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The influences of ChatGPT on undergraduate students’ demonstrated and perceived interdisciplinary learning
The significance of interdisciplinary learning has been well-recognized by higher education institutions. However, when teaching interdisciplinary learning to junior undergraduate students, their limited disci...
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Nucleic acid aptamer-based electrochemical sensor for the detection of serum P-tau231 and the instant screening test of Alzheimer’s disease
The instant screening of patients with a tendency towards developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is significant for providing preventive measures and treatment. However, the current imaging-based technology canno...
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Open AccessAnalysis of factors influencing hospitalization cost of patients with distal radius fractures: an empirical study based on public traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in two cities, China
Distal radius fractures (DRFs) have become a public health problem for all countries, bringing a heavier economic burden of disease globally, with China’s disease economic burden being even more acute due to t...
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Open AccessThe Simons Observatory: Production-Level Fabrication of the Mid- and Ultra-High-Frequency Wafers
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a cosmic microwave background instrumentation suite in the Atacama Desert of Chile. More than 65,000 polarization-sensitive transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers will be fielde...
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Open AccessApplication of micro-substance tracer test in fractured horizontal wells
This paper delves into a novel micro-substance tracer test in fractured horizontal well C-15. The experimental results are highly encouraging as they demonstrate that the trace material tracer is capable of sa...
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Structural engineering of Pt-based intermetallic catalysts
Pt-based intermetallics exhibit distinctive physicochemical properties for electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic applications. It has been recognized that their catalytic performance is determined by their comp...
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Environmental perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate exposures and bone mineral density: a national cross-sectional study in the US adults
Associations of perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate exposures with bone mineral density (BMD) in adults have not previously been studied. This study aimed to estimate the associations of individual and concu...
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Open AccessQualification of Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Chips for Simons Observatory
The Simons Observatory is a cosmic microwave background experiment stationed atop Cerro Toco, at an elevation of 5200 ms in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The receivers of the Observatory will contain more than 60,00...
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Highly efficient vortex generation at the nanoscale
Control of the angular momentum of light at the nanoscale is critical for many applications of subwavelength photonics, such as high-capacity optical communications devices, super-resolution imaging and optica...
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Effects of conductive agent type on lithium extraction from salt lake brine with LiFePO4 electrodes
Electrochemical lithium extraction from salt lakes is an effective strategy for obtaining lithium at a low cost. Nevertheless, the elevated Mg : Li ratio and the presence of numerous coexisting ions in salt la...
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Understanding self-protective behaviors during COVID-19 Pandemic: Integrating the theory of planned behavior and O-S–O-R model
Adopting health preventive actions is one of the most effective ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the theory of planned behavior and the orientation–stimulus–orientation–response model, this study...
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Open AccessConstruction of programmed time-released multifunctional hydrogel with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties for impaired wound healing
The successful reprogramming of impaired wound healing presents ongoing challenges due to the impaired tissue microenvironment caused by severe bacterial infection, excessive oxidative stress, as well as the i...
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A robot grasping detection network based on flexible selection of multi-modal feature fusion structure
In unstructured scenarios, objects usually have unique shapes, poses, and other uncertainties, which put forward higher requirements for the robot’s planar grasping detection ability. Most previous methods use...
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The Impact of Dipyridamole on Disease-Associated Microglia Phenotypic Transformation in White Matter Lesions Induced by Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion
White matter lesions (WMLs) resulting from chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) are the leading cause of vascular dementia (VaD). This study aimed to investigate whether dipyridamole could alleviate WMLs by re...
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Serum Proteomics Identified TAFI as a Potential Molecule Facilitating the Migration of Peripheral Monocytes to Damaged White Matter During Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion
Neuroinflammation is assumed as the critical pathophysiologic mechanism of white matter lesions (WMLs), and infiltrated peripheral monocyte-derived macrophages are implicated in the development of neuroinflamm...
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Open AccessCharacterization of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in Escherichia coli isolated from captive black bears
The objective of this study was to analyze the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) characteristics produced by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and gene cassettes in Escherichia coli ...
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Open AccessThe Simons Observatory: Development and Optical Evaluation of Achromatic Half-Wave Plates
The Simons Observatory (SO) experiment is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment located in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The SO’s small aperture telescopes (SATs) consist of three telescopes designed for...
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The Simons Observatory: Large-Scale Characterization of 90/150 GHz TES Detector Modules
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a cosmic microwave background instrumentation suite being deployed in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The telescopes within SO use three types of dichroic transition-edge s...
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Open AccessThe association between adipokines and pulmonary diseases: a mendelian randomization study
The role of adipokines in the development of lung diseases is significant, yet their specific relationship with different lung diseases remains unclear.
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Open AccessThe clinical significance of plasma sCD25 as valuable biomarker for progression and prognosis of tuberculosis
sCD25 is an important immune molecule for T cell regulation. Tracking the detection of plasma sCD25 plays an important role in the evaluation of immune function, progression, and prognosis of tuberculosis (TB)...