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Materias: “…Mechanics Periodicals…”

Materias: “…Quantum mechanics…”

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“…This study finds that transparency mechanisms applied at different stages of the design, finalisation and implementation of domestic regulation have allowed countries to reduce administrative burdens, generate savings both for the administration and for the private sector and maintain a relation of confidence conducive to a smoother enforcement of related policies. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Foreword -- Environmental fiscal reform -- Multilateral and bilateral initiatives for REDD+ -- Innovative finance mechanisms and the Convention on Biological Diversity -- Biodiversity offsets -- Payments for ecosystem services -- Global biodiversity loss -- Comparing across the mechanisms -- Biodiversity in international development finance -- Executive Summary -- The role of finance mechanisms in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use -- Markets for green products -- Examples of safeguards applied in REDD+ -- Biodiversity in climate change funding…”

“…This report examines innovative mechanisms that can help attract new financial resources into water and sanitation services. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…pt. 1. Market mechanisms and fisheries -- pt. 2. Survey of the use of market mechanisms in OECD countries -- pt. 3. …”

Materias: “…Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms…”

“…Any concerns about an EIB Group activity or project? The Complaints Mechanism listens to citizens and ensures their voice can be heard. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Editors vii -- Preface to "Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Forged Steel" ix -- Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Forged Steels 1 -- Recent Progress of Low and Medium-Carbon Advanced Martensitic Steels 3 -- Low and Medium Carbon Advanced High-Strength Forging Steels for Automotive Applications 27 -- Effects of Thermomechanical Processing on Hydrogen Embrittlement Properties of UltraHigh-Strength TRIP-Aided Bainitic Ferrite Steels 41 -- Air-Hardening Die-Forged Con-Rods-Achievable Mechanical Properties of Bainitic and Martensitic Concepts 59 -- Redistribution of Grain Boundary Misorientation and Residual Stresses of Thermomechanically Simulated Welding in an Intercritically Reheated Coarse Grained Heat Affected Zone 73 -- Cold Formabilities of Martensite-Type Medium Mn Steel 93 -- Influence of Cooling Process Routes after Intercritical Annealing on Impact Toughness of Duplex Type Medium Mn Steel 109 -- Optimization of Open Die Ironing Process through Artificial Neural Network for Rapid Process Simulation 125 -- Study of the Effect of Multiple Tempering on the Impact Toughness of Forged S690 Structural Steel 139 -- Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Characterization of AISI "D2" and "O1" Cold Work Tool Steels 151.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1 introduction 3 -- references 5 -- 2 intermediate filaments - from proteins to networks 9 -- 2.1 Structure and assembly of intermediate filament proteins 10 -- 2.2 Mechanical properties of single intermediate filaments 12 -- 2.2.1 Persistence length 12 -- 2.2.2 Stretching response . 13 -- 2.3 Networks of reconstituted intermediate filaments . 15 -- 2.4 Intermediate filament networks in cells . 16 -- 2.4.1 Structure and function of intermediate filament networks in cells 16 -- 2.4.2 Intermediate filament networks and cell mechanics 16 -- 2.4.3 Keratin networks in cells under load . 17 -- references 17 -- 3 biopolymer mechanics - theoretical and experimental principles 29 -- 3.1 Optical tweezers . 29 -- 3.1.1 Particle trapping 30 -- 3.1.2 Force detection . 31 -- 3.2 Microrheology 34 -- 3.2.1 Rheology of viscoelastic materials 34 -- 3.2.2 Passive microrheology: microparticle tracking . 34 -- 3.2.3 Active microrheology: optical trapping . 36 -- 3.3 Polymer mechanics . 38 -- 3.3.1 Entropic stretching of worm-like chains . 38 -- 3.3.2 Worm-like bundles . 39 -- 3.3.3 Networks of semiflexible polymers . 39 -- 3.4 Molecular reactions . 43 -- 3.4.1 Step-growth polymerization . 43 -- 3.4.2 Molecular reaction kinetics - two state models . 43 -- references 44 -- 4 materials and methods 51 -- 4.1 Vimentin preparation 51 -- 4.2 Maleimide functionalization of polystyrene beads . 52 -- 4.3 Stretching single filaments by optical trapping . 53 -- 4.4 Analysis of single filament mechanics 54 -- 4.5 Force-strain Monte-Carlo simulations 56 -- 4.6 Optical trap measurements of individual filament-filament interactions . 56 -- 4.7 Analysis of the interaction data 58 -- 4.8 Microrhelogy of reconstituted vimentin networks . 60 -- 4.9 Analysis of microrheology experiments . 61 -- 4.10 Imaging filament networks 63 -- 4.11 Imaging single filaments 63 -- 4.12 Analysis of filament lengths 64 -- 4.13 Finite element simulation of the microfluidic flowcell . 64 -- 4.14 Stretching MDCK II cells on elastic substrates . 65 -- 4.15 Analysis of images of stretched cells . 68 -- references 70 -- 5 tuning intermediate filament mechanics by variation of -- ph and ion charges 75 -- 5.1 Introduction . 76 -- 5.2 Results and discussion . 77 -- 5.2.1 Cations stiffen single vimentin IFs 77 -- 5.2.2 Stretching vimentin filament bundles 81 -- 5.2.3 IF mechanics adapt to pH changes 82 -- 5.2.4 IF stiffening saturates at low pH . 83 -- 5.2.5 Variations in the free energy landscapes influence filament mechanics 85 -- 5.3 Conclusions . 90 -- references 91 -- 6 multiscale mechanics and temporal evolution of vimentin -- intermediate filament networks 97 -- 6.1 Introduction . 98 -- 6.2 Results and discussion . 98 -- 6.2.1 Vimentin filament networks mature and stiffen on time scales of days 98 -- 6.2.2 The filament length depends on elongation and lateral association 100 -- 6.2.3 Electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions lead to mechanically distinct networks 101 -- 6.2.4 Maturation of networks is concentration dependent 104 -- 6.2.5 Surface effects modify network structures . 105 -- 6.2.6 Single filament mechanics are unaffected by detergents or divalent ions . 107 -- 6.2.7 Electrostatics increase single filament-filament interactions108 -- 6.2.8 Interactions are independent of binding-site encounter rate112 -- 6.2.9 A two-state model accurately describes network mechanics112 -- 6.3 Conclusions . 113 -- 6.4 Outlook 115 -- 6.4.1 Entropic and elastic stretching of single vimentin filaments115 -- 6.4.2 Single interactions of pre-strained filaments 117 -- references 119 -- 7 response of actin and keratin structures to isotropic cell stretching 125 -- 7.1 Introduction . 125 -- 7.2 Results and Discussion . 126 -- 7.2.1 Equibiaxial stretching of PDMS devices . 126 -- 7.2.2 The cell area increases during isotropic stretching . 128 -- 7.2.3 Actin stress fibers disassemble at increasing cell extension 129 -- 7.2.4 The keratin structure adapts to increasing strains . 131 -- 7.3 Conclusion 133 -- references 133 -- 8 discussion and conclusion 137 -- references 140 -- appendix 145 -- a supporting information: tuning intermediate filament mechanics by variation of ph and ion charges 145 -- a.1 Flow simulations 145 -- a.2 Single force-strain curves . 147 -- b supporting information: multiscale mechanics and temporal evolution of vimentin intermediate filament networks 149 -- b.1 Additional information for elongation measurements . 149 -- b.2 Data analysis of microrheology measurements . 152 -- b.3 Modeling single interactions 161 -- c supporting information: response of actin and keratin structures to isotropic cell stretching 167 -- references 169 -- Acknowledgments 172 -- List of acronyms 174 -- Publications 176.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sci. 2022, 23, 14261, doi:10.3390/ijms232214261 . 63 -- Jean Mazella Deciphering Mechanisms of Action of Sortilin/Neurotensin Receptor-3 in the Proliferation Regulation of Colorectal and Other Cancers Reprinted from: Int. …”

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“…Results indicate that governments are often reluctant to apply market mechanisms when providing public services. “Technical” services such as transport or waste collection are more open to market mechanisms than “social” services like education or health care. …”