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This study aims to tackle the drawback of non-abrasion-resistance of wood flooring with paint finish. A new method for preparing wood flooring with super-abrasion-resistant coatings by adding nano silicon carbide (SiC) particles to the paint was developed. As indicated by the results, the best mass fraction of nano SiC powder added in ultraviolet (UV) paint is 2.0%, the suspension liquid is stable when the mass concentration of sodium hexametaphosphate added is 2.5%, and it is better for the site humidity to remain below 75% when the nano SiC paint coating is applied. During the preparation of wood flooring with super-abrasion-resistant coating finish, the dosage of finish applied each time should not exceed 30 g/m. During the sanding process, the sanding speed needs to be increased by about 2 m/s compared with that for the ordinary UV nano SiC primer in production. The test results of the performance of finished products indicate that the prepared wood flooring has better film abrasion resistance, adhesion of paint film, and film hardness. Meanwhile, because the paint film is durable and weather resistant, the service life of flooring is effectively extended, avoiding a significant waste of the product's use value and broadening the product's application range.
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New Phytol
September 2025
Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK.
A key feature of extant conifer forests is the high percentage of seeds that germinate and establish on dead wood; in some forests, this can exceed 90%. This deadwood can act as an ideal nursery for young tree species, leading to this type of seedbed being termed 'nurse logs'. It is unclear how common this ecological strategy has been throughout the evolutionary history of conifers.
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Neonatology, 2(nd) Floor, Main Building, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Aim: Flow disruptions (FDs) are deviations in the progression of care that compromise safety and efficiency of a specific process. Neonatal intubation is a life-saving high-risk procedure required for delivery room (DR) management of neonates with moderate to severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). This study evaluated FDs during DR intubation of neonates with CDH and their association with process and outcome measures.
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September 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, India.
Orbital trauma can result in significant complications, particularly when accompanied by foreign body entrapment. Wooden foreign bodies are rare but carry a high risk of infection and chronic inflammation. In these cases, immediate surgical intervention is critical for restoring orbital anatomy and preventing complications.
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September 2025
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
Apical-basal polarity (ABP) establishment and maintenance is necessary for proper brain development, yet how it is controlled is unclear. Galectin-3 (Gal-3) has been previously implicated in ABP of epithelial cells, and, here, we find that it is apically expressed in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) during neural induction. Gal-3 blockade disrupts ABP and alters the distribution of junctional proteins in hESC-derived neural rosettes and is rescued by addition of recombinant Gal-3.
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August 2025
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, East Tower - 8th Floor, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States. Electronic address:
The use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has increased in recent years as a destination therapy. The HeartMate 3 (HM3) is currently the only commercially available LVAD for implantation in the United States. Societal guidelines for multimodality cardiac imaging evaluation of LVADs and temporary mechanical support devices were recently published and serve as a comprehensive resource for the evaluation of LVAD patients.
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