In this review, we summarized the effect of mechanical factors (shear and wall stress) on thin-cap fibroatheroma formation and rupture. To make this review understandable for a biology-oriented audience, we start with detailed definitions of relevant mechanical metrics. We then describe how biomechanics has supported histopathologic efforts to understand the basis of plaque rupture. In addition...

The present paper aimed at assessing the effect of two thermal management approaches on geometry and productivity thin-walled structures built by Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). Thin-walls ER 5356 (Al5Mg) with different lengths same number layers were deposited via gas metal arc (GMA) process aid an active cooling technique (near-immersion cooling—NIAC) under a fixed set deposition pa...

PURPOSE To analyze the enhancement patterns and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of non-measurable surgical cavity wall enhancement pattern, newly appearing after completion of standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with temozolomide in glioblastoma patients for the prognosis prediction. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2010 to April 2014, among 190 patients with histopatho...

This is a review article covering literature reported on consolidation of ceramic components out of aq.-based Al2O3, MgAl2O4 spinel, β-Si4Al2O2N6, β-SiAlON-SiO2 composite, and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) slurries following hydrolysis induced aq. gelcasting (henceforth referred to as GCHAS) route. GCHAS is a combination of aq. gelcasting (GC) and hydrolysis assisted solidification (HAS) rou...

Background Assessment of fibrosis in thinner myocardial structures such as the right ventricular (RV) and left atrial walls would be valuable in disorders such as pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, and atrial fibrillation. We recently developed a novel technique, termed ANGIE, which provides high-resolution 2D T1 mapping for assessment of thin structures such as the wall of the R...

URM (Unreinforced Masonry) historic buildings can be generally arranged into three categories: adobe, brick and stone masonry. However, a common feature of URM structures is typically the low mechanical properties of the masonry material, especially in terms of shear strength. URM buildings are not amenable to seismic analysis, and the relatively low strength of stone and brickwork masonry ofte...

Myxidium volitans sp. nov. (Myxozoa: Myxidiidae) parasitizing the hypertrophied green-brownish gallbladder of the teleost Dactylopterus volitans, collected in the Atlantic coast near Niterói, Brazil was described based on ultrastructural studies. The spores were fusiform, sometimes slightly crescent-shaped on average 21.7 ± 0.3 µm (mean ± standard deviation) (n = 50) long and 5.6 ± 0.4 µm (n = ...