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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of compensatory mutations in rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis and their association with compensated transmission in Ningbo, China

BMC Microbiology
Background The global spread of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) presents a significant challenge to tuberculosis control, with compensatory mutations hypothesized to offset the fitness cost of drug resistance, thereby facilitating transmission.
Yang Che, Xiangchen Li, Dongliang Zhang, Guoxin Sang, Junli Gao, Junshun Gao, Yewei Lu, Zhengwei Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Defect Distribution in an Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg as a Function of Processing Parameters and Correlations with Extreme Value Statistics

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Predicting extreme defects in additive manufacturing remains a key challenge limiting its structural reliability. This study proposes a statistical framework that integrates Extreme Value Theory with advanced process indicators to explore defect–process relationships and improve the estimation of critical defect sizes. The approach provides a basis for
Muhammad Muteeb Butt, Varma Kvvssn, Hossein Laieghi, Zia Uddin, Peyman Ansari, E. Kıvanç Sadak, Can Barış Toprak, Hüseyin Kızıl, Enrico Salvati   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microstructural Evolution and Vacancy Defect Formation in Mn–Mo–Ni RPV Steel Under Low Cycle Fatigue: Insights From EBSD and PALS

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐cycle fatigue damage in Mn–Mo–Ni reactor pressure vessel steel is examined using a combined electron backscatter diffraction and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy approach. The study correlates texture evolution, dislocation substructure development, and vacancy‐type defect formation across uniform, necked, and fracture regions, providing
Apu Sarkar, Dhanadeep Dutta, G. Bharat Reddy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EEG analysis of brain dynamics in a simulated multi-task and multi-stage learning environment

npj Science of Learning
The development of brain oscillation patterns during knowledge acquisition has gained attention, yet studies in realistic learning contexts remain limited.
Hui Xie, Chunli Jia, Yanxia Luo, Jiangshan He, Zexiao Dong, Dan Liang, Ziqi Ren, Mingzhe Jiang, Xinbo Gao, Xueli Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduction of Oxide Inclusions During the High‐Frequency Welding of Steel via a Nonthermal Ar/H2 Plasma Jet

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
High‐frequency (HF) welding of steel is limited by oxide inclusions that degrade weld quality. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the integration of a nonthermal Ar/H2 dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma jet into HF welding. Local plasma treatment provides effective shielding and in‐situ oxide reduction, resulting in markedly fewer and ...
Viktor Udachin, Lienhard Wegewitz, René Gustus, Henning Wiche, Wolfgang Maus‐Friedrichs   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved Task Performance, Low Workload, and User-Centered Design in Medical Diagnostic Equipment Enhance Decision Confidence of Anesthesia Providers: A Meta-Analysis and a Multicenter Online Survey. [PDF]

Diagnostics (Basel), 2022
Budowski AD, Bergauer L, Castellucci C, Braun J, Nöthiger CB, Spahn DR, Tscholl DW, Roche TR.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hydrogen‐Assisted Fracture of Iron‐Based Fe–Ni–Al Alloys

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Principal relations and fracture mechanisms of single‐phase and precipitate‐strengthened Fe–Ni–Al alloys subjected to prior electrochemical hydrogen charging are identified. The mechanisms of hydrogen effect on strength and microhardness are discussed, including hydrogen‐induced increase in microhardness and the role of hydrogen in fracture behavior ...
Nataliya Yadzhak, Olha Zvirko, Rostyslav Leshchak, Hryhoriy Nykyforchyn   +3 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

An analysis of licensed south african diagnostic imaging equipment

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: to conduct an analysis of all registered South Africa (SA) diagnostic radiology equipment, assess the number of equipment units per capita by imaging modality, and compare SA figures with published international data, in preparation for the
Joseph Mwamba Kabongo, Susan Nel, Richard Denys Pitcher   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source