Assessment of Vitamin D Supplementation on Articular Cartilage Morphology in a Young Healthy Sedentary Rat Model by Marta Anna Szychlinska, Rosa Imbesi, Paola Castrogiovanni, Claudia Guglielmino, Silvia Ravalli, Michelino Di Rosa, Giuseppe Musumeci

“…These results suggest that Vit D supplementation with diet, already after 10 weeks, has a favorable impact on the articular cartilage thickness development, joint lubrication and ECM fibers deposition in a young healthy rat model.…”
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A plethora of ocular surface manifestations in a multidisciplinary ocular graft-versus-host disease unit by Marilia Trindade, Melina Rodrigues, Maria Eugenia Pozzebon, Francisco José Penteado Aranha, Marcos Paulo Colella, Arthur Fernandes, Denise Oliveira Fornazari, Daniel de Almeida Borges, Afonso Celso Vigorito, Monica Alves

“…As therapeutic strategies, 73% patients received preservative-free lubricants, 27% autologous serum, 48% topical steroids, 27% oral tetracycline derivatives, 22% mucolytic eye drops and 3 patients needed bandage contact lens. …”
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Metais pesados, agrotóxicos e combustíveis: efeito na população de colêmbolos no solo Heavy metal, pesticides and fuels: effect in the population of collembola in the soil by Zaida Inês Antoniolli, Marciel Redin, Eduardo Lorensi de Souza, Elisandra Pocojeski

“…Treatments were: Cadmium - 1, 10 and 100mg kg-1 soil; Copper - 50, 500 and 5000mg kg-1 soil; Zinc - 100, 1000 and 10000 mg kg-1 soil; fungicide epoxiconazol + piraclostrobina - 1 and 2L ha-1; fungicide epoxiconazol - 0,75 and 1,5L ha-1; herbicide glyphosate - 2 and 4L ha-1; burned lubricating oil - 5, 50 and 100mL kg-1 soil and diesel oil - 5, 50 and 100mL kg-1 soil and control. …”
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Initial observations on sexual dysfunction as a symptom of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy by Reimer, Nadine, Brodesser, Dirk, Ratiu, Dominik, Zubac, Damir, Lehmann, Helmar C., Baumann, Freerk T.

“…Five (63%) of them reported genital organ symptoms and mainly lubrication disorders. Four (80%) of the five sexually inactive women reported genital organ symptoms. …”
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The relationship between sexual function and quality of life of pregnant women in different trimesters of pregnancy by Giti Ozgoli, Mahboubeh Hajifoghaha, Shiva Alizadeh, Behnaz Nejati

“…The total score of sexual function (r=0.158 and p=0.003) had a positive correlation with mental health. Lubrication (r=0.126, p=0.017), orgasm (r=0.146, p=0.006), satisfaction (r=0.247, p=0.0001), pain (r=0.165, p=0.002) and the total score of sexual function (r=0.158, p=0.003) were positively correlated with mental health. …”
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Water-soluble PANI:PSS designed for spontaneous non-disruptive membrane penetration and direct intracellular photothermal damage on bacteria by Huanfeng Tang, Yifan Liu, Bing Li, Bo Shang, Jiacheng Yang, Congrou Zhang, Lijun Yang, Kezheng Chen, Wei Wang, Jianfeng Liu

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A study of Taylor bubbles in vertical and inclined slug flow using multiphase CFD with level set by Lizarraga-García, Enrique

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Analysis and algorithms for parametrization, optimization and customization of sled hockey equipment and other dynamical systems by Liang, Youzhi,Ph.D.Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Functional polymeric assembly materials via non-transition metal iodide catalyzed controlled radical polymerization by Sarkar, Jit

“…In tetrahydrofuran (THF), above a critical overlapping concentration (5 wt%) of the particle, the viscosity of the PMMA particle significantly increased because of the entanglement of the linear shell polymers, and the viscosity of the PPDMSM particle became much lower than that of the PMMA particle, demonstrating a better lubrication property of the bottlebrush particle. The observed lower viscosity of the PPDMSM particle is ascribed to the entropic repulsion of the sterically hindered bottlebrush polymer shell.…”
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Mechanical, thermal, tribological and flammability properties of hybrid synthetic wollastonite nanofiber/graphene oxide reinforced polybutylene terephthalate nanocomposites by Chan, Jia Xin

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Mechanical, thermal, tribological and flammability properties of hybrid synthetic wollastonite nanofiber/graphene oxide reinforced polybutylene terephthalate nanocomposites by Chan, Jia Xin

“…Nonetheless, PBT/GO 1.0 nanocomposite had the best anti-friction performance among the PBT composites due to the lubricating ability of GO. All fillers were able to improve the thermal and the flammability properties of PBT, where the degradation temperatures were significantly increased for PBT/SWN 1.0 and PBT/GO 1.0 nanocomposites by 9 - 14 °C. …”
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New microwave based transesterification techniques for biodiesel production from cultivated microalgae by Teo, Chee Loong

“…Gas chromatography analysis depicted that the biodiesel produced from SCMW had shorter carbon chain fatty acid methyl esters « 19 C) and good cetane number and iodine value indicating good ignition and lubricating properties. Thus it was proven that the use of LED, MWH and SCMW can improve microalgae biodiesel yields.…”
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new microwave based transesterification techniques for biodiesel production from cultivated microalgae by Teo, Chee Loong

“…Gas chromatography analysis depicted that the biodiesel produced from SCMW had shorter carbon chain fatty acid methyl esters (<19 C) and good cetane number and iodine value indicating good ignition and lubricating properties. Thus it was proven that the use of LED, MWH and SCMW can improve microalgae biodiesel yields.…”
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Strength and Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles and Sexual Function in Women with and without Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Clicia Raiane Galvão Ferreira, Wenderk Martins Soares, Caren Heloise da Costa Priante, Natália de Souza Duarte, Cleuma Oliveira Soares, Kayonne Campos Bittencourt, Giovana Salomão Melo, Erica Feio Carneiro Nunes, Fabiana de Campos Gomes, João Simão De Melo Neto, Cibele Nazaré Câmara Rodrigues

“…There was a high positive correlation between sexual arousal and other variables, including vaginal lubrication, sexual orgasm, and total FSFI value (<i>p</i> < 0.001 for all analyses). …”
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Validation of the Vietnamese Translation Version of the Female Sexual Function Index in Infertile Patients by Thanh Tam Thi Ho, MD, MSc, Minh Tam Le, MD, PhD, Quang Vinh Truong, MD, PhD, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen, MD, PhD, Ngoc Thanh Cao, MD, PhD

“…Results: Based on principal component analysis, a 5-factor model was established, consisting of arousal/orgasm, satisfaction, pain, lubrication, and desire that explained 72.32% of the total variance. …”
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Development of a High Oleic Cardoon Cell Culture Platform by SAD Overexpression and RNAi-Mediated FAD2.2 Silencing by Elisa Cappetta, Monica De Palma, Rosa D’Alessandro, Alessandra Aiello, Raffaele Romano, Giulia Graziani, Alberto Ritieni, Dario Paolo, Franca Locatelli, Francesca Sparvoli, Teresa Docimo, Marina Tucci

“…Monounsaturated (MUFA) fatty acids are attracting considerable attention as supplements for biodegradable plastics, bio-additives for the cosmetic industry, and bio-lubricants. Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis) callus cultures accumulate fatty acids and polyphenols and are therefore suitable for large-scale production of biochemicals and valuable compounds, as well as biofuel precursors. …”
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Estimating prevalence and modelling correlates of HIV test positivity among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, transgender people and prison in... by Duah Dwomoh, Issata Wurie, Yvonne Harding, Kojo Mensah Sedzro, Joseph Kandeh, Henry Tagoe, Christabel Addo, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Abdul Rahman Cherinoh Sessay, James Lahai Kamara, Kemoh Mansaray, William Kwabena Ampofo

“…The correlates of HIV test positivity among KPs and PIs include HIV-related knowledge, marital status, district, income, age and sex of KP, level of education, alcohol intake, injecting drugs, and use of lubricants. HIV prevalence is relatively high among FSWs, MSMs, PWID, and TGs as compared to the previous estimate of the general population. …”
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Piver Type II vs. Type III Hysterectomy in the Treatment of Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Midterm Follow-up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Hengzi Sun, Dongyan Cao, Keng Shen, Jiaxin Yang, Yang Xiang, Fengzhi Feng, Lingying Wu, Zhenyu Zhang, Bin Ling, Lei Song

“…Moreover, the postoperative sexual/vaginal functioning and lubrication scores of the type II group were significantly lower than those of the type III group in subgroup analyses of patients who did not undergo postoperative chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Indirect monitoring of surface quality based on the integration of support vector machine and 3D I-kaz techniques in the machining process by Norlida, Jamil

“…The quantification of signal processing for ductile iron, FCD450 material on cutting parameters: rotation speed with 1000–3026 rev/mm, feed rate of 120–720 mm/min, axial of 0.75–3.5 mm, and radial depth of cut (RDOC) is studied and validated through experiments under dry and minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) conditions. Surface roughness was measured to verify the acceleration signal, while Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation strength between the acceleration signal and surface roughness. …”
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The Crystal Structure of Calcium Sebacate by X-ray Powder Diffraction Data by Mattia Lopresti, Marco Milanesio, Luca Palin

“…Sodium sebacate salts have several industrial applications as additives, lubricants, and a metal self-healing promoter in general industry, and some derivatives also have wide applications in cosmetics and pharmaceutical fields. …”
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