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Dynamic evolution of three-dimensional cracks in expansive soil under wet-dry cycles: insights from resistivity monitoring
This study investigates the dynamic evolution of cracks in expansive soil under varying wet-dry cycles, employing a self-developed three-dimensional spatiotemporal crack evolution model testing system. The res...
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Robustness analysis of O-FDE algorithm for dispersion compensation in coherent fiber optical communications
The overlap** frequency domain equalization (O-FDE) in digital signal processing (DSP) is frequently employed to provide dispersion compensation in long-distance coherent fiber optical communications. Howeve...
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Open AccessCancer-associated fibroblast-derived extracellular vesicles promote lymph node metastases in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma by encapsulating ITGB1 and BMI1
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been revealed to facilitate the development of oral squamous cavity cell carcinoma (OCSCC), while its supporting role in lymph node metastases is under continuous investigatio...
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TRAF4 Silencing Induces Cell Apoptosis and Improves Retinoic Acid Sensitivity in Human Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a pediatric malignancy that arises in the peripheral nervous system, and the prognosis in the high-risk group remains dismal, despite the breakthroughs in multidisciplinary treatments. Th...
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Open AccessTRAF inhibition drives cancer cell apoptosis and improves retinoic acid sensitivity in multiple cancers models
TNF receptor-associated factors (TRAFs) are signaling adaptor proteins that play a crucial role in regulating cellular receptors’ signaling transduction to downstream pathways and exert multifaceted roles in r...
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Continuous three-dimensional stress monitoring in roof of coal mines for investigating the rockburst control effect with hydraulic fracturing
The occurrence of rockburst in coal mines is closely related to the stress in coal and rock mass. Through hydraulic fracturing measurements in roof, the three-dimensional stress in roof before and after hydrau...
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Tunable infrared Fano resonance from graphene based hybrid grating structure with germanium substrate
Fano resonance (FR) spectra from graphene based hybrid structure in the infrared region have been obtained and the related mechanisms are demonstrated by simulation method. By changing geometrical parameters, ...
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Designing Optical Waveguides: Myth and Reality
In this paper, a review of numerical methods for design and analysis of nano/micro-sized optical waveguides is carried out. Besides discussing various types of optical waveguides, design of few structures is a...
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Ensemble classifier based source camera identification using fusion features
Source camera identification, which means identifying the camera source of a given image, has become one of the most important branches of digital image forensics. In order to improve the detection accuracy, t...
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Study on the visible-light photocatalytic performance of Ag3PO4/Cu2O composite
Ag3PO4/Cu2O composites were prepared by a facile wet chemical method. The specimens were examined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and UV–Vis diffuse reflectanc...
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Trueness verification survey for blood lead concentration measurement in Chinese clinical laboratories
The results of trueness verification for blood lead measurement were analyzed in a 2016 nationwide external quality assessment (EQA) survey, in order to evaluate current approaches of blood lead measurement in...
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Open AccessThe study of statistical methods for evaluating the comparability of routine chemistry analytes among 3 routine laboratory measurement systems in China
Clinical laboratory tests are important for clinicians to make diagnostic decisions, but discrepancies may directly lead to incorrect diagnosis. We would like to introduce some statistical methods to evaluate ...
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Microstructure, photoluminescent properties and application of ZnO films grown on Al foils
To obtain safety working before long-term early warning, we proposed a process for the preparation of luminescent films on metal substrate to detect the wear life. ZnO films were prepared on aluminum (Al) foil...
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8-year review of laboratory performance on blood lead level external quality assessment surveys 2006–2013 in China: continual improvement
High blood lead level (BLL) in children may result in a variety of clinical symptoms such as low IQ, behavior disorders, nutritional deficiencies. There may be differences in reported BLL values whether labora...
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Application of ISO 13528 robust statistical method for external quality assessment of blood glucose measurements in China
External quality assessment (EQA) including extensive participants often result in abnormal distribution. Robust statistical methods are insensitive to slight deviation for a given probability model and can es...
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Deterministic secure quantum communication over a collective-noise channel
We present two deterministic secure quantum communication schemes over a collective-noise. One is used to complete the secure quantum communication against a collective-rotation noise and the other is used aga...
