Vastus medialis muscle of a 52-year-old male professional weight-lifter (master degree) was ruptured during training. After 3 days, he (HG.,D. Height: 179 cm, Weight: 98 kg) was admitted to sports medicine clinic with oedema, pain, and swelling on the medial side of his right knee (dominant side). After the physical examination and MRI assessment, nearly total vastus medialis rupture was detect...

The level of stem cell proliferation must be tightly controlled for proper development and tissue homeostasis. Multiple levels of gene regulation are often employed to regulate stem cell proliferation to ensure that the amount of proliferation is aligned with the needs of the tissue. Herewe focus on proteasome-mediated protein degradation as ameansof regulating the activities of proteins involv...

Study Objective: To examine whether differences in patterns of brain activation under baseline conditions relate to the differences in sleepdeprivation vulnerability. Design: Using blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging, we scanned 33 healthy young men while they performed the Sternberg working memory task following a normal night of sleep and again follo...

UK forests and woodlands are often of considerable value to biodiversity. There is now a growing need to evaluate the impacts of forest management on biodiversity, in order to maintain and enhance the wildlife value at the landscape scale. The development of biodiversity evaluation tools will enable forest and land managers to make informed choices at this scale in order to provide sustainable ...

Recovery and reuse of materials is important for a circular economy. In recent years the recovery of critical metals from end-of-life products has received increased attention. Various streams, e.g. permanent magnets, nickel metal hydride batteries and fluorescent lamps are considered targets for the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs). The last can be a source of up to six different REEs: e...

The performance requirements of modern lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) necessitate the use a number scarce and strategically sensitive metals such as lithium cobalt. Recycling end-of-life LIBs reduces demand on primary sources these helps reduce environmental impact LIB waste. Citric acid has proven to be an effective environmentally friendly sustainable lixiviant; however, formation metal citrate...