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Discordance Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index Domain Weights and Their Association With Organ Damage Accrual

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Studies of damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show associations with disease activity measured by the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI‐2K), but these associations are imperfect. SLEDAI scores are powerfully influenced by weightings (1–8) assigned to each domain.
Kevin Zhang, Eric F. Morand, Sarah E. Boyd, François Petitjean, Alberta Hoi, Rachel Koelmeyer, Iolanda Miceli, Julie A. Monk, Hieu T. Nim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creating Ti–Fe α/β Alloys by Diffusion‐Driven Solid‐State Processing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study proposes making alloys containing fast diffusing elements that are difficult to produce by ingot metallurgy, by diffusion‐driven solid‐state HIP processing of elemental powders and low‐temperature homogenisation. Here, novel Fe‐Ti α–β alloys are formed having fine α–β lamellae, a small β prior grain size without significant intermetallics ...
Jiaqi Xu, Xun Zhang, Jack M. Donoghue, Albert D. Smith, Rahul Unnikrishnan, Rhys Thomas, Vahid Nekouie, Jie Luo, Dongchen Hu, Michael Preuss, Philip J. Withers   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflection points in hearing deterioration: clinical characteristics of NIHL from steady-state noise exposure

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Objectives To explore the clinical characteristics of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) caused by long-term exposure to steady-state noise and find a possible inflection point time leading to hearing deterioration.
Boya Fan, Han Wang, Gang Wang, Gang Liu, Xiaoli Zhang, Wei Wu, Yulin Kang   +6 more
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Multimodal Data‐Driven Microstructure Characterization

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐consistent autonomous workflow for EBSP‐based microstructure segmentation by integrating PCA, GMM clustering, and cNMF with information‐theoretic parameter selection, requiring no user input. An optimal ROI size related to characteristic grain size is identified.
Qi Zhang, Santiago Benito, Özge Özgün, Sebastian Weber, Markus Stricker   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex differences in noise-induced hearing loss: a cross-sectional study in China

Biology of Sex Differences, 2021
Background Significant sex differences exist in hearing physiology, while few human studies have investigated sex differences in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), and the sex bias in previous studies resulted in inadequate female data. The study aims to
Qixuan Wang, Xueling Wang, Lu Yang, Kun Han, Zhiwu Huang, Hao Wu   +5 more
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High‐Temperature Nanoindentation of Metals: Assessing Thermal Drift, Frame Compliance, and Chemical Composition Effects on the Reported Mechanical Properties

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Do not let thermal drift and instrument artifacts deceive high‐temperature nanoindentation results. We compare classical Oliver–Pharr and automatic image recognition analyses across steels and a Ni alloy to quantify these effects. Accounting for artifacts reveals systematic softening with temperature, while Cr and Ni additions boost resistance ...
Velislava Yonkova, Steffen Brinckmann, Ruth Schwaiger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Status and Challenges in Data Collection for Aerospace Coatings Deposited by Plasma Spraying

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative approach has been integrated into the GRENAT project to optimize plasma spraying and coating performance. Raw materials are accelerated and melted in the plasma generated by torches, creating coatings. Monitoring sensors collect process data which are combined with ex situ characterization data.
Lila Randriamananjara, Vincent Rat, Quentin Dubreuil, Patrice Valorge, Simon Goutier, Alain Denoirjean, Olivier Messe, Céline Ruelle, Jean‐Philippe Poli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenome: A Biomarker or Screening Tool to Evaluate Health Impact of Cumulative Exposure to Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors

Biosensors, 2016
Current risk assessment practices and toxicity information are hard to utilize for assessing the health impact of combined or cumulative exposure to multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors encountered in the “real world” environment.
Kenneth Olden, Yu-Sheng Lin, David Bussard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Encyclopedia of 2D β′‐In2Se3 Growth Using Chemical Vapor Deposition: The Effects of Synthesis Parameters Onto Material Quality

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A distinct semi‐confined inner‐tube chemical vapor deposition geometry enables reproducible, large‐area growth of phase‐pure 2D β′‐In2Se3 from InI + Se precursors. Engineering local vapor transport and optimizing precursor delivery and temperature–time conditions yield uniform continuous films.
Dasun P. W. Guruge, P. Sanju S. Panawala, Joseph F. S. Fernando, Zhenhuan Chen, Chao Zhang, Dong‐Chen Qi, Liangzhi Kou, Konstantin L. Firestein, Dmitri V. Golberg   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between exposure to metalworking fluid aerosols, occupational noise and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study in China

BMC Public Health
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries a high public health burden yet little is known about the relationship between metalworking fluid (MWF) aerosols, occupational noise and CKD.
Li Zhou, Beining Wu, Minzhu Tang, Geyang Li, Weiling Chan, Lin Song, Jin Wang, Lejia Zhu, Lan Lin, Yulong Lian   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source