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Open AccessClinical, histopathological characteristics and malignant transformation of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia with 36 patients: a retrospective longitudinal study
Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL), distinguished by its malignant transformation rate of 43.87% to 65.8%, stands as the oral potentially malignant disorder with the highest propensity for malignancy. P...
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Open AccessTargeting pathogenic fibroblast-like synoviocyte subsets in rheumatoid arthritis
Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) play a central role in RA pathogenesis and are the main cellular component in the inflamed synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). FLSs are emerging as promisin...
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Open AccessSeronegative primary Sjögren’s syndrome, a distinct subtype of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in Chinese patients
To investigate the clinical and immune characteristics of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) who were negative for anti–Sjögren’s-syndrome-related antigen A antibodies (anti-SSA) and anti–Sjögren’s...
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Synergistic effects and kinetics analysis for co-pyrolysis of vacuum residue and plastics
This study utilized a thermogravimetric analyzer to assess the thermal decomposition behaviors and kinetics properties of vacuum residue (VR) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) polymers. The kinetic parameter...
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Molecular Identification of Acrossocheilus jishouensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and Its Complete Mitochondrial Genome
Molecular identification, such as DNA barcoding, is a useful tool that is widely applied in distinguishing species. To identify the cyprinid Acrossocheilus jishouensis, which was previously known to be restricted...
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Fundamentals and catalytic applications of single-atom alloys
Single-atom alloys that consist of a catalytically active metal atomically dispersed in a less-catalytic metal host have recently attracted significant concern from worldwide researchers. The unique geometric ...
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Open AccessCompositional and functional changes in the salivary microbiota related to oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma: a case control study
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours with increasing incidence, and oral leukoplakia (OLK) has a strong tendency to undergo malignant transformation. The oral microbi...
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Predicting the elemental compositions of solid waste using ATR-FTIR and machine learning
Elemental composition is a key parameter in solid waste treatment and disposal. This study has proposed a method based on infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms that can rapidly predict the elem...
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Thermal Performances of High-Temperature Thermal Energy Storage System with Tin Embedded in Copper Matrix by Theoretical Methods
There is a critical need to develop advanced high-temperature thermal storage systems to improve efficiencies and reduce the costs of solar thermal storage system. In this work, two typical systems composed wi...
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Potassium Permanganate–Based Controlled Release Beads to Remediate Groundwater Pollution: Alkylbenzene Degradation and Permanganate Release Kinetics
Groundwater pollution is a significant threat to the public health and environment. Existing groundwater remedial approaches include ex situ treatment and conventional in situ chemical oxidation methods. Altho...
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Hierarchical Ni2P@Ni(OH)2 architectures supported on carbon cloth as battery-type electrodes for hybrid supercapacitors with boosting specific capacitance and cycle stability
In this work, a novel binder-free electrode, in which three-dimensional porous Ni2P@Ni(OH)2 nanosheet arrays were in situ grown on carbon cloth (CC), is rationally designed for supercapacitor applications. In com...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Impact Analysis of Metro Tunnel Construction on Groundwater Flow in Nanchang, China
Five metro lines are planned to be constructed in Nanchang. Metro tunnel will go through or cut off Nanchang Quaternary aquifer, which is bound to have a significant impact on the groundwater flow. This paper ...
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Closing the Gap with APTs Through Semantic Clusters and Automated Cybergames
Defenders spend significant time interpreting low-level events while attackers, especially Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), think and plan their activities at a higher strategic level. In this paper, we clo...
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Design of spinous Ni/N-GN nanocomposites as novel magnetic/dielectric microwave absorbents with high-efficiency absorption performance and thin thickness
Elaborately constructing magnetic/dielectric nanocomposites is believed to be an efficient pathway to enhance the microwave absorption performance of microwave absorbers. We reported a straightforward one-pot ...
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Schemes of groundwater exploitation for emergency water supply and their environmental impacts on Jiujiang City,China
The Yangtze River is the main water source in Jiujiang City. Thus, the city faces a crisis in domestic water supply whenever the river suffers from any unexpected contamination. The availability of groundwater...
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CFD simulation on the gasification of asphalt water slurry in an entrained flow gasifier
Gasification technology is suggested to utilize asphalt particles, which are produced in the heavy oil deep separation process of using coupled low temperature separation of solvent and post extraction residue...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Screening of the Best Strain for Naked Oat Fermentation Beverage and its Production Process Study
Saccharifying naked oat juice was chosen for fermentation by instant active dry yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and wine active dry yeast to produce fermentation beverage. Effects of the strains, inoculum size, f...
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Making Query Execution Over Encrypted Data Practical
The benefits of data outsourcing continue to grow, however owners of sensitive data cannot take full advantage due to its risk profile. Encrypted query processing promises to change this situation and allow da...
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Modeling of gas-solid flow in a CFB riser based on computational particle fluid dynamics
A three-dimensional model for gas-solid flow in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) riser was developed based on computational particle fluid dynamics (CPFD). The model was used to simulate the gas-solid flow be...
