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Plasma-engineered FeSe2-encapsulated carbon composites with enhanced kinetics for high-performance lithium and sodium ion batteries
Iron selenides with high capacity and excellent chemical properties have been considered as outstanding anodes for alkali metal-ion batteries. However, its further development is hindered by sluggish kinetics ...
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Procedure for optimal infrared heating of PET preform via a simplified 3D Modelling with ventilation
The thermal condition plays an important role in the final thickness distribution and in the mechanical behavior of the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle obtained from the stretch blow molding (SBM) proc...
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Open AccessComprehensive investigation of malignant epithelial cell-related genes in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: development of a prognostic signature and exploration of tumor microenvironment interactions
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a prevalent malignancy with complex heterogeneity within epithelial cells, which plays a crucial role in tumor progression and immune regulation. Yet, the clinical im...
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Open AccessNocturnal urination is associated with the presence of higher ventilatory chemosensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Chemosensitivity is an essential part of the pathophysiological mechanisms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study aims to use the rebreathing method to assess hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR) and ...
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Open AccessSuccessive stamen movement in Saxifraga candelabrum is responsive to weather and pollinator visits
Successive stamen movement is a complex plant behavior involving successive uplift of stamens and pollen release, which plays a role in reducing sexual interference, increasing pollen deposition and promoting ...
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Open Accessβ cell function and insulin resistance have gender-specific correlations with carotid intima-media thickness in type 2 diabetes
The relationships between carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) and β cell function and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have not been fully elucidated. This study is to investigate w...
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Open AccessImproving access to primary health care through financial innovation in rural China: a quasi-experimental synthetic difference-in-differences approach
Inadequate financing constrains primary healthcare (PHC) capacity in many low- and middle-income countries, particularly in rural areas. This study evaluates an innovative PHC financing reform in rural China t...
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Zn (II), Cu (II), Co (II), and Ni (II) complexes bearing aza-heterocyclic ligands: synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activities
Due to their structural arrangements, coordination complexes have shown potential to combat various human diseases. Nitrogen heteroatoms are a fascinating class of coordination compounds with many applications...
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Open AccessFinancial reporting for cryptocurrency
This study compares and contrasts US and international accounting and financial reporting practices for cryptocurrency. We analyze the financial statements of 40 global companies that have exposure to cryptocu...
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Longitudinal trajectories of teacher emotions among teachers in role transition: the role of emotional intelligence and teacher-student relationships
To explore the longitudinal trajectories of teacher emotions across the role transition and their association with emotional intelligence and teacher-student relationships. This study investigates 238 teachers...
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CCR2+TREM-1+ monocytes promote natural killer T cell dysfunction contributing towards HBV disease progression
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are amongst the most important innate immune cells against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Moreover, previous studies have shown that HBV infection induced TREM-1+ expression in...
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Open AccessIncorporating the inflammation-related parameters enhances the performance of the nomogram for predicting local control in lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy
The study aims to investigate whether including the inflammation-related parameters would enhance the accuracy of a nomogram for local control (LC) prediction in lung cancer patients undergoing stereotactic bo...
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Open AccessOpen surgery with a lateral neck approach in cases of foreign body impaction that penetrating the neck through the esophagus: a single-center experience
Because the cases are quite scarce, we aimed to review cases of foreign body impaction penetrating the neck through the esophagus to analyze the characteristics of these cases. The open surgery skills of the s...
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Multitask Weighted Adaptive Prestack Seismic Inversion
Traditional deep learning methods pursue complex and single network architectures without considering the petrophysical relationship between different elastic parameters. The mathematical and statistical signi...
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Open AccessParkinson’s disease with anxiety: clinical characteristics and their correlation with oxidative stress, inflammation, and pathological proteins
This study was performed to explore the differences in the clinical characteristics and oxidative stress indicators, inflammatory factors, and pathological proteins in serum between Parkinson’s disease (PD) wi...
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Open AccessIntegrative analyses of bulk and single-cell transcriptomics reveals the infiltration and crosstalk of cancer-associated fibroblasts as a novel predictor for prognosis and microenvironment remodeling in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly malignant neoplasm and characterized by desmoplastic matrix. The heterogeneity and crosstalk of tumor microenvironment remain incompletely understood.
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Open AccessEffectiveness and safety in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients switching from warfarin to direct oral anticoagulants in US healthcare claims
There is a paucity of real-world studies examining the risks of stroke/systemic embolism (SE) and major bleeding (MB) among non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients switching from warfarin to a direct ...
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Measurements of 232Th(n,2n) 231Th reaction cross-sections in the neutron energy of 12–18.5 MeV
At the 3MV tandem accelerator of Sichuan University, monoenergetic neutrons were generated through the T(d,n)4He reaction by bombarding a Tritium–Titanium (T–Ti) target with a 2 MeV deuterium beam. The neutron ac...
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Reducing the Effect of Incorrect Lithology Labels on the Training of Deep Neural Networks for Lithology Identification
The identification of lithology is a crucial step in determining the characteristics of petroleum reservoirs, and many studies have investigated the application of deep neural networks in lithology identificat...
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iJAZ-based approach to engineer lepidopteran pest resistance in multiple crop species
The fall armyworm (FAW) poses a significant threat to global crop production. Here we showed that overexpression of jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) protein GhJAZ24 confers resistance to cotton bollworm and FAW, whi...
