontal surfaces and a heated vertical surface parallel to a vast reservoir with quiescent fluid maintained at a temperature lower than the cavity wall temperature. …”
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On the subsurface erosion, micro-tunneling and deformation induced by high-frequency droplet impingement in gravity-cast aluminum, analyzed through micro-computed tomography by Sergej Hloch, Kamil Souček, Jaroslava Svobodová, Alice Chlupová, Akash Nag

“…Micro-channels that undercut the material and re-emerged on the surface were identified. Further scrutiny was conducted through microhardness testing, particularly detecting potential hardening near the micro-tunnels. …”
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Optimization of Filter-aided Sample Preparation Method Based on High-resolution Mass Spectrometry by Ying ZHANG, Xuan SUN, Ling-jie MENG

“…Then, the amphiphilic small molecule glycine was grafted onto the surface of the activated RC membrane to enhance its hydrophilicity. …”
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Environmental Surveillance and Transmission Risk Assessments for SARS-CoV-2 in a Fitness Center by Hongwan Li, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Chiran T. Witanachchi, John A. Lednicky, Julia C. Loeb, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Z. Hugh Fan, Karim Mohamed, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Chang-Yu Wu

“…Moistened flocked nylon swabs were used to collect samples from high-touch surfaces. We did not detect SARS-CoV-2 by rRT-PCR analyses in any air or surface sample. …”
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<p><strong>Histopathological aspects in ripe fruits of Tahiti lime</strong> <em>Citrus citrus</em> x <em>latifolia </em><strong>(Rutaceae) affected by phytophagous mites</strong></... by Edgar Javier Rincón-Barón, Gerardo Andrés Torres-Rodríguez, Beatriz Elena Guerra-Sierra

“…In general, there were fissures and/or cracks on the surface of the fruit in addition to structures such as circular whitish spots in the case of Schizotetranychus hindustanicus. …”
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Monomeric C-reactive protein and local inflammatory reaction in the wall of the coronary arteries in patients with stable coronary artery disease by I. S. Melnikov, S. G. Kozlov, P. V. Chumachenko, O. S. Saburova, O. A. Guseva, L. V. Prokofyeva, Z. A. Gabbasov

“…To study the phenotype of microvesicles circulating in the blood plasma of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), carrying monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP) on their surface, and to detect tissue accretions of mCRP in coronary artery of patients with CAD.Material and methods. …”
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Experimental modeling of cornea wound healing in diabetes: clinical applications and beyond by Louis Tong, Yashan Bu, Kendrick Co Shih, Sum Sum Kwok, Yau Kei Chan, Amy Cheuk-Yin Lo, Tommy Chung Yan Chan, Vishal Jhanji

“…On injury, the diabetic cornea exhibits a delayed wound-healing response, as well as an altered ocular surface immune response. This suggests a potential association between the dysfunctional wound healing response and altered inflammation on the ocular surface. …”
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Analysis of Evolution Structure of a Squall Line in Zhejiang Province Based on Multi-band Radar Observation by QIAN Zhuolei, YAN Peiwen, LI Feng, HUANG Ying

“…The X-band phased array radar could finely detect the vertical structure of strong cells before and after extreme winds occurred. …”
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Comparative assessment of the signs of instability of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome with duplex scanning and comp... by E. V. Konstantinova, A. A. Sagatelyan, A. A. Bogdanova, E. S. Pershina, V. S. Shemenkova, A. V. Svet, A. A. Oganesyan, M. Yu. Gilyarov

“…The signs of instability of ASP according to DUS were detected in 85,7%, according to CT — in 84,6%. The following signs were detected with DUS and CT: the presence of irregular plaque surface including signs of ulceration — 6,4 and 11,6% (p=0,021), positive remodeling — 3,8 and 3,8% (p=0,998), signs of local calcification — 23 and 25,9% (p=0,536), heterogenous structure — 55,1 and 46,8% (p=0,045), hypoechogenic component and low-density areas — 11,5 and 11,6% (p= 0,998). …”
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Cosmic Rays Masquerading as Hot CGM Gas: An Inverse-Compton Origin for Diffuse X-ray Emission in the Circumgalactic Medium by Philip F. Hopkins, Eliot Quataert, Sam B. Ponnada, Emily Silich

“…If interpreted as thermal emission from hot gas, the surprisingly shallow surface brightness profiles $S_{X} \propto R^{-1}$ of this emission are difficult to explain, and contradict other observations. …”
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The effects of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway on the in vitro differentiation of rat BMSCs into leydig cells by Pengyu Yan, Yaxiong Guo, Shoaib Muhammad, Jinxiong Zhu, Yuxiang Liu, Chun Liu

“…The average fluorescence intensity of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) on the surface of LCs was detected by immunofluorescence (IF) assay. …”
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Novel homozygous frameshift mutation of ITGB3 in the Glanzmann thrombasthenia patient with abnormal bone metabolism and congenital bone defects by Yujiao Luo, Nina Guo, Yewei Wang, Ji Li

“…The expression levels of CD41 (αIIb) and CD61 (β3) on the platelet surface and total in platelet were detected by flow cytometry and Western blot. …”
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Development of Low-Cost Monitoring and Assessment System for Cycle Paths Based on Raspberry Pi Technology by Salvatore Bruno, Ionut Daniel Trifan, Lorenzo Vita, Giuseppe Loprencipe

“…This involves regular inspections of the road surface, but there are currently no automated systems for monitoring cycle paths. …”
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Research on precision shaping technology of CVT for fairway cBN grinding wheel by Xiangguo QIN, Ziying ZHANG, Dongsheng TANG

“…In the actual machining process, the dressing results can be detected in time, and the contact angle dressing accuracy can be controlled by adjusting the compensation value of the controller. …”
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Environmental monitoring and spatiotemporal trend analysis of avian influenza virus in Xinjiang, 2021-2023 by Zhe Yin, Fuerhati Wushouer, Jia Huang, Yan Dong, Qi Wang, Xiapikatijiang Aihaiti, Xiayidanmu Abudusaimaiti, Yuanyuan Ma, Zihan Chen, Ruiying Qiu, Quanxi Li, Zhenguo Gao

“…Sample types included poultry drinking water, meat cutting boards, cage surfaces, feces, and wastewater. Real-time RT-PCR was used to detect nucleic acid for H5, H7, and H9 subtypes. …”
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The hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-associated A331P actin variant enhances basal contractile activity and elicits resting muscle dysfunction by Matthew H. Doran, Michael J. Rynkiewicz, Evan Despond, Meera C. Viswanathan, Aditi Madan, Kripa Chitre, Axel J. Fenwick, Duncan Sousa, William Lehman, John F. Dawson, Anthony Cammarato

“…The mutation is located along an actin surface strand, proximal to residues that interact with tropomyosin. …”
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U-shaped fiber optic sensor as a feasible solution for assessing adulteration in milk by Rajib Biswas

“…Given these facts, this paper explores the feasibility of using U-shaped fiber optic sensors as an efficient and sensitive approach to detect milk adulteration. By leveraging the light propagation characteristics of fiber optics and the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) phenomenon, this sensor can detect minor changes in the refractive index of milk caused by adulterants. …”
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Accurate and Noninvasive Dysphagia Assessment via a Soft High‐Density sEMG Electrode Array Conformal to the Submental and Infrahyoid Muscles by Weijie Hong, Lin Mao, Kai Lin, Chongyuan Huang, Yanyan Su, Shun Zhang, Chengjun Wang, Daming Wang, Jizhou Song, Zuobing Chen

“…Here, we report a stretchable, breathable, large‐area high‐density sEMG (HD‐sEMG) electrode array, which enables intimate contact to complex surface of the submental and infrahyoid muscles to detect high‐fidelity HD‐sEMG signals during swallowing. …”
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Study on the effect and residue of a new termiticide in field. Journal og Zhejiang University (Agric. & Life Sci.), 2000, 26(4): 409～413 by TAN Su-jin, WU Ja-lun, LEI Zhe-rong, HE Jun-hua, CHENG Xue-xing

“…The results indicated that after exposed in the soils for one year, the new termiticide could still kill subterranean termites effectively and the residue of permethrin, a key component of the formula, could be easily detected by chromatography. As compared with the result of the leaching experiments we did in the lab, the same conclusion could be obtained that at least, permethrin can be well adsorbed by the surface layer of soils in the fields. …”
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New ultrasound-assisted microreactor for extracting extraterrestrial biomolecules by Ramzi Timoumi, Rihab Fkiri, Prince Amaniampong, Guillaume Rioland, Brian Gregoire, Pauline Poinot, Claude Geffroy-Rodier

“…This simple, rapid, and efficient method enables for the first time the the extraction and detection of amino acids from rock samples. Detection of such biomolecules on planetary or comets surfaces will be a major advance in the understanding of the origins of the first building blocks.…”
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