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Ri** Liu
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessVisible and invisible factors affecting the job satisfaction of agency home caregivers in the UK
This qualitative study investigates the factors that affect the job satisfaction of home caregivers. It draws upon a thematic analysis of data from in-depth interviews with home caregivers in the UK and finds ...
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Open AccessExploring the role of interaction in older-adult service innovation: insights from the testing stage
In the context of global aging trends, service innovation targeting older adults is becoming increasingly crucial. Because the traditional focus areas of service innovation have predominantly been design and i...
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Open AccessA single-cell chromatin accessibility dataset of human primed and naïve pluripotent stem cell-derived teratoma
Teratoma, due to its remarkable ability to differentiate into multiple cell lineages, is a valuable model for studying human embryonic development. The similarity of the gene expression and chromatin accessibi...
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Open AccessA high-precision oasis dataset for China from remote sensing images
High-resolution oasis maps are imperative for understanding ecological and socio-economic development of arid regions. However, due to the late establishment and relatively niche nature of the oasis discipline...
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Open AccessPrediction and positioning of UWSN mobile nodes based on tidal motion model
As the node positioning of underwater wireless sensor networks is easily affected by tidal motion, ocean current motion and multipath effect, the node positioning accuracy is low. In order to better improve th...
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Open AccessNeutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio is a potential marker of intravenous immunoglobulin resistance in Kawasaki disease
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance in Kawasaki disease (KD) was associated with coronary artery lesions. Neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) is an index of mortality in several inflammatory...
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Open AccessExperimental study on seismic characteristics of slope supported by long-short composite anti-slide piles
In this study, a shaking table test was conducted on long-short composite anti-slide piles, the development process and dynamic response of cracks in a pile-supported slope were observed, and the failure mecha...
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Open AccessImage smoothing method based on global gradient sparsity and local relative gradient constraint optimization
Removing texture while preserving the main structure of an image is a challenging task. To address this, this paper propose an image smoothing method based on global gradient sparsity and local relative gradie...
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Open AccessA retrospective study of adjuvant albumin-bound paclitaxel plus S-1 after D2 gastrectomy versus oxaliplatin plus S-1 in gastric cancer
Adjuvant oxaliplatin plus S-1 (SOX) chemotherapy for gastric cancer (GC) after D2 gastrectomy has been proven effective. There has yet to be a study that evaluates adjuvant nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxe...
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Open AccessA new nomogram based on ultrasound and clinical features for distinguishing epididymal tuberculosis and nontuberculous epididymitis
Using ultrasound findings and clinical characteristics, we constructed and validated a new nomogram for distinguishing epididymal tuberculosis from nontuberculous epididymitis, both of which share similar symp...
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Open AccessChromosome-level genome assembly of Helwingia omeiensis: the first genome in the family Helwingiaceae
Helwingia, a shrub of the monotypic cosmopolitan family Helwingiaceae, is distinguished by its inflorescence, in which flowers are borne on the midrib of the leaf—a trait not commonly observed in related plant fa...
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Open AccessBiochemical indicators, cell apoptosis, and metabolomic analyses of the low-temperature stress response and cold tolerance mechanisms in Litopenaeus vannamei
The cold tolerance of Litopenaeus vannamei is important for breeding in specific areas. To explore the cold tolerance mechanism of L. vannamei, this study analyzed biochemical indicators, cell apoptosis, and meta...
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Open AccessMaternal mRNA deadenylation is defective in in vitro matured mouse and human oocytes
Oocyte in vitro maturation is a technique in assisted reproductive technology. Thousands of genes show abnormally high expression in in vitro maturated metaphase II (MII) oocytes compared to those matured in v...
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Open AccessWhole-exome sequencing identifies protein-coding variants associated with brain iron in 29,828 individuals
Iron plays a fundamental role in multiple brain disorders. However, the genetic underpinnings of brain iron and its implications for these disorders are still lacking. Here, we conduct an exome-wide associatio...
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Open AccessPhylogenomic analysis and dynamic evolution of chloroplast genomes of Clematis nannophylla
Clematis nannophylla is a perennial shrub of Clematis with ecological, ornamental, and medicinal value, distributed in the arid and semi-arid areas of northwest China. This study successfully determined the chlor...
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Open AccessNeuropeptide natalisin regulates reproductive behaviors in Spodoptera frugiperda
Natalisin (NTL) is a conserved neuropeptide, only present in insects, that has been reported to regulate their sexual activity. In this study, we investigated the involvement of NTL in the reproductive behavio...
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Open AccessA unified model-based framework for doublet or multiplet detection in single-cell multiomics data
Droplet-based single-cell sequencing techniques rely on the fundamental assumption that each droplet encapsulates a single cell, enabling individual cell omics profiling. However, the inevitable issue of multi...
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Open AccessProlonged ventricular repolarization associated with mild cognitive impairment and white matter hyperintensities: a cross-sectional study
Prolonged ventricular repolarization has been associated with cardiovascular disease. We sought to investigate the association of prolonged ventricular repolarization with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and t...
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Open AccessOptimization of fracturing technology for unconventional dense oil reservoirs based on rock brittleness index
The concept of volume fracturing has revolutionized the conventional limits of low permeability, expanded the effective resource space, and significantly enhanced oil well production in tight oil reservoir dev...
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Open AccessIdentification of a novel lactylation-related gene signature predicts the prognosis of multiple myeloma and experiment verification
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable hematological malignancy with poor survival. Accumulating evidence reveals that lactylation modification plays a vital role in tumorigenesis. However, research on lactylat...
