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The Aquatic Plastisphere: Methodology, Biofilm Formation Mechanism, and Microbial Diversity
From 2019 to 2060, the amount of plastic accumulated in the aquatic environment is expected to increase from 140 million tons to 493 million tons. The continuous release of microplastics (MPs) into the environ...
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Open AccessLong-term outcomes and prognosis of neuroendocrine neoplasms of the head and neck: a cohort from a single institution
Neuroendocrine neoplasm is a rare cancer of head and neck. This study aimed to evaluate clinical features, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors of neuroendocrine neoplasm of head and neck treated at a si...
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Corrosion fatigue life prediction method of aluminum alloys based on back-propagation neural network optimized by Improved Grey Wolf optimization algorithm
In order to improve the accuracy of the corrosion fatigue life prediction model for the 7050 aluminum alloy, this study presents a corrosion fatigue life prediction model based on back-propagation (BP) neural ...
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Open AccessOcean internal tides suppress tropical cyclones in the South China Sea
Tropical Cyclones (TCs) are devastating natural disasters. Analyzing four decades of global TC data, here we find that among all global TC-active basins, the South China Sea (SCS) stands out as particularly di...
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Open AccessStarch-mediated colloidal chemistry for highly reversible zinc-based polyiodide redox flow batteries
Aqueous Zn-I flow batteries utilizing low-cost porous membranes are promising candidates for high-power-density large-scale energy storage. However, capacity loss and low Coulombic efficiency resulting from po...
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Open AccessPolymer hetero-electrolyte enabled solid-state 2.4-V Zn/Li hybrid batteries
The high redox potential of Zn0/2+ leads to low voltage of Zn batteries and therefore low energy density, plaguing deployment of Zn batteries in many energy-demanding applications. Though employing high-voltage c...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis before mechanical thrombectomy in patients with atrial fibrillation
Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) before endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion (AIS-LVO). However, the efficacy and saf...
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Open AccessPreclinical evaluation of the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor RAY1216 shows improved pharmacokinetics compared with nirmatrelvir
Although vaccines are available for SARS-CoV-2, antiviral drugs such as nirmatrelvir are still needed, particularly for individuals in whom vaccines are less effective, such as the immunocompromised, to preven...
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Enhancing Computational Thinking Skills Through Artificial Intelligence Education at a STEAM High School
Artificial intelligence is the unification of philosophy, cognitive science, mathematics, neurophysiology, psychology, computer science, information theory, cybernetics, and uncertainty theory. Therefore, it i...
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Open AccessFormulation of energy loss due to magnetostriction to design ultraefficient soft magnets
The mechanism of energy loss due to magnetostriction in soft magnetic materials was analytically formulated, and our experiments validated this formulation. The viscosity of magnetic materials causes the resis...
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Open AccessTopology optimization of acoustic bandgap crystals for topological insulators
Recent advances in topology optimization methods have driven the development of bandgap crystals. These artificial materials with maximized operational bandwidth provide the basis for wave manipulation and inv...
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Open AccessGenetic variants of ABCC8 and clinical manifestations in eight Chinese children with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
ABCC8 variants can cause hyperinsulinemia by activating or deactivating gene expression. This study used targeted exon sequencing to investigate genetic variants of ABCC8 and the associated phenotypic features in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Revocable IBE with En-DKER from Lattices: A Novel Approach for Lattice Basis Delegation
In public key encryption (PKE), anonymity is essential to ensure privacy by preventing the ciphertext from revealing the recipient’s identity. However, the literature has addressed the anonymity of PKE under d...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Floating Projection Topology Optimization of Functionally Graded Porous Infill Structures for Acoustic-Mechanical Coupled Systems
Porous structures have been widely studied due to its low stiffness-to-weight ratio and excellent sound insulation and absorption, and the research revealed that functionally graded changes in shape and number...
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Open AccessElectrochemical nitrate reduction in acid enables high-efficiency ammonia synthesis and high-voltage pollutes-based fuel cells
Most current research is devoted to electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction for ammonia synthesis under alkaline/neutral media while the investigation of nitrate reduction under acidic conditions is rarely ...
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The evolutionary innovation of root suberin lamellae contributed to the rise of seed plants
Seed plants overtook ferns to become the dominant plant group during the late Carboniferous, a period in which the climate became colder and dryer1,2. However, the specific innovations driving the success of seed...
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Synthesis and ultraviolet/aggregation-induced emission investigation of novel tetraphenylvinyl hydrazone derivatives: efficient multimodal chemosensors for fluoride ion
Herein, three novel tetraphenylethylene hydrazone chemosensors TC12, SC16, and TC16 are prepared for the selective detection of F−. Two NH and one C=N units are incorporated into the sensors for better colorimetr...
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Open AccessChinese stroke patients with atrial fibrillation used Robert's age-adjusted warfarin loading protocol obtained good INR results within therapeutic range
To assess whether Roberts’ age-adjusted warfarin loading protocol is effective in Chinese patients and whether the SAMeTT2R2 score can predict international normalized ratio (INR) control. Roberts’ protocol fo...
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Anion chemistry in energy storage devices
Anions serve as an essential component of electrolytes, whose effects have long been ignored. However, since the 2010s, we have seen a considerable increase of anion chemistry research in a range of energy sto...
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Open AccessIntegration of microbattery with thin-film electronics for constructing an integrated transparent microsystem based on InGaZnO
A full integration of miniaturized transparent energy device (lithium-ion battery), electronic device (thin-film transistor) and sensing device (photodetector) to form a monolithic integrated microsystem great...