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Geometric Prior Guided Feature Representation Learning for Long-Tailed Classification
Real-world data are long-tailed, the lack of tail samples leads to a significant limitation in the generalization ability of the model. Although numerous approaches of class re-balancing perform well for moder...
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Evolutionary and functional analysis of metabotropic glutamate receptors in lampreys
The metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR, GRM) family is involved in multiple signaling pathways and regulates neurotransmitter release. However, the evolutionary history, distribution, and function of the m...
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Open AccessA new direction in periodontitis treatment: biomaterial-mediated macrophage immunotherapy
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation caused by a bacterial infection and is intimately associated with an overactive immune response. Biomaterials are being utilized more frequently in periodontal therapy d...
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Open AccessEffect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer: analysis of the SEER database
The prognosis of advanced ovarian cancer is often poor. Although there are several treatment options for stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer, it is not clear which treatment will benefit the patient’s prognosis...
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Open AccessPre- and postpartum fear of childbirth and its predictors among rural women in China
Fear of childbirth (FOC) can influence both maternal and child health. Research on FOC in China is scarce, especially on rural women. This study aimed to assess pre- and postpartum FOC and its predictors among...
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Open AccessWe are all ordinary: the shared visual narratives of daily life promote the patients’ positive attitudes toward doctors
Current research on the doctor-patient relationship primarily focuses on the responsibilities of doctors, with relatively less emphasis on examining the contributions patients can make. As a result, there is a...
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Open AccessMutant kri1l causes abnormal retinal development via cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction
Damage to the ribosome or an imbalance in protein biosynthesis can lead to some human diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and other eye diseases. Here, we reported that the kri1l gene was responsible for ...
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Noise tolerance of recycled entanglement detection by sequential and independent observers
Entanglement, as a fundamental resource for quantum information processing, can be witnessed cyclically by arbitrary many sequential and independent observers or pairs of observers without regard to the influe...
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Open AccessDerivation and validation of a nomogram incorporating modifiable lifestyle factors to predict development of colorectal adenomas after negative index colonoscopy
This retrospective cohort study aimed to identify baseline patient characteristics involving modifiable lifestyle factors that are associated with the development of colorectal adenomas, and establish and vali...
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Open AccessStructural annotation of unknown molecules in a miniaturized mass spectrometer based on a transformer enabled fragment tree method
Structural annotation of small molecules in tandem mass spectrometry has always been a central challenge in mass spectrometry analysis, especially using a miniaturized mass spectrometer for on-site testing. He...
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The Treatment of Alar Base Depression in Rhinoplasty with Diced Autologous Cartilage or Mass Cartilage: A Systematic Review
Alar base is the basal part where the two sides of the nose and the upper lip are connected. Alar base depression affects the overall facial contour by making the nasolabial folds deepen, the nasolabial angle ...
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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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Open AccessPhosphonate-based iron complex for a cost-effective and long cycling aqueous iron redox flow battery
A promising metal-organic complex, iron (Fe)-NTMPA2, consisting of Fe(III) chloride and nitrilotri-(methylphosphonic acid) (NTMPA), is designed for use in aqueous iron redox flow batteries. A full-cell testing, w...
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Open AccessCharacterization of intestinal fungal community diversity in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a highly dangerous infectious disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a virus that attacks the human immune system. To explore the correlation be...
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Open AccessWhole-genome variants dataset of 209 local chickens from China
Compared to commercial chickens, local breeds exhibit better in meat quality and flavour, but the productivity (e.g., growth rate, body weight) of local chicken breeds is rather low. Genetic analysis based on ...
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Boosting the mobility of organic semiconductors through strain engineering
Organic semiconductors (OSCs) are pivotal for advancing flexible electronics. However, their application has been severely hindered by their poor mobility. Although molecular and device engineering can improve...
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Open AccessGeodetector analysis of individual and joint impacts of natural and human factors on maternal and child health at the provincial scale
This ecological study examined the individual and joint impacts of natural–human factors on the spatial patterns of maternal and child health status in China at the provincial scale in 2020. We considered natu...
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Open AccessOverexpression of lncRNA LINC00665 inhibits the proliferation and chondroblast differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by targeting miR-214-3p
Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease mainly involving the damage of articular cartilage and the whole articular tissue, which is the main cause of disability in the elderly. To explore more effective treatment ...
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Synchronization Analysis and Verification for Complex Networked Systems Under Directed Topology
This article investigates synchronization analysis and verification for complex networked systems with nonlinear coupling. Based on general Lyapunov functions beyond the quadratic form, a less conservative syn...
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Open AccessAge- and sex-stratified detection rates and associated factors of colorectal neoplasia in the Tian** colorectal cancer screening program from 2012 to 2020
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been implemented in Tian**, China since 2012. The objective was to estimate the neoplasia detection rate in a high-risk population by age and sex and to investigate the p...
