Face and neck cooling has been found effective in improving thermal comfort during exercise in the heat despite the fact that the surface area of human face and neck regions accounts for only 5.5% of the entire body. Presently very little documented...
Global hypothermia prolongs survival in rats with intraabdominal feculent sepsis by inhibiting inflammatory responses. We hypothesized that topical neck cooling (TNC) has similar benefits. Septic shock was induced by cecal ligation and incision (CLI)...
Numerous studies have been conducted in an attempt to discover cooling strategies that can be effective in improving exercise performance. However, the mechanism by which neck cooling relieves exercise-induced physiological stress and the optimal coo...
This study aimed to examine the effects of neck cooling on table tennis performance. Eight young, National level, male table tennis players (age 16 ± 2 years, height 1.77 ± 0.08 m, body mass 67.54 ± 10.66 kg) were recruited. Participants attended fou...
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the influence of intermittent neck cooling during exercise bouts designed to mimic combat sport competitions. Participants (n = 13, age = 25.3 ± 5.0 year height = 176.9 ± 7.5 cm, mass = 79.3 ± 9.0 kg...
Heat exposure in summer increases the risk of heat strain during work and rest, highlighting the need for effective cooling strategies. This study evaluated the cooling effectiveness of a fan-cooling jacket (FC) and a thermoelectric neck cooler (NC)...
A solution of furfurylamine[1] (9.77 g, 100 mmol) in tert-butylmethyl ether[2] (MTBE, 50 mL) was made in a 250-mL four-necked flask, fitted with two dropping funnels and an immersion thermometer, and cooled in an ice/salt bath to -15 °C.[...]
The conducted research of X5CrNi18-10 (AISI 304) in the DSI Gleeble 3500 device aimed to determine the tensile strength of this steel at elevated temperatures, simulating welding-like conditions while sensitizing the steel to liquation cracking. The...
Thermal comfort is a significant factor in maintaining a satisfactory perception of the body temperature and influences behavioral thermoregulation. This pilot study aimed to investigate regional differences in thermal comfort in the head and neck ar...
Heat treatment is an important process for optimizing the microstructures of superalloys, and the cooling rate after solid solution treatment is one of the most critical parameters. In this work, we treated solid solution MAR-M247 alloys with water q...
The use of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) of high-performance polymers is becoming increasingly prevalent, leading to the exploration of new applications. The use of such materials in critical cases for aerospace applications necessitates the verif...
In this paper, the discrete element method framework is employed to determine and analyze the stresses induced during and after the powder metallurgy process of particle-reinforced composite. Applied mechanical loading and the differences in the ther...
This article presents the results of model tests aiming to verify the possibility of applying commercial plasticine as a model material for modelling the limits to the cross-wedge rolling process. This study presents a comparison of the results of la...
Haltern 70 amphorae sherds from Castro do Vieito, a Roman settlement from the NW of Portugal occupied during the early imperial period, were studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy at room temperature and 4.2 K, XRD, and XRF, aiming to understand the...
Demand for air conditioners is steadily increasing due to global warming and improved living standards. The noise, as well as the performance of air conditioners, are recognized as one of the crucial factors that determine the air conditioners’...
The fatigue properties of composite materials are degraded seriously in hygrothermal environments, so taking into account their influence is very important when evaluating the fatigue life of composite structures. Tensile fatigue experiments of carbo...
During hyperthermia cancer treatments, especially in semi-deep hyperthermia in the head and neck (H&N) region, the induced temperature pattern is the result of a complex interplay between energy delivery and tissue cooling. The purpose of this st...
In this research, poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was melt-mixed with sepiolite nanoclays in a twin-screw extruder. In a subsequent step, the extruded films were drawn in the solid state to highly oriented nanocomposite films or tapes. A twin-scre...
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Background and Aim: The Mediterranean is one of the major gateways of human migratory fluxes from Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia to Europe. Sea accidents have become an urgent humanitarian crisis due to the high number of migrants...
Traumatic intracranial aneurysms (TICAs) are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial aneurysms. However, they are associated with a mortality rate of over 50%. The case presented herein focuses on a posterior communicating artery TICA c...
The aging precipitation behavior of 6061 aluminum alloy that underwent iron casting and water-cooled copper casting and 6061 aluminum with Mn and Zr elements added was studied. Firstly, the hardness curves, tensile properties, and fracture morphology...
This study addresses the combination of customized surface modification with the use of nanofluids, to infer on its potential to enhance pool-boiling heat transfer. Hydrophilic surfaces patterned with superhydrophobic regions were developed and used...
Thermo-mechanical controlled processing (TMCP) is employed to obtain the required level of mechanical properties of contemporary HSLA steel plates utilized for gas and oil pipeline production. The strength and crack resistance of pipeline steels are...
The protection of sensitive structures (e.g., nerves) from iatrogenic damage is of major importance when performing laser surgical procedures. Especially in the head and neck area both function and esthetics can be affected to a great extent. Despite...
Polylactic acid (PLA) is one of the most promising biopolymers often used as a raw material in 3D printing in many industrial areas. It has good mechanical properties, is characterized by high strength and stiffness, but unfortunately, it has some di...
Sintering is a key processing route to consolidate nuclear fuel powders into dense compacts, yet the atomic-level mechanisms governing the sintering of actinide compounds remain poorly understood. Herein, the sintering kinetics and structural evoluti...
This study employs COMSOL software v 5.6 to investigate a novel approach to heat transfer via mixed convection in an open hollow structure with an unheated 90° baffle elbow. Two 20 W heat sources are strategically positioned on the cavity’s...
The present work is focused on the investigation of isothermal ageing effects on room-temperature tensile properties and the failure of quenched and tempered martensitic/austenitic weldments between T92 and TP316H heat-resistant steels. The dissimila...
Phlai (Zingiber montanum) has long been valued for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties in traditional medicine. This study aimed to develop and assess the physical stability, chemical composition, and clinical efficacy of a novel Phlai spr...
Docetaxel is a commonly used taxane chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, and head and neck cancer. Docetaxel exerts its...
The Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technique has attracted attention in a wide range of manufacturing research areas, including the defense industry because of its high efficiency and good consistency of manufactured material properties. Shaped charge...
This study assessed the critical fire resistance of bridge cables by investigating post-fire tensile degradation of high-strength steel wires (1860, 1960, 2100 MPa) heated under initial stress (10% and 40% of design strength) to 300 °C, 400 °...
The effect of different heat inputs of 1.45 kJ/mm, 1.78 kJ/mm and 2.31 kJ/mm on the microstructure and mechanical properties of deposited metals of the self-developed AWS A5.28 E120C-K4 high strength steel flux-cored wire was studied by optical micro...
In exploring adjuvant therapies for head and neck cancer, hyperthermia (40–45 °C) has shown efficacy in enhancing chemotherapy and radiation, as well as the delivery of liposomal drugs. Current hyperthermia treatments, however, struggle to...
The aim of the study was to determine the effects of genotype and sex on carcass composition and selected meat quality parameters of Dworka and Pekin ducks after two reproductive seasons. The research material consisted of 24 carcasses of Dworka duck...