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Open AccessApplication of the adaptive Monte Carlo method for uncertainty evaluation in the determination of total testosterone in human serum by triple isotope dilution mass spectrometry
The measurement uncertainty is a crucial quantitative parameter for assessing the reliability of the result. The study aimed to propose a new budget for uncertainty evaluation of a reference measurement proced...
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An Improved Machine Learning Method to Speed up the Trajectory Prediction: Taking Melbourne Airport as a Study Case
The safety and efficiency of airspace operations largely depend on the accurate prediction of 4D trajectories in dense air traffic. Traditional methods are progressively giving way to more accurate machine lea...
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mGluR5 in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons mediates stress-induced anxiety-like behavior
Pharmacological manipulation of mGluR5 has showed that mGluR5 is implicated in the pathophysiology of anxiety and mGluR5 has been proposed as a potential drug target for anxiety disorders. Nevertheless, the me...
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Opportunities and challenges of strain engineering for advanced electrocatalyst design
Electrocatalysis is becoming more and more important in energy conversion and storage due to rising energy demands, increasing carbon dioxide emissions, and impending climate change. The design and synthesis o...
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Methcathinone Increases Visually-evoked Neuronal Activity and Enhances Sensory Processing Efficiency in Mice
Methcathinone (MCAT) belongs to the designer drugs called synthetic cathinones, which are abused worldwide for recreational purposes. It has strong stimulant effects, including enhanced euphoria, sensation, al...
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Receptor-mediated cascade targeting strategies for the application to medical diagnoses and therapeutics of glioma
Glioma is the most frequent tumor of the central nervous system with high morbidity and mortality. Despite the great progress to exploit diagnostic and therapeutic tools, the treatment of glioma remains a huge...
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Open AccessWillingness to receive future COVID-19 vaccines following the COVID-19 epidemic in Shanghai, China
There are no pharmacological interventions currently available to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 or to treat COVID-19. The development of vaccines against COVID-19 is essential to contain the pandemic....
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Flotation Froth Image Segmentation Based on Highlight Correction and Parameter Adaptation
In order to address the difficulty of accurate segmentation of froth images of different sizes, a method of froth image segmentation based on highlight correction and parameter adaptation is proposed. First, a...
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Cocoon Image Segmentation Method Based on Fully Convolutional Networks
Taking different kinds of cocoons as research objects, a method of cocoon image segmentation based on full convolutional network is proposed. Firstly, the cocoon image is collected and labeled to construct a c...
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Open AccessZNF479 downregulates metallothionein-1 expression by regulating ASH2L and DNMT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Decreased expression of metallothionein-1 (MT-1) is associated with a poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we found that MT-1 expression was suppressed by 14-3-3ε, and MT-1 overexpression ab...
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International Comparison of Human Development Index Corrected by Greenness and Fairness Indicators and Policy Implications for China
Human development index (HDI) integrating greenness and fairness indicators is an important reference for global governance. This paper used the geometric method to measure the primary HD index (CHDI1), HDI integ...
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Study on optimization of anti-collision algorithm for mixed query tree
This paper studies the hybrid query tree algorithm, which uses the combined information of the largest and smallest collision bits to classify the markers. The labels are placed in four matrices to reduce coll...
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Preparation and characterization of noble metal (Pt, Ag, Ru) loaded ZnGa2O4 and its photocatalytic and photoelectric performance
ZnGa2O4 nanoparticles were prepared by hydrothermal method. Noble metal (Pt, Ag, Ru) nanoparticles were subsequently selected as cocatalyst for ZnGa2O4 surface modification by photo-deposition method. XRD, SEM, T...
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A Surface Model for Aeolian Dune Topography
A surface model for aeolian bedform topography is adapted from a surface model of subaqueous bedform topography. The aeolian bedform surface model is developed using a uniform grid with a cell-centered finite ...
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Open AccessHow Postmortem Redistribution of MDMA in Acute Alcohol-MDMA Combined-Use Rats Change under Effects of Alcohol
MDMA is often taken recreationally with alcohol as combined-use. The objective was to determine MDMA postmortem redistribution (PMR) and corresponding effects in combined-style under different storage conditio...
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Open AccessCordycepin disrupts leukemia association with mesenchymal stromal cells and eliminates leukemia stem cell activity
Maintaining stemness of leukemic stem cells (LSCs) and reciprocal interactions between leukemia and stromal cells support leukemic progression and resistance to chemotherapy. Targeting the niche-based microenv...
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Experimental and Modeling Study of the Regular Polygon Angle-spiral Liner in Ball Mills
Load behavior is one of the most critical factors affecting mills’ energy consumption and grinding efficiency, and is greatly affected by the liner profiles. Generally, as liner profiles vary, the ball mill pe...
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Optimization of controllability and robustness of complex networks by edge directionality
Recently, controllability of complex networks has attracted enormous attention in various fields of science and engineering. How to optimize structural controllability has also become a significant issue. Pre...
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Open Access14-3-3σ induces heat shock protein 70 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma
14-3-3σ is implicated in promoting tumor development of various malignancies. However, the clinical relevance of 14-3-3σ in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor progression and modulation and pathway elucidati...
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Synergistic effect of polyethylene glycol 600 and polysorbate 20 on corrosion inhibition of zinc anode in alkaline batteries
Polyethylene glycol 600 (PEG 600) and polysorbate 20 (Tween 20) were used as a composite corrosion inhibitor of zinc in alkaline solution for the first time. The effects of the composite and individual inhibit...
