A comprehensive overview of acupuncture therapy over the past 20 years: Machine learning-based bibliometric analysis by Chen Liu, Shuqing Liu, Yu Wang, Xinyi Xia, Yu Zhang, Huili Jiang, Tuya Bao, Xuehong Ma

“…Results: A total of 17,584 publications were finally recruited in this article. The publications were derived from 57 countries, with China, The United States and England being the top three countries. …”
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Inactivation of glutathione S-transferase alpha 4 blocks Enterococcus faecalis-induced bystander effect by promoting macrophage ferroptosis by Yuanyuan Ju, Chunhua Ma, Lin Huang, Yumei Tao, Tianqi Li, Haibo Li, Mark M. Huycke, Yonghong Yang, Xingmin Wang

“…Moreover, Gsta4 inactivation induced the upregulation of Hmox1 and phosphorylated c-Jun while blocked Nos2 expression, leading to the accumulation of intracellular ferrous iron, lipid peroxidation and, eventually, ferroptosis. Finally, Mapk8, as a ferroptosis driver, was remarkably elevated in E. faecalis-infected Gsta4-deficient macrophages. …”
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Long-Term Predictions of COVID-19 in Some Countries by the SIRD Model by Lijun Pei, Mengyu Zhang

“…It is advisable for the governments of these countries to take more stringent and scientific containment measures. Finally, we studied the impact of the infection rate β on COVID-19. …”
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A Review of Different Stimulation Methods for Functional Reconstruction and Comparison of Respiratory Function after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Jiaqi Chang, Dongkai Shen, Yixuan Wang, Na Wang, Ya Liang

“…This paper describes the stimulation principle and application experiment. Finally, this paper will compare the indexes and effects of typical stimulation methods, as well as the two auxiliary methods: training and operation. …”
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Screening and evaluation of key technologies for non-bioartificial liver care: an empirical study by Yunzhi Zhang, Han Zhang, Ling Luo, Zhen Liu, Anlin Liu, Lin Shi, Lin Shi, Luwen Liang, Jing Zhao, Pu Chen, Yanli Yang

“…Then, a two-round Delphi study via e-mail correspondence was used to screen and determine the key technologies for NBAL care. Finally, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) comprehensive evaluation method were applied to evaluate these key technologies for NBAL care.ResultsSeventeen key technologies for NBAL care were identified. …”
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Determination of Cenozoic Sedimentary Structures Using Integrated Geophysical Surveys: A Case Study in the Hebei Plain, China by Yi Yang, Jie Zhang, Junjie Wu, Pei Li, Xingchun Wang, Qingquan Zhi, Guojiang Hao, Jianhua Li, Xiaohong Deng

“…The well-to-seismic calibration establishes the relationship between the lithostratigraphic and the wave impedance interface so that we can accurately obtain the shape and depth of the bedrock surface and further subdivide Cenozoic strata. Finally, we have improved the accuracy of interface inversion by using a variable density model based on density logging parameter statistics to constrain the depth of geological interfaces determined through drilling and multi-geophysical methods. …”
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Texture evolution and anisotropy of TA18 titanium alloy strip under rolling and heat treatment conditions by Bobo Li, Jiangkun Fan, Wenyuan Zhang, Jiaxing Zhao, Ding Zhao, Huifa Tao, Xiaobo Hao, Fei Wang, Peng Jiang, Hongchao Kou, Jinshan Li

“…The hot-rolled TA18 titanium alloy after heat treatment at 700 °C/3h, followed by rolling to 4.8 mm at room temperature and annealing at 730 °C/1h, could effectively reduce the anisotropy of titanium alloys. Finally, the formation of anisotropy of yield strength was considered as the different slip activation behaviors due to the influence of micro-texture orientation. …”
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Expression and Function of Ephrin-B1 and Its Cognate Receptor EphB2 in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Aiji Sakamoto, Masaaki Kawashiri, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Yuka Sugamoto, Tsuyoshi Yoshimuta, Takeo Higashikata, Hitoshi Ogino, Hayato Tada, Tetsuo Konno, Kenshi Hayashi, Masakazu Yamagishi

“…We also histologically localized these molecules in AAA tissues. Finally, effects of ephrin-B1 and EphB2 on inflammatory cell chemotaxis were examined by cell migration assay. …”
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Coastal water quality assessment based on the remotely sensed water quality index using time series of satellite images by Taraneh Mirgheidari, Behzad Rayegani, Javad Bodagh-Jamali

“…Also time series of SST data from 2003 to 2017 were prepared and for each month the average pixel values were calculated and based on this, from 2015 to 2017, the variation of this parameter was standardized. Finally, an effective index for assessing the quality of coastal waters was provided by time series of satellite images and the waters of Assaluyeh port were zoned. …”
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Preliminary Evaluation of the HOBO Data Logging Rain Gauge at the Chuzhou Hydrological Experiment Station, China by Zehui Zhou, Bin Yong, Jiufu Liu, Aimin Liao, Niu Wang, Ziwei Zhu, Dekai Lu, Wang Li, Jianyun Zhang

“…Then, five typical rainfall events were chosen to further analyse the observed accuracy of the RG3-M gauge for different rainfall intensities at hourly temporal scale. Finally, the impacts of wind speed and rainfall intensity on the precipitation measurements of the RG3-M gauge were preliminarily explored. …”
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Paleohydrology based on sedimentology on Dasht e Arzhan basin SW Iran by zahra sadat Hoseini, shahriar khaledi, Abdolmajid Naderi Bani

“…Primarily the core was measured on magnetic sensibility per 1cm and secondly was subsampled according to magnetic sensibility and were analyzed include TOC, CaCO3, and Grading laser and etc. Finally four samples of pace of plant were selected and have been dated in carbon 14 dating laboratory of Poznan, Poland, and calibrated trough of core based on Calib rev. 7.1. …”
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Innovative segmentation technique for aerial power lines via amplitude stretching transform by Pengfei Xu, Nor Anis Asma Sulaiman, Yafei Ding, Jiangwei Zhao

“…For this reason, this paper designs a pure amplitude stretching kernel function to form a Fourier amplitude vector field and uses this amplitude vector field to implement the stretching transformation of the amplitude field of the aerial power line image, so that the angular field after the Fourier inverse transformation can better react to the spatial domain line targets, and finally, after the Relative Total Variation (RTV) processing, the power line can be well detected. …”
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Berlin Congress 1878 Through the Eyes of Phanariot Alexander Karateodori Pashi by R. Mihneva, V. Kolev

“…The report was written by Ottoman dignitaries when the Balkans finally became a “border area.” Its author noticed how the “big players” ’s geopolitical contradictions pushed the local people’s historical evolution along the “path” of future cataclysms. …”
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Conditions for Setting Exclusive Pedestrian Phases at Two-Phase Signalized Intersections considering Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction by Jiawen Wang, Chengcheng Yang, Jing Zhao

“…Through sensitivity analysis, the change of the total delay of traffic participants is analyzed under different conditions of pedestrian and vehicle arrival rates. Finally, by introducing pedestrian-vehicle interaction rules, a cellular automata (CA) simulation platform of pedestrian-vehicle interaction in crosswalk is established; based on the field data of Shanghai, a simulation model of intersection is established, and the total delay, queue length, and vehicle throughput under conventional signal control plan and EPP plan are compared. …”
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Prevalence of Joint Hypermobility and Patterns of Articular Manifestations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by P. Vounotrypidis, E. Efremidou, P. Zezos, M. Pitiakoudis, E. Maltezos, N. Lyratzopoulos, G. Kouklakis

“…A total of 150 individuals (83 IBD patients and 67 healthy controls) participated in the study. 69 IBD patients, 41 with Crohn's Disease (CD) and 28 with ulcerative colitis (UC), were finally eligible. JH was detected in 29 CD patients (70.7%), in 10 UC patients (35.7%), and in 17 healthy control subjects (25.4%). …”
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Estimating Weak Pulse Signal in Chaotic Background with Jordan Neural Network by Liyun Su, Xiu Ling

“…Then, a Jordan neural network- (JNN-) based model is designed, which can minimize the error squared sum by mixing the single-point jump model for targeting signal. Finally, based on short-term predictability of chaotic background, estimation of weak pulse signal from the chaotic background is achieved by a profile least square method for optimizing the proposed model parameters. …”
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Constant Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Green Sandstone during SHPB Tests Driven by Pendulum Hammer by S. H. Li, W. C. Zhu, L. L. Niu, F. Dai

“…The use of different diameter hammers was noted for shaping stress-time curves to follow the stress-strain behavior of green sandstone. Finally, to examine the applicability of using hammer geometry for shaping incident waves to achieve constant strain rate, SHPB tests on green sandstone specimens were conducted. …”
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The “real life” efficacy of dupilumab is independent of initial polyp size and concomitant steroids in CRSwNP by Nicholas J. Campion, Jonas Brugger, Aldine Tu, Victoria Stanek, Faris F. Brkic, Tina J. Bartosik, David T. Liu, Bruna S. Hoehl, Katharina Gangl, Julia Eckl-Dorna, Sven Schneider

“…Furthermore, a linear mixed model calculated a drop of 22% and 24% in TPS per month in patients with small and large polyps respectively with no significant difference in rate of decline. Finally the model showed that neither oral nor nasal steroids influenced the rate of response to dupilumab therapy. …”
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About some Controversial Stories Related to the Campaign of Chormagan in Iran in Muslim Sources by Timokhin D.M.

“…In addition, taking into account the data provided in this article, it should be noted that the reconstruction of the route taken by the Mongol detachments also requires a significant revision. Finally, it should be recognized that some military formations of the conquerors operated in various regions of modern Iran before and simultaneously with the beginning of the Chormagan’s campaign.…”
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Factors Influencing the Development of Cloud-Based Building Information Modelling (Cloud-BIM): A Hybrid FDelphi-FANP-TOPSIS-CEA Approach by Yafei Zhao, Nooriati Taib

“…The technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method was further used to identify Cloud-BIM, with objects metasearch being the most favorable alternative among the four potential approaches. Finally, a causal effect analysis (CEA) was used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships between the identified factors, providing a deeper understanding of the underlying dynamics. …”
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