Evaluation of bonding strength of some tropical wood species as a function of surface roughness by Tan, Hui Ling.

“…Experiments were conducted for Kapur, Meranti and Pine wood to find out the adhesion bonding strength as a function of surface roughness. …”
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Crosslinked microneedle patch to extract interstitial fluid for diagnosis by Kang, Rong Jie

“…In this study, we have successfully developed a hydrogel microneedle based on hyaluronic acid derivative (methylcrylate modified hyaluronic acid, MeHA) and demonstrated its superior mechanical strength; having approximate 8 times the strength required for penetration into the skin. It was successfully penetrated into porcine cadaver skin, as well as the skin of a live mouse. …”
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Cell charactetization in differnet regions of the native annulus fibrous in a porcine intervetebral disc model through cell sorting and molecular analysis by Teo, Tong

“…The factors that lead to low back pain are complex, there has been more evidence that shows that intervertebral disc degeneration serves as a major contributor leading to the destabilization of the spinal motion segment hence resulting in pain and disability. …”
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Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials by Glinkerman, Christopher M, Lin, Shaoting, Ni, Jiahua, Li, Fu-Shuang, Zhao, Xuanhe, Weng, Jing-Ke

“…Recent investigation of the molecular structure of pine sporopollenin revealed unique monomeric units and inter-unit linkages distinct from other previously known biopolymers, which could be harnessed for new material design. …”
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SU(3) topological insulators in the honeycomb lattice by Bornheimer, U., Miniatura, Christian, Grémaud, B.

“…We investigate realizations of topological insulators with spin-1 bosons loaded in a honeycomb optical lattice and subjected to a SU ( 3 ) spin-orbit coupling—a situation which can be realized experimentally using cold atomic gases. …”
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Island area and remoteness shape plant and soil bacterial diversity through land use and biological invasion by Xu, Mingshan, Yang, Anna, Yang, Xiaodong, Cao, Wenting, Zhang, Zengke, Li, Zengyan, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Huaguo, You, Wenhui, Yan, En-Rong, Wardle, David A.

“…However, land use intensity increased with island area which also promoted plant diversity, and loss of pine forest by the pinewood nematode invasion increased with island remoteness which reduced plant diversity. …”
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Modeling distance-dependent individual head-related transfer functions in the horizontal plane using frontal projection headphones by Sunder, Kaushik, Gan, Woon-Seng, Tan, Ee-Leng

“…Soc. 61, 989–1000] project the sound directly onto the pinnae from the front, and thus inherently create listener's idiosyncratic pinna cues at the eardrum. …”
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A Self-Polymerizing Mesh of Nano-Tethers for the Mechanical Constraint of Degraded Intervertebral Discs—A Review of 25 Years of Pre-Clinical and Early Clinical Research by Hedman, Thomas, Rogers, Adam, Beall, Douglas

“…It is intended that this review of a novel nano-scale material-based solution for mechanical deficiencies in biologically limited tissues may provide a helpful example for other innovations in spinal diseases and similarly challenging musculoskeletal disorders.…”
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Near-Infrared Fluorescent Molecular Probe for Sensitive Imaging of Keloid by Miao, Qingqing, Yeo, David Chenloong, Wiraja, Christian, Zhang, Jianjian, Ning, Xiaoyu, Xu, Chenjie, Pu, Kanyi

“…Early detection of skin diseases is imperative for their effective treatment. …”
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Emergent geometric frustration of artificial magnetic skyrmion crystals by Ma, Fusheng, Reichhardt, C., Gan, Weiliang, Reichhardt, C. J. Olson, Lew, Wen Siang

“…The spin-torque reconfigurability of the artificial skyrmion ice states, difficult to achieve in other artificial spin ice systems, is compatible with standard spintronic device fabrication technology, which makes the semiconductor industrial integration straightforward.…”
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Effect of adding global postural re-education to Kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial by Abu-Taleb, Walaa, Yamany, Abeer Abdelrahman, Aneis, Yasser M., Abu El Kasem, Shimaa T.

“…Conclusions: The added effect GPR technique to Kendall exercises significantly improved CVA, CROM, NDI, chest expansion, and spinal mobility in subjects with FHP.…”
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3D spine shape estimation from single 2D DXA by Bourigault, E, Jamaludin, A, Zisserman, A

“…Consequently, extracting the spinal geometry in 3D would help quantify these spinal deformations and aid diagnosis. …”

Direct observation of deterministic domain wall trajectory in magnetic network structures by Sethi, Pankaj, Murapaka, Chandrasekhar, Goolaup, Sarjoosing, Chen, Yun Jie, Leong, Siang Huei, Lew, Wen Siang

“…Controlling the domain wall (DW) trajectory in magnetic network structures is crucial for spin-based device related applications. The understanding of DW dynamics in network structures is also important for study of fundamental properties like observation of magnetic monopoles at room temperature in artificial spin ice lattice. …”
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Modeling, sampling and reconstruction of EEG signals with seizures by Leena Bhandari.

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Motion control (brushless DC motor) of a lower limb robotic orthosis for rehabilitation of stroke and incomplete SCI patients by Lim, Zhenhui

“…Strokes and spinal cord injuries (SCI) can cause motor malfunction to the patients resulting in the loss of the ability to walk. …”
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Immunotherapy-responsive neuropathic pain and allodynia in a patient with glycine receptor autoantibodies: a case report by Soleimani, B, Board, C, Yu, T, Tracey, I, Irani, SR, Foley, P

“…Glycine receptors are known to play a key role in inhibitory neurotransmission in the spinal dorsal horn and have therefore been considered as targets for analgesic development. …”

Spectroscopic study of emergent electronic phases in transition metal based compounds by Song, Qian

“…Antiferromagnets with non-relativistic spin splitting are outstanding candidates as the next generation of spintronic materials owing to their electron-volt (eV) scale spin splitting, ultrafast spin dynamics and nearly vanishing stray fields. …”
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An artificial sensory neuron with tactile perceptual learning by Wan, Changjin, Chen, Geng, Fu, Yangming, Wang, Ming, Matsuhisa, Naoji, Pan, Shaowu, Pan, Liang, Yang, Hui, Wan, Qing, Zhu, Liqiang, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Sensory neurons within skin form an interface between the external physical reality and the inner tactile perception. …”
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Crystalline boron-linked tetraaminoethylene radical cations by Su, Yuanting, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kinjo, Rei

“…X-ray diffraction analysis, EPR spectroscopy, and computational studies revealed that the unpaired electron is delocalized over the B2N4C2 skeleton and the spin density mainly resides on the carbon and boron atoms.…”
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Distinct movement disorders in contactin-associated-protein-like-2 antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis by Gövert, F, Abrante, L, Becktepe, J, Balint, B, Ganos, C, Hofstadt-van Oy, U, Krogias, C, Varley, J, Irani, SR, Paneva, S, Titulaer, MJ, de Vries, JM, Boon, AJW, Schreurs, MWJ, Joubert, B, Honnorat, J, Vogrig, A, Ariño, H, Sabater, L, Dalmau, J, Scotton, S, Jacob, S, Melzer, N, Bien, CG, Geis, C, Lewerenz, J, Prüss, H, Wandinger, K-P, Deuschl, G, Leypoldt, F

“…Further distinct movement disorders include isolated and combined segmental spinal myoclonus and autoimmune episodic ataxia.</p>…”