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Open AccessScreening for frailty and its association with activities of daily living, cognitive impairment, and falls among community-dwelling older adults in China
Frailty is a prevalent geriatric condition that significantly impacts the health of older adults. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of frailty among older Chinese adults aged ≥ 65 years and to assess ...
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Open AccessThe impact of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) on pulmonary function in US adults: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES (2007–2012)
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are a group of chemicals widely used in various applications to prevent or slow down the spread of fire. However, they have adverse effects on human health. There is a relati...
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Open AccessAssociation of volatile organic compound exposure with metabolic syndrome and its components: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health issue consisting of multiple metabolic abnormalities. The impact of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on MetS and its components remains uncertain. This study...
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Open AccessAnalysis of the correlation between serum Klotho and FeNO: a cross-sectional study from NHANES (2007–2012)
Klotho is an anti-aging protein that has multiple functions and may play a key role in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Fra...
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TBIC-RRT*: A Novel Efficient Approach for Robot Motion Planning
In this paper, the Triangular Bidirectional Intelligent Connection RRT* (TBIC-RRT*) is introduced, which is able to find the initial feasible solution quickly while increasing the convergence for real-time rob...
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Open AccessEfficacy of pharmacotherapies for bulimia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The main purpose was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of different medications used to treat bulimia nervosa (BN).
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Effect of temperature change on the thaw-induced permafrost slope failure based on thermal-hydro-mechanical coupling
In recent years, the temperature in the permafrost region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has risen, which lead to frequent active layer detachments and retrogressive thaw slumps, which seriously affect the ecolo...
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Dual-Wire Plasma Arc Additively Manufactured SS 316L-Inconel 625 Functionally Graded Material: Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties
Functionally graded material (FGM) is an appropriate response to high-performance and multi-functional applications. In this research, dual-wire plasma arc welding can be used to fabricate SS 316L-Inconel 625 ...
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Anomaly detection of industrial multi-sensor signals based on enhanced spatiotemporal features
To improve the validity of industrial multi-sensor signals, anomaly detection has become a significant part of industrial signal processing. In practical measurement, industrial multi-sensor signals are mostly...
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Arc Additively Manufactured 5356 Aluminum Alloy with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is the latest development in 3D printing because of its high build rate. This study investigated the first use of cable-type welding wire (CWW) to manufacture thin-walled...
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Investigation of the triggering mechanism and runout characteristics of an earthflow in Zhimei village, Chengduo, Qinghai, China
On September 7, 2017, a slope failure occurred in Zhimei village, Chengduo County, Qinghai Province, China. This event involved the failure of 2.4 × 104 m3 of soil from the source area. The displaced mass travele...
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Open AccessPlatelet-rich plasma inhibits Adriamycin-induced inflammation via blocking the NF-κB pathway in articular chondrocytes
Previous studies showed that doxorubicin could lead to osteoarthritis (OA) by inducing chondrocyte inflammation and apoptosis. Besides, it is reported that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) could suppress the activat...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: MircoRNA-33a inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and metastasis and could be a prognostic marker in non-small cell lung cancer
Editor's Note: this Article has been retracted; the Retraction Note is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88178-8.
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Intelligent monitoring and health management technologies for metal-roof sheathing
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Correction to: Unlabeled PCA-shuffling initialization for convolutional neural networks
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. Errors in the online version as follows: (1) In the 2nd row of Column 8 (Rel(%)) in Table 5, the number “54814” should be changed to “5.4...
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Unlabeled PCA-shuffling initialization for convolutional neural networks
In order to obtain prominent recognition accuracy convolutional neural networks (CNNs) need large amounts of labeled data to initialize network parameters. However, there exist two open problems, i.e., the unc...
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New advances in monitoring and triggering of mechanical ventilation
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: MircoRNA-33a inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and metastasis and could be a prognostic marker in non-small cell lung cancer
Understanding the molecular mechanism by which epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)-mediated cancer metastasis and how microRNA (miRNA) regulates lung cancer progression via Twist1-activated EMT may provide...
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A Feature Point Clustering Algorithm Based on GG-RNN
In the field of object recognition in computer vision, feature point clustering algorithm has become an important part of the object recognition. After getting the object feature points, we make the feature po...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A simple 96-well microplate method for estimation of total polyphenol content in seaweeds
Seaweed polyphenols are potent antioxidants and have also been shown to have α-glucosidase inhibiting activity. In our continuous efforts to develop new marine-based nutraceuticals and functional food ingredients...
