The mechanical force-induced activation of the adhesive protein von Willebrand factor (VWF), which experiences high hydrodynamic forces, is essential in initiating platelet adhesion. The importance of the mechanical force-induced functional change is manifested in the multimeric VWF's crucial role in blood coagulation, when high fluid shear stress activates plasma VWF (PVWF) multimers to bind p...

in this research, kinetics of carbothermic reduction of molybdenite in the presence of different amounts of sodium carbonate has been studied. mixed powders consisting of molybdenite, graphite and sodium carbonate with three mole-ratios of 1:4:2,1:4:3 and 1:4:4 were mechanically activated for 40 hours. the results of x-ray diffraction on activated samples showed that no reaction occurrs in diff...

AlCoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloys were here synthesized by the combination of Planetary Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering at 1100 °C. The relatively low rotating speed led to a peculiar agglomerate state referred as “Mechanical Activated”. reactive sintering activated agglomerates leads unique dualphase microstructure: sintered sample exhibited distinctive nanostructured lamellar microstruct...

biochar and activated carbon, as carbon-rich porous materials, have wide environmental applications. in the present research, rice husk (rh) was used for preparation of biochar at 400, 600, and 800 °c under simple pyrolysis, physically-activated carbon with water steam, chemically-activated carbon with potassium hydroxide (koh), and physiochemically-activated carbon with koh and steam. physical...

fully mature dendritic cells (dcs) play pivotal role in inducing immune responses and converting naïve t lymphocytes into functional th1 cells. we aimed to evaluate listeria monocytogenes-derived protein fractions to induce dc maturation and stimulating t helper (th)1 immune responses. in the present study, we fractionated listeria monocytogenes-derived proteins by adding of ammonium sulfate in...

Abstract Intradermally injected capsaicin induces secondary mechanical hyperalgesia and allodynia outside the primary (i.e., capsaicininjected) site. This secondary mechanical hypersensitivity is attributed to central sensitization in which reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role. We examined whether ROS would be differentially involved in secondary mechanical hyperalgesia and allodynia u...

Background & Aims of the Study: High concentration of nitrogen compounds in water and wastewater can be caused various problems and diseases such as methhemoglobinemia and eutrophication. The aim of this study was investigated nitrification and denitrification from wastewater using integrated fixed film activated sludge (IFAS) includes powder activated carbon. Materias and Methods: The labo...

Background/introduction Within the focal point of focused ultrasound (FUS), high pressure fluctuations cause shear stress on cells and tissues with energy dissipation leading to heating of the targeted tissue. The extent of the mechanical and thermal effects strongly depends on the ultrasound parameters and also potentially the acoustic properties of the tumor. High temperatures lead to coagula...

BACKGROUND It is important to understand the relationship between electrical and mechanical ventricular activation in CRT patients. By measuring local electrical activation at multiple locations within the coronary veins and myocardial contraction at the same locations in the left ventricle, we determined the relationship between electrical and mechanical activation at potential left ventricula...