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In vivo safety and pulmonary vein isolation performance of a new cryoballoon for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Cryoablation to achieve pulmonary vein (PV) isolation has become one of the standard approaches for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. The Arctic Front series cryoballoon and Achieve circular map** catheter ...
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Open AccessLow-order modeling of collective dynamics of four ring-coupled turbulent thermoacoustic oscillators
We investigate the low-order modeling of collective dynamics in a can-annular combustor consisting of four ring-coupled turbulent lean-premixed combustors. Each combustor is treated as an individual thermoacou...
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Open AccessATACAmp: a tool for detecting ecDNA/HSRs from bulk and single-cell ATAC-seq data
High oncogene expression in cancer cells is a major cause of rapid tumor progression and drug resistance. Recent cancer genome research has shown that oncogenes as well as regulatory elements can be amplified ...
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Open AccessEmotional labor mediates the associations between self-consciousness and flow in dancers
Emotional labor has been a focal point in occupational well-being literature, but studies have long overlooked an important group of emotional laborers: performers. This research represents a pioneering effort...
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Development of SO42−/ZnAl2O4–ZrO2 composite solid acids for efficient synthesis of green biofuels via the typical esterification reaction of oleic acid with methanol
A novel series of SO42−/ZnAl2O4–ZrO2 composite solid acids for efficient synthesis of green biodiesel via the typical esterification reaction of oleic acid with methanol were prepared by a simple sol–gel-impregna...
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The Study of Surface Sliding Discharge Interacting with an Oblique Shock Wave
A distributed surface sliding discharge with a duration of 500 ns in supersonic air flows with an oblique shock wave had been experimentally studied. The Mach numbers of the flows were 1.18–1.68, the density w...
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Perceived HIV Stigma, Depressive Symptoms, Self-esteem, and Suicidal Ideation Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in China: a Moderated Mediation Modeling Analysis
Suicidal ideation is an important public health challenge among people living with HIV (PLWH) across the world and in China. HIV stigma, depression, and self-esteem have been associated with suicidal ideation....
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An old thrombus may potentially identify patients at higher risk of poor outcome in anterior circulation stroke undergoing thrombectomy
To investigate thrombus age and its association with clinical and procedural parameters in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to anterior circulation occlusions.
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Effect of Carbon Content near the Decarbonization Phase Boundary on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of WC–6% Co Cemented Carbides
WC–6% Co cemented carbides with decarbonization phases have been prepared by traditional powder metallurgy. The effect of the carbon content near the decarbonization boundary on the microstructure and mechanic...
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Condensation heat transfer of R1234ze(E)/R152a in horizontal tube and development of correlation
The flow condensation heat transfer performances of NCUR01, composed of R1234ze(E) and R152a by mass ratio 40:60, in horizontal smooth tubes with the inner diameter of 4 mm and 6 mm were investigated experimen...
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What makes a scatterplot hard to comprehend: data size and pattern salience matter
With the growing popularity of visualizations in various fields, visualization comprehension has gained considerable attention. In this work, we focus on the effect of data size and pattern salience on compreh...
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Prospects for the Online Education Promoting the Reform of Traditional Higher Education Under the COVID-19 Situation
With the development of educational technology modernization, online education is booming in recent years. E-learning is a method of content dissemination and fast learning through the application of informati...
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A facile and economical process for high-performance and flexible transparent conductive film based on reduced graphene oxides and silver nanowires
The one-dimensional (1D) silver nanowires (AgNWs) with high transmittance, high electronic conductivity and two-dimensional (2D) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) both emerge as leading candidates for the developme...
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The Characteristics of a Nanosecond Surface Sliding Discharge in a Supersonic Airflow Flowing around a Thin Wedge
The characteristics of a distributed sliding surface discharge with a duration of ∼300 ns (plasma sheet) in a non-uniform supersonic airflow with a vortex zone behind a thin wedge have been studied in a shock ...
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Genetic characterization of the chromosome single-segment substitution lines of O. glumaepatula and O. barthii and identification of QTLs for yield-related traits
Oryza glumaepatula and Oryza barthii are AA-genome wild species in Oryza genus. In order to effectively mine and transfer beneficial genes from these wild species in genome-wide by distant hybridization, in the p...
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Open AccessIntrafollicular fibroblast growth factor 13 in polycystic ovary syndrome: relationship with androgen levels and oocyte developmental competence
Fibroblast growth factor 13 (FGF13) is one of the most highly expressed FGF family members in adult mouse ovary. However, its precise roles in ovarian function remain largely unknown. We sought to evaluate the...
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The Effect of Pulsed Sliding Surface Discharges on Supersonic Airflow past a Thin Wedge in Shock Tube
The influence of ~300-ns pulsed sliding surface discharges on supersonic airflow with M = 1.2–1.5 past a thin wedge has been studied in a shock tube at 0.12–0.14 kg/m3 gas density. It is established that inhomoge...
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Open AccessPre-coincidence brain activity predicts the perceptual outcome of streaming/bouncing motion display
When two identical visual discs move toward each other on a two-dimensional visual display, they can be perceived as either “streaming through” or “bouncing off” each other after their coincidence. Previous st...
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Open AccessAn inverse association between serum soluble receptor of advanced glycation end products and hyperandrogenism and potential implication in polycystic ovary syndrome patients
Studies found that AGE-RAGE system is closely related to insulin resistance and hyperandrogenemia, which are two core pathophysiological processes in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study is to investig...
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Open AccessTypes of health care facilities and the quality of primary care: a study of characteristics and experiences of Chinese patients in Guangdong Province, China
In China, most people tend to use hospitals rather than health centers for their primary care generally due to the perception that quality of care provided in the hospital setting is superior to that provided ...
