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Testicular adrenal rest tumor (TART) is a prevalent complication associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), culminating in gonadal dysfunction and infertility. Early hormonal intervention is prevent...
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Hysteretic behavior of multi-layered beams with Coulomb friction interface law
This paper presents a novel recursive algorithm to investigate the slip process of multi-layered laminated beams with Coulomb friction interface law under Euler-Bernoulli beam assumption. Based on the incremen...
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3D implementation of push-out test in ABAQUS using the phase-field method
The phase-field method (PFM) localizes the damaged and broken material in concrete with a phase-field order parameter d, successfully avoiding the description of nonsmooth crack surfaces, as well as the pre-setti...
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AGV Motion Balance and Motion Regulation Under Complex Conditions
AGV cargo robot is widely used in flexible production line of intelligent factory. Different conditions for cargo instability occurs in different production line scenarios, different loading conditions and dif...
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Ultrasound lymphatic imaging for the diagnosis of metastatic central lymph nodes in papillary thyroid cancer
Up to 40% of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients have lymph node metastasis, a condition that implies persistent, recurrent, or progressive disease. However, the American Joint Committee on Cancer Manual stat...
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Rapid detection of enrofloxacin using a localized surface plasmon resonance sensor based on polydopamine molecular imprinted recognition polymer
Due to concerns of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains from animal-derived food products, different countries or organizations have established their maximum residue limits for antibiotics. Current HPLC and...
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Neural Network-Based Indoor Autonomously-Navigated AGV Motion Trajectory Data Fusion
Owing to the possibility of skidding with the ground in motion, the positioning of the autonomously-navigated automated guided vehicle (AGV) based on the wheel odometry (Odom) will bring errors, meanwhile, the...
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To investigate the local dynamic behavior of orthotropic steel bridge decks under impact loads, this paper proposed a type of combined plate-beam element for analysis of trapezoidal stiffened plate and a type ...
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Competitive Analysis of “Buy Online and Pick Up in Store” Channel
In this paper, we model the competition between two firms that each firm can choose a “buy online and pick up in store” (BOPS) channel strategy or an offline channel strategy. We find out when it is optimal fo...
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Selection of aptamers against pathogenic bacteria and their diagnostics application
Aptamers are short nucleotide sequences which can specifically bind to a variety of targets with high affinity. They are identified and selected via systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (S...
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Adaptive finite element analysis of steel girder deck pavement
This paper shows a more exact and practical finite element model of the steel girder deck pavement. Based on Mindlin thick plate theory, a 12-node solid thick plate element was constituted to analyze the pavem...
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Aptasensors for Detection of Avian Influenza Virus H5N1
Aptamers are single-stranded RNA or DNA oligonucleotides which have specific three-dimensional (3D) structures for high affinity and specific recognition to their target. In diagnostic and detection assays, ap...
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The development of efficient strategies for in vivo stimuli-responsive cancer treatment and personalized biomedicine is a great challenge. To overcome the critical issues and limitations of traditional protocols ...
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Strongly nonlinear free vibration of four edges simply supported stiffened plates with geometric imperfections
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Salinity is a major factor negatively affecting plant growth and agricultural productivity. To gain a better insight into Basella alba responses to different salt stress, some physiological parameters were invest...
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A rapid and sensitive detection technology is highly desirable for specific detection of E. coli O157:H7, one of the leading bacterial pathogens causing foodborne illness. In this study, we reported the rapid det...
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Geometrically nonlinear dynamic response of stiffened plates with moving boundary conditions
An approach is presented to investigate the nonlinear vibration of stiffened plates. A stiffened plate is divided into one plate and some stiffeners, with the plate considered to be geometrically nonlinear, an...
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Adsorption and desorption are important processes that influence the transport, transformation, and bioavailability of atrazine in soils. Equilibrium batch experiments were carried out to investigate the adsor...
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An approach is presented to study the nonlinear forced vibration of a stiffened plate. The stiffened plate is divided into one plate and some stiffeners, with the plate considered to be geometrically nonlinear...
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Based on the shear-lag theory, a hexagonal model of fiber bundles was established to study the tensile fracture mechanism of a claviform hybrid composite rebar. Firstly, the stress redistributions are investig...
