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The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement is Mediated and Moderated by Executive Functions
Executive function is an underlying mechanism linking family socioeconomic status (SES) and academic achievement. Previous studies mainly investigated either the mediating or moderating role of executive funct...
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Open AccessVBP1 promotes tumor proliferation as a part of the hypoxia-related signature in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignant tumor in East Asia. Hypoxia, a hallmark of solid tumors, significantly alters redox homeostasis inside tumor microenvironment. This alteration dr...
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Evaluating the Performance of Several Data Preprocessing Methods Based on GRU in Forecasting Monthly Runoff Time Series
The optimal planning and management of modern water resources depends highly on reliable and accurate runoff forecasting. Data preprocessing technology can provide new possibilities for improving the accuracy ...
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Exploring How Instructional Designers Prioritize the Relationship Between Universal Design and Learning Context in Higher Education
This research study delves into the dynamics of instructional designers' decision-making practices concerning the integration of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in online learning environments w...
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Open AccessThe chloroplast genomes of two medicinal species (Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. and Veronica undulata Wall.) and its comparative analysis with related Veronica species
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. and Veronica undulata Wall. are widely used ethnomedicinal plants in China. The two species have different clinical efficacies, while their extremely similar morphology and unclear ...
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Source Apportionment of Carbonaceous Aerosols during PM2.5 Pollution Episodes in **’an, Northwestern China: Estimation of the Potential of Carbon Emission Reduction by Rural Household Energy Substitution
The carbonaceous aerosol source apportionment is crucial for targeted prevention and control of PM2.5 in China. The 24 h integrated PM2.5 samples were collected from **’an, China during pollution events in 2015 i...
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Parametric modeling and singularity analysis of a novel 6-PUS parallel robot driven by piezoelectric linear actuators
Focusing on large moment of inertia of Stewart-Gough platform, a novel 6-PUS parallel robot driven by piezoelectric linear actuators is proposed, which installs actuators on the static platform and the equival...
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Improving Granulosa Cell Function in Premature Ovarian Failure with Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Exosome-Derived hsa_circ_0002021
The therapeutic potential of exosomes from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs-Exo) for delivering specific circular RNAs (circRNAs) in treating premature ovarian failure (POF) is not well unde...
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Sulfonated poly (aryl ether ketone sulfone) modified by polyoxometalates LaW10 clusters for proton exchange membranes with high proton conduction performance
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are classified as solid superacids which can exhibit notable proton conductivity, making them a promising functional inorganic filler for enhancing the proton conductivity of proton exc...
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Imaging surface structure and premelting of ice Ih with atomic resolution
Ice surfaces are closely relevant to many physical and chemical properties, such as melting, freezing, friction, gas uptake and atmospheric reaction1–8. Despite extensive experimental and theoretical investigatio...
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Open AccessResearch progress and application of two-dimensional materials for surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) is a pivotal detection technology that identifies molecular spectral signals at the single-molecule level. Owing to its sensitivity and non-destructive nature, SERS has...
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Open AccessInternal water circulation mediated synergistic co-hydrolysis of PET/cotton textile blends in gamma-valerolactone
Recycling strategies for mixed plastics and textile blends currently aim for recycling only one of the components. Here, we demonstrate a water coupling strategy to co-hydrolyze polyester/cotton textile blends...
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Open AccessProlonged intermittent theta burst stimulation targeting the left prefrontal cortex and cerebellum does not affect executive functions in healthy individuals
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for alleviating negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia commonly targets the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (LDLPFC). However, the ...
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Open AccessDistantly Supervised Relation Extraction Based on Residual Attention and Self Learning
Relation extraction is an important task in information extraction, which aims to identify the relation between two given entities. The algorithm based on distant supervision can automatically generate a large...
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Assimilating FY-4A AGRI Radiances with a Channel-Sensitive Cloud Detection Scheme for the Analysis and Forecasting of Multiple Typhoons
This paper presents an attempt at assimilating clear-sky FY-4A Advanced Geosynchronous Radiation Imager (AGRI) radiances from two water vapor channels for the prediction of three landfalling typhoon events ove...
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An Exploration of How Students Prioritize Help-Seeking Sources in Online Learning Environments
The aim of this study is to analyze how undergraduate learners seek academic help online at a public university in the United States with Q methodology. Upon completion of the study, we identified three groups...
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How does tourism affect the urban heat island effect? A case study of the tourism heat footprint in Macao
This paper uses the tourism heat footprint (THF) and a structural vector autoregressive model to investigate how tourism has affected the urban heat island effect in Macao, a typical urban tourism destination....
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Open AccessGMOIT: a tool for effective screening of genetically modified crops
Advancement in agricultural biotechnology has resulted in increasing numbers of commercial varieties of genetically modified (GM) crops worldwide. Though several databases on GM crops are available, these data...
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Association between lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Many previous studies reported the relationship between lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular disease, but the conclusions were controversial. The aim of our study was to retrospectively investigate the associatio...
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Astragalus polysaccharide attenuates diabetic nephropathy by reducing apoptosis and enhancing autophagy through activation of Sirt1/FoxO1 pathway
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in diabetic patients. Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) is a natural active ingredient in Astragalus membranaceus with anti-hypertensive and...
