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Genetic Analysis of Structural Styles in the Makran Accretionary Wedge–Insight from Physical Simulations
The Makran accretionary wedge has the smallest subduction angle among any accretionary prism in the world. The factors controlling the spacing and morphological development of its deep thrust faults, as well a...
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Open AccessDNA-encoded chemical libraries yield non-covalent and non-peptidic SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors
The development of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) inhibitors for the treatment of COVID-19 has mostly benefitted from X-ray structures and preexisting knowledge of inhibitors; however, an efficient method to gen...
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EdgeWare: toward extensible and flexible middleware for connected vehicle services
The dramatic development of Edge Computing technologies is strongly stimulating the adoption of machine learning models on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) so that they can provide a variety of intelli...
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Open AccessThe testis-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF133 is required for fecundity in mice
Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification required for a number of physiological functions regulating protein homeostasis, such as protein degradation. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control ...
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Open AccessTargeting ferroptosis suppresses osteocyte glucolipotoxicity and alleviates diabetic osteoporosis
Diabetic osteoporosis (DOP) is the leading complication continuously threatening the bone health of patients with diabetes. A key pathogenic factor in DOP is loss of osteocyte viability. However, the mechanism...
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Accumulation of potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs) by native plant species growing in a typical gold mining area located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Though gold mines provide significant economic benefits to local governments, mining causes soil pollution by potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs) in mining areas, especially in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. S...
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Open AccessAssociation between knee alignment, osteoarthritis disease severity, and subchondral trabecular bone microarchitecture in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disabling disease involving the entire joint tissue, and its onset and progression are affected by many factors. However, the current number of studies investigating the re...
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Open AccessLarge-scale discovery of male reproductive tract-specific genes through analysis of RNA-seq datasets
The development of a safe, effective, reversible, non-hormonal contraceptive method for men has been an ongoing effort for the past few decades. However, despite significant progress on elucidating the functio...
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Development of recycled polylactic acid/oyster shell/biomass waste composite for green packaging materials with pure natural glue and nano-fluid
In this study, a diversified waste recycling system and a green processing technology are proposed. This research not only finds feasible solutions to alleviate environmental problems of plastic pollution and ...
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Development of agricultural waste/recycled plastic/waste oil bio-composite wallpaper based on two-phase dye and liquefaction filling technology
In this paper, a complete biomass composite processing system based on agricultural waste powders, recycled plastics, and waste oil is proposed. The wood-colored wallpaper, the green wallpaper, and the blue wa...
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Controlled preparation of Ni–Al LDH–NO3 by a dual-anion intercalating process for supercapacitors
Ni–Al layered double hydroxide with nitrate anions as interlayer building blocks was synthesized by a dual-anion intercalating strategy of hydroxyl and nitrate anions during a facile co-precipitation process. ...
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Open AccessThe effect of varus knee deformities on the ankle alignment in patients with knee osteoarthritis
We evaluated the compensatory change in ankle alignment due to knee malalignment and its relationship with varus knee deformities, as well as sex differences in compensation.
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Spectroscopic Studies of a Novel Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Based on Polyoxovanadates Under a Wide Range of Wavelengths
In this paper, we reported the synthesis of a new polyoxovanadate hybrid with chlorobenzoyl ligand, which was characterized by a series of spectroscopic technologies radiated with the wavelengths from nanoscal...
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Open AccessForce-induced increased osteogenesis enables accelerated orthodontic tooth movement in ovariectomized rats
As the number of elderly orthodontic patients increases, the impact of postmenopausal osteoporosis on orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) has attracted a great deal of attention because OTM relies on alveolar bon...
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Open AccessCytocompatibility with osteogenic cells and enhanced in vivo anti-infection potential of quaternized chitosan-loaded titania nanotubes
Infection is one of the major causes of failure of orthopedic implants. Our previous study demonstrated that nanotube modification of the implant surface, together with nanotubes loaded with quaternized chitos...
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Failure-aware workflow scheduling in cluster environments
The goal of workflow application scheduling is to achieve minimal makespan for each workflow. Scheduling workflow applications in high performance cluster environments is an NP-Complete problem, and becomes mo...
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Atmospheric correction of HJ-1A/B CCD images over Chinese coastal waters using MODIS-Terra aerosol data
This paper demonstrates an atmospheric correction method to process HJ-1A/B CCD images over Chinese coastal waters with the aid of MODIS-Terra aerosol information. Based on the assumption of zero water-leaving...
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Effect of body fat stores on total and regional bone mineral density in perimenopausal Chinese women
Accumulation of body fat is known to be beneficial to bone mass through increased body weight. However, not all the skeleton is loaded by body weight. Therefore, we assume that fat stores would exert different...
