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Large-scale synthesis of low-cost 2D metal-organic frameworks for highly selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (2D MOFs), as a new type of 2D materials, have been widely applied in various applications because of their unique structures and exposed active sites. Herein, we repor...
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Associations of overnight changes in body composition with positional obstructive sleep apnea
Body composition is considered to be associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine associations of overnight body composition changes with positional OSA.
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Cardiac-specific overexpression of insulin-like growth factor II receptor-α interferes with the regulation of calcium homeostasis in the heart under hyperglycemic conditions
Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease caused by inexplicit mechanisms, and a novel factor, insulin-like growth factor II receptor-α (IGF-IIRα), may contribute to aggravating its pathogenesis. We hyp...
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Relationship Between Pharyngeal Residues Assessed by Bolus Residue Scale or Normalized Residue Ratio SCALE and Risk of Aspiration in Head and Neck Cancer Who Underwent Videofluoroscopy
Dysphagia affects 60–75% of patients treated for head and neck cancer (HNC). We aimed to evaluate the association between residue severity and airway invasion severity using a videofluoroscopic swallowing stud...
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Open AccessDevelo** and validating the Taiwan version of the meaningful activity participation assessment (T-MAPA) with Rasch analysis
Meaningful activity participation has shown good predictability for healthy ageing in older adults, and their participation can be assessed using the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (MAPA). Howeve...
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Open AccessEffect of BIM expression on the prognostic value of PD-L1 in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with EGFR-TKIs
The role of Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in predicting epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKIs) efficacy remains controversial. Recent studies have highlighte...
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Open AccessPhotonic-chip-based dense entanglement distribution
The dense quantum entanglement distribution is the basis for practical quantum communication, quantum networks and distributed quantum computation. To make entanglement distribution processes stable enough for...
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Open AccessLearning curve for open surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection
There is scarce evidence about the surgeon learning curve of acute type A aortic dissection surgery and whether the optimal procedure number exists when training a cardiovascular surgeon. A total of 704 patien...
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Open AccessMedium and long-term radiographic and clinical outcomes of Dynesys dynamic stabilization versus instrumented fusion for degenerative lumbar spine diseases
Dynesys stabilization (DS) is utilized to preserve mobility at the instrumental segments and prevent adjacent segment pathology in clinical practice. However, the advantages of DS method in medium and long-ter...
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Open AccessA randomized trial on the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) has been demonstrated to be beneficial in glycemic control in animal models, but its application in humans has not been well studied. We randomly assigned 160 ...
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Open AccessRecognizing and monitoring infectious sources of schistosomiasis by develo** deep learning models with high-resolution remote sensing images
China is progressing towards the goal of schistosomiasis elimination, but there are still some problems, such as difficult management of infection source and snail control. This study aimed to develop deep lea...
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Experimental study on the evolutions of normal stiffness of fractured granites after different temperature treatments
This study experimentally investigated the evolutions of normal stiffness of fractured granites after different temperature treatments. The influences of normal displacement (δn), initial aperture (b), temperatur...
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Open AccessThe MING proposal at SHINE: megahertz cavity enhanced X-ray generation
The cavity-based X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) has promise in producing fully coherent pulses with a bandwidth of a few meV and very stable intensity, whereas the currently existing self-amplified spontaneo...
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Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Malignant neoplasms are very rare disease regardless of primary or secondary. The diagnosis of small intestine malignant tumor is challenging. In this chapter, the authors presented various malignant diseases ...
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Benign Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Benign neoplasms of the small intestine are covered in this chapter. Small intestine tumors accounted for 5% of all gastrointestinal tract tumors. Approximately 60% of these tumors were benign. All these cases...
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Miscellaneous Disorder of the Small Intestines
In this chapter, miscellaneous disorder/diseases were presented. In this chapter, a variety of small bowel disorders/diseases of the small bowel was presented with clinical history, pictures of enteroscopy or ...
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Finite Element Analysis of Casing Premium Thread Under Alternating Load
In the process of injection and production of gas storage wells, the temperature and pressure in wells change with the injection-production cycle. In each cycle, the gradient of pressure and temperature distri...
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A novel technique of sutureless omentopexy during dual-incision laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion to prevent catheter dysfunction due to omental wrap**
Omental wrap** (OW) is the leading cause of obstruction of the peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter, which interferes with dialysis treatment. Routinely or selectively performing omentopexy during laparoscopic ...
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Numerical Study of a Piezoelectric XY-Stage with Diamond-Type Displacement Amplification Mechanism
XY-stage having two-degree-of-freedom of motion ability is an important device in precision industry. Compared with traditional stack-type XY-stage, the piezoelectric XY-stage features compact size, smooth mot...
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Feasibility Evaluation of Vertical Slim-Holes to Overcome Shale Laminae in Oil Sands SAGD Projects
Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) made great success in develo** super-heavy oil or oil sands projects. However, steam chamber growth and the performance may be impaired when shale laminae with high fre...
