Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a New TWIP Steel under Different Heat Treatments.

The effects of solution treatment and annealing temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a new TWIP steel that was alloyed from aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), vanadium (V), and molybdenum (Mo) elements were investigated by a variety of techniques such as microstructural characterization and room tensile testing. The austenite grain size grew slowly with the increase in annealing temperature. The relatively weak effect of the solution treatment and annealing temperature on the austenite grain size was attributed to the precipitation of MC and MC, which hindered the growth of the austenite grain.

Flexible Non-contact Electrodes for Bioelectrical Signal Monitoring.

Physiological signals such as ECG and EMG are closely related with human health and a long term monitoring of the physiological signals would be beneficial to detect possible disorders at the early stage. The wet electrodes currently used in the clinics require adhesives gels to record high-quality signals, which might cause discomfort of the patients and introduce some risk of skin allergy. Non-contact capacitive electrodes that can be operated without skin contact have been developed in previous studies, but these electrodes were rigid with electronic components on the back, which might not be an optimal solution for long term healthcare monitoring.

Electromyogram-based method to secure wireless body sensor networks for rehabilitation systems.

Wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs) provide a platform to track and monitor human health status as well as feedback to the user by capturing and processing certain physiological signals. Since WBSNs need to provide efficient health information privacy, their security has been identified as one of the major challenges, especially for rehabilitation systems. Conventionally, the random numbers (RNs) based on the inter-pulse intervals (IPIs) from electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings have been widely used to secure the data in WBSNs.

Gastrointestinal nematodes infections and anthelmintic resistance in grazing sheep in the Eastern Inner Mongolia in China.

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) are a crucial restraint to grazing sheep production worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the infections and anthelmintic resistance (AR) of GIN in pasture-based sheep in the Eastern Inner Mongolia, China. GIN eggs were tested from 600 grazing sheep feces of 10 farms using saturated saline flotation method and McMaster's method.

Fluoride or/and aluminum induced toxicity in guinea pig teeth with the low expression of dentine phosphoprotein.

This study investigated the damage and expression of dentine phosphoprotein (DPP) in guinea pig teeth by the administration of fluoride (F) or/and aluminum (Al). Fifty-two guinea pigs were divided randomly into four groups (control, F, Al, and F+Al). F (150 mg NaF/L) or/and Al (300 mg AlCl /L) were added in their drinking water for 90 days.

Analysis of using interpulse intervals to generate 128-bit biometric random binary sequences for securing wireless body sensor networks.

Wireless body sensor network (WBSN), a key building block for m-Health, demands extremely stringent resource constraints and thus lightweight security methods are preferred. To minimize resource consumption, utilizing information already available to a WBSN, particularly common to different sensor nodes of a WBSN, for security purposes becomes an attractive solution. In this paper, we tested the randomness and distinctiveness of the 128-bit biometric binary sequences (BSs) generated from interpulse intervals (IPIs) of 20 healthy subjects as well as 30 patients suffered from myocardial infarction and 34 subjects with other cardiovascular diseases.

[Effect of Chelerythrine on glucosyltransferase and water-insoluble glucan of Streptococcus mutans].

Purpose: To study the effect of Chelerythrine on glucosyltransferase and extra-cellular synthesis of water-insoluble glucan of Streptococcus mutans.

Methods: The Chelerythrine was used as the experimental group with concentrations ranging from 24.4microg/ml to 390.

[Experimental study of the inhibitory effects of Chelidonium majus L. extractive on Streptococcus mutans in vitro].

Purpose: To study the inhibitory effects of Chelidonium majus L. extractive on the growth of Streptococcus mutans in vitro, and to explore its mechanism in caries prevention.

Methods: Streptococcus mutans 25175 was chosen as the experimental bacterium.