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Critical Values of Daily Sedentary Time and Its Longitudinal Association with Mild Cognitive Impairment Considering APOE ε4: A Prospective Cohort Study
Long sedentary time and physical inactivity are negatively related to cognition, but the cut-off value remains unclear, and apolipoprotein E polymorphism ε4 (APOE ε4) is a known genetic risk factor of mild cog...
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Quantifying the Dislocation Cell Contribution to the Yield Strength of 316L Steel
The present work investigates the contribution of dislocation cell to the yield strength of additively manufactured (AM) 316L steel through nanoindentation technique. The nano-mechanical response of the AM sam...
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Sustainable application of waste construction slurry as a planting matrix capable of water and fertilizer retention
Waste construction slurry is a by-product of engineering construction, and the realization of eco-friendly disposal and resource utilization of waste construction slurry is an urgent problem to be solved in th...
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Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured 316 L Subjected to Varied Deformation Directions
The present work investigates the effect of deformation directions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 316 L stainless steel processed by additive manufacturing (AM). It is found that crossly ro...
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Modelling and Linear Stability Analysis for Dilute Plasma Jets with Ion-Neutral Collisions
Recent work is reported on modelling of dilute plasma jets with ion-neutral elastic momentum-exchange collisions, ionization, flow field gradients, and magnetic fields. A total of 9 equations are considered, i...
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Influence of Contact Load on the Dry Sliding Wear Performance of 7075 Aluminum Alloy
In this research, the influence of contact load on the tribological behavior of AA7075 petroleum casing is systematically investigated by a pin-on-disc wear test in a simulated air drilling environment. Accord...
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Single-photon detection using high-temperature superconductors
The detection of individual quanta of light is important for quantum communication, fluorescence lifetime imaging, remote sensing and more. Due to their high detection efficiency, exceptional signal-to-noise r...
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Circ_0002111/miR-134-5p/FSTL1 signal axis regulates tumor progression and glycolytic metabolism in papillary thyroid carcinoma cells
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have essential roles in the malignant progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Circ_0002111 was reported to facilitate cell proliferation and invasion abilities in PTC. This s...
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A novel hybrid of ANFIS-based models using optimisation approaches to predict mine blast-induced flyrock
This study presents a novel approach to address the nonlinear and complicated issues associated with flyrock distance (FD) caused by mine blasting, using an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model....
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A review on the science of plastic deformation in laser-based additively manufactured steel
Additive manufacturing (AM) is believed to be a breakthrough technology that may potentially revolutionize various industries, including aerospace, biomedical, and automotive industries. The metallic materials...
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Screening Bacillus subtilis for Effective L-theanine Production from Tea Plant Rhizosphere Soil
L-theanine is used as an additive in food industry due to its unique health benefits to human being. Using γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) for L-theanine biosynthesis is one of the most effective methods. Fifty...
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Surface characteristics of the Zhurong Mars rover traverse at Utopia Planitia
China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, touched down on Utopia Planitia in the northern lowlands of Mars (109.925° E, 25.066° N) in May 2021, and has been conducting in situ investigations of the landing area in conjunct...
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Nerve growth factor orchestrates NGAL and matrix metalloproteinases activity to promote colorectal cancer metastasis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one most cancer type of high incidence and high mortality rate. Metastasis play an important role in survival rate and life quality of colorectal cancer patients. Nerve growth factor...
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Medical ozone induces proliferation and migration inhibition through ROS accumulation and PI3K/AKT/NF-κB suppression in human liver cancer cells in vitro
Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies and leading cancer-associated deaths worldwide. Ozone has been proposed as a promising therapeutic agent in the treatment of various disorders.
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Two-dimensional overdamped fluctuations of the soft perovskite lattice in CsPbBr3
Lead halide perovskites exhibit structural instabilities and large atomic fluctuations thought to impact their optical and thermal properties, yet detailed structural and temporal correlations of their atomic ...
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Identification of a novel immune prognostic model in gastric cancer
The tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is now considered as an important factor during gastric cancer (GC) development. This study identified a novel immune-related risk model for predicting prognosis and as...
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Finite Element Analysis of Equivalent Diameter of Prefabricated Vertical Drains
To clarify some of the inconsistencies in the research of equivalent diameter of PVDs, we constructed 3-D consolidation models of PVDs and sand drains using ABAQUS and compared models with and without sand dra...
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Boosting the electrochemical performance of mesoporous NiCo2O4 oxygen evolution catalysts by facile surface modifying
To effectively develop enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts, we propose a surface anion and cation co-modification strategy toward mesoporous NiCo2O4. After a simple ethanol-assisted grinding and su...
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Microstructure and Formation Mechanism of V-Defects in the InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum Wells with a High In Content
In the growth of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well (MQW) by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), V-defects have been observed and investigated. From cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, ...
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Open AccessResection of liver metastases from breast cancer: a multicentre analysis
Surgery is becoming more practical and effective than conservative treatment in improving the poor outcomes of patients with breast cancer liver metastasis (BCLM). However, there is no generally acknowledged s...
