The influence of alloying elements and heat treatment on the microstructure mechanical behaviors extruded Mg–Gd–Nd ternary alloys was investigated in this study. grain sizes dramatically decreased after extrusion, particles which distributed Mg matrix had great effect size. from 26 to 5 ​μm with content increasing. test results show that both Gd Nd positive hardness, yield strength Young's modu...

Intracellular and extracellular mechanical environments have a significant impact on survival and proliferation of cells. While the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) subfamily of MAP kinases plays critical roles in regulations of these cellular behaviors, activation of ERK is affected by mechanical conditions of cells. We have recently found that ERK is activated on contractile actomy...

The process of making judgments and decisions requires a method for combining data. To compare the accuracy of clinical and mechanical (formal, statistical) data-combination techniques, we performed a meta-analysis on studies of human health and behavior. On average, mechanical-prediction techniques were about 10% more accurate than clinical predictions. Depending on the specific analysis, mech...