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Effects of ionic strength and bentonite ratio on the migration of Cr(VI) in clayey soil-bentonite engineered barrier
Soil-bentonite (S-B) barriers have been widely used for heavy metal pollution containment. This study conducted batch adsorption tests and diffusion-through tests to evaluate how ionic strength and bentonite r...
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The multimodality cell segmentation challenge: toward universal solutions
Cell segmentation is a critical step for quantitative single-cell analysis in microscopy images. Existing cell segmentation methods are often tailored to specific modalities or require manual interventions to ...
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The pivotal role of secondary nutrients and micronutrients in regulating fruit quality and root exudates metabolism profile of citrus
Ensuring adequate and balanced nutrient supply is crucial for enhancing citrus fruit quality. Some plants could modulate nutrient bioavailability in soil through the enhancement of root exudation. The study ai...
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Cross-seasonal influence of the North Tropical Atlantic SST on soil moisture in Northeastern Eurasia
Soil moisture (SM) is a key component of the Earth’s climate system. Accurate prediction of SM is essential for understanding and predicting short-term climate variability. While Sea Surface Temperature (SST) ...
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Effects of pore fluid salinity on desiccation cracking and microstructural behaviors of biochar-amended red clay
Biochar-amended clay materials have been utilized as the cover or liner layers in waste containment systems. The desiccation cracking behaviors of clay-based cover layer have been widely studied, but related s...
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Cross-season and cross-hemispheric influence of southwest Pacific SST on Arabian Peninsula precipitation
The predictability of precipitation in the Arabian Peninsula is of great importance for local agriculture and socio-economic development. In autumn, precipitation in the Arabian Peninsula is correlated with EN...
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Open AccessRetinal Vascular Geometry in Hypertension: cSLO-Based Method
We aim to introduce a method using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (cSLO) images for measuring retinal vascular geometry, including vessel branch angle (BA), vessel diameter, vessel tortuosity, and frac...
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Laboratory investigation on the retention performance of a soil–bentonite mixture used as an engineered barrier: insight into the effects of ionic strength and associated heavy metal ions
Soil–bentonite (S-B) materials are promising backfill materials for use as engineered barriers in heavy metal-contaminated sites. The effects of contaminant exposure on the retention performance of the S-B bar...
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Experimental study on injection of ferrous sulphate for remediation of a clayey soil contaminated with hexavalent chromium
In-situ remediation of the Cr(VI) contaminated clayey soil remains challenging due to the low hydraulic conductivity and high ion adsorption capacity of the clays. In this study, the injection tests of ferrous...
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Diffusion-Based Data Augmentation for Nuclei Image Segmentation
Nuclei segmentation is a fundamental but challenging task in the quantitative analysis of histopathology images. Although fully-supervised deep learning-based methods have made significant progress, a large nu...
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Open AccessComparison of anterior corneal aberrations measured by Scheimpflug and Placido Disc System for myopes
To ascertain the agreement of corneal aberrations obtained from the Pentacam and the KR-1W in myopic populations and to investigate the influence of the level of myopia as well as the laterality on the agreement.
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Open AccessActivation of neural lineage networks and ARHGEF2 in enzalutamide-resistant and neuroendocrine prostate cancer and association with patient outcomes
Treatment-emergent neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) after androgen receptor (AR) targeted therapies is an aggressive variant of prostate cancer with an unfavorable prognosis. The underlying mechanisms for...
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Open AccessMolecular mechanism of benzo [a] pyrene regulating lipid metabolism via aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Benzo [a] pyrene (BaP), a potent carcinogen, has been proved that it has toxicological effects via activation the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway. AhR can participate in regulating lipogenesis and lipo...
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Editorial Expression of Concern: Interleukin-4 enhances prostate-specific antigen expression by activation of the androgen receptor and Akt pathway
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Open AccessARVib suppresses growth of advanced prostate cancer via inhibition of androgen receptor signaling
Targeting androgen signaling with the second-generation anti-androgen drugs, such as enzalutamide (Enza), abiraterone (Abi), apalutamide (Apal), and darolutamide (Daro), is the mainstay for the treatment of ca...
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Towards centralized transmission coordination in WLANs: a cross-layer approach
The world is becoming more dependent on wireless networks for ubiquitous computing. Wireless local area network (WLAN) is one kind of widely-deployed wireless networks used in this context. Its network perform...
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Take your time, get it closer: content dissemination within mobile pedestrian crowds
The explosion of traffic demands in the edge of the Internet, mostly by mobile users, is putting under pressure current networking infrastructures. This is particularly acute when huge amounts of users and act...
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Open AccessProteostasis by STUB1/HSP70 complex controls sensitivity to androgen receptor targeted therapy in advanced prostate cancer
Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is a potential mechanism that contributes to cancer cell survival and drug resistance. Constitutively active androgen receptor (AR) variants confer anti-androgen resistance i...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Research on Association Rules Mining with Co-evolution Algorithm in High Dimensional Data
This paper adopts a co-evolution algorithm, which utilizes improved genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm to iterate two populations simultaneously. Meanwhile, the mechanism of informatio...
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Open AccessA Novel Secure Localization Approach in Wireless Sensor Networks
Recent advances in wireless networking technologies, along with ubiquitous sensing and computing, have brought significant convenience for location-based services. The localization issue in wireless sensor net...
