Infiltrating macrophages accumulate in fatty streak lesions and transform into foam cells, leading to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. Inflammatory mechanisms underlying the plaque formation mediated by NKG2D-positive lymphocytes such as CD8+ T cells, natural killer cells and natural killer T cells have been extensively investigated. Yet, the involvement of the NKG2D system itself rema...

The use of intelligent nanocomposites in sensing and actuation applications has become quite common over the past decade. In this article, electro-thermo-mechanical nonlinear dynamic buckling of an orthotropic piezoelectric nanocomposite (PNC) cylindrical shell conveying viscous fluid is investigated. The composite cylindrical shell is made from Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) and reinforced by ...

The relative immobility of foam in porous media suppresses the formation of fingers during oil displacement leading to a more stable displacement which is desired in various processes such as Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) or soil remediation practices. Various parameters may influence the efficiency of foam-assisted oil displacement such as properties of oil, the permeability and heterogeneity of...

One-month-old male New Zealand White rabbits were fed either a cholesterol-free casein diet (n = 10) or low-level cholesterol-supplemented chow (n = 10) for 24 weeks, during which total plasma cholesterol levels were matched. After perfusion fixation, aortic tissue samples were taken from six predetermined locations and embedded in epoxy resin for examination by light and electron microscopy. F...

This study investigates the flatwise compressive performance of developed sandwiches with core stitching modification. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam cores a density 0.048 g/cm3 were stitched 600-tex glass fiber yarns. Then materials sandwiched carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy face sheets, respectively. The composite sandwich structures produced by applying vacuum bag method, layers co-cured. non-st...