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Roles of Electrostatic Interactions in the Peroxide System for Bleaching of Cotton Fabric
The industrial bleaching of cotton fabric is often carried out in an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) with the addition of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at a boiling temperature. To overcome the higher ener...
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Study on the variation characteristics and influencing factors of stem water content of Acer truncatum during the overwintering period
Stem water content serves as a pivotal parameter that reflects the plant vitality and maintains their internal water balance. Given the insufficient comprehension regarding the stem water content characteristi...
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Open AccessEffect of pericapsular nerve group block and suprainguinal fascia iliaca block on postoperative analgesia and stress response in elderly patients undergoing hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled double-blind trial
As a novel regional analgesic technique, ultrasound-guided pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block has some potential advantages, and we designed a randomized clinical trial (RCT) to investigate whether the ultr...
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Theoretical Investigation of Hydrogen Adsorption and Hydrogen Spillover on Graphene Monolayer-Supported Single Transitional Metal Atoms
Graphene-based nanostructures loaded with transitional metallic atoms have been identified as promising materials for hydrogen storage. In this study, we investigate the adsorption and spillover of hydrogen on...
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Research on hybrid propulsion system with parallel power configuration: theory and experiment based on dynamics
With the increasingly serious problems of international energy shortage and environmental degradation, the adoption of hybrid energy forms represents an effective solution to these challenges and has been wide...
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Challenges and opportunities in Quaternary palynology
Quaternary palynology plays a pivotal role in investigating global climate change and various other research fields, serving as an essential tool for the quantitative analysis of paleoenvironment changes. Howe...
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Impact of combined propranolol and oxytocin on the process and outcomes of labor: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
To systematically review the impact of propranolol combined with oxytocin on the process and outcomes of labor.
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SHARPIN contributes to sevoflurane-induced neonatal neurotoxicity through up-regulating HMGB1 to repress M2 like-macrophage polarization
Sevoflurane exposure can result in neurotoxicity especially among children, which remains an important complication after surgery. However, its related mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated the biol...
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Heterophase junction engineering-induced Co spin-state modulation of CoSe2 for large-current hydrogen evolution reaction
Efficient electrocatalysts are vital to large-current hydrogen production in commercial water splitting for green energy generation. Herein, a novel heterophase engineering strategy is described to produce pol...
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Open AccessEmbedding multi-agent reinforcement learning into behavior trees with unexpected interruptions
Behavior trees have attracted great interest in computer games and robotic applications. However, it lacks the learning ability for dynamic environments. Previous works combining behavior trees with reinforcem...
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Dehaze on small-scale datasets via self-supervised learning
Real-world dehazing datasets usually suffer from small scales because of high collection costs. If networks are trained with such insufficient data, it leads to not only low performance on objective metrics, b...
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Modeling of temperature distribution and clad geometry of the molten pool during laser cladding of CoCrCuFeNi alloys
This work simulated a modified three-dimensional single-track finite element model and a temperature discrimination mechanism in order to investigate the variation of temperature field in stainless steel and t...
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Long non-coding RNA DANCR increases spinal cord neuron apoptosis and inflammation of spinal cord injury by mediating the microRNA-146a-5p/MAPK6 axis
This research was to unravel the impact of the lncRNA differentiation antagonizing non-protein coding RNA (DANCR)/microRNA (miR)-146a-5p/mitogen-activated protein kinase 6 (MAPK6) axis on spinal cord injury (S...
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First-Principles Study of Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Ir with Different Coordination Numbers Anchoring at Specific Sites of Co3O4 (111) Surface
Anchoring noble metals to non-noble metals oxide to create single-atom catalysts (SACs) was an appealing approach to improve atomic efficiency and catalyst activity with simultaneous reduction of cost. However...
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Numerical comprehensive optimization and evaluation on ballistic behavior of ceramic/FRP composites based on AHP model
Multi-layer ceramic/fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite, especially Al2O3/carbon-aramid hybrid FRP composite, is a common ceramic composite armor system (CCAS) in the protection field. Aiming at selecting an...
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The relationship between starch synthesis enzyme activity, gene expression, and amylopectin fine structure in waxy maize
Two waxy maize hybrids were selected to explore the relationship between amylopectin fine structure and gene expression of starch synthesis-related enzymes. High-performance anion-exchange chromatograph analys...
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Open AccessDualistic insulator states in 1T-TaS2 crystals
While the monolayer sheet is well-established as a Mott-insulator with a finite energy gap, the insulating nature of bulk 1T-TaS2 crystals remains ambiguous due to their varying dimensionalities and alterable int...
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Efficient OER catalysis on Ir-doped Co3O4: Understanding Double and Quadruple Oxygen Coupling Mechanisms on Bimetallic sites
Constructing electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for advancing renewable energy systems. In this study, the OER performances of Ir-doped Co3O4 with (100), (110), and (311) surfaces...
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Preface for the Special Issue on “Safety and Intelligent Maintenance of Offshore Structures”
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Open AccessA hierarchical multi-agent allocation-action learning framework for multi-subtask games
Great progress has been made in the domain of multi-agent reinforcement learning in recent years. Most work concentrates on solving a single task by learning the cooperative behaviors of agents. However, many ...
