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Improvement of Mechanical Properties and Adhesion of Ti-Al-Si-N Coatings by Alloying with Ta
Lubricants, 2022 The effect of the Ta content on the structure, mechanical properties and adhesion of magnetron-sputtered Ti1-x-y-zAlxTaySizN coatings was studied. According to the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis, the coatings studied had the following ...
Artur R. Shugurov +4 more
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Brain processing of contagious itch in patients with atopic dermatitis [PDF]
, 2017 Several studies show that itch and scratching cannot only be induced by pruritogens like histamine or cowhage, but also by the presentation of certain (audio-) visual stimuli like pictures on crawling insects or videos showing other people scratching ...
Apkarian +44 more
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A Sensorised Glove to Detect Scratching for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
Sensors, 2023 In this work, a lightweight compliant glove that detects scratching using data from microtubular stretchable sensors on each finger and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) on the palm through a machine learning model is presented: the SensorIsed Glove for
Cheuk-Yan Au +6 more
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The Role of Ethological Observation for Measuring Animal Reactions to Biotelemetry Devices [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents a methodological approach used to assess the wearability of biotelemetry devices in animals. A detailed protocol to gather quantitative and qualitative ethological observations was adapted and tested in an experimental study of 13 cat
Mancini, Clara +2 more
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Response to novel objects and foraging tasks by common marmoset (Callithrix Jacchus) female Pairs [PDF]
, 2003 Many studies have shown that environmental enrichment can significantly improve the psychological well-being of captive primates, increasing the occurrence of explorative behavior and thus reducing boredom.
A Koenig +42 more
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Interneurons Scratch an Itch [PDF]
Neuron, 2014 Itch is immensely frustrating. Most studies focus on the cause of itch. In this issue of Neuron, Kardon et al. (2014) find that itch can be modulated by inhibitory neurons that produce dynorphin, an endogenous agonist of κ-opioid receptors.
Paula Juliana Seadi Pereira +2 more
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Mycobiology, 2018 The entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris is a valuable medicinal ascomycete, which degenerates frequently during subsequent culture. To avoid economic losses during industrialized production, scratching stimuli of mycelia was introduced to improve
Gui-Qing Liu +3 more
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, 2009 Everybody is familiar with pruritus. It is defined formally as an unpleasant sensation which provokes scratching. Indeed, the biological advantage of pruritus seems to lie in the elimination of cutaneous parasites by the scratching which it provokes ...
Vella Briffa, Dino
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The universe from scratch [PDF]
Contemporary Physics, 2006 31 pages, 5 figures; review paper commissioned by Contemporary Physics and aimed at a wider physics audience; minor beautifications, coincides with journal ...
Ambjørn, Jan, Jurkiewicz, J., Loll, R.
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Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017 Multi-tip micro/nano-scratching technology has been widely used in precision manufacturing. In this study, the smooth particle hydrodynamic based on micro-scratching model is proposed to study the effect of double-tip inclined angles on such a scratching
Yuexi Zhong +4 more
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