M. Narendra Kumar^1,*, S. Manoj Kumar², G. C. Vijayakumar¹, K. Kadirgama^3,4, M. Samykano⁵, Krishna Venkatesh¹, H. B. Murlidhara¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 201-217, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.016597

Abstract This study computationally investigates the hydrodynamics of different serpentine flow field designs for redox flow batteries, which considers the Poiseuille flow in the flow channel and the Darcy flow porous substrate. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) results of the in-house developed code based on Finite Volume Method (FVM) for conventional serpentine flow field (CSFF) agreed well with those obtained via experiment. The deviation for pressure drop was less than 5.1% for all the flow rates, thus proving the present CFD analysis’s validity on the modified variation of serpentine flow fields. Modified serpentine flow field-2 (MSFF2) design provided least pressure drop across… More >

Xinru He, Qiong Ding, Bing Sun, Yongjun Fei, Die Hu^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.6, pp. 1673-1684, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.015617

Abstract Four different ratios of river sand, ceramic pellets, vermiculite and perlite (1:1), and field soil were selected as the substrates in this experiment, and four gradient levels of root waterlogging, half waterlogging, full waterlogging and normal were set to investigate the effects of different gradients of waterlogging stress on the root morphology of Taxus chinensis var. mairei seedlings under different substrates. In this study, the root anatomical structure of Taxus chinensis var. mairei under different waterlogging stress was observed by the paraffin section method. The roots of T. chinensis var. mairei were diarch, with no pith and resin canals. There… More >

Suxia Li^1,2, Haiyang Zhang^1,*, Biqing Shu^1,3, Liangsong Cheng¹, Zehui Ju¹, Xiaoning Lu^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.7, pp. 1225-1237, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.014364

Abstract The wood friction welding technique with its high bonding strength, low cost, high efficiency, and without any adhesive has been increasing concern in China. Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) and poplar (Populus sp.) are widely planted and used in the furniture industry, interior decoration, and wood structure construction in China. The aim of this work was to investigate the bonding performance of moso bamboo dowel rotation welded joints with different dowel/receiving hole diameter ratios. The results indicated that the ratio of dowel/receiving hole diameter was an important parameter that influenced the welding performance. The bonding strength of the bamboo-to-poplar welded joints… More >

Kari L. Turkowski¹, David J. Tester^2,3, J. Martijn Bos^2,4, Kristina H. Haugaa⁵, Michael J. Ackerman^2,3,4

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 226-235, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12462

Abstract Background: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a heritable disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes, has a prevalence of approximately 1 in 5000 individuals, and accounts for approximately 20% of sudden cardiac death in the young (≤35 years). ACM is most often inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with incomplete penetrance and variable expression. While mutations in several genes that encode key desmosomal proteins underlie about half of all ACM, the remainder is elusive genetically. Objective: Here, whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed with genomic triangulation in an effort to identify a novel explanation for a phenotype-positive, genotype-negative multigenerational pedigree with… More >

Jie Bai^1,#, Liqiang Lin^1,#, Xiaowei Zeng ^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.3, pp. 787-800, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07159

Abstract The collective cell migration behavior on a substrate was studied using RKPM meshfree method. The cells were modeled as nematic liquid crystal with hyperelastic cell nucleus. The cell-substrate and cell-cell interactions were modeled by coarse-grained potential forces. Through this study, the pulling and pushing phenomenon during collective cell migration process was observed and it was found that the individual cell mobility significantly influenced the collective cell migratory behavior. More self-propelled cells are in the system along the same direction, the faster the collective group migrates toward coordinated direction. The parametric study on cell-cell adhesion strength indicated that as the adhesion… More >

Orozco V JA¹, E Galindo P², MA Segura C¹, M Fortis H¹, P Preciado R¹, P Yescas C¹, JA Montemayor T¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 117-124, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.117

Abstract The aim of this study was to establish the dynamics of growth and allocation of photosynthates in squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) cultivated in a semiarid region under greenhouse conditions and in an organic substrate. Squash seeds were sown in two substrates (one mineral and other organic). The first consisted of a mixture of sand and pumice on a volume basis, while the organic consisted of sand and pumice mixed with vermicompost, both in plastic pots. The substrates were for two treatments [Inorganic (IT) and Organic Treatment (OT)] with sixteen repetitions on a completely randomized design. After emergence, plants were fertilized… More >

González B ML¹, M Fortis H¹, P Preciado R¹, MA Segura C¹, E Salazar Sosa¹, JL García H², JR Esparza R³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 71-78, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.071

Abstract The aim of the current study was to evaluate yield and phytochemical quality of tomato fruits produced using organic substrates under greenhouse conditions. The applied treatments (organic substrates) were: T1 (80% River sand + 20% Vermicompost; T2 (90% River sand + 10% Compost); T3 Steiner Solution (80% River sand + 20% Perlite); T4 (80% River sand + 5% Soil + 15% Vermicompost); T5 (85% River sand + 15% Treated manure), and T6 (80% River sand + 5% Soil + 15% Treated manure). We used a totally randomized experimental design, with four replicate treatments. Evaluated variables were: yield, relative content of… More >

Morales-Pérez E¹, EJ Morales-Rosales², O Franco-Mora², D de Jesús Pérez-López², A González-Huerta², E Urbina Sánchez³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.83, pp. 333-340, 2014, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2014.83.333

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess different doses of gibberellic and salicylic acids for the production of flowers on Gerbera jamesonni after applications to their foliage or substrate under greenhouse conditions. The ten treatments (growth regulators) were evaluated in a 10 x 2 factorial experiment in a randomized complete block design with four replications. When F values were significant, the honestly significant difference test (HSD) at the 5% level of significance was used. The principal components analysis was also used to study the interrelationship among the ten treatments and the two forms of application (foliar or substrate). The… More >

Márquez-Hernández C¹, P Cano-Ríos², U Figueroa-Viramontes³, JA Avila-Diaz⁴, N Rodríguez-Dimas², JL García-Hernández¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.82, pp. 55-61, 2013, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2013.82.055

Abstract The scarcity of fertilizers that are allowed in organic agriculture (AO) encourages the search for alternatives, being the use of compost one of the most outstanding. AO has been recognized as a more sustainable system than conventional agriculture. AO is ruled by strict norms which forbid the use of most common fertilizers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various fertilization treatments on the organic production of greenhousegrown tomato. A completely randomized experimental design with five replications was used, with a 5x2 factorial arrangement. Factors A and B were: a) fertilization treatments and b) tomato genotypes.… More >

Fan Feng¹, Tingting Xia¹, Runze Zhao¹, Mengyue Wang¹, Li Yang^1,*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, Suppl.2, pp. 131-131, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.07211

Abstract Objective: To study the effects of different substrate stiffness on human hepatocytes using RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology. The stiffness was corresponding to physiology and pathology stiffness of liver tissues.
Results: With the aid of RNA-Seq technology, our study characterizes the transcriptome of hepatocytes cultured on soft, moderate, stiff and plastic substrates. Compared to soft substrate, our RNA-Seq results revealed 1131 genes that were up-regulated and 2534 that were down-regulated on moderate substrate, 1370 genes that were up-regulated and 2677 down-regulated genes on stiff substrate. Functional enrichment analysis indicated that differentially expressed genes were associated with the regulation of actin… More >