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Open AccessGenetic diversity and prevalence of emerging Rickettsiales in Yunnan Province: a large-scale study
Rickettsia and related diseases have been identified as significant global public health threats. This study involved comprehensive field and systematic investigations of various rickettsial organisms in Yunna...
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Open AccessTrending on the use of Google mobility data in COVID-19 mathematical models
Google mobility data has been widely used in COVID-19 mathematical modeling to understand disease transmission dynamics. This review examines the extensive literature on the use of Google mobility data in COVI...
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Exploring Lamiaceae-derived bioactive compounds as nature’s arsenal for sustainable pest management
Intensive agriculture has long been associated with the excessive use of synthetic pesticides, leading to environmental pollution, health risks, and the development of pesticide-resistant insect populations. I...
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Biological variation in the estimated glomerular filtration rate of healthy individuals within 24 h calculated using 2021CKD-EPI equations
Use the MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) and 2021 CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) equation void of race coefficients (CKD-EPICrea, CKD-EPICys-C, and CKD-EPICrea+Cys-C) to e...
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Open AccessWaistline to thigh circumference ratio as a predictor of MAFLD: a health care worker study with 2-year follow-up
This study aimed to determine whether the waist-to-thigh ratio (WTTR) is associated with the incidence of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in health care workers.
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Mechanisms of persistent heavy rainfall related to 10–30‑day oscillation during pre- and post-monsoon-onset periods in the first rainy season over South China
This study investigates the physical mechanisms for the persistent heavy rainfall (PHR) events over South China (SC) associated with the 10–30-day intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) before the South China Sea Sum...
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Multi-scale creep analysis of SCM-modified concrete: indentation test and multiscale homogenization method
Traditional concrete creep testing and prediction methods are cumbersome and time-consuming. In this study, the creep behavior of concrete modified with various supplementary cementitious materials (sludge and...
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Open AccessGenome-wide characterization and expression of Oryza sativa AP2 transcription factor genes associated with the metabolism of mesotrione
The APETALA2 (AP2) transcription factor (TF) superfamily, one of the largest gene families in plants, plays an essential role in regulating plant growth and their stress responses. However, the role of AP2 in ...
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Atmospheric and oceanic signals for the interannual variability of warm-season flood-inducing rainfall frequency over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin
In China, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin (MLRYRB) is a core region suffering frequent devastating floods triggered by heavy precipitation during warm seasons, exerting serious impacts ...
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Fast CU partition strategy based on texture and neighboring partition information for Versatile Video Coding Intra Coding
The next generation video coding standard, H.266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC), was released by the Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET) in July 2020. Unlike the previous generation standard H.265/High Efficienc...
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Plant biotechnology research with single-cell transcriptome: recent advancements and prospects
Single-cell transcriptomic techniques have emerged as powerful tools in plant biology, offering high-resolution insights into gene expression at the individual cell level. This review highlights the rapid expa...
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Efficacy of a single Nd:YAG laser dose in reducing pain after mandibular third molar extraction: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial
The purpose is to explore the analgesic effect of a single Nd:YAG laser dose after mandibular third molar extraction. This was a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. Subjects were enrolled accordi...
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Open AccessAnalysis of differences in intestinal flora associated with different BMI status in colorectal cancer patients
Overweight is known to be an important risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC), and the differences in intestinal flora among CRC patients with different BMI status have not been clearly defined. The purpose o...
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Contribution of amino acid composition and secondary structure to the antioxidant properties of tilapia skin peptides
Tilapia skin is a byproduct of tilapia processing and can be used as a potential resource to produce antioxidant peptides. In this study, the process conditions for the extraction of antioxidant peptides were ...
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Application of new optical imaging equipment based on deep learning in kidney tumor image segmentation and recognition
The precise classification of kidneys and kidney tumors is of great guiding significance for the diagnosis and surgical planning of clinical doctors. Artificial segmentation of kidneys and renal tumors not onl...
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Evaluation of a novel circulation system for ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy in vitro
To evaluate the cooling effect and other advantages of a novel circulation system for ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy (URSL) in a standardized in vitro model.
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Open AccessElectrical tuning of branched flow of light
Branched flows occur ubiquitously in various wave systems, when the propagating waves encounter weak correlated scattering potentials. Here we report the experimental realization of electrical tuning of the br...
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Research on the Application of Geophysical Exploration in Tunnel Survey
The accuracy of geological survey plays an important role in the cost and safety of tunnel construction. In recent years, with the development of expressway from plain to mountain, the geological conditions of...
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Unsupervised Prototype Adapter for Vision-Language Models
Recently, large-scale pre-trained vision-language models (e.g. CLIP and ALIGN) have demonstrated remarkable effectiveness in acquiring transferable visual representations. To leverage the valuable knowledge encod...
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Research on Quality Evaluation of College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Based on Ant Colony Algorithm
With the increasing importance education, how to comprehensively and deeply and entrepreneurship abilities and practical effects of college students has become a research hotspot. This study establishes a qual...
