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Open AccessAnalysis of factors associated with the development of delayed encephalopathy following acute carbon monoxide poisoning
In this study, we analyzed the factors influencing the development of delayed encephalopathy in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning (ACOP) (DEACMP) following conventional treatment such as hyperbaric...
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Open AccessTreatment strategy for heart failure complicated with complete left bundle branch block and atrial tachycardia: a case report
For patients with heart failure combined with complete left bundle branch block, cardiac resynchronization therapy is an important therapeutic method. If these patients also have atrial tachycardia, how to cho...
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Open AccessSchool internationalization in Taiwan: constructing assessment indicators and future application
This study developed and validated the indicators of school internationalization in elementary and secondary schools in Taiwan to identify their level of internationalization and assess how the same has been i...
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Open AccessResponses of butter leaf lettuce to mixed red and blue light with extended light/dark cycle period
To investigate the effects of extended light/dark (L/D) cycle period (relative to the diurnal L/D cycle) on lettuce and explore potential advantages of abnormal L/D cycles, butter leaf lettuce were grown in a ...
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First-principles study of hydrogen storage on Li, Na and K-decorated defective boron nitride nanosheets
The hydrogen storage properties of alkali metals (AM) atom decorated defective boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) are systematically investigated using First-principles calculations. AM atoms are well dispersed ...
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Open AccessRed and blue wavelengths affect the morphology, energy use efficiency and nutritional content of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
Since red (R) and blue (B) LED light has different quantum efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency, mixed RB with different proportions of R and B results in varied energy consumption. In order to i...
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Efficient Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Assisted D2D Communication Networks
Nowadays, mounting a base-station (BS) onto an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has become a new dimension for constructing the new generation of wireless communication networks. For example, dynamically construc...
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The Charring Effect and Flame Retardant Properties of Thermoplastic Elastomers Composites Applied for Cable
The halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) composites filled with aluminum hypophosphite had been prepared by twin-screw extruder. The flame retardancy, thermal stability, charring...
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Open AccessBrief report of the first cured 2019-nCoV pneumonia patient in West China Hospital
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Open AccessSugar accumulation and growth of lettuce exposed to different lighting modes of red and blue LED light
The present study evaluated the growth response and sugar accumulation of lettuce exposed to different lighting modes of red and blue LED light based on the same daily light integral (7.49 μmol·m−2). Six lighting...
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Yield, nitrogen use efficiency and economic benefits of biochar additions to Chinese Flowering Cabbage in Northwest China
Enhancing nitrogen productivity and economic benefits are the key for organic vegetable production across the Northwest China. Through three crop** cycles in net house, changes under organic fertilizer (comp...
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Open AccessOncogenic activity of poly (ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase
Poly (ADP-ribosylation), known as PARylation, is a post-translational modification catalyzed by poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) and primarily removed by the enzyme poly (ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG)....
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Semantic Segmentation of Indoor-Scene RGB-D Images Based on Iterative Contraction and Merging
In this paper, we propose an iterative contraction and merging framework (ICM) for semantic segmentation in indoor scenes. Given an input image and a raw depth image, we first derive the dense prediction map f...
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Role of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
During development, the secreted molecule Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) is required for lineage specification and proliferation of oligodendrocyte progenitors (OLPs), which are the glia cells responsible for the myelin...
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Open AccessEfficacious and safe orotracheal intubation for laboratory mice using slim torqueable guidewire-based technique: comparisons between a modified and a conventional method
Tracheal intubation of laboratory mice remains essential yet challenging for most researchers. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this procedure can be more efficiently and safely accomplished by...
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On estimating regression coefficients in seemingly unrelated regression system
In the system of m (m ≥ 2) seemingly unrelated regressions, we show that the Gauss-Markov estimator (GME) of any regression coefficients has unique simplified form, which exactly equals to the one-step covariance...
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Delay-bandwidth product approach for unequal-width load balancing spectrum decisions in cognitive radio networks
A cognitive radio (CR) system scans a wide spectrum to find available channels. One of the key challenges in using these temporarily available spectrums is that bandwidths of the available spectrums are not e...
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Effects of type of exploratory strategy and prior knowledge on middle school students’ learning of chemical formulas from a 3D role-playing game
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the type of exploratory strategy and level of prior knowledge on middle school students’ performance and motivation in learning chemical formulas via a 3...
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Antrodia camphorata-fermented product cultured in deep ocean water has more liver protection against thioacetamide-induced fibrosis
Antrodia camphorata is a unique fungus in Taiwan; the submerged fermentation product is used as the functional food for liver protection. Deep ocean water (DOW) containing rich metals and trace e...
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Surface Morphology and Electric Property of the AlGaN/AlN/GaN Multilayers with Varying the AlN Thickness
The surface morphologies of AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT structures were examined by using the atomic force microscopy (AFM).These HEMT structures have been grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) onto t...
