Recent advancements in additively manufactured hip implant design using topology optimization technique by Noman, Abdulla All, Mohd Shamil, Shaari, Mehboob, Hassan, Abdul Hadi, Azman

“…The recent advancement of additive manufacturing (AM) offers many benefits for the medical sector, which is revolutionizing modern bone repair surgery for patients, including those with damaged hip joints. …”
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Mortality and probability: philosophical considerations in selected contemporary British and Irish literature by Lai, Zaneta Zhi Yan

“…In analysing four texts by four authors - David Mitchell’s Ghostwritten, Ali Smith’s Artful, Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones, and Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, this thesis seeks to portray that death can be reworked as a compassionate and comforting thought instead of the conventionally bleak end of existence. …”
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A modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii hysteresis model for modeling and compensating asymmetric hysteresis of piezo-actuated flexure-based systems by Zhou, Chao, Yuan, Meng, Feng, Chen, Ang, Wei Tech

“…Conventional models were presented to model this undesired effect using additional dead-zone operators. This paper presents a new approach using two sets of operators with a distributed compensator to model and compensate for the asymmetric system hysteresis based on inversion calculation with a simplified digitized representation. …”
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A study on the prospects of Singapore investments in Shandong. by Aw, Helen Seow Yen, Chia, Maureen Leng Yin, Lim, Hui Gek

“…On the other hand, China has also provided attractive incentives and developed special economic zones in some provinces to woo Singapore investors. …”
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A new method to estimate slab dip direction using receiver functions and its application in revealing slab geometry and a diffuse plate boundary beneath Sumatra by Feng, Mingye, Chen, Ling, Wei, Shengji, Wang, Xin, Wang, Xu, Wu, Zimu

“…Both synthetics and data analyses also indicate DDS can be applied in other subduction zones and for other dipping interfaces.…”
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Topography-incorporated adjoint-state surface wave Traveltime tomography: method and a case study in Hawaii by Hao, Shijie, Chen, Jing, Xu, Mijian, Tong, Ping

“…Our results reveal features that are consistent with geological structures and previous tomography results, including high velocities below Mauna Loa Volcano and Kilauea Volcano, and low velocities beneath the Hilina Fault Zone. Additionally, our model reveals a high-velocity anomaly to the South of Hualalai's summit, which may be related to a buried rift zone. …”
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Visual activity monitoring : assisted child-minding home camera surveillance system by Tan, Sophia Boon Fong.

“…In addition, a graphical user interface will be provided to enable the user to predefine activity zones. Child wondering beyond these areas will cause the system to trigger a warning signal. …”
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Evaluation and Analysis of Next-Generation FY-4A LPW Products over Various Climatic Regions in China by Zhang, Wenyuan, Xiao, Xinyu, Peng, Jinsong, Zhang, Shubi, Shehaj, Endrit, Moeller, Gregor

“…However, the observational quality and spatiotemporal variations of LPW products across different climate zones, e.g., the diverse climatic regions in China, have not been systematically assessed. …”
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Landslide susceptibility assessment in Limbe (SW Cameroon) : a field calibrated seed cell and information value method by del Marmol, M.-A., Trefois, P., Jacobs, P., Suh, C. E., Che, Vivian Bih., Kervyn, Matthieu., Fontijn, Karen., Ernst, Gerald G. J.

“…The obtained susceptibility map is combined with the outline of urban areas and key infrastructures to evaluate zones that are vulnerable to the impact of future slope failures. …”
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Structural insights into human brachyury DNA recognition and discovery of progressible binders for cancer therapy by Newman, JA, Gavard, AE, Imprachim, N, Aitkenhead, H, Sheppard, HE, te Poele, R, Clarke, PA, Hossain, MA, Temme, L, Oh, HJ, Wells, CI, Davis-Gilbert, ZW, Workman, P, Gileadi, O, Drewry, DH

“…Brachyury is a transcription factor that plays an essential role in tumour growth of the rare bone cancer chordoma and is implicated in other solid tumours. …”

Tropism of subgroup J avian leukosis virus as detected by in situ hybridization by Arshad, S. S., Smith, L. M., Howes, K., Russell, P. H., Venugopal, K., Payne, L. N.

“…Viral gene expression could not be detected in the bone marrow or tumour tissues using this test. Higher levels of viral gene expression in the bursa of Fabricius infected with RAV-1, but not with HPRS-103, might help explain the inability of the latter virus to induce lymphoid leukosis.…”
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Use of Dual Capillary Barrier as Cover System for a Sanitary Landfill in Singapore by Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanag, Alfrendo, Harnas, F. R., Leong, Eng Choon

“…Soil properties in the unsaturated soil zone affect the rate of wetting front movement from the ground surface. …”
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Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…For example, since mechanical properties of NiTi SMAs are close to those of cortical bones, NiTi SMA based implants such as joint replacements, bone plates, and spine fracture fixations were developed. …”
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Emerging roles of downstream of kinase 3 in cell signaling by Loh, Jia Tong, Teo, Joey Kay Hui, Lim, Hong-Hwa, Lam, Kong-Peng

“…In this review, we will focus on the structure and expression profile of Dok-3 and highlight its role during signal transduction in B cells, innate cells as well as in bone and lung tissues.…”
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BMP signaling promotes zebrafish heart regeneration via alleviation of replication stress by Vasudevarao, MD, Posadas Pena, D, Ihle, M, Bongiovanni, C, Maity, P, Geissler, D, Mohammadi, HF, Rall-Scharpf, M, Niemann, J, Mommersteeg, MTM, Redaelli, S, Happ, K, Wu, C, Beisaw, A, Scharffetter-Kochanek, K, D’Uva, G, Malek Mohammadi, M, Wiesmüller, L, Geiger, H, Weidinger, G

“…Pharmacological inhibition of ATM and ATR kinases revealed that DNA damage response signaling is essential for zebrafish heart regeneration. Manipulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)-Smad signaling using transgenics and mutants showed that BMP signaling alleviates cardiomyocyte replication stress. …”

Near-Field Antenna Measurements : Calculations and Facility Design / by Kalashnikov, Vadim Serafimovich, author 643223, Ponomarev, Maxim Yurievich, author 643225, Platonov, Oleg Yurievich, author 643226, Shubnikov, Victor Vasilievich, author 643227, Rivkin, Mark Ilyich, author 643228, Shatrakov, Artem Yurievich, author 643229, Shatrakov, I͡U. G. (I͡Uriĭ Grigorʹevich), author 643230, Zavalishin, Oleg Ivanovich, author 643231

“…This book is useful both for those who want to get initial information on the measurement of the antenna parameters, and for specialists directly involved in the experimental determination of the antenna parameters from the results of measuring the amplitude-phase distribution in the near zone of the antennas. Currently, the near-field method is the most common one for antenna measurements. …”

ALMA spectral survey of Supernova 1987A – molecular inventory, chemistry, dynamics and explosive nucleosynthesis by Matsuura, M, Indebetouw, R, Woosley, S, Bujarrabal, V, Abellán, F, McCray, R, Kamenetzky, J, Fransson, C, Barlow, M, Gomez, H, Cigan, P, De Looze, I, Spyromilio, J, Stavely-Smith, L, Zanardo, G, Roche, P, Larsson, J, Viti, S, Van Loon, J, Wheeler, J, Baes, M, Chevalier, R, Lundqvist, P, Marcaide, J, Dwek, E, Meixner, M, Ng, C, Sonneborn, G, Yates, J

“…The mixing might have caused some hydrogen from the envelope to sink into carbon- and oxygen-rich zones after the explosion, enabling the formation of a substantial mass of HCO⁺. …”

Assessment of climatic influences on net primary productivity along elevation gradients in temperate ecoregions by Mehmood, Kaleem, Ahmad Anees, Shoaib, Rehman, Akhtar, Rehman, Nazir Ur, Muhammad, Sultan, Shahzad, Fahad, Liu, Qijing, Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali, Alfarraj, Saleh, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Khan, Waseem Razzaq

“…Significant elevation-dependent variations were observed, especially in mid-elevation zones (401 to 1600 meters), where NPP increased at a rate of 0.174 g C m-2 a-1 per meter (R² = 0.808, p < 0.01). …”
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Mechanical characterization of an endoprosthesis. by Tan, Xue Yu.

“…Loss of mandibular bone as a result of trauma, inflammatory diseases and benign or malignant tumors demonstrated the need of mandibular reconstruction. …”
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Assessment of human body conditioning monitoring systems by Lim, Daphne Li Ting

“…However BMI is not comprehensive enough to relate to composition of human body. The density of bones, muscles and fluids in a human body can affect a person’s weight. …”
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