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AbstractGlobal regulator BldA, the only tRNA for a rare leucine codon UUA, is best known for its ability to affect morphological differentiation and secondary metabolism in the genus Streptomyces. In...
View ArticleMulti-functional nearest-neighbour classification
AbstractThe k nearest-neighbour (kNN) algorithm has enjoyed much attention since its inception as an intuitive and effective classification method. Many further developments of kNN have been reported...
View ArticleAssessing the utility of meteorological drought indices in monitoring summer...
AbstractNumerous drought indices have been developed to analyze and monitor drought condition, but they are region specific and limited by various climatic conditions. In southwest China, summer...
View ArticleEnergy efficient joint user scheduling and transmit beamforming in downlink DAS
AbstractThis paper studies the energy efficient joint user scheduling and transmit beamforming in the downlink of a single-cell distributed antenna system. Due to the distributed nature of antenna...
View ArticleA fast single-image super-resolution method implemented with CUDA
AbstractImage super-resolution (SR) plays an important role in many areas as it promises to generate high-resolution (HR) images without upgrading image sensors. Many existing SR methods require a...
View ArticleMeta-analysis on the effectiveness of team-based learning on medical...
AbstractBackgroundTeam-based learning (TBL) has been adopted as a new medical pedagogical approach in China. However, there are no studies or reviews summarizing the effectiveness of TBL on medical...
View ArticleThe rise of soluble platelet-derived growth factor receptor β in CSF early...
AbstractPlatelet-derived growth factor β (PDGFβ) has been proposed to contribute to the development of cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and soluble PDGFRβ (sPDGFRβ) is...
View ArticleA review on liquid-phase heterogeneous dehydrogenation of formic acid: recent...
AbstractWith the increasing consumption of the fossil energy and the global warming, hydrogen has attracted extensive research due to the clean, renewable, and high-energy density properties. As a...
View ArticleThe chloroplast genome of Chunia bucklandioides (Hamamelidaceae): a rare tree...
AbstractChunia bucklandioides H. T. Chang is the only species of Chunia and its distribution is confined to the Diaoluo Mountain and the Jingfeng Mountain in Hainan, China. This rare species has been...
View ArticleWind tunnel experiments on dust emissions from different landform types
AbstractThe measurement and assessment of dust emissions from different landforms are important to understand the atmospheric loading of PM10 (particulate matter ≤10 μm aerodynamic diameter) and to...
View ArticleA Study on the Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel Exposed to a H 2...
AbstractNH4Cl corrosion failure often occurs in the overhead systems of hydrotreaters, and this failure is always accompanied by the appearance of H2S. A combination of electrochemical and surface...
View ArticleAn Analytical Model for Two-Order Asperity Degradation of Rock Joints Under...
AbstractJointed rock masses during underground excavation are commonly located under the constant normal stiffness (CNS) condition. This paper presents an analytical formulation to predict the shear...
View ArticleTea, coffee, and head and neck cancer risk in a multicenter study in east Asia
AbstractPurposeThe role of tea or coffee on head and neck cancer (HNC) risk has not been consistent, especially in Asian populations. The aim of the study was to investigate whether tea or coffee is...
View ArticleA higher percentage of cells with 13q deletion predicts worse outcome in...
AbstractPrevious studies showed that, in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with isolated 13q deletion (13q-), those carrying higher percentage of leukemic cells with 13q- had more aggressive...
View ArticleBiomechanical Impact of Wrong Positioning of a Dedicated Stent for Coronary...
AbstractThe treatment of coronary bifurcations is challenging for interventional cardiologists. The Tryton stent (Tryton Medical, Inc., USA) is one of the few devices specifically designed for coronary...
View ArticleDifferences between fast and slow muscles in scallops revealed through...
AbstractBackgroundScallops possess striated and catch adductor muscles, which have different structure and contractile properties. The striated muscle contracts very quickly for swimming, whereas the...
View ArticleCorrelation of increased corrected TIMI frame counts and the topographical...
AbstractBackgroundThe precise relationship between increased thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame counts and the topographical extent of isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) has not...
View ArticlePansharpening using a guided image filter based on dual-scale detail extraction
AbstractHigh spatial resolution multispectral (HMS) images can provide sufficient information for researchers to analyze the potential disasters in the living environment. However, an original...
View ArticleAssociation of phthalate exposure with anthropometric indices and blood...
AbstractWe aimed to assess the relationship of urine phthalate metabolite concentrations with anthropometric indices, and blood pressure in first-grade children. We detected 11 phthalate metabolites in...
View ArticleHyperfibrinogenemia is a poor prognostic factor in diffuse large B cell lymphoma
AbstractDiffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphomas worldwide. Previous studies indicated that hyperfibrinogenemia was a poor predictor in various tumors....
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