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An ultrasound-based ensemble machine learning model for the preoperative classification of pleomorphic adenoma and Warthin tumor in the parotid gland
The preoperative classification of pleomorphic adenomas (PMA) and Warthin tumors (WT) in the parotid gland plays an essential role in determining therapeutic strategies. This study aims to develop and validate...
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Open AccessKoningipyridines A and B, two nitrogen-containing polyketides from the fungus Trichoderma koningiopsis SC-5
Two novel koninginin derivatives, koningipyridines A and B (1 and 2), along with four known compounds (3˗6) were isolated from the EtOAc extract of the endophytic fungus Trichoderma koningiopsis SC-5. Among them,...
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Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy and Weak Interactions of Adenosine with Vibrational Mode Analysis
Adenosine, as a basic nucleoside element and neurotransmitter, plays a variety of roles in regulating human biological functions. Its conformational state and preference are significant for the biological acti...
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Linking interpretation bias to individual differences in pain sensitivity
Objective: Individual differences in pain sensitivity play a role in the development and maintenance of chronic pain. Previous studies have shown more interpretation and memory biases toward pain-related informat...
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Open AccessTo be, or not to be: the dilemma of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer harboring various driver mutations
Lung cancer is one of primary cancer type with high incidence and mortality, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cncer. For advanced lung cancer, traditional chemotherapy and tar...
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Autistic Traits and Empathy for Others’ Pain Among the General Population: Test of the Mediating Effects of First-Hand Pain Sensitivity
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by reduced pain empathy—a process that is grounded in first-hand pain perception. Because autistic traits are continuously distributed in the general populatio...
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Restrained dielectric loss and elevated breakdown strength in Si/PVDF composites by engineering SiO2 shell as an interlayer
As the electronic industry develops rapidly, nowadays, flexible dielectric materials with excellent integrated dielectric performances including high dielectric permittivity (ɛ) and breakdown strength (Eb) but lo...
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Engineering of core@double-shell Mo@MoO3@PS particles in PVDF composites towards improved dielectric performances
Polymer composites with high dielectric permittivity (ε´) and breakdown strength (Eb), low loss, have significant applications in electronics device and electrical equipment. To harvest excellent integrated diele...
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Open AccessGlycan shield of the ebolavirus envelope glycoprotein GP
The envelope glycoprotein GP of the ebolaviruses is essential for host cell entry and the primary target of the host antibody response. GP is heavily glycosylated with up to 17 N-linked sites, numerous O-linke...
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Continuous theta-burst stimulation modulates resting-state EEG microstates in healthy subjects
Continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS) induces long-lasting inhibitory effects on cortical excitability. Although cTBS has been reported to modulate neural oscillations and functional connectivity, it is st...
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Towards inhibiting conductivity of Mo/PVDF composites through building MoO3 shell as an interlayer for enhanced dielectric properties
Polymer dielectrics have received increasing attention owing to their wide applications in electrical, microelectronic and energy storage fields. However, it remains a challenging to prepare polymer dielectric...
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Open AccessFour differentially expressed genes can predict prognosis and microenvironment immune infiltration in lung cancer: a study based on data from the GEO
Lung cancer is among the major diseases threatening human health. Although the immune response plays an important role in tumor development, its exact mechanisms are unclear.
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PVDF reinforced with core–shell structured Mo@MoO3 fillers: effects of semi-conductor MoO3 interlayer on dielectric properties of composites
An insulating interlayer between polymer and conductive particles is crucial for suppressing the dissipation factors (tanδ) of composites. In order to restrain the large tanδ of molybdenum (Mo) particles/poly(vin...
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Open AccessPropensity-score-matching analysis to compare efficacy and safety between 16-gauge and 18-gauge needle in ultrasound-guided biopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions
Definitive diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) depends on the histological analysis of the pleural biopsy sample. Ultrasound (US)-guided sampling is now standard practice in the clinical setting. ...
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Construction of Rural Area Eco-Tourism Resource Optimization Model Under the Background of Internet Plus
Rural Eco-tourism has become an important engine to promote rural revitalization in China. With the improvement of the application of Internet plus technology in rural areas, the characteristic resources of ru...
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Open AccessEffects of resveratrol on cariogenic virulence properties of Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus mutans is the principal etiological agent of human dental caries. The major virulence factors of S. mutans are acid production, acid tolerance, extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) synthesis and biofi...
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Open AccessThe interaction between pain and attractiveness perception in others
When considering the “beauty-is-good” stereotype, facial attractiveness should facilitate empathy for pain. On the other hand, having in mind the “threat value of pain” hypothesis, pain cues would be more sali...
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Cross-Species Investigation on Resting State Electroencephalogram
Resting state electroencephalography (EEG) during eyes-closed and eyes-open conditions is widely used to evaluate brain states of healthy populations and brain dysfunctions in clinical conditions. Although sev...
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Open AccessTop-down Effects on Empathy for Pain in Adults with Autistic Traits
While empathic responses of individuals with autism-spectrum disorder have been reported to be modulated by top-down attention, it remains unclear whether empathy for pain in typically developing individuals w...
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EEG Preprocessing and Denoising
In this chapter, we first introduce physiological and non-physiological artifacts embedded in the raw EEG signals, e.g., ocular related artifacts (physiological) and power line interference (non-physiological)...