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Engineered Microvascular Model of the Blood–Brain–Tumor Barrier Reveals Endothelial Remodeling in Diffuse Midline Glioma

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a patient‐derived, functional microfluidic model of the diffuse midline glioma (DMG) blood–brain–tumor barrier (BBTB) comprised of endothelial cells, astrocytes, pericytes, and tumor cells. The system forms perfusable microvasculature, reveals the BBTB retains vascular integrity, identifies DMG‐specific transcriptomic changes distinct from
Kimberly R. Bennett, Yann S. Vanrobaeys, Tessy Teboh, Zakiya Smith, Anderson Scott, Cynthia Hajal, Paula T. Hammond, Joelle P. Straehla   +7 more
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Dynamic collapse characteristics of rectangular plate under periodic load and slamming load

Applied Ocean Research
Ships experience time-varying dynamic loads during navigation, including periodic wave load and slamming load. This study investigates the dynamic collapse behavior of a typical ship plate through theoretical and numerical analyses.
Zhongyuan Ma, Zhiyong Pei, Chunfeng Zhou
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
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Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui, Raphael Zufferey, William Stewart, Mohammad Askari, Simon Jeger, Dario Floreano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Investigation on Vibro-Acoustic Characteristics of Stiffened Plate Structures with Different Welding Parameters

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Varied welding process parameters result in different welding energy inputs and welding residual stresses, significantly impacting the vibro-acoustic characteristics.
Ziheng Chen, Xiaodan Jia, Yongshui Lin, Huabing Liu, Weiguo Wu   +4 more
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Chiral Nanoparticles Suppress Inflammatory Infiltration to Promote Extracellular Matrix Remodeling for Ectopia Lentis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
L‐cysteine‐configured chiral polyurethane nanoparticles suppress ocular inflammation and reduce extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in ectopia lentis by regulating macrophages polarization and inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway. By promoting zonular fiber‐associated protein restoration and tissue repair, this minimally invasive ...
Yinuo Wen, Yan Yang, Haihan Gao, Yan Liu, Xinyue Wang, Linghao Song, Ruohong Li, Ao Miao, Jie Xu, Zhennan Zhao, Dan Li, Shenjie Peng, Linzhao Li, Min Zhang, Yonghang Liu, Liren Wang, Tianhui Chen, Yongxiang Jiang   +17 more
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The cruise shipping industry in the corporate mergers and overpanamax eras. A comparison with the container shipping industry

Belgeo, 2004
After container shipping, the cruise shipping industry has entered recently into the overpanamax era, in a typical quest for economies of scale, at the same time as it was searching for economies of scope, including through corporate mergers.
Jacques Charlier
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The emergence of cruise tourism in Iran [PDF]

Journal of Tourism Futures, 2018
Purpose - Iran is a country with substantial tourism potential. Iran’s tourism industry, however, was side-lined for decades due to international sanctions.
Masood Khodadadi
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A Spatially Directed Microneedle Patch Enables Intratumoral Co‐Delivery of FOLFIRINOX, Surufatinib, and Anti‐PD‐1 for Chemo‐Immunotherapy of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A double‐layered shell‐core microneedle patch is developed to co‐deliver FOLFIRINOX, surufatinib, and anti‐PD‐1 for localized chemo‐immunotherapy of PDAC. This strategy achieves sustained tumor suppression, reduces metastasis, and reprograms the TME by enhancing CD8+ T‐cell infiltration and inhibiting Tregs and M2 macrophages infiltration, while ...
Tingting Kong, Ximo Xu, Xiao Zhang, Chuntao Wu, Zhengjun Qiu, Beiyuan Hu, Zihao Qi, Qiang Tian, Yuqin Yang, Hanguang Dong, Fei Wu, Tuo Jin, Yan Zheng, Jiang Long   +13 more
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Bio‐Inspired Bidirectional Winding Origami With Programmable Modular Reconfigurability and Scalability

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A bio‐inspired bidirectional‐winding origami platform enables scalable and programmable deployable structures. Double axial folding inspired by earwig hindwings and Flasher‐based hybridization create modular multilayer architectures with diverse attainable winding angles under fixed boundary conditions.
Wenyao Zhang, Chunlong Wang, Mingli Liu, Chuang Shi, Hongwei Guo, Rongqiang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source