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Self-Supervised Normalizing Flow for Jointing Low-Light Enhancement and Deblurring
Low-light image enhancement algorithms have been widely developed. Nevertheless, using long exposure under low-light conditions will lead to motion blurs of the captured images, which presents a challenge to a...
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Comparison of microbial communities in unleached and leached ionic rare earth mines
The leaching of ionic rare earth elements has caused serious environmental pollution and ecological damage. Microorganisms play a crucial role in soil ecosystems and are one of the most important components of...
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Open AccessImpact of energy affordability on the decision-making of rural households in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China regarding clean energy use
Highly carbonized energy use in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China seriously endangers the health of residents and the ecological environment. However, poor energy affordability remains a major obst...
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Inter-laboratory validation by event-specific qPCR methods for the detection of genetically modified insect and herbicide-tolerant maize DBN9501
DBN9501 is a new maize transgenic event characterised by being resistance to insects and herbicides. To meet genetically modified (GM)-labeling requirements and monitor the unintended release of genetically mo...
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Nomogram to predict feeding intolerance in critically ill children
Feed intolerance (FI) is significantly associated with poor prognosis in critically ill patients. This study aimed to understand the characteristics of children with FI and identify the factors predicting FI i...
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The China Exo-Ecosystem Space Experiment — hosted on the Tiangong Space Station — aims to explore the ability of microbes to survive in space.
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Open AccessRadiative coupling of two quantum emitters in arbitrary metallic nanostructures
We propose a general formalism beyond Weisskopf–Wigner approximation to efficiently calculate the coupling matrix element, evolution spectrum and population evolution of two quantum emitters in arbitrary metal...
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
Emotional control, the attempt to suppress the expression of negative effects, is an essential factor in the prevalence of psychological distress in women with breast cancer. The Courtauld Emotional Control Sc...
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Synthesis, crystal structure and optical property of manganese (II) halides based on pyridine ionic liquids with high quantum yield
Two novel tetrahedral Mn (II) halide single-crystals [(C7H10N)2][MnCl4] (1) and [(C7H10N)2][MnBr4] (2), based on pyridine ionic liquids, have been successfully prepared. Centimeter-sized single crystal 2 was grow...
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Longitudinal Relations Between Students’ Engagement and Their Perceived Relationships with Teachers and Peers in a Chinese Secondary School
The purpose of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationships between students’ engagement and their relationships with teachers and peers in the context of Chinese educational reform. The participants...
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Optimism outweighs neuroticism and anxiety sensitivity to predict insomnia symptoms in women after surgery for breast cancer
Insomnia symptoms are common among women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer. Personality traits are also believed to have an impact on sleep. However, there are no reports to address the effects of p...
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Methanogenesis at High Latitudes
Methane (CH4) is the second greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2), and a quite portion of CH4 is released from permafrost and cold wetlands at high latitudes and altitudes. Global warming is causing permafros...
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Relationship between multifaceted body image and negative affect among women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer: a longitudinal study
The purpose of the current study was to investigate how post-surgery multifaceted body image predicts negative affect (NA) 6 months post-surgery among women undergoing mastectomy. In total, 310 Chinese women u...
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A novel malic enzyme gene, Mime2, from Mortierella isabellina M6-22 contributes to lipid accumulation
This study was aimed at cloning and characterizing a novel malic enzyme (ME) gene of Mortierella isabellina M6-22 and identifying its relation with lipid accumulation.
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Open AccessRegulatory protein SrpA controls phage infection and core cellular processes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind bacteria-phage interactions remains limited. Here we report that a small protein, SrpA, controls core cellular processes in response to phage infection and ...
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A multilevel analysis of the effects of disciplinary climate strength on student reading performance
Climate strength was first conceptualised in the organisational psychology literature as the within-group agreement on the perceptions of climate. In contrast to the deep study of climate level, climate streng...
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Methanogenesis at High Latitudes
Methane (CH4) is the second greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2), and a quite portion of CH4 is released from permafrost and cold wetlands at high latitudes and altitudes. Global warming is causing permafros...
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Realistic emotion visualization by combining facial animation and hairstyle synthesis
Facial expressions are one of most intuitive way for expressing emotions, and can facilitate human-computer interaction by enabling users to communicate with computers using more natural ways. Besides, the hai...
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Facial video coding/decoding at ultra-low bit-rate: a 2D/3D model-based approach
A real-time facial video coding/decoding system was proposed based on the establishment of 2D/3D mixed coding/decoding scheme. It has better rate/distortion performance at ultra-low bit-rate. Multi-measurement...
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Danshensu Promotes Cholesterol Efflux in RAW264.7 Macrophages
Contemporary research suggests that macrophage foam cell and cholesterol efflux defect play pivotal role in atherogenesis. We reported on the heretofore unknown therapeutic effect of Danshensu (DSS) in reducin...
