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Estimation of water saturation based on optimized models in tight gas sandstone reservoirs: a case study of Triassic Xujiahe Formation in northwestern Sichuan Basin
Water saturation estimation faced a great challenge in tight gas sandstone reservoirs because of the effect of pore structure and strong heterogeneity. The classic Archie’s equation cannot be always well used....
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Open AccessHarnessing three-dimensional porous chitosan microsphere embedded with adipose-derived stem cells to promote nerve regeneration
Nerve guide conduits are a promising strategy for reconstructing peripheral nerve defects. Improving the survival rate of seed cells in nerve conduits is still a challenge and microcarriers are an excellent th...
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The value of combined ultrasound contrast arthrography and subacromial-subdeltoid bursography for detecting and differentiating the rotator cuff tear subtypes in patients with the uncertain rotator cuff tear
In this study, ultrasound (US) contrast arthrography and subacromial-subdeltoid bursography with the contrast agent of SonoVue were performed to evaluate their value for detecting and differentiating the rotat...
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Lightweight Si3N4@SiO2 ceramic foam for thermal insulation and electromagnetic wave transparency
Increasing porosity is one of the most direct ways to improve the thermal insulation and dielectric properties of materials. Until now, many wet methods for preparing Si3N4 ceramic foams usually face the problems...
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Open AccessUltrasonic shear wave elastography predicts the quality of the residual tendon before the rotator cuff repair
Effective evaluation of rotator cuff tear residual tendon quality is the key to surgical repair. However, until now, the evaluation of rotator cuff tissue by ultrasonic shear wave elasticity (SWE) has been con...
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Open AccessIn-situ gelation of fibrin gel encapsulating platelet-rich plasma-derived exosomes promotes rotator cuff healing
Although platelet-rich plasma-derived exosomes (PRP-Exos) hold significant repair potential, their efficacy in treating rotator cuff tear (RCT) remains unknown. In light of the potential for clinical translati...
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Clinical value of three-dimensional ultrasonography in the morphologic evaluation of rotator cuff tear: a prospective study
To study the clinical value of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3D-US) in the morphological evaluation of rotator cuff tears (RCTs).
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Recycling and utilization of coal gasification residues for fabricating Fe/C composites as novel microwave absorbents
Under the background of a transformation of the global energy structure, coal gasification technology has a wide application prospect, but its by-product, the coal gasification residue (CGR), is still not bein...
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Simultaneous SAXS-WAXS study on coking coal during high temperature carbonization
Coking coal is an important raw material for coke production. In this study, in an inert atmosphere, two Chinese coking coal samples were, respectively, heated gradually to 1200 °C to release volatile and form...
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Open AccessPeripheral nerve defects repaired with autogenous vein grafts filled with platelet-rich plasma and active nerve microtissues and evaluated by novel multimodal ultrasound techniques
Develo** biocompatible nerve conduits that accelerate peripheral nerve regeneration, lengthening and functional recovery remains a challenge. The combined application of nerve microtissues and platelet-rich ...
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Design of a double-layer high transmittance broadband graphene absorbing metamaterial
In this paper, an optically transparent broadband absorbing metamaterial is designed for electromagnetic protection and stealth for visible parts of ships. Based on the coupling resonance loss of double-lay me...
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Study on the influence of composite soil on the slope stability of farmland during in land consolidation
To improve the stability of slo** farmland, the optimum ratio for parameter of composite soils was determined. Plain and mixed composite soils were prepared with three improved materials of glutinous rice gl...
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Open AccessUltrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection and multimodality ultrasound examination of peripheral nerve crush injury
Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is able to make up for the limitations of applying a single growth factor. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of serial ultrasound-guid...
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Spectrum of activity of dasatinib against mutant KIT kinases associated with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors
The majority of GISTs express mutationally activated KIT. Imatinib and sunitinib are approved KIT-inhibiting therapies. Their efficacy is usually hampered by the acquired multiple secondary drug-resistance KIT mu...
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Open AccessOncogenic and drug-sensitive RET mutations in human epithelial ovarian cancer
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a highly lethal malignancy. Improvement in genetic characterization of EOC patients is required to propose new potential targets, since surgical resection coupled to chemothe...
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Distinct Impacts of Fullerene on Cognitive Functions of Dementia vs. Non-dementia Mice
Fullerene is a family of carbon materials widely applied in modern medicine and ecosystem de-contamination. Its wide application makes human bodies more and more constantly exposed to fullerene particles. Sinc...
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Correction to: Transcranial Magneto-Acoustic Stimulation Improves Neuroplasticity in Hippocampus of Parkinson’s Disease Model Mice
The authors would like to correct X. Zhou’s grant number from the National Natural Science Foundation of China to 81601633.
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Transcranial Magneto-Acoustic Stimulation Improves Neuroplasticity in Hippocampus of Parkinson’s Disease Model Mice
In this study, we have, for the first time, demonstrated the beneficial effects of transcranial magneto-acoustic stimulation (TMAS), a technique based on focused ultrasound stimulation within static magnetic f...
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A semi-automatic method for 3D modeling and visualizing complex geological bodies
The technology of 3D geological modeling is a powerful tool for representing the geological structures and subsurface strata distribution, which can effectively assist in the geological interpretation and anal...
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Open AccessGenomic aberrations in cell cycle genes predict progression of KIT-mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)
Activating mutations of the receptor tyrosine kinase KIT are early events in the development of most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Although GISTs generally remain dependent on oncogenic KIT during tumo...
