Mechanophores (MPs), stimuli-responsive molecules that respond chromatically to mechanochemical reactions, are important for understanding the coupling between mechanics and chemistry as well in engineering applications. However, atomic-level of their activation originates from gas phase studies or under simple linear elongation forces directly on polymer chains containing MPs. The effect many-...

PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of the M1-selective muscarinic antagonist, pirenzepine, in preventing experimentally induced myopia in a mammalian model, the tree shrew. METHODS Tree shrews were monocularly deprived (MD) using translucent goggles or negative lenses for a period of 12 days. In two of the MD groups, tree shrews received daily subconjunctival administration of either pirenzepi...

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Calibrated data for 65 flat-spectrum extragalactic radio sources are presented at a wavelength of 850μm covering a three-year period from April 1997. The data, obtained from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope using the SCUBA camera in pointing mode, were analysed using an automated pipeline process based on the Observatory Reduction and Acquisition Control Data Reduction (ORAC-DR) system. This p...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the use of personal and impersonal metadiscourse (MD) by Persian- and English-speaking writers in academic writing. For this purpose, 80 abstracts were selected (40 written by Persian-speaking writers and 40 by English-speaking ones) and analyzed. These abstracts were selected from endocrinology and metabolism journals published during 2010 to...

TRIP-assisted CMnSiAl steels with a fully martensitic initial microstructure have been studied in order to investigate the effect of partial substitution Si by Al. The steel was fabricated casting sand mold, hot forged, homogenizing, rolling, cold intercritical annealing, and finally, an isothermal bainitic treatment. During annealing at 1023 K (750 °C) for 420 s, matrix consisting 50% proeutec...

membrane distillation has the potential to concentrate solutions to their saturation level, thus offering the possibility to recover valuable salts from the solutions. the process performance and stability, however, is strongly dependent upon the features of membranes applied. in addition, several other parameters, membrane thickness and thermal conductivity significantly affect the process per...

aromatase inhibitors (ais) as effective candidates have been used in the treatment of hormone-dependent breast cancer. in this study, we have proposed 300 structures as potential ais and filtered them by lipinski’s rule of five using druglito software. subsequently, they were subjected to docking simulation studies to select the top 20 compounds based on their gibbs free energy changes and also...

Utilizing oxo-degradable additives is an alternate, efficient method of managing plastic trash. To prepare the polymer chain for microorganisms to break down fragments over time, oxo-degradation plastics involves breaking into small pieces. In this study, a film with thickness 35 µm created by mixing mixture linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and d2w grade master batch (pro-oxidant). This ...