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Experimental validation of adsorption filter model under dynamic VOC concentrations: Prediction of long-term efficiency
Indoor volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations are often dynamic because the ventilation and emission rates of VOC usually change. Adsorption filters used for air purification may operate with a capacit...
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Open AccessSerum levels of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 are associated with coronary atherosclerotic plaque progression in diabetic and non-diabetic patients
Lp-PLA2 is linked to cardiovascular diseases and poor outcomes, especially in diabetes, as it functions as a pro-inflammatory and oxidative mediator.
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Improvement of coronary stent visualization using ultra-high-resolution photon-counting detector CT
This study aimed to compare the image quality and diagnostic performance of standard-resolution (SR) and ultra-high-resolution (UHR) coronary CT angiography (CCTA) based on photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT)...
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Open AccessDAE-CFR: detecting microRNA-disease associations using deep autoencoder and combined feature representation
MicroRNA (miRNA) has been shown to play a key role in the occurrence and progression of diseases, making uncovering miRNA-disease associations vital for disease prevention and therapy. However, traditional lab...
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Study on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B by g-C3N4/Bi2Fe4O9 Heterojunction Photocatalyst
g-C3N4/Bi2Fe4O9 composite photocatalysts were prepared by the mechanica mixing-calcination method. The heterojunction structure formed by the composite of the two materials made it difficult for photogenerated el...
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Open AccessEnhanced tyrosine sulfation is associated with chronic kidney disease-related atherosclerosis
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) accelerates atherosclerosis, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Tyrosine sulfation has been recognized as a key post-translational modification (PTM) in regulation of various cellu...
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Open AccessDifferent associations of general and abdominal obesity with upper and lower extremity artery disease among a community population in China
The associations between obesity and abnormalities of upper and lower extremity arteries remain to be elucidated. This study is aimed to investigate whether general obesity and abdominal obesity are associated...
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Open Access[68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/MR in patients with acute myocardial infarction: potential role of predicting left ventricular remodeling
To assess predictive value of 68Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor-04 ([68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04) PET/MR for late left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with ST-segment elevated myocardial infar...
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Recent progress and perspective in additive manufacturing of EMI shielding functional polymer nanocomposites
Because of rapid progress in the electronics industry, the market has faced a huge demand for novel materials in the field of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. Conductive functional polymer composi...
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Open AccessSerum MPO levels and activities are associated with angiographic coronary atherosclerotic plaque progression in type 2 diabetic patients
The uncontrolled production of MPO promotes inflammation, oxidative stress and atherosclerosis. Serum MPO levels are increased in patients with diabetes compared with patients without diabetes.
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Synthesis of WS2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S Nanoheterostructured Photocatalyst and Its Visible Light Catalytic Performance
In this paper, WS2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S sheet-like nano-heterostructure photocatalysts were prepared by coprecipitation-hydrothermal method. The composition of the materials was characterized by XRD, and the morphology an...
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Degradation of Organic Dyes at High Concentration by Zn0.5Cd0.5S/MoS2 in Water: From Performance to Mechanism
In this study, XRD, SEM, TEM, PL, EIS and other characterization methods were used to study the morphology, electron–hole pair recombination efficiency and photocarrier migration rate of the compsite, and anal...
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The synergistic role of acidic molecular sieve on flame retardant performance in PLA/MF@APP composite
Intumescent flame retardant (FR) system containing acid source, foaming agent and carbonizing agent becomes popular to improve flame suppression. It is still challenging to improve FR performance by directly u...
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Construction and photocatalytic properties of the Zn do** on CdS
Zn-doped CdS powder was synthesized by coprecipitation-hydrothermal method. XRD, SEM, TEM, UV–Vis DRS, PL, EIS and other characterization methods were used to study the morphology, electron–hole pair recombina...
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Benthodytes palauta, a new species of deep-sea holothuroid (Elasipodida: Psychropotidae) from the western Pacific Ocean
A new species of Psychropotidae holothuroid, Benthodytes palauta sp. nov., was collected from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge at a depth of 2 666 m. This new species is characterized by a leathery body wall, red-violet sk...
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Ophiuroid fauna of cobalt-rich crust seamounts in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
Seamounts are vulnerable ecosystems in the deep sea and can be heavily impacted by human activities, such as bottom fishing and deep-sea mining. The species composition and distribution patterns of benthic fau...
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Morphological description and population structure of an ophiuroid species from cobalt-rich crust seamounts in the Northwest Pacific: Implications for marine protection under deep-sea mining
Many seamounts are covered with cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts, and are increasingly attracting interest for the potential extraction of valuable mineral resources from deep seabed environments. However, th...
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Localization and characterization of intermittent pollutant source in buildings with ventilation systems: Development and validation of an inverse model
Terrorist attacks through building ventilation systems are becoming an increasing concern. In case pollutants are intentionally released in a building with mechanical ventilation systems, it is critical to loc...
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Open AccessBiosafety and efficacy evaluation of a biodegradable magnesium-based drug-eluting stent in porcine coronary artery
Although the drug-eluting stent (DES) has become the standard for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-based revascularization, concerns remain regarding the use of DES, mainly due to its permanent rigid c...
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Adaptive Asymptotic Tracking Fault-tolerant Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems with Actuator Failures and Event-triggered Inputs
This paper is concerned with the problem of adaptive asymptotic tracking fault-tolerant control (FTC) for uncertain nonlinear systems with actuator faults and event-triggered inputs. Firstly, fault-tolerant co...
