Nowadays, CMT is used for joining dissimilar thickness of metals achieving higher mechanical strength by using properties both the metals. Joining aluminium alloys with gas metal arc welding cold transfer (GMAW-CMT) process, primary objective this work. butt 6061-T6 (3.18 mm) and 6082-T6 (2 was carried out ER4043 (Al–5%Si) wire. Mechanical microstructural characterization were weld bead. Micros...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective effects of ischemic post-conditioning on damage to the barrier function of the small intestine caused by limb ischemia-reperfusion injury. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (N = 36 each): sham operated (group S), lower limb ischemia-reperfusion (group LIR), and post-conditioning (group PC). Each group was divided int...

PURPOSE Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is commonly associated with a systemic inflammatory response that may lead to severe complications. Classic signs of systemic inflammatory response syndrome are complement activation and changes in cytokine and acute phase reactant levels. The effects of rosuvastatin after CPB on interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), interleukin-18 (IL-18) and High S...

Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) should accurately depict head kinematics in crash tests, and thoracic spine properties have been demonstrated to affect those kinematics. To investigate the relationships between thoracic spine system dynamics and upper thoracic kinematics in crash-level scenarios, three adult post-mortem human subjects (PMHS) were tested in both Isolated Segment Manipulation...

Proliferating hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) respond to liver damage by secreting collagens that form fibrous scar tissue, which can lead to cirrhosis if in appropriately regulated. Advancement of microRNA (miRNA) hepatic therapies has been hampered by difficulties in delivering miRNA to damaged tissue. However, exosomes secreted by adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) can be exploited...

Aquaporin-2 (AQP-2), a water channel located on the apical membrane of collecting duct cells, regulates water reabsorption under the control of vasopressin (AVP). Using an antibody directed to human AQP-2, a quantitative Western blot analysis was performed to determine the collecting duct responsiveness to an oral, nonpeptide, V2 receptor antagonist (VPA-985) in patients with chronic NYHA II an...