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Open AccessEffect of bridge height on airflow and aeolian sand flux near surface along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, China
In this work, we studied the near-surface flow field structure of railway bridges with different heights through field investigation and wind tunnel simulation experiments. Meanwhile, we simulated the distribu...
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Open AccessSynthesis of borocarbonitride nanosheets from biomass for enhanced charge separation and hydrogen production
Borocarbonitride (BCN) materials have shown significant potential as photocatalysts for hydrogen production. However, traditional bulk BCN exhibits only moderate photocatalytic activity. In this study, we intr...
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Open AccessOne-year mortality risk in older individuals with femoral intertrochanteric fracture: a tertiary center in China
The accelerated growth of older individuals worldwide has increased the number of patients presenting with fragility hip fractures. Having a hip fracture can cause excess mortality, and patients with hip fract...
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Achieving 19% efficiency in non-fused ring electron acceptor solar cells via solubility control of donor and acceptor crystallization
Non-fused ring electron acceptors (NFREAs) potentially have lower synthetic costs than their fused counterparts. However, the low backbone planarity and the presence of bulky substituents adversely affect the ...
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Open AccessPsychometric validation of the Chinese versions of the quality of communication questionnaires for cancer patients and their family caregivers
Given the lack of valid and reliable instruments for evaluating the quality of communication between physicians and cancer patients and their family caregivers in China, this study translated and culturally ad...
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Co-development of biocrust and herbaceous plant communities in sandy areas after cyanobacterial inoculation
The artificial cultivation of cyanobacterial crusts represents a novel technique for sand stabilization. Herbaceous plants are the main components of desert biodiversity and are important for ecological restor...
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Structure and diversity of endophytic fungal communities in hybrid rice seeds with genetic relatedness and disease resistance
In this investigation, the focus was on exploring the diversity and community composition of endophytic fungi within 13 hybrid rice seeds exhibiting diverse genotypes, genetic affiliations, and resistance leve...
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Open AccessOrganization of corticocortical and thalamocortical top-down inputs in the primary visual cortex
Unified visual perception requires integration of bottom-up and top-down inputs in the primary visual cortex (V1), yet the organization of top-down inputs in V1 remains unclear. Here, we used optogenetics-assi...
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Open AccessOrganocatalytic skeletal reorganization for enantioselective synthesis of S-stereogenic sulfinamides
The enantioselective synthesis of S-stereogenic sulfinamides has garnered considerable attention due to their structural and physicochemical properties. However, catalytic asymmetric synthesis of sulfinamides sti...
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Near-surface wind field characteristics of the desert-oasis transition zone in Dunhuang, China
The desert-oasis transition zone (DOTZ) serves as a buffer area between the desert and oasis. Understanding its wind field characteristics is of great significance for the prevention and control of aeolian dis...
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Review of Animal Models of Colorectal Cancer in Different Carcinogenesis Pathways
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing morbidity and mortality. Exploring the factors affecting colorectal carcinogenesis and controlling its occurren...
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Effects of adding Cu on the microstructure and properties of in-situ alloyed Fe–Cr–Co permanent magnets by laser powder bed fusion
In this paper, high-density (60−x)Fe−Cr−Co−xCu (x: 0–6 wt.%) permanent magnet alloys were fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) in-situ alloying technique, and the effects of Cu content on the microstru...
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Open AccessFine-map** analysis including over 254,000 East Asian and European descendants identifies 136 putative colorectal cancer susceptibility genes
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 200 common genetic variants independently associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the causal variants and target genes are mostly unkn...
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Averaging Principle for Two Time-Scales Stochastic Partial Differential Equations with Reflection
In this work, we consider a system of fast and slow time-scale stochastic partial differential equations with reflection, where the slow component is the one-dimensional stochastic Burgers equation, the fast c...
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Dressing method of worm wheels for grinding face gears based on the principle of virtual phase transition
A method for dressing the worm wheel for grinding face gear with arbitrary modification amount by double cone dressing wheel is proposed. In order to ensure the machining accuracy and balance the machining tim...
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Application of bridging mesh repair in giant ventral incisional hernia
Achieving ideal abdominal wall reconstruction in giant ventral incisional hernia has been a challenging for surgeons. This study aimed to verify the safety and efficacy of bridging repair by comparing it with ...
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Open AccessClinical characterization and outcomes of impulse oscillometry-defined bronchodilator response: an ECOPD cohort-based study
The clinical significance of the impulse oscillometry-defined small airway bronchodilator response (IOS-BDR) is not well-known. Accordingly, this study investigated the clinical characteristics of IOS-BDR and ...
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Open AccessDecreasing exciton dissociation rates for reduced voltage losses in organic solar cells
Enhancing the device electroluminescence quantum efficiency (EQEEL) is a critical factor in mitigating non-radiative voltage losses (VNR) and further improving the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). While...
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Correction to: AA-forecast: anomaly-aware forecast for extreme events
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PCS-granularity weighted ensemble clustering via Co-association matrix
Ensemble clustering has attracted much attention for its robustness and effectiveness compared to single clustering. As one of the representative methods, most co-association matrix-based ensemble clustering t...
