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Open AccessLayer-by-layer phase transformation in Ti3O5 revealed by machine-learning molecular dynamics simulations
Reconstructive phase transitions involving breaking and reconstruction of primary chemical bonds are ubiquitous and important for many technological applications. In contrast to displacive phase transitions, t...
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Comparison of urethral parameters in females presenting cystoceles with and without stress urinary incontinence based on dynamic magnetic resonance imaging: are they different?
To compare urethral parameters between cystocele patients with and without stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and explore factors influencing SUI in cystocele patients via dynamic MRI.
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Open AccessGradient tungsten-doped Bi3TiNbO9 ferroelectric photocatalysts with additional built-in electric field for efficient overall water splitting
Bi3TiNbO9, a layered ferroelectric photocatalyst, exhibits great potential for overall water splitting through efficient intralayer separation of photogenerated carriers motivated by a depolarization field along ...
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Open AccessClinical application of a fixed reference line in the ultrasound quantitative diagnosis of female pelvic organ prolapse
This study explored using an improved ultrasound (US) for quantitative evaluation of the degree of pelvic organ prolapse(POP).
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Sparse spatial transformers for few-shot learning
Learning from limited data is challenging because data scarcity leads to a poor generalization of the trained model. A classical global pooled representation will probably lose useful local information. Many f...
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Open AccessThe pan-genome and local adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thaliana serves as a model species for investigating various aspects of plant biology. However, the contribution of genomic structural variations (SVs) and their associate genes to the local adaptatio...
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Analysis and Prediction of Hole Penetrated in Thin Plates under Hypervelocity Impacts of Cylindrical Projectiles
The hole penetrated in thin metallic plates due to hypervelocity impacts of cylindrical projectiles was analyzed by experimental method. The projectile caused a hole-expanding effect when penetrating the targe...
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Anatomy of the internal iliac vein around the sacral promontory based on CT three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction
The area around the sacral promontory (SP) is the targeted location of various pelvic operations. We examined the internal iliac vein (IIV) configurations around the SP by computed tomography angiography (CTA)...
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Rolling horizon wind-thermal unit commitment optimization based on deep reinforcement learning
The growing penetration of renewable energy has brought significant challenges for modern power system operation. Academic research and industrial practice show that adjusting unit commitment (UC) scheduling p...
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The long-term outcomes of clinical responders to neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery in locally advanced cervical cancer
To compare the long-term oncological outcome of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radical surgery (NCRS) and definitive chemoradiotherapy (DR) for stage IB2 and IIA2 cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
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Open AccessInterfacial interaction and intense interfacial ultraviolet light emission at an incoherent interface
Incoherent interfaces with large mismatches usually exhibit very weak interfacial interactions so that they rarely generate intriguing interfacial properties. Here we demonstrate unexpected strong interfacial ...
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Open AccessTreatment of FIGO 2018 stage IIIC cervical cancer with different local tumor factors
To compare the oncological outcomes of patients with FIGO 2018 stage IIIC cervical cancer (CC) involving different local tumor factors who underwent abdominal radical hysterectomy (ARH), neoadjuvant chemothera...
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Open AccessEpidemiological characteristics and trends in postoperative death in children with congenital heart disease (CHD): a single-center retrospective study from 2005 to 2020
To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and trends in death after thoracotomy in children with congenital heart disease (CHD).
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Differences in placental oxygenation and perfusion status between fetal growth-restricted and small-for-gestational-age pregnancies: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can assess oxygenation and perfusion status in the placenta. We aimed to explore the differences in functional parameters between pregnancies complicated by fetal gr...
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Tumor lesion detection in patients with cervical cancer by indocyanine green near-infrared imaging
To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging for detecting the extent of tumor invasion in cervical cancer using indocyanine green (ICG).
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Open AccessEffect of annualized surgeon volume on major surgical complications for abdominal and laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer in China, 2004–2016: a retrospective cohort study
Previous studies have suggested that higher surgeon volume leads to improved perioperative outcomes for oncologic surgery; however, the effect of surgeon volumes on surgical outcomes might differ according to ...
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Vaginal delivery effects on 3D morphology of the bladder, urethra, and vagina: a pilot study comparing women with different numbers of deliveries
To explore 3D morphological changes of the bladder, urethra, and vagina following different numbers of vaginal deliveries.
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Continual portfolio selection in dynamic environments via incremental reinforcement learning
Portfolio selection, as an important topic in the finance community, has attracted increased attention from artificial intelligence practitioners. Recently, the reinforcement learning (RL) paradigm, with the s...
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Targeting the Akt/PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway for complete eradication of keloid disease by sunitinib
Keloid disease is a nodular lesion, tumor-like but not cancerous, and characterized of excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components. This condition often cause...
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Study on Antidepressant Effect and Mechanism of Crocin Mediated by the mTOR Signaling Pathway
Crocin is a monomer of Chinese traditional herbs extracted from saffron, relieving depression-like behavior. However, its underlying mechanism of action remains unclear. Herein, we explored whether crocin's an...
