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Quantitative evaluation method of structural safety status of ancient Chinese three-hole stone arch bridges—A case study of the Yongchang Bridge

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023
A study is presented on a quantitative evaluation method of structural safety for an existing three-hole stone arch bridge, in order to determine the structural safety status of this type of stone arch bridges and provide a scientific basis for their ...
Chun Qing, Jin Hui, Wu Yuande, Han Yidan, Mi Zhendong, Chen Qi, Ma Shiyu   +6 more
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Material Before Morphology: Substrate‐Dependent Mechanical Tuning of Radular Teeth

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Substrate‐dependent material tuning in Clausilia radular teeth. Closely related taxa retain a conserved gross tooth morphology, but differ in elemental composition and mechanical properties according to feeding substrate. Rock‐associated taxa show increased Ca–Si enrichment and higher stiffness and hardness, especially in the central radular region ...
Ida Lilienthal, Bernhard Hausdorf, Stanislav N. Gorb, Wencke Krings   +3 more
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Environmental factors in image-based soil analysis: Interaction effects of moisture, texture, and illumination

Geoderma
Image-based characterization of Soil Organic Matter (SOM) has been significantly influenced by varying ambient environmental conditions, moisture levels and texture, with the interplay between these factors remaining largely understudied.
Mojtaba Naeimi, Prasad Daggupati, Maja Krzic, Stacey Scott, Hiteshkumar Vasava, Daniel Saurette, Asim Biswas   +6 more
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Perivascular Matrix Densification Dysregulates Angiogenesis and Activates Pro‐Inflammatory Endothelial Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Perivascular matrix densification promotes the emergence of aberrant endothelial tip cells (ATECs) that invade and persist within fibrotic microenvironments. Using in vivo lineage tracing and a human microvessel model, this study shows that fibrous matrix cues destabilize VE‐cadherin–mediated junctions to gate TGF‐β signaling, inducing a pro ...
Jingyi Xia, William Y. Wang, Kyle A. Jacobs, Kairav Maniar, Daphne Lin, Evan H. Jarman, Daniel L. Matera, Kristen Loesel, Christopher D. Davidson, Harrison L. Hiraki, Xiaotian Tan, Eve H. Shikanov, Robert N. Kent, Carole Parent, Xudong Fan, Ariella Shikanov, Matthew L. Kutys, Brendon M. Baker   +17 more
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Modulation of miR‐23b Wnt/β‐catenin Axis Strengthens Endothelial Barrier Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Early blood‐brain barrier (BBB) disruption contributes to stroke and CNS disease pathology. miR‐23b was identified as a regulator of BBB integrity in brain endothelial cells. Inhibition of miR‐23b enhanced barrier‐associated properties, promoted repair‐related signaling, and reduced BBB leakage in experimental stroke models, supporting further ...
Victor Anthony Martinez, Rose E. Presby, Sara Nakanishi, Pallavi Gaur, Ugur Akcan, Johannes Daugaard Krog, Iben Daugaard Krog, Lipi Das, David S. Johnson, Danny Jamoul, Douglas Jury, Brian Lawson, Jacob Körbelin, Lewis M. Brown, Vilas Menon, Dritan Agalliu, Irene Munk Pedersen   +16 more
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Iron‐Mediated Release of Aged Dissolved Organic Carbon From Waterlogged Peatland Under Warming

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study conducts a five‐year in situ warming experiment in high‐altitude peatlands to examine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release. The study shows that warming promotes the release of plant‐derived modern DOC in drained peatlands, but amplifies aquatic export of century‐old DOC from waterlogged peatlands via Fe‐mediated DOC mobilization—a ...
Guohua Dai, Zhiying Yang, Zongguang Liu, Wanjia Hu, Lixiao Ma, Enze Kang, Wanqing Luo, Yunpeng Zhao, Chengzhu Liu, Juan Jia, Ting Liu, Chen He, Quan Shi, Jianliang Liu, Yongheng Gao, Huai Chen, Hailong Zhang, Meixun Zhao, Xiaojuan Feng   +18 more
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Environmental microscopy in stone conservation

Scanning, 1996
AbstractThe natural weathering of stone is accelerated by the combined effects of acid rain, salt crystallization, and the freeze‐thaw cycles of water. Since weathering will take place until the system reaches chemical equilibrium, we can mitigate the loss to historic stone monuments and structures by treatments of the stone that retard hydrolysis and ...
Sudeep M. Rao, C. Jeffrey Brinker, Timothy. J. Ross   +2 more
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Cigarette Smoke‐Induced Alveolar Macrophage Senescence via GEM/SIRT3‐Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cigarette smoke accelerates the aging of immune cells in the lung. By combining human single‐cell sequencing, cell culture, and mouse models, the authors show that the protein GEM drives mitochondrial damage and senescence in alveolar macrophages by suppressing SIRT3.
Jin Wang, Meidan Wei, Xiangrong Song, Jiaxin Zhang, Lisha Zhang, Sixian Chen, Yaoyu Hu, Hui Gao, Jianxiang Li   +8 more
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GHRHR Deficiency Enhances Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival and Visual Functions in Experimental Glaucoma by Inhibiting Ferroptosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Glaucoma, a major cause of blindness, involves retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration. This study shows growth hormone‐releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) deficiency preserves RGC survival and restores vision, unlike activation which only aids survival.
Yan Tong, Ming Ho Yam, Jiaxin Zhang, Lin Du, Linbin Zhou, Yolanda Wong Ying Yip, Bo Man Ho, Hemlata Bisnauthsing, Jiahui Li, Ivan Kong, Shushu Xu, Changzhen Fu, Karl K.H. So, Joaquim S.L. Vong, Ling‐Ping Cen, Ming‐Ming Yang, Khazeema Yousaf, Mai Har Sham, Sun On Chan, Poemen P. Chan, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Jing Na He, Jian Li, Wai Kit Chu   +24 more
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Introduction to the Stone Cycle and the Conservation of Historic Buildings [PDF]

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 2013
This Thematic Set of papers relating to the life cycle of building stone was initiated by a call for papers in order to better recognize the contribution that the disciplines, and practitioners, of engineering geology and hydrogeology make to the conservation of historical buildings, which is intrinsically multidisciplinary.
Cassar, J., Winter, M. G., Marker, B. R., Bromhead, E. N., Smith, J. W. N., Toll, D. G., Walton, Nick, Entwisle, D. C., Dijkstra, T. A.   +8 more
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