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On the two-layer high-level Green-Naghdi model in a general form
The traditional high-level Green-Naghdi (HLGN) model, which uses the polynomial as the shape function to approximate the variation of the horizontal- and vertical-velocity components along the vertical directi...
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Open AccessA publicly available newborn ear shape dataset for medical diagnosis of auricular deformities
Early and accurate diagnosis of ear deformities in newborns is crucial for an effective non-surgical correction treatment, since this commonly seen ear anomalies would affect aesthetics and cause mental proble...
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n-Type Semiconductive Polymers Based on Pyrene-1,5,6,10-Tetracarboxyl Diimide
Donor-acceptor (D-A) conjugated polymers comprising electron-deficient aromatic dicarboximide units represent an important type of organic semiconductors, especially for electron transporting properties. Pyren...
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Effect of low-temperature ausforming on bainitic transformation and mechanical properties in ultrahigh-strength bainitic steel
Low-temperature ausforming (LT-AF) prior to bainitic transformation leads to a noticeable acceleration of bainitic transformation kinetics; however, the effect of LT-AF on the retained austenite (RA) features ...
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Open AccessA gender specific risk assessment of coronary heart disease based on physical examination data
Large-scale screening for the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) is crucial for its prevention and management. Physical examination data has the advantages of wide coverage, large capacity, and easy collecti...
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The law of strength damage and deterioration of jointed sandstone after dry-wet cycles
Under the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the Three Gorges Reservoir in China, the rock mass in the ebb and flow zone of the slope is always in a state of a dry-wet cycle. In order to explore the ...
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Three-dimensional finite element analysis on cochlear implantation electrode insertion
Studying the insertion process of cochlear implant (CI) electrode array (EA) is important to ensure successful, sufficient, and safe implantation. A three-dimensional finite element (FE) model was developed to...
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Open AccessIntegrated physiological and transcriptional dissection reveals the core genes involving nutrient transport and osmoregulatory substance biosynthesis in allohexaploid wheat seedlings under salt stress
Soil salinization has become a global problem restricting the seed yield and quality of crops, including wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Salinity significantly alters plant morphology and severely disrupts physiolo...
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Scutellarin suppresses triple-negative breast cancer metastasis by inhibiting TNFα-induced vascular endothelial barrier breakdown
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer with high vascularity and frequent metastasis. Tumor-associated abnormal vasculature was reported to accelerate TNBC metastasis. S...
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The Course of Superficial Temporal Artery in Patients with Microtia and its Relationship with the Remnant
Temporoparietal fascia is important for auricular reconstruction or repair after auricular reconstruction. Thus, the course of the superficial temporal artery (STA) is of vital importance to prevent destructio...
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Discovery of novel DprE1 inhibitors via computational bioactivity fingerprints and structure-based virtual screening
Decaprenylphosphoryl-β-D-ribose oxidase (DprE1) plays important roles in the biosynthesis of mycobacterium cell wall. DprE1 inhibitors have shown great potentials in the development of new regimens for tubercu...
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Open AccessComparison of CT findings and histopathological characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients
Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is a common fungal infectious disease, and infection can occur in patients with any immune function. To better understand PC, we compared the CT findings and histopathological res...
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Superiority of Adipose-derived CD34 + Cells over Adipose-derived Stem Cells in Promoting Ischemic Tissue Survival
Tissue ischemia usually leads to necrosis and is a threatening condition associated with reconstructive surgery. Promoting the survival of ischemic tissue is critical for improving clinical outcomes. Although ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Improved YOLOv5 Network with Attention and Context for Small Object Detection
Object detection is one of the most important and challenging branches in computer vision. Although impressive progress have been achieved on large or medium scale objects, detecting small objects from images ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Sub-captions Semantic-Guided Network for Image Captioning
The fine-grained representation of image is important for cross-modal transformation tasks. Existing image captioning methods of illustrating images are often limited to enumerating or describing the visual co...
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Open AccessEffect of aging and sex on cardiovascular structure and function in wildtype mice assessed with echocardiography
This study employed traditional and advanced echocardiographic techniques to assess comprehensively age- and sex-related changes in cardiovascular structure and function in wildtype (WT) mice. Forty-five norma...
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Open AccessIntegrated ionomic and transcriptomic dissection reveals the core transporter genes responsive to varying cadmium abundances in allotetraploid rapeseed
Oilseed rape (B. napus L.) has great potential for phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd)-polluted soils due to its large plant biomass production and strong metal accumulation. Soil properties and the presence of othe...
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Finite element simulation of cochlear traveling wave under air and bone conduction hearing
Besides the normal hearing pathway known as air conduction (AC), sound can also transmit to the cochlea through the skull, known as bone conduction (BC). During BC stimulation, the cochlear walls demonstrate rigi...
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Tumor cell-derived autophagosomes (DRibbles)-activated B cells induce specific naïve CD8+ T cell response and exhibit antitumor effect
Dendritic cell (DC) vaccine has been proved to be an effective way in cancer immunotherapy in both preclinical and clinical studies. However, limitations in DC isolation and culture have hampered its practice ...
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Open AccessRisk factors for cement leakage and nomogram for predicting the intradiscal cement leakage after the vertebra augmented surgery
Vertebral augmentation is the first-line treatment for the osteoporosis vertebral compression fractures. Bone cement leakage is the most common complication of this surgery. This study aims to assess the risk ...
