The evaluation of the trench stability under the action of ocean waves is an important issue in the construction of an immersed tunnel.In this study, a two-dimensional coupling model of a wave-seabed-immersed tunnel is proposed for the dynamic responses of a trench under wave action in the immersing process of tunnel elements.The porous seabed is c
PurposeHeart failure (HF) is a debilitating form of cardiovascular disease that is increasing worldwide.Poor oral health is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but there are few studies specific to the development of HF.In particular, there are no known studies on oral hygiene and HF in the United States.This study characterizes
Place recognition is widely used to re-localize robots in pre-built point cloud maps for navigation.However, current place recognition methods can only be used to recognize previously visited places.Moreover, these methods are limited by the requirement of using the same types of sensors in the re-localization process and the process is time consum
Diabetic nephropathy (DNP) is a common complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and the most common cause of kidney failure.While DNP manifests with albuminuria and diabetic glomerulopathy, its progression correlates best with tubular epithelial degeneration (TED) and interstitial fibrosis.However, mechanisms leading to TED in DNP remain
Ischemia and metabolic crisis are frequent post-traumatic secondary brain insults that negatively influence outcome.Clinicians commonly mix up these two types of insults, mainly because Rollators high lactate/pyruvate ratio (LPR) is the common marker for both ischemia and metabolic crisis.However, LPR elevations during ischemia and metabolic crisis