Polymer-air multilayer (PAM) was developed to decrease the heat loss through window glass panes. A PAM consists of a few polymer films separated from each other by air gaps. Thanks to the excellent optical properties ...
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This paper reports on the modulation of Schottky barrier heights (SBH) on three different orientations of βGa2O3 by insertion of an ultra-thin SiO2 dielectric interlayer at the metal-semiconductor junction, which can...
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Introduction Trabeculae carneae are irregular structures that cover the endocardial surfaces of both ventricles of human heart and account for a significant portion of the ventricular ***,the role of trabeculae carnea...
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Introduction Trabeculae carneae are irregular structures that cover the endocardial surfaces of both ventricles of human heart and account for a significant portion of the ventricular ***,the role of trabeculae carneae in left ventricular(LV)function is not well *** reports suggested that trabeculae help squeeze blood from the apical region during systole[1].Our recent study suggests that trabeculae carneae hypertrophy and fibrosis contribute to increased LV stiffness in patients with diastolic heart failure,and severing free-running trabeculae carneae may improve diastolic compliance of the LV[2].Objective To understand the role of trabeculae carneae in the left ventricular diastolic and systolic functions using anatomically detailed patient-specific finite element models of the human ***(1)Image acquisition An explanted human heart was collected from a 63 year old female donor with a history of stroke and congestive heart failure within 24 hours postmortem from South Texas Blood and Tissue Center(San Antonio,TX).The heart was de-identified in accordance with Institutional Review Board(IRB)requirements and informed consent for research was obtained from the donor’s ***-dimensional MRI scanning was conducted on a 3T(128 MHz)MRI system(TIM Trio,Siemens Medical Solutions),comprised of a superconducting magnet with a 60 cm diameter accessible bore,when the heart was submerged in a saline filled plastic container.(2)Finite element analysis Three distinct LV models were derived from the MR *** first model was the intact trabeculated model(TM)which contained all trabeculae carneae and papillary *** high-resolution anatomically detailed 3D model of the LV was segmented from 2D MR images in DICOM format using Mimics(Materialise NV,Leuven,Belgium).The second model was the papillary model(PM),in which the papillary muscles remain intact but most of the trabeculae carneae were excluded in the smoothing *** third
The acoustic response of microbubbles (MBs) depends on their resonance frequency, which is dependent on MB size and shell properties. Monodisperse MBs with tunable shell properties are thus desirable for optimizing an...
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The acoustic response of microbubbles (MBs) depends on their resonance frequency, which is dependent on MB size and shell properties. Monodisperse MBs with tunable shell properties are thus desirable for optimizing and controlling MB behavior in acoustics applications. By utilizing a novel microfluidic method that uses lipid concentration to control MB shrinkage, we generate monodisperse MBs of four different initial diameters at three lipid concentrations (5.6, 10.0, and 16.0 mg/mL) in the aqueous phase. Following shrinkage, we measure MB resonance frequency and determine its shell stiffness and viscosity. The study demonstrates that we can generate monodisperse MBs of specific sizes and tunable shell properties by controlling MB initial diameter and aqueous phase lipid concentration. Our results indicate that the resonance frequency increases by 180-210% with increasing lipid concentration (from 5.6 to 16.0 mg/mL) while bubble diameter is kept constant. Additionally, we find that the resonance frequency decreases by 260-300% with increasing MB final diameter (from 5 to 12 μm), while lipid concentration is held constant. For example, our results depict that the resonance frequency increases by ~195% with increasing lipid concentration from 5.6 to 16.0 mg/mL, for ~11 μm final diameter MBs. Additionally, we find that the resonance frequency decreases by ~275% with increasing MB final diameter from 5 to 12 μm, when we use a lipid concentration of 5.6 mg/mL. We also determine that MB shell viscosity and stiffness increase with increasing lipid concentration and MB final diameter, and the level of change depends on the degree of shrinkage experienced by MB. Specifically, we find that by increasing the concentration of lipids from 5.6 to 16.0 mg/mL, the shell stiffness and viscosity of ~11 μm final diameter MBs increase by ~400% and ~200 %, respectively. This study demonstrates the feasibility of fine-tuning the MB acoustic response to ultrasound by tailoring MB initial
The Extra Robotic Legs (XRL) system is a robotic augmentation worn by a human operator consisting of two articulated robot legs that walk with the operator and help bear a heavy backpack payload. It is desirable for t...
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The numerical approach is being used against experimental and solves engineering problems. In the engineering design, the structural and load analysis are a part of an important thing to show the effect of geometrical...
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The numerical approach is being used against experimental and solves engineering problems. In the engineering design, the structural and load analysis are a part of an important thing to show the effect of geometrical or the structure design. The main purpose is to review the influence of deckhouse height on the flow around the funnel and aft ship structure. In this review study, the fluid-structure and 3D steady RANS CFD are used to validate the result of simulations. Several aspects of the numerical approach, such as turbulence modeling, boundary conditions, inlet velocity, and pressure outlet to simulate wind load in CFD, ground surface roughness, and quantification of wind loads by computational fluid-structure and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are summarized. A benchmarking study of the numerical approach against the experiment is emphasized. A comparative study among the numerical prediction on the wind tunnel demonstrated good agreement and satisfaction. Moreover, by numerical approach could handle the accurate results and show how the response to the ship structure that makes the dynamic interaction during wind loads events.
Reconfigurable metamaterials are constructed from tessellation of deformable modules that give rise to a set of tuneable properties. To date, most research focuses on metamaterials that morph between final configurati...
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Agribusiness has a significant role in the life of billions of people and is an essential component in the economy of many countries. In Brazil agribusiness is one of the most prominent components in the economy and i...
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Hand gesture recognition are widely applied in game industry and rehabilitation engineering. Some recognition methods based on physiological data are attracting attention. In this paper, a novel method for dynamic han...
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