Distributed optical fiber sensors are a promising technology for monitoring the structural health of large-scale structures. The fiber sensors are usually coated with nonfragile materials to protect the sensor and are bonded onto the structure using...
Accurately reconstructing the strain field within stiffened ship panels is crucial for effective structural health monitoring. This study presents a groundbreaking approach to strain field reconstruction in such panels, utilizing optical fiber sensor...
We investigate the electronic structure and work function modulation of α-Fe2O3 films by strain based on the density functional method. We find that the band gap of clean α-Fe2O3 films is a function of the strain and is influenced significantly by th...
The main objective of the current work is to determine meshless methods using the radial basis function (rbf) approach to estimate the elastic strain field from energy-resolved neutron imaging. To this end, we first discretize the longitudinal ray tr...
The present paper introduces an innovative strain energy function (SEF) for incompressible anisotropic fiber-reinforced materials. This SEF is specifically designed to understand the mechanical behavior of carbon fiber-woven fabric. The considered mo...
Background/Objectives: Solid organ transplant recipients (OTR) have been recently involved in exercise prescription programs in order to reduce the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. The normal systolic and diastolic cardiac function is fund...
Strain energy density functions are used in CAE analysis of hyperelastic materials such as rubber and elastomers. This function can originally be obtained only by experiments using biaxial deformation, but the difficulty of such experiments has made...
Due to the unpredictability of seismic excitation, the data-driven damage identification method, which only depends on the monitoring response data, has a good development prospect in structural health monitoring. In recent years, damage identificati...
With the rapid development of society, the number of hydropower projects has increased. During the construction of these projects, due to excavation-induced unloading, the high sidewalls of the hydropower station are often subject to splitting failur...
Background: In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and decreased ejection fraction (HFrEF), LA strain, an indicator of the filling and discharge of the left atrium (LA), was recently identified as a sign of diastolic dysfunction. O...
Persistence, coexistence, competitive exclusion, and global asymptotic stability (GAS) are closely related problems in mathematical epidemiology that are often treated by model-specific arguments. We develop a unified approach to GAS based on Perron&...
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are revolutionizing various industries with their customizable properties, a key advantage over traditional composites. The rise of voxel-based 3D printing has furthered the development of FGMs with complex micros...
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) aims to improve the gait pattern in case of foot drop of people suffering chronic diseases, e.g., multiple sclerosis. The fibular nerve can be stimulated by electrical impulses sent through electrodes on the sk...
Many investigators have become interested in nanostructures due to their outstanding mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties. Two-dimensional nanoplates with higher mechanical properties compared with traditional structural applications are a...
Raw goat and ewe’s milk samples were used for the isolation of seven lactic acid bacteria new strains. After testing hemolytic activity and resistance to antibiotics, specific functional properties were evaluated; Lactococcus lactis subsp. lact...
Global consumer demand for probiotic-enriched functional foods has increased as consumers become increasingly aware of the connection between what they eat and its role in their long-term health. Compared with conventional foods that primarily delive...
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the most common subtype of female urinary incontinence, affecting up to one in four women and markedly reducing quality of life. Its pathophysiology primarily involves impaired suburethral and paraurethral support...
Additively manufactured components, especially those produced in deposition welding processes, have a rough curvilinear surface. Strain and surface deformation analysis of such components is increasingly performed using digital image correlation (DIC...
This study uses a sigmoidal function to describe the plastic strain hardening of metallic materials, considering temperature and strain rate effects. The effectiveness of this approach is evaluated and systematically compared with other hardening law...
This review provides a comprehensive analysis of modern strategies for the synthesis, functionalization, and application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene for the development of high-performance polymer composites in the field of strain sensing...
Persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection drives cervical cancer, a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women in low- and middle-income countries; its clinical course is shaped by the cervicovaginal microbiome, in which La...
Due to their superior tribological properties compared to conventional materials, the use of functionally graded materials (FGMs) has long become indispensable in mechanical engineering. The wide variety of in-depth gradings means that solving contac...
In order to replace nonrenewable resources and decrease electronic waste disposal, there is a rapidly rising demand for the utilization of reproducible and degradable biopolymers in flexible electronics. Natural biopolymers have many remarkable chara...
This study presents for the first time functional cookies for diabetics made with 100% organic Cyperus esculentus L. flour, either plain or enhanced with 5% polyfloral honey syrup containing the probiotic strain Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus SL42. The...
This review focuses on deepening the structural understanding of crack-based strain sensors (CBSS) on stretchable and flexible polymeric substrates and promoting sensor performance optimization. CBSS are cutting-edge devices that purposely incorporat...
Background and Objectives: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) are cardioprotective drugs. We investigated their effects on left atrial function, a major determinant of cardiac d...
This paper provides an overview of various size-dependent theories based on modified/consistent couple stress and strain gradient theories (CSTs and SGTs), highlighting the development of two-dimensional (2D) refined and advanced shear deformation th...
By means of a hybrid density functional, we comprehensively investigate the energetic, electronic, optical properties, and band edge alignments of two-dimensional (2D) CdS/g-C
Isolated injury to the long head of biceps femoris is the most common type of acute hamstring strain injury (HSI). However, the precise hamstring injury mechanism (i.e., sprint-type) is still not well understood, and research is inconclusive as to wh...
Background: Ventricular septal defect (VSD) has a good prognosis after surgical treatment. Three-dimensional (3D) strain echocardiography is a novel method adapting AI for assessing ventricular function; however, its utility remains to be tested. The...
Background: Frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) can cause PVC-induced cardiomyopathy. The value of PVC ablation in patients with preserved left ventricular function in the low–normal range (ejection fraction: 50–55%) is not established. S...
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is an inherited cardiomyopathy, characterized by abnormal cell adhesions, disrupted intercellular signaling, and fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium. These changes serve as a substrate for ventricu...
Synbiotics, including probiotics and prebiotics, are useful for patients with functional bowel disorders. However, which synbiotics are beneficial for patients with which diseases, especially those with functional diarrhea (FDr) with high fecal calpr...
Different studies in the literature indicate the effectiveness of CNTs as reinforcing materials in cement–matrix composites due to their high mechanical strength. Nevertheless, their incorporation into cement presents some difficulties due to t...
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (L. rhamnosus) is a safe probiotic with no side effects, providing benefits such as gut microbiota regulation and immune enhancement, making it highly valuable with strong potential. However, strains from different source...
This study used a rat model of coronary artery reperfusion imaged with preclinical 7-tesla magnetic resonance imaging (7T-MRI) to evaluate cardiac function, myocardial deformation, and the impact of infarction-to-reperfusion time. Wistar rats were as...
Background: This study challenges state-of-the-art cardiac amyloidosis (CA) diagnostics by feeding multi-chamber strain and cardiac function into supervised machine (SVM) learning algorithms. Methods: Forty-three CA (32 males; 79 years (IQR 71; 85)),...
“The Seven Countries Study”, published in 1984, was the first study to find a correlation between diet and mortality related to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Since then, many investigations have addressed the relationship between type o...
Stretchable semiconductors capable of maintaining electrical performance under large mechanical deformation are essential for reliable wearable electronic devices. However, polymer semiconductors often suffer from electrical degradation when subjecte...
Genistein, a soy-derived isoflavone, may improve cardiovascular risk profile in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome (MetS), but few literature data on its cardiac effects in humans are available. The aim of this sub-study of a randomized dou...
Background and Objectives: Left atrial function is commonly assessed using speckle-tracking echocardiography, focusing on global strain averaged from the 4-chamber and 2-chamber views. However, regional variations in atrial strain remain underexplore...
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) aims to improve the gait pattern in cases of weak foot dorsiflexion (foot lifter weakness) and, therefore, increase the liveability of people suffering from chronic diseases of the central nervous system, e.g.,...
Background/Objectives: Myocardial involvement has been observed in athletes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is unclear if these changes are due to myocardial damage per se or to an interruption in training. The aim of this study was to assess card...
To develop and assess MyoNet, a deep learning (DL)-based network for measuring myocardial regional function from cine cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) images, and compare its efficacy with ResMyoNet as an efficient alternative to SinMod-derived refer...
This study presents a density functional theory (DFT) investigation of the electronic response of graphene doped with various atoms (B, N, Al, Si, S, Ga) under biaxial strain. The calculations were performed using the PBE exchange–correlation f...
Although leaky gut syndrome is not recognized as an official diagnosis for human diseases, it is now believed that dysfunction of the cell barrier causes increased permeability of intestinal epithelial cells leading to this condition. Probiotics have...
Left atrial (LA) strain imaging, which measures the deformation of the LA using speckle-tracing echocardiography (STE), has emerged recently as an exciting tool to help provide diagnostic and prognostic information for patients with a broad range of...
This study investigates the deformation of plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-P) geomembranes (GMBs) on uniform cushions and flat-rounded gravel cushions using a self-developed testing apparatus for GMB deformation and a three-dimensional (3D) laser...
Monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) holds great promise for strain-tunable optoelectronic devices. The strain-dependent dielectric function is a core parameter to characterize the tunability of optoelectronic properties. However, due to the extreme...
Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a novel, angle-independent imaging technique useful to assess myocardial function by strain and strain rate analysis in human and veterinary medicine. Commonly, the left apical four-chamber (...
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