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Rayleigh wave metasurface with the emerging hybrid band characteristics of Auxetic metamaterials
This paper introduces a novel metasurface based on Auxetic metamaterials for attenuating and isolating low-frequency Rayleigh waves. Distributed scatterers are embedded in the Auxetic substrate to form the uni...
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The Association between Discrepancies in Parental Emotional Expressivity, Adolescent Loneliness and Depression: A Multi-Informant Study Using Response Surface Analysis
Incongruent perceptions of parental emotional expressivity between parents and adolescents may signify relational challenges, potentially impacting adolescents’ socioemotional adjustment. Direct evidence is st...
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Open AccessGlobal expansion of tropical cyclone precipitation footprint
Precipitation from tropical cyclones (TCs) can cause massive damage from inland floods and is becoming more intense under a warming climate. However, knowledge gaps still exist in changes of spatial patterns i...
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Ontology-driven relational data map** for constructing a knowledge graph of porphyry copper deposits
Geoscience knowledge graph has become a popular topic in recent years. A series of studies have been reported to introduce the construction and application of geoscience knowledge graphs from different views. ...
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Association between serum chloride and in-hospital mortality in congestive heart failure with diabetes: Data from the MIMIC-IV database
Congestive heart failure (CHF) demonstrates a heightened prevalence in individuals with diabetes mellitus within Intensive Care Units. The occurrence of abnormal chloride levels is frequently observed in criti...
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Open AccessA quick and innovative pipeline for producing chondrocyte-homing peptide-modified extracellular vesicles by three-dimensional dynamic culture of hADSCs spheroids to modulate the fate of remaining ear chondrocytes in the M1 macrophage-infiltrated microenvironment
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs) have shown great therapeutic potential in plastic and reconstructive surgery. However, the limited production and...
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Degeneration of foundation cushion species induced by ecological constraints can cause massive changes in alpine plant communities
Foundational cushion plants can re-organize community structures and sustain a prominent proportion of alpine biodiversity, but they are sensitive to climate change. The loss of cushion species can have broad ...
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Identification of a novel adenovirus in liver tissue sample of the Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros armiger)
Bats are important reservoirs for many zoonotic viruses. To explore and monitor potential novel viruses carried by bats, 21 liver samples of bats (Hipposideros armiger) were collected from Yunnan Province in sout...
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Investigation of Quaternary BF-0.32PT-0.05BZ-xPNN Piezoelectric Ceramics with High Transduction Coefficient
The quaternary piezoelectric ceramics (0.63-x)BiFeO3-0.32PbTiO3-0.05BaZrO3-xPb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3 (BF-0.32PT-0.05BZ-xPNN, 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.22) were prepared by the traditional solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction r...
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Open AccessSNAT2-mediated regulation of estrogen and progesterone in the proliferation of goat mammary epithelial cells
The development of the goat mammary gland is mainly under the control of ovarian hormones particularly estrogen and progesterone (P4). Amino acids play an essential role in mammary gland development and milk prod...
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ePoW Energy-Efficient Blockchain Consensus Algorithm for Decentralize Federated Learning System in Resource-Constrained UAV Swarm
With the proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and UAV swarms, there has been growing interest in using them for collaborative computing tasks. Blockchain-based Federated learning (BFL) is an excelle...
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A Blockchain-Enabled Decentralized Federated Learning System with Transparent and Open Incentive and Audit Contracts
Federated learning is an innovative and secure artificial intelligence model that ensures distributed privacy protection. However, FL faces serious challenges such as potential single point failures, lack of t...
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Effect of bonding temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of Inconel 718 alloy transient liquid phase joints
Transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding was used to join Inconel 718 alloy using a Ni-based amorphous foil at the temperature range of 1050–1150 °C and a pressure of 10 MPa applied for 60 min. Ultrasonic non-dest...
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Experimental investigation and field application of acoustic emission array for landslide monitoring
Landslide deformation monitoring is an important method for proactive disaster prevention. Acoustic emission (AE) equipment, comprising active waveguides (i.e., a steel tube with granular internal/external bac...
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Feature subset selection algorithm based on symmetric uncertainty and interaction factor
Since either only one metric is employed or two metrics are adopted and each of them is compared separately to measure redundant features, several existing feature subset selection algorithms cannot obtain the...
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Association between dietary vitamin E intake and cognitive decline among old American: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
This study aimed to investigate changes in vitamin E intake in older adults with low cognitive performance using NHANES.
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Integrating NLP and Ontology Matching into a Unified System for Automated Information Extraction from Geological Hazard Reports
Many detailed data on past geological hazard events are buried in geological hazard reports and have not been fully utilized. The growing developments in geographic information retrieval and temporal informati...
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Open AccessWhole-genome sequencing and functional annotation of pathogenic Paraconiothyrium brasiliense causing human cellulitis
A pathogenic filamentous fungus causing eyelid cellulitis was isolated from the secretion from a patient's left eyelid, and a phylogenetic analysis based on the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) an...
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Variation in sediment delivery ratios of grouped sediment in a braided reach owing to channel adjustments
Sediment delivery ratio (SDR) is a comprehensive indicator to evaluate the sediment transport at different time scales, which is closely related to the conditions of flow-sediment and channel boundary. The hyd...
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Open AccessEssential role of ATG7 in LPS-induced endometrial inflammatory injury in goats
The economic losses caused by uterine infections in ruminants have received increasing attention. Autophagy-related 7 (ATG7) has been demonstrated to be capable of regulating apoptosis, but surprisingly, ATG7 can...
