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Open AccessImproving Oxidation Resistance of Low Fe-Si Alloys by Preheating Treatment
In this work, attempts have been made to improve the oxidation resistance of Fe-Si alloys with 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mass pct Si by a preheating treatment, which was carried out at 1073 K for 24 hours in high purit...
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Damage Detection and Assessment of Broken Wires in Cables of a Bridge Based on Magnetic Flux Leakage
To detect the broken cable signal and extract the damage characteristics of a broken wire, a magnetic testing device for broken wires based on magnetic flux leakage (MFL) is designed. For the broken wire damag...
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Characterizing the air pollution of the cities in the closure of corona virus disease 2019 in China
With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization in China, energy and vehicle consumption have continued to increase in recent years and air pollution has become serious. In early 2020, Corona Vir...
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Transfer of the ph1b gene of ‘Chinese Spring’ into a common wheat cultivar with excellent traits
In wheat/alien species hybrids, pairing homoeologous (Ph1) suppresses the pairing and recombination of wheat and alien chromosomes. Ph1b has been found to be the most effective allele in inducing meiotic homoeolo...
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Directional statistics-based quality measure for spotlight color images
The present paper addresses a new problem related to measuring the quality of color spotlight images. Its primary aim is to raise the limitation problem of available cameras to reproduce the spotlight colors, ...
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EMS induced SNP changes led to mutation of Wx protein in common wheat
Three EMS mutant wheat lines with varied mobility of Wx-A1 and Wx-B1 were identified. In the mutant lines M2-97-8 and M2-104-2, Wx-B1 showed slightly faster mobility compared to those of wild line, and Wx-A1 i...
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Effect of Microstructure on Cleavage Fracture of Thick-Section Quenched and Tempered S690 High-Strength Steel
main challenges in applying thick-section high-strength (HSS) at arctic condition in offshore and maritime industry is to maintain a sufficient level of toughness to prevent brittle failure. An aspect...
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Open AccessThe impact of certain underlying comorbidities on the risk of develo** hospitalised pneumonia in England
UK specific data on the risk of develo** hospitalised CAP for patients with underlying comorbidities is lacking. This study compared the likelihood of hospitalised all-cause community acquired pneumonia (CAP...
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Modeling of the Influence of Hydrogen on the Accumulation of Defects in Steels Under High-Temperature Creep
We develop a mathematical model and software module for the evaluation of the accumulation of defects with regard for hydrogen diffusion. The process is modeled by using two methods: by the Kachanov– Rabotnov–...
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Size dependence of the bulk modulus of Si nanocrystals
This study investigates the effect of size on bulk modulus and its related parameters, including melting temperature and mass density based on the ratio number of surface atoms to that of its internal. The equ...
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Acute appendicitis in leukaemia patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation during the neutropaenic phase: a case series from a single BMT centre in China
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Risk score model of type 2 diabetes prediction for rural Chinese adults: the Rural Deqing Cohort Study
Risk score (RS) model is a cost-effective tool to identify adults who are at high risk for diabetes. This study was to develop an RS model of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) prediction specifically for rural Chinese ad...
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Erratum: A randomized study of pomalidomide vs placebo in persons with myeloproliferative neoplasm-associated myelofibrosis and RBC-transfusion dependence
Correction to: Leukemia advance online publication 18 November 2016; doi:10.1038/leu.2016.300 Following the online publication of this article, the authors noted that Dr McMullin was incorrectly excluded from ...
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Open AccessA randomized study of pomalidomide vs placebo in persons with myeloproliferative neoplasm-associated myelofibrosis and RBC-transfusion dependence
RBC-transfusion dependence is common in persons with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)-associated myelofibrosis. The objective of this study was to determine the rates of RBC-transfusion independence after the...
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Rhabdomyolysis After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Early inhaled nitric oxide in preterm infants <34 weeks with evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia
To investigate whether early treatment with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) could prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very preterm infants.
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Screening for osteoporosis in Chinese post-menopausal women: a health economic modelling study
Screening and appropriate treatment for osteoporosis has been proven to be cost-effective in many populations; however, it is not clear in the Chinese population. Simulations using a validated health economics...
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Open AccessDesign of Hydrogen Storage Alloys/Nanoporous Metals Hybrid Electrodes for Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
Nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries have demonstrated key technology advantages for applications in new-energy vehicles, which play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the world’s dep...
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Open AccessRole of long non-coding RNA-RNCR3 in atherosclerosis-related vascular dysfunction
Atherosclerosis is one of the most common vascular disorders. Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Long non-...
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A comparison of lamivudine vs entecavir for prophylaxis of hepatitis B virus reactivation in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients: a single-institutional experience
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of lamivudine vs entecavir in the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in HBV surface Ag (HBsAg)-positive patients undergoing allogeneic hematopo...
