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Showing 1 to 20 of 196 for “"SMC"”.
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Characterization of Inducible SMC-specific Drosha Knockout Mice
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play an important role in the contraction of gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscles, generating spontaneous action potentials and forming electrical and mechanical junctions coupling with interstitial cells. Recent studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs), a new class of …
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Tensile Fatigue Damage and Degradation of Random Short-Fiber Smc Composite
… damage and degradation in a random short-fiber SMC-R50 composite are investigated experimentally and theoretically. In the study of homogeneous damage, experiments were conducted to examine fundamental mechanisms and characteristics of fatigue damage and its evolution. The statistical nature of …
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Multifaceted Norms in SMC Export Cooperation: a Discourse Analysis of Normative Expectations
… expectations in long-term cooperation between SMCs. This purpose was addressed through the following two sub-questions: 1. What discourses reflecting normative expectations can be identified in export cooperation between SMCs? 2. What kind of a cooperative relationship is constructed through …
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Die Messung der spinabhaengigen Strukturfunktion g_1 des Deuteriums mit dem SMC Experiment
… Nachfolger der EMC, die Spin-Muon-Collaboration (SMC), verwendet im wesentlichen denselben experimentellen Aufbau, der schon von der EMC und der New-Muon-Collaboration (NMC) genutzt worden war. Sie benutzte fuer die erste Datennahme im Jahre 1992 das von EMC konstruierte Target, welches im Jahre …
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Surface analysis of sheet molded composite (SMC) material as related to adhesion
… chemical properties of Sheet Molded Composite (SMC) materials, formulated to contain polyester binder, calcium carbonate filler, and glass fibers, have been investigated with emphasis on how the surface properties are related to adhesion. These surface properties, relative elemental …
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The creep and creep rupture of SMC-R50 under different thermomechanical conditions
… recovery behavior of a random fiber composite (SMC-R50) at elevated temperature and constant humidity were investigated experimentally and theoretically. The short time creep response for four constant stress levels at each of four selected temperature levels was experimentally determined. It …
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Dissecting The Roles of Human Smc Complexes In Transcription Regulation and Chromatin Organization
… underlying mechanisms are not well-understood. SMC complexes including Cohesin complex and Condensin complex has been widely proposed to organize 3D genome structure, and further regulate metazoans’ gene transcription. Here, we aim to dissect the direct functions of SMC complexes (both Cohesin …
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An implementation roadmap for knowledge sharing for small and micro companies (SMC) in Ireland
… and microconstruction consultancy companies (SMCCC) in Ireland today. The context andstructure of the thesis is presented and explained. The literature review will discuss how acompany can marshal its staff and company knowledge. A knowledge sharing (KS)environment must be gradually developed …
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An X-ray spectroscopic study of the SMC X-1/Sk X-ray binary system
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 1999.
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Economic aspects of materials substitution in horizontal automotive body panels : the issue of SMC surface finish
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1991
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The effect of spent mushroom compost on soil conditions and plant growth
Spent mushroom compost (SMC), a byproduct of the mushroom industry, is used widely by horticulturalists and home gardeners. However, no studies have been reported that evaluate SMC as a soil amendment in New Zealand, and work in other countries has been of limited scope. Therefore the objectives of …
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The role of altered cyclic strain patterns on proliferation and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells - implications for in-stent restenosis
… due to vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) migration from the media to the intima and subsequent SMC proliferation. A stent procedure dramatically alters the level of strains and stresses in the coronary artery and hence the mechanical environment of the SMC. We hypothesised that there …
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Finite Sample Bounds and Path Selection for Sequential Monte Carlo
<p>Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) samplers have received attention as an alternative to Markov chain Monte Carlo for Bayesian inference problems due to their strong empirical performance on difficult multimodal problems, natural synergy with parallel computing environments, and accuracy when …
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EVALUATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SMOOTH MUSCLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL TISSUE ENGINEERED BLOOD VESSELS
… important role of smooth muscle cells (SMC). SMC are the predominant cell type in the vessel wall of native vasculature, and as such, they play an essential role in modulating vascular responses to a wide variety of mechanical and biochemical stimuli. Our overarching hypothesis is that …
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Perceptions of HIV and Safe Male Circumcision in high HIV prevalence fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda
… of Health introduced its Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) strategy for HIV prevention with the goal of providing 4.2 million voluntary medical circumcisions by 2015. Fishing communities, where HIV prevalence is approximately 3-5 times higher than the national average, have been identified as a key …
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Discrete Modeling and Sliding Mode Control of Piezoelectric Actuators
… in the literature. Sliding mode control (SMC) shows its potential to the control of PEA, by which the hysteresis and other nonlinear effects can be regard as disturbance to the dynamic model and thus rejected or compensated by its switching control. To implement SMC in digital computers, …
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Durability of sheet molding compound/metal adhesive bonds
… of a variety of sheet molding compounds (SMC)/ adhesive /metal systems involving steel, aluminum, phase α-SMC, Budd SMC, and polyurea adherends and polyurethane and epoxy adhesives has been investigated. Three specimen geometries with different modes of stress were employed: lap shear, …
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Cyclic stretch-mediated release of vascular endothelial growth factor by vascular smooth muscle cells : a role in improved vascular graft patency
… to have on the release of other cytokines by SMC, this study investigates the role which cyclic stretch might play in VEGF expression by SMC in a compliant environment. Furthermore, following observations of receptor phosphorylation in response to cyclic stretch in vascular cells, the effect …
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Black Protection: Black Social Media Competency and Urban, Black Adolescents on Social Media
… the concept of Black social media competency (B-SMC), this study examined the relationships between Black urban adolescents’ social media use, exposure to race-related content, and experiences navigating the digital environment. The study used a qualitative design, grounded in the …
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Improvements and reliability of MIT tensiometers and studies on soil moisture characteristic curves
Soil Moisture Characteristic (SMC) curves are widely used in unsaturated soil mechanics and agricultural engineering. A SMC curve is the relation between the soil suction (tension in the pore water) and the water content (ratio of amount of water to solid particles, preferably by mass). Until now, …
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