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Open AccessGeographical flows: a fresh perspective on quantifying urban function
Urban function refers to various roles and activities that take place in an urban region or a public facility. Previous research only focused on the types of urban function and its quantitative characterizatio...
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Open AccessLongitudinal effects of socioeconomic status on first and second language reading development: evidence from Chinese children learning English
While it has been shown that socioeconomic status (SES) is important for children’s literacy development in their first language (L1), less is known about its association with reading in a second language (L2)...
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Open AccessAmorphous alloys surpass E/10 strength limit at extreme strain rates
Theoretical predictions of the ideal strength of materials range from E/30 to E/10 (E is Young’s modulus). However, despite intense interest over the last decade, the value of the ideal strength achievable throug...
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Open AccessThe determination of the optimal threshold on measurement of thyroid volume using quantitative SPECT/CT for Graves' hyperthyroidism
To investigate the optimal threshold for measuring thyroid volume in patients with Grave's hyperthyroidism (GH) by SPECT/CT.
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Cross-cultural generalizability of expectancy-value theory in reading: A multilevel analysis across 80 societies
Expectancy-value theory (EVT) positing that expectancy of success (e.g., self-concept) and task values (e.g., intrinsic value) jointly predict individual’s outcome-related performance has been widely used to e...
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A multiparametric clinic-ultrasomics nomogram for predicting extremity soft-tissue tumor malignancy: a combined retrospective and prospective bicentric study
We aimed at building and testing a multiparametric clinic-ultrasomics nomogram for prediction of malignant extremity soft-tissue tumors (ESTTs).
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Feature decomposition and enhancement for unsupervised medical ultrasound image denoising and instance segmentation
In this paper, we study how to denoise medical ultrasound images and improve the performance of instance segmentation using deep learning technology. Since medical ultrasound images usually contain a lot of no...
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Open AccessA model to predict the prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma based on ultrasound images
The purpose of this paper was to assess the value of ultrasonography in the prognosis of diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) by develo** a new prognostic model. One hundred and eleven DLBCL patients with c...
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Cross-language contributions of rapid automatized naming to reading accuracy and fluency in young adults: evidence from eight languages representing different writing systems
Rapid automatized naming (RAN) is a strong predictor of reading across languages. However, it remains unclear if the effects of RAN in first language (L1) transfer to reading in second language (L2) and if the...
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The Bei**g Sentence Corpus: A Chinese sentence corpus with eye movement data and predictability norms
This report introduces the Bei**g Sentence Corpus (BSC). This is a Chinese sentence corpus of eye-tracking data with relatively clear word boundaries. In addition, we report predictability norms for each word...
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Open AccessDiagnostic value of thyroid imaging reporting and data system combined with BRAFV600E mutation analysis in Bethesda categories III–V thyroid nodules
Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a crucial method for preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules. However, thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda categories III–V cannot obtain definite cytological results. Our...
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Methacrylic functionalized hybrid carbon nanomaterial for the selective adsorption and detection of progesterone in wastewater
Progesterone, an endocrine-disrupting chemical, has been frequently detected in wastewater for decades, posing a serious threat to ecological and human health. However, it is still a challenge to achieve the e...
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Open AccessMeasurement of the sound velocity of shock compressed water
The sound velocities of water in the Hugoniot states are investigated by laser shock compression of precompressed water in a diamond anvil cell. The obtained sound velocities in the off-Hugoniot region of liqu...
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First trimester serum PAPP-A is associated with placenta accreta: a retrospective study
Our objective of this study was to investigate whether first trimester serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) differed amongst pregnancies with placenta previa-accreta and non-adherent placenta p...
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How does home literacy environment influence reading comprehension in Chinese? Evidence from a 3-year longitudinal study
Although several studies have examined the role of home literacy environment (HLE) in learning to read in Western societies, little is known about the role of HLE in Chinese reading. In addition, the few studi...
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Big geodata mining: Objective, connotations and research issues
The objective, connotations and research issues of big geodata mining were discussed to address its significance to geographical research in this paper. Big geodata may be categorized into two domains: big ear...
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Hemin-porous g-C3N4 hybrid nanosheets as an efficient peroxidase mimic for colorimetric and visual determination of glucose
A method is described for colorimetric determination of glucose by using hemin-porous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) hybrid nanosheets as a peroxidase mimic. The porous g-C3N4 nanosheets were prepared by a com...
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Word segmentation by alternating colors facilitates eye guidance in Chinese reading
During sentence reading, low spatial frequency information afforded by spaces between words is the primary factor for eye guidance in spaced writing systems, whereas saccade generation for unspaced writing sys...
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Thermodynamic and electrical properties of laser-shocked liquid deuterium
Liquid deuterium at high pressure and temperature has been observed to undergo significant electronic structural changes. Reflectivity and temperature measurements of liquid deuterium up to around 70 GPa were...
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Synthesis of novel coumarin substituted amide derivatives and their antibacterial activities
A series of novel coumarin substituted amide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities. Result indicated that compounds 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j, 3k, 3l, 3m, 3n, 3o and 3q exhibited ...
