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Invasive Fungal Infections in Acute Decompensation of Cirrhosis: Epidemiology, Predictors of 28-Day Mortality, and Outcomes
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a severe syndrome characterized by acute decompensation (AD), organ failures, and high short-term mortality. Once patients with AD or ACLF have complications with invas...
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Open AccessTri-system integration in metal-oxide nanocomposites via in-situ solution-processed method for ultrathin flexible transparent electrodes
For stable operation of ultrathin flexible transparent electrodes (uFTEs), it is critical to implement effective risk management during concurrent multi-loading operation of electrical bias and mechanical fold...
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The Analysis of Passive Interference on the Shortwave Broadcasting Direction-Finding Station from High-Voltage Transmission Lines
To evaluate the interference of the Qingdao 220/500 kV high-voltage transmission line on the proposed antenna site, this study employed a commonly used line-surface hybrid analysis model for passive interferen...
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On the characterization of viscoelastic behaviours of ultra-high molecular polyethylene composite with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate ionic liquid
Introducing ionic liquids (ILs) into ultra-high molecular polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a promising approach to improving the processibility of UHMWPE. To have a comprehensive understanding of the role of ILs in af...
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Open AccessInvasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Patients: Short-Term Outcomes and Antifungal Options
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients are susceptible to invasive fungal infections. We evaluated the prognosis and antifungal options in ACLF patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA).
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Optical detection of quantum geometric tensor in intrinsic semiconductors
Quantum geometric tensor, including a symmetric real part defined as quantum metric and an antisymmetric part defined as Berry curvature, is essential for understanding many phenomena. In this study, we invest...
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Digestive System Disease and Sudden Death
Although sudden death caused by digestive system diseases, accounting for about 7% of sudden death diseases, is not common compared with other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, it is also worthy of atte...
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Correction to: On fractional charge in molecules and materials
In the original publication of the article, in the Appendix section, under the heading.
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On fractional charge in molecules and materials
Determining the charge on an atom in molecules and materials is a long-standing open issue. Quantitative analysis with clear physical picture of charge transfer, electrostatic and covalent contributions to bon...
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Microgrid Frequency Control Based on Genetic and Fuzzy Logic Hybrid Optimization
Power system frequency is an important performance index of AC microgrid operation. The power quality and user load, and even the safe and stable operation of microgrid, are affected directly by the frequency....
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Open AccessStructural design of microbicidal cationic oligomers and their synergistic interaction with azoles against Candida albicans
Membrane-disrupting synthetic antimicrobial polymers have been well developed as antimicrobial peptide (AMP) mimics to mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, synthetic polymers possess inherent draw...
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Open AccessStratification Modelling of Key Bacterial Taxa Driven by Metabolic Dynamics in Meromictic Lakes
In meromictic lakes, the water column is stratified into distinguishable steady layers with different physico-chemical properties. The bottom portion, known as monimolimnion, has been studied for the functiona...
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Elucidation of thermally induced internal porosity in zinc oxide nanorods
In situ electron microscopy, tomography, photoluminescence, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy were utilized to monitor and explain the formation and growth of internal pores within ZnO nanorods. Careful examinati...
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Open AccessCombination Therapy Strategy of Quorum Quenching Enzyme and Quorum Sensing Inhibitor in Suppressing Multiple Quorum Sensing Pathways of P. aeruginosa
The threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria has called for alternative antimicrobial strategies that would mitigate the increase of classical resistance mechanism. Many bacteria employ quorum sensing (QS) to g...
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Open AccessUniversal Transient Dynamics of Electrowetting Droplets
Droplet spreading on substrates by electrowetting exhibits either of the two transient behaviours: one characterised by contact line oscillation, and the other one by slow spreading dynamics. The transition be...
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Open AccessPseudo-topotactic conversion of carbon nanotubes to T-carbon nanowires under picosecond laser irradiation in methanol
Pseudo-topotactic conversion of carbon nanotubes into one-dimensional carbon nanowires is a challenging but feasible path to obtain desired diameters and morphologies. Here, a previously predicted but experime...
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Enhanced CO2 electroreduction on armchair graphene nanoribbons edge-decorated with copper
Inspired by the recent experimental synthesis of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and theoretical research on their edge-decoration, we comprehensively studied the electrocatalytic performance of GNRs edge-decorate...
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Open AccessBe12O12 Nano-cage as a Promising Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation
An efficient conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels and chemicals has been hotly pursued recently. Here, for the first time, we have explored a series of M12x12 nano-cages (M = B, Al, Be, Mg; X = N, P, O) for cata...
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Band topologies of hexaborides CaB6 and EuB6
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Phosphorene: from theory to applications
2D materials are the focus of an intense research effort because of their unique properties and their potential for revealing intriguing new phenomena. Phosphorene, a monolayer of black phosphorus, earned its ...
