TiB2/Al MMCs, which are composite materials consisting of TiB2 particles embedded in an aluminium matrix, exhibit unique properties that make them very favourable for manufacturing Oregon Grape highperformance aircraft blades.Nevertheless, the machinability of TiB2/Al MMCs continues to be a hurdle owing to the impact of TiB2 particles, hence restri
Experimental study of trench effect on lateral failure mechanisms around the pipeline buried in clay
Pipelines are usually trenched and backfilled using the pre-excavated soil as cost-effective protection against the environmental, constructional, and operational loads.The design of buried pipelines for potential lateral displacements caused by ground movements is a challenging aspect that is usually simplified by assuming a uniform soil stratum.H
Improved Functionality of Exhausted Intrahepatic CXCR5+ CD8+ T Cells Contributes to Chronic Antigen Clearance Upon Immunomodulation
Chronic hepatotropic viral infections are characterized by exhausted CD8+ T cells in the presence of cognate antigen in the liver.The impairment of T cell response limits the control of chronic hepatotropic viruses.Immune-modulatory strategies are attractive options to re-invigorate exhausted T cells.However, in hepatotropic viral infections, the k
Autophagy in pulmonary fibrosis: friend or foe?
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process where long-lived and damaged organelles are degraded.Autophagy has been widely associated with several ageing-process as well in diseases such as neurodegeneration, cancer and fibrosis, and is now being utilised as a target in these diseases.Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, inter
Demoralization of Government Bureaucratic Corruption in East Kutai District Head Ismunandar
This study uses the literature review method through journals and supporting reports that are related to this study and explained descriptively through data obtained from journals or reports.The findings generated in this study are corruption cases involving regional heads in East Kutai and their ranks are inseparable from the existence of oligarch