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Mechanisms for improving the quality of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) by short-term low-salinity treatment revealed by UPLC-MS and GC–MS
Due to high-density farming methods and poor farming environments, freshwater fish often have poor muscle texture and a fishy odor before marketing, which impacts consumer acceptance. Short-term low-salinity s...
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Advancing Internet of Things Through Statistical Pruning of Neural Networks
Pruning is showing huge potential for compressing and accelerating deep neural networks by eliminating redundant parameters. Along with more terminal chips integrated with AI accelerators for Internet of Thing...
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Open AccessA statistical approach for neural network pruning with application to internet of things
Pruning is showing huge potential for compressing and accelerating deep neural networks by eliminating redundant parameters. Along with more terminal chips integrated with AI accelerators for internet of thing...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Neural Network for UWB Radar Sensor Network-Based Sense-Through-Wall Human Detection
Human detection through wall is a very critical and challenging task. In this paper, we present a neural network-based method using Ultra-wideband radar to detect a human through wooden door, gypsum wall and b...
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Open AccessChinese never smokers with adenocarcinoma of the lung are younger and have fewer lymph node metastases than smokers
Lung cancers arising in never smokers have been suggested to be substantially different from lung cancers in smokers at an epidemiological, genetic and molecular level. Focusing on non-small cell lung cancer (...
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Open AccessFine-tuned regulation of photosynthetic performance via γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) supply coupled with high initial cell density culture for economic starch production in microalgae
Microalgal starch is considered as renewable and sustainable feedstock for biofuels and biorefinery. High cell density culture is favourable for photoautotrophic starch production in microalgae in the aspects ...
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Acetyl l-carnitine protects adipose-derived stem cells against serum-starvation: regulation on the network composed of reactive oxygen species, autophagy, apoptosis and senescence
Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) play an important role in cell therapy and regenerative medicine. However, local nutritional deficiency often limits therapeutical effect of the transplanted cells. Acetyl l-car...
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Substrate coated with autologous decellularized extracellular matrix facilitates in vitro spreading of spheroid from adipose-derived stem cells through regulating ERK1/2-MMP2/9 pathway
Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are easily available and play an important role in regenerative medicine. In recent years, Cell spheroid models have been in the spotlight because of their various advantages...
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Prenatal cadmium exposure and preterm low birth weight in China
Early studies have investigated the effect of prenatal cadmium (Cd) exposure on birth outcomes, such as preterm birth and low birth weight, although the results of these studies are inconsistent. The aim of th...
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Open AccessRelationships of circular RNA with diabetes and depression
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is closely related to depression; however, the exact molecular mechnisms of this association are unknown. Here, we investigated whether circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the blood are...
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Open AccessPrenatal chromium exposure and risk of preterm birth: a cohort study in Hubei, China
Few studies have investigated the association of environmental chromium exposure and preterm birth in general population. This study was designed to investigate whether maternal chromium exposure during pregna...
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Open AccessMaternal urinary manganese and risk of low birth weight: a case–control study
Manganese (Mn) is an essential element for humans, but exposure to high levels has been associated with adverse developmental outcomes. Early epidemiological studies evaluating the effect of Mn on fetal growth...
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A cam-quadrilateral mechanism for power transmission of a twin-rotor piston engine
A quadrilateral with four invariable lengths of sides has the characteristic of transforming the variation of the diagonal length to the variation of its interior angle. Thus, the combination of two quadrilate...
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Visfatin induces cholesterol accumulation in macrophages through up-regulation of scavenger receptor-A and CD36
As a new potential inflammatory mediator, visfatin plays an important role in inflammation and atherosclerosis. The formation of macrophage-derived foam cells occurs at the early stage of atherosclerosis and u...
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Design and analysis of a new AUV’s sliding control system based on dynamic boundary layer
The new AUV driven by multi-vectored thrusters not only has unique kinematic characteristics during the actual cruise but also exists uncertain factors such as hydrodynamic coefficients perturbation and unknow...
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The physical interaction between LdPLCs and Arabidopsis G beta in a yeast two-hybrid system
Phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C plays pivotal roles in a host of physiologic processes in both animals and plants. Animal PI-PLC is regulated by heterotrimeric G-protein. Plant PI-PLCs are structural...
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Mathematical models of grinding manufacture and tooth contact analysis of spherical gears
The spherical gear is a gear-driven mechanism with two degrees of freedom (DOF), which can transfer spatial motion and power. Grinding machining of the spherical gear is performed with a plate grinding wheel b...
