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Open AccessEarly identification of macrophage activation syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus with machine learning
The macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe and life-threatening complication. Early diagnosis of MAS is particularly challenging. In this study, machin...
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Convergence rates of training deep neural networks via alternating minimization methods
Training deep neural networks (DNNs) is an important and challenging optimization problem in machine learning due to its non-convexity and non-separable structure. The alternating minimization (AM) approaches ...
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Projection value-based smooth adaptive control strategy of single-phase DC-AC converters
State-space modeling is often used to design power converters so that the performance of the closed-loop control system can meet design requirements. However, single-phase DC-AC converters based on constant st...
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Globalized distributionally robust optimization based on samples
A set of perturbed data is key to robust optimization modelling. Distributionally robust optimization (DRO) is a methodology used for optimization problems affected by random parameters with an uncertain proba...
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Open AccessBupivacaine–fentanyl isobaric spinal anesthesia reduces the risk of ICU admission in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery
To evaluate if bupivacaine–fentanyl isobaric spinal anesthesia could reduce the risk of ICU admission compared with general anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery.
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A graphic structure based branch-and-bound algorithm for complex quadratic optimization and applications to magnitude least-square problem
In this paper, we propose a semidefinite relaxation based branch-and-bound algorithm to the unit-modulus constrained complex quadratic programming problem, which has broad applications in signal processing and...
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Open AccessComplete genome analysis of echovirus 30 strains isolated from hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Yunnan province, China
Echovirus 30 is prone to cause hand-foot-and-mouth disease in infants and children. However, molecular epidemiologic information on the spread of E30 in southwestern China remains limited. In this study, we de...
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A New Global Algorithm for Max-Cut Problem with Chordal Sparsity
In this paper, we develop a semidefinite relaxation-based branch-and-bound algorithm that exploits the chordal sparsity patterns of the max-cut problem. We first study how the chordal sparsity pattern affects ...
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Amino acid profiles, amino acid sensors and transporters expression and intestinal microbiota are differentially altered in goats infected with Haemonchus contortus
Infection with the nematode Haemonchus contortus causes host malnutrition and gastrointestinal injuries. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of H. contortus infection on gastrointestinal co...
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Fast computation of global solutions to the single-period unit commitment problem
The single-period unit commitment problem has significant applications in electricity markets. An efficient global algorithm not only provides the optimal schedule that achieves the lowest cost, but also plays...
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Min-projection strategy with improved dynamic and steady state characteristics for three-phase grid-connected inverters
The min-projection strategy (MPS) is a switching rule with better convergence speed, which can improve the dynamic characteristics of three-phase grid-connected inverters. However, the grid-connected current h...
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Correlation Based Secondary Users Selection for Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Network
Cognitive radio (CR) can significantly enhance spectrum efficiency by dynamical accessing the licensed spectrum. However, single user spectrum sensing may be inaccurate and the second user (SU) may preempt the...
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Improved performance of ERA5 in global tropospheric delay retrieval
Reanalysis products have played an important role in space geodetic tropospheric delay retrieval and modeling in the past two decades. As the release of the fifth-generation European Centre for Medium-Range We...
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Controlled fabrication of polymer nanofibers via conventional free radical polymerization using diurea xerogel fibers as the templates
Polymer nanofibers with smooth surface were fabricated via conventional free radical polymerization of diurea type supramolecular gel fibers in cyclohexane. As the solvent polarity by using toluene increased, ...
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Highly sensitive magnetic field sensor based on mode coupling effect in microstructured optical fibers
A highly sensitive magnetic field sensor based on mode coupling effect in a microstructured optical fiber (MOF) was theoretically investigated by using the finite element method. Magnetic fluid with refractive...
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Fabrication of carboxyl-functionalized polymer microtubes via RAFT copolymerization of diurea-type xerogel fibers and acrylic acid
A new diurea-type gelator was synthesized from 2-isocyanoethyl acrylate and 4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, which formed supramolecular gel in acetonitrile driven by hydrogen bonds. The xerogel fibers with a smooth...
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Open AccessEffects of restrictions on maternal feed intake on the immune indexes of umbilical cord blood and liver Toll-like receptor signaling pathways in fetal goats during pregnancy
Liver has important immune function during fetal development and after birth. However, the effect of maternal malnutrition on immune function of the fetal liver is rarely reported. In this study, twelve pregna...
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Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Cemented Soil with the Addition of Ionic Soil Stabilizer
The cement soil is widely used in the aspects of chemical reinforcement of soft soil. However, the poor early strength of the cemented soil retards its application. To improve the mechanical property of cement...
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Open AccessResonance zones for interactions of magnetosonic waves with radiation belt electrons and protons
As an important plasma wave mode in the geospace, magnetosonic waves can interact with both radiation belt electrons and protons, thereby impacting the dynamics of magnetospheric particles. Based on the Dopple...
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Open AccessComparison of error correction algorithms for Ion Torrent PGM data: application to hepatitis B virus
Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) technology is a mid-length read, low-cost and high-speed next-generation sequencing platform with a relatively high insertion and deletion (indel) error rate. A full s...
