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Evolution of groundwater ecosystem service value in the receiving areas of Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei around the opening of the Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Diversion
The Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Diversion (MRP) has effectively increased the amount of available water resources in the receiving areas of the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region, curbed the trend o...
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Prediction and analysis of paroxysmal impulse vibration in aero-engine inter-shaft bearings induced by localized faults in the outer ring
Inter-shaft bearings, critical components within aero-engine dual-rotor systems, are susceptible to localized faults due to their unique installation locations. This research delves into a distinctive dynamic ...
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Characterization and environmental applications of soil biofilms: a review
Despite the major influence of soils on climate change, carbon sequestration, pollution remediation, and food security, soil remains a largely unexplored media with an extreme complexity of microbes, minerals,...
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Rigorous analysis of the unified transform method and long-range instabilities for the inhomogeneous time-dependent Schrödinger equation on the quarter-plane
In this paper, we report on the discovery of a previously-unknown type of long-range instability phenomenon for the one-dimensional linear Schrödinger (LS) equation on the vacuum spacetime quarter-plane. More ...
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Binary Darboux transformation and N-dark solitons for the defocusing Kundu-Eckhaus equation in an optical fiber
In this paper, we focus our attention on the defocusing Kundu-Eckhaus equation, which depicts the propagation of the ultra-short optical pulses in an optical fiber. With respect to the complex envelope of an e...
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The output of cataract surgery performed by trained non-ophthalmologist physicians in rural areas: study of cataract outcomes and up-take of services report 7
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and surgery can restore vision in most patients. Some patients have little access to surgical services due to lack of cataract surgeons and the unaffordable...
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Open AccessSurgical outcomes of major vascular resection for retroperitoneal liposarcoma from a high‑volume sarcoma center: a propensity score matching analysis
Radical resection of retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLPS) may necessitate vascular resection and reconstruction. The study was conducted to assess surgical outcomes of surgery for RLPS with major vascular involv...
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The correlation between cumulative burden of mental disorders and self-harm, shame, and insight in young female patients with schizophrenia
This study delves into the correlation between the cumulative burden of mental disorders and self-harm, shame, and insight in young female patients with schizophrenia. A prospective randomized controlled study...
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Open AccessBreaking down barriers: rationalisations and motivation to stop among Chinese male smokers under cigarette dependence
Smoking rationalisation beliefs are a huge barrier to quitting smoking. What types of rationalisations should be emphasised in smoking cessation interventions? Although past literature has confirmed the negati...
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Open AccessKnockdown of AMIGO2 suppresses proliferation and migration through regulating PPAR-γ in bladder cancer
This study aims to reveal the relationship between AMIGO2 and proliferation, migration and tumorigenicity of bladder cancer, and explore the potential molecular mechanisms.
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Open AccessTelomere-to-telomere Citrullus super-pangenome provides direction for watermelon breeding
To decipher the genetic diversity within the cucurbit genus Citrullus, we generated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies of 27 distinct genotypes, encompassing all seven Citrullus species. This T2T super-pangeno...
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Open AccessYTHDC1 aggravates high glucose-induced retinal vascular endothelial cell injury via m6A modification of CDK6
Retinal vascular endothelial cell (RVECs) injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among the patients with diabetes. RVECs dysfunction is the predominant pathological manifestation of vascular compli...
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Open AccessFeasibility of 129I groundwater dating calibrated by both 81Kr and 4He for the assessment of deep geological repositories in Japan
Iodine-129, which is a promising tracer for dating old groundwater, has been used as a tracer for deep upwelling groundwater. The nuclide is expected to be one of the key factors for site selection for high-le...
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Open AccessAnalyzing the correlation between low proportion of hobnail features in papillary thyroid carcinoma and clinical aggressiveness risk
Hobnail features may enhance the clinical aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, whether a low proportion (<30%) of these features contributes to increased PTC aggressiveness remains unc...
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Open AccessEstablishment of an ovarian cancer exhausted CD8+T cells-related genes model by integrated analysis of scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq
Ovarian cancer (OC) was the fifth leading cause of cancer death and the deadliest gynecological cancer in women. This was largely attributed to its late diagnosis, high therapeutic resistance, and a dearth of ...
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Open AccessExploring the ecological security evaluation of water resources in the Yangtze River Basin under the background of ecological sustainable development
The Yangtze River (hereafter referred to as the YZR), the largest river in China, is of paramount importance for ensuring water resource security. The Yangtze River Basin (hereafter referred to as the YRB) is ...
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Open AccessAdaptation and validation of moral distress thermometer in Chinese nurses
Moral distress seriously affects professional nurses, and a number of instruments have been developed to measure the level of moral distress. The moral distress thermometer (MDT) is one of the commonly used in...
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Recent Advance in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production by Layered Double Hydroxides
Collecting green hydrogen (H2) from water splitting driven by renewable energy is a new competition to implement the construction of H2 energy industry and promote new economic growth for global governments. The ...
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Open AccessReducing nonradiative recombination for highly efficient inverted perovskite solar cells via a synergistic bimolecular interface
Reducing interface nonradiative recombination is important for realizing highly efficient perovskite solar cells. In this work, we develop a synergistic bimolecular interlayer (SBI) strategy via 4-methoxypheny...
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Open AccessSteady motion of 80-nm-size skyrmions in a 100-nm-wide track
The current-driven movement of magnetic skyrmions along a nanostripe is essential for the advancement and functionality of a new category of spintronic devices resembling racetracks. Despite extensive research...