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Influence of pier height on the safety of trains running on high-speed railway bridges during earthquakes
Sudden earthquakes pose a threat to the running safety of trains on high-speed railway bridges, and the stiffness of piers is one of the factors affecting the dynamic response of train-track-bridge system. In ...
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Anti-corrosive and highly reversible zinc metal anode enabled by the phenolic resin coating
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have attracted much attention due to their high theoretical capacity, low cost, high safety, and eco-friendly. However, challenges such as dendrite growth and side reactions severely...
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Quantum key distribution over a mimicked dynamic-scattering channel
Free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) plays an important role in the global quantum network. However, free space channels suffer from the atmospheric turbulence and scattering effects of haze, fog, and dus...
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The correct name for Gentiana albomarginata (Gentianaceae: Gentianeae)
Gentiana albomarginata C.Marquand was proposed as a replacement name for G. albescens (Franch.) Franch. ex Kusn., which was long considered as a later homonym of G. albescens Favre. However, G. albescens Favre w...
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Intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: an evidence map** and meta-analysis
The clinical efficacy and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) treatment for COVID-19 remain controversial. This study aimed to map the current status and gaps of available evidence, and conduct a meta-...
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Generation and regulation of electromagnetic pulses generated by femtosecond lasers interacting with multitargets
Ultrashort and powerful laser interactions with a target generate intense wideband electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). In this study, we report EMPs generated by the interactions between petawatt (30 fs, 1.4 × 1020 W/...
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Characteristics of Diagenesis and Its Control on Tight Sandstone Reservoir of Yanchang Formation in Luohe Block of Zhidan Oilfield, Ordos Basin
The tight sandstone reservoir of Yanchang formation in Luohe block of Zhidan oilfield in Ordos basin has strong heterogeneity, complex pore structure and various diagenesis types, which leads to unclear unders...
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Evaluation of Sensitivity Damage Degree of Sandstone Geothermal Reservoir in Lantian Bahe Formation in Guanzhong Area
Based on the petrology characteristics of the sandstone geothermal reservoirfrom Lantian Bahe Formation in the middle and deep layers, Guanzhong area, Shaanxi Province, natural core and artificial core models ...
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Experimental Study on Damage Evaluation of Fracturing Fluid in Shale Oil Reservoir
As a reservoir reconstruction, fracturing fluid plays the role of transmitting pressure and carrying proppant, but it is also the main source of reservoir damage, which brings different degree of damage to the...
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Open AccessUsing signal-to-cutoff ratios of HIV screening assay to predict HIV infection
The sensitivity of HIV screening assays often leads to a high rate of false-positive results, requiring retests and confirmatory tests. This study aimed to analyze the capability of signal-to-cutoff (S/CO) rat...
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Open AccessRadiomic signatures reveal multiscale intratumor heterogeneity associated with tissue tolerance and survival in re-irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multicenter study
Post-radiation nasopharyngeal necrosis (PRNN) is a severe adverse event following re-radiotherapy for patients with locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LRNPC) and associated with decreased survival. Bi...
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Open AccessGut microbiota impacts bone via Bacteroides vulgatus-valeric acid-related pathways
Although the gut microbiota has been reported to influence osteoporosis risk, the individual species involved, and underlying mechanisms, remain largely unknown. We performed integrative analyses in a Chinese ...
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Open AccessAssessing food security performance from the One Health concept: an evaluation tool based on the Global One Health Index
Food systems instantiate the complex interdependencies across humans, physical environments, and other organisms. Applying One Health approaches for agri-food system transformation, which adopts integrated and...
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Open AccessTight finite-key analysis for mode-pairing quantum key distribution
Mode-pairing quantum key distribution (MP-QKD) is a potential protocol that is not only immune to all possible detector side channel attacks, but also breaks the repeaterless rate-transmittance bound without n...
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Open AccessArbitrary bias control of LiNbO3 based Mach-Zehnder intensity modulators for QKD system
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can help distant agents to share unconditional secret keys, and the achievable secret key rate can be enhanced with the help of decoy-state protocol. To implement QKD experimenta...
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Open AccessCamrelizumab combined with apatinib in patients with first-line platinum-resistant or PD-1 inhibitor resistant recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a single-arm, phase 2 trial
Immunotherapy combined with antiangiogenic targeted therapy has improved the treatment of certain solid tumors, but effective regimens remain elusive for refractory recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinom...
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AIWW: a new nutrition-screening tool for the oncologic population
Malnutrition is a common comorbidity among patients with cancer. However, no nutrition-screening tool has been recognized in this population. A quick and easy screening tool for nutrition with high sensitivity...
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Identification of CCL20 as a Key Biomarker of Inflammatory Responses in the Pathogenesis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Inflammatory responses after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) contribute to severe secondary brain injury, leading to poor clinical outcomes. However, the responsible genes for effective anti-inflammation treatm...
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Emulsion Binders with Multiple Crosslinked Structures for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Lithium-sulfur batteries suffer a lot from the huge volume change and the shuttle effect. However, conventional poly(vinylidene fluoride) binder has intrinsic drawbacks, such as low ion conductivity, weak poly...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a predictive model in diagnosis and prognosis of primary glioblastoma patients based on Homeobox A family
Homeobox A (HOXA) family is involved in the development of malignancies as either tumor suppressors or oncogenes. However, their roles in glioblastoma (GBM) and clinical significance have not been fully elucid...
