Wood is one of the most popular renewable natural materials. Nowadays, raw wood is hardly ever used in the construction industry. It has been substituted by glued laminated wood that is processed with the use of high-tech methods, thus eliminating th...
In this paper, we consider the time averaged distribution of discrete time quantum walks on the glued trees. In order to analyze the walks on the glued trees, we consider a reduction to the walks on path graphs. Using a spectral analysis of the Jacob...
Dowel connectors are extensively utilized to establish joint connections in timber constructions. This study investigated the embedment performance of glued laminated bamboo and timber composite joints through half-hole tests, focusing on the effects...
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the properties of glued laminated beams made in diverse configurations of timber quality classes, reinforced using a new technique that is cheaper and easy to apply. The aim of the experimental investigatio...
Glued-in rod (GIR) connections are widely used in timber composite structures owing to their high load-bearing capacity, high stiffness, and concealed configuration. However, their shear behavior and design methodology under lateral loading remain in...
The present paper investigates the impact of basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) on the axial compression performance of glued wood hollow cylinders. This study aims to facilitate the application of BFRP in the field of structural reinforcement of...
Structural lumber is designed to meet the technical standards that ensure safety, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. However, some tree species face limitations in their growth, which restricts their widespread use. An example of this is Nothofa...
In this study, a continuation of the research on the influence of the bearing capacity proof on the fire resistance of an element’s cross-section is presented; however, in this particular case, we focus on elements made of homogeneous glued lam...
In this paper, dynamic analyses of two untypical, modern footbridges made of glued-laminated timber are presented. One of them is among the longest cable-stayed bridges for pedestrians in the world, made of such a structural material. Both structures...
This study deals with the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses of the phase interfaces in the glued joints between Norway spruce wood elements thermally modified at 160, 180, 200, and 220 °C/4 h and polyurethane (PUR) and polyvinyl acetate...
As the carbon storage capacity of timber is recognized, there is growing interest in timber and wooden structures as a solution to various environmental problems. The use of Korean timber with substantial carbon storage capacity is required to reduce...
The paper deals with an examination of the behaviour of glued Ti-Al column under compression at elevated temperature. The tests of compressed columns with initial load were performed at different temperatures to obtain their characteristics and the l...
The present study investigates the shear behaviour of screw-glued and mechanical flange-to-web connections intended for cross-laminated timber (CLT) ribbed panels, with the aim of improving composite behaviour and enhancing the structural performance...
Changes in the condition of existing timber structures can be caused by fatigue or biological attack, among other things. Replacing damaged timber is still very expensive, so it seems more advisable to repair or reinforce damaged elements. Therefore,...
This paper proposes a new type of composite box beam combined with cold-formed thin-walled steel and glued laminated timber to develop green building structures while improving the load-carrying capacity of a single steel girder and glued timber gird...
The aim of this study was to assess the potential of hardwoods harvested in Croatian forests for the production of glued laminated timber (glulam), mainly of those species for which there is no published performance assessment. Nine sets of glulam be...
Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) include mGluR1 and mGluR5, which are coupled to the Gq family of heterotrimeric G-proteins and readily activated by their selective agonist 3,5-dihydroxyphenilglycine (DHPG). mGluR1 and mGluR5 exhibit...
It is known that the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN) and the cerebellar flocculus are the key areas, which contribute to the behavioral recovery (“vestibular compensation”) after unilateral labyrinthectomy (UL). In these areas, how the genetic activi...
The growing need for sustainable and resource-efficient materials increasingly promotes the use of block-glued laminated timber (glulam) in buildings and civil structures such as bridges. While timber is renewable and sustainable, the formaldehyde-ba...
In the context of the urgent need for decarbonization in the construction sector, glued laminated bamboo (GLB) has emerged as a renewable structural alternative, yet the effect of adhesive chemistry on its performance remains poorly isolated from oth...
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are ion channels that respond to the neurotransmitter glutamate, playing a crucial role in the permeability of calcium ions and excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS). Composed of vari...
This article addresses the problem of insufficient bearing capacity and stiffness in laminated timber beams during use and proposes a reinforcement method by increasing the cross-section. Twenty glued laminated timber beams with dimensions of 2850 mm...
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders such as depression severely impair human health. Targeted inhibition of the GluN1-GluN2A receptor is a promising therapeutic strategy, but current drugs often have adverse effects. To develop novel candidate dru...
Composite materials are increasingly used to strengthen existing structures or new load-bearing elements, also made of timber. In this paper, the effect of the number of layers of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) on the load-bearing capacity an...
This paper presents an experimental evaluation of the fire resistance of glued-in rod timber joints using epoxy resin, with and without modification. A heat-resistant modified resin was designed by adding inorganic additives into the epoxy resin, aim...
Hollow glued bamboo scrimber (HGBS), as a novel sustainable engineered bamboo material, exhibits considerable potential for structural engineering applications. To clarify the influence of slenderness ratio on the eccentric compression behavior of HG...
In this work, the dynamics of a quantum walker on glued trees is revisited to understand the influence of the architecture of the graph on the efficiency of the transfer between the two roots. Instead of considering regular binary trees, we focus our...
It is well-appreciated that phosphorylation is an essential post-translational mechanism of regulation for several proteins, including group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRI), mGluR1, and mGluR5 subtypes. While contributions of various seri...
Probabilistic models of glued laminated timber are a required input to structural reliability analysis, and the JCSS Probabilistic Model Code is the reference most analyses adopt without independent verification. This paper reports an experimental pr...
Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRI), including mGluR1 and mGluR5 subtypes, modulate essential brain functions by affecting neuronal excitability, intracellular calcium dynamics, protein synthesis, dendritic spine formation, and synaptic...
The paper assessed the feasibility of manufacturing glued structural elements made of pine wood after grading it mechanically in a horizontal arrangement. It was assumed that the pine wood was not free of defects and that the outer lamellas would als...
The ionotropic glutamate receptor 6 (GluR6 or GRIK2) gene is transcribed by two cell-type-specific promoters in neuronal and non-neuronal cells, which results in five different transcript variants. The purpose of this study was to explore cell-type-s...
Glutamate receptors at the postsynaptic side translate neurotransmitter release from presynapses into postsynaptic excitation. They play a role in many forms of synaptic plasticity, e.g., homeostatic scaling of the receptor field, activity-dependent...
The metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) is an essential modulator of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory; whereas in pathological conditions, it is an acknowledged therapeutic target that has been implicated in multiple brain disorders. D...
Background/Objectives: Persistent cognitive impairments are prevalent in methamphetamine (meth) use disorder and contribute to maladaptive decision-making and increased relapse vulnerability. There are currently no effective treatments for meth-assoc...
(1) Background: Recently, we found that adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) stimulation results in an increase in STEP phosphatase activity. In order to delve into the mechanism through which A2AR stimulation induced STEP activation, we investigated the in...
Dry-cured hams are well-known and highly appreciated products in the Mediterranean and China. The long-term fermentation endows dry-cured hams with a unique flavor and quality. Our previous study has identified Asp–Leu–Glu–Glu (DLEE) from dry-cured X...
Background: The low molecular weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GS) of wheat have great effects on food processing quality, but the resolution of LMW-GS and the scoring of their alleles by direct analysis of proteins are difficult due to the larger numbe...
Low Molecular Weight Glutenin Subunits (LMW-GS) proteins have great effects on the end-use quality of bread wheat and are difficult to differentiate directly. It is very important to characterize and classify LMW-GS genes systematically. In this pape...
The metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptor family consists of group I receptors (mGlu1 and mGlu5) that are positively coupled to phospholipase-C and group II (mGlu2 and mGlu3) and III receptors (mGlu4-8) that are negatively coupled to adenylyl cyclas...
Provoked vulvodynia (PV) is the leading cause of vulvar pain and dyspareunia. The etiology of PV is multifactorial and remains poorly understood. PV is associated with a history of repeated vulvar inflammation and is often accompanied by sensory neur...
Low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GS) account for 40% of the total wheat grain gluten protein fraction, which plays a significant role in the formation of noodle processing quality. The goal of this study was to clarify the effects of the m...
Glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction has been proposed to underlie schizophrenia symptoms. This theory arose from the observation that administration of NMDAR antagonists, which are compounds that inhibit NMDAR activity, repro...
Background/Objectives: Glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) are essential inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in insects and key targets of several insecticides. In Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW), mutually exclusive alternative splicing (MEAS) o...
Numerous studies have demonstrated the antidepressant effects of group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu2/3) receptor antagonists in various rodent models. Importantly, it has been shown that the antidepressant effects of mGlu2/3 receptor antagonists i...
Selective antagonists of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH; pGlu-His-Pro-NH2), in order to enable a better understanding of this peptide’s central functions, have not been identified. Using pGlu-Glu-Pro-NH2 ([Glu2]TRH) as a lead peptide and with mod...
GluN2B-enriched N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are implicated in several neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. No clinically valid GluN1/2B therapeutic exists due to a lack of selective GluN2B imaging...
Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are membrane receptors that play a central role in the modulation of synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability and whose dysregulation is implicated in diverse neurological disorders. Most current under...
Low molecular weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GSs) in wheat are critical functional proteins that regulate the processing quality of flour-based products. This study utilized two sets of near-isogenic lines (NILs) derived from the wheat cultivars Zhoum...
The GluN2A subunit of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors becomes dominant during postnatal development, overgrowing the originally dominant GluN2B subunit. The aim of our study was to show changes of anticonvulsant action of the GluN2A subunit-pre...
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