In recent years, the irregular cracks formed during the damage evolution of civil engineering materials have been able to be quantitatively described by using fractals.In this study, the fractal characteristics of the desiccation cracking of soil were investigated under different substrate contact and permeability conditions through a natural dryin
SHH induces macrophage oxidative phosphorylation and efferocytosis to promote scar formation
Abstract Excessive scar formation such as hypertrophic scars and keloids, resulting from trauma or surgical procedures, present a widespread concern for causing disfigurement, discomfort, and functional limitations.Macrophages play pivotal roles in maintaining tissue homeostasis, orchestrating tissue development, repair, and immune responses, and i
Dedica dei Siracusani a Zeus Hellanios
An inscription engraved on a statue-basis offered by the Syracusan damos to Zeus Hellanios was found in unknown circumstances in Ortigia.This document remembers Gelo, son of Hiero II, as a Syracusan basileus, although he never became king because he died before his father.Regarding the chronology of this document, the dating of the gift offered by