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Nanoscale Characterization of Resistive Switching Using Advanced Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy–Based Setups
Conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM) is a powerful tool for studying resistive switching at the nanoscale. By applying sequences of I–V curves and biased scans, the write, erase, and read operations in a die...
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Retraction Note to: Analysis of PM2.5 air pollution sources based on image recognition and tracking of sports training process
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Scalable massively parallel computing using continuous-time data representation in nanoscale crossbar array
The growth of connected intelligent devices in the Internet of Things has created a pressing need for real-time processing and understanding of large volumes of analogue data. The difficulty in boosting the co...
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Open AccessTwo-staged posterior osteotomy surgery in complex and rigid congenital scoliosis in younger than 10 years old children
Congenital scoliosis caused by failure of multiply vertebral segmentation with concave fused rib or unsegmented bar combined with contralateralhemivertebra is usually rigid and produces enormous asymmetric gro...
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Analysis of PM2.5 air pollution sources based on image recognition and tracking of sports training process
With the rapid development of social economy and the acceleration of urbanization, air quality is also facing many challenges. Recently, through effective control of pollutant emissions, the number of foggy da...
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Open AccessStraintronics with van der Waals materials
With the outstanding mechanical properties, van der Waals (vdW) materials have attracted extensive attention in the research of straintronics in the past decade. In this perspective, we first review the recent...
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Silencing of long non-coding RNA LINC01270 inhibits esophageal cancer progression and enhances chemosensitivity to 5-fluorouracil by mediating GSTP1methylation
Esophageal cancer (EC) is a serious digestive malignancy which remains the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Emerging evidence suggests the involvement of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) i...
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MicroRNA-194 inhibits PRC1 activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway to prevent tumorigenesis by elevating self-renewal of non-side population cells and side population cells in esophageal cancer stem cells
Esophageal cancer (EC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Recent studies highlight roles for microRNAs (miRNAs) in EC. Microarray analysis identified miR-194 as downregulated in EC. However...
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Open AccessLong-term results after the one-stage posterior-only surgical correction of thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis in congenital spine deformity caused by two ipsilateral hemi-vertebrae
Two ipsilateral hemivertebrae is less common and presents severe growth imbalance caused by the vertebral anomalies. However, there is a paucity of reports regarding to two ipsilateral thoracolumbar hemiverteb...
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Open AccessBi2WO6–BiOCl heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity for efficient degradation of oxytetracycline
The application of BiOCl in photocatalysis has been restricted by its low utilization of solar energy and fast recombination of charge carriers. In this study, zero-dimensional (0D) Bi2WO6 nanoparticles/two-dimen...
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Reconfigurable vertical field-effect transistor based on graphene/MoTe2/graphite heterostructure
Reconfigurable field-effect transistors have attracted enormous attention over the past decades because of their potential in implementing logic and analog circuit functions with fewer resources of transistors...
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Room-temperature valleytronic transistor
Valleytronics, based on the valley degree of freedom rather than charge, is a promising candidate for next-generation information devices beyond complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology1–4. Altho...
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Open AccessPercutaneous vertebroplasty with high- versus low-viscosity bone cement for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
There is no consensus on the best choice between high- and low-viscosity bone cement for percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). This study aimed to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes and leakage betwee...
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Improve piezoelectricity in BaTiO3-based ceramics with large electrostriction coefficient
A new solid solution of (1 − x)Ba0.86Sr0.14TiO3 − xBa0.86Sr0.14HfO3 (abbreviated as BST − xBSH, 0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) was prepared to search for a high-performance lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Through the chemica...
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DNA methylation mediates development of HbA1c-associated complications in type 1 diabetes
Metabolic memory, the persistent benefits of early glycaemic control on preventing and/or delaying the development of diabetic complications, has been observed in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (...
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Open AccessPhase-controllable growth of ultrathin 2D magnetic FeTe crystals
Two-dimensional (2D) magnets with intrinsic ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic (FM/AFM) ordering are highly desirable for future spintronic devices. However, the direct growth of their crystals is in its infancy....
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Reconfigurable logic and neuromorphic circuits based on electrically tunable two-dimensional homojunctions
Reconfigurable logic and neuromorphic devices are crucial for the development of high-performance computing. However, creating reconfigurable devices based on conventional complementary metal–oxide–semiconduct...
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Posterior-only lumbosacral hemivertebrae resection and fusion in paediatric scoliosis with minimum two year follow-up
To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes for patients who undergone posterior-only lumbosacral hemivertebrectomy with short fusion with minimum two year follow-up.
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The fabrication of hierarchical nanostructured graphene/PPy fiber composites and its electrochemical properties
The graphene/PPy fiber nanocomposites were synthesized via a facile one-step solvothermal method. Moved by electrostatic interaction and hydrogen bonding between the tetra-functional NiPcTs and PPy chain, a se...
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Open AccessOncomelania hupensis retains its ability to transmit Schistosoma japonicum 13 years after migration from permissive to non-permissive areas
The East Route Project (ERP) of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP) stretches across schistosomiasis endemic and non-endemic areas in China, which may lead to the dispersal of Oncomelania hupensis,...
