Local and global sensitivity analysis of key durability parameters of concrete under chloride environment by Lingjie Wu, Chengjian Yu, Fenfei Shi, Xuping Ni

“…This study investigates the local and global sensitivity of five critical durability parameters affecting concrete performance in chloride environments: concrete cover thickness (d), apparent chloride diffusion coefficient (Dₐₚₚ), surface chloride concentration (Cₛ), critical chloride concentration (Ccr), and age factor (m) for characterizing the time-dependent decay of Dₐₚₚ. …”
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Hydrogen Generation from the Hydrolysis of Diamond-Wire Sawing Silicon Waste Powder Vibration-Ground with KCl by Zhicheng Li, Tao Zhou, Jiangfan Liao, Xiufeng Li, Wenhui Ma, Guoqiang Lv, Shimin Zhao

“…This paper propounds a simple technique aimed at enhancing the efficiency of hydrogen production from DSSW. The hydrolysis reaction is found to become faster when DSSW is ground. …”
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Amide proton transfer-weighted imaging and T1 mapping as diagnostic tools to evaluate high-risk histopathologic phenotypes before surgery in rectal adenocarcinoma and their correla... by Yaxin Chai, Yaxin Chai, Yongchao Niu, Ruixue Cheng, Pan Liang, Jianbo Gao

“…The measured parameters included APT signal intensity (APT SI), T1 relaxation time before (native T1) and after (post-contrast T1) enhancement, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate diagnostic efficiency, and Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between parameters with Ki-67, respectively.ResultsAPT SI values were significantly different between the mucinous adenocarcinoma (MC) group and the common adenocarcinoma (AC) group in two centers (center 1: [2.64 ± 0.33%] vs. [2.22 ± 0.78%], P<0.05), (center 2: [3.27 ± 0.80%] vs. [2.59 ± 0.77%], P<0.05). …”
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Reconfigurable application-specific photonic integrated circuit for solving partial differential equations by Ye Jiachi, Shen Chen, Peserico Nicola, Meng Jiawei, Ma Xiaoxuan, Nouri Behrouz Movahhed, Popescu Cosmin-Constantin, Hu Juejun, Kang Haoyan, Wang Hao, El-Ghazawi Tarek, Dalir Hamed, Sorger Volker J.

“…Solving mathematical equations faster and more efficiently has been a Holy Grail for centuries for scientists and engineers across all disciplines. …”
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Investigation of the mechanism for the one-step synthesis of nano-cerium oxide via green electrolysis of cerium chloride by Ying-Qi Li, Xue-Qiang Gong, Ao-Yang Sha, Jiaxin Pan, Chui-Dai Lan, Ting-An Zhang

“…The electrolytic precipitation process of CeO2 is governed by mass transfer diffusion and chemical reaction mixing, with an apparent activation energy of Ea = 17.73 kJ mol−1. …”
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Kinetic and Methodological Insights into Hydrophilic Drug Release from Mesoporous Silica Nanocarriers by Rodrigo Rozas, Andrea C. Ortiz, Sofía Peñaloza, Sebastián Lizama, Mario E. Flores, Javier Morales, Francisco Arriagada

“…Kinetic analyses indicated first-order kinetics with non-Fickian diffusion. <b>Conclusions:</b> Overall, the results indicate that both the selection of the in vitro method and the agitation technique play a crucial role in determining the apparent drug release kinetics from nanocarriers. …”
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Multi-sequence MRI based radiomics nomogram for prediction expression of programmed death ligand 1 in thymic epithelial tumor by Jie Shen, Lantian Zhang, Shuke Li, Xiaofei Mu, Tongfu Yu, Wei Zhang, Yue Yu, Jing He, Wen Gao

“…Radiomics features were extracted from T1-weighted, T2-weighted fat suppression, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map images to establish a radiomics signature in the training cohort. …”
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Combining multi-parametric MRI radiomics features with tumor abnormal protein to construct a machine learning-based predictive model for prostate cancer by Chi Zhang, Zewen Wang, Peicheng Shang, Yibin Zhou, Jin Zhu, Lijun Xu, Zeyu Chen, Mengqi Yu, Yachen Zang

“…Radiomic features were meticulously extracted from T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps. Feature selection was performed using t-tests and the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression, followed by model construction using the random forest algorithm. …”
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Performance Optimisation of Low-Damage Foam Fracturing Fluid System in Unconventional Reservoirs by Xuefeng Gong, Liping Mu, Lirong Liu

“…The results indicated that the foam stabilisers serve to stabilise of foam fracturing fluid, thereby reducing the CO2 fluid filtration and improving the fracturing efficiency of reservoir fractures. Furthermore, the stability, apparent viscosity and filtration of CO2 fracturing fluid are all enhanced by reservoir pressure, whereas an increase in reservoir temperature and salinity has the opposite effect. …”
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