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Open AccessSmoking on the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The relationship between smoking and the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been recognized, but the conclusions have been inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigate...
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Highly active and durable triple conducting composite air electrode for low-temperature protonic ceramic fuel cells
Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) are more suitable for operation at low temperatures due to their smaller activation energy (Ea). Unfortunately, the utilization of PCFC technology at reduced temperatures is li...
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Open AccessEngineering tumor-specific catalytic nanosystem for NIR-II photothermal-augmented and synergistic starvation/chemodynamic nanotherapy
As an emerging therapeutic modality, chemodynamic therapy (CDT), converting hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into highly toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), has been developed for tumor-specific therapy. However, the de...
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Open AccessNDFuzz: a non-intrusive coverage-guided fuzzing framework for virtualized network devices
Network function virtualization provides programmable in-network middlewares by leveraging virtualization technologies and commodity hardware and has gained popularity among all mainstream network device manuf...
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Evaluation of a non-contact ultra-wideband bio-radar sleep monitoring device for screening of sleep breathing disease
Ultra-wideband bio-radar (UWB) is a new non-contact technology that can be used to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, little information is available regarding its reliability. This study aimed...
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The role of obstructive sleep apnea on the prognosis of pulmonary embolism: a systemic review and meta-analysis
The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and pulmonary embolism (PE) has been reported by some studies but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We aimed to systematically assess the role of ...
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Smoking and sleep apnea duration mediated the sex difference in daytime sleepiness in OSA patients
Daytime sleepiness is a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and is more common in men, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess whether or not sex differenc...
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Effects of somatotropic axis on cognitive dysfunction of obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a variety of neuroendocrine disorders and may lead to many complications, including cognitive dysfunction. The aim of this study was to assess the change of som...
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Automatic debugging of operator errors based on efficient mutation analysis
It takes a lot of time and effort to manually locate and fix software bugs. This paper proposes a method for automatically debugging operator related bugs. Testing, fault localization, and bug-fixing are close...
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Enhanced visible-light responsive photocatalytic activity of N-doped TiO2 thoroughly mesoporous nanofibers
Improving the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2 semiconductor is crucially important and highly desired for its practical applications. In the present work, aiming to broaden the photoresponse window and limit th...
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Crystallization process of lanthanum-substituted bismuth titanate synthesized by a facile sol–gel method
We present a facile sol–gel route to synthesize lanthanum-substituted bismuth titanate (BLT). The chemical reactions and crystallization process of this method using the initial materials of bismuth subnitrate...
