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Open AccessResearch on safety condition assessment methodology for single tower steel box girder suspension bridges over the sea based on improved AHP-fuzzy comprehensive evaluation
In order to propose a reliable method for assessing the safety condition for single-tower steel box girder Suspension bridges over the sea, a condition monitoring system is established by installing sensors on...
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Open AccessEnd-organ damage from neonatal invasive fungal infection: a 14-year retrospective study from a tertiary center in China
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) has become an increasing problem in NICU neonates, and end-organ damage (EOD) from IFI is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates. This study was conduc...
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High-precision nondestructive evaluation of a thermal barrier coating based on perovskite quantum dot anion exchange
Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) in gas turbine engines are used in expressly harsh environments; thus, assessing TBC integrity status is critical for safety and reliability. However, traditional periodic maint...
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Foreign object detection for transmission lines based on Swin Transformer V2 and YOLOX
Suspended foreign objects on transmission lines will shorten the discharge distance, easily leading to phase-to-ground or phase-to-phase short circuits, which induces outage accidents. Foreign objects are smal...
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Finite-Time and Fixed-Time Bipartite Consensus of Multiple Euler–Lagrange Systems via Hierarchical Control Algorithm
This paper investigates the finite-time and fixed-time bipartite consensus problem of multiple Euler–Lagrange systems (MELSs) under directed interaction topologies, considering external disturbances. Two novel...
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Open AccessExploring new frontiers: cell surface vimentin as an emerging marker for circulating tumor cells and a promising therapeutic target in advanced gastric Cancer
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) hold immense promise in guiding treatment strategies for advanced gastric cancer (GC). However, their clinical impact has been limited due to challenges in identifying epithelial...
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Carbon efficiency modeling and optimization of solar-powered cellular networks
As wireless communication traffic experiences rapid growth, the carbon emissions caused by the communication industry are also on the rise. To achieve “carbon neutrality”, researchers are considering the use o...
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SPD-YOLOv8: an small-size object detection model of UAV imagery in complex scene
Traditional camera sensors rely on human observation. However, in complex scenes, people often experience fatigue when observing objects of various sizes. Moreover, human cognitive abilities have inherent limi...
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Open AccessEnhanced YOLO v3 for precise detection of apparent damage on bridges amidst complex backgrounds
A bridge disease identification approach based on an enhanced YOLO v3 algorithm is suggested to increase the accuracy of apparent disease detection of concrete bridges under complex backgrounds. First, the YOL...
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Open AccessCDC45 promotes the stemness and metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma by affecting the cell cycle
This study aimed to assess the functions of cell division cycle protein 45 (CDC45) in Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cancer and its effects on stemness and metastasis.
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Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and synchronous degradation of organic pollutants by pg-C3N4/β-FeOOH S-scheme heterojunction
Crafting photoelectrocatalytic materials with robust oxidation-reduction properties for simultaneous hydrogen evolution and pollutant degradation poses a formidable challenge. In this study, a pg-C3N4/β-FeOOH S-s...
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Whole-tumor histogram analysis of postcontrast T1-weighted and apparent diffusion coefficient in predicting the grade and proliferative activity of adult intracranial ependymomas
To investigate the value of histogram analysis of postcontrast T1-weighted (T1C) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) images in predicting the grade and proliferative activity of adult intracranial ependym...
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Open AccessGPX8+ cancer-associated fibroblast, as a cancer-promoting factor in lung adenocarcinoma, is related to the immunosuppressive microenvironment
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a crucial role in the tumor microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and are often associated with poorer clinical outcomes. This study aimed to screen for CAF-s...
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Modeling Study on Cumulative Damage Effects and Safety Control Criterion of Open-Pit Final Slope Under Blasting
Drilling and blasting method used for excavation causes damage to surrounding rock mass, and frequent blasting often leads to cumulative damage effects. Thus, understanding the distribution of Blast-Induced Da...
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Multiple time-varying formation tracking of multiple heterogeneous Euler–Lagrange systems via prescribed-time hierarchical control algorithms in task space
This paper aims at addressing the multiple time-varying formation tracking (MTVFT) problem for multiple heterogeneous Euler–Lagrange systems (MHELSs) in the scenario of uncertain dynamic terms and external dis...
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Leader-following Adaptive Guaranteed-performance Consensus Control for Multi-agent Systems With Exogenous Disturbance
In this paper, the problem of leader-following distributed guaranteed-performance consensus for multi-agent systems (MASs) subject to exogenous disturbances is investigated. First, a disturbance observer is de...
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Open AccessThe Hippo-YAP signaling pathway drives CD24-mediated immune evasion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via macrophage phagocytosis
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies in the world with poor prognosis. Despite the promising applications of immunotherapy, the objective response rate is still unsa...
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Lithium-rich claystone in **guo area, Guangxi, southwest China: precursor kaolinite controls lithium enrichment
We investigated Late Permian Li-rich claystones with up to 1.05 wt% Li2O (average: 0.45 wt% Li2O) in the **guo area in Guangxi, southwest China. Our results show that cookeite (chlorite group) is the dominant L...
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Screening and Identification of a Strain with Protease and Phytase Activities and Its Application in Soybean Meal Fermentation
The aims of the study were to degrade the anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) such as phytic acid, glycinin, and β-conglycinin and improve the values of soybean meal (SBM). Firstly, in this study, a strain PY-4B w...
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Integrating bulk-RNA sequencing and single-cell sequencing analyses to characterize adenosine-enriched tumor microenvironment landscape and develop an adenosine-related prognostic signature predicting immunotherapy in lung adenocarcinoma
The adenosine-signaling axis has been recognized as an important immunomodulatory pathway in tumor immunity. However, the biological role of the adenosine-signaling axis in the remodeling of the tumor microenv...
