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Deep learning to assist composition classification and thyroid solid nodule diagnosis: a multicenter diagnostic study
This study aimed to propose a deep learning (DL)–based framework for identifying the composition of thyroid nodules and assessing their malignancy risk.
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Open AccessReasoning Disaster Chains with Bayesian Network Estimated Under Expert Prior Knowledge
With the acceleration of global climate change and urbanization, disaster chains are always connected to artificial systems like critical infrastructure. The complexity and uncertainty of the disaster chain de...
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Open AccessEffects of Si and Sr elements on solidification microstructure and thermal conductivity of Al–Si-based alloys
Effects of Si and Sr on solidification microstructure and thermal conductivity of Al–Si binary alloys and Al–9Si–Sr ternary were investigated, respectively, with a special focus on the relationship between sol...
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Electrochemical approach towards the controllable synthesis of nickel nanocones based on the screw dislocation
Densely and orderly Ni nanocones with regular spiral textures had been successfully synthesized via a simple and inexpensive electrodeposition process, named two-step electrode-exchange electrodeposition proce...
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VOC degradation by microwave-induced metal discharge and thermal destruction: a comparative study
The effective treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is essential because of their direct effects on air pollution and human health. This paper introduces microwave-induced metal discharge as a highly ...
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Organocatalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling for C(sp3)–O bonds formation: a rapid access to α-aminoxyl isochromans
Tetrabutyl ammonium iodide catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction between α-C(sp3)–H of isochromans and N-hydroxyphathalimide has been achieved using tert-butylhydroxyperoxide as the terminal oxidant. ...
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Aging induced ductile-brittle-ductile transition in bisphenol A polycarbonate
The degradation of biphenol A polycarbonate under the combined action of the photo- and thermal-irradiation in the presence of humidity and oxygen was studied by tensile testing and physicochemical characteriz...
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Cloning and molecular identification of triosephosphate isomerase gene from Apis cerana cerana and its role in response to various stresses
Apis cerana cerana triosephosphate isomerase (AccTPI), a key regulatory enzyme in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis pathway, catalyzes the interconversion of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to di...
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A novel dual-targeted ultrasound contrast agent provides improvement of gene delivery efficiency in vitro
Ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) has become a novel gene/drug delivery method in cancer therapeutic application. However, the gene transfection efficiency mediated by UTMD is still unsatisfac...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A theory for rule triggering systems
We define and study the family of RTS's, each appearing in the form of a relational database extended with a set of production-like rules with forward-chained operational semantics.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Domain theory for nonmonotonic functions
We prove several lattice theoretical fixpoint theorems based on the classical theorem of Knaster and Tarski. These theorems give sufficient conditions for a system of generally nonmonotonic functions on a comp...
