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Eyecare-cloud: an innovative electronic medical record cloud platform for pediatric research and clinical care
Clinical data are essential for develo** cloud platforms for intelligent diagnosis and treatment decision of diseases. However, cloud platforms for data sharing and exchange with clinicians are poorly suited...
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Open AccessA fundus image dataset for intelligent retinopathy of prematurity system
Image-based artificial intelligence (AI) systems stand as the major modality for evaluating ophthalmic conditions. However, most of the currently available AI systems are designed for experimental research usi...
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Quaternary integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas
The Quaternary strata on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau contain rich information about the paleoclimate and environmental evolution, record the evolution process of the Quaternary regional tectonics, paleogeography...
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Different indicative roles of stable nitrogen isotope in soil N dynamics of tropical leguminous and non-leguminous forests following nutrient addition
Plant and soil nitrogen (N) isotope ratios (δ15N) have been used as indicators of N cycling processes of ecosystems. However, the effects of N and Phosphorus (P) addition on δ15N values and their indicative roles...
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The science of saline lakes: the need for a multidisciplinary approach
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Microbial controls on symbiotic and free-living N2 fixation in subtropical Pueraria lobata communities, southwest China
Biological N2 fixation (BNF) is a major pathway of external nitrogen input to terrestrial ecosystems. Nevertheless, the relative effects of diazotrophic community and soil properties on symbiotic (SNF) or free-li...
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Sedimentary environment of Middle Jurassic anhydrite in the Qiangtang Basin, eastern Tethys: constraints from sulfur isotope
Middle Jurassic marine anhydrite deposits are extensively distributed in the Qiangtang Basin, Northern Tibet, which is significant for a better understanding of the marine environment conditions of eastern Tet...
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Temporal patterns of soil carbon emission in tropical forests under long-term nitrogen deposition
Soil represents the largest terrestrial carbon pool, and it liberates massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere via respiration, which can influence global carbon cycle. In recent decades, anthrop...
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The source of boron in Quaternary sediments of Dangxiong Co, Tibetan Plateau, China
Dangxiong Co is a salt lake located in the center of the Tibetan Plateau, China. We studied the petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry and microfossil assemblages in the Quaternary, first terrace of Dangxiong Co. Li...
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Open AccessSedimentary and geochemical characteristics of Triassic new type of polyhalite potassium resources in Northeast Sichuan and its genetic study
Polyhalite has been discovered for years in the Triassic of the Sichuan Basin. However, it is difficult to exploit and utilize such polyhalite because of its deep burial depth and its coexistence with anhydrit...
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Experimental study of the Tibetan Dangxiong Co salt lake brine during isothermal evaporation at 25 °C
Production of lithium carbonate from brines has become the dominate trend in the world since the beginning of the century. Dangxiong Co, located in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau, China, is a carbonate-ty...
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Trace and rare earth element geochemistry of Holocene hydromagnesite from Dujiali Lake, central Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, China
The genesis of hydromagnesite [Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O] has attracted great interest as a pathway for sequestering anthropogenic CO2 and because of its importance to Mg carbonate depositional environments; however, t...
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Influence of the regional climate variations on lake changes of Zabuye, Dangqiong Co and Bankog Co salt lakes in Tibet
The lake hydrological and meteorological data of the Tibetan Plateau are not rich. This research reports the observed climatic data and measured water levels of saline lakes from the local meteorological stati...
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The Inhibitory Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation are Divergent Between a Tropical and a Temperate Forest
Asymbiotic nitrogen (N) fixation (ANF) is an important source of N in pristine forests and is predicted to decrease with N deposition. Previous studies revealing N fixation in response to N deposition have mos...
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Industry effect of job hop**: an agent-based simulation of Chinese construction workers
Job hop** affects the development of industries in terms of efficiency and quality of work. It is a problem for the Chinese construction industry, where excessive job hop** is detrimental to meeting the cu...
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Grain size of surface sediments in Selin Co (central Tibet) linked to water depth and offshore distance
Grain size of lake sediments is often measured in paleolimnological studies, especially investigations of past lake-level changes. The paleohydrologic implications of such measures, however, remain unclear. We...
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Preface: Value and dynamics of salt lakes in a changing world
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Thermogravimetric analysis–mass spectrometry (TGA–MS) of hydromagnesite from Dujiali Lake in Tibet, China
Thermogravimetric analysis–mass spectrometry, in situ X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize hydromagnesite [Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O] fro...
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A novel unconditionally stable explicit integration method for finite element method
Physics-based deformation simulation demands much time in integration process for solving motion equations. To ameliorate, in this paper we resort to structural mechanics and mathematical analysis to develop a...
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Effects of long-term nitrogen deposition on phosphorus leaching dynamics in a mature tropical forest
Elevated anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is suggested to affect ecosystem phosphorus (P) cycling through altered biotic P demand and soil acidification. To date, however, there has been little informatio...