On the Occurrence of GPS Signal Amplitude Degradation for Receivers on Board LEO Satellites by Chao Xiong, Ji‐Sheng Xu, Claudia Stolle, Jose van denIjssel, Fan Yin, Guram N. Kervalishvili, Franz Zangerl

“…Intense carrier phase variations but almost no amplitude fades (less than 2 dB Hz) are observed when the spaceborne receiver lies right inside the ionospheric plasma irregularities, like the case for the Swarm and CHAMP satellites flying at about 400–500 km. …”
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Current attitudes to testicular prosthesis insertion during radical orchidectomy—An international perspective by Anthony Emmanuel, Abi Kanthabalan, Cameron Alexander, Nikita Bhatt, Vinson Chan, Odunayo Kalejaiye, Krishna Narahari, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Majed Shabbir

“…Of those that offered testicular prosthesis implantation, 28% did so as a secondary procedure after radical orchidectomy, rather than the time of radical orchidectomy (72%). The most frequently selected reasons for not offering testicular prosthesis implantation included concerns about delaying chemotherapy (41%), infection (33%), impaired cosmesis (17%) and lack of availability (17%). …”
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Liver Fibrosis Scores and Hospitalization, Mechanical Ventilation, Severity, and Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis by Menglu Liu, Kaibo Mei, Ziqi Tan, Shan Huang, Fuwei Liu, Chao Deng, Jianyong Ma, Peng Yu, Xiao Liu

“…One-point score in FIB-4 increase was significantly associated with increased mechanical ventilation (RR: 2.23, 95% CI: 1.37–3.65, P=0.001), severe COVID-19 (RR: 1.82, 95% CI: 1.53–2.16, P<0.001), and death (RR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.31–1.65, P<0.001), rather than hospitalization (RR: 1.35, 95% CI: 0.72–2.56, P=0.35). …”
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Effect of (Al/Ta) co-doped on dielectric properties of CdCu3Ti4O ceramics by Huan Liu, Zhanhui Peng, Yulin Chen, Bi Chen, Di Wu, Lingling Wei, Pengfei Liang, Xiaolian Chao, Zupei Yang

“…Meanwhile, the giant dielectric property of the materials can be attributed to the effect of the internal barrier layer capacitance. …”
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Thermodynamic and experimental evaluation of the sustainable recycling of magnesium alloy scrap by vacuum distillation based on vapor-liquid equilibrium by Lipeng Wang, Dong Liang, Yang Tian, Jianxue Chai, Rui Li, Shuji Wu, Bin Yang, Baoqiang Xu, Yong Deng

“…Although vacuum distillation can be used to recycle Mg alloy scrap, this requires optimizing and maximizing metal recirculation, but there has been no thermodynamic analysis of this process. …”
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Differential responses of soil C, N, and P ecological stoichiometric characteristics to different configurations of edge-locked forests in the Kubuqi Desert by Xue Chen, Hejun Zuo, Hejun Zuo, Min Yan, Min Yan, Haibing Wang, Haibing Wang, Cheng Xi, Yinchao Chai

“…Both soil SOC and TN content decreased with increasing soil depth, whereas soil TP content displayed no considerable variation among different stand types or soil depths. (2) Based on the N/P threshold hypothesis, N was the limiting nutrient element for the growth of edge-locked forests in the region. (3) The understory soils of different configurations of edge-locked forests mainly comprised sand. The silt and clay contents of SL and NT + XYY were substantially higher than those of the other four configurations. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Neutral Sphinghomyelinase2 (nSMase2) Inhibitor Prodrugs in Mice and Dogs by Arina Ranjit, Chae Bin Lee, Lukáš Tenora, Vijaya Saradhi Mettu, Arindom Pal, Jesse Alt, Barbara S. Slusher, Rana Rais

“…<b>Background</b>: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) can carry pathological cargo, contributing to disease progression. …”
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Insights into the roles of exogenous phenylalanine and tyrosine in improving rapamycin production of Streptomyces rapamycinicus with transcriptome analysis by Dongmei Xu, Yaoyao Wang, Hongzhen Li, Bing Wang, Libin Chai, Li Feng, Fengzhi Ren, Xuejin Zhao, Xuexia Zhang

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Glaucoma detection and staging from visual field images using machine learning techniques. by Nahida Akter, Jack Gordon, Sherry Li, Mikki Poon, Stuart Perry, John Fletcher, Thomas Chan, Andrew White, Maitreyee Roy

“…The trained images were further investigated using the Grad-CAM visualization technique. Moreover, four ML models were trained from the global indices: mean deviation (MD), pattern standard deviation (PSD) and visual field index (VFI), using five-fold CV to compare the classification performance with the DL model's result.…”
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Graphene Oxide-Gold Star Construct on Triangular Electrodes for Alzheimer’s Disease Identification by Wenlong Chang, Jing Zhao, Lu Liu, Xiaoming Xing, Chao Zhang, Huihong Meng, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Yonggang Liu

“…This immobilization process enhanced the hybridization of the target and reaches the detection limit at 10 fM with the sensitivity of 1 fM on the linear curve with a regression coefficient of 0.9038. Further control sequences of miRNA-21 and single and triple base mismatched miRNA-137 did not show a significant response in current changes, indicating the specific miRNA-137 detection for diagnosing AD.…”
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Letter to the Editor by Aimin Li, Quanxing Zhang, Haisuo Wu, Zhicai Zhai, Fuqiang Liu, Zhenghao Fei, Chao Long, Zhaolian Zhu, Jinlong Chen

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Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report by Wu-Chou Lin, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Jian-Ming Xu, Der-Cherng Chen, Wen-Chi Chen, Chao-Te Lee

“…The follow-up measurements showed that the meridian parameters had returned to normal one month after treatment. …”
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Potential value of novel multiparametric MRI radiomics for preoperative prediction of microsatellite instability and Ki-67 expression in endometrial cancer by Zhichao Wang, Yan Hu, Jun Cai, Jinyuan Xie, Chao Li, Xiandong Wu, Jingjing Li, Haifeng Luo, Chuchu He

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Targeting Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Is a Novel Strategy for Anti-Psoriasis Therapy by Chao Chen, Lirong Tan, Wu Zhu, Li Lei, Yehong Kuang, Panpan Liu, Jie Li, Xiang Chen, Cong Peng

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Integrating Study on Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of the Major Constituents in Shuanghuanglian Injection with UHPLC/Q-Orbitrap-MS and UPLC-PDA by Gen Xue, Meijuan Zhu, Ning Meng, Jianli Guan, Jide Zhang, Jing Yang, Yuefei Wang, Ying Cui, Xin Chai

“…The brief prediction results of network pharmacology indicated that the 22 targeted components may have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and immunomodulatory activities. …”
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Antioxidant and cytotoxic potentials of Streptomyces gilvigriseus MUSC 26T isolated from mangrove soil in Malaysia by Hooi-Leng Ser, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee

“…Further chemical analysis on the extraction using GC-MS has revealed the production of 14 compounds, including two cyclic dipeptides which could possibly contribute to the observed bioactivities. …”
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The Influence of the Social Support on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among Patients with Silicosis by Bing Han, Bo Yan, Jian Zhang, Na Zhao, Jinkai Sun, Chao Li, Xibing Lei, Hongbo Liu, Jie Chen

“…Among patients with silicosis, 99.1% had anxiety symptoms, and 86.1% had depression symptoms. …”
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Identification of Potential Serum Metabolic Biomarkers of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Widely Targeted Metabolomics Study by Hang Zhang, Jing-jing Zuo, Si-si Dong, Yuan Lan, Chen-wei Wu, Guang-yun Mao, Chao Zheng

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Experimental Study on the Propagation Characteristics of Hydraulic Fracture in Clayey-Silt Sediments by Cheng Lu, Xuwen Qin, Wenjing Mao, Chao Ma, Lantao Geng, Lu Yu, Hang Bian, Fanle Meng, Rongrong Qi

“…The fractures at the top were generally wider than those at the bottom with the same confining pressure. …”
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RESEARCH ON PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS OF FATIGUE CRACK AND LIFE PREDICTION FOR THE PANTOGRAPH by JING SuoLi, JIA BuChao, YU YanZun, ZHOU Ning, LI Jing, LIU JiuRui, CHENG Yao

“…The results show that when a 2 mm surface crack has been produced at the end of pantograph upper frame,it will penetrate the pipe wall when it continues to expand to a surface length of about 15 mm. …”
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