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Open AccessA configurable method for clinical quality measurement through electronic health records based on openEHR and CQL
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Open AccessInfluencing factors and reduction of domestic solid waste at university dormitory in Shanghai, China
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EAC-GAN: Semi-supervised Image Enhancement Technology to Improve CNN Classification Performance
Deep neural networks require a large amount of data for supervised training and learning, but it is often difficult to obtain a large amount of label data in practical applications. Since semi-supervised learn...
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Enhanced Cadaverine Production by Engineered Escherichia coli Using Soybean Residue Hydrolysate (SRH) as a Sole Nitrogen Source
An economical source of nitrogen is one of the major limiting factors for sustainable cadaverine production. The utilization potential of soybean residue for enhanced cadaverine production by engineered Escherich...
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Survey: Research on Blockchain Consensus Mechanism in IoT Security
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology, as an important part of a new generation of information technology, is beginning to be applied in more and more fields. However, due to the lack of basic security techn...
