adhesion
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Moisture, along with other factors like leaves from nearby trees, can affect adhesion on the rails, according to the RAIB.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
This creates a highly efficient system that supports cell protrusion, adhesion and rapid shape changes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Over time, Tcf4 and its targets activate to strengthen cell adhesion and structural support.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
All these engines, however, were short-lived, and died young, of insufficient adhesion.
From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Baird, Matthew
What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
After her release, Stohnii underwent surgery to remove adhesions - bands of scar tissue between organs that can be caused by trauma - which had developed in her kidney and bladder.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
But in the time since, the adhesions were increasingly causing pain.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
During the operation, doctors removed adhesions, or internal scarring, on the intestine that had caused a partial blockage.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Peewee had another operation on his stomach for something called adhesions, but he was still scheduled to leave with me.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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