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Open AccessWhole exome sequencing analysis identifies genes for alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption is a heritable behavior seriously endangers human health. However, genetic studies on alcohol consumption primarily focuses on common variants, while insights from rare coding variants are ...
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Open AccessThe impact of REM sleep loss on human brain connectivity
Brain function is vulnerable to the consequences of inadequate sleep, an adverse trend that is increasingly prevalent. The REM sleep phase has been implicated in coordinating various brain structures and is hy...
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Identifying behaviour-related and physiological risk factors for suicide attempts in the UK Biobank
Suicide is a global public health challenge, yet considerable uncertainty remains regarding the associations of both behaviour-related and physiological factors with suicide attempts (SA). Here we first estima...
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Construction and validation of a predictive model for the risk of contralateral patent processus vaginalis in children with unilateral inguinal hernia or hydrocele
To develop a nomogram model for predicting contralateral patent processus vaginalis in children with unilateral inguinal hernia or hydrocele. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 259 children with unilate...
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Open AccessA method for visualizing urban road events using distributed acoustic sensing
This study presents the construction of an urban underground sensing system using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology, which utilizes the existing optical fiber infrastructure around urban roads for ...
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Enhancement of –OH content on mechanical properties of antiperovskite solid electrolytes
All-solid-state batteries, renowned for their enhanced safety and high energy density, have garnered broad interest. Oxide solid electrolytes are highly anticipated for their balanced performance. However, the...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin compared with conventional chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma in China
Relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma (RRcHL) associates with poor prognosis and heavy disease burden to patients. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin (BV) in compariso...
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Open AccessComparison of outcomes for general and local anesthesia in the management of nasal bone fractures: a meta-analysis
This meta-analysis aimed to perform a head-to-head comparison of the role of general anesthesia (GA) and local anesthesia (LA) in the management of patients with nasal bone fractures (NBFs).
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Light Controlled Nanobiohybrids for Modulating Chiral Alcohol Synthesis
The modulation of whole-cell activity presents a considerable challenge in biocatalysis. Conventional approaches to whole-cell catalysis, while having their strengths, often rely on complex and deliberate enzy...
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Nickel-doped red mud-based Prussian blue analogues heterogeneous activation of H2O2 for ciprofloxacin degradation: waste control by waste
Red mud (RM) is a typical bulk solid waste with Fe/Al/Si/Ca-rich characteristics that has been used to prepare various heterogeneous catalysts such as iron-based catalysts and supported catalysts. Prussian blu...
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Deep adversarial reconstruction classification network for unsupervised domain adaptation
Although the existing adversarial domain adaptation methods have been successfully applied in the unsupervised domain adaptation community, their performances may perhaps be weakened due to a significant distr...
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Open AccessThe diaphragmatic electrical activity during spontaneous breathing trial in patients with mechanical ventilation: physiological description and potential clinical utility
Increased respiratory drive has been demonstrated to correlate with weaning failure, which could be quantified by electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi). We described the physiological process of EAdi-bas...
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Correction: nanomedicine-based combination of dexamethasone palmitate and MCL-1 siRNA for synergistic therapeutic efficacy against rheumatoid arthritis
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Multi-modal background-aware for defect semantic segmentation with limited data
Visual defect detection is widely used in intelligent manufacturing to achieve intelligent detection of product quality. Two main challenges remain in industrial applications. One is the scarcity of defect sam...
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Open AccessImpact of an innovative bundled payment to TB health care providers in China: an economic simulation analysis
Tuberculosis is the second most deadly infectious disease after COVID-19 and the 13th leading cause of death worldwide. Among the 30 countries with a high burden of TB, China ranks third in the estimated numbe...
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How does mortality salience influences personal identity-based consumption? The role of meaning in life
Although reminders of mortality can induce social identity motivations, such as social status or hierarchy preference. However, the influence of Mortality Salience (MS) on consumption choices motivated by pers...
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Open AccessUnderstanding Canadian stakeholders’ views on measuring and valuing health for children and adolescents: a qualitative study
Valuing child health is critical to assessing the value of healthcare interventions for children. However, there remain important methodological and normative issues. This qualitative study aimed to understand...
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PELE scores: pelvic X-ray landmark detection with pelvis extraction and enhancement
Pelvic X-ray (PXR) is widely utilized in clinical decision-making associated with the pelvis, the lower part of the trunk that supports and balances the trunk. In particular, PXR-based landmark detection facil...
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Open AccessStatic magnetic field-induced IL-6 secretion in periodontal ligament stem cells accelerates orthodontic tooth movement
Static magnetic field (SMF) promoting bone tissue remodeling is a potential non-invasive therapy technique to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). The periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), which ar...
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Effects of Aging at 550 °C on α′-Martensitic Transformation of High Si-Bearing Metastable Austenitic Stainless Steel Weld Metal
The high Si-bearing 15Cr–9Ni–Nb metastable austenitic stainless steel weld metal was prepared via gas tungsten arc welding and then processed by stabilized heat treatment (SHT) at 850 °C for 3 h. The effects o...
