Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer, Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Macular Thickness in Eyes with Myopic β-Zone Parapapillary Atrophy by Jin-woo Kwon, Jin A. Choi, Jung-sub Kim, Tae Yoon La

“…To assess the correlations of myopic β-zone parapapillary atrophy (β-PPA) with the optic nerve head (ONH) and retina. Methods. We selected 27 myopic patients who showed prominent β-PPA in one eye and no β-PPA in the other eye. …”
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An Analytical Solution for Non-Darcian Flow on a Constant Head Packer Test in the Interlayer Staggered Zone by Qi Shen, Zhifang Zhou, Meng Chen, Sijia Li, Zhe Wang, Yabing Li

“…Moreover, the hydraulic head is more sensitive to the power index n compared to other parameters at late times. The findings of this study reveal the non-Darcian flow during the constant head packer test and provide a simple and fast way to estimate parameters for more accurate seepage field simulation.…”
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Shear Stress Promotes Arterial Endothelium-Oriented Differentiation of Mouse-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Yan Huang, Xiaofang Chen, Jifei Che, Qi Zhan, Jing Ji, Yubo Fan

“…Previous in vitro studies by us and others revealed that shear stress induces EC differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and embryonic stem cells. …”
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Feasibility Verification of Mountable PZT-Interface for Impedance Monitoring in Tendon-Anchorage by Thanh-Canh Huynh, Young-Hwan Park, Jae-Hyung Park, Jeong-Tae Kim

“…The FE model of the PZT-interface is tuned as its impedance signatures meet the experimental test results at the same frequency ranges and also with identical patterns. …”
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Experimental Study and Life Prediction of Bolt Loosening Life under Variable Amplitude Vibration by Guangwu Yang, Chengjian Che, Shoune Xiao, Bing Yang, Tao Zhu, Shilin Jiang

“…Secondly, the loosening degree of the bolts preloaded standard under five displacement amplitude grades has been monitored and the bolt loosening situation has been expressed through the residual preload-vibration times curve. The data of each stage of residual preload under each displacement amplitude were summarized, and the displacement-life (D-N) curve of bolt loosening under different loosening situations (percentage of residual preload) which is referred to the material fatigue life S-N curve was drawn. …”
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Cooperation in border areas among some Southeast Asian mainland countries: a case study of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle by Nguyen Dinh Co, Le Ba Vuong, Tong Thi Tan, Nguyen Tuan Binh

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Ontology-Based Representations of User Activity and Flexible Space Information: Towards an Automated Space-Use Analysis in Buildings by Xingbin Chen, Tae Wan Kim, Jiayu Chen, Bin Xue, WoonSeong Jeong

“…This work contributes to performance-based building design by providing a common, computer-interpretable vocabulary for representing user activities and flexible spaces and a framework for an automated space-use analysis implementation process that informs space utilization (i.e., a space efficiency measurement).…”
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Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis and Global Stabilization of Underactuated Horizontal Spring-Coupled Two-Link Manipulator by Ancai Zhang, Jinhua She, Zhenxing Li, Guochen Pang, Zhi Liu, Jianlong Qiu

“…An underactuated horizontal spring-coupled two-link manipulator (UHSTM) is a nonlinear system that has one actuator and two degrees of freedom (DOF). …”
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Numerical Simulation of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling of Model Test for Nuclear Waste Disposal by Yu-Ping Wang, Zhe Wang, Fa-Cheng Yi, Lei Fu, Ying Luo

“…Using the buffer material Mock-up test of multi-field coupling as a model, the partial differential equation (PDE) module in the general finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics was developed by a second development stage. …”
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Ophiostomatalean Fungi (Ascomycota, Ophiostomatales) Associated with Three Beetles from <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongolica</i> in Heilongjiang, China by Zheng Wang, Caixia Liu, Yingjie Tie, Xiuyue Song, Huimin Wang, Quan Lu

“…Globally, forest decline and tree mortality are rising due to climate change. …”
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Ulcerative colitis: STRIDE-ing beyond symptoms with new standards by Shu Wen Tay, Kevin Kim Jun Teh, Tiing-Leong Ang, Malcolm Tan

“…Colorectal cancer screening now requires the use of dye-based agents and high-definition colonoscopy to improve the detection of colonic neoplasms.…”
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Accelerating Multiple Compound Comparison Using LINGO-Based Load-Balancing Strategies on Multi-GPUs by Chun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Hung Wang, Che-Lun Hung, Yu-Shiang Lin

“…However, more and more compounds have been synthesized and extracted now, even more than tens of millions. Therefore, it still will be time-consuming when comparing with a large amount of compounds (seen as a multiple compound comparison problem, abbreviated to MCC). …”
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M6a demethylase FTO regulates the oxidative stress, mitochondrial biogenesis of cardiomyocytes and PGC-1a stability in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by Qiong Jiang, Xuehai Chen, Kezeng Gong, Zhe Xu, Lianglong Chen, Feilong Zhang

“…Electrocardiogram, echocardiography, triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining were used to assess the model and the effect of FTO overexpression. …”
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Transmission Power Controlled Localization with Topology Building for NLOS Environments by Jin-Ho You, Jong-Hyeok Jeon, Tae-Hyung Lee, Young-Goo Kwon

“…Secondly, we use TPC algorithm to improve the network lifetime. …”
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A novel framework for uncertainty quantification of rainfall–runoff models based on a Bayesian approach focused on transboundary river basins by Thi-Duyen Nguyen, Duc Hai Nguyen, Hyun-Han Kwon, Deg-Hyo Bae

“…By utilizing an adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation method combined with three comprehensive uncertainty assessment measures, the developed framework focuses on evaluating the uncertainty inherent in RRMs. …”
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Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn) protein-derived antioxidant peptides: mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationship in Caco-2 cell models by Yiming Zhou, Xuanming She, Zhidong Chen, Yun Wei, Ying Xiao, Xiaoli Zhou

“…In this study, in order to further explore the antioxidant mechanism of Tartary buckwheat protein, 4 peptides (CR-8, LR-8, GK-10 and SR-12) were isolated and identified from it. H2O2 was used to induce oxidative damage to Caco-2 cells to evaluate antioxidant capacity of these peptides. …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of liraglutide in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Xu Wang, Yu-Qing She, Jie Liu, Qing Zhang

Subjects: “…type 2 diabetes…”
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Flow-Mediated Dilatation in the Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Xiaoyong Xiao, Xiang Li, Xiaohua Xiao, Jingjing Wang, Dehong Liu, Zhe Deng

“…We found that patients with CHD showed a significantly lower FMD than the controls (SMD −0.706%; 95% CI: −0.985, −0.427; P=0.001) with high heterogeneity. …”
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Application of Gaseous ClO2 on Disinfection and Air Pollution Control: A Mini Review by Tse-Lun Chen, Yi-Hung Chen, Yu-Lin Zhao, Pen-Chi Chiang

“…Oxidation of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxide (SOx), mercury (Hg), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using ClO2 gas has been investigated. …”
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A Central Symmetrical and Low-Profile Omnidirectional Circularly Polarized Antenna by Zhe Wu, Lin Yang, Jiaji Wu, Zhensen Wu, Xi Li, Yu Yun

“…Centre resonance frequency 2.492 GHz is selected, resulting in an omnidirectional radiation and impedance bandwidth (VSWR ≤ 2) of 25 MHz (2481–2506 MHz).…”
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