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Brain white matter microstructural alterations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an automated fiber quantification study
This study aimed to identify damaged segments of brain white matter fiber tracts in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-based automated fiber quantification (A...
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Mechanical Damage Induced by the Water–Rock Reactions of Gypsum-Bearing Mudstone
The deterioration of the mechanical properties of gypsum due to water–rock reactions has attracted extensive attention in the areas of structural geology and civil engineering, and accurately predicting variat...
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Real Time Traffic Sign Recognition Algorithm Based on SG-YOLO
Precise and rapid recognition of road traffic signs can enhance the environment perception of autonomous vehicles, which is an essential component for the safe driving. Aiming at addressing the problem that th...
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Performance analysis of medium-depth coaxial heat exchanger geothermal system using CO2 as a circulating fluid for building heating
The medium-depth geothermal energy embodied in the rocks 2~3 km underground is an optimal heat source with appropriate temperature for building heating. Using water as a circulating fluid causes corrosion of w...
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Free-standing N-doped hollow carbon fibers as high-performance anode for potassium ion batteries
A novel hierarchical architecture—N-doped hollow carbon fibers decorated with N-doped carbon clusters (NHCF@NCC)—was synthesized for high-performance anode material of potassium ion batteries (PIBs). The mater...
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Open AccessInteraction between obstructive sleep apnea and short sleep duration on insulin resistance: a large-scale study
Both short sleep duration and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) seem to be associated with insulin resistance. We aimed to explore whether short sleep duration modifies the relationship between OSA and insulin res...
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“Solving discounted {0-1} knapsack problems by a discrete hybrid teaching-learning-based optimization algorithm”
The discounted {0–1} knapsack problem (D{0–1}KP) is a kind of knapsack problem with group structure and discount relationships among items. It is more challenging than the classical 0–1 knapsack problem. A mor...
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Lack of association between interleukin-22 gene polymorphisms and cancer risk: a case–control study and a meta-analysis
Interleukin-22 (IL22) has been implicated in inflammation and tumorigenesis. The association between IL22 gene polymorphisms and cancer risk has been widely explored. However, the limited sample sizes of previous...
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Open AccessMonostotic fibrous dysplasia at C7 treated with vertebroplasty: a case report and review of the literature
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (MFD) involving the spine is rare, and the treatment options are controversial. Surgery is needed when patients suffer from persistent pain, spinal cord compression/injury, and ver...
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Multi-strategy monarch butterfly optimization algorithm for discounted {0-1} knapsack problem
As an expanded classical 0-1 knapsack problem (0-1 KP), the discounted {0-1} knapsack problem (DKP) is proposed based on the concept of discount in the commercial world. The DKP contains a set of item groups w...
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The MDM2 rs937283 A > G variant significantly increases the risk of lung and gastric cancer in Chinese population
Currently, the MDM2 promoter rs937283 A > G variant that is able to alter MDM2 gene expression has been widely studied to explore the association of MDM2 with cancer risk. In this report, we investigate the as...
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Solving randomized time-varying knapsack problems by a novel global firefly algorithm
In this paper, a novel global firefly algorithm (GFA) is proposed for solving randomized time-varying knapsack problems (RTVKP). The RTVKP is an extension from the generalized time-varying knapsack problems (T...
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Solving 0–1 knapsack problems by chaotic monarch butterfly optimization algorithm with Gaussian mutation
Recently, inspired by the migration behavior of monarch butterflies in nature, a metaheuristic optimization algorithm, called monarch butterfly optimization (MBO), was proposed. In the present study, a novel c...
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Structure and properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene processed under a consecutive elongational flow
Herein, a novel eccentric rotor extruder (ERE) capable of generating a continuous elongational flow was used to process ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) without any processing aids and then com...
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Solving 0–1 knapsack problem by a novel binary monarch butterfly optimization
This paper presents a novel binary monarch butterfly optimization (BMBO) method, intended for addressing the 0–1 knapsack problem (0–1 KP). Two tuples, consisting of real-valued vectors and binary vectors, ar...
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Chemical structure and thermal properties of lignin modified with polyethylene glycol during steam explosion
Thermoplastic processing of lignin is restricted by its high glass transition temperature (T g). In this study, lignin was modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG) during steam explosion to...
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Aqueous photodegradation of antibiotic florfenicol: kinetics and degradation pathway studies
The occurrence of antibacterial agents in natural environment was of scientific concern in recent years. As endocrine disrupting chemicals, they had potential risk on ecology system and human beings. In the pr...
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Open AccessA Novel Hybrid Cuckoo Search Algorithm with Global Harmony Search for 0–1 Knapsack Problems
Cuckoo search (CS) is a novel biologically inspired algorithm and has been widely applied to many fields. Although some binary-coded CS variants are developed to solve 0–1 knapsack problems, the search accuracy a...
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Wellbore–reservoir coupled simulation to study thermal and fluid processes in a CO2-based geothermal system: identifying favorable and unfavorable conditions in comparison with water
Using CO2 as a heat transmission fluid to extract geothermal energy is currently considered as a way to achieve CO2 resource utilization and geological sequestration. As a novel heat transmission fluid, the therm...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Sampling-Based Framework for Crowdsourced Select Query with Multiple Predicates
In this paper, we consider the crowdsourced select query with multiple predicates. We find that different predicates have different selectivities. An important problem is to determine a good predicate order. H...
