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Journal articles on the topic "Lack of fluidity"

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Vareesangthip, K., R. Wilkinson, and T. H. Thomas. "Lack of function of an N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive thiol protein in erythrocyte membrane of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease." Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 9, no. 1 (1998): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.v911.

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The polycystic kidney disease 1 (PKD1) gene product polycystin has been predicted to be an integral membrane protein involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The erythrocyte membrane fluidity in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients is increased, and this may be due to a membrane cytoskeletal abnormality. The abnormal erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport kinetics in-ADPKD are related to an altered thiol protein in the cytoskeleton. The possibility that a similar thiol protein abnormality causes the increased erythrocyte membrane fluidity in ADPKD was i
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Braungardt, Hannah, and Vineet K. Singh. "Impact of Deficiencies in Branched-Chain Fatty Acids and Staphyloxanthin inStaphylococcus aureus." BioMed Research International 2019 (January 22, 2019): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2603435.

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Staphylococcus aureusis a well-known human pathogen with the ability to cause mild superficial skin infections to serious deep-tissue infections, such as osteomyelitis, pneumonia, and infective endocarditis. A key toS. aureusinfections and its pathogenicity is its ability to survive in adverse environments, especially at lower temperatures, by regulation of its cell membrane. Branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs) and staphyloxanthin have been shown to regulate membrane fluidity and staphylococcal virulence. This study was conducted with the hypothesis that the simultaneous lack of BCFAs and staph
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Hassan, Shatha Abbas, and Noor Ali Aljorani. "The Effect of Information Technology on Fluidity of Contemporary Architectural Space." Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences 7, no. 1 (2019): 62–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.31185/ejuow.vol7.iss1.115.

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The increasing importance of the information revolution and terms such as ‘speed’, ‘disorientation’, and ‘changing the concept of distance’, has provided us with tools that had not been previously available. Technological developments are moving toward Fluidity, which was previously unknown and cannot be understood through modern tools. With acceleration of the rhythm in the age we live in and the clarity of the role of information technology in our lives, as also the ease of access to information, has helped us to overcome many difficulties. Technology in all its forms has had a clear impact
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Bekenova, Assel. "The Effect of Electoral Systems on Fluid Party System in sub-Saharan Africa." Otoritas : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan 12, no. 2 (2022): 95–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.26618/ojip.v12i2.7723.

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The article, based on a literature review, examines the impact of electoral systems on the fluidity party system in sub-Saharan Africa. Most authors identify institutional and social factors influencing the change in party systems. At the same time, they use the indices Laakso and Taagepera and Rae to operationalize variable parties. However, there is a lack of research in the literature on electoral systems regarding its impact on stability or change of interparty competition patterns. This is due to, firstly, the relative novelty of the recently developed index of fluidity, and secondly, the
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Breen, Richard. "Education and intergenerational social mobility in the US and four European countries." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 35, no. 3 (2019): 445–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grz013.

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Abstract I draw on the findings of a recently completed comparative research project to address the question: how did intergenerational social mobility change over cohorts of men and women born in the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, and what role, if any, did education play in this? The countries studied are the US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Notwithstanding the differences between them, by and large they present the same picture. Rates of upward mobility increased among cohorts born in the second quarter of the century and then declined among those born later. Am
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Basu, Anupam. "“What do you lack? What is’t you buy?”: Commodity and Community in Bartholomew Fair." Ben Jonson Journal 29, no. 2 (2022): 141–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/bjj.2022.0337.

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Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair uses the comic representation of criminality to comment on the urban culture of commodities. The variety of goods bought, sold, circulated, stolen and exchanged in the fair become a trope for the fluidity and malleability of the commodity form, not tied to particular material histories or uses, but part of an emerging fluid ideological space of the market. Against the decay of traditional notions of community, the play proposes a new and radical model of temporary, tactical, mobile and fluid alliances – a community of rogues based on the trope of the commodity form an
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Luo, Tao, Yunzhu Ma, Shuwei Yao, Juan Wang, and Wensheng Liu. "Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on Sol–Gel Conversion Process of Aluminum Carboxylate System." Materials 15, no. 7 (2022): 2704. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15072704.

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Due to the lack of relevant in situ characterization techniques, the investigation of aluminum sol–gel progress is lacking. In this study, combined with molecular dynamics simulation and conventional experimental methods, the microstructures, rheological properties, and gelation process of the carboxylic aluminum sol system were studied. The experimental results showed that, with the increase in solid content, the microstructure of the colloid developed from a loose and porous framework to a homogeneous and compact structure. The viscosity of aluminum sol decreased significantly with the incre
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Lampe, L., K. Wienhold, G. Meyer, et al. "Effects of simulated microgravity (HDT) on blood fluidity." Journal of Applied Physiology 73, no. 4 (1992): 1366–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1992.73.4.1366.

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Exposures to microgravity and head-down tilt (HDT) produce similar changes in body fluid. This causes an increase in hematocrit that significantly affects hemorheological values. Lack of physical stimulation under bed rest conditions and the relative immobility of the crew during spaceflight also affects the blood fluidity. A group of six healthy male subjects participated as volunteers, and blood samples were collected 10 days before, on day 2 and day 9, and 2 days after the HDT phase. Blood rheology was quantified by plasma viscometry, red cell aggregability, and red cell deformability. A re
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Visioli, Francesco, and Andrea Poli. "Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Risk. Evidence, Lack of Evidence, and Diligence." Nutrients 12, no. 12 (2020): 3782. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12123782.

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One of the most controversial areas of nutrition research relates to fats, particularly essential fatty acids, in the context of cardiovascular disease risk. A critical feature of dietary fatty acids is that they incorporate into the plasma membrane, modifying fluidity and key physiological functions. Importantly, they can reshape the bioavailability of eicosanoids and other lipid mediators, which direct cellular responses to external stimuli, such as inflammation and chronic stress conditions. This paper provides an overview of the most recent evidence, as well as historical controversies, li
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Bilohubkina, Karyna, Olena Fedorenko, Ruslan Kryvobok, and Artem Zakharov. "DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FOR THE FORMATION OF FASTS BY THE SLIDING CASTING METHOD." Bulletin of the National Technical University "KhPI". Series: Innovation researches in students’ scientific work, no. 2 (December 16, 2021): 15–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.20998/2220-4784.2021.02.03.

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The materials of the article consider the effectiveness of additives for stabilization and dilution of clay-free slippers. For theproduction of radio-transparent ceramic materials of Celsius-Willemite composition, the most efficient and energy-saving methodof production is the method of slip casting. According to the charge composition, this technology is complicated by the lack of claycomponents, which shows the need to use impurities to improve the rheology of such a slip. The main characteristics of aqueousceramic slippers are density, humidity, fluidity, viscosity, density factor, rate of
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Lack of fluidity"

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Wartel, Alexandra. "Des manques de fluidité d’un processus technique au développement des activités collectives transverses : pour un regard de l’ergonomie sur la performance. Le cas de la préparation des traitements en radiothérapie externe." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Bordeaux, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024BORD0210.

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La radiothérapie externe est un traitement contre le cancer qui met en jeu différents professionnels issus de divers métiers et travaillant dans le cadre d’un processus de production du soin. L’Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN) et l’Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) ont fait le constat de « manques de fluidité » de ce processus, particulièrement pour les phases liées à la préparation des traitements. Ces manques de fluidité peuvent avoir des effets sur le travail (réalisé dans l’urgence) et sur la sécurité des soins. Ce constat constitue l’objet de la demande initiale
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Book chapters on the topic "Lack of fluidity"

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Yoda, Sumikazu. "Variations in the Writing System and Style of the Modern Judaeo-Arabic of Libya." In Semitic Languages and Cultures. Open Book Publishers, 2025. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0445.07.

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This chapter explores the variations in the writing system and style of Modern Judaeo-Arabic from Libya (JAL), focusing on materials primarily from the 20th century. The study investigates the linguistic features and orthographic choices in JAL texts written in Hebrew script, emphasizing their stylistic and phonological diversity. The analysis highlights two main areas: the variability in orthographic representation, particularly the use of the Hebrew letter gimel to denote different sounds (e.g., ž, ġ, g), and the multiglossic nature of the language, where both literary and dialectal forms co
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Breen, Richard, and Walter Müller. "Social Mobility in the Twentieth Century in Europe and the United States." In Education and Intergenerational Social Mobility in Europe and the United States. Stanford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.11126/stanford/9781503610163.003.0011.

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Summarizing the findings of the country chapters, this chapter addresses the question: How did intergenerational social mobility change over cohorts born in the first two-thirds of the twentieth century? What role, if any, did education play in this? As education expanded, its association to class origins weakened, especially among earlier-born cohorts—a strong indication that growing education equalization may have been important in increasing social fluidity. There is also a strong link between upward mobility and social fluidity, the former mostly driven by the expansion of higher-level whi
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Thomas, Christine M. "Narrative Fluidity As A Generic Characteristic." In The Acts Of Peter, Gospel Literature, And The Ancient Novel. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195125078.003.0004.

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Abstract Although blessed with a relatively extensive and variegated set of witnesses, the Acts of Peter lack any extended testimony to the original Greek text beyond that of the martyrdom account, extant in two manuscripts. The only other testimony emerges from the fourth-century vellum fragment (P. Oxy 849). None of these three Greek witnesses attests the Acts of Peter in their original form. Each of the manuscripts of the martyrdom account (Codex Patmos 48 and Codex Vatopedi 79) represents an independent excerpting from the longer version of the Acts of Peter, for they begin the martyrdom a
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Kahn, Andrew. "8. Endings." In The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198754633.003.0008.

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‘Endings’ studies the endings of short stories. Poetic justice, comic relief, or tragic fulfilment could provide a shock ending. However, while conclusiveness may often mark short story endings, it is not to be taken for granted. Stories can leave dilemmas unresolved, lapsing into what can be called a ‘leisurely enigma’: the fluidity of personality and the open-endedness of the story seem commensurate in these instances. The power of a lack of finality in an ending might be that of a plot cliffhanger or, more memorably, an implication of vast consequences that can never be told and are not eve
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Katsikas, Stefanos. "Conclusion." In Proselytes of a New Nation. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197621752.003.0006.

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The conclusion draws on the analysis in previous chapters, mainly Chapters 3 and 4, to address some theoretical questions about religious conversions and nation-building in Modern Greece. It argues that in Modern Greece of the nineteenth century religious conversions, including Muslim conversions, to Christian Orthodoxy were often a ticket to Greek national identity. By converting to Orthodox Christianity the converts often aspired to become Hellenes (i.e., Greek nationals). In so doing, Greece and the age of nationalism that Greece introduced in the Balkans set a pattern for religious convers
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Vogel, Christoph N. "Ethical Monopolies." In Conflict Minerals, Inc. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197659649.003.0006.

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Abstract This chapter combines ethnographic insights with survey data into the impact of transnational minerals regulation. Through the prism of iTSCi, a private sector-led mineral traceability initiative, it explains how due diligence and transnational regulation impact local livelihoods, market access, and the fluidity of property regimes. The chapter explains how new, incoming regulation contributes to disarticulating supply chains and creating buyer-end monopolies. Justified by the need to offer due diligence by tracing mineral bags from mines to markets, iTSCi works through a territoriali
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Beris, Antony N., and Brian J. Edwards. "Incompressible Viscoelastic Fluids." In Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems: with Internal Microstructure. Oxford University Press, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195076943.003.0013.

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In Part I, we discussed in detail the foundations of the bracket description of dynamical behavior, demonstrating how the generalized bracket is linked to the theories of both Hamiltonian mechanics and irreversible thermodynamics. Now it is time to discuss the various applications towards seemingly complex systems which are the main focus of this book. Specifically, we want to look at a variety of microstructured media of immediate concern in science and industry, and to illustrate the advantages of using the generalized bracket formalism over traditional techniques when developing system-part
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Maury, Corinne. "Philippe Grandrieux’s Forest-matter: A Multisensory Place." In The Sense of Place in Contemporary Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781399501392.003.0007.

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In films, forests are often offered as landscapes to be contemplated or sceneries upon which the fantasies of the living are projected. This chapter demonstrates that forests can also represent completely different places. In Philippe Grandrieux’s movie Un Lac, the forest is a unifying place where, thanks to the voluptuously textured, highly mobile images, an organic fraternity is established between animals, humans and plants. The haptic powers of the camera that, in its motions, touches and caresses these heterogeneous singularities, follows a binding trajectory that creates a dermal alterit
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Tannous, Katia, and Joana Bratz Lourenço. "Fluid Dynamic and Mixing Characteristics of Biomass Particles in Fluidized Beds." In Innovative Solutions in Fluid-Particle Systems and Renewable Energy Management. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8711-0.ch003.

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The study of fluid dynamic and mixing characteristics of biomass particles in fluidized beds is fundamental for comprehension of thermal conversion processes. In this chapter a review of literature showed a large lacks of technical information about the quality of fluidization and representative models concerning binary mixtures (biomass and inert). A case study was presented involving Eucalyptus grandis wood and tucumã endocarp in order to obtain fluid dynamic parameters such as the characteristic fluidization, velocity and porosity, and the bed expansion. These parameters were more significa
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"lack a penis she has the joy (Jouissence) of her own embodied knowledge. In the same move 'the masculine' is relieved of the fear of castration, he need no longer define himself in relation to a mythical order. The perpetual, fearful repetition of masculist discourse can be replaced by fluid, multiple, contextual possibilities. We need to construct new desiring subjects in the ruins of the phallogocentrically enforced dualism. (Braidotti 1994b: 56) For archaeologists the potential of these new embodied subjectivities is enormous. In subversive moves we are freed to think in completely different ways as completely different knowing subjects, we are no longer fixed as masculine or feminine, in relation to reason and emotion, active or passive. In this new pre-phallocentric conceptual framework there are no dichotomous value structures in place, multiplicity and fluidity rule. When we identify ourselves as whole, complex agents, actively engaging with the social and cultural gendered categories we deny the confines of phallocentric opposition. The starting point for the project of sexual difference is the political will to assert the specificity of the lived female bodily experience . . . the project of sexual difference engages a will to reconnect the whole debate on difference to the bodily experience of women. (Braidotti 1994b: 140) I do not naively believe that simply by wishing the dichotomous structures away that they will disappear, but that we can disrupt the taken-for-granted nature of these phallocentric erections by asserting gendered locations which express multiplicity at the same time as asserting confident embodied knowledge. In this way the feminine will no longer be that which is lacking. As Judith Butler says: The feminine marks the limit of representability which would undo the pre-suppositions of representation itself. (Butler 1993b: 19) As academic archaeologists we are of course enmeshed in the symbols and meanings of the dominant masculist discourse, and in consequence we have 'known' ourselves and the world we live in relation to androcentric, phallocentric and heterosexual norms. If we are to tell radically different stories about the material culture with which we work we must make a terrifying leap into the interpretative spaces which are as yet largely inexpressible. We will use words which are already occupied by masculist meanings, and 'describe' social engagements in terms already dominated by the central, invasive phallus. We will in short be misunderstood. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS." In Gender & Italian Archaeology. Routledge, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315428178-11.

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Conference papers on the topic "Lack of fluidity"

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Ashrafi, Mahdi, Masoud Olia, Ashkan Vaziri, and Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi. "Optimizing the Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites Using Fiber-Glass." In ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2011-64043.

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Wood plastic composites (WPC) are widely used in the industry due to its durability, low cost, and anti-moisture properties in comparison with the natural wood. Recently, WPC are also being considered in musical instrument industry. In this research, we have produced flout shaped WPC samples using African black wood powder and Phenolic resin in a hot compression molding set-up. Initial WPC composites were produced by systematically changing the wood volume fraction. The results showed cracks developed in composites with more than 70% wood. This was related to formation of gas in the system dur
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Bhattaram, Rohan, Ryan Reichert, and Victoria Marino. "Novel Hydrogel for Stone Fragment Control During Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy." In 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dmd2022-1052.

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Abstract Surgical treatment of kidney stones commonly involves ureteroscopic lithotripsy with laser-assisted stone fragmentations. Particles that remain are considered “clinically insignificant” and are left behind, though these fragments are associated with downstream complications such as infection and stone reformation. The researchers aimed to develop a novel hydrogel that would prevent stone retropulsion intraoperatively and facilitate complete fragment removal. A novel inversely thermosensitive gel was developed which would theoretically stay solid to surround kidney stone, suspend stone
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Zhang, Weilong, Yuxuan Chen, Ying Huang, Yudong Ding, Qiang Liao, and Min Cheng. "Study on the Flow Characteristics of Immiscible Mixtures on Vertical Wall." In ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-96871.

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Abstract The condensation heat transfer phenomenon of immiscible mixed vapors often occurs in industrial environments, such as the waste heat recovery process of raw coal gas, biomass gasification gas and other high-temperature gas. The immiscible mixed vapors can be condensed outside the heat exchange wall and generate an immiscible condensate film attached to the wall, so the flow characteristics of immiscible mixtures condensate have significant effect on the heat transfer performance of the heat exchanger. However, there is currently a lack of research on the flow mechanism of immiscible m
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Schlu¨ter, Michael, Marko Hoffmann, and Norbert Ra¨biger. "Characterization of Micro Fluidic Devices by Optical Measurements." In ASME 2007 5th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icnmm2007-30208.

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Micro fluidic devices are successfully in use for several applications in chemical engineering and biotechnology. Nevertheless, there is still no breakthrough for micro process engineering because of a lack in understanding the mechanisms for local hydrodynamics and mass transfer on micro scales. Micro Particle Image Velocimetry (μ-PIV) combined with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) enables the measurement of three-dimensional flow and concentration fields in micro devices for common stationary cases. By quantitative analysis of pressure drops, mixing qualities and residence time dist
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Wang, Zhengxu, Qingfeng Guo, Xiao Cai, et al. "Feasibility Evaluation of RF Heating Heavy Oil Reservoir Based on the Interaction Between Rocks and Electromagnetic Waves." In 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.56952/arma-2024-0226.

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ABSTRACT: Currently, radio frequency (RF) heating is emerging as an alternative to steam thermal recovery methods, owing to its numerous advantages including cleanliness, environmental friendliness, and cost-effectiveness. Achieving maximum heating distance and temperature during RF heating hinges on understanding the interaction between RF electromagnetic waves and rocks. To address this, the present study elucidates the RF heating mechanism, establishes geometric and mathematical models accounting for rock properties, and validates the mathematical model using laboratory experiments. The cal
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Shiari, Behrouz, Mahdi M. Sadeghi, Ali Darvishian, and Khalil Najafi. "A Discrete Model for an Electrostatically Driven Micro-Hydraulic Actuator." In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2014-39019.

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High-force, large-deflection actuators are critical for devices such as valves and pumps used in micro-fluidic systems. The major technical impediment in improving the performance of the micro-actuators lies in the lack of understanding the physical phenomena and their interactions of electric, mechanical, and fluidic fields for performing their intended functions. Because of the complexity of the actuator, the fully coupled numerical analysis such as finite element analysis is extremely expensive. Here, we introduce a discrete model of an Electrostatic Micro-Hydraulic (EMH) actuator. The mode
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Zhang, Yahui, Howard Chen, and Ibrahim T. Ozbolat. "Characterization of Printable Micro-Fluidic Channels for Organ Printing." In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2012-85622.

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Organ printing is a complex and challenging process in execution due to the lack of fundamental understanding of tissue and organ formation, and problems associated with giving the organ-conforming 3D shapes. One of the major challenges is the inclusion of blood vessel-like channels between layers to support cell viability in terms of nutrients and oxygen transport. Tissue scaffolds have been widely used in generation of replacement tissue by providing mechanical support and fluid nutrients, but complications with scaffold degradation and the corresponding adverse effects on extra cellular mat
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Isava, Monica, and Amos G. Winter. "A Theoretical Investigation of the Critical Timescales Needed for Digging in Dry Soil Using a Biomimetic Burrowing Robot." In ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2015-47852.

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RoboClam is a bio-inspired robot that digs into underwater soil efficiently by expanding and contracting its valves to fluidize the substrate around it, thus reducing drag. This technology has potential applications in fields such as anchoring, sensor placement, and cable installation. Though there are similar potential applications in dry soil, the lack of water to advect the soil particles prevents fluidization from occurring. However, theoretically, if the RoboClam contracts quickly enough, it will achieve a zero-stress state that will allow it to dig into dry soil with very little drag, in
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Vijayaraghavan, Athulan, Stephen V. Jayanathan, Moneer M. Helu, and David A. Dornfeld. "Design and Fabrication of a Roller Imprinting Device for Microfluidic Device Manufacturing." In ASME 2008 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the 3rd JSME/ASME International Conference on Materials and Processing. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec_icmp2008-72202.

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Microfluidic devices are gaining popularity in a variety of applications, ranging from molecular biology to bio-defense. However, the widespread adoption of this technology is constrained by the lack of efficient and cost-effective manufacturing processes. This paper focuses on the roller imprinting process, which is being developed to rapidly and inexpensively fabricate micro-fluidic devices. In this process, a cylindrical roll with raised features on its surface creates imprints by rolling over a fixed workpiece substrate and mechanically deforming it. Roller imprinting aims to replace proce
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Albano, Jooi, Ilya Avros, Andrei Fershalov, Pieter Orlandini, Niell Elvin, and Yang Liu. "Characterization of Wake Flow Dynamics and Energy Transport in Vortex-Induced Vibration Systems: A Low Reynolds Number Investigation." In ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2024-145956.

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Abstract Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) is a phenomenon where a structure in a flowing fluid oscillates due to vortex formation and shedding. While it can cause structural fatigue, it also offers potential for sustainable energy generation. This study examines the flow behavior around an elastically mounted cylindrical bluff body in low Reynolds number (Re < 4000) flows to enhance the understanding and efficiency of VIV systems for novel fluidic energy harvesters. Since energy production in these systems is dominated by the amplitude of vibration, fully understanding and quantifying the
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