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Research and development of time resolution and time reference adjustment for CMS improved resistive plate chambers (iRPCs)
Improved resistive plate chambers (iRPCs) will be installed in the challenging forward region of the compact muon solenoid (CMS) during its Phase-2 upgrade. The design target of iRPC time resolution is 1.5 ns....
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Effects of Loading Direction on the Anisotropic Tensile Properties of Duplex Stainless Steels Based on Phase Strains Obtained by In Situ Neutron Diffraction Experiments
This study investigated the anisotropy of the tensile properties in a duplex stainless steel of 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N based on in situ neutron diffraction experiments. The 24Cr-5Ni-0.18N steel showed a better balance...
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Effects of Melatonin on the Photosynthetic Characteristics of Zanthoxylum armatum under Waterlogging Stress
Zanthoxylum armatum DC. is an economic tree species sensitive to waterlogging. Melatonin can improve the waterlogging tolerance of plants. In this study, we investigated the effects of different waterlogging time...
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R &D of back-end electronics for improved resistive plate chambers for the phase 2 upgrade of the CMS end-cap muon system
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at European Organization for Nuclear Research is planned to be upgraded to the high luminosity LHC. Increasing the luminosity makes muon triggering reliable and offline reconstr...
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GIS-based landslide susceptibility map** using ensemble methods for Fengjie County in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China
Various landslide susceptibility models can be available in the literature, and each model has its unique advantages and limitations. Previous studies have shown that no single model performs best across diver...
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Variational Elastic Solution for an End Bearing Pile Subjected to Dynamic Torsional Loading
A new and efficient method is proposed for investigating the steady-state response of an end bearing pile embedded in a homogeneous and isotropic soil layer and subjected to time-harmonic torsional loads at th...
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Research and development of the back-end electronics for the two-dimensional improved resistive plate chambers in CMS upgrade
To complement and ensure redundancy in the endcap muon system of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector and to extend the Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) system coverage, improved RPCs (iRPCs) with either orth...
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Preconception use of pegvisomant alone or as combination therapy for acromegaly: a case series and review of the literature
Pegvisomant (PEG) is an effective therapy for acromegaly. Its safety in women seeking fertility and during pregnancy has been scarcely reported.
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Estimation of invasion depth of early colorectal cancer using EUS and NBI-ME: a meta-analysis
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and narrow band imaging-magnifying endoscopy (NBI-ME) are often used as diagnostic tools to estimate the depth of invasion in early colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this stu...
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Intraoperative adjunctive techniques to reduce seroma formation in laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty: a systematic review
Seroma formation is the most common postoperative complication after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Recurrence and seroma formation may be difficult to distinguish. Many adjunctive techniques with which ...
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Compositional control of tunnel features in hollandite-based ceramics: structure and stability of (Ba,Cs)1.33(Zn,Ti)8O16
The impact of composition on the tunnel features of hollandite materials for the purpose of radioactive cesium (Cs) immobilization was evaluated. The barium (Ba) to cesium (Cs) ratio was varied in the tunnel s...
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Influence of Grain Size on Work-Hardening Behavior of Fe-24Ni-0.3C Metastable Austenitic Steel
In this study, the effect of grain size on the work-hardening behavior of Fe-24Ni-0.3C metastable austenitic steel was investigated by the use of in situ neutron diffraction during tensile tests in Japan Proto...
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LncRNA HULC triggers autophagy via stabilizing Sirt1 and attenuates the chemosensitivity of HCC cells
Considerable evidences have shown that autophagy has an important role in tumor chemoresistance. However, it is still unknown whether the lncRNA HULC (highly upregulated in liver cancer) is involved in autopha...
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Quercetin induces protective autophagy and apoptosis through ER stress via the p-STAT3/Bcl-2 axis in ovarian cancer
Quercetin (3,3′,4′,5,7-pentahydroxyflavone, Qu) is a promising cancer chemo-preventive agent for various cancers because it inhibits disease progression and promotes apoptotic cell death. In our previous study...
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for laterally spreading tumors in the rectum ≥40 mm
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been developed to allow en bloc resection of early neoplasia of the gastrointestinal tract, including colorectal tumors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
High Resolution Model Simulations of the Canadian Oil Sands with Comparisons to Field Study Observations
The governments of Canada and Alberta are implementing a joint plan for oil sands monitoring that includes investigating emissions, transport and downwind chemistry associated with the Canadian oil sands regio...
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Open AccessHumanized anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: a Chinese single-center experience in a group of 64 patients
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Open AccessLong non-coding RNA CCAT1 promotes gallbladder cancer development via negative modulation of miRNA-218-5p
Protein-coding genes account for only ~2% of the human genome, whereas the vast majority of transcripts are non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) including long ncRNAs (lncRNAs). A growing volume of literature has proposed...
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LXRα-mediated downregulation of FOXM1 suppresses the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Liver X receptors (LXRs), including LXRα and LXRβ isoforms, have important roles in the metabolic regulation of glucose, cholesterol and lipid. Moreover, activation of LXRs also represses the expression of cyc...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Modelling Aerosol-Cloud-Meteorology Interaction: A Case Study with a Fully Coupled Air Quality Model (GEM-MACH)
A fully coupled on-line air quality forecast model, GEM-MACH, was used to study a case of cloud processing in an urban-industrial plume and aerosol-cloud-meteorology interaction. Preliminary results have shown...
