Abstract: This paper reviews the study progress of existing liver fibrosis assessment methods. After reviewing, this paper proposes a method to assess stiffness which intends the fibrosis, in the ...

With increasing freshwater demand and rising water scarcity, reverse osmosis (RO) has become a key method for seawater desalination; however, accurately modeling RO remains challenging due to its ...

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As an important feature of some reptilian adhesion systems, stiffness gradients possess advantages in adhesion adaptation and stability, yet it remains a challenge to accurately replicate such ...

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Plasma concentration of PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1) correlates with arterial stiffness. Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) express PAI-1, and the intrinsic stiffness of SMCs is a major ...

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Vibrations in a vehicle can be caused by various factors, and understanding the different types of vibrations and their possible causes is important for vehicle maintenance and safety. In a vehicle, ...

This repo has code for structural analysis with the direct stiffness method, a matrix method that uses stiffness relations. The code can handle various elements, loads and boundary conditions.