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scBERT as a large-scale pretrained deep language model for cell type annotation of single-cell RNA-seq data
Annotating cell types on the basis of single-cell RNA-seq data is a prerequisite for research on disease progress and tumour microenvironments. Here we show that existing annotation methods typically suffer fr...
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Band gap modulation of nanostructured WO3 nanoplate film by Ti do** for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance
Despite being a promising photoanode material for water splitting, WO3 has low conductivity, high onset potential, and sluggish water oxidation kinetics. In this study, we designed Ti-doped WO3 nanoplate arrays o...
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Effects of wind barriers on the aerodynamic characteristics of bridge-train system for a road-rail same-story truss bridge
Wind barriers are commonly adopted to prevent the effects of wind on high-speed railway trains, but their wind-proofing effects are greatly affected by substructures. To investigate the effects of wind barrier...
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Open AccessRecovery of cobalt and copper from single- and co-contaminated simulated electroplating wastewater via carbonate and hydroxide precipitation
Wastewater containing cobalt and copper comprised of plating wash water, plant wash water, and equipment cooling and wash water is generated in the electroplating industry. These metals can be detrimental to h...
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Experimental investigation on synergetic prediction of granite rockburst using rock failure time and acoustic emission energy
The frequent occurrence of rockburst and the difficulty in predicting were considered in deep engineering and underground engineering. In this work, laboratory experiments on rockburst under true triaxial cond...
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Open AccessSynergistic degradation of Methylene Blue by novel Fe-Co bimetallic catalyst supported on waste silica in photo-Fenton-like system
In this present study, a novel method to fabricate bimetallic Fe-Co catalyst supported on waste silica was investigated for the photo-Fenton-like (PFL) degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) dye. The uniqueness of...
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Experimental Study on the Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Water Stability of Compacted Loess
In this study, the water stability of compacted Yangling loess after thermal treatment was analyzed in detail. After heat treatment at temperatures of 400°C or less, Yangling loess disintegrates in water; thus...
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Bifunctional polymer electrolyte with higher lithium-ion transference number for lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted enormous interest due to their super-high theoretical energy density (2600 W · h/kg) in recent years. However, issues such as lithium dendrites and the shuttle ef...
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Effects of In-situ Stress on Blasting Damage during Deep Tunnel Excavation
The in-situ stress has great influence on blasting damage during deep tunnel excavation. However, the effects of in-situ stress on the blasting damage during tunnel excavation are deficient, and its mechanism ...
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Field measurement of strain response for typical asphalt pavement
In order to reveal the changing law of the mechanical response of asphalt pavements under the action of vehicle load and provide references for the design of durable pavements, three typical asphalt pavement s...
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Intelligent back-looking distance driver model and stability analysis for connected and automated vehicles
The connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) technologies provide more information to drivers in the car-following (CF) process. Unlike the human-driven vehicles (HVs), which only considers information in front...
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Experimental investigation on predicting precursory changes in entropy for dominant frequency of rockburst
Rockburst is a dynamic phenomenon accompanied by acoustic emission (AE) activities. It is difficult to predict rockburst accurately. Based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method and the information entropy...
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Comparison of microwave and conventional heating routes for kaolin thermal activation
The effect of activation properties of the precursors of zeolite directly prepared from kaolin influenced by microwave field and conventional heating was investigated. XRD, TG-DSC, FT-IR, SEM, particle size an...
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Preparation and characterization of different surface modified SiCp reinforced Al-matrix composites
The effects of SiCp surface modifications (Cu coating, Ni coating and Ni/Cu coating) on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Al matrix composites were investigated. Surface modification of SiC part...
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Experimental study of dynamic resilient modulus of subgrade soils under coupling of freeze-thaw cycles and dynamic load
Although the dynamic properties of subgrade soils in seasonally frozen areas have already been studied, few researchers have considered the influence of shallow groundwater during the freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles....
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Effect of bolt inclination angle on shear behavior of bolted joints under CNL and CNS conditions
Rock bolts are widely used in rock engineering projects to improve the shear capacity of the jointed rock mass. The bolt inclination angle with respect to the shear plane has a remarkable influence on the bolt...
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Kinetics of leaching lithium from lepidolite using mixture of hydrofluoric and sulfuric acid
The fluorine-based chemical method shows great potential in leaching lithium (Li) from lepidolite. Leaching kinetics of Li in a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrofluoric acid, which is a typical lixivant for t...
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Microstructural Evolution, Precipitation and Mechanical Properties of 27Cr-4Mo-2Ni Super-Ferritic Stainless Steels
Good mechanical properties and excellent pitting corrosion resistance for 0.8 mm-thick 27Cr-4Mo-2Ni super-ferritic stainless steels produced by one-stage cold rolling or two-stage cold rolling together with in...
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Forward hot extrusion forming process of 4-lobe aluminum alloy helical surface rotor
The 4-lobe aluminum alloy helical surface rotors are widely applied in industry, such as superchargers. Generally, the conventional manufacturing processes of aluminum alloy helical surface are time consuming ...
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Set-based parametric modeling, buckling and ultimate strength estimation of stiffened ship structures
There have been a great demand for a suitable and convenient method in the field of buckling analysis of stiffened ship structures, which is essential to structural safety assessment and is significantly time-...