AN INVESTIGATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION FOR ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETS AND ITS EFFECT ON ALIGNMENT OF STEEL FIBER IN ALIGNED STEEL FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE

An investigation of magnetic field distribution for assembly of magnets and its effect on alignment of steel fiber in aligned steel fiber-reinforced concrete

The magnetic field method for preparing aligned steel fiber-reinforced concrete (ASFRC) by solenoid coil has a limitation, which is that the specimen must be placed inside the solenoid coil, limiting its practical engineering application.To overcome this shortcoming, this study proposes a method for preparing ASFRCs using an external magnetic Lower

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A cardinal role for cathepsin d in co-ordinating the host-mediated apoptosis of macrophages and killing of pneumococci.

The bactericidal function of macrophages against pneumococci is enhanced by their apoptotic demise, Famil-E which is controlled by the anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1.Here, we show that lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and cytosolic translocation of activated cathepsin D occur prior to activation of a mitochondrial pathway of macrophage apopt

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