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Open AccessInfluence of COVID-19 infection on early pregnancy outcomes in different periods around frozen embryo transfer
The study aimed to investigate the potential influence of COVID-19 infection on embryo implantation and early development in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET), with a specific focus on infections o...
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Gamma oscillations of visual cortex underlying emotion and cognition deficits associated with suicide attempt in major depressive disorder
Altered neural oscillations in response to negative or positive emotional stimuli may be related to severe clinical symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder, particularly high suicidality. However, ...
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Experimental analysis on combustion, performance and emission characteristics of exo-THDCPD/diesel blends in a compression ignition engine
High-energy–density fuel exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene (exo-THDCPD) has high density and calorific value, which has the potential to be used as an extended-range fuel to improve the maneuverability and endur...
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Phase Inversion-Based Microfluidic-Fiber-Spinning Assembly of Self-Supported rGO/PEDOT FiberFabrics Towards Wearable Supercapacitors
The demand for wearable electronics is still growing, and the rapid development of new electrochemical materials and manufacturing processes allows for innovative approaches to power these devices. Here, three...
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Evaluating the exceedance probability of the runout distance of rainfall-induced landslides using a two-stage FEM-MPM approach
Evaluating the exceedance probability within a time period (EPT) of the runout distance of rainfall-induced landslides is important for the quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of rainfall-induced landslides. Ho...
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Hybrid B-CSM Composites Strengthening Approach for Improved Stress–Strain Behavior of Concrete Columns and Development of Analytical Models
The brittle behavior of concrete under axial compressive loading has been a persistent issue. This study investigates the effectiveness of a hybrid Basalt-E-glass confinement (B-CSM) in improving the compressi...
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Brain–heart interaction disruption in major depressive disorder: disturbed rhythm modulation of the cardiac cycle on brain transient theta bursts
Brain neurons support arousal and cognitive activity in the form of spectral transient bursts and cooperate with the peripheral nervous system to adapt to the surrounding environment. However, the temporal dyn...
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Protective effect of zerumbone on sepsis-induced acute lung injury through anti-inflammatory and antioxidative activity via NF-κB pathway inhibition and HO-1 activation
Sepsis is a systemic illness for which there are no effective preventive or therapeutic therapies. Zerumbone, a natural molecule, has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties that may help to prevent se...
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Open AccessExclusive breastfeeding and its association with intimate partner violence during pregnancy: analysis from Pakistan demographic and health survey
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social issue and increasingly asks for the attention of policymakers. IPV is one of the main factors that affect the health of pregnant women and their infants durin...
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Interaction mechanisms between polycarboxylate superplasticizers and cement, and the influence of functional groups on superplasticizer performance: a review
Polycarboxylate (PCE) superplasticizers play a crucial role in preventing cement coagulation by effectively adsorbing onto the surface of cement particles, enhancing dispersibility, and maintaining dispersion ...
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A Domain Adaptation Deep Learning Network for EEG-Based Motor Imagery Classification
The correlation between neighboring electroencephalography (EEG) channels reveals brain signal interconnectedness, and how to represent this correlation is being studied. Simultaneously, variations in EEG sign...
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A Multi-Scale Spatiotemporal Capsule Network for Epilepsy Seizure Detection
The electroencephalogram (EEG) signal is pivotal for the expert diagnosis of epilepsy in patients. However, experiential bias among these experts can sometimes lead to inconsistent judgment outcomes. To mitiga...
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Imputation of Compound Property Assay Data Using a Gene Expression Programming-Based Method
Compound property assays are an important part of drug development, but incomplete data may occur for a variety of reasons. To deal with these incomplete data and improve the success rate of drug development, ...
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A Novel Method for Signal Sequence Classification Based on Markov Reward Models
The efficiency and accuracy of signal sequence classification have always been the ultimate goals of researchers. However, it is difficult for existing methods to meet both requirements at the same time. This ...
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All-in-one multifunctional and stretchable electrochemical fiber enables health-monitoring textile with trace sweat
Breathable and comfortable sensing textiles that can detect multi-biomarkers existing in human sweat are a promising way to achieve comprehensive health monitoring in our daily life. However, current wearable ...
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Aging Contrast: A Contrastive Learning Framework for Fish Re-identification Across Seasons and Years
The fields of biology, ecology, and fisheries management are witnessing a growing demand for distinguishing individual fish. In recent years, deep learning methods have emerged as a promising tool for image-ba...
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New evidence on supplier-induced demand in China’s public tertiary hospitals: is the cost of hospitalization higher in the off-season?
Supplier-induced demand (SID) is a long-standing concern in health economics and health system studies; however, empirical evidence on SID—critical to the development of health policy—is difficult to obtain, e...
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Open AccessIncome loss and subsequent poor psychological well-being among the Chinese population during the early COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had major ramifications for health and the economy at both the individual and collective levels. This study examined exogenous negative changes in household income and their implicati...
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TIAR: Text-Image-Audio Retrieval with weighted multimodal re-ranking
Cross-modal retrieval has developed remarkably recently and received extensive attention as an essential method for multimodal interaction study. However, most existing models are limited to one of the applica...
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The association between C-peptide and atrial cardiomyopathy in nondiabetic adults: results from NHANES III
Serum C-peptide exhibits various biological activities. The relationship between C-peptide and atrial cardiomyopathy remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between C-peptide level and atrial ...
