Search Results - "Lai, C. F."

Enhancement in Gas Pumping in a Square Channel With Two-Stage Corona Wind Generator by Mazumder, A. K. M. Monayem Hossain, Lai, F. C.

“…In this paper, the flow field inside a square channel with a two-stage electrohydrodynamic (EHD) gas pump has been critically examined by experimental…”
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Elevated C-reactive protein level in hemodialysis patients with moderate/severe uremic pruritus: a potential mediator of high overall mortality by Chen, H.-Y., Chiu, Y.-L., Hsu, S.-P., Pai, M.-F., Lai, C.-F., Yang, J.-Y., Peng, Y.-S., Tsai, T.-J., Wu, K.-D.

“…Background: Dialysis patients with uremic pruritus have worse outcomes. However, the pathophysiology of the high mortality in these patients remains…”
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Enhanced thermal stratification in a liquid storage tank with a porous manifold by Brown, N.M., Lai, F.C.

“…► Porous manifolds are shown to be an effective means in the promotion and maintenance of thermal stratification in a liquid storage tank. ► Porous manifolds…”
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Development of a Zero-Cement Binder Using Slag, Fly Ash, and Rice Husk Ash with Chemical Activator by Lai, F. C., Jamil, M., Zain, M. F. M., Karim, M. R.

“…The increasing demand and consumption of cement have necessitated the use of slag, fly ash, rice husk ash (RHA), and so forth as a supplement of cement in…”
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Effect of initial blank temperature in hot press forming towards 22MnB5 springback failure by Ng, C. H., Lai, C. F., M. Yahaya, S. N., Shamsudin, S., S. Ahmad, S. N. A., Sharrifuddin, F.

“…The springback failure of ultra-high strength boron steel (22MnB5) in hot press forming (HPF) process was characterized under bending and membrane conditions…”
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Interleukin-1B-31 gene polymorphism in Hakka gastric cancer patients in Guangdong, China by Qiu, B, Zou, H-Y, Yang, Y-H, Lai, C-F

“…The aim of this study was to examine the interleukin-1B (IL-1B) gene promoter region -31 (IL-1B-31) polymorphism distribution characteristic of Hakka gastric…”
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Heat transfer analysis of soil heating systems by Ngo, C.C., Lai, F.C.

“…Heat transfer from a pipe in a soil heating system has been numerically examined in this study. The Brinkman-extended Darcy equations are used to model the…”
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Transient and steady natural convection from a heat source embedded in thermally stratified porous layer by Zhang, J., Subotic, M., Lai, F.C.

“…Numerical results are presented for transient and steady natural convection from a heat source buried in a saturated, porous layer. The porous layer is…”
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Natural convection in a concentric annulus with a porous sleeve by Leong, J.C., Lai, F.C.

“…Analytical solutions obtained through perturbation method and Fourier transform are presented for natural convection in concentric cylinders with a porous…”
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Visualization of flow in a sintered journal bearing through Hele-Shaw analogy by Leong, J.C., Lai, F.C.

“…► A concentric rotating cylinder with a porous sleeve simulates a sintered journal bearing. ► We experimentally visualize the flow patterns in a concentric…”
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Nerve Growth Factor Activates Persistent Rap1 Signaling in Endosomes by Wu, Chengbiao, Lai, Chun-Fai, Mobley, William C

“…We investigated a role for endogenous Rap1, a small monomeric GTP-binding protein of the Ras family, in nerve growth factor (NGF) signaling in PC12 cells…”
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Genomic modelling of the ESR1 Y537S mutation for evaluating function and new therapeutic approaches for metastatic breast cancer by Harrod, A, Fulton, J, Nguyen, V T M, Periyasamy, M, Ramos-Garcia, L, Lai, C-F, Metodieva, G, de Giorgio, A, Williams, R L, Santos, D B, Gomez, P J, Lin, M-L, Metodiev, M V, Stebbing, J, Castellano, L, Magnani, L, Coombes, R C, Buluwela, L, Ali, S

“…Drugs that inhibit estrogen receptor-α (ER) activity have been highly successful in treating and reducing breast cancer progression in ER-positive disease…”
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Abnormal air collection on plain abdominal X-ray by Lai, C-F., Chiu, B., Chung, S-D., Peng, Y-S.

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High output cardiac failure in a parturient with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia by LAI, C. F, DENNIS, A, GRAHAM, J

“…Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia is a genetic condition which results in arteriovenous malformations involving the skin, mucous membranes, lung, brain,…”
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The Full-Length Leptin Receptor has Signaling Capabilities of Interleukin 6-Type Cytokine Receptors by Baumann, Heinz, Morella, Karen K., White, David W., Dembski, Marlene, Bailon, Pascal S., Kim, Hongkyun, Lai, Chun-Fai, Tartaglia, Louis A.

“…The leptin receptor (OB-R) is a single membrane-spanning protein that mediates the weight regulatory effects of leptin (OB protein). The mutant allele (db) of…”
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Visualization of the surface tension and gravitational effects on flow injection in center-gated disks by Li, Chien-Te, Lai, F.C.

“…Flow injection in center-gated disks is numerically studied in this paper for possible applications in the manufacturing of composite materials in microgravity…”
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Freezing Resistance of HPC with Nano-SiO2 by 王宝民 WANG Lijiu F C Lai

“…The test of fast-freezing method is employed to research the freezing resistance of C60 and C80 high-performance concrete with nanometer-SiO2, and XRD and SEM…”
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Effect of emitting electrode number on the performance of EHD gas pump in a rectangular channel by Zhang, J., Lai, F.C.

“…Previous studies have shown that electric field in the form of corona wind can be used for gas pumping. It has also been shown that the maximal volume flow…”
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Correlations for combined heat and mass transfer from an open cavity in a horizontal channel by Brown, N.M., Lai, F.C.

“…Combined heat and mass transfer from a horizontal channel with an open cavity heated from below is numerically examined in this paper. Air is the fluid…”
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A prototype of EHD-enhanced drying system by Lai, F.C.

“…The performance of an electrohydrodynamically enhanced drying system has been evaluated with its prototype. This scale-up system is the first implementation of…”
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