DESIGN OF A VARIABLE STIFFNESS GECKO-INSPIRED FOOT AND ADHESION PERFORMANCE TEST ON FLEXIBLE SURFACE


Influence of carbon nanotubes on the buckling of microtubule bundles in viscoelastic cytoplasm using nonlocal strain gradient theory

Carbon nanotubes are a new class of microtubule-stabilizing agents since they interact with protein microtubules in living cells, interfering with cell division and inducing apoptosis.In the present work, a modified beam model is yogi xiyoshi developed to investigate the effect of carbon nanotubes on the buckling of microtubule bundles in living ce

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Overcoming the Patronage System: Propaganda Fide and Its Portuguese Patronage Documents on China in the Early Modern Period

From its foundation in 1622, the Congregation de Propaganda Fide held supreme jurisdiction over all missionary activities of the Catholic Church at the global level, with authority coming directly from the pope.Its main goals were the expansion of the Catholic faith, the reaffirmation of papal spiritual primacy, and the promotion of Indigenous cler

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