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Heat transfer and natural convection of nanofluids in porous media by Bourantas, G.C., Skouras, E.D., Loukopoulos, V.C., Burganos, V.N.

“…Natural convection of a nanofluid in a square cavity filled with a porous matrix is numerically investigated using a meshless technique. The Darcy–Brinkman and…”
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Reconstruction of Monteggia-like proximal ulna fractures using different fixation devices: A biomechanical study by Wegmann, K, Engel, K, Skouras, E, Hackl, M, Müller, L.P, Hopf, J.C, Koslowsky, T.C

“…Abstract Background Comminuted proximal ulna fractures are rare and reconstruction of these fractures is discussed controversially. The aim of this study was…”
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Mesoscopic Simulation of Rarefied Flow in Narrow Channels and Porous Media by Kalarakis, A. N., Michalis, V. K., Skouras, E. D., Burganos, V. N.

“…Rarefied gas flow in channels and computer-aided reconstructions of porous media is simulated using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method and a…”
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Flow, Transport, and Controlled Sedimentation of Salt Solutions in Porous Formations with Enhanced Structural Properties by Skouras, E. D, Sygouni, V, Constantinides, G. N, Paraskeva, C. A

“…Scaling phenomena caused by salt precipitation in pumps and wells are a frequent problem during oil production, CO2 storage, and other underground processes…”
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An accurate, stable and efficient domain-type meshless method for the solution of MHD flow problems by Bourantas, G.C., Skouras, E.D., Loukopoulos, V.C., Nikiforidis, G.C.

“…The aim of the present paper is the development of an efficient numerical algorithm for the solution of magnetohydrodynamics flow problems for regular and…”
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Lattice Dynamics Simulation of Thermal Contraction of Faujasites by Krokidas, P. G, Skouras, E. D, Nikolakis, V, Burganos, V. N

“…Negative coefficients of thermal expansion have been reported for certain zeolite structures, including LTA, NaX, and DAY, with immediate consequences on the…”
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Percutaneous needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's disease by Spies, C K, Müller, L P, Skouras, E, Bassemir, D, Hahn, P, Unglaub, F

“…Percutaneous transverse aponeurotomy of the cord by using a hypodermic needle as a scalpel blade in order to improve function of the hand. Symptomatic flexion…”
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Recovery of whisking function promoted by manual stimulation of the vibrissal muscles after facial nerve injury requires insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) by Kiryakova, S., Söhnchen, J., Grosheva, M., Schuetz, U., Marinova, Ts, Dzhupanova, R., Sinis, N., Hübbers, C.U., Skouras, E., Ankerne, J., Fries, J.W.U., Irintchev, A., Dunlop, S.A., Angelov, D.N.

“…Recently, we showed that manual stimulation (MS) of denervated vibrissal muscles enhanced functional recovery following facial nerve cut and suture (FFA) by…”
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Truly meshless localized type techniques for the steady-state heat conduction problems for isotropic and functionally graded materials by Skouras, E.D., Bourantas, G.C., Loukopoulos, V.C., Nikiforidis, G.C.

“…A numerical solution of steady-state heat conduction problems is obtained using the strong form meshless point collocation (MPC) method. The approximation of…”
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Localized meshless point collocation method for time-dependent magnetohydrodynamics flow through pipes under a variety of wall conductivity conditions by Loukopoulos, V. C., Bourantas, G. C., Skouras, E. D., Nikiforidis, G. C.

“…In this article a numerical solution of the time dependent, coupled system equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) flow is obtained, using the strong-form…”
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Meshless point collocation for the numerical solution of Navier–Stokes flow equations inside an evaporating sessile droplet by Bourantas, G.C., Petsi, A.J., Skouras, E.D., Burganos, V.N.

“…The Navier–Stokes flow inside an evaporating sessile droplet is studied in the present paper, using sophisticated meshfree numerical methods for the…”
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Poor functional recovery and muscle polyinnervation after facial nerve injury in fibroblast growth factor-2−/− mice can be improved by manual stimulation of denervated vibrissal muscles by Seitz, M, Grosheva, M, Skouras, E, Angelova, S.K, Ankerne, J, Jungnickel, J, Grothe, C, Klimaschewski, L, Hübbers, C.U, Dunlop, S.A, Angelov, D.N

“…Abstract Functional recovery following facial nerve injury is poor. Adjacent neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) are “bridged” by terminal Schwann cells and…”
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On the evaluation of dispersion coefficients from visualization experiments in artificial porous media by Gaganis, P., Skouras, E.D., Theodoropoulou, M.A., Tsakiroglou, C.D., Burganos, V.N.

“…High-resolution single source–solute transport experiments in glass-etched pore networks presented in a previous publication are used for quantifying the…”
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Non-invasive stimulation of the vibrissal pad improves recovery of whisking function after simultaneous lesion of the facial and infraorbital nerves in rats by Bendella, H., Pavlov, S. P., Grosheva, M., Irintchev, A., Angelova, S. K., Merkel, D., Sinis, N., Kaidoglou, K., Skouras, E., Dunlop, S. A., Angelov, Doychin N.

“…We have recently shown that manual stimulation of target muscles promotes functional recovery after transection and surgical repair to pure motor nerves…”
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Phenomenological description and network simulation of horizontal filtration dynamics by Skouras, E.D, Burganos, V.N, Paraskeva, C.A, Payatakes, A.C

“…The macroscopic design of granular filtration is based on phenomenological equations for the prediction of the overall filtration efficiency and pressure drop…”
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Lattice-Boltzmann and meshless point collocation solvers for fluid flow and conjugate heat transfer by Kalarakis, A.N., Bourantas, G.C., Skouras, E.D., Loukopoulos, V.C., Burganos, V.N.

“…SUMMARY The applicability and performance of the lattice‐Boltzmann (LB) and meshless point collocation methods as CFD solvers in flow and conjugate heat…”
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Compartments of the foot: topographic anatomy by Faymonville, C., Andermahr, J., Seidel, U., Müller, L. P., Skouras, E., Eysel, P., Stein, G.

“…Recent publications have renewed the debate regarding the number of foot compartments. There is also no consensus regarding allocation of individual muscles…”
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Manual stimulation of forearm muscles does not improve recovery of motor function after injury to a mixed peripheral nerve by Sinis, N., Guntinas-Lichius, O., Irintchev, A., Skouras, E., Kuerten, S., Pavlov, S. P., Schaller, H. E., Dunlop, S. A., Angelov, D. N.

“…Transection and re-anastomosis of the purely motor facial nerve leads to poor functional recovery. However, we have recently shown in rat that manual…”
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Functional deficits and morphological changes in the neurogenic bladder match the severity of spinal cord compression by Ozsoy, O, Ozsoy, U, Stein, G, Semler, O, Skouras, E, Schempf, G, Wellmann, K, Wirth, F, Angelova, S, Ankerne, J, Ashrafi, M, Schönau, E, Papamitsou-Sidoropolou, T, Jaminet, P, Sarikcioglu, L, Irintchev, A, Dunlop, S A, Angelov, D N

“…Following spinal cord injury (SCI), loss of spinal and supraspinal control results in desynchronisation of detrusor vesicae (parasympathicus) and external…”
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Recovery of whisking function after manual stimulation of denervated vibrissal muscles requires brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor tyrosine kinase B by Söhnchen, J, Grosheva, M, Kiryakova, S, Hübbers, C.U, Sinis, N, Skouras, E, Ankerne, J, Kaidoglou, K, Fries, J.W.U, Irintchev, A, Dunlop, S.A, Angelov, D.N

“…Abstract Functional recovery following facial nerve injury is poor. Neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) are “bridged” by terminal Schwann cells and numerous…”
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