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Biopsychosocial Determinants of Hand Function and Its Trajectories Over Five Years in Patients With Hand Osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over five years in primary hand osteoarthritis (OA). Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods A total of 538 patients with both baseline and five‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V. E. M. Olde Meule, Coen van der Meulen, Jos Runhaar, Frits R. Rosendaal, Margreet Kloppenburg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modified lateral confined swelling tests on expansive soils

Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2018
In order to measure the vertical swelling ratio and lateral swelling pressure under different vertical loading and confined conditions during soaking, the conventional confined swelling test apparatus and method are modified to ensure the consistency of ...
ZHANG Rui 1,2, ZHANG Bo-ya 2, ZHENG Jian-long 1,2, LIU Zheng-nan 2
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics and Outcomes of Male Participants in a Multicenter Longitudinal Australian Study Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin, Dylan Hansen, Laura Ross, Gene‐Siew Ngian, Susanna Proudman, Gabor Major, Maryam Tabesh, Mandana Nikpour, Jennifer Walker, Lauren Host, Nava Ferdowsi, Alannah Quinlivan, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Diane Apostolopoulos   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparation and Performance of Resin-Gel–Rubber Expandable Lost Circulation Material Blend

Gels, 2023
Aiming at the complex strata, lost circulation often occurs. and lost circulation control becomes a difficult issue. A drilling fluid loss accident delays the drilling progress and even causes major economic losses.
Jinzhi Zhu, Erbiao Lou, Shaojun Zhang, Haiying Lu, Ziwu Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

pH Sensitive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery: Brief History, Properties, Swelling, and Release Mechanism, Material Selection and Applications

Polymers, 2017
Improving the safety efficacy ratio of existing drugs is a current challenge to be addressed rather than the development of novel drugs which involve much expense and time.
M. Rizwan, R. Yahya, A. Hassan, M. Yar, A. D. Azzahari, V. Selvanathan, F. Sonsudin, C. N. Abouloula   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High-Strength, High-Swelling-Resistant, High-Sensitivity Hydrogel Sensor Prepared with Wood That Retains Lignin [PDF]

Wood-derived hydrogels possess satisfactory longitudinal strength but lack excellent swelling resistance and dry shrinkage resistance when achieving high anisotropy.
Shanyu Ma (18004576), Anran Dong (13904429), Jianzhang Li (1651297), Jing Zhou (168494), Rui Yang (293531), Xiangzhen Meng (5750774), Xin Jin (108988), Shu Hong (18004579), John Tosin Aladejana (7616321), Xianxu Zhan (3836170), Yujia Luo (18004582), Changlei Xia (4556254)   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Associations of Lifestyle‐Related Factors and Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity: The Dutch South West Psoriatic Arthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to investigate lifestyle‐related factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and their association with disease activity measurements. Methods This multicenter cohort included 938 patients who were newly diagnosed with PsA between 2013 and 2023.
Batoul Hojeij, Ilja Tchetverikov, Marc R. Kok, Marijn Vis, Yvonne Goekoop‐Ruiterman, Jessica Bijsterbosch, Paul Baudoin, Reinhard Bos, Jos H. van der Kaap, Petra Kok, Lindy‐Anne Korswagen, Jolanda J. Luime   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swelling-Induced Cross-Linked Pyridine-Containing Membranes with High Stability and Conductivity for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries [PDF]

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) have many advantages in overcoming the volatility of renewable energy. However, membranes, one of the key materials for VRFB, face crucial challenges, for example, membranes with high conductivity tend to exhibit high
Xinyan Zhang (655654), Qian Liu (135614), Shouhai Zhang (7852664), Yixin Liu (156717), Yanshi Fu (14058926), Guosheng Wang (779369), Zhirong Yang (348765), Kangjun Wang (4874362), Zhigang Zhang (20860), Sinan Jiang (16640486), Bengui Zhang (14058923), Enlei Zhang (14058929), Xueting Zhang (8160114)   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Swelling yield characteristics of expansive soils under unloaded and loaded conditions

Yantu gongcheng xuebao
To investigate the yield characteristics of expansive soils under unloaded and loaded swelling conditions, a series of unloaded and loaded swelling rate tests are conducted on intact weakly expansive soils with different initial suctions under measuring ...
FANG Jinjin , FENG Yixin
doaj   +1 more source

Swelling Capacity and Hydraulic Conductivity of Polymer-Modified Bentonite under Saline Water Conditions

Applied Sciences, 2018
Bentonite is widely used as a waterproof material in civil engineering. The swelling capacity and impermeability will be reduced in saline water conditions.
Xin Xu, Xiaofeng Liu, Myounghak Oh, Junboum Park   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source