Analysis of microscopic specimens has emerged as a useful analytical application in metabolomics because of its capacity for characterizing a highly homogenous sample with a specific interest. The undeviating analysis helps to unfold the hidden activ...
Poultry skeletal muscle provides high quality protein for humans. Study of the genetic mechanisms during duck skeletal muscle development contribute to future duck breeding and meat production. In the current study, three breast muscle samples from S...
In this work, we design a micro-vibration platform, which combined with the traditional metal-assisted chemical etching (MaCE) to etch silicon nanowires (SiNWs). The etching mechanism of SiNWs, including in the mass-transport (MT) and charge-transpor...
Few instances of material evidence for ancient colour restorations have been documented over the last 20 years, during which time the scientific approach to the study of polychromy has been defined. This article presents eight new cases of ancient re...
In this paper, a decentralized coordinated control method based on multi-agent system is proposed to improve the voltage stability of micro-grid. In lower-level agents, the decentralized control is designed as double-loop controllers for the inverter...
The extraction of museum DNA from a unique collection of samples of the “Crocidura pergrisea” species complex, which comprises local endemics of Central and West Asia, allowed us to determine their inter- and intragroup relationships. The...
The design of biomimetic biomaterials for cell culture has become a great tool to study and understand cell behavior, tissue degradation, and lesion. Topographical and morphological features play an important role in modulating cell behavior. In this...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia and is often prefaced by mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Detection of AD-related changes via blood-based biomarkers would enable critical therapeutic interventions early in disease prog...
The removal of non-original superimposed layers covering the original pictorial layer in paintings is a common practice to restore the authentic appearance of surfaces and mitigate potential risks to artwork preservation. Contemporary assessments of...
Transaction-based energy (TE) management and control has become an increasingly relevant topic, attracting considerable attention from industry and the research community alike. As a result, new techniques are emerging for its development and actuali...
Considering the potential of hydrogels to mimic the cellular microenvironment, methacryloyl gelatin (GelMA) and methacryloyl mucin (MuMA) were selected and compared as bioinspired coatings for commercially available polypropylene (PP) meshes for vent...
The remarkable advantages micro-chip platforms offer over cumbersome, time-consuming equipment currently in use for bio-analysis are well documented. In this research, a micro-chip that includes a unique magnetic actuator (MA) for the manipulation of...
Objective: To evaluate the drug release, cytocompatibility with periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs), and therapeutic efficacy of GelMA hydrogel loaded with resolvin D1 (RvD1) in treating rat periodontal inflammation and alveolar bone damage. Methods:...
A micro-floating element wall shear stress sensor with backside connections has been developed for accurate measurements of wall shear stress under the turbulent boundary layer. The micro-sensor was designed and fabricated on a 10.16 cm SOI (Silicon...
The fabrication of high-precision scaffolds with excellent biocompatibility for tissue engineering has become a research hotspot. Two-photon polymerization (TPP) can break the optical diffraction limit and is used to fabricate high-resolution three-d...
To explore the relationship between industrial policy and cross-border M&As in Chinese enterprises, the PSM method and a two-way fixed model were used. Using a sample of A-share listed companies during the period 2005–2019, we theoretically...
In this article, an active matrix (AM) micro light-emitting diode (MicroLED) display with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 and a high pixel density of 3200 pixels per inch (ppi) is reported. The single pixel with a diameter of 5 μm on the MicroLE...
This study takes the merger and acquisition (M&A) events completed by A-share listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets from 2006 to 2019 as the research samples and uses the dual difference method to test the impact of a “hig...
Micro-arc oxidation (MAO) treatment is a simple and effective technique to improve the corrosion resistance for magnesium alloys. However, the presence of micro-pores and cracks on the coatings provides paths for corrosive ions to penetrate into and...
As bone diseases and defects are constantly increasing, the improvement of bone regeneration techniques is constantly evolving. The main purpose of this scientific study was to obtain and investigate biomaterials that can be used in tissue engineerin...
We studied the effects of peak temperature and cooling rate in the secondary welding thermal cycles on the martensite/austenite (M/A) constituents’ characteristics (including fraction, average size and distribution), corrosion resistance and hy...
This conceptual paper introduces Macro Stewardship (Ma-S) as a transformative approach in sustainable finance to challenge financial market failures that contribute to systemic collective action issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and i...
A control circuit for inductive levitation micro-actuators was developed in this research, the circuit’s performance and its electrical parameters are discussed. The developed control circuit was fabricated on a four-layer printed circuit board (PCB)...
The present study investigated the synergic effect of extracts of Morus alba (MA) and Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) (AR) against high-fat diet induced obesity. Four-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into five groups that were fed for 14...
The solid structure of industrial sinter comprises seven mineral associations (A, B, C, D, Ds, E, N) which have different relative abundances of key minerals, textures and spatial relationships to micro-macropores and hematite nuclei. Among the key c...
A novel micro-needle array electrode (MAE) fabricated by thermal drawing and coated with Ti/Au film was proposed for bio-signals monitoring. A simple and effective setup was employed to form glassy-state poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) into a m...
(Ti,Cr)C is a novel additive for high-performance cermets. In this work, a (Ti0.8Cr0.2)C nanostructured solid solution was synthesized via Mechanical Alloying (MA) from the mixture of of Ti, Cr, and C powders. The MA process was carried out at room t...
The resource-constrained MCU-based platform is unable to use high-performance accelerators such as GPUs or servers due to insufficient resources for ML applications. We define a Micro-Accelerator (MA) that can accelerate ML operations by being connec...
In this study, micro-alloyed steel (MAS) material normally used in the production of auto parts has been immersed in an E80 simulated fuel grade ethanol (SFGE) environment and its degradation mechanism in the presence of sodium chloride (NaCl) was ev...
Hydrogel application feasibility is still limited mainly due to their low mechanical strength and fragile nature. Therefore, several physical and chemical cross-linking modifications are being used to improve their properties. In this research, metha...
Generally, the development of ship plate steels is mainly concerned with the improvement of strength and toughness, such as F32 and F36. Due to the strength–ductility trade-off, it is difficult to combine excellent ductility with strength impro...
Vertical-type high-voltage light-emitting diodes (HV-LEDs) with 2 × 2 micro-cells were fabricated on Cu substrates, and the micro-cell geometry was modified to enhance the optoelectronic performance. The current spreading in micro-cell is most domina...
The Kalu’an-Azubai pegmatite field, one of the most important rare-metal metallogenic regions in China, contains a large number of pegmatite dikes belonging to spodumene and lepidolite subtypes. Columbite-group minerals (CGMs) collected from th...
Marketing melons (Cucumis melo) as convenient fresh-cut products is popular nowadays. However, damage inflicted by fresh-cut processing results in fast quality degradation and food safety risks. The life of fresh-cut produce can be extended by a modi...
Oncolytic Newcastle disease virus is a new type of cancer immunotherapy drug. This paper proposes a scheme for delivering oncolytic viruses using hydrogel microneedles. Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) was synthesized by chemical grafting, and GelMA micr...
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second leading cause of female death. Altered interactions between the host and the gut microbiota appear to play an influential role in carcinogenesis. Several studies have shown d...
Metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived transition metal compounds and their composites have attracted great interest for applications in energy conversion and storage. In this work, hexagonal micro-prisms of Ni-doped CoTiO3 composited with amorp...
This study aims to develop a gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)-based ginsenoside Rb3 (G-Rb3) drug delivery system and investigate its application in the treatment of periodontitis and the underlying mechanisms. Periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) wer...
3D auxetic structures, which present negative Poisson’s ratio in the uniaxial compression deformation, is an ideal artificial material for meta-implants because of its lightweight, good material property and suitable porosity for bone recovery...
This research investigated the effects of continuous elevated CO₂ (20%, (v/v)) application or a 3 day CO₂ pretreatment followed by modified atmosphere (MA) or micro-perforated (MP) packaging on the postharvest quality of asparagus. The combination of...
In this study, the effects of micro-Al2O3 (MA) and nano-Al2O3 (NA) on the mechanical properties and durability performance of a mortar containing fly ash (FA) were investigated. In the first step, MA and NA were added to the mortar (as a cement repla...
The study of the metabolome within tissues, organisms, cells or biofluids can be carried out by several bioanalytical techniques. Among them, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is one of the principal spectroscopic methods. This is due to a sample rota...
Cryogels have recently gained interest in the field of tissue engineering as they inherently possess an interconnected macroporous structure. Considered to be suitable for scaffold cryogel fabrication, methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) is a modified form...
The volatility of both global and national markets has emerged in recent years. In response to the changes in the operating environment, organizations have been adopting various practices to ensure sustainable development by anticipating threats and...
Solid Oxide Cells (SOC) are the kind of electrochemical devices that provide reversible, dual mode operation, where electricity is generated in a fuel cell mode and fuel is produced in an electrolysis mode. Our current work encompasses the design, fa...
Detection and counting of wheat heads are crucial for wheat yield estimation. To address the issues of overlapping and small volumes of wheat heads on complex backgrounds, this paper proposes the YOLOv7-MA model. By introducing micro-scale detection...
This paper proposes a double-planar-coil microinductor with patterned permalloy magnetic film for high frequency DC–DC integration. The effects of magnetic film’s patterning and thickness on the inductance and quality factor of the micro-inductor are...
We herein present an alternative geometry of nanostructured carbon cathode capable of obtaining a low turn-on field, and both stable and high current densities. This cathode geometry consisted of a micro-hollow array on planar carbon nanostructures e...
In the realm of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting, the BiVO4/WO3 photoanode exhibits high electron–hole pair separation and transport capacity, rendering it a promising avenue for development. However, the charge transport and reactio...
The metallogenic process of gold deposits is typically characterized by multi-stage mineralization and complex tectonic evolution. Precise determination of metallogenic age is thus critical yet challenging for establishing ore-forming models and tect...
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