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Delivery of drugs and nanomedicines to tumors is often heterogeneous and insufficient and, thus, of limited efficacy. Microbubbles in combination with ultrasound have been found to improve delivery to tumors, enhancing accumulation and penetration. We used a subcutaneous prostate cancer xenograft model...

...digitalization using a socio-technical systems design as a theoretical framework and a case-study approach. Semi-structured interviews with 15 relevant stakeholders are conducted to learn about barriers to and enablers of the development and implementation process in a manufacturing company. After conducting a...

...demand for optimized utilization will be increasing with respect to efficiency, aesthetics and reliability. In cold climate regions, we predict that there will also be a growing focus on how to avoid snow and ice formation on the exterior surfaces of BIPV. During the winter period there is substantially...

...hexamethyldisiloxane and TEOS: tetraethylorthosilicate) have been fabricated in a two-step process using atmospheric pressure plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (AP-PECVD) on ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) and NBR (nitrile butadiene rubber) to reduce stick slip and wear of the elastomer...

...work, Norway spruce stem wood, stump and bark were torrefied in a bench scale tubular reactor at 225, 275 and 300 °C with two residence times (30 and 60 min). Effect of torrefaction on general properties, chemical composition, grindability and microstructure and morphology of biomass samples were studied...

...(SWCNTs), multiwalled CNTs (MWCNT-15 and MWCNT-30), and functionalized MWCNTs (hydroxyl, −OH, and carboxyl, −COOH), for the model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon phenanthrene (3.1−800 μg/L). The influence of phenanthrene adsorption by the CNTs on bioavailability and toxicity was investigated using the...

...fragmentation and the leaching of additive chemicals. The current study assessed the chemical content of freshwater and marine leachates produced from car tire rubber (CTR), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastics, and their adverse...

...reservoirs for pollutants transported via the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the Bohai Sea (BS) and Yellow Sea (YS) play an important role in transporting microplastics (MPs) to the Pacific Ocean. The fate, sources and mass budget of MPs in the BS and the YS were investigated by Pearson correlation, principal...

...period fish are very sensitive to pollutant exposure, and short-term exposure during embryonic development can result in deformed larvae and increased mortality. Such early life stage mortality and sub-lethal effects can influence the abundance and health of adult fish populations, including species important...

...results of the forces and moments acting on a single propeller blade running in ventilated conditions in calm water and in waves. A model of a Rolls-Royce Azipull thruster with a four-blade propeller was tested with provisions to measure three orthogonal moments including spindle moment and two forces, on a...

...heating system has been investigated employing simulations from the IDA Indoor Climate and Energy software. For the construction of the original building, customs and regulations from the period 1981-90 were employed, and the building envelope was upgraded to the requirements of the Norwegian research centre...