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An intelligent Cu/ZIF-8-based nanodrug delivery system for tumor-specific and synergistic therapy via tumor microenvironment-responsive cascade reaction
An intelligent nanodrug delivery system (Cu/ZIF-8@GOx-DOX@HA, hereafter CZGDH) consisting of Cu-doped zeolite imidazolate framework-8 (Cu/ZIF-8, hereafter CZ), glucose oxidase (GOx), doxorubicin (DOX), and hya...
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Cooperative positioning of UAV internet of things based on optimization algorithm
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Internet of things have been widely used in military and civilian fields such as rescue, disaster relief, urban planning. Positioning service is the core technology for UAVs to pe...
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Temporal Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Taiwan from 2016 to 2020: A Population-Based Study
There are scanty population-based studies investigating the incidence and prevalence rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Taiwan.
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HDAC9 Deficiency Upregulates cGMP-dependent Kinase II to Mitigate Neuronal Apoptosis in Ischemic Stroke
Histone deacetylase 9 (HDAC9) is implicated in ischemic stroke by genome-wide association studies. We conducted a series of experiments using a mouse model of ischemic stroke (middle cerebral artery occlusion ...
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Neuroblastoma susceptibility and association of N7-methylguanosine modification gene polymorphisms: multi-center case-control study
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a common extracranial solid malignancy in children. The N7-methylguanosine (m7G) modification gene METTL1/WDR4 polymorphisms may serve as promising molecular markers for identifying populati...
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Buy it now or later, or not: loss aversion in advance purchasing
This paper studies the advance-purchase game when a consumer has belief-based loss-averse preference, introducing a novel perspective by incorporating reference updating. It demonstrates that loss aversion inc...
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O2ath: an OpenMP offloading toolkit for the sunway heterogeneous manycore platform
The next generation Sunway supercomputer employs the SW26010pro processor, which features a specialized on-chip heterogeneous architecture. Applications with significant hotspots can benefit from the great com...
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Radiologic, clinical, and functional evaluation of children with displaced T-condylar fractures treated by closed reduction and percutaneous fixation using the Mayo Elbow Performance Score
T-condylar (T-C) fractures of the distal humerus are rare in children. There is no accepted treatment for such an injury, and there is a lack of reports evaluating the outcome of T-C fractures treated by close...
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Auricular Acupressure in Relieving PONV and Promoting Gastrointestinal Function Recovery in Females After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
The role of current pharmacological treatment after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is limited. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after LSG remains high. Auricular acupressure (AA...
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Joined AZ31B Magnesium Alloys with Ag Interlayer by Ultrasonic-Induced Transient Liquid Phase Bonding in Air
AZ31B magnesium alloys are commonly used in lightweight structures of automobile and aerospace industry. In this work, the ultrasonic-induced transient liquid phase bonding technique is deployed to joint AZ31B...
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Open AccessProteomic analysis of DEN and CCl4-induced hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) seriously threatens human health, mostly developed from liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Since diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced HCC mouse model almost re...
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Core–Shell Structured PAN@PU/PVDF-HFP Separators for Li-Ion Batteries
In this study, core–shell structured polyacrylonitrile (PAN)@polyurethane (PU)/poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene) (PVDF-HFP) nanofiber separators are prepared by coaxial electrospinning. The elect...
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IFNγ modulates the innate immune response via Toll-like receptors in green-spotted pufferfish (Tetraodon nigroviridis)
As an important endogenous cytokine in mammals, interferon-γ (IFNγ) primes and significantly enhances the recognition and response of TLRs to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) in leukocytes. Subseque...
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Open AccessEthnicity-specific blood pressure thresholds based on cardiovascular and renal complications: a prospective study in the UK Biobank
The appropriateness of hypertension thresholds for triggering action to prevent cardiovascular and renal complications among non-White populations in the UK is subject to question. Our objective was to establi...
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Inflammatory proteomics analysis in different types of male androgenetic alopecia
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Open AccessApplication of machine learning-based multi-sequence MRI radiomics in diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament tears
To compare the diagnostic power among various machine learning algorithms utilizing multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomics in detecting anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Additionally, ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Embedded Computing Course Design for Internet of Things and Smart Things Applications
With the rapid advancement of IoT technology, IoT education has emerged as a new challenge in university education. A course named “Smart Hardware and Intelligent Systems” is designed to target for undergradua...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Remaining Useful Life Prediction Technique for Rolling Element Bearings Based on Deep Temporal Feature Transfer
This paper presents a bearing remaining useful life (RUL) prediction technique based on an ordered neuron long-short term memory network (ON-LSTM) and a transfer learning. The combined technique can largely im...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Combined Temporal Convolutional Network and Gated Recurrent Unit for the Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Rolling Element Bearings
An accurate prediction of bearing remaining useful life (RUL) can largely reduce the operation and maintenance cost of a machine. This then motivates the work presented in this study where a bearing RUL predic...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Study on the Contact Mechanism in the Cage Pocket of an Angular Ball Bearing
A contact probability model for the cage pocket of an angular ball bearing is developed in this study using a multi-body dynamic analysis and a cylindrical surface grid method. The model is used to analyze the...
