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A numerical study of the damage process of armour bricks on wave overtop** using a coupled SPH-DEM method
Wave overtop** is a common natural phenomenon occurring in coastal areas and may damage the bricks on the top of breakwaters. The analysis of the bricks' damage process is conducted by many studies, whilst m...
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Open AccessA booster hepatitis B vaccine for children with maternal HBsAg positivity before 2 years of age could effectively prevent vaccine breakthrough infections
The long-term protective effect of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), the incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine breakthrough infections (VBIs), and whether a booster HepB is necessary remain to be clarified in...
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Open AccessAssociation of dynamic changes in serum levels of HBV DNA and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
We aimed to examine the risk of HCC associated with the long-term change patterns in HBV DNA levels.
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Open AccessThe dynamic changes of HBV quasispecies diversity in infancy after immunoprophylaxis failure: a prospective cohort study
Previous works have observed that younger infants with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are more responsive to antiviral treatment. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, th...
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Effect of the PTO Dam** Force on the 2D Oscillating Buoy Wave Energy Converter Integrated into a Pile-Restrained Floating Breakwater
The aim of the study is to evaluate the parametric effect of a power take-off (PTO) system on an integration system of an oscillating buoy wave energy device with a pile-restrained floating breakwater. To cons...
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Simulation of a tsunami-like solitary wave interacting with a piled baffle penetrated breakwater
A piled baffle penetrated breakwater is a widely used free surface type breakwater that is prone to instabilities under extreme waves, such as tsunamis. The studies of interactions between the tsunami-like sol...
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Fully nonlinear simulation of wave–current interaction with an oscillating wave surge converter
On the basis of a time-domain HOBEM (higher-order boundary element method), a two-dimensional (2D) fully nonlinear numerical model is developed to investigate the wave energy capturing efficiency of an OWSC (o...
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Effect of cerium do** on the crystallization behavior of ZnSb for phase-change memory application
In the paper, the Ce do** is proposed to improve the thermal stability and increase the resistance in ZnSb thin film for phase-change memory (PCM) application. By Ce do**, it is proved that the resistance ...
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Superlattice-like Ga40Sb60/Sb films with ultra-high speed and low power for phase change memory application
Superlattice-like (SLL) Ga40Sb60/Sb (GSS) is proposed for its ultra-high speed, low power for phase change application. The excellent properties derives from the properly designed SLL structure of Sb layers with ...
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Open AccessHepatitis B virus genotype, mutations, human leukocyte antigen polymorphisms and their interactions in hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-centre case-control study
Three genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted on the genetic susceptibility of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), two of which consistently identified tagging si...
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Hydroelastic analysis of a very large floating structure edged with a pair of submerged horizontal plates
This paper is concerned with the hydroelastic problem of a very large pontoon-type floating structure (VLFS) edged with a pair of submerged horizontal plates, which is a combination of perforated and non-perfo...
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Numerical and experimental analysis of hydroelastic response on a very large floating structure edged with a pair of submerged horizontal plates
This paper aims to investigate the hydroelastic response of the very large floating structure (VLFS) with the perforated, non-perforated or the dual submerged horizontal plates both numerically and experimenta...
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New loci associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Han Chinese
Hongbing Shen and colleagues report a genome-wide association study for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Han Chinese populations. They identify two loci newly associated with HBV infection near HLA-C ...
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IL-23R polymorphisms, HBV infection, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a high-risk Chinese population
The interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) plays an important role in the T-helper 17 cell-mediated inflammatory process and is also involved in tumor immune surveillance, which may be linked to carcinogenesis in he...
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Conceptual design of a deep draft semi-submersible platform with a moveable heave-plate
Based on the principle of turned mass damper (TMD) systems, the conceptual design of semi-submersible platform with a moveable heave-plate (MHS) has been put forward. The heave motion response amplitude operat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Technical Design and Realization of Concrete Experimental Teaching in Distance Education
This article discusses the common distance education experimental mode in and out of China, and combines with the development needs of modern distance education of Dalian University of Technology, aim at reinf...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Application of Electric Machine and Drive Experimental Teaching of Web-Based Virtual Laboratory
Virtual laboratory is a combination product of computer technology and multimedia technology. The application of virtual experiment in distance education has reformed traditional teaching models, which has eff...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Design and Achievement on Building Material Virtual Demonstrate Experiment
This article states the research team accomplishes the design and achievement on building material virtual demonstrates experiment by using multimedia, web and field experiment technology. After earnestly stud...
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Functional polymorphisms of matrix metallopeptidase-9 and risk of coronary artery disease in a Chinese population
Matrix metallopeptidase-9 (MMP-9) plays a pivotal role in vascular remodeling and development of atherosclerotic lesion. The potentially functional MMP-9 polymorphisms may contribute to the susceptibility of coro...
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Common non-synonymous polymorphisms in the BRCA1 Associated RING Domain (BARD1) gene are associated with breast cancer susceptibility: a case-control analysis
The BRCA1 Associated RING Domain (BARD1) gene has been identified as a high penetrance gene for breast cancer, whose germline and somatic mutations were reported in both non-BRCA1/2 hereditary site-specific and s...
