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Redistribution of body composition in patients with Graves’ disease after iodine-131 treatment
The objective of this study was to investigate body composition redistribution at 3 months after radioactive iodine therapy (RAI).
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Contact transparency inducing low bias negative differential resistance in two capped carbon nanotubes sandwiching σ barrier
A first-principles study of the transport properties of two capped (5, 5) carbon nanotubes sandwiching σ barrier is reported. Contact transparency at zero bias is obtained. Strong negative differential resistance...
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Elevated plasma sphingomyelin (d18:1/22:0) is closely related to hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Hepatic steatosis affects disease progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We investigated the plasma sphingolipid profile in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and whether ...
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TGF-β1 suppression of microRNA-450b-5p expression: a novel mechanism for blocking myogenic differentiation of rhabdomyosarcoma
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) is the most potent inhibitor of myogenic differentiation (MyoD) of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS); however, the underlying mechanisms of this inhibition remain unclear. In th...
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Open AccessSuitable Thicknesses of Base Metal and Interlayer, and Evolution of Phases for Ag/Sn/Ag Transient liquid-phase Joints Used for Power Die Attachment
Real Si insulated gate bipolar transistors with conventional Ni/Ag metallization and dummy Si chips with thickened Ni/Ag metallization have both been bonded, at 250°C for 0 min, 40 min, and 640 min, to Ag foil...
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Roles of alloying additions on local structure and glass-forming ability of Cu–Zr metallic glasses
To identify the structural role of alloying element M (M = Ti, Ga, Co, Fe) on the glass-forming ability (GFA) of Cu50Zr50 base alloy, the atomic structures of the binary and ternary metallic glasses were examined...
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Metal Flow during Friction Stir Welding of 7075-T651 Aluminum Alloy
Bronze foil of 0.1 mm thickness was placed between faying surfaces of two plates to be butt-welded as marker material to reveal the flow behavior of weld metal during friction stir welding of 7075-T651 aluminu...
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Room-Temperature Nanoindentation Creep of Thermally Cycled Ultrasonically Bonded Heavy Aluminum Wires
Recent findings suggest that creep occurs during thermal cycling of ultrasonically bonded wires, the extent of which is influenced by the nature of the temperature cycle, particularly its peak temperature. In ...
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Cloning and bioinformatic analysis of an acidophilic β-mannanase gene, Anman5A, from Aspergillus niger LW-1
Using 3′ and 5′ rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) techniques, the full-length cDNA sequence of the Anman5A, a gene that encodes an acidophilic β-mannanase of Aspergillus niger LW-1 (abbreviated to AnMan5A),...
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Determination of surface and in-depth residual stress distributions induced by hard milling of H13 steel
In the present study, an experimental investigation was conducted to determine the effects of surface texture, cutting parameters and phase transformation on the surface and in-depth residual stress distributi...
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Numerical analysis of coherent combination for fiber lasers and application to beam steering
A coherent combination model of fiber lasers has been established. The relative beam quality factor has been introduced and studied as a proper beam quality factor for the combined coherent beam. The disturban...
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Effects of Cr addition on glass-forming ability and mechanical properties of Cu–Zr–Al bulk metallic glass
Effects of a small amount addition of Cr on glass-forming ability (GFA) and mechanical properties of Cu–Zr–Al bulk metallic glass were investigated. The GFA of (Cu46Zr46Al8)100−x Cr ...
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Molecular structure, quantum chemical investigation, and thermal behavior of (DNAZ-CO)2
Bis-(3,3-dinitroazetidinyl)-oxamide ((DNAZ-CO)2) is an acyl derivative of 3,3-dinitroazetidine (DNAZ). It is prepared and its crystal structure is determined. The crystal is orthorhombic, Fdd2 space group, a = 13...
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Microstructure and mechanical property of Zr65Al7.5Ni10Cu12.5Ag5 bulk metallic glass subjected to rolling
The as-cast and the pre-annealed Zr65Al7.5Ni10Cu12.5Ag5 bulk metallic glasses were rolled at room temperature to different deformation degrees, and the microstructure and microhardness were examined. It is reveal...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Improved Approach to Super Resolution Based on PET Imaging
The low spatial resolution of Positron Emission Tomography imaging (PET) is due to the width of detector and some physical parameters (such as scattering fraction, counting statistics, positron range and patie...
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Study on octanol-water partition coefficients of benzene halides by molecular vertex distance index
A new method of molecular structural characterization (MSC) called the molecular vertex distance index (MVDI) is constructed and used to describe the structures of benzene halides. Two quantitative structurepr...
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Cloning and sequence analysis of complete gene encoding an alkaline lipase from Penicillium cyclopium
The complete gene (PG37 lip) encoding an alkaline lipase (PG37 LipI) was cloned from the genomic DNA of Penicillium cyclopium PG37. The cloned PG37 lipI is 2.020 bp in length, consisting of 632 bp of the 5′ flank...
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The growth, thermal and nonlinear optical properties of single-crystal GdAl3(BO3)4
The nonlinear optical single-crystals GdAl3(BO3)4 (GAB), space group R32, were grown by the top-seed solution growth (TSSG) method. The thermal properties and the nonlinear optical characteristics have been inves...
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Redetermination of the Eutectic Composition of the Ni-P Binary Alloy
A series of Ni-P alloys (Ni-rich) have been synthesized and solidified. It is found that the solidification microstructure of the Ni-19.0 at.%P alloy that has long been regarded as the eutectic composition con...
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A new configuration for phase control in laser coherent combination utilizing liquid crystal optical modulator
In a laser coherent combination, the phase detection and control is the most critical. Using the beat frequency method, consistence of the phase in output beams can be ensured through real-time detection and c...
