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Simplified integration of optimal self-management behaviors is associated with improved HbA1c in patients with type 1 diabetes
Living with type 1 diabetes requires burdensome and complex daily diabetes self-management behaviors. This study aimed to determine the association between integrated behavior performance and HbA1c, while iden...
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Highly Efficient Third Harmonic Generation in Quadratic and Cubic Nonlinear Media by Cascaded Second Harmonic Generation
We report on a new highly efficient method for frequency tripling of optical waves based on cascaded secondharmonic generation in a medium with quadratic susceptibility, taking into account the cubic response ...
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Effect of Extrusion Preforming Process on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AZ81 Magnesium Alloy Die-Forged Net Forming Specimen
With semi-continuous casting AZ81 magnesium alloy as the carrier, the evolution of microstructure and properties in different deformation processes was analyzed and discussed by means of SEM, EBSD, XRD and met...
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Sleep Duration and Frailty Risk among Older Adults: Evidence from a Retrospective, Population-Based Cohort Study
Frailty and sleep duration complaints are both prevalent and often coexist among older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the prospective association between sleep duration and frailty risk in a ...
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Open AccessUse of the supraclavicular artery island flap for reconstruction of maxillofacial defects: a case report and literature review
Free flaps are widely used in maxillofacial reconstruction; however, this approach was not feasible in the current case. It was not possible because the free flap method requires microvascular anastomosis expe...
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Open AccessGenetic and cytological analyses reveal the recombination landscape of a partially differentiated plant sex chromosome in kiwifruit
Angiosperm sex chromosomes, where present, are generally recently evolved. The key step in initiating the development of sex chromosomes from autosomes is the establishment of a sex-determining locus within a ...
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Optimal Preparation Process for Fatigue Specimens Treated by Ultrasonic Peening
This paper addresses the issue of preparing small-scale fatigue specimens for properly evaluating the effect of ultrasonic peening on fatigue life of welded structures and metallic components by laboratory exp...
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Effects of pre-recovery on the recrystallization microstructure and texture of high-purity tantalum
The effects of recovery on the subsequent recrystallization of tantalum were investigated via two-step annealing at two temperatures. Transmission electron microscopy, electron back-scattered diffraction, and ...
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Stellarator Research Opportunities: A Report of the National Stellarator Coordinating Committee
This document is the product of a stellarator community workshop, organized by the National Stellarator Coordinating Committee and referred to as Stellcon, that was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts in February...
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Open AccessThe emerging role of Toll-like receptor 4 in myocardial inflammation
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pattern recognition receptors involved in cardiovascular diseases. Notably, numerous studies have demonstrated that TLR4 activates the expression of several of pro-in...
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Open AccessLow nanomolar concentrations of Cucurbitacin-I induces G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis by perturbing redox homeostasis in gastric cancer cells in vitro and in vivo
Cucurbitacin-I (Cu-I, also known as Elatericin B or JSI-124) is developed to inhibit constitutive and abnormal activation of STAT3 in many cancers, demonstrating a potent anticancer activity by targeting disru...
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Elimination of Elongated Bands by Clock Rolling in High-Purity Tantalum
135-deg clock rolling was developed to process high-purity Ta plate aiming to remove the elongated bands occurred in unidirectionally rolled sample. Results showed that compared to unidirectional rolling, cloc...
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Position error compensation of semi-closed loop servo system using support vector regression and fuzzy PID control
This paper discusses how to improve the position precision of a semi-closed loop servo system. A support vector regression algorithm is chosen to model and predict position error. The predicted error is then f...
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Aberrant TAL1 activation is mediated by an interchromosomal interaction in human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Long-range chromatin interactions control metazoan gene transcription. However, the involvement of intra- and interchromosomal interactions in development and oncogenesis remains unclear. TAL1/SCL is a critica...
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A novel movable electrode for realizing deep sub-micrometer gap in SOI-based MEMS square resonator
A novel movable electrode is demonstrated to realize deep sub-micrometer resonator-to-electrode gap. This design is based on SOI progress for better reducing the motional impedance. The movable structure conta...
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Ultrasensitive magnetic field detection using a single artificial atom
Efficient detection of magnetic fields is central to many areas of research and technology. High-sensitivity detectors are commonly built using direct-current superconducting quantum interference devices or at...
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Dynamic interaction between TAL1 oncoprotein and LSD1 regulates TAL1 function in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis
TAL1/SCL is a hematopoietic-specific oncogene and its activity is regulated by associated transcriptional co-activators and corepressors. Dysregulation of TAL1 activity has been associated with T-cell leukemog...
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A positive feedback loop between HER2 and ADAM12 in human head and neck cancer cells increases migration and invasion
Increased activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family members such as HER2/Erbb2 can result in more aggressive disease, resistance to chemotherapy and reduced survival of head and neck squamou...
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Time–Frequency Energy Spectrum Analysis Technique in Main Joints Fault Diagnosis of Quayside Container Crane Track Based on Hilbert–Huang Transform
Based on the introduction of the Hilbert–Huang transform, the technique of time–frequency energy spectrum is presented in this paper. According to the features including heavy-load, high-speed and huge-impact ...
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Effects of Cr do** on the electrochemical performance of Li3V2(PO4)3 cathode material for lithium ion batteries
A series of Cr-doped Li3V2 − x Cr x (PO4)3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5) samples are prepared by a sol–gel method. The effects of Cr do** on the physical ...
