Currently used Brucella vaccines, Brucella abortus strain 19 and RB51, comprises of live attenuated Brucella strains and prevent infection in animals. However, these vaccines pose potential risks to recipient animals such as attenuation reversal and...
The L12 type trialuminide compounds Al3M possess outstanding mechanical properties, which enable them to be ideal for dispersed strengthening phases for the high-strength thermally stable Al based alloys. Ab-initio calculations based on the density f...
The addition of third elements may help transform brittle D022-structured lightweight Al3Ti to a relatively ductile L12-structured (Al, M)3Ti (where M represents the third elements), thus increasing the ductility at the expense of hardness. Such a tr...
The impact of variations in the content of single alloying element on the properties of alloy materials has been extensively discussed, but the influence of this change on the content of multiple alloying elements in the alloy materials has been disr...
The antiphase boundary energies of {111} and {010} planes in L1 2 intermetallics (Ni 3 Ge, Ni 3 Si, Al 3 Sc, Ni 3 Al, Ni 3 Ga and Al 3 Ti) under different pressure are presented using first-principle...
A novel Ni-Co-Cr-based medium-entropy superalloy with a high Si content (7.5 at%) strengthened by an L12 phase was developed. The pure L12 phase, characterized by an average size of 50 nm and a volume fraction of 46%, was precipitated within the FCC...
Aluminum alloys based on the eutectic Al–Ni system are a promising class of lightweight materials for applications at elevated temperatures owing to the thermal stability of the eutectic Al3Ni phase. In this study, the eutectic Al–Ni allo...
The phase stability and elastic properties of paramagnetic (PM), ferromagnetic (FM) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) phases in L12-(Ni,Cu)3(Al,Fe,Cr) alloy are first investigated using the exact muffin-tin orbitals (EMTO) method in combination with the co...
Atomic diffusion by the vacancy defect of L12-Al3M (M = Sc, Zr, Er, Y) was investigated based on a first-principles calculation. The point defect formation energies were firstly evaluated. Then, the migration energy for different diffusion paths was...
The interface structure and segregation behavior of L12-Al3M (M = Sc, Zr, Er, Y) phases were investigated based on first-principles calculations. The results showed that the order of the thermodynamically stable interface was Al3Zr/Al > Al3Sc/Al &...
The key parameters of growth and nucleation of Al3TM particles (TM = Sc-Zn, Y-Cd and Hf-Hg) have been calculated using the combination of the first principles calculations with the quasi-harmonic approximation (QHA). Herein, the diffusion rate Ds of...
In an effort to establish reliable thermodynamic data for amino acids, heat capacity and phase behavior are reported for L-cysteine (CAS RN: 52-90-4), L-serine (CAS RN: 56-45-1), L-threonine (CAS RN: 72-19-5), L-lysine (CAS RN: 56-87-1), and L-methio...
In an effort to establish reliable thermodynamic data for proteinogenic amino acids, heat capacities for l-histidine (CAS RN: 71-00-1), l-phenylalanine (CAS RN: 63-91-2), l-proline (CAS RN: 147-85-3), l-tryptophan (CAS RN: 73-22-3), and l-tyrosine (C...
The acquisition of determiners in French presents a significant challenge for both children in L1 and adults in L2. Research in L1 acquisition has found that French determiners, which are highly constrained, appear quite early relative to other langu...
African swine fever (ASF), caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a major epidemic disease endangering the swine industry. Although a number of vaccine candidates have been reported, none are commercially available yet. To explore the eff...
By means of the residual implication on a frame L, a degree approach to L-continuity and L-closedness for mappings between L-cotopological spaces are defined and their properties are investigated systematically. In addition, in the situation of L-top...
This paper introduces and investigates the fundamental properties of L-primals, a generalization of the primal concept within the framework of L-fuzzy sets and complete lattices. Building upon the established theories of L-topological spaces and L-pr...
Lactic acid bacteria are considered an inexhaustible source of bioactive compounds; indeed, products from their metabolism are known to have immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity. Recently, we demonstrated that Cell-Free Supernatants (CFS)...
We develop a model that allows for the extension of an L-topology τ on a set X (i.e., τ⊆LX) to a bipolar L-fuzzy topology T on this set (i.e., T:LX→L). This model is based on the use of an additional algebraic structure on a complet...
As a follow-up to our effort to establish reliable thermodynamic data for amino acids, the heat capacity and phase behavior are reported for N-acetyl glycine amide (CAS RN: 2620-63-5), N-acetyl-L-alanine amide (CAS RN: 15962-47-7), N-acetyl-L-valine...
The revised version of the Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) regards full-time equivalent (FTE), which involves the amount of L2 use during the length of residence (LOR) in an L2 setting, as the main factor in L2 speech acquisition. Previous studiesshowe...
Stereoselective metabolism of dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P), 2-chlorodibenzo[a,l]pyrene (2-Cl-DB[a,l]P) and 10-chlorodibenzo[a,l]pyrene (10-Cl-DB[a,l]P) by rat liver microsomes was studied and effects of the chloro substituent on the metabolism were...
This article is an attempt to conceptualise the possibility of two coexisting language learning motivational subsystems for an existing L2 (or L2s) and an L3 currently being learnt, which gives rise to a complex dynamic dual-motivational system. As i...
Prior research has shown that people can predict the syntactic features of an upcoming word during sentence comprehension. However, evidence for morphosyntactic predictive processing has been limited to gender or case marking in a small subset of Ind...
Positively affecting crop quality and yields, amino acids used as plant stimulants play a special role in ensuring global food security. L-tryptophan (L-Try) and L-glutamic acid (L-Glu) are important biostimulants that increase the yield of field cro...
Until recently, research on language attitudes focused mainly on attitudes relating to speakers’ L1. However, with the increase in interest in multilingualism in a globalised world, there has been a renewed interest in language attitudes relati...
Adults commonly struggle with perceiving and recognizing the sounds and words of a second language (L2), especially when the L2 sounds do not have a counterpart in the learner’s first language (L1). We examined how L1 Mandarin L2 English speake...
This study presents evidence of second language (L2) influence on first language (L1) perception of alveolar stops. Sixty-one L1 Japanese late learners of L2 English (onset ~12 years old) in Japan (N = 31) and in the US (N = 30) participated. We exam...
The data on the phytochemical composition and biological activity for flowering plant extracts of the genus Centaurea (Knapweed)—cornflower (Centaurea cyanus L.), brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea L.), and greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa L.), whic...
In this paper, the notions of L-fuzzy subalgebra degree and L-subalgebras on an effect algebra are introduced and some characterizations are given. We use four kinds of cut sets of L-subsets to characterize the L-fuzzy subalgebra degree. We induce an...
The total melanin synthesis in the skin depends on various melanogenic factors, including the number of viable melanocytes, the level of melanogenic enzymes per cell, and the reaction rate of the enzymes. The purpose of this study is to examine the e...
While promising, PD-L1 expression on tumor tissues as assessed by immunohistochemistry has been shown to be an imperfect biomarker that only applies to a limited number of cancers, whereas many patients with PD-L1-negative tumors still respond to ant...
L-ornithine and L-glutamine are amino acids used for ammonia and nitrogen transport in the human body. Novel biodegradable synthetic poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) derivatives were synthesized via conjugation with L-ornithine or L-glutamine, which wer...
In this paper, we introduce the concepts of Alexandrov L-fuzzy pre-proximities on complete residuated lattices. Moreover, we investigate their relations among Alexandrov L-fuzzy pre-proximities, Alexandrov L-fuzzy topologies, L-fuzzy upper approximat...
ZSM-5 zeolites are commonly used as a heterogeneous catalyst for reactions. Four ZSM-5 catalysts (with various crystallite sizes and a similar ratio of Si/Al) and their ball-milling/surface-poisoning derivates were used to convert L-lactic acid to L,...
The present study investigates the electrochemical corrosion response and tribo-behavior of 304L and 316L stainless steel welded by gas metal arc welding (GMAW), which offered a high deposition rate. During this research, the metallurgically prepared...
The causal relationship between HPV and cervical cancer in association with the high prevalence of high risk HPV genotypes led to the design of HPV vaccines based on the major capsid L1 protein. In recent years, capsid protein L2 has also become a fo...
l-Fucose isomerase (l-FucI)-mediated isomerization is a promising biotechnological approach for synthesizing various rare sugars of industrial significance, including l-fucose. Extremozymes that can retain their functional conformation under extreme...
Functional beverages based on herbal extracts are highly demanded products due to the presence of bioactives with promising health benefits and interesting and characteristic sensory properties. Mediterranean medicinal and aromatic herbs contain a wi...
For an efficient and reliable operation of an Airborne Wind Energy System, it is widely accepted that the kite should follow a pre-defined optimized path. In this article, we address the problem of designing a trajectory controller so that such path...
Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea is a common postharvest fungal disease in fruit and vegetables. The prevention and treatment of postharvest gray mold has been one of the hot research issues addressed by researchers. This study aimed to investiga...
PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) has become an established method for predicting cancer response to targeted anti-PD1 immunotherapies, including breast cancer (BC). The alternative PD-1 ligand, PD-L2, remains understudied but may be a complementary p...
Background/Objective: Programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1), which is overexpressed in certain tumors, inhibits the body’s natural immune response by providing an “off” signal that enables cancer cells to evade the immune system. I...
Papillomavirus L1 and L2, the major and minor capsid proteins, play significant roles in viral assembly, entry, and propagation. In the current study, we investigate the impact of L1 and L2 on viral life cycle and tumor growth with a newly establishe...
Nucleic-acid-based small molecule and oligonucleotide therapies are attractive topics due to their potential for effective target of disease-related modules and specific control of disease gene expression. As the non-naturally occurring biomolecules,...
Previous research points to a major role of L3 proficiency in L3 acquisition whereas language dominance and cognate status in bilinguals remain under-researched. The aim of this paper was to investigate the role of L3 proficiency, language dominance...
CD62L (L-Selectin) dependent lymphocyte infiltration is known to induce inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), while its function in the liver, especially in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), remains unclear. We here investigated the functional role o...
Approximately 20% of breast cancer (BC) patients suffer from distant metastasis. The incidence and prevalence rates of metastatic BC have increased annually. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are an emerging area of treatment, especially for metastatic pa...
The limits of solid solutions and thermal deformations in the L-alanine–L-serine (L-ala–L-ser) amino acid system have been determined. Thirteen amino acid mixtures with various proportions of the components L-ser/L-ala were studied using...
The goals of this study were to investigate the developmental patterns of acquisition of the Spanish tap and trill by L1 Mandarin–L2 English–L3 Spanish speakers, and to examine the extent to which the L1 and the L2 influenced the L3 produ...
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