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Recent geographic patterns in suicide in the United States
Suicide is among the leading causes of death and rates have been steadily increasing over the past two decades in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a phenomenon known as the “honeymoon...
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Multi-objective Velocity Trajectory Optimization Method for Autonomous Mining Vehicles
Autonomous mining transportation is an intelligent traffic control system that can provide better economics than traditional transportation systems. The velocity trajectory of a manned vehicle depends on the d...
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Open AccessTherapeutic management of acute type A aortic intramural hematoma
The proper therapeutic management for acute type A aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes following emergency surgery or conservative tre...
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H-Infinity Shifting Control in a Dual-Speed Transmission for Electric Vehicle
To improve the economic and comfort performance of pure electric vehicles (PEV), this paper proposes a novel H-infinity gear-shifting controller for dual-speed Transmissions (DST) to achieve a smooth and swift...
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Open AccessA preoperative mortality risk assessment model for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection
Acute aortic dissection type A is a life-threatening disease required emergency surgery during acute phase. Different clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, and imaging features of patients with acute aort...
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Open AccessEffect of preoperative jaundice on long-term prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma with radical resection
This study was designed to evaluate the effect of preoperative jaundice on long-term prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) after radical resection (R0).
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Open AccessLinc00423 as a tumor suppressor in retroperitoneal liposarcoma via activing MAPK signaling pathway through destabilizing of NFATC3
Unraveling the noncoding RNA expression networks governing cancer initiation and development is essential while remains largely uncompleted in retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLS). Through RNA-seq technologies an...
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Open AccessIdentification of diterpenoid compounds that interfere with Fli-1 DNA binding to suppress leukemogenesis
The ETS transcription factor Fli-1 controls the expression of genes involved in hematopoiesis including cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Dysregulation of Fli-1 induces hematopoietic and solid...
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Open AccessPredictors of responders to mononuclear stem cell-based therapeutic angiogenesis for no-option critical limb ischemia
Although the mononuclear cell (MNC) transplantation could theoretically induce therapeutic angiogenesis in the patients with no-option critical limb ischemia (NO-CLI), the clinical responses to this approach a...
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Mechanics characteristics of a kind of hydra pneumatic suspension
This paper studied a kind of off-highway truck suspension with simple structure of gas and oil sealed in same chamber. The mechanics characteristics of hydra pneumatic suspension are known to be coupled with t...
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State power and diffusion processes in the ratification of global environmental treaties, 1981–2008
There have been many explanations for why countries ratify global environmental treaties. They range from neorealist theory, to hegemony theory, world society theory, and network embeddedness theory. Drawing o...
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Open AccessSec13 Regulates Expression of Specific Immune Factors Involved in Inflammation In Vivo
The Sec13 protein functions in various intracellular compartments including the nuclear pore complex, COPII-coated vesicles and inside the nucleus as a transcription regulator. Here we developed a mouse model ...
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A novel chimeric flagellum fused with the multi-epitope vaccine CTB-UE prevents Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric cancer in a BALB/c mouse model
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection causes peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The eradication of H. pylori might be an eff...
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The effect of institutional quality on national wealth: an examination using multiple imputation method
Various indicators have been developed to assess the sustainability of countries. However, it remains theoretically and practically unclear whether it is possible to include institutions as an element of the s...
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C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and the risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis
Many studies have evaluated the associations between pre-diagnostic circulating C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and colorectal cancer risk, but their results are inconsistent. We therefore condu...
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Open AccessThe prognostic importance of jaundice in surgical resection with curative intent for gallbladder cancer
Preoperative jaundice is frequent in gallbladder cancer (GBC) and indicates advanced disease. Resection is rarely recommended to treat advanced GBC. An aggressive surgical approach for advanced GBC remains lac...
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miR-155 regulates the proliferation and cell cycle of colorectal carcinoma cells by targeting E2F2
MicroRNAs play important roles in carcinogenesis by negatively regulating the expression of target genes. Here we explore the biological function of miR-155 and the underlying mechanism in colorectal carcinoma...
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Time Synchronization Algorithms in Low-Cost Wireless Sensor Network Systems
Time synchronization is an essential building block of sensor network systems. In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of least squares algorithms for time synchronization in sensor networks, with a fo...
