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Ming Li
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Chapter and Conference Paper
ControlNet \(++\) : Improving Conditional Controls with Efficient Consistency Feedback
To enhance the controllability of text-to-image diffusion models, existing efforts like ControlNet incorporated image-based conditional controls. In this paper, we reveal that existing methods still face signi...
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Cyanobacterial Blooms in Environmental Water: Causes and Solutions
The increasing frequency, magnitude, and duration of cyanobacterial blooms (CyBs) in coastal and inland waters globally are causing serious concern because of the infiltration of cyanotoxins into water reservo...
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Multifunctional Liquid Metal Active Material for Wound Repair and Motion Monitoring via Free Radical Polymerization Assembly
Bacterial infections and excessive oxidative stress seriously hinder the healing of skin wounds. Traditional wound dressings can only serve as physical barriers and lack active molecules essential for actively...
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Open AccessCLIP-Flow: Decoding images encoded in CLIP space
This study introduces CLIP-Flow, a novel network for generating images from a given image or text. To effectively utilize the rich semantics contained in both modalities, we designed a semantics-guided methodo...
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Open AccessInvestigation of Concrete Damage on a Prefabricated Steel Spring Floating Slab Track by Finite Element Modelling
To investigate the concrete damage of prefabricated steel spring floating slab tracks (SSFST), a three-slab prefabricated SSFST system was established using the ABAQUS finite element software. Full trainload ...
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Why do patients with pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas exhibit significantly inconsistent elevation of catecholamines and their metabolites? a large Chinese cohort study
Inconsistent elevation of catecholamines (CAs) and metanephrines (MNs) was observed in pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas (PPGLs). This study aimed to explore its potential causes and report the diagnostic effic...
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Open AccessEstablishing a dominant early larval sex-selection strain in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi
Genetic biocontrol interventions targeting mosquito-borne diseases require the release of male mosquitoes exclusively, as only females consume blood and transmit pathogens. Releasing only males eliminates the ...
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Open AccessSex differences in the human brain related to visual motion perception
Previous studies have found that the temporal duration required for males to perceive visual motion direction is significantly shorter than that for females. However, the neural correlates of such shortened du...
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Diffusion Characteristics and Influencing Factors for Large-Hole Natural Gas Pipeline Leakage in Utility Tunnels
This study investigates the large-hole leakage in natural gas pipelines within utility tunnels. In contrast to most previous studies that focused on small-hole leaks, ANSYS Fluent software is used to systemati...
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Clustering of Lifestyle Habits and Association with Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Behaviors in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Unhealthy lifestyle choices have long been linked with various health problems. Existing literature indicates that modifiable lifestyle factors such as physical activity, sedentary behavior, dietary habits, an...
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Conversion of waste denim fabrics into high-performance carbon fiber anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Hard carbon materials are attracted as excellent anode materials for sodium-ion batteries due to their good electrical conductivity, high reversible capacity, low operating voltage and stable cycling performan...
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Effects of aeration induced turbulence on colonial morphology and microcystin release of the bloom-forming cyanoabcterium Microcystis
Aeration induced turbulence was considered as an important measure to control the occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in many lakes. Different aeration intensities were set for the culture of Microcystis aerugino...
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MLKL-mediated endothelial necroptosis drives vascular damage and mortality in systemic inflammatory response syndrome
The hypersecretion of cytokines triggers life-threatening systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), leading to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and mortality. Although both coagulopathy and nec...
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Open AccessBibliometric analysis of the inflammation expression after spinal cord injury: current research status and emerging frontiers
Bibliometric analysis.
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ALKBH5 facilitates the progression of infantile hemangioma by increasing FOXF1 expression in a m6A-YTHDF2 dependent manner to activate HK-2 signaling
Alkylation repair homolog protein 5 (ALKBH5) is reported to participate in infantile hemangioma (IH) progression. However, the underlying mechanism of ALKBH5 in IH remains unclear. Using qRT-PCR and Western bl...
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Calculation of Slope Safety Factor Based on Deep Learning Response Surface
The slope safety factor is a crucial indicator for assessing slope stability. However, the current methods for calculating safety factors are predominantly based on the search of limit equilibrium theory and t...
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The nexus between clean energy market risk and US business environment: evidence from wavelet coherence and variance analysis
Given the critical role of the clean energy market in the global economy and environmental sustainability, this paper investigates the impact of the U.S. Business Conditions Index (ADS) on the risk of segmente...
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Nitrogen addition modulates adaptive responses of Chinese fir roots to phosphorus deficiency and promotes nutrient absorption efficiency
Intensified atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition, coupled with increased application of N fertilizers in forest plantations, has resulted in N and phosphorus (P) imbalance in the forest soil system. However, it...
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Mem-Box: VR sandbox for adaptive working memory evaluation and training using physiological signals
Working memory is crucial for higher cognitive functions in humans and is a focus in cognitive rehabilitation. Compared to conventional working memory training methods, VR-based training provides a more immers...
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Open AccessA wearable and stretchable dual-wavelength LED device for home care of chronic infected wounds
Phototherapy can offer a safe and non-invasive solution against infections, while promoting wound healing. Conventional phototherapeutic devices are bulky and limited to hospital use. To overcome these challen...
