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Particle flow characteristics in a gas–solid fluidized bed: a microscopic perspective by coupled CFD–DEM approach
In a dense gas–solid fluidized bed, the microscopic quantities, including forces and energy of particles, directly determine their macroscopic motion in space. In this work, the CFD–DEM coupling approach is us...
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Recent Advances and Perspectives of CFD–DEM Simulation in Fluidized Bed
The coupling of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and discrete element method (DEM) has become an important method for studying dense fluidized beds. Since DEM can track the motion behavior of each particle i...
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Open AccessMacrocyclization of linear molecules by deep learning to facilitate macrocyclic drug candidates discovery
Interest in macrocycles as potential therapeutic agents has increased rapidly. Macrocyclization of bioactive acyclic molecules provides a potential avenue to yield novel chemical scaffolds, which can contribut...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Novel and potent inhibitors targeting DHODH are broad-spectrum antivirals against RNA viruses including newly-emerged coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
In the original publication the author’s name ‘Dimitri Lavillete’ is published incorrectly. The correct author name should be spelt as ‘Dimitri Lavillette’ is provided in this correction.
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Applying Combinatorial Testing to Verification-Based Fairness Testing
Fairness testing, given a machine learning classifier, detects discriminatory data contained in it via executing test cases. In this paper, we propose a new approach to fairness testing named Vbt-Ct, which applie...
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Efficient Fairness Testing Through Hash-Based Sampling
There is a growing concern on algorithm fairness, according to wider adoption of machine learning techniques in our daily life. Testing of individual fairness is an approach to algorithm fairness concern. Veri...
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Image decomposition based on the adaptive direction total variation and \(\mathbb {G}\) -norm regularization
To improve the decomposition quality, it is very important to describe the local structure of the image in the proposed model. This fact motivates us to improve the Meyer’s decomposition model via coupling one...
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Numerical Simulation of Flow Field and Separation Performance of a Two-Cone Hydrocyclone for Oil-Water Separation
In order to study the internal flow field and oil-water separation mechanism of double cone hydrocyclone, based on fluid dynamics software Fluent, the effects of oil phase volume distribution, tangential veloc...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Novel and potent inhibitors targeting DHODH are broad-spectrum antivirals against RNA viruses including newly-emerged coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
In the original publication there are few errors in Figure 1. The correct Figure 1 is provided in this correction
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Numerical Simulation of Separation Mechanism in V-Shaped Outlet Hydrocyclone for Coalbed Gas Fracturing Flow-Back Fluids
In order to reduce the fine particles in the underflow when the hydrocyclone is used to treat coalbed gas fracturing Flow-back fluids, a V-shaped outlet hydrocyclone was designed. Internal flow field of two hy...
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Parameter Optimization of Hydrocyclone at the Inlet of Spiral Tube for Offshore Oil Water Separation
Existing design equations can hardly provide reliable guidance in hydrocyclone designs and give explanations for the selected optimum range of spiral tube inlet. In this paper, the spiral tube inlet hydrocyclo...
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Hydrocyclone separation performance influenced by feeding solid concentration and correcting separation size
Operation parameters restrict the performance of hydrocyclone in offshore platforms. Based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software Fluent and the similarity parameter criterion experiment, the numer...
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Open AccessNovel and potent inhibitors targeting DHODH are broad-spectrum antivirals against RNA viruses including newly-emerged coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses occasionally cause epidemics and pandemics worldwide, such as the on-going outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Herein, we identified two potent inhibitors of huma...
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In situ synthesis of porous LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 tubular-fiber as high-performance cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
Hollow structural materials exhibit strong advantages for application in electrode materials. Herein, we report an in situ synthesis of hollow tubular-fiber LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 (HFNCM523) prepared via electrospin...
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The Effect of Money-Back Guarantee and Customer Value on Dual-Channel Supply Chain
This paper investigates the effect of money-back guarantee (MBG) and customer value on dual-channel supply chain. Manufacturer could produce and sell old generation product by direct channel to compete with ne...
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Naringenin inhibits migration of breast cancer cells via inflammatory and apoptosis cell signaling pathways
Naringenin, a flavonoid compound, has a wide variety of uses in the pharmaceutical industry for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential.
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Slowly oscillating solutions in a class of second-order discontinuous delayed systems
This paper investigates the dynamics of oscillations for a class of second-order discontinuous differential equations with time delay. First, by analyzing an implicit function which is determined by a crucial ...
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RSK2 is required for TRAF6 phosphorylation-mediated colon inflammation
Inflammation is a complex biological host reaction to tissue damage, infection and trauma. Extensive study of the inflammatory response has led to the identification of several protein kinases that are essenti...
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Image post-processed approaches for cavitating flow in orifice plate
A comprehensive investigation on cavitating flow and cavitation-induced erosion was performed experimentally in an orifice plate system. Three image post-processed approaches were applied to analyze the test d...
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Open AccessStructure-Guided Design of C4-alkyl-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[4,5-d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones as Potent and Mutant-Selective Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) L858R/T790M Inhibitors
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M acquired drug-resistance mutation has become a major clinical challenge for the therapy of non-small cell lung cancer. Here, we applied a structure-guided approach...
