Comparisons of different mean airway pressure settings during high-frequency oscillation in inflammatory response to oleic acid-induced lung injury in rabbits

Koichi Ono1, Tomonobu Koizumi2, Rikimaru Nakagawa1, Sumiko Yoshikawa2, Tetsutarou Otagiri11Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation; 2First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, JapanPurpose: The present study was designed to examine effects of different click here mean airway pressure (MAP) settin

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Effects of the microalgae Chlamydomonas on gastrointestinal health

The effects of consuming whole-cell biomass of the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on gastrointestinal health in mice and humans was examined.A 14-day murine model of acute colitis revealed significantly less weight loss in mice that received C.reinhardtii biomass by oral gavage.Based on this result, human volunteers with varying gastrointest

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Evaluation of Interlaminar Stresses in Composite Laminates with a Bolt-Filled Hole Using a Linear Elastic Traction-Separation Description

Determination of the local interlaminar stress distribution in a laminate with a bolt-filled hole is helpful for optimal bolted joint design, due to the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the stress field near the bolt hole.A new interlaminar stress distribution phenomenon induced by the bolt-head and clamp-up load, which occurs in a filled-hole comp

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Recovery of boreal forest soil and tree stand characteristics a century after intensive slash-and-burn cultivation

Passive rewildening of forest ecosystems is commonly used for rehabilitating degraded habitats closer to their natural origin in addition to costly active restoration measures.However, it is not clear if passive processes are effective and how long the recovery of main ecosystem properties takes.We investigate the recovery of forest soil and tree s

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