Fibre Optics Current Sensor (FOCS) will be used at ITER to perform plasma current measurement during quasi-steady state D-T plasma operation. Effects of the tokamak harsh environment on the FOCS performance must be evaluated to predict possible failu...
To improve the chemical regulation on the activity of cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs), we here designed a reduction-responsive dithioethanol (DTE)-based dCDN prodrug 9 (DTE-dCDN). Prodrug 9 improved the cell permeability with the intracellular levels pea...
In this study, we investigate the ability of three higher-order risk-neutral return cumulants to predict short maturity (weekly) returns of oil futures. Our data includes weekly West Texas Crude Oil futures options that expire in 7 days (7DTE). Using...
In this paper, an adaptive multi-rotor UAV system of dynamic target tracking and path planning is proposed for the problems of occlusion, lighting change, and similar target interference in an unstructured environment. A DTE-tracker module is designe...
A liposphere system for intranasal delivery of quetiapine fumarate (QTF) was created to assess the potential for enhanced drug delivery. We investigated the effects of particle size, entrapment effectiveness, poly dispersibility index, and pluronic i...
Background and Clinical Significance: Uterine fibroids affect up to 25% of women of reproductive age and can lead to significant symptoms or impact fertility, often requiring surgical management. While hysteroscopic myomectomy is suitable for intraca...
Background and objectives: It is unclear why many patients with hypothyroidism prefer the use of desiccated thyroid extract (DTE) as a thyroid hormone replacement formulation over levothyroxine (LT4) treatment, as recommended by clinical practice gui...
Information consumption (IC) has emerged as a critical driver of the digital transformation of enterprises (DTE) and sustainable corporate development, garnering significant attention in recent years. Nevertheless, research focused on the role of IC...
Tetrathiafulvalene derivatives condensed with 2-alkylidene-1,3-dithiole moiety, MeDTES (2-isopropylidene-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]-4,5-ethylenediselenotetrathiafulvalene), EtDTES (2-(pentan-3-ylidene)-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]-4,5-ethylenediselenotetrathiafulval...
Three isostructural 1D lanthanoid complexes with the general formula {[Ln2(DTE)(H-DTE)(MeOH)2]·2H2O}n (Ln = Tb, Dy, and Yb; DTE = 1,2-bis(5-carboxyl-2-methyl-3-thienyl) perfluorocyclopentene) were synthesized. In the 1D chain structure of each comple...
Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have attracted extensive attention in the design of future communication networks. However, their large number of reflecting elements still results in non-negligible power consumption and hardware costs. To addr...
The dynamic tensile extrusion (DTE) behavior and microstructural evolution of fine-grained (FG, ~1 μm < d < ~10 μm) Cu fabricated by powder injection molding (PIM) were investigated. The FGM Cu was fabricated by PIM with commercial micro-...
Through a straightforward approach, a new meltable, halogen-free, nitrogen-phosphorus-based flame retardant (FR), 6-(2-(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)ethyl) dibenzo[c,e][1,2]oxaphosphinine 6-oxide (DTE-DOPO) was synthesized and incorporated in poly...
Delayed therapy escape (DTE) is frequent after thalamic deep brain stimulation for essential tremor, leading to reduced quality of life, often with ataxic symptoms, and early recognition is challenging. Our goal was to examine whether a low-frequency...
Distributed thermal energy storage (DTES) provides specific opportunities to realize the sustainable and economic operation of urban electric heat integrated energy systems (UEHIES). However, the construction of the theory of the model and the config...
Objectives: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a widely used treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Data on diaphragm contractility and thickness during NIV is scarce. We aimed to describe changes in diaphragm thickness/contractil...
Generated and collected data have been rising with the popularization of technologies such as Internet of Things, social media, and smartphone, leading big data term creation. One class of big data hidden information is causality. Among the tools to...
In this paper, we present an application of Wu’s method (differential characteristic set (dchar-set) algorithm) for computing the symmetry of (partial) differential equations (PDEs) that provides a direct and systematic procedure to obtain the...
The human placenta is a rapidly developing transient organ that is key to pregnancy success. Early development of the conceptus occurs in a low oxygen environment before oxygenated maternal blood begins to flow into the placenta at ~10–12 weeks...
Aiming at the particularity of a multiple-stage closed-loop gear transmission system for 3D circular braiding machine, the model of gear transmission system in radial braiding machine was simplified. The non-linear dynamic equations of a n-elements c...
Participation and inclusion in the business ecosystem have emerged as a growing trend for company collaboration in areas such as innovation, product development, and research. Collaborations can take many forms, ranging from the traditional value cha...
The evolution towards sixth-generation (6G) networks requires new architecture enhancements to support the broad device ecosystem, comprising users, machines, autonomous vehicles, and Internet-of-things devices. Moreover, high heterogeneity in the de...
Global tourism activities have become increasingly digitalized, yet the economic and environmental impacts of digitalization on tourism remain underexplored. This study develops a supply-side analytical framework to examine whether and how digitaliza...
The aim of this study was (1) to evaluate the relative and absolute reliability of gait parameters during walking in single- and dual-task conditions in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), (2) to evaluate the absolute and relative reliabil...
In this study, static and dynamic analyses of a spur gear pair with linear tip relief and longitudinal crowning were performed. Dynamic experiments were conducted to compare and verify the dynamic analysis results. On the basis of the theory of geari...
Carbohydrate-based low-molecular-weight gelators are interesting new materials with many potential applications. These compounds can be designed to include multiple stimuli-responsive functional groups. In this study, we designed and synthesized seve...
Photochromic polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers were prepared through electrospinning. Various factors, including the solvent system, the concentration of PCL, the viscosity of the solution, and the electrical conductivity, influence the morphology of...
The first-, second-, and third-order molecular nonlinear optical properties, including two-photon absorption of a series of derivatives, involving two dithienylethene (DTE) groups connected by several molecular linkers (bis(ethylene-1,2-dithiolato)Ni...
Background: This article attempts to formulate a school-based model to capitalise on the opportunities and strengths within schools in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regions to ideate global school-driven digital innovation(s). Consequently, this artic...
The gear-transmission system plays a crucial role in power transmission for urban railway vehicles. However, it can experience abnormal meshing conditions due to wheel polygonization, which presents a potential safety hazard for vehicle operations. T...
In order to alleviate the constraints of global warming and sustainable development, digitalization has made significant contributions to promoting agricultural carbon reduction through resources, technology, and platforms. Under this situation, Chin...
Background/Objectives: Delayed tooth eruption (DTE) is a very challenging clinical situation, and the pathogenesis has been associated with local, systemic, and genetic factors. The aim of this presentation is to describe the management of such a cas...
This paper reports the synthesis of D-A polymers containing 1,2-dithienylethene (DTE) units via palladium-catalyzed direct arylation polymerization (DArP). The reaction of dibromoisoindigo (1-Br) and DTE (2-H), in the presence of Pd2(dba)3·CHC...
Chickpea is the second most important legume crop in pulses, and its performance is greatly influenced by environmental factors inducing a change in the response patterns, complicating the selection of the best cultivar(s). The genotype-by-environmen...
Performance investigation of oil journal bearings is of particular importance given the growing use of them as a support for rotary components in a wide range of industrial machines. Frictional forces and shear stresses, which are proportionate to th...
The human plasma membrane transporter ASCT2 is responsible for mediating Na- dependent antiport of neutral amino acids. New insights into structure/function relationships were unveiled by a combined approach of recombinant over-expression, site-direc...
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare COVID-19 patients’ vessel caliber with that of normal lungs and lungs affected by other inflammatory and thromboembolic processes. Methods: between March and April 2020, 42 patients affected...
Human serum albumin (HSA) as the most abundant plasma protein carries multifunctional properties. A major determinant of the efficacy of albumin relies on its potent binding capacity for toxins and pharmaceutical agents. Albumin binding is impaired i...
Background: This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a 12-week circuit training program in improving local muscular endurance in normal-weighted primary school students. Methods: The study involved a parallel-group randomized trial with 606 p...
To investigate the mechanisms of unexpected failures in a multi-stage gear transmission system under a relatively low load, a rigid–flexible coupled multi-body dynamics model with 10 spur gears and 12 helical gears is established. The dynamic c...
CD19 is an essential protein in personalized CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell-based cancer immunotherapies and CAR-T cell functionality evaluation. However, the recombinant expression of this “difficult to-express” (D...
In an era where digital technologies are integral to daily life and sustainable education is increasingly critical, developing higher-order thinking skills with appropriate information and communication technology (ICT) support is crucial for achievi...
In this article, a method is proposed to effectively extract weak fault features and accurately diagnose faults in ball screws, even in the presence of strong background noise. This method combines singular value decomposition (SVD), complete ensembl...
Background: The role of diaphragmatic function in transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) remains poorly understood. This study aimed to compare diaphragmatic ultrasound parameters between neonates with TTN requiring non-invasive ventilation (NIV) a...
Partitioning experiments were done by hydrothermal synthesis of crystals containing trace elements (TEs) by internal sampling of fluid at the temperature of 450 °C and pressure of 1 kbar. The crystal phases obtained were magnetite, hematite, and...
This study examined whether the systems thinking approach integrating information and communication technology (ICT) and digital tools (hereafter referred to as the STICT approach) improves technological and engineering literacy (TEL) and related out...
The cycloid gear wear of RV reducers leads to the degradation of the industrial robots’ transmission accuracy, but the degradation law with respect to the wear volume is still unclear. In this paper, a method for determining transmission error...
The dual-input single-output (DI-SO) cylindrical spur gear system possesses advantages such as high load-carrying capacity, precise transmission, and low energy loss. It is increasingly becoming a core component of power transmission systems in marit...
The Joint European Torus (JET) is playing an important role in preparing for the operation of the future world’s largest tokomak, ITER. In this respect, the tritium campaign (C40) and second deuterium–tritium experiment (DTE2, C41) took p...
Guanine-rich DNA sequences can fold into non-canonical nucleic acid structures called G-quadruplexes (G4s). These nanostructures have strong implications in many fields, from medical science to bottom-up nanotechnologies. As a result, ligands interac...
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