G. Khenniche, Hocine Sissaoui, Lamine Bouzettouta, Salah Bouhouche
{"title":"A variational inequality approach for the numerical simulation of steel solidification of two-phase continuous casting process","authors":"G. Khenniche, Hocine Sissaoui, Lamine Bouzettouta, Salah Bouhouche","doi":"10.1080/01495739.2023.2231988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2023.2231988","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this paper, we study a nonlinear parabolic type model with an inequality constraint on the solution describing the phase liquid-solid heat transfer during the solidification process in continuous casting. We consider a semi-discretization with respect to time (implicit Euler method in time) of the studied thermal problem. We have a sequence of stationary constrained problems. Reformulating the problem into a variational inequality problem and thanks to the approximation (linearization) of the nonlinear boundary condition (radiation condition) and appropriate assumptions, we establish a result of existence and uniqueness of the solution of the stationary problem. We also consider a multivalued formulation of the same problem allowing the analysis of the behavior of the iterative relaxation algorithm used for the numerical solution of the discretized problem. Finally, numerical simulations are displayed.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42882576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple fields generated by two dissimilar conductive punches on thermoelectric material","authors":"Yali Zhang, Yueting Zhou, Juan Yang, Shenghu Ding","doi":"10.1080/01495739.2023.2246521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2023.2246521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47369725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mathematical significance of strain rate and temperature rate on heat conduction in thermoelastic material due to line heat source","authors":"Robinderpal Singh, Santwana Mukhopadhyay","doi":"10.1080/01495739.2023.2246523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2023.2246523","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The primary purpose of the present article is to investigate the effect of strain rate and temperature rate factors on a homogeneous, unbounded isotropic elastic medium originating due to continuous line heat source. This study is based on the modified Green-Lindsay Model (MGL) theory proposed by Yu et al. (2018). This model eliminates the discontinuous nature of the displacement field reported under the temperature-rate-dependent thermoelasticity theory (GL) established by Green and Lindsay. The present work obtains the analytical solution for the distributions of stress components, temperature and displacement through the potential function approach accompanied by the Laplace transform method. The inverse Laplace transformation is performed by using short-time approximation method to find the approximated analytical solution of the problem in space-time domain. A detailed analysis of solution is discussed for MGL model and compared to the results predicted by other existing generalized thermoelastic models. The effect of strain-rate and temperature-rate-terms is acknowledged explicitly in mathematical formulation and other significant effects are notified. However, this new model predicts the infinite speed of disturbance analogous to classical theory.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43252234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Fernanda Suarez, Tatsuo Itakura, Satyabrata Pany, Shinwu Jeong, S. Chintala, Michael B. Raizman, Steven Riesinger, Tsvetelina Lazarova, José Echenique, Horacio M. Serra, W. D. Stamer, M. Fini
{"title":"Regulatory Effects of GPR158 Overexpression in Trabecular Meshwork Cells of the Eye’s Aqueous Outflow Pathways","authors":"Maria Fernanda Suarez, Tatsuo Itakura, Satyabrata Pany, Shinwu Jeong, S. Chintala, Michael B. Raizman, Steven Riesinger, Tsvetelina Lazarova, José Echenique, Horacio M. Serra, W. D. Stamer, M. Fini","doi":"10.3390/stresses3030044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses3030044","url":null,"abstract":"Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), the major risk factor for glaucoma, is caused by decreased outflow through the trabecular meshwork (TM). The pathophysiology of ocular hypertension has been linked to stress pathways, including fibrosis, calcification and the unfolded protein response (UPR). In a pharmacogenomic screen, we previously identified the novel G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), GPR158, showed that expression is upregulated in TM cells by glucocorticoid stress hormones, and showed that overexpression protects against oxidative stress. We also found that loss of Gpr158 in knockout mice negates IOP reduction due to treatment with the catecholamine stress hormone, epinephrine. An increase in GPR158 would be expected to alter the activity of GPR158-regulated pathways. Here, we profiled gene expression changes due to GPR158 overexpression by microarray, then conducted pathway analysis. We identified five upstream stress regulators relevant to ocular hypertension: dexamethasone and TGFB1 (fibrosis), XBP1 and ATF4 (UPR), and TP53 (cell cycle arrest). Key genes in the first three pathways were downregulated by GPR158 overexpression, but not enough to inhibit dexamethasone-induced fibrosis or calcification in TM cells, and loss of Gpr158 in knockout mice only minimally protected against dexamethasone-induced ocular hypertension. Depending on dose, GPR158 overexpression down- or upregulated the TP53 pathway, suggesting the mechanism for previously observed effects on cell proliferation. A sixth upstream regulator we identified was a GPCR: the beta-adrenergic receptor ADRB1. Adrenergic receptors serve as targets for IOP-lowering drugs, including epinephrine. These data provide new information about pathways regulated by GPR158.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80645041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Srivastava, Divya Singh, P. Yadav, Monika Singh, Sandeep K. Singh, Ajay Mahaputra Kumar
{"title":"Paradigm of Well-Orchestrated Pharmacokinetic Properties of Curcuminoids Relative to Conventional Drugs for the Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 Receptors: An In Silico Approach","authors":"A. Srivastava, Divya Singh, P. Yadav, Monika Singh, Sandeep K. Singh, Ajay Mahaputra Kumar","doi":"10.3390/stresses3030043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses3030043","url":null,"abstract":"To cure SARS-CoV-2 infection, the repurposing of conventional antiviral drugs is currently advocated by researchers, though their action is not very effective. The present study, based on in silico methods, was intended to increase the therapeutic potential of conventional drugs: hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), favipiravir (FAV), and remdesivir (REM) by using curcuminoids like curcumin (CUR), bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC), and demethoxycurcumin (DMC) as adjunct drugs against SARS-CoV-2 receptor proteins, namely main protease (Mpro) and the S1 receptor-binding domain (RBD). The curcuminoids exhibited similar pharmacokinetic properties to the conventional drugs. The webserver (ANCHOR) predicted greater protein stability for both receptors with a disordered score (<0.5). The molecular docking study showed that the binding energy was highest (−27.47 kcal/mol) for BDMC toward Mpro receptors, while the binding energy of CUR (−20.47 kcal/mol) and DMC (−20.58 kcal/mol) was lower than that of HCQ (−24.58 kcal/mol), FAV (−22.87 kcal/mol), and REM (−23.48 kcal/mol). In the case of S1-RBD, CUR had the highest binding energy (−38.84 kcal/mol) and the lowest was in FAV (−23.77 kcal/mol), whereas HCQ (−35.87 kcal/mol) and REM (−38.44 kcal/mol) had greater binding energy than BDMC (−28.07 kcal/mol) and DMC (−30.29 kcal/mol). Hence, this study envisages that these curcuminoids could be employed in combination therapy with conventional drugs to disrupt the stability of SARS-CoV-2 receptor proteins.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89028045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linda M. Ferrence, Akshata Gajula, Marjorie A. Jones
{"title":"Surprising Effects of Rocking Motion on Leishmania tarentolae Behavior in Culture and Implications for Cell Stress","authors":"Linda M. Ferrence, Akshata Gajula, Marjorie A. Jones","doi":"10.3390/stresses3030042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses3030042","url":null,"abstract":"Leishmania are an understudied genus of parasitic protozoans causing significant health problems for people, particularly in tropical climates. To better understand the growth of Leishmania and potential drug sensitivity implications, the effects of motion on cells grown in vitro were probed. Using a stock Leishmania tarentolae cell culture, cells were placed in 10 mL of a Brain–Heart Infusion medium in either a non-moving (static) environment or on a flat platform of one of two lab rockers (set at a minimal speed) in a dark environment for 13 days. Also, the addition of 0.5 M of L-Proline was evaluated. Microscopy, cell clumping, cell viability, and secreted acid phosphatase (SAP) activity data were collected. Results show that a constant slow rocking motion changed cell growth, clumping behavior, and detectable SAP activity relative to the no-motion cultures, but this change was dependent on which rocker was used, indicating a complexity in the growth of these cells in culture. Thus, continuous motion affects the stresses placed on the cells during a growth curve under some conditions. The implications of this study lead to questions about the effects of motion on the efficacy of pharmaceutical testing in vitro. Further study of the effects of motion on Leishmania is important.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89470377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Bispo, A. T. A. Junior, S. Kamphorst, V. J. Lima, G. Pena, T. D. O. Santos, J. T. Leite, Flávia Nicácio Viana, Divino Rosa dos Santos Júnior, Danielle Leal Lamêgo, Uéliton Alves de Oliveira, Rodrigo Moreira Ribeiro, T. Pereira, Shahid Khan
{"title":"Assessing Combining Abilities of Popcorn Inbred Lines for Agronomic and Root Traits under Contrasting Water Conditions: Towards Developing Drought-Tolerant Genotypes","authors":"R. Bispo, A. T. A. Junior, S. Kamphorst, V. J. Lima, G. Pena, T. D. O. Santos, J. T. Leite, Flávia Nicácio Viana, Divino Rosa dos Santos Júnior, Danielle Leal Lamêgo, Uéliton Alves de Oliveira, Rodrigo Moreira Ribeiro, T. Pereira, Shahid Khan","doi":"10.3390/stresses3030041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses3030041","url":null,"abstract":"Developing popcorn genotypes that are adapted to water-deficit conditions is crucial due to the significant impact of this abiotic stress on grain yield. This study aimed to assess the combining abilities of preselected popcorn lines for agronomic and root traits under well-watered and water-stressed conditions. A circulating diallel analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of the general and specific combining abilities of 10 lines and their respective hybrids for various traits, including productivity, popping expansion, expanded popcorn volume, 100-grain weight, ear length, ear width, support root angle, crown root angle, number of support roots, number of crown roots, density of support roots, and density of crown roots. Non-additive action genes predominantly influenced the agronomic traits under both water conditions. In contrast, the root traits displayed a greater proportion of additive action gene expression under both conditions, despite being significantly affected by the environment. Lines L61, L71, and L76 demonstrated positive and high effects for general combining ability. The hybrids L65/L76, L71/L76, and L61/L75, in addition to exhibiting satisfactory effects of their specific combining ability, also displayed the most favorable phenotypic responses for most agronomic and root traits, making them ideal candidates for inclusion in popcorn breeding programs aiming to develop drought-tolerant genotypes.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80981202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Alberto Raposo da Cunha, B. Feng, J. Ribeiro, Edson A. Coayla-Teran
{"title":"Thermoelastic diffusion system of type II with nonlocal delay","authors":"Carlos Alberto Raposo da Cunha, B. Feng, J. Ribeiro, Edson A. Coayla-Teran","doi":"10.1080/01495739.2023.2240862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2023.2240862","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47182190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Overview of Plant Phenolics and Their Involvement in Abiotic Stress Tolerance","authors":"K. Kumar, P. Debnath, S. Singh, Navin Kumar","doi":"10.3390/stresses3030040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses3030040","url":null,"abstract":"Secondary metabolites, such as phenols and salicylic, play a crucial role in the regulation of development and tolerance mechanisms against a wide range of stresses. During adverse conditions such as biotic and abiotic stresses, plants induce the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds to provide tolerance. Phenolics are secondary aromatic metabolites synthesized through the shikimate/phenylpropanoid pathway or polyketide acetate/malonate pathway, which produce monomeric and polymeric phenolics. Phenolic compounds in plants not only take part in preventing stresses but also in regulating physiological activities. These compounds significantly regulate both below- and above-ground defense mechanisms. Plants synthesize thousands of phenolic compounds throughout their evolution to survive in changing environments. Environmental factors, such as high light, cold, drought, heavy metals, etc., increase the accumulation of phenolics to neutralize any toxic effects. This review focuses on the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds and their updated studies against abiotic stresses.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77393494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dikshansha Rohilla, A. Srivastava, R. Singh, P. Yadav, Sandeep K. Singh, Dharmendra Kumar, Nikunj Bhardwaj, Mahipal Singh Kesawat, K. D. Pandey, Ajay Mahaputra Kumar
{"title":"Algae Polysaccharides (Carrageenan and Alginate)—A Treasure-Trove of Antiviral Compounds: An In Silico Approach to Identify Potential Candidates for Inhibition of S1-RBD Spike Protein of SARS-CoV2","authors":"Dikshansha Rohilla, A. Srivastava, R. Singh, P. Yadav, Sandeep K. Singh, Dharmendra Kumar, Nikunj Bhardwaj, Mahipal Singh Kesawat, K. D. Pandey, Ajay Mahaputra Kumar","doi":"10.3390/stresses3030039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses3030039","url":null,"abstract":"For the last three years, the world has faced the unexpected spread of the pandemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The high mortality rate and ever-changing shape of the virus are the challenging factors in the effective management of SARS-CoV-2. However, in last three years, research communities have made significant progress in developing vaccines and controlling the spread of the pandemic to a certain extent. These vaccines contain the attenuated pathogens, which after application did not kill the virus but protected the human by enhancing the immune system response during pandemic exposure. However, the negative side effects and the high cost of the synthetic vaccines are always of concern for researchers, consumers, and the government. Therefore, as an alternative to synthetic drugs, natural medicines or natural plant products have piqued researchers’ interest. Algae are considered as a treasure house of bioactive compounds such as carotenoids, vitamins, polysaccharides, proteins, etc. These bioactive compounds have been well documented for the treatments of various human ailments such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, sulfated polysaccharides such as alginate and carrageenan have been reported as having antiviral and immunomodulating properties. Therefore, this review addresses algal polysaccharides, especially alginate and carrageenan, and their application in the treatment of COVID-19. In addition, in silico approaches are discussed for the inhibition of the S1-RBD (receptor-binding domain) of SARS-CoV-2, which attaches to the host receptor ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), and the interaction with the network of relative proteins is also explored, which will help in drug discovery and drug design.","PeriodicalId":54759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Stresses","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85960005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}