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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of robotic versus laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study
Evidence concerning long-term outcome of robotic liver resection (RLR) and laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is scarce.
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 5H-[1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indole derivatives bearing a pyridinocycloalkyl moiety as iron chelators
The avidity of cancer cells for iron highlights the potential for iron chelators to be used in cancer therapy. Herein, we designed and synthesized a novel series of 5H-[1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indole derivatives bea...
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Assessing spatiotemporal risks of nonpoint source pollution via soil erosion: a coastal case in the Yellow River Delta, China
Nonpoint source pollution (NPSP) has always been the dominant threat to regional waters. Based on empirical models of the revised universal soil loss equation and the phosphorus index, an NPSP risk assessment ...
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Modification of Microstructural and Fluid Migration of Bituminous Coal by Microwave–LN2 Freeze–Thaw Cycles: Implication for Efficient Recovery of Coalbed Methane
To improve the efficiency of coalbed methane and recoverability of reservoirs, enhanced fracturing technology is usually required to improve the low porosity and permeability status of coal reservoirs. As a fe...
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Nanoconfinement-induced water molecules and hydrogen molecules transport behaviors in ball-in-ball structure photocatalysts to improve hydrogen evolution
The diffusion, adsorption/desorption behaviors of water molecules and hydrogen molecules are of great importance in heterogeneous photocatalytic hydrogen production. In the study of structure–property–performa...
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Open AccessAutomatic Detection of 30 Fundus Diseases Using Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography with Deep Experts Aggregation
Inaccurate, untimely diagnoses of fundus diseases leads to vision-threatening complications and even blindness. We built a deep learning platform (DLP) for automatic detection of 30 fundus diseases using ultra...
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State-of-the-Art Review on Topology and Deductive Methods of LLC Resonant Converter
The LLC resonant converter has many advantages, such as low operating loss, wide output range, small size, and simple structure. It is widely used in the fields of automobile charging, special power supply, an...
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Open AccessBeneficial mechanisms of dimethyl fumarate in autoimmune uveitis: insights from single-cell RNA sequencing
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a fumaric acid ester that exhibits immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the function of DMF in autoimmune uveitis (AU) is incompletely understood, and studies ...
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Open AccessLarge-scale genome-wide association studies reveal the genetic causal etiology between air pollutants and autoimmune diseases
Epidemiological evidence links a close correlation between long-term exposure to air pollutants and autoimmune diseases, while the causality remained unknown.
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Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis and Machine Learning Validation for Identifying Major Genes Related to Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by dry mouth and dry eyes. Its pathogenic mechanism is currently unclear. This study aims to integrate weighted gene co-expression network analys...
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Open AccessEfficient ammonia synthesis from the air using tandem non-thermal plasma and electrocatalysis at ambient conditions
While electrochemical N2 reduction presents a sustainable approach to NH3 synthesis, addressing the emission- and energy-intensive limitations of the Haber-Bosch process, it grapples with challenges in N2 activat...
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Open AccessStructural and biochemical analysis of family 92 carbohydrate-binding modules uncovers multivalent binding to β-glucans
Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) are non-catalytic proteins found appended to carbohydrate-active enzymes. Soil and marine bacteria secrete such enzymes to scavenge nutrition, and they often use CBMs to imp...
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Open AccessE-waste circular economy decision-making: a comprehensive approach for sustainable operation management in the UK
E-waste generation has broadly increased worldwide and is called intense pressure on sustainable practice implementation firms by recycling and redesigning the products. Thus, e-waste operation management in d...
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Open AccessEquivariant neural network force fields for magnetic materials
Neural network force fields have significantly advanced ab initio atomistic simulations across diverse fields. However, their application in the realm of magnetic materials is still in its early stage due to c...
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Open AccessKaryotype and LTR-RTs analysis provide insights into oak genomic evolution
Whole-genome duplication and long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) amplification in organisms are essential factors that affect speciation, local adaptation, and diversification of organisms. Underst...
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Cancer statistics for young adults aged 20 to 49 years in China from 2000 to 2017: a population-based registry study
An increasing cancer incidence among adults younger than 50 years has been reported for several types of cancer in multiple countries. We aimed to report cancer profiles and trends among young adults in China....
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Entropy based swarm intelligent searching for scheduling deadline constrained workflows in hybrid cloud
In this paper, we consider the problem of scheduling tasks of workflows to heterogeneous VMs (virtual machine) in a hybrid cloud. Workflow scheduling in a hybrid cloud is complex due to factors such as varying...
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Sensitivity Analysis of Modal Parameter Based on Simple Scaling for Asymmetric Damped System
In fact, the diagonal elements of the modal matrix are read in the form of the normalization constants, which is the case in both experimental modal analysis and analytical modal analysis. A desired performanc...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in humans and domestic animals in Heilongjiang Province, China
Cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis are significant parasitic diseases shared between humans and domestic animals. Due to the close contact between humans and domestic animals in rural areas, it is important to c...
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Open AccessProtein expression of nucleolar protein 12 in the retina and its implication in protection of retina from UV irradiation damage
Nucleolar protein 12 (NOL12), one of the nucleolar proteins which are primarily expressed in the nucleolus and play key roles in RNA metabolism, cell proliferation, cell cycle, and cell survival, is widely exp...
