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Open AccessMachine learning-enabled forward prediction and inverse design of 4D-printed active plates
Shape transformations of active composites (ACs) depend on the spatial distribution of constituent materials. Voxel-level complex material distributions can be encoded by 3D printing, offering enormous freedom...
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Open AccessTransforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion microscopic safe operating area: a three-dimensional model study based on computed tomography imaging
Endoscopic spine lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-LIF) is well-regarded within the academic community. However, it presents challenges such as intraoperative disorientation, high rates of nerve damage, a steep le...
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Control of urease activity in enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation method for soil improvement at high temperatures
Enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is widely studied as a promising technique for soil stabilization and cementation. The solidification inhomogeneity resulted from higher urease activities a...
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Open AccessSurvival and clinicopathological significance of B7-H3 in bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
B7-H3 has been implicated in clinical pathological features and prognosis across various cancer types, suggesting its potential as a cancer biomarker. Nevertheless, consensus remains elusive regarding its clin...
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Study on the influence of magnesium/calcium ratios on bio-cemented sandy soils
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been extensively studied as a promising technique for soil stabilization. However, the heterogeneity in bio-cementation always hampers the application of ...
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Open AccessAssociation between weight-adjusted-waist index and urge urinary incontinence: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2013 to 2018
This study aimed to investigate the association between urge urinary incontinence (UUI) and weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI), a newly developed measure of obesity. Data from the 2013–2018 Nation...
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The importance of data assimilation components for initial conditions and subsequent error growth
Despite a specific data assimilation method, data assimilation (DA) in general can be decomposed into components of the prior information, observation forward operator that is given by the observation type, ob...
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Open AccessCold-programmed shape-morphing structures based on grayscale digital light processing 4D printing
Shape-morphing structures that can reconfigure their shape to adapt to diverse tasks are highly desirable for intelligent machines in many interdisciplinary fields. Shape memory polymers are one of the most wi...
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The use of N-(N-butyl)-thiophosphoric triamide to improve the efficiency of enzyme induced carbonate precipitation at high temperature
Enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is widely studied as a promising technique for soil stabilization and solidification. Most related studies are carried out in a room temperature. However, some app...
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Phosphate carboxymethyl debranched waxy corn starch: preparation, characterization, performances and removal of Zn2+
A combination of pullulanase debranching, chloroacetic acid etherification and sodium tripolyphosphate esterification was selected for the modification of waxy corn starch (WCS) to ameliorate its properties an...
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A depressant for marmatite flotation: Synthesis, characterisation and floatation performance
This study synthesised a zincic salt (ZS) as a depressant for marmatite—galena separation. The effect of ZS on the flotation of marmatite and galena was investigated through micro-flotation tests. 88.89% of th...
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Open AccessSingle-vat single-cure grayscale digital light processing 3D printing of materials with large property difference and high stretchability
Multimaterial additive manufacturing has important applications in various emerging fields. However, it is very challenging due to material and printing technology limitations. Here, we present a resin design ...
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Simple Joule-heating pyrolysis in air boosts capacitive performance of commercial carbon fiber cloth
Commercial carbon fiber cloth (CFC) is treated by the Joule-heating pyrolysis method in air to boost its capacitive performance on the premise of energy- and time-saving considerations. A thermoelectric coupli...
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Open AccessERP Staff versus AI recruitment with employment real-time big data
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using natural language processing (NLP) artificial intelligence (AI) in enterprise resources planning (ERP) to identify specialized job candidates...
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Bio-cementation for the mitigation of surface erosion in loess slopes based on simulation experiment
Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has been shown to mitigate sand erosion; however, only few studies have used it on loess soils.
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Research on freeze–thaw and dry–wet durability of enzymatic calcification for surface protection
The enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) technique is currently studied for dust control because of the formation of cemented crust layer. In the present study, polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) was use...
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Metagenomic analysis revealed the sulfur- and iron- oxidation capabilities of heterotrophic denitrifying sludge
Heterotrophic denitrification is widely applied in wastewater treatment processes to remove nitrate. However, the ability of the heterotrophic denitrifying sludge to use inorganic matter as electron donors to ...
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Improvement of characteristics and freeze-thaw durability of solidified loess based on microbially induced carbonate precipitation
Bio-cementation is currently applied to solidify sandy soils, but only few studies use it to cement loess soil particles. In this study, the microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) method was used t...
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Open AccessEnzyme-catalysed mineralisation experiment study to solidify desert sands
Sandstorms are meteorological phenomena common in arid and semi-arid regions and have been recognized severe natural disasters worldwide. The key problem is how to control and mitigate sandstorm natural disast...
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Development of microfluidic platform capable of characterizing cytoplasmic viscosity, cytoplasmic conductivity and specific membrane capacitance of single cells
This paper presents a microfluidic platform capable of characterizing cytoplasmic viscosity μcy, cytoplasmic conductivity σcy and specific membrane capacitance Csm of single cells continuously. A travelling cell ...
