Laser beam oscillation has been recognized as an effective means to modify temperature gradients and relieve stress concentration in welded joints, yet its role in dissimilar titanium alloy bottom-locking configurations—where asymmetric thermo-...
Titanium alloys have become the material of choice for marine parts manufacturing due to their high specific strength and excellent resistance to seawater corrosion. However, it is still challenging for a single titanium alloy to meet the comprehensi...
RAGE is a multi-ligand transmembrane glycoprotein that promotes biological signals associated with inflammatory responses and degenerative diseases. sRAGE is a soluble variant that has been proposed as an inhibitor of RAGE activity. The −374 T/...
Si3N4/TaC composite MAO coatings were fabricated by microarc oxidation (MAO) on a Ti–6Al–4V (TC4) alloy in a phosphate-based electrolyte containing Si3N4/TaC mixed particles. The influence of the amount of Si3N4/TaC particles on the micro...
In aerospace manufacturing, laser welding of TC4/TA18 dissimilar titanium alloys in bottom-locking configurations is essential for lightweight design, yet the residual stress behavior of such joints remains insufficiently understood. This study syste...
Background/Objectives: Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a pivotal diagnostic tool for early prenatal detection of chromosomal and genetic abnormalities; however, the safety and diagnostic efficacy of different CVS approaches remain a subject of cli...
Boron presents an important role in chemistry, biology, and materials science. Diatomic transition-metal borides (MBs) are the building blocks of many complexes and materials, and they present unique electronic structures with interesting and peculia...
We conducted a case-control study in order to evaluate whether ABO gene polymorphisms were associated with a high risk of developing COVID-19 in a cohort of patients. Six ABO gene polymorphisms (rs651007 T/C, rs579459 T/C, rs495828 T/G, rs8176746 A/C...
TiMoNbX (X = Cr, Ta, Zr) RHEA coatings were fabricated on TC4 titanium alloy substrate using laser cladding technology. The microstructure and corrosion resistance of the RHEA were studied by XRD, SEM and an electrochemical workstation. The results s...
Al-based intermetallic compounds possess excellent mechanical and thermal properties, making them promising candidates for high-temperature structural applications. In this study, the structural stability, mechanical properties, and electronic charac...
Efficient DNA lesion repair is crucial for cell survival, especially within actively transcribed DNA regions that contain essential genetic information. Additionally, DNA breaks in regions of active transcription are prone to generating insertions an...
The long-term safety of pressure-resistant structures used in deep-sea equipment may be threatened by creep deformation. The creep deformation behavior of a pressure-resistant structure made of different titanium alloys, Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-4Al-2V, at r...
The geometries and vibrational frequencies of various configurations of XO4m−(H2O)n, X = Fe, Ru, Os, m = 0; X = Mn, Tc, Re, m = 1; X = Cr, Mo, W, m = 2; and X = Nb, Ta, m = 3; n = 0–6 are calculated at various levels up to MP2/6-31+G* and...
Pb-based double perovskite compounds with chemical formula Phey have abundant physical properties in the spintronic field. Among all the features, the spin interaction of half-metallic (HM) is regarded as an important performance measure because of i...
CoCrFeNiTax (x = 0, 1) coatings were prepared on the surface of TC4 by laser-cladding to improve the corrosive wear property of TC4 and extend its service life in corrosive media, ultimately aiming to improve its surface performance. The effects of T...
ABC transporters play important roles in plant growth and resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. Here, we showed that the TaABCG36 gene positively regulates leaf rust resistance in the wheat line Thatcher + Lr19 (TcLr19) when challenged with an a...
Water is not always accessible for agriculture due to its scarcity. In order to successfully develop irrigation strategies that optimize water productivity characterization of the plant, the water status is necessary. We assessed the suitability of t...
Thermal comfort of occupants is characterized by operative temperature (Top), while thermal environment is usually controlled by air temperature (Ta). For perimeter areas in buildings, the use of Ta in the control may lead to uncomfortable conditions...
Tetracycline (TC) is widely used in production and in life. The high volume of its use and the difficulty of its disposal have become the most important causes of environmental pollution. A suitable method needs to be found to solve this problem. In...
As one of the important factors affecting plant productivity and plant distribution, temperature also affects the physiological and ecological characteristics of plants to a large extent. We report canopy leaf temperature distribution over a 36 m tal...
Glucagonoma, a rare neuroendocrine tumor, lacks targeted treatment drugs. Excessive secretion of glucagon is the main cause of its clinical syndrome. To explore targeted therapeutic drugs that can inhibit glucagon secretion and tumor proliferation, w...
Two types of coatings, i.e., monolayer Ta and multilayer Ta/Ti/Zr/Ta coatings, were deposited on biomedical Ti6Al4V (TC4) alloy by magnetron sputtering to improve its performance. To evaluate the effect of the two coatings on the alloy properties, th...
This field experiment focuses on the effects of a heavy rainfall event (DANA, depresión aislada en niveles altos) that occurred on 12–14 September 2019 (DOY, Day of the year, 255–257), in southern Spain on plant water status and th...
Infrared thermography (IRT) is a non-invasive technique used to discriminate thyroid carcinoma (TC) patients from healthy controls (HC) employing cold-stress protocols. This study investigated the capability of IRT to identify TC, thyroid adenoma (TA...
We report about the effect of nitrogen and carbon concentration on the superconducting transition temperature TC of (NbMoTaW)1CxNy carbonitride films deposited using reactive DC magnetron sputtering. By measuring the temperature dependence of electri...
Monolayer Ta and multilayer Ti/Zr/Ta and Zr/Ti/Ta coatings were prepared by magnetron sputtering on TC4 substrates to improve the surface friction and wear properties in a simulated body fluid (SBF) environment and an atmospheric environment. Optical...
This study explores the differences in oxidation color, oxidation products, and high-temperature oxidation resistance between TA1 and Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) titanium alloys following a 50 h oxidation treatment at 450 °C and 750 °C. A combination of...
Composting is a sustainable alternative for green waste (GW) valorization contributing to the circular bioeconomy. However, the processing time must be reduced and the end-product quality must be improved. This study determined the effect of the inco...
In the NERFACE study part I, the characteristics of muscle transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potentials (mTc-MEPs) recorded from the tibialis anterior (TA) muscles with surface and subcutaneous needle electrodes were compared. The aim...
Tacrolimus (Tc) is an immunosuppressant used in transplant patients, but its therapeutic range is narrow, making precise dosing essential. This study investigates the association of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (ABCB1 3435C>T, 1236...
Experimental studies into the forced magnetostriction, magnetization, and temperature dependence of permeability in Ni2MnIn and Ni2MnSn ferromagnetic Heusler alloys were performed according to the spin fluctuation theory of itinerant ferromagnetism p...
Despite the utility of thermal imagery for characterising the impacts of water stress on plant physiology, few studies have been undertaken on plantation-grown conifers, including the most widely planted exotic species, radiata pine. Using data colle...
WMoTaNbV refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) have received widespread attention due to their excellent low-temperature toughness, hardness, and wear resistance. In recent years, the rapid development of surface modification technology represented...
Contamination of fresh blueberries via contact with an equipment surface is an important food hygiene/safety issue. In this study, four and six over-the-row blueberry machine harvesters in Georgia or Oregon were each sampled twice on two different ha...
Tilletia controversa J. G. Kühn is the causal agent of wheat dwarf bunt (DB), a destructive disease causing tremendous economic losses. Small cysteine-rich secreted proteins (SCPs) of plant fungi are crucial in modulating host immunity and promo...
When calculating the CWSI, previous researchers usually used canopy temperature and atmospheric temperature at the same time. However, it takes some time for the canopy temperature (Tc) to respond to atmospheric temperature (Ta), suggesting the time-...
Effectors are considered to be virulence factors secreted by pathogens, which play an important role during host-pathogen interactions. In this study, the candidate effector Pt9226 was cloned from genomic DNA of Puccinia triticina (Pt) pathotype THTT...
This study aimed to improve the effectiveness of Thymus capitatus and Thymus algeriensis essential oils (EOs), as food preservatives, through their encapsulation in different delivery systems (DSs), namely nanoemulsions and biopolymeric nanoparticles...
It is difficult to obtain high-protein contents from rice straw using direct fermentation due to its low nitrogen content. This study investigates the effects of ammonification–steam explosion pretreatment of rice straw on the protein content a...
Chronic high-fat diet consumption induces hypercholesterolemia. The effect of Tessaria absinthioides (Hook. & Arn.) DC. (Asteraceae) was studied on the levels of total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and triglyceri...
This study investigated water stress in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) grown under field conditions in Bafra, Türkiye, from 2015 to 2017. Five irrigation treatments were evaluated with three replicates: full irrigation (I1), 75% (I2), 50% (I3),...
Ultrafine bubbles (UFBs) in water provide a large amount of gas and a large gas–liquid interfacial area, and can release energy through their collapse. Such features may promote ice nucleation. Here, we examined the nucleation of ice in solutio...
The evolving spatial and temporal knowledge about vineyard performance through the use of remote sensing offers new perspectives for vine water status studies. This paper describes the application of aerial thermal imaging to evaluate vine water stat...
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) plays an important role in the growth and development of vertebrates. To study polymorphisms of IGF-I, we screened a total of 4555 bp of genomic sequences in four exons and partial introns for the discovery of s...
Precise irrigation management of grapevines in greenhouses requires a reliable method to easily quantify and monitor the grapevine water status to enable effective manipulation of the water stress of the plants. This study evaluated the applicability...
(1) Background: There is no reliable way to assess antenatal fetal pulmonary hypoplasia; however, the biological parameters of the fetal lung can help in evaluating fetal lung development. This study aimed to establish the reference intervals for nor...
Adenophora triphylla (Thunb.) A.DC., three-leaf lady bell, is an important medicinal plant used against cancers and obesity. It has been well-established that the temperature regime affects plant growth and development in many ways. However, there is...
The temperature-based crop water stress index (CWSI) can accurately reflect the extent of crop water deficit. As an ideal carrier of onboard thermometers to monitor canopy temperature (Tc), center pivot irrigation systems (CPIS) have been widely used...
This work investigated the wear behavior of ultrafine-grained Ti65Nb23.33Zr5Ta1.67Fe5 (at.%, TNZTF) and Ti65Nb23.33Zr5Ta1.67Si5 (at.%, TNZTS) alloys fabricated by high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Wear tests were conducted in a sim...
The innate immune system is crucial in fighting SARS-CoV-2 infection, which is responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, deepening our understanding of the underlying immune response mechanisms is fundamental for the development...
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