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Piotr Pluciński, Jan Jaśkowiec, Maciej Wójtowicz, Jarosław Jędrysiak + 2 more
'Izabela Lubowiecka' 'Ewa Magnucka-Blandzi'] The paper presents effective numerical modelling of multi-layered plates with orthotropic properties. The method called the FEM23 is employed to construct the numerical model. The approach enables a full 3D analysis to be performed while using a 2D finite element mesh. The…
Taylor Moseley, Ashley J. Hicks, Elizabeth M. Cosgriff-Hernandez, Manuel Karl Rausch + 1 more
'Manuel Karl Rausch' 'Julie Hakim'] Finite element modeling (FEM) is a critical tool in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, offering valuable insights where in vivo or ex vivo investigations are not possible. This review specifically highlights the diverse applications of FEM within obstetrics and gynecology…
Ana Elisabeth Olivares-Hernandez, Miguel Angel Olivares-Robles, Juan Vicente Méndez-Méndez, Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho + 1 more
'Juan Vicente Méndez-Méndez' 'Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho' 'Emad Moeendarbary'] Wear on the surface of the femoral head increases the risk of hip and femur fractures. Biomechanical experiments conducted on the femur are based on its bending and torsional rigidities. Studies regarding the deflection of the femur bone when…
Federico Carra, Giuditta Coladonato, Audrey Piccini, Joanna Swieszek + 1 more
For several decades, computer-aided techniques have been widely adopted in both industrial engineering and research environments. Typical examples include Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). In the scope of this paper, the focus is placed on CAE tools…
Ansgar Burchardt, Christian Abicht, Oliver Sander
Wear on total knee replacements (TKRs) is an important criterion for their performance characteristics. Numerical simulations of such wear has seen increasing attention over the last years. They have the potential to be much faster and less expensive than the in vitro tests in use today. While it is unlikely that in…
Ritambhara Dash, Abhay Kumar Rajak, Ramagiri Praveen Kumar, Parameshwar Kommu + 3 more
Bio ceramics have enormous applications in the medical field as being used as implants. The base material in bioceramics is mostly calcium phosphate which comes in the form of hydroxyapatite (HAp) or Beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). The other materials are silica and alumina. The different blends of these bioceramics…
Miyang Yang, Chujie Chen, Zhaochu Wang, Jiaye Long + 3 more
'Wan Qi' 'Rong Shi'] The prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has been steadily increasing over the years, rendering it a pressing global health concern that significantly impacts women’s physical and mental wellbeing as well as their overall quality of life. With the advancement of three-dimensional…
Miguel Rodríguez, Christoph M. Augustin, Shawn C. Shadden
FEniCS Mechanics is a Python package to facilitate computational mechanics simulations. The Python library dolfin, from the FEniCS Project, is used to formulate and numerically solve the problem in variational form. The general balance laws from continuum mechanics are used to enable rapid prototyping of different…
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In the pursuit of potential therapeutic agents for type 2 diabetes, non-amyloidogenic forms of the human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP) containing site-specific mutations are of significant interest. In the present study, we dissect the three proline mutations present in the core region of the non-amyloidogenic rat…
Maxx Holmes, Zhinuo Jenny Wang, Ruben Doste, Julia Camps + 4 more
Women are significantly under-represented in cardiovascular research and in the evaluation of treatment safety and efficacy, leading to poorer patient outcomes. Quantification and investigation of sex differences in human electromechanical function and underlying mechanisms is crucial. To address this, we present…
S. Lucarini, Javier Segurado
A framework based on FFT is proposed for micromechanical fatigue modeling of polycrystals as alternative to the Finite Element method (FEM). The variational FFT approach [1, 2] is used with a crystal plasticity model for the cyclic behavior of the grains introduced through a FEM material subroutine, in particular an…
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Given the recent inclusion of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) in the energy market, the optimization of their performance becomes a relevant research topic. At the electrode-level, the parameters selected during its manufacturing process influence its microstructure and, consequently, its electrochemical performance. Here…
Roberta Spadaccini
Why do we still have to celebrate women in science, why are women in science not a normality? For decades women have been underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at universities and occupations. As a matter of fact only around 30% of researchers globally are female. Despite this…
Annika Wolff, Antti Knutas, Paula Savolainen
Finland is considered a country with a good track record in gender equality. Whilst statistics support the notion that Finland is performing well compared to many other countries in terms of workplace equality, there are still many areas for improvement. This paper focuses on the problems that some women face in…
Mikala C. Mueller, Yanmei Du, Lori A. Walker, Chelsea M. Magin
Respiratory diseases like pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) frequently exhibit sexual dimorphism. Female patients are more susceptible to, but have increased survival for, PAH. This phenomenon is known as the estrogen paradox and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Historic underrepresentation of…
Yanpeng Gong, Sishuai Li, Fei Qin, Bingbing Xu
This paper presents two approaches: the virtual element method (VEM) and the stabilization-free virtual element method (SFVEM) for analyzing thermomechanical behavior in electronic packaging structures with geometric multi-scale features. Since the virtual element method allows the use of arbitrary polygonal elements…
Alessandra Griffo, Daniel Beyer, Jaime Fernández Sobaberas, Melanie König + 9 more
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2) is a potent tumor cell survival factor. Unlike most secreted proteins, FGF2 lacks a signal peptide and is exported by an unconventional secretory pathway, bypassing the ER/Golgi system. A key event of this unusual secretory mechanism is FGF2 recruitment at the inner plasma membrane…
Bianca Trinkenreich, Ricardo Britto, Marco Aurélio Gerosa, Igor Steinmacher
'Igor Steinmacher'] Context: Addressing women's under-representation in the software industry, a widely recognized concern, requires attracting as well as retaining more women. Hearing from women practitioners, particularly those positioned in multi-cultural settings, about their challenges and and adopting their lived…