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Typhoon-Induced Ocean Waves and Stokes Drift: A Case Study of Typhoon Mangkhut (2018)
Ocean waves and Stokes drift are generated by typhoons. This study investigated the characteristics of ocean waves and wave-induced Stokes drift and their effects during Typhoon Mangkhut using European Centre ...
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First-principles study on the diffusion behavior of Cs and I in Cr coating
Cs and I can migrate through fuel-cladding interfaces and accelerate the cladding corrosion process induced by the fuel-cladding chemical interaction. Cr coating has emerged as an important candidate for mitig...
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Open AccessA multicenter prospective study on the management of hepatoblastoma in children: a report from the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group
This study aimed to identify survival risk factors in Chinese children with hepatoblastoma (HB) and assess the effectiveness of the new treatment protocol proposed by the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group (CCCG)...
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Open AccessThe influence of mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation training on the clinical efficacy and quality of life of patients with sarcopenia receiving haemodialysis: a randomised controlled trial
To study the effect of mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation training on the clinical efficacy and quality of life in patients with sarcopenia receiving maintenance haemodialysis (...
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Open AccessRisk factors for renal outcomes in children with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a nationwide retrospective study in China
Pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a life-threatening systemic vasculitis featured by liability to renal involvement. However, there are few studies on the risk factor...
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Open AccessThe Application of Aptamer and Research Progress in Liver Disease
Aptamers, as a kind of small-molecule nucleic acid, have attracted much attention since their discovery. Compared with biological reagents such as antibodies, aptamers have the advantages of small molecular we...
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Endothelial deubiquinatase YOD1 mediates Ang II-induced vascular endothelial-mesenchymal transition and remodeling by regulating β-catenin
Hypertension is a prominent contributor to vascular injury. Deubiquinatase has been implicated in the regulation of hypertension-induced vascular injury. In the present study we investigated the specific role ...
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Open AccessHealthcare providers’ perceived barriers to providing breastfeeding support in Northwest rural China
Healthcare providers play important roles in supporting breastfeeding. Although there has been insufficient actual breastfeeding support from healthcare providers in China, little research has been conducted t...
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Preparation of aluminum-tin alloy by electrodeposition in low-temperature molten salt system
AlCl3-NaCl-KCl low-temperature molten salt system with anhydrous SnCl2 was used to study the preparation of Al-Sn alloy by electrodeposition. The morphology and composition of the alloy were analyzed by scanning ...
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A discharging internal resistance dynamic model of lithium-ion batteries based on multiple influencing factors
Direct current internal resistance (DCR) is a key indicator for assessing the health status of batteries, and it is of significant importance in practical applications for power estimation and battery thermal ...
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Variation of humic carbon and microbial communities in bauxite residue following co-application of straw and phosphogypsum
Humification is one of the critical processes in the ecological restoration of bauxite residue deposit areas. Straw addition is widely used strategy to increase organic carbon in bauxite residue. However, the ...
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Gut commensal Christensenella minuta modulates host metabolism via acylated secondary bile acids
A strong correlation between gut microbes and host health has been observed in numerous gut metagenomic cohort studies. However, the underlying mechanisms governing host–microbe interactions in the gut remain ...
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Prognostic factors of intravesical recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma
To evaluate predictive factors of increasing intravesical recurrence (IVR) rate in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) after receiving radical nephroureterectomy (RNUx) with bladder cuff exci...
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Fungal diversity notes 1717–1817: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
As the continuation of Fungal Diversity Notes series, the current paper is the 16th contribution to this series. A total of 103 taxa from seven classes in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are included here. Of these ...
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Gradient descent based restoration method of track irregularity in asymmetric chord reference method
This paper proposes a gradient descent based restoration method of track irregularity. Based on the theory of asymmetric chord-reference method (CRM), the restoration of track irregularity is described as an o...
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Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease with cortical involvement in left hemisphere: a case report
Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) is a rare highly heterogeneous disease. In this paper, we present a case of NIID featured in cortical involvement in left hemisphere of brain and the imaging chan...
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and the Risk of Leukoaraiosis in a South Chinese Han Population: A Case–Control Study
Leukoaraiosis (LA) appears as white matter hyperintensities on T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging scans. Age and hypertension are considered the primary risk factors for LA, but its pathogenesis rema...
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Open AccessCorrection: CircSMARCC1 facilitates tumor progression by disrupting the crosstalk between prostate cancer cells and tumor-associated macrophages via miR-1322/CCL20/CCR6 signaling
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Biomarkers of aging
Aging biomarkers are a combination of biological parameters to (i) assess age-related changes, (ii) track the physiological aging process, and (iii) predict the transition into a pathological status. Although ...
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Prognostic factors for patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the intensive care unit: is allogeneic transplantation still a risk factor?
The rate of intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in patients with hematologic malignancies is high. The risk factors for this were inconsistent across several previous studies, and there is currently no accepte...
