Calcium pectinate (CaP) gel is traditionally prepared by de-esterifying high methoxyl pectin (HMP) to low methoxyl pectin (LMP), followed by gelation with calcium. To save both time and cost in the production of CaP gel, an alternative method was developed by the addition of CaCl

to HMP at alkaline pH. To optimize the production, response…[Read more]

The results clearly showed the significance of microstructural barriers for short fatigue crack growth at the surface, as well as into the material. The investigation presented aims for a better understanding of the three-dimensional mechanisms governing short fatigue crack propagation and, in particular, the effect of residual stresses on these…[Read more]

The present study examined how working memory functions in the underlying mechanism of the lexical disambiguation process (in activation approach or in inhibition approach). We recruited sixty native Cantonese listeners to participate in two experimental tasks (a) a Cantonese-version reading span task to measure their working memory (WM) capacity…[Read more]

larger decreases in maps area during voluntary contraction of the FDI were those with larger sensory deficits in the hand and 10 minutes of hand muscle-tendon vibration increased motor maps area. These results provide the first evidence of abnormal changes in motor cortical maps in humans with chronic SCI during voluntary activity and suggest that…[Read more]