Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen +16 more
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Prognostic Value of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Patients Admitted With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Prospective Observational Study From a Tertiary Referral Centre. [PDF]
Boob T +6 more
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Mono‐Material Polydisulfides for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes With Closed‐Loop Recyclability
A high‐performance pressure‐sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape is developed where both the adhesive layer and plastic backing layer can be recycled back to monomer in a closed‐loop cycle. Both layers of the tape are composed of analogous polydisulfide copolymers using only two unique monomers, thus giving it a mono‐material design and enabling recycling of ...
Woojung Ham +3 more
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Changes in health-related quality of life: a longitudinal registry study among over 15,000 participants of a digital education and exercise therapy for knee and hip osteoarthritis using EQ-5D-5L. [PDF]
Kiadaliri A +4 more
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A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash +4 more
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Regression to the mean can explain saturation of geomagnetic storms. [PDF]
Sivadas N +6 more
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Chitin‐Derived Carbon‐Metal Functional Materials
Functional carbon materials are synthesized from combination of biopolymer (chitin) and iron precursors. The resultant material exhibits superior surface area and adsorptive properties compared to carbon materials synthesized directly from pure chitin.
Herry Fang +7 more
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Network Analysis-Driven Machine Learning Model for Identifying High-Cost Stroke Inpatients Using Hospital Discharge Data: Retrospective Study. [PDF]
Shen H +5 more
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