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  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,286 Views
16 Pages

16 February 2024

This study explores a super-fast magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process for polishing the surface of an Inconel 625 bar workpiece for a hydrogen solenoid valve stem. The Inconel 625 bar was chosen to replace the existing STS 316 bar material, prev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,789 Views
18 Pages

Nitinol (NiTi), an alloy of nickel and titanium, wires are an important biomedical material that has been used in catheter tubes, guidewires, stents, and other surgical instruments. As such wires are temporarily or permanently inserted inside the hum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,637 Views
22 Pages

Novel Process Modeling of Magnetic-Field Assisted Finishing (MAF) with Rheological Properties

  • Bibek Poudel,
  • Hoa Nguyen,
  • Guangchao Song,
  • Patrick Kwon and
  • Haseung Chung

The performance of a magnetic-field-assisted finishing (MAF) process, an advanced surface finishing process, is severely affected by the rheological properties of an MAF brush. The yield stress and viscosity of the MAF brush, comprising iron particle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
882 Views
23 Pages

27 March 2025

The maglev gyroscope torque feedback orientation measurement system, equipped with abundant sampling data and high directional accuracy, plays a crucial role in underground engineering construction. However, when subjected to external instantaneous v...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,611 Views
13 Pages

In order to improve the finishing efficiency of traditional plane magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF), we have previously proposed an effective plane MAF process combined with an electrolytic process and developed a special compound machining tool for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,657 Views
13 Pages

Surface finishing is challenging in the context of additively manufactured components with complex geometries. Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is a promising surface finishing technology that can refine the surface quality of components with comple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,562 Views
22 Pages

Mesenchymal-Stromal Cell-like Melanoma-Associated Fibroblasts Increase IL-10 Production by Macrophages in a Cyclooxygenase/Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase-Dependent Manner

  • Uğur Çakır,
  • Anna Hajdara,
  • Balázs Széky,
  • Balázs Mayer,
  • Sarolta Kárpáti,
  • Éva Mezey,
  • Pálma Silló,
  • Gergely Szakács,
  • András Füredi and
  • Krisztián Németh
  • + 3 authors

7 December 2021

Melanoma-associated fibroblasts (MAFs) are integral parts of melanoma, providing a protective network for melanoma cells. The phenotypical and functional similarities between MAFs and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) prompted us to investigate if, si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,897 Views
12 Pages

Strain Behavior of Nickel Alloy 200 during Multiaxial Forging through Finite Element Modeling

  • Faramarz Djavanroodi,
  • Zahid Hussain,
  • Osama M. Irfan and
  • Fahad Al-Mufadi

26 January 2019

Multiaxial forging (MAF) is one of the appealing methods of severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques to fabricate ultrafine-grained (UFG) materials. In this study; the influence of process parameters such as strain rate; friction; and initial temp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,918 Views
15 Pages

Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) shows a high potential for use on computerized numerical control (CNC) machine tools as a standard tool to polish workpieces directly after the milling process. This paper presents a new MAF tool with a single, large...

  • Article
  • Open Access
424 Views
18 Pages

Development and Application of a Vertical-Agnostic Methodological Assessment Framework for Evaluation of 5G-Based Use Cases

  • Maximilian Brochhaus,
  • Pierre Kehl,
  • Dennis Grunert,
  • Niels König,
  • Robert H. Schmitt,
  • Marit Zöcklein,
  • Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and
  • Jad Nasreddine

4 December 2025

This paper addresses the industrial adoption gap of 5G/6G by presenting a novel, vertical-agnostic Methodological Assessment Framework (MAF). The MAF bridges the Network Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of 5G networks with user-centric User-KPIs and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,356 Views
22 Pages

5 November 2024

Multi-target tracking (MTT) of multi-active and multi-passive sensor (MAMPS) systems in dense group clutter environments is facing significant challenges in measurement fusion. Due to the difference in measurement information characteristics in MAMPS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,033 Views
12 Pages

1 November 2019

Meta-aramid fibrids (MAF) have attracted much attention. However, it is difficult for this high mechanical performance fiber to form sufficient interface adhesion between the MAF and polyurethane (PU) matrix due to the chemical inertness of its surfa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,944 Views
17 Pages

A Review of Magnetic Abrasive Finishing for the Internal Surfaces of Metal Additive Manufactured Parts

  • Liaoyuan Wang,
  • Yuli Sun,
  • Zhongmin Xiao,
  • Fanxuan Yang,
  • Shijie Kang,
  • Yanlei Liu and
  • Dunwen Zuo

With the rapid development of high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace and national defense, the demand for metal additive manufactured parts with complex internal cavities has been steadily increasing. However, the finishing of complex in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,644 Views
12 Pages

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys under Multi-Directional Severe Strain and Aging

  • Chunhua Wei,
  • Zhixin Lei,
  • Sijie Du,
  • Rongyou Chen,
  • Yutang Yin,
  • Chenglin Niu and
  • Zhengbing Xu

17 June 2023

Microstructure is a significant factor that influences the mechanical properties of alloys. The effect of multiaxial forging (MAF) and subsequent aging treatment on the precipitated phases of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy remains unclear. Therefore, an Al-Zn-Mg-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,866 Views
14 Pages

High quality, highly efficient finishing processes are required for finishing difficult-to-machine materials. Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process is a finishing method that can obtain a high accuracy surface using fine magnetic particles and ab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,196 Views
20 Pages

24 July 2025

This study explores the efficacy of magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) with planetary kinematics for post-processing Inconel 939 components fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). Given the critical limitations in surface quality of LPBF-produce...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,822 Views
22 Pages

The Role of Nrf2/sMAF Signalling in Retina Ageing and Retinal Diseases

  • Jialing Zhang,
  • Ting Zhang,
  • Shaoxue Zeng,
  • Xinyuan Zhang,
  • Fanfan Zhou,
  • Mark C. Gillies and
  • Ling Zhu

Age-related diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and age-related macular disease, have become increasingly prominent as the population ages. Oxygen is essential for living organisms...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,515 Views
17 Pages

Parametric Studies on Finishing of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy with Al2O3 Magnetic Abrasives Prepared by Combining Plasma Molten Metal Powder with Sprayed Abrasive Powder

  • Zhihao Li,
  • Yugang Zhao,
  • Guangxin Liu,
  • Chen Cao,
  • Qian Liu,
  • Dandan Zhao,
  • Xiajunyu Zhang,
  • Chuang Zhao and
  • Hanlin Yu

23 August 2022

High-performance iron-based Al2O3 magnetic abrasive powder (MAP) prepared by combining plasma molten metal powder with sprayed abrasive powder is used for magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) of AZ31B magnesium alloy to remove surface defects such as cr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,344 Views
16 Pages

Polishing Characteristics of Cemented Carbide Using Cubic Boron Nitride Magnetic Abrasive Powders

  • Pengfei Chen,
  • Yuewu Gao,
  • Yugang Zhao,
  • Guoyong Zhao,
  • Guixiang Zhang,
  • Haiyun Zhang and
  • Zhuang Song

8 December 2022

This paper describes the application of bonded magnetic abrasive powders (MAPs) in the magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process. In order to improve the poor finishing performance and short service life of MAPs in polishing super-hard materials, a d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,889 Views
18 Pages

This paper investigates the underlying interplay between the key process parameters of magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) in improving surface quality. The five process parameters considered were the working gap, rotational speed, feed rate, abrasive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,792 Views
23 Pages

30 June 2023

This study proposed a new magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) method, in which a 6-axis robot with a magnetic machining tool was used to polish the inner surfaces of curved tubes. We have also developed a magnetic machining tool jig, which can be fixed...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
6,434 Views
24 Pages

Influence of Tumor Microenvironment and Fibroblast Population Plasticity on Melanoma Growth, Therapy Resistance and Immunoescape

  • Veronica Romano,
  • Immacolata Belviso,
  • Alessandro Venuta,
  • Maria Rosaria Ruocco,
  • Stefania Masone,
  • Federica Aliotta,
  • Giuseppe Fiume,
  • Stefania Montagnani,
  • Angelica Avagliano and
  • Alessandro Arcucci

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) tissue represents a network constituted by cancer cells and tumor microenvironment (TME). A key feature of CM is the high structural and cellular plasticity of TME, allowing its evolution with disease and adaptation to cancer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
554 Views
18 Pages

22 November 2025

Titanium alloys are widely used in dental implants due to their superior biocompatibility and mechanical strength. However, these alloys are prone to corrosion and wear in the oral environment, thereby shortening their clinical lifespan. This study i...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
162 Views
10 Pages

20 January 2026

Multi-axial forging (MAF) and aging were employed to process a high-strength aluminum alloy. The tensile properties, microstructure, and corrosion behavior were researched. After MAF, the strength of the alloy was observably increased, but the elonga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,640 Views
15 Pages

Study on the Micro Removal Process of Inner Surface of Cobalt Chromium Alloy Cardiovascular Stent Tubes

  • Zhuang Song,
  • Yugang Zhao,
  • Zhihao Li,
  • Chen Cao,
  • Guangxin Liu,
  • Qian Liu,
  • Xiajunyu Zhang,
  • Di Dai,
  • Zhilong Zheng and
  • Hanlin Yu
  • + 1 author

23 August 2022

Due to the special manufacturing process of cobalt–chromium alloy cardiovascular stent tubes, there are serious surface defects in their inner walls, which affects the therapeutic effect after implantation. At the same time, the traditional pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,042 Views
17 Pages

16 November 2020

The magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process is an ultra-precision surface finishing process. In order to further improve the finishing efficiency and surface quality, the MAF process using an alternating magnetic field was proposed in the previous...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,398 Views
10 Pages

19 March 2020

Titanium alloy wire is characterized by high specific strength, good corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance and other excellent comprehensive performance. It has been widely used not only in aerospace, shipbuilding and other high-tech fiel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,371 Views
18 Pages

28 February 2024

This research focuses on the analysis of vibration of a compression ignition engine (CIE), specifically examining potential failures in the Fuel Rail Pressure (FRP) and Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensors, which are critical to combustion control. In line wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,006 Views
14 Pages

19 November 2020

The magnetic abrasive finishing combined with electrolytic (EMAF) process was proposed to improve the finishing efficiency of the traditional magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process. Since the EMAF process contains electrolysis reactions, the machi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,721 Views
16 Pages

A Novel Mixed-Attribute Fusion-Based Naive Bayesian Classifier

  • Guiliang Ou,
  • Yulin He,
  • Philippe Fournier-Viger and
  • Joshua Zhexue Huang

17 October 2022

The Naive Bayesian classifier (NBC) is a well-known classification model that has a simple structure, low training complexity, excellent scalability, and good classification performances. However, the NBC has two key limitations: (1) it is built upon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,284 Views
14 Pages

p43, a Truncated Form of Thyroid Hormone Receptor α, Regulates Maturation of Pancreatic β Cells

  • Emilie Blanchet,
  • Laurence Pessemesse,
  • Christine Feillet-Coudray,
  • Charles Coudray,
  • Chantal Cabello,
  • Christelle Bertrand-Gaday and
  • François Casas

P43 is a truncated form of thyroid hormone receptor α localized in mitochondria, which stimulates mitochondrial respiratory chain activity. Previously, we showed that deletion of p43 led to reduction of pancreatic islet density and a loss of glucose-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,757 Views
19 Pages

In order to further study the Magnetic Abrasive Finishing with Electrolytic (EMAF) Process, we attempted to use rectangular wave pulse voltage for EMAF processing of SUS304 stainless steel, and the finishing characteristics were analyzed based on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,608 Views
25 Pages

4 January 2019

Geometallurgical variables have a significant impact on downstream activities of mining projects. Reliable 3D spatial modelling of these variables plays an important role in mine planning and mineral processing, in which it can improve the overall vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,238 Views
24 Pages

To solve the manufacturing problem of the efficient removal of multi-scale surface defects (wrinkles, cracks, scratches, etc.) on the inner wall of MP35N cobalt–chromium alloy vascular stents, this study proposes a collaborative optimization st...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,858 Views
13 Pages

1 September 2021

Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is a fast, high efficiency and high-precision polishing method on the surface machining of the metals. Furthermore, MAF also can be utilized to polish the stainless tubes in industrial applications; however, stainles...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,435 Views
18 Pages

Comparison of MAF-32 and a One-Pot Synthesized Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide/MAF-32 Composite for the Adsorption of Diclofenac

  • Erick Ramírez,
  • Daniela Carmona-Pérez,
  • J. F. Marco,
  • Karla R. Sanchez-Lievanos,
  • Sergio A. Sabinas-Hernández,
  • Kathryn E. Knowles and
  • María P. Elizalde-González

11 May 2024

The global presence of pharmaceutical pollutants in water sources represents a burgeoning public health concern. Recent studies underscore the urgency of addressing this class of emerging contaminants. In this context, our work focuses on synthesizin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,661 Views
22 Pages

15 June 2023

A dynamic interplay between prostate cancer (PCa) cells and reactive bone stroma modulates the growth of metastases within the bone microenvironment. Of the stromal cells, metastasis-associated fibroblasts (MAFs) are known to contribute but are the l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
427 Views
13 Pages

Sustainable Management Practices to Include Mixtures of Chemicals in Regulatory Approaches Focusing on the Global South

  • Vitor Pereira Vaz,
  • David Dewez,
  • Philippe Juneau,
  • William Gerson Matias and
  • Maria Elisa Magri

8 November 2025

Environmental pollution is becoming increasingly unpredictable over time due to its complexity, given the number of new chemicals produced annually and the constantly changing environmental conditions. Regulation has yet to keep pace with the rapid c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,806 Views
9 Pages

6 August 2021

The orthopedic stent wire is one of the critical medical components, which is mainly used for the replacement of physically damaged parts in the human body. Therefore, a smooth surface and lack of toxic substances on the surface of this component are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,128 Views
11 Pages

A comparative analysis was studied on the finishing performance of spherical CBN/Fe-based magnetic abrasive particles (MAPs) and Al2O3/Fe-based magnetic abrasive particles (MAPs) prepared by the gas atomization method in the magnetic abrasive finishi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
9,464 Views
16 Pages

12 May 2021

Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable hematologic malignancy characterized by the clonal expansion of malignant plasma cells within the bone marrow. Activator Protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factors (TFs), comprised of the JUN, FOS, ATF and MAF multig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
121 Citations
6,313 Views
19 Pages

High-Accuracy Detection of Maize Leaf Diseases CNN Based on Multi-Pathway Activation Function Module

  • Yan Zhang,
  • Shiyun Wa,
  • Yutong Liu,
  • Xiaoya Zhou,
  • Pengshuo Sun and
  • Qin Ma

21 October 2021

Maize leaf disease detection is an essential project in the maize planting stage. This paper proposes the convolutional neural network optimized by a Multi-Activation Function (MAF) module to detect maize leaf disease, aiming to increase the accuracy...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,705 Views
20 Pages

DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences are ubiquitous in all biological cells, serving as both a comprehensive library of capabilities for the cells and as an impressive regulatory system to control cellular function. The multi-alignment framework (MAF) pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,835 Views
12 Pages

ADAM10 Gene Variants in AD Patients and Their Relationship to CSF Protein Levels

  • Pablo Agüero-Rabes,
  • Julián Pérez-Pérez,
  • Lucía Cremades-Jimeno,
  • María-Salud García-Ayllón,
  • Adriana Gea-González,
  • María José Sainz,
  • Ignacio Mahillo-Fernández,
  • Raquel Téllez,
  • Blanca Cárdaba and
  • Estrella Gómez-Tortosa
  • + 1 author

ADAM10 is the main α-secretase acting in the non-amyloidogenic processing of APP. We hypothesized that certain rare ADAM10 variants could increase the risk for AD by conferring the age-related downregulation of α-secretase. The ADAM10 gen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
727 Views
16 Pages

On Improving the Performance of Kalman Filter in Denoising Oil Palm Hyperspectral Data

  • Imanurfatiehah Ibrahim,
  • Hamzah Arof,
  • Mohd Izzuddin Anuar and
  • Mohamad Sofian Abu Talip

15 October 2025

A common drawback of denoising methods of images is that all pixels are filtered regardless of the amount of noise affecting them individually. Since the essence of denoising is lowpass filtering, subjecting clean pixels to denoising results in blurr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,140 Views
20 Pages

Identification of Novel Regulators of Leaf Senescence Using a Deep Learning Model

  • Chaocheng Guo,
  • Zhuoran Huang,
  • Jiahao Chen,
  • Guolong Yu,
  • Yudong Wang and
  • Xu Wang

5 May 2024

Deep learning has emerged as a powerful tool for investigating intricate biological processes in plants by harnessing the potential of large-scale data. Gene regulation is a complex process that transcription factors (TFs), cooperating with their tar...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,256 Views
21 Pages

The Emerging Role and Mechanism of E2/E3 Hybrid Enzyme UBE2O in Human Diseases

  • Qian Cheng,
  • Zuyin Li,
  • Yongjian Li,
  • Lei Chen,
  • Dingbao Chen and
  • Jiye Zhu

The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) plays a pivotal role in determining protein fate, regulating signal transduction, and maintaining cellular homeostasis. Protein ubiquitination, a key post-translational modification, is orchestrated by the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,147 Views
18 Pages

Combination of Genomic and Transcriptomic Approaches Highlights Vascular and Circadian Clock Components in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Chiara Scapoli,
  • Nicole Ziliotto,
  • Barbara Lunghi,
  • Erica Menegatti,
  • Fabrizio Salvi,
  • Paolo Zamboni,
  • Marcello Baroni,
  • Francesco Mascoli,
  • Francesco Bernardi and
  • Giovanna Marchetti

28 December 2021

Aiming at exploring vascular components in multiple sclerosis (MS) with brain outflow disturbance, we combined transcriptome analysis in MS internal jugular vein (IJV) wall with WES in MS families with vertical transmission of disease. Main results w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,004 Views
18 Pages

1 July 2020

This paper aims at presenting and describing a dimensioning methodology for energy storage systems (ESS), in particular for one based on flywheels, applied for the specific application of reducing power oscillation in a wave energy conversion (WEC) p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,466 Views
25 Pages

2 July 2017

This paper presents an improved current control strategy for a three-phase grid-connected inverter under distorted grid conditions. In terms of performance, it is important for a grid-connected inverter to maintain the harmonic contents of inverter o...

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