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Phytoplankton-chytrid-zooplankton dynamics via a reaction–diffusion–advection mycoloop model
Mycoloop is an important aquatic food web composed of phytoplankton, chytrids (one dominant group of parasites in aquatic ecosystems), and zooplankton. Chytrids infect phytoplankton and fragment them for easy ...
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Open AccessExperimental study on failure mode and fracture evolution characteristics of red shale in Kaiyang Phosphorus mining area
In order to study the failure mode and fracture evolution characteristics of red shale in Kaiyang Phosphorus mining area, conventional triaxial compression mechanical tests of red shale with different bedding ...
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Open AccessModelling phytoplankton-virus interactions: phytoplankton blooms and lytic virus transmission
A dynamic reaction–diffusion model of four variables is proposed to describe the spread of lytic viruses among phytoplankton in a poorly mixed aquatic environment. The basic ecological reproductive index for p...
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Robust Adaptive Levitation Control for Medium and Low-Speed Maglev with Magnetic Saturation and Eddy Current Effect
This paper considers the air gap tracking problem of the levitation control system for medium and low-speed maglev vehicles subject to magnetic nonlinearities and track irregularities.
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Open AccessRobust JPEG steganography based on the robustness classifier
Because the JPEG recompression in social networks changes the DCT coefficients of uploaded images, applying image steganography in popular image-sharing social networks requires robustness. Currently, most rob...
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Open AccessIntegrated multi-omics and bioinformatic methods to reveal the mechanisms of sinomenine against diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) is a serious complication of diabetes, the diagnosis and treatment of DN is still limited. Sinomenine (SIN) is an active extract of herbal medicine and has been applied into the thera...
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Open AccessDipeptidyl peptidase-1 inhibition with brensocatib reduces the activity of all major neutrophil serine proteases in patients with bronchiectasis: results from the WILLOW trial
Brensocatib is an oral, selective, reversible inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-1 (DPP-1), responsible for activating neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs) including neutrophil elastase (NE), proteinase 3 (PR3), ...
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Algae–Bacteria Interactions with Nutrients and Light: A Reaction–Diffusion–Advection Model
In a poorly mixed water column, a reaction–diffusion–advection system is proposed to model algae–bacteria interactions containing nutrients and light. The basic ecological reproductive indices for the invasion...
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Analysis of the running quality and road friendliness of the virtual track train in multiple running stages between stations
A virtual track train runs at fixed stations on designated lines. The short distance between stations requires frequent traction, uniform and braking, which will have a serious impact on vehicle performance an...
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Dynamics of Stoichiometric Autotroph–Mixotroph–Bacteria Interactions in the Epilimnion
Autotrophs, mixotrophs and bacteria exhibit complex interrelationships containing multiple ecological mechanisms. A mathematical model based on ecological stoichiometry is proposed to describe the interactions...
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A model of algal growth depending on nutrients and inorganic carbon in a poorly mixed water column
A reaction-diffusion-advection model is proposed to describe the growth of algae depending on both nutrients and inorganic carbon in a poorly mixed water column. Nutrients from the water bottom and inorganic c...
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Phytoplankton Competition for Nutrients and Light in a Stratified Lake: A Mathematical Model Connecting Epilimnion and Hypolimnion
A mathematical model connecting epilimnion and hypolimnion is proposed to describe the competition of phytoplankton for nutrients and light in a stratified lake. The existence and stability of nonnegative stea...
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Effect of the worn status of wheel/rail profiles on wheel wear over curved tracks
The worn status of wheel/rail profiles could change the wheel-rail contact and influence the wear rates of the wheel and rail. Worn wheel profiles of a Chinese intercity train and the worn rail profile of curv...
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Hot Processing Maps and Microstructural Characteristics of A357 Alloy
In this paper, the hot deformation behavior of A357 alloy was investigated by hot compression tests. Isothermal hot compression simulation tests for A357 alloy were carried out at the conditions of deformation...
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N,S dual-doped carbon nanosheet networks with hierarchical porosity derived from biomass of Allium cepa as efficient catalysts for oxygen reduction and Zn–air batteries
Efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) have been actively pursued in recent years to promote the application of fuel cells and metal–air batteries. In this work, hierarchica...
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Open AccessFacile Approach to Prepare rGO@Fe3O4 Microspheres for the Magnetically Targeted and NIR-responsive Chemo-photothermal Combination Therapy
Near-infrared (NIR)-light responsive graphene have been shown exciting effect on cancer photothermal ablation therapy. Herein, we report on the preparation of Fe3O4-decorated hollow graphene microspheres (rGO@Fe3
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Influence of Rail Corrugation on Fatigue Life of Bogie Frame of High-Speed EMU
In order to evaluate the influence of rail corrugation on the fatigue life of bogie frame of high-speed EMU, a vehicle system dynamics model considering rigid-flexible coupling was established considering flex...
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Open AccessDynamics of a diffusive Leslie–Gower predator–prey system with ratio-dependent Holling III functional response
This paper is devoted to investigating the dynamics of a diffusive Leslie–Gower predator–prey system with ratio-dependent Holling III functional response. We first establish the stability of positive constant ...
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A mathematical model of algae growth in a pelagic–benthic coupled shallow aquatic ecosystem
A coupled system of ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations is proposed to describe the interaction of pelagic algae, benthic algae and one essential nutrient in an oligotrophic shal...
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Open AccessAlmost periodic functions on Hausdorff almost periodic time scales
This paper is devoted to generalizing the notion of almost periodic functions on time scales. We introduce a new class of almost periodic time scales called Hausdorff almost periodic time scales by using the H...
