Preparation, performances and application of carbon-ceramic brake discs by Tan Hong, Shen Fuqiang, Li Hulin

“…This paper reviews their development, focusing on preparation methods, performance features and applications in aviation, automotive and rail sectors. Made from carbon fibres and silicon carbide, these discs undergo complex manufacturing processes like carbonization and silicification, leading to excellent friction performance, wear resistance and thermal shock resilience. …”
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Compactly supported cohomology of a tower of graphs and generic representations of $\protect \mathrm{PGL}_{n}$ over a local field by Rajhi, Anis

“…In this paper we construct a tower $(\tilde{\mathrm{X}}_{k})_{k\geqslant 0}$ of graphs fibred over the one-skeleton of the Bruhat–Tits building of $\mathrm{G}_{n}$. …”
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Adsorption of Oleate Anions on to Cationized Lignocelluloses by H. Zghida, M.H.V. Baouab, R. Gauthier

“…Four lignocellulosic materials modified by grafting quaternary ammonium groups have been tested for the adsorption of the oleate anion from aqueous solutions, viz. cotton fibres, viscose fabric, wood sawdust and maize cob powder. …”
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Bioactive 3D-Shaped Wound Dressings Synthesized from Bacterial Cellulose: Effect on Cell Adhesion of Polyvinyl Alcohol Integrated In Situ by Marlon Osorio, Jorge Velásquez-Cock, Luz Marina Restrepo, Robín Zuluaga, Piedad Gañán, Orlando J. Rojas, Isabel Ortiz-Trujillo, Cristina Castro

“…The bioactivity and other properties of the membranes were related to their morphology and structure and considered those of collagen fibres. Bioactive materials were produced by simple 3D templating of BC during growth and proposed for burn and skin ulcer treatment.…”
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Studies on Synthesis and Dyeing Preformance of Acid Dyes Based on 4,7-Dihydroxy-3,8-di-α-naphthylazo-1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-Dione by B. V. Patel, P. H. Dasondi

“…Their dyeing performance as acid dyes has been assessed on viscose rayon, wool and cotton fibres.…”
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Travelling Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with a Higher-Order Dispersive Term by Rui Cao

“…A nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a higher-order dispersive term describing the propagation of ultrashort femtosecond pulses in optical fibres is considered and is transformed into a second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation. …”
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Il corpo nelle esperienze di disastro e attivismo in siti contaminati dall’amianto by Agata Mazzeo

“…Asbestos-related disasters appear and reveal their impact primarily through the body of the exposed person who experiences the symptoms of the diseases caused by the inhalation of the carcinogenic fibres of asbestos minerals. Then, the “natural”, social and corporeal, being-in-the-world of a person is upset. …”
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Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma: A Rare Case Report by Mansi Agarwal, Shruti Sharma, Prashant Verma, Paridhi Singh

“…The histologic findings of a granulomatous dermatitis with loss of elastic fibres and elastophagocytosis are characteristic of AEGCG. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics of Oxycellulose in a Competitive Environment with other Substances by Michaela Filipi, Miloslav Milichovský

“…A comparison was undertaken of the sorption response of oxycellulose and initial linters, i.e. the short fibres that adhere to cotton seed after ginning, towards Fe 2+ , Ca 2+ and Cd 2+ ions in fibrous slurries. …”
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A comprehensive review on Washingtonia plant biomass fiber in insulating materials by Elmoudnia Hicham, Faria Paulina, Jalal Rachid, Waqif Mohamed, Saâdi Latifa

“…This review highlights the physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of insulating materials based on Washingtonia plant fibres, as well as their application.…”
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Surgical methods of treatment of extrasphincter and transsphincteric fistulas of the rectum (literature review) by I. S. Bogormistrov, S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, A. S. Borodkin, V. Yu. Korolik, Sh. T. Minbayev

“…Application of collagenic implants allows to decrease traumatization of sphincter fibres and thus to reduce to minimum risk of anal sphincter incompetence.Conclusion. …”
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The therapeutic potential of PX-478 in a murine model of pelvic organ prolapse by Wei-Min Fan, Yu-Qi Yang, Li-Wen Zhang, Xiao-Hui Mei, Ke Sun, Duan-Qing Wu, Ying Yang, Chun-Fang Duan, Jun Ye, Ru-Jun Chen

“…Immunofluorescence showed increased fibroblast markers (Vimentin, α-SMA) and collagen fibres by PX-478. Sirius Red staining indicated PX-478 mitigated damage to Type I and Type III collagen fibres. …”
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Is the myonuclear domain ceiling hypothesis dead? by Ferdos Aman, Eman El Khatib, Alanood AlNeaimi, Ahmed Mohamed, Alya Sultan Almulla, Amna Zaidan, Jana Alshafei, Omar Habbal, Salma Eldesouki, Rizwan Qaisar

“…Muscle fibres are multinuclear cells, and the cytoplasmic territory where a single myonucleus controls transcriptional activity is called the myonuclear domain (MND). …”
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Pnematic Dilation in Achalasia by Maximilian Bittinger, Martin Wienbeck

“…The aim of dilation is a controlled disruption of circular muscle fibres of the lower esophageal sphincter to reduce the functional obstruction. …”
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Valorization of Agricultural Residues for Cellulose Nanofibrils Production and Their Use in Nanocomposite Manufacturing by Ramzi Khiari

“…The CNF suspensions were prepared by the combination of chemical and mechanical treatment: the microscopic fibres were firstly isolated by the delignification-bleaching process, followed by TEMPO-mediated oxidation to facilitate the further nanofibrillation using high-pressure homogenization process at 600 bar for 10 passes as a mechanical treatment. …”
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Exercise as a Mean to Control Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation by Neha Mathur, Bente Klarlund Pedersen

“…Recently, IL-6 was introduced as the first myokine, defined as a cytokine, which is produced and released by contracting skeletal muscle fibres, exerting its effects in other organs of the body. …”
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New Mortar Mixes with Chemically Depolymerized Waste PET Aggregates by Dora Foti, Michela Lerna

“…PET aggregates were obtained cutting water bottles wastes into many small sized pieces and the plastic fibres were treated through chemical depolymerization process. …”
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New Green Polymeric Composites Based on Hemp and Natural Rubber Processed by Electron Beam Irradiation by Maria-Daniela Stelescu, Elena Manaila, Gabriela Craciun, Maria Dumitrascu

“…Physical and mechanical properties present a significant improvement as a result of adding hemp fibres in blends. Our experiments showed that the hemp fibers have a reinforcing effect on natural rubber similar to mineral fillers (chalk, carbon black, silica). …”
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In vivo spontaneous Ca2+ activity in the pre-hearing mammalian cochlea by Francesca De Faveri, Federico Ceriani, Walter Marcotti

“…Moreover, the modiolar-to-pillar segregation in sound sensitivity of mature auditory nerve fibres appears to be primed at pre-hearing ages.…”
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Damage Assessment in a SiC-fiber reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composite by Konstantinos G. Dassios, Theodore E. Matikas

“…Cyclic loading also helped establish the axial residual stress state of the fibres in the composite of tensile nature via a well-defined common intersection point of unloading-reloading cycles. …”
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