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Chapter and Conference Paper
An explicit scheme for an inverse scattering problem and its stability analysis
In this paper an explicit scheme for solving numerically an inverse scattering problem is proposed. An estimate of the difference solution has been obtained by using discrete Gelfand-Levitan equations and two ...
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Diamond nucleation on smooth silicon with an electrolysis pretreatment in methanol liquid phase
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Rectifying Characteristics of Heterostructures with Diamond and Diamond- Like Carbon Films
Semiconducting diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were deposited on n-type Si substrates by the electrodeposition method, and diamond films were formed on the carbon film and/or a Si substrate directly by the hot...
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Preparation and properties of novel aerodynamic pressure-sensitive paint via the sol-gel method
A novel aerodynamic pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) was prepared by using the sol-gel process for measuring the pressure distribution variation on an aerodynamic surface with an oxygen-containing gas flow. In t...
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Polymorphisms of four bone mineral density candidate genes in Chinese populations and comparison with other populations of different ethnicity
Studies on polymorphisms of candidate genes and their association with bone mineral density (BMD) have been reported in many populations, but few have been reported in Chinese populations. We investigated pol...
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Mesomorphic properties of side-chain cholesteric liquid-crystalline elastomers
New monomer cholesteryl 4-(10-undecylen-1-yloxybenzoyloxy)-4′-ethoxybenzoate (M1), crosslinking agent biphenyl 4,4′-bis(10-undecylen-1-yloxybenzoyloxy-p-ethoxybenzoate) (M2) and a series of side-chain cholesteric...
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Endohedral Complex of Fullerene C60 with Tetrahedral N4, N4@C60
B3LYP/6-31G(d) hybrid HF/DFT and BLYP/6-31G(d, p) DFT calculations were carried out to determine the structural and electronic properties of the endohedral complex of C60 with Tetrahedral N4 (T
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Psoriasis genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants within LCE gene cluster at 1q21
Xuejun Zhang and colleagues report a genome-wide association and replication studies for psoriasis, conducted in Chinese populations. They confirm previous associations in MHC and IL12B to psoriasis susceptibilit...
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Clinical evaluation of oral levofloxacin 500 mg once-daily dosage for treatment of lower respiratory tract infections and urinary tract infections: a prospective multicenter study in China
Levofloxacin (LVFX), a fluoroquinolone agent, has a broad spectrum that covers Gram-positive and -negative bacteria and atypical pathogens. It demonstrates good clinical efficacy in the treatment of various in...
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Preliminary proteomic analysis of circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils from rabbits experiencing scald injury and Staphylococcus aureus sepsis
The aim of this study is to identify the differentially expressed proteins in circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) from scalded bacteremia rabbits infected with Staphylococcus aureus to provide a basis...
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Open AccessChemokine receptor CXCR7 regulates the invasion, angiogenesis and tumor growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
In spite of recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic measures, the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients remains poor. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what factors are involved in pr...
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Hot Deformation Behavior of V-Microalloyed Steel
Through the expansion curve of continuous cooling transformation at different cooling rates measured by THERMECMASTOR-Z thermal simulator for U75V rail steel, the continuous cooling transformation curve was ob...
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Open AccessComparison of two approaches for measuring household wealth via an asset-based index in rural and peri-urban settings of Hunan province, China
There are growing concerns regarding inequities in health, with poverty being an important determinant of health as well as a product of health status. Within the People's Republic of China (P.R. China), dispa...
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Automatic generation of optimally rigid formations using decentralized methods
In this paper, decentralized methods of optimally rigid graphs generation for formation control are researched. The notion of optimally rigid graph is first defined in this paper to describe a special kind of ...
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Thioredxin reductase inhibitor ethaselen increases the drug sensitivity of the colon cancer cell line LoVo towards cisplatin via regulation of G1 phase and reversal of G2/M phase arrest
We evaluated the combination treatment of ethaselen (BBSKE) as a thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) inhibitor plus cisplatin (CDDP) on the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line LoVo. Therapeutic effects ranging from ...
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Open AccessFormation polarity dependent improved resistive switching memory characteristics using nanoscale (1.3 nm) core-shell IrOx nano-dots
Improved resistive switching memory characteristics by controlling the formation polarity in an IrOx/Al2O3/IrOx-ND/Al2O3/WOx/W structure have been investigated. High density of 1 × 1013/cm2 and small size of 1.3 ...
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A potential role for the homeoprotein Hhex in hepatocellular carcinoma progression
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver, often associated with the dysregulation of transcriptional pathways involved in cell growth and differentiation. The hemato...
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Density functional studies on the endohedral complex of fullerene C70 with tetrahedrane (C4H4): C4H4@C70
B3LYP/6-31G(d) hybrid HF/DFT calculations were carried out to determine the structural and electronic properties of the endohedral complex of a C70 cage with tetrahedrane (C4H4). It was demonstrated that the form...
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Exome sequencing identifies MVK mutations in disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
Xue-Jun Zhang, Jun Wang and colleagues identify mutations in MVK in disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, a disorder characterized by defects in epidermal keratinization. MVK encodes mevalonate kinase, ...
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Influence of alkylpyridinium ionic liquids on copper electrodeposition from acidic sulfate electrolyte
The effect of two alkylpyridinium ionic liquids (py-iLs) including N-butylpyridinium hydrogen sulfate (BpyHSO4) and N-hexylpyridinium hydrogen sulfate (HpyHSO4) on the kinetics of copper electrodeposition from ac...
