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Open AccessAssociation between preoperative sarcopenia and prognosis of pancreatic cancer after curative-intent surgery: a updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Sarcopenia is associated with poor outcomes in many malignancies. However, the relationship between sarcopenia and the prognosis of pancreatic cancer has not been well understood. The aim of this meta-analysis...
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Metagenomic and metabolomic profiling of dried shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) prepared by a procedure traditional to the south China coastal area
Sun-drying is a traditional process for preparing dried shrimp in coastal area of South China, but its impacts on nutrition and the formation of flavor-contributory substances in dried shrimp remain largely un...
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High-entropy ferroelectric materials
High-performance ferroelectric materials are used in many applications, ranging from actuators to capacitors. Now, high entropy is emerging as an effective and flexible strategy for enhancing the physical prop...
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Open AccessGiant dynamic electromechanical response via field driven pseudo-ergodicity in nonergodic relaxors
Enhanced electromechanical response can commonly be found during the crossover from normal to relaxor ferroelectric state, making relaxors to be potential candidates for actuators. In this work, (Pb0.917La0.083)(...
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Open AccessLarge Energy Capacitive High-Entropy Lead-Free Ferroelectrics
Ultrahigh energy storage density of ~ 13.8 J cm−3 and large efficiency of ~ 82.4% are achieved in high-entropy lead-free relaxor ferroelectrics via high-entropy strategy, reali...
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Open AccessHeterovalent-do**-enabled atom-displacement fluctuation leads to ultrahigh energy-storage density in AgNbO3-based multilayer capacitors
Dielectric capacitors with high energy storage performance are highly desired for next-generation advanced high/pulsed power capacitors that demand miniaturization and integration. However, the poor energy-sto...
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Open AccessGiant energy-storage density with ultrahigh efficiency in lead-free relaxors via high-entropy design
Next-generation advanced high/pulsed power capacitors rely heavily on dielectric ceramics with high energy storage performance. However, thus far, the huge challenge of realizing ultrahigh recoverable energy s...
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Realization of high thermal conductivity and tunable thermal expansion in the ScF3@Cu core-shell composites
Achieving high performances of high thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion remains a great challenge. In this study, we have designed and synthesized the ScF3@Cu core-shell composites through a general el...
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Open AccessDirect Observation of the Layer-by-Layer Growth of ZnO Nanopillar by In situ High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
Catalyst-free methods are important for the fabrication of pure nanowires (NWs). However, the growth mechanism remains elusive due to the lack of crucial information on the growth dynamics at atomic level. Her...
