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A dynamic harmonic regression approach to estimating groundwater evapotranspiration based on diurnal groundwater-level fluctuations
Groundwater evapotranspiration (ETg) is a significant component of water and energy balance analyses in arid and semiarid environments; however, it is also one of the most challenging items to estimate. Estimatio...
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Effects of Visual-Vestibular Conflicts Caused by Visual Input on Out-of-Body Experience Induced by Visual-Tactile Stimulation in Virtual Reality
Out-of-body experience (OBE) is a feeling that people observe and feel his/her own body from somewhere outside the physical body. In this paper, we examined the effects of visual-vestibular conflict caused by ...
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Open AccessCorrelation between supine flexibility and postoperative correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
The preoperative flexibility of the scoliotic spine is a key aspect of surgical planning, as it provides information on the rigidity of the curve, the extent of structural changes, the levels to be fused and t...
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Open AccessAnalysis of influencing factors of phenanthrene adsorption by different soils in Guanzhong basin based on response surface method
Adsorption desorption is an important behavior affecting the migration of phenanthrene in soil. In this study, three typical soils of loess, silts and silty sand in Guanzhong Basin, Shaanxi Province, China wer...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: DNA-based platform for efficient and precisely targeted bioorthogonal catalysis in living systems
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Open AccessDNA-based platform for efficient and precisely targeted bioorthogonal catalysis in living systems
As one of the typical bioorthogonal reactions, copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction holds great potential in organic synthesis, bioconjugation, and surface functionalization. However...
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Open AccessThe effects of different accumulated pressure-time integral stimuli on plantar blood flow in people with diabetes mellitus
Exercise, especially weight-bearing exercise (e.g. walking), may affect plantar tissue viability due to prolonged repetitive high vertical and high shear pressure stimulus on the plantar tissue, and further in...
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Open AccessEffect of different thermal stimuli on improving microcirculation in the contralateral foot
The lower extremities of the body often suffer from impaired microcirculation, particularly in the elderly or people with underlying conditions such as diabetes. Especially for people suffering from peripheral...
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Open AccessRecent advances in the construction of nanozyme-based logic gates
Nanozymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-like activity, have been considered as promising alternatives of natural enzymes. Molecular logic gates, which can simulate the function of the basic unit of an electronic ...
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Hydrogel-based artificial enzyme for combating bacteria and accelerating wound healing
Artificial enzymes have provided great antimicrobial activity to combat wound infection. However, the lack of tissue repair capability compromised their treatment effect. Therefore, development of novel artifi...
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Biomechanics of Orthopedic Rehabilitation
This chapter discusses four main areas that clinicians should understand to improve the effectiveness of orthopedic rehabilitation. The first part is about the biomechanical factors that affect orthopedic reha...
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Open AccessLower limb joint motion and muscle force in treadmill and over-ground exercise
Treadmill exercise is commonly used as an alternative to over-ground walking or running. Increasing evidence indicated the kinetics of treadmill exercise is different from that of over-ground. Biomechanics of ...
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Primer-Modified G-Quadruplex-Au Nanoparticles for Colorimetric Assay of Human Telomerase Activity and Initial Screening of Telomerase Inhibitors
G-quadruplexes formed by 3′-overhang of guanine-rich human telomeric DNA at the end of chromosome have important implication in inhibiting the telomerase activity. Telomerase catalyzes the elongation of telome...
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Plantar blood flow response to accumulated pressure stimulus in diabetic people with different peak plantar pressure: a non-randomized clinical trial
The aim of this study was to investigate the plantar blood flow response to the same accumulated pressure stimulus in diabetic patients with different peak plantar pressure (PPP), which is important for assess...
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Biomolecule-templated photochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Multiple readouts of localized surface plasmon resonance for pattern recognition
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with distinct localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) absorption spectra can be synthesized using different proteins as templates upon irradiation by light. We utilized the mult...
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Long-term effects of placing one or two cages in instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is an established surgical procedure for spine stabilization after the removal of an intervertebral disc. Researches have shown that inserting a single oblique cage has...
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A Multidisciplined Teaching Reform of Biomaterials Course for Undergraduate Students
The biomaterials science has advanced in a high speed with global science and technology development during the recent decades, which experts predict to be more obvious in the near future with a more significa...
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Investigation of key factors affecting the balance function of older adults
Previous studies have focused mainly on individual factors affecting the balance function of older adults. However, it is largely unknown whether the balance functions of older adults are affected by multiple ...
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Quantitative measurement of subtalar joint passive stiffness in children with cerebral palsy
Subtalar joint (STJ) passive stiffness is critical to foot valgus deformity for children. The aim of this study was to develop a STJ passive stiffness measuring device to obtain the STJ passive stiffness. The ...
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A Kinetic Modeling for Radiotherapy Mechanisms with Gene-Environment Network (GEN) Framework
Radiotherapy is a comprehensive method, in which the main factor that determines success in clinical radiotherapy is radiation dose. It is necessary to make the most of mathematical theories to investigate the...
