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External validation and updating of the Rossi nomogram for predicting cesarean delivery following induction: is the Bishop score valuable?
This study sought to validate the Rossi nomogram in a Chinese population and then to include the Bishop score to see if it has an effect on the accuracy of the nomogram.
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Open AccessElucidating molecular mechanisms and therapeutic synergy: irreversible HER2-TKI plus T-Dxd for enhanced anti-HER2 treatment of gastric cancer
HER2-targeted therapies have improved the outcomes of HER2-positive gastric cancer (GC), yet resistance remains a challenge. We sought to explore the effects of reversible and irreversible HER2 tyrosine kinase...
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A Multi-Element Identification System Based on Deep Learning for the Visual Field of Percutaneous Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Lumbar disc herniation is a common degenerative lumbar disease with an increasing incidence. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy can treat lumbar disc herniation safely and effectively with a minimally i...
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Enhancement of optical rectification in coupled quantum wells
The nonlinear optical rectification (OR) in the asymmetric GaAs/AlxGa1−xAs coupled quantum wells (CQWs) is theoretically investigated. The compact density matrix approach and the iterative method are used to calc...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Review on Stiffness Calculation of Machine Tools
The stiffness of a machine tool directly affects the accuracy of the processed parts. The stiffness analysis of a machine tool is an essential task in the design and manufacturing process of a machine tool. Th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Summary on Stiffness Analysis Method of Machine Tools
Machine tools are called machine making machines. To maintain specified tolerance, the machine tools need to have great accuracy than the tolerances of the manufactured parts. Therefore, the machine tool stiff...
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Open AccessBipedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty versus unipedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of asymmetric osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a case control study
Bipedicular/unipedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty are common treatments for OVCF, and there are no studies to show which is more beneficial for AVCF. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical e...
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Open AccessCCL12 induces trabecular bone loss by stimulating RANKL production in BMSCs during acute lung injury
In the last three years, the capacity of health care systems and the public health policies of governments worldwide were challenged by the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Mortality due to SARS-CoV-2 mainly resulted fro...
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Tunable enhancement of harmonic radiation in coupled quantum wells
A few-cycle ultrashort laser field propagating through strongly coupled quantum wells (CQW) is numerically investigated. The results show that the harmonic signal can be tuned by the structure-control of CQW o...
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Effect of bio-based surfactant on wettability of low-rank coal surface and its mechanism
In this study, the effect of a bio-based environment-friendly surfactant, cardanol polyoxyethylene ether (BGF), on the wettability of the surface of low-rank coal (LRC) and its mechanism were studied. The adso...
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Multi-sensor information fusion for IoT in automated guided vehicle in smart city
Driverless automatically guided vehicles are becoming a new trend in transportation envisioned in a smart city environment. Automatically guided vehicles depend on environmental data for executing target-orien...
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Association between dietary antioxidants and risk for diabetic retinopathy in a Chinese population
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is related to oxidative stress and insufficient intake of dietary antioxidants may be associated with the onset and progression of DR. This study aimed to detect the association betwe...
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Effect of Pack Rolling and Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of B4CP/6061Al Composite Prepared by Powder Metallurgy
This study aims to investigate the effect of hot pack rolling and T6 heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of 25 vol% B4CP/6061Al composite fabricated by powder metallurgy. Results show that ...
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Open AccessThe risk factors of the progression of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment on patients with the fourteen-day quarantine in the early period of COVID-19 outbreak
The COVID-19 Pandemic has a great impact on hospitals and patients. The 14-day quarantine caused surgery of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) postponed. We aimed to explore the risk factors of RRD progre...
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An Investigation on Constitutive Relation and Dynamic Recrystallization of Hastelloy C-276 Alloy During Hot Deformation
Hot compression tests of Hastelloy C-276 alloy were conducted at the temperature ranging from 1000 to 1250 °C and strain rate ranging from 0.01 to 10 s−1. The constitutive relation and critical points of dynamic...
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Open AccessHermitian and non-Hermitian shortcuts to adiabaticity for fast creation of maximum coherence and beam splitting
We theoretically exploit the shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA) technique in Hermitian and non-Hermitian quantum systems to realize the maximum coherence and beam splitting by eliminating the nonadiabatic couplin...
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of quinoline/cinnamic acid hybrids as amyloid-beta aggregation inhibitors
The objective of the current study is to evaluate the potency of quinoline/cinnamic acid hybrids against amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation. In total, six new target quinoline/cinnamic acid hybrids were synthesized...
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Investigation on Strength, Ductility and Electrical Conductivity of Cu-4Ag Alloy Prepared by Cryorolling and Subsequent Annealing Process
Cu-Ag alloy is widely used as conductive material for high-field pulsed magnets in electrical industry. The cryorolling technique is considered as the most applicable severe plastic deformation technique. Ther...
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Open AccessThe protective effect and mechanism of catalpol on high glucose-induced podocyte injury
Catalpol, a natural iridoid glycoside in Rehmannia glutinosa, can alleviate proteinuria associated with diabetic nephropathy (DN), however, whether catalpol has a protective effect against podocyte injury in DN r...
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Identification of novel and potent small-molecule inhibitors of tubulin with antitumor activities by virtual screening and biological evaluations
Microtubules (made up of α and β-tubulin subunits) play an essential role in the process of mitosis and cell proliferation, thus making them an ideal target for anticancer drugs discovery. Microtubule-targeted...
