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YOLO-SDD: An Improved YOLOv5 for Storm Drain Detection in Street-Level View
Urban drainage pipe system is an important part of city management. Automated detection of the status of storm drain in street-level images through current technologies in computer vision and AI is an importan...
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Improved Multi-Directional Forging Process and Its Effect on Microstructure and Three-Directional Mechanical Properties of 2195 Al-Li Alloy
Reticular crystal phases and abnormally coarse grains are key problems that restrict the improvement of the mechanical properties and uniformity of Al-Li alloys. The effects of the multidirectional forging (MD...
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Open AccessAge-specific differences in association of glycosylated hemoglobin levels with the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases among nondiabetics: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2018
Previous research has supported the presence of an association between high glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of the present study was to determine whether incr...
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Exploring Lamiaceae-derived bioactive compounds as nature’s arsenal for sustainable pest management
Intensive agriculture has long been associated with the excessive use of synthetic pesticides, leading to environmental pollution, health risks, and the development of pesticide-resistant insect populations. I...
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Open AccessHigher-order topological transport protected by boundary Chern number in phononic crystals
Topological pumps enable robust transports of topological states when the system parameters are varied in a cyclic process. The reported topological pumps are protected by the bulk topology. However, the explo...
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Diff-Font: Diffusion Model for Robust One-Shot Font Generation
Font generation presents a significant challenge due to the intricate details needed, especially for languages with complex ideograms and numerous characters, such as Chinese and Korean. Although various few-s...
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A Two-dimensional Analytical Model for Volatile Organic Compound Diffusion Through the Unsaturated Soil and Horizontal Permeable Reactive Barriers
Recently, permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) have been installed horizontally, rather than vertically, as an alternative method to target volatile organic compound (VOC) mitigation. In this study, a 2-dimensio...
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Ubiquitin-specific protease 54 regulates GLUT1-mediated aerobic glycolysis to inhibit lung adenocarcinoma progression by modifying p53 degradation
Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most prevalent types of cancer. Ubiquitination is crucial in modulating cell proliferation and aerobic glycolysis in cancer. The frequency of TP53 mutations in LUAD is app...
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Glycolytic enzyme PFKL governs lipolysis by promoting lipid droplet–mitochondria tethering to enhance β-oxidation and tumor cell proliferation
Lipid droplet tethering with mitochondria for fatty acid oxidation is critical for tumor cells to counteract energy stress. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that glucose ...
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Effect of mPEG-PLGA on Drug Crystallinity and Release of Long-Acting Injection Microspheres: In Vitro and In Vivo Perspectives
Traditional progesterone (PRG) injections require long-term administration, leading to poor patient compliance. The emergence of long-acting injectable microspheres extends the release period to several days o...
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Open AccessMicrosecond-response perovskite light-emitting diodes for active-matrix displays
Perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) could be of use in the development of active-matrix displays. However, due to ion migration in crystal structure, PeLEDs have electroluminescence rise times over milli...
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Expanding the genetic and phenotypic relevance of CLCN4 variants in neurodevelopmental condition: 13 new patients
CLCN4 variations have recently been identified as a genetic cause of X-linked neurodevelopmental disorders. This study aims to broaden the phenotypic spectrum of CLCN4-related condition and correlate it with func...
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Open AccessBrain tissue oxygen partial pressure monitoring and prognosis of patients with traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis
To assess whether monitoring brain tissue oxygen partial pressure (PbtO2) or employing intracranial pressure (ICP)/cerebral perfusion pressure (CCP)-guided management improves patient outcomes, including mortalit...
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Open AccessSintilimab (anti-PD-1 antibody) plus chidamide (histone deacetylase inhibitor) in relapsed or refractory extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma (SCENT): a phase Ib/II study
Anti-PD-1 antibodies are a favorable treatment for relapsed or refractory extranodal natural killer T cell lymphoma (RR-ENKTL), however, the complete response (CR) rate and the duration of response (DOR) need ...
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of purple flowering stalk (Brassica campestris var. purpuraria) and comparisons with related species
Purple flowering stalk (Brassica campestris var. purpuraria) is an important vegetable and is widely distributed in the region of the Yangtze River. In the present study, we reported the chloroplast genome of B. ...
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Effect of Multidirectional Forging on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of the Al–Mg–Si Alloy
Due to its exceptional machinability, welding prowess, and resistance to corrosion, the lightweight 6061 Al–Mg–Si alloy finds extensive utilization within the realms of aerospace and transportation. Multi-dire...
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Fermentation of feathers with Bacillus sp. TC5 to simultaneous obtain keratinase and antioxidant-rich peptide products
The poultry processing produces large quantities of feathers that are often discarded as waste, causing significant refuse and environmental pollution. However, utilizing microorganisms capable of degrading ke...
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Senet: spatial information enhancement for semantic segmentation neural networks
Image semantic segmentation is a basic task of computer vision, and plays an important role in automatic driving, robot navigation and many other fields. However, the expensive computing cost limits its deploy...
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Construction and mechanistic insights of a novel ZnO functionalized rGO composite for efficient adsorption and reduction of Cr(VI)
A series of ZnO decorated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) (ZnrGOx) with different do** ratios were synthesized by the alkaline hydrothermal method using graphene oxide (GO) and Zn(NO3)2·6H2O as precursors, and sub...
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Study on Quench Sensitivity and Premature Precipitation Behavior of the Cryogenic Deformed 6061 Aluminum Alloy
The temperature–time-property (TTP) curve of the cryogenic deformed 6061 aluminum alloy was fitted in this study, and the sensitive temperature range was determined through interrupted quenching experiments. T...
