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Coupled influence of geosynthetic reinforcement and column configuration on failure dynamics in deep mixed columns under embankment loading
The design of column-supported embankments requires a comprehensive evaluation of overall stability and failure mechanisms. Previous research has investigated stress characteristics and failure modes of deep m...
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Adaptive phase-field total Lagrangian material point method for evaluating dynamic fracture of soft material
An adaptive phase-field total Lagrangian material point method (APTLMPM) is proposed in this paper for effectively simulating the dynamic fracture of two-dimensional soft materials with finite deformation. In ...
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Open AccessLife’s essential 8, genetic susceptibility, and risk of inflammatory bowel diseases: a population-based cohort study
Evidence has shown that the individual metrics in Life’s Essential 8 (LE8), an updated cardiovascular health (CVH) concept proposed by the American Heart Association, play a role in the development of inflamma...
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PINN enhanced extended multiscale finite element method for fast mechanical analysis of heterogeneous materials
The extended multiscale finite element method (EMsFEM) shows great efficiency and accuracy for analyzing the mechanical behavior of heterogeneous materials, especially for non-periodic multiscale materials. Th...
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Theoretical calculation and band gap characteristics of outward hierarchical local resonance Euler beam
The local resonance phononic crystals have advantages in obtaining low frequency band gaps, while the local resonance band gap obtained by traditional structures is inconvenient for engineering applications du...
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Open AccessComposition and diversity of soil microbial communities change by introducing Phallus impudicus into a Gastrodia elata Bl.-based soil
The Gastrodia elata Bl. is an orchid, and its growth demands the presence of Armillaria species. The strong competitiveness of Armillaria species has always been a concern of major threat to other soil organisms,...
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Experimental study of the effects of contact loss under a shield tunnel invert
Contact loss (CL) between tunnel linings and surrounding ground can greatly affect tunnel safety and has remained a crucial tunnel engineering issue. Physical model tests were conducted to investigate the effe...
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Open AccessDetection of atherosclerotic plaques with HDL-like porphyrin nanoparticles using an intravascular dual-modality optical coherence tomography and fluorescence system
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty plaques within blood vessel walls, which can occlude the vessels and cause strokes or heart attacks. It gives rise to both structural and biomolecular changes in the ve...
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Open AccessDTP: learning to estimate full-body pose in real-time from sparse VR sensor measurements
For virtual reality (VR) applications, estimating full-body pose in real-time is becoming increasingly popular. Previous works have reconstructed full-body motion in real time from an HTC VIVE headset and five...
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Open AccessFeedback loop between hypoxia and energy metabolic reprogramming aggravates the radioresistance of cancer cells
Radiotherapy is one of the mainstream approaches for cancer treatment, although the clinical outcomes are limited due to the radioresistance of tumor cells. Hypoxia and metabolic reprogramming are the hallmark...
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Open AccessInsulin resistance, coronary artery lesion complexity and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Insulin resistance (IR) is linked to both the complexity of coronary artery lesions and the prognosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the precise extent of this correlation and its impact on adverse...
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Species selective concentration and determination of nano-selenium and inorganic selenium species in environmental waters by micropore membrane filtration and ICP-MS
Accurate quantification of nano-selenium (nSe) and other ionic Se species in aquatic environments is a prerequisite for reliable estimation of their potential hazards. In this study, a micropore membrane filtr...
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Microstructure Evolution, Tribological and Corrosion Properties of Amorphous Alloy Strengthening Stainless Steel Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting in NaCl Solution
As a type of austenitic stainless steel, 316L stainless steel has excellent plasticity, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, making it widely used in industries, especially in the marine environments. H...
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Stability analysis and optimization of concrete column-supported embankments in soft soil
Concrete columns are used to support embankments built on soft soils. Use of three groups of centrifuge model tests, this study exhibited the global performance of embankments supported by plain concrete colum...
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Open AccessConstraining on the non-standard cosmological models combining the observations of high-redshift quasars and BAO
In this work, we studied four types of cosmological models with different mechanisms driving the accelerated expansion of the universe, include Braneworld models, Chaplygin Gas models, Emergent Dark Energy mod...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of fibrin sealant application in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Various studies have focused on the application of fibrin sealants (FS) in thyroid surgery. Utilizing a meta-analysis, this systematic review analyzed the findings of recent randomized controlled trials on the...
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A large-scale heterogeneous computing framework for non-uniform sampling two-dimensional convolution applications
Non-uniform sampling two-dimensional convolution (NUSC) maps spatially sampling data with irregular distribution to a regular grid by convolution. As the data scale and growth rate continue to increase, accele...
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Multi-omics joint analysis revealed the metabolic profile of retroperitoneal liposarcoma
Retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLPS) is the main subtype of retroperitoneal soft sarcoma (RSTS) and has a poor prognosis and few treatment options, except for surgery. The proteomic and metabolic profiles of RLP...
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Open AccessNetwork pharmacology, computational biology integrated surface plasmon resonance technology reveals the mechanism of ellagic acid against rotavirus
The target and mechanism of ellagic acid (EA) against rotavirus (RV) were investigated by network pharmacology, computational biology, and surface plasmon resonance verification. The target of EA was obtained ...
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Ground movement and settlement prediction induced by double-track curvature shield tunneling
In this paper, the deformation response of the stratum in the vicinity of a tunnel is investigated based on a case study in Tian**. A method to predict the surface settlement in the case of double-track curva...
