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Mixed-modality speech recognition and interaction using a wearable artificial throat
Researchers have recently been pursuing technologies for universal speech recognition and interaction that can work well with subtle sounds or noisy environments. Multichannel acoustic sensors can improve the ...
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Open AccessWearable energy harvesters generating electricity from low-frequency human limb movement
A wearable energy harvester technology is developed for generating electricity from the movement of human joints. A micro-electroplated ferromagnetic nickel cantilever is integrated with a piezoelectric elemen...
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Role of VEGF-A/C and CCR-7 in the enhanced metastasis of A549 cells induced by 2 and 4 Gy X-rays in vitro and in vivo
Radiotherapy is a common strategy in treating lung cancer. Accumulating evidence suggested that radiotherapy has the potential to promote the metastasis and invasion of carcinoma cells. In this study, we aimed...
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The impact of X-rays on the expressions of miR-130a/miR-25 and its potential role in the enhanced metastasis of A549 cell lines in vitro induced by X-rays
We aimed to investigate the impact of X-rays on miR-130a and miR-25 expressions of A549 cell lines and to understand the mechanism of miR-130a and miR-25 on the regulation of invasion and metastasis of A549 ce...
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Open AccessReview of source identification methodologies for heavy metals in solid waste
Source characterization of heavy metals is prerequisite to assessing their potential contamination pathways and environmental risks, based on which pollution control and environmental remediation measures can ...
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Open AccessChanges in global potential vegetation distributions from 1911 to 2000 as simulated by the Comprehensive Sequential Classification System approach
Vegetation classification models play an important role in studying the response of the terrestrial ecosystem to global climate change. In this paper, we study changes in global Potential Natural Vegetation (P...
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Risk analysis for the highly pathogenic avian influenza in Mainland China using meta-modeling
A logistic model was employed to correlate the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) with related environmental factors and the migration of birds. Based on MODIS data of the normalized differen...
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The novel H1N1 Influenza A global airline transmission and early warning without travel containments
A novel influenza A (H1N1) has been spreading worldwide. Early studies implied that international air travels might be key cause of a severe potential pandemic without appropriate containments. In this study, ...
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Remote sensing based shrub above-ground biomass and carbon storage map** in Mu Us desert, China
The estimation of above-ground biomass (AGB) and carbon storage is very important for arid and semi-arid ecosystems. HJ-1A/B satellite data combined with field measurement data was used for the estimation of s...
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Coronal structure and brightness profile of the total solar eclipse on August 1, 2008
Solar corona is the outermost part of the solar atmosphere. Coronal activities influence space environment between the Sun and the Earth, space weather and the Earth itself. The total solar eclipse (TSE) is th...
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Synchronous estimation of DTM and fractional vegetation cover in forested area from airborne LIDAR height and intensity data
We proposed a method to separate ground points and vegetation points from discrete return, small footprint airborne laser scanner data, called skewness change algorithm. The method, which makes use of intensit...
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SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating on Nyainqentanglha granite in central Lhasa block
The Nyainqentanglha granite, a batholith with an area of 1500 km2 in the central Lhasa block, comprises mainly medium-fine-grained biotite monzonitic granite and medium-coarse-grained biotite monzonitic granite. ...
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Chaos in photovoltaic HgCdTe detectors under laser irradiation
Chaos in photovoltaic HgCdTe detectors irradiated by a low-power stable continuous-wave laser is found in our experiment. The detectors give a chaotic output in the laser irradiation power density range a litt...
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Computer symbol calculation of invariants of three-manifolds obtained from trefoil knots