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Two New Antifungal Aromatic Sesquiterpenes from the Leaves of Cigar Tobacco
Two new aromatic sesquiterpenes, (1-isopropyl-6-methoxy-3-methylnaphthalen-7-yl)methanol (1) and 1-isopropyl-6-methoxy-3,7-dimethylnaphthalene (2), as well as five known ones (3–7) were isolated from the leaves o...
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Structure of High-Speed Alloy after Plasma Surfacing in Nitrogen Medium and Heat Treatment
We investigate the influence of the plasma surfacing and subsequent high-temperature tempering on the surface morphology and the elemental composition of the deposited coatings made of the R18-type high-hardne...
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Open AccessEfficacy of acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer: a multi-center, single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical research
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a common and distressing side effect. We conducted this clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of true acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture in controlling ch...
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Evaluation of ergosterol composition and esterification rate in fungi isolated from mangrove soil, long-term storage of broken spores, and two soils
Ergosterol is an important fungal-specific biomarker, but its use for fungal biomass estimation is still varied. It is important to distinguish between free and esterified ergosterols, which are mainly located...
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5G evolution promoting innovation of antenna systems
We introduce the basic concept, background, and development of mobile communication systems from the first generation (1G) to the fifth generation (5G) including their antenna systems. We also describe the req...
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Novel N-containing heterocyclic borate ester with hydrolytic stability as lubricant additive
A new kind of N-containing heterocyclic borate ester (MTMDB) as lubricant additive was synthesized and characterized. The tribological behaviors of MTMDB and ZDDP in 100N base oil were evaluated through four-b...
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Open AccessEffect of acupuncture in prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most common and distressing side effects in patients with cancer. The introduction and development of antiemetic drugs have significantly improved ...
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Investigation of a spherical-section ultrasound phased array for hepatic ablation
A 3D ultrasound thermal model with a 3D finite element representation for modeling the thermal diffusion effects for hepatic ablation induced by spherical-section ultrasound phased array was developed. The mod...
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SVM for density estimation and application to medical image segmentation
A method of medical image segmentation based on support vector machine (SVM) for density estimation is presented. We used this estimator to construct a prior model of the image intensity and curvature profile ...
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Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of a One-dimensional Diamagnetic Metal-radical Complex: [Zn(NIT4py)2(DTB)2(H2O)2]
A novel one-dimensional complex [Zn(NIT4py)2(DTB)2(H2O)2] (1), with mixed ligands [where NIT4py is 2-(4′-pyridyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide and DTB is 3,5-dinitrobenzoate] has been synthesized...
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Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of a nickel(II) complex with pyridine-substituted nitronyl nitroxide radicals
The complex [Ni(NIT2Py)(PDA)(H2O)]·(MeOH)(H2O) [NIT2Py = 2-(2′-pyridyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide; PDA = 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid] has been prepared and structurally characterized. The N...
