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Experimental studies of scale effects on shear strength, and deformation of rock joints [PDF]
The effect of scale on shear strength is studied by performing direct shear tests on different sized samples of large joints. A rubber moulding system is used to obtain impressions of the roughness from a variety of natural joint surfaces.
Bandis, Stavros
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FMEA of gasketed and non-gasketed bolted flanged pipe joints [PDF]
Limited work is available in the literature on the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of bolted flanged pipe joints. From previous comparative reliability studies of both gasketed and non-gasketed bolted flanged pipe joints, generally it is found that ...
Abid, Muhammad, Nash, David
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The lubrication of normal human ankle joints [PDF]
The geometry, friction and lubrication of normal human ankle joints have been investigated. The joints exhibited converging diverging surfaces in the direction of motion.
Medley, John.B.
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Background Pain and disability associated with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) results in significant burden on both the patients’ quality of life and healthcare costs.
Qi Lai +7 more
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Correlational analysis between neutrophil granulocyte levels and osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Background The correlation between peripheral blood neutrophil level and osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) has not been extensively studied. Thus, we aimed to investigate the correlation between neutrophil level in the peripheral blood (neutrophil
Jiang Jiang +7 more
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Risk factors for acute surgical site infections after lumbar surgery: a retrospective study
Background Currently, many scholars are concerned about the treatment of postoperative infection; however, few have completed multivariate analyses to determine factors that contribute to the risk of infection.
Qi Lai +8 more
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Background: Changes in regional neural activity and functional connectivity in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients have been reported.
Wuzeng Wei +7 more
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Double-level lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: A retrospective study
Background Lumbar spondylolysis and isthmic spondylolisthesis are common conditions. However, double-level lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are rare.
Shengtao Zhang +8 more
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Fatigue Behaviour of Fastening Joints of Sheet Materials and Finite Element Analysis [PDF]
Some fastening techniques such as self-piercing riveting, mechanical clinching, and structural adhesive bonding are efficient joining methods which are suitable for joining advanced lightweight sheet materials that are hard to weld. The recent literature
He, Xiaocong +5 more
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Introduction and objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory and systemic autoimmune disease that affects peripheral joints leading to joint degradation, pain, deformities, decreased activities of daily living, and sedentary lifestyle ...
Thaís Caroline Schnaufer +5 more
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