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Deep Learning-Assisted Droplet Digital PCR for Quantitative Detection of Human Coronavirus
Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rapidly spread worldwide, there is an urgent demand for accurate and suitable nucleic acid detection technology. Although the conventional threshold-based alg...
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Open AccessComparing the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive biportal endoscopic spine surgery versus conventional microscopic discectomy in single-level lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (ENDO-BH Trial): a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled equivalence trial study protocol
Biportal endoscopic surgery has recently been performed in lumbar discectomy, with advantages over conventional surgery, such as less skin scarring and muscle damage. However, the clinical results have not bee...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the efficacy and safety of conventional and biportal endoscopic decompressive laminectomy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (ENDO-B trial): a protocol for a prospective, randomized, assessor-blind, multicenter trial
Recent studies on biportal endoscopic spine surgery in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis have reported good clinical results. However, these studies have been limited by the small sample sizes and use of a ...
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Open AccessEffect of biochemical and biomechanical factors on vascularization of kidney organoid-on-a-chip
Kidney organoids derived from the human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) recapitulating human kidney are the attractive tool for kidney regeneration, disease modeling, and drug screening. However, the kidney org...
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Open AccessIncidence & Risk Factors of Postoperative Delirium After Spinal Surgery in Older Patients
Although postoperative delirium is a common complication in older patients, few papers have described risk factors after of spinal surgery. The purpose of this study was to analyze various perioperative risk f...
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Open AccessEfficient Luminescence of Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ nanophosphor and its film applications to LED and Solar cell as a downconverter
Here we present the synthesis of the efficient nanophosphor Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ (D50 = 144 nm) by a simple milling approach, its strong Rayleigh scattering, and its film applications to white LED and silicon solar cell...
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Rule-Based LEED Evaluation Method considering BIM Linkage and Variability
Building information modeling (BIM) has become mandatory of late in the public sector construction orders, with its utilization in building analysis and modeling increasing. Leadership in Energy & Environmenta...
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Bone union after spinal fusion surgery using local bone in long-term bisphosphonate users: a prospective comparative study
Bisphosphonates are the most commonly used drugs for osteoporosis and long-term use of bisphosphonates may affect fusion rate after spinal fusion surgery. There was significant delayed union after 6 months in ...
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Low-Power Resistive Bridge Readout Circuit Integrated in Two Millimeter-Scale Pressure-Sensing Systems
A duty-cycled bridge-to-digital converter (BDC) for small battery operated pressure sensing systems is presented and demonstrated in two complete microsystems. By heavily duty-cycling an excitation voltage for...
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Open AccessPlasmonic bacteria on a nanoporous mirror via hydrodynamic trap** for rapid identification of waterborne pathogens
A rapid, precise method for identifying waterborne pathogens is critically needed for effective disinfection and better treatment. However, conventional methods, such as culture-based counting, generally suffe...
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Open AccessMultifunctional Device based on phosphor-piezoelectric PZT: lighting, speaking, and mechanical energy harvesting
We demonstrated the tri-functional device based on all powder-processing methods by using ZnS powder as phosphor layer and piezoelectric material as dielectric layer. The fabricated device generated the electr...
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Open AccessSpontaneous Phase Transfer-Mediated Selective Removal of Heavy Metal Ions Using Biocompatible Oleic Acid
Here, we propose an environmentally benign removal technique for heavy metal ions based on selective and spontaneous transfer to oleic acid. The ions can be removed via (1) the selective and rapid complexation wi...
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Synthesis of colloidal plasmonic microspheres via spontaneous formation and three-dimensional assembly of metal nanoparticles
We report the synthesis of colloidal plasmonic microspheres by taking advantage of emulsions of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in metal precursor solution. Within the emulsion, both the spontaneous formation and ...
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Open AccessDesign of a Porous Cathode for Ultrahigh Performance of a Li-ion Battery: An Overlooked Pore Distribution
Typical cathode materials of Li-ion battery suffer from a severe loss in specific capacity, and this problem is regarded as a major obstacle in the expansion of newer applications. To overcome this, porous cat...
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Development of context-based BIM query Style Description
To Smart Building & Urban Management (SBUM), recently Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been increased as efficient solutions with utilization and convergence of abundant 3D building objects DB for exist...
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Performance evaluation of automated 3D image-scan-based reverse engineering in architectural MEP pipe object modeling
This study aims to analyze the productivity of automatic 3D reverse engineering for architectural mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) pipe objects modeling. Recently, 3D image scan-based reverse engineer...
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Open AccessPulled microcapillary tube resonators with electrical readout for mass sensing applications
This paper reports a microfabrication-free approach to make hollow channel mass sensors by pulling a glass capillary and suspending it on top of a machined jig. A part of the pulled section makes simple contac...
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Open AccessProteome-wide characterization of signalling interactions in the hippocampal CA4/DG subfield of patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia; however, mechanisms and biomarkers remain unclear. Here, we examined hippocampal CA4 and dentate gyrus subfields, which are less studied in the con...
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Open AccessPlasmonic colloidal nanoparticles with open eccentric cavities via acid-induced chemical transformation
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been considered a promising technique for the detection of trace molecules in biomedicine and environmental monitoring. The ideal metal nanoparticles for SERS mus...
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Erratum to: Large-scale analysis of posttranslational modifications in the hippocampus of patients with Alzheimer’s disease using pI shift and label-free quantification without enrichment
