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Dual-Porosity Apparent Permeability Models of Unconventional Gas Migration Based on Biot’s Porous Media
Stress-dependent permeability models are developed for the organic pores and inorganic cleats/ fractures in unconventional gas reservoirs, which are modeled as Biot’s porous media of dual-porosity. Further con...
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Effect of Rare Earth Y Addition on the Microstructure and Properties of Stellite6/WC Coating by Laser Cladding
Forty five steel is a commonly used metal material in the machinery manufacturing industry. To improve the hardness and wear resistance of 45 steel, a Stellite6/WC Co-based alloy composite coating with rare ea...
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In vivo EPID-based daily treatment error identification for volumetric-modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancers with a hierarchical convolutional neural network: a feasibility study
We proposed a deep learning approach to classify various error types in daily VMAT treatment of head and neck cancer patients based on EPID dosimetry, which could provide additional information to support clin...
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Advancements in understanding bacterial enteritis pathogenesis through organoids
Bacterial enteritis has a substantial role in contributing to a large portion of the global disease burden and serves as a major cause of newborn mortality. Despite advancements gained from current animal and ...
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Numerical analysis on the impact response of stone masonry arches with a GPGPU-parallelised FDEM
Stone masonry arches are composed of voussoirs, and they exhibit highly nonlinear and discontinuous characteristics under impact. A three-dimensional GPGPU-parallelised combined (hybrid) finite-discrete elemen...
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Experimental and numerical studies on dynamic fracturing behavior of roughly jointed rock
The surface roughness is an important feature of rock joints. Its effect on the mechanical properties of joints is significant in characterizing dynamic failure of natural rock masses. Both laboratory experime...
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Effect of Sr2+ on 3D gel-printed Sr3−xMgx(PO4)2 composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
Porous magnesium strontium phosphate (Sr3−xMgx(PO4)2) (x = 2, 2.5, 3) composite scaffolds were successfully prepared by three dimension gel-printing (3DGP) method in this study. The results show that Sr0.5Mg2.5(P...
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Recovery of cyanophycin granule polypeptide from activated sludge: carbon source dependence and aggregation-induced luminescence characteristics
In the sewage treatment process, facilitating the conversion of pollutants into value-added resources holds great potential for reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and promoting economic circulatio...
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Open AccessA multicenter retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes of intracranial chondrosarcoma in 26 patients
Intracranial chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor with limited reports. We reviewed the clinical outcomes, imaging findings, and pathological characteristics at three centers to improve the diagnosis and treatment o...
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Study on Deep Mining-Induced Strata Behavior Based on the Evolutional Laws of Multiple Indices from Microseismic Monitoring
Mining will unavoidably cause crack expansions and stress redistributions of coal–rock masses, which may cause rockbursts in severe cases. Microseismic monitoring is nowadays playing more and more important ro...
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High-efficient and reversible intelligent design for perforated auxetic metamaterials with peanut-shaped pores
Among various types of auxetic metamaterials, the perforated materials with peanut-shaped pores exhibit numerous advantages such as simple fabrication, high load-bearing capability, low stress-concentration le...
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Open AccessEffects of family function, depression, and self-perceived burden on loneliness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a serial multiple mediation model
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a major lifestyle disease endangering human health worldwide. Patients with T2DM face varying degrees of loneliness, which adversely affects their family and the larg...
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Mechanism of antibiotic resistance development in an activated sludge system under tetracycline pressure
The mechanism of antibiotic resistance (AR) development in an activated sludge system under tetracycline (TC) pressure was discussed and analyzed. According to the variation of macro-factors, including TC, COD...
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Esophageal organoids: applications and future prospects
Organoids have been developed in the last decade as a new research tool to simulate organ cell biology and disease. Compared to traditional 2D cell lines and animal models, experimental data based on esophagea...
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Application of a New M-shaped High Tibial Osteotomy Method: A Technical Note
High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is used as an alternative to total knee arthroplasty in young patients with knee osteoarthritis. In the conventional HTO, if the distraction distance is large, the osteotomy section...
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Open AccessNCX2 Regulates Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis and Translocation of HIF-1α into the Nucleus to Inhibit Glioma Invasion
Glioma is the most common tumor of the central nervous system, and its poor prognosis can be linked to hypoxia and gene inactivation. Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 2 (NCX2) is expressed only in the normal brain and not in o...
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Comparison of magnetic susceptibility probes relevantly used in soil contamination applications
Magnetic susceptibility (MS) technology can achieve the efficient rough measurement, map**, and pollution assessment of soil heavy metal concentrations in topsoil due to atmospheric dust contamination. Howev...
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Open AccessThe application of a hollow trephine in femoral retrograde intramedullary nailing technique
The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the use of a specially designed hollow trephine to create the entry point through the femoral condyle during retrograde interlocking intramedullary nailin...
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Open AccessThe impact of distance education on nursing students course performance in a sino-foreign cooperative program during the onset of COVID-19: a quasi-experimental study
The outbreak of COVID-19 changed many studies’ teaching mode in higher education profoundly, including nursing. This study evaluated the impact of distance education on the course performance of nursing studen...
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Tunnel Lining Segment Deformation and Cracking Mechanisms during Tunneling in Complex Mixed Grounds with the Combined Mining and Shield Tunneling Method
The combined mining and shield tunneling method solves the challenge that shield machine is slow to excavate hard rock formations during tunneling in complex mixed grounds such as soft soils mixed with hard ro...
