492 Results Found

Iron scarcity provokes a cellular response consisting of the strong expression of high-affinity systems to optimize iron uptake and mobilization. Aft1 is a primary transcription factor involved in iron homeostasis and controls the expression of high-...

This study investigates jet plume deflection in underexpanded supersonic rectangular nozzles with aft-decks. To determine the underlying mechanism, 117 two-dimensional, Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulations were performed across a nozzle...

The extension of aft-body fuselage has become an important trend in the design of Hybrid Wing Body (HWB) civil aircraft due to its improved effect on flight control authority of aircraft. However, it is still unclear how efficient the extension of af...

The current study addresses the effect of different designs of the exhaust mixer and aft-deck on the performance of a two-dimensional convergent nozzle represented by the internal and external flows and heat transfer process. The effect of different...

For large ships and offshore vessels, structural safety is verified through whole-ship analysis using commercial software. In the case of general oil tankers, classification rules for structural strength evaluation are uniformly applied. Structural s...

AFt is one of the major products at the early stage of cement hydration. It is an important product that influences the performance of the fresh and hardened cement pastes such as the setting time. However, there is a lack of detailed investigation o...

Forecasting emergency drug demand (FEDD) during earthquakes is essential for optimizing logistics and improving disaster response efficiency. Traditional forecasting methods mostly rely on indirect forecasting, that is, predicting the number of casua...

Heart failure is a major global health concern, especially in Ethiopia. Numerous studies have analyzed heart failure data to inform decision-making, but these often struggle with limitations to accurately capture death dynamics and account for within...

In the process of studying the steady-state performance and component matching of adaptive cycle engines with convertible fan system, it was found that the front fan and aft fan stage have a unique matching problem when the mode select valve is close...

This study aimed to reveal the effects of the hydration products AH₃ and AFt phases on the hydration and hardening properties of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement. In addition, the effects of anhydrite ($\mathrm{C}\overline{\mathrm{S}}$) and gypsum ($\mathrm{C}\overline{\mathrm{S}}{\mathrm{H}}_2$) on the prop...

The prediction of phase transformation of biomass ashes is challenging due to the highly variable composition of these fuels as well as the complex processes accompanying phase transformations. The AFT (Ash Fusion Temperature) model was performed in...

Candidemia, linked to high mortality rates, requires prompt antifungal therapy for better outcomes. Treatment is structured as an action bundle, which is beneficial when followed closely. However, the Japanese action bundle lacks detailed guidance on...

Survival analysis is a popular research tool in medicine and demography. It has been used for many years to study the duration of socio-economic phenomena. The aim of this article is to evaluate the relationship between the coefficients of the propor...

Arsenic emission from coal combustion power plants has attracted increasing attention due to its high toxicity. In this study, it was found that there was a close relationship between the ash fusion temperature (AFT) and arsenic distribution based on...

The upsizing and rapid development of container ships has resulted in many large ships launching in small slipways due to the lagging of advanced equipment. In particular, the dynamic characteristics of these large ships in the longitudinal launching...

Conventional techniques for identifying antioxidant and phenolic compounds in native Australian food plants are laborious and time-consuming. Here, we present a multiplexed detection technique that reduces analysis time without compromising separatio...

The relationship between the tectonic event of the Linqing Sub-basin and the destruction of the North China Craton (NCC) is an important factor to consider when studying geodynamic mechanisms in eastern China. In the current study, we present a low-t...

In this study, we present zircon U/Pb, plagioclase and K-feldspar ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar and apatite fission track (AFT) data along the South Tannuol Fault Zone (STFZ). Integrating geochronology and multi-method thermochronology places constraints on the formatio...

The necessity of producing more electricity from renewable sources has been driven predominantly by the need to prevent irreversible climate chance. Currently, industry is looking towards floating offshore wind turbine solutions to form part of their...

The goal of the presented work was to find the most favorable conditions for the synthesis and stabilization of chemically pure ettringite and monosulfate. The reaction was carried out by mixing pure tricalcium aluminate (C₃A) and gypsum (C$\overline{\mathrm{S}}$H₂)...

Chrysanthemummorifolium is one of the four major cut flowers in the world, with high ornamental and economic value. Flowering time is an important ornamental characteristic of chrysanthemum that affects its value in the market. In Arabidopsis, the FR...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive interstitial lung disease of unknown aetiology. Evidence on the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) following the introduction of antifibrotic therapies still indicates a ge...

Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement has emerged as a low-carbon alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC), offering reduced CO₂ emissions and rapid strength development. However, the role of the ferrite phase in CSA systems remains underexplored....

In this letter, an integrated dual-user visible light communication and positioning (VLCP) system based on non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is proposed. The system consists of a single light-emitting diode (LED) and five photodiodes (PD), and th...

Iron is a vital micronutrient that functions as an essential cofactor in multiple biological processes, including oxygen transport, cellular respiration, and metabolic pathways, such as sterol biosynthesis. However, its low bioavailability at physiol...

Varying compliance (VC) is an unavoidable form of parametric excitation in rolling bearings and can affect the stability and safety of the bearing and its supporting rotor system. To date, we have investigated VC primary resonance in ball bearings, a...

Niemann–Pick type C1 (NPC1) is an endolysosomal transmembrane protein involved in the export of cholesterol and sphingolipids to other cellular compartments such as the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane. NPC1 loss of function is the maj...

A numerical study of supersonic cavity flows is conducted with different turbulent models, including RANS, LES, DES, DDES, and IDDES. Firstly, a supersonic cavity-ramp flow with Ma_∞ = 2.92 is simulated numerically. It shows that the results of...

Nowadays, video is a common social media in our lives. Video summarisation has become an interesting task for information extraction, where the challenge of high redundancy of key scenes leads to difficulties in retrieving important messages. To addr...

For the first time, Eriolobus trilobatus bark from Turkey has been characterized in terms of its chemical, extractive, fuel, and ash characteristics using SEM–EDS, wet chemical analysis, phenolic analysis, FT-IR, TGA, XRF, XRD, BET surface area...

In this paper, a turbo-electric propulsion system was analyzed, and its performance was assessed. The aircraft considered here was a single-aisle, medium-range configuration targeting a capacity of 150 Pax. The propulsion concept comprised two booste...

Many countries provide standards-related aid for trade (AfT) to developing countries in association with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as sharing their experiences and providing training or infrastructure. Regarding th...

Photovoltaic (PV) generation systems that are partially shaded have a non-linear operating curve that is highly dependent on temperature and irradiance conditions. Shading from surrounding objects like clouds, trees, and buildings creates partial sha...

The aft-body mounted inlet of a hypersonic vehicle has garnered attention for its potential to shorten the propulsion system. This study aims to explore the influence of compression direction on the performance of the hypersonic inlet attached to the...

This study is a parametric investigation of the application of a compact type of pre-swirl duct for a slender aft-body 158k crude oil carrier. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has created the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), which...

The Intra-Sudetic Basin, a Late-Paleozoic intramontane trough located on the NE flank of the Bohemian Massif, is comprised of numerous outcrops of continental (extension-related) Early-Permian volcanogenic rocks that are commonly altered to spilites....

Aiming at the problems of serious information redundancy, complex inter-modal information interaction, and difficult multimodal fusion faced by the audio–visual speech recognition system when dealing with complex multimodal information, this pa...

This paper presents a first investigation into the aerodynamics and performance breakdown of a distributed aft-fuselage boundary layer ingesting (BLI) tube-and-wing aircraft using fully coupled Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) calcula...

Anthocyanins, which accumulate in fruits, flowers, and vegetative organs, play a critical role in plant reproduction, disease resistance, stress tolerance, and promoting human health. Although light significantly influences the development of various...

In an increasingly fast-paced world, emerging mobility demands must be met by competitive services that are in line with the principles of sustainable transportation concepts. It is not possible to know exactly what the mobility solution of the futur...

Sulphoaluminate cement has the advantage of low-temperature application performance, but its hydration mechanism at low temperatures is not yet clear. Anhydrous calcium sulfoaluminate (C₄A₃S) is the main mineral in the composition of sulfoaluminate c...

This paper presents a novel low-carbon binder formulated from fly ash (FA), ground granulated blast furnace slag, steel slag, and desulfurization gypsum as a quaternary solid waste-based material. It specifically examines the influence of FA content...

A one-dimensional model is developed to represent the ash-melting phenomenon, which was not considered in the previous one-dimensional (1-D) entrained-flow gasifier model. We include sensible heat of slag and the fusion heat of ash in the heat balanc...

Iron is an essential nutrient and necessary for biological functions from DNA replication and repair to transcriptional regulation, mitochondrial respiration, electron transfer, oxygen transport, photosynthesis, enzymatic catalysis, and nitrogen fixa...

Besides the purification process in the wastewater treatment plant that includes mechanical, biological, and chemical approaches, analysis of hydraulic behavior is also fundamental. This means developing a digital replica of the physical process by s...

The work analyzed the effect of two types of low-input farming conditions on the yield components and on the bioactive compounds in the pulp and peel of tomato fruits. The first low-input (LI) system involved the application of cow manure and manual...

Changes to antifungal therapy (AFT) in invasive aspergillosis (IA) may occur due to intolerance, side effects, drug interactions, or lack of response. We describe AFT change patterns in IA patients. This was a US claims data study. IA patients were i...

TMS contaminates concurrent EEG recordings with Auditory Evoked Potentials (AEPs), which are caused by the perceived impulsive acoustic noise of the TMS coils. We hereby introduce a novel and perceptually motivated/tuned method for the suppression of...

In this work, CMC-AFT biopolymer electrolytes system was developed using Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) doped with varied amount (10–50 wt.%) of ammonium formate (AFT) in order to study the effect of AFT on the biopolymer-salt system. The chemic...

An on-site, ultra-sensitive, and quantitative sensing method was developed based on quantum dot nanobeads (QDNBs) and a test strip for the determination of total aflatoxins (AFTs) in rice and peanuts. The monoclonal antibody against AFT (mAb_AFT) was...