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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,385 Views
16 Pages

Influence Maximization in Temporal Social Networks with the Mixed K-Shell Method

  • Shuangshuang Yang,
  • Wenlong Zhu,
  • Kaijing Zhang,
  • Yingchun Diao and
  • Yufan Bai

The study of influence maximizing in temporal social networks (IMT) is an important aspect of influence maximization (IM) research. Currently, two main types of algorithms can solve the IMT problem: greedy-based algorithms and heuristic-based algorit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,631 Views
25 Pages

A Key Node Mining Method Based on K-Shell and Neighborhood Information

  • Na Zhao,
  • Qingchun Feng,
  • Hao Wang,
  • Ming Jing,
  • Zhiyu Lin and
  • Jian Wang

10 July 2024

Mining key nodes in complex networks has always been a promising research direction in the field of complex networks. Many precise methods proposed by researchers for mining influential special nodes in networks have been widely applied in a plethora...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,584 Views
13 Pages

The cell inactivation and DNA double-strand break (DSB) induction by K-shell ionization of phosphorus atoms and Auger electrons were investigated. Monochromatic X-rays of on and below the phosphorus K-shell absorption peak, 2.153 keV and 2.147 keV we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
688 Views
13 Pages

IKEBANA: Data-Driven Neural-Network Predictor of Electron-Impact K-Shell Ionization Cross Sections

  • Darío M. Mitnik,
  • Claudia C. Montanari,
  • Silvina Segui,
  • Silvina P. Limandri,
  • Judith A. Guzmán,
  • Alejo C. Carreras and
  • Jorge C. Trincavelli

11 September 2025

A fully connected neural network was trained to model the K-shell ionization cross sections based on two input features: the atomic number and the incoming electron overvoltage. The training utilized a recent, updated compilation of experimental data...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,272 Views
8 Pages

Double K-Shell Ionization of Ar by 197-MeV/u Xe54+ Ion Impact

  • Caojie Shao,
  • Deyang Yu,
  • Yury S. Kozhedub,
  • Kun Ma,
  • Zhangyong Song,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Yingli Xue,
  • Mingwu Zhang,
  • Junliang Liu and
  • Xiaohong Cai
  • + 3 authors

19 December 2022

We present an experimental study on the double K-shell ionization of argon in single collisions with the Xe54+ ion at 197 MeV/u. The X-ray spectra of multi-ionized argon are measured at the observation angles of 90° and 145° with respect to t...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,700 Views
14 Pages

In this paper, we propose an improved K_shell algorithm for identifying the key nodes of a power grid. This method is improved on the basis of the original Ks value calculation with the degree as the index. The electrical characteristics in the power...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
899 Views
6 Pages

Lithium-like O5+ Emission near 19 Å

  • Jaan K. Lepson,
  • Gregory V. Brown,
  • Joel H. T. Clementson,
  • Alexander J. Fairchild,
  • Ming Feng Gu,
  • Natalie Hell,
  • Elmar Träbert and
  • Peter Beiersdorfer

21 January 2025

Using a high-resolution grating spectrometer on the Livermore EBIT-I electron beam ion trap, we have measured three n=3,4n=1 K-shell emission lines in lithium-like O5+, which are situated near the O VIII Lyman-α lines at 19 Å. Two o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,711 Views
21 Pages

A Complex Network Important Node Identification Based on the KPDN Method

  • Liang Zhao,
  • Peng Sun,
  • Jieyong Zhang,
  • Miao Peng,
  • Yun Zhong and
  • Wei Liang

18 July 2023

In complex networks, identifying influential nodes is of great significance for their wide application. The proposed method integrates the correlation properties of local and global, and in terms of global features, the K-shell decomposition method o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,428 Views
17 Pages

Vibrationally and Spin-Orbit-Resolved Inner-Shell X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of the NH+ Molecular Ion: Measurements and ab Initio Calculations

  • Stéphane Carniato,
  • Jean-Marc Bizau,
  • Denis Cubaynes,
  • Eugene T. Kennedy,
  • Ségolène Guilbaud,
  • Emma Sokell,
  • Brendan McLaughlin and
  • Jean-Paul Mosnier

4 October 2020

This article presents N2+ fragment yields following nitrogen K-shell photo-absorption in the NH+ molecular ion measured at the SOLEIL synchrotron radiation facility in the photon energy region 390–450 eV. The combination of the high sensitivity...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,339 Views
10 Pages

Hydration of Nucleobase as Probed by Electron Emission of Uridine-5′-Mono-Phosphate (UMP) in Aqueous Solution Induced by Nitrogen K-Shell Ionization

  • Yasuaki Takeda,
  • Hiroyuki Shimada,
  • Ryosuke Miura,
  • Masatoshi Ukai,
  • Kentaro Fujii,
  • Yoshihiro Fukuda and
  • Yuji Saitoh

To identify the precise early radiation processes of DNA lesions, we measure electron kinetic energy spectra emitted from uridine-5′ monophosphate (UMP) in aqueous solution for the photoionization of the N 1s orbital electron and for the follow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,683 Views
18 Pages

Stark-Broadening of Ar K-Shell Lines: A Comparison between Molecular Dynamics Simulations and MERL Results

  • Marco A. Gigosos,
  • Roberto C. Mancini,
  • Juan M. Martín-González and
  • Ricardo Florido

25 January 2021

Analysis of Stark-broadened spectral line profiles is a powerful, non-intrusive diagnostic technique to extract the electron density of high-energy-density plasmas. The increasing number of applications and availability of spectroscopic measurements...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,502 Views
22 Pages

6 October 2023

Human bones store elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and strontium, and accumulate toxic elements such as lead. In vivo measurements of elemental bone concentration can be done using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) techniques. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,482 Views
13 Pages

Wettability and Interfacial Reaction between the K492M Alloy and an Al2O3 Shell

  • Guangyao Chen,
  • Houjin Liao,
  • Shaowen Deng,
  • Man Zhang,
  • Zheyu Cai,
  • Hui Xu,
  • Enhui Wang,
  • Xinmei Hou and
  • Chonghe Li

23 September 2024

In this study, wettability behavior and the interaction between the K492M alloy and an Al2O3 shell were investigated at 1430 °C for 2~5 min. The microstructural characterization of the alloy–shell interface was carried out by optical micros...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,288 Views
11 Pages

The Role of Collision Ionization of K-Shell Ions in Nonequilibrium Plasmas Produced by the Action of Super Strong, Ultrashort PW-Class Laser Pulses on Micron-Scale Argon Clusters with Intensity up to 5 × 1021 W/cm2

  • Igor Yu. Skobelev,
  • Sergey N. Ryazantsev,
  • Roman K. Kulikov,
  • Maksim V. Sedov,
  • Evgeny D. Filippov,
  • Sergey A. Pikuz,
  • Takafumi Asai,
  • Masato Kanasaki,
  • Tomoya Yamauchi and
  • Yuji Fukuda
  • + 19 authors

10 November 2023

The generation of highly charged ions in laser plasmas is usually associated with collisional ionization processes that occur in electron–ion collisions. An alternative ionization channel caused by tunnel ionization in an optical field is also...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
2,213 Views
17 Pages

3 September 2024

Personal protective equipment (PPE) has attracted more attention since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2019. Advanced nano techniques, such as electrospinning, can provide new routes for developing novel PPE. However, electrospun antibacterial PPE is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,916 Views
12 Pages

21 January 2019

A novel N-doped K3Ti5NbO14@TiO2 (NTNT) core-shell heterojunction photocatalyst was synthesized by firstly mixing titanium isopropoxide and K3Ti5NbO14 nanobelt, and then calcinating at 500 °C in air using urea as the nitrogen source. The samples w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,529 Views
15 Pages

28 June 2024

In the case of cascade failure, due to the close connection of the automobile supply chain network, the chain reaction caused by it should not be ignored; therefore, to find out the important nodes in the automobile supply chain network, to reduce th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,661 Views
15 Pages

12 April 2023

To effectively remove methylene blue (MB) from dye wastewater, a novel activated carbon (BAC) was manufactured through co-pyrolysis of bamboo shoot shell and K2FeO4. The activation process was optimized to a temperature of 750 °C and an activatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,693 Views
18 Pages

Antioxidants in Shell and Nut Yield Components after Ca, Mg and K Preharvest Spraying on Hazelnut Plantations in Southern Chile

  • Carlos Manterola-Barroso,
  • Karina Godoy,
  • David Alarcón,
  • Daniela Padilla and
  • Cristian Meriño-Gergichevich

15 December 2022

To determine the effects of pre-harvest calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K) spraying on the antioxidant activity and capacity of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) shells, as an approach to sustain the utilization of the main residue derived f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
941 Views
16 Pages

Predicting the Color of Archaeological Littorina obtusata/fabalis Shells Using Raman Spectroscopy and Clustering Algorithms

  • Andrea Perez-Asensio,
  • María Gabriela Fernández-Manteca,
  • David Cuenca-Solana,
  • Igor Gutiérrez-Zugasti,
  • Asier García-Escárzaga,
  • Jesús Mirapeix,
  • José Miguel López-Higuera,
  • Luis Rodríguez-Cobo and
  • Adolfo Cobo

Archaeological mollusk shells, such as those of Littorina obtusata/fabalis, hold valuable information about past human behavior and cultural practices. However, the original coloration of these shells, crucial for understanding their symbolic signifi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,061 Views
13 Pages

28 October 2021

This paper estimates the yields of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) induced by ultrasoft X-rays and uses the DSB yields and the repair outcomes to evaluate the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of ultrasoft X-rays. We simulated the yields of DSB...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,299 Views
12 Pages

Mitochondria-Rich Cells: A Novel Type of Concealed Cell in the Small Intestine of Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtles (Pelodiscus Sinensis)

  • Waseem Ali Vistro,
  • Yifei Liu,
  • Mengdi Xu,
  • Ping Yang,
  • Abdul Haseeb,
  • Yufei Huang,
  • Xuebing Bai,
  • Liang Yu,
  • Noor Samad Gandahi and
  • Qiusheng Chen
  • + 1 author

24 September 2019

Although some studies have been conducted over the past few decades, the existence of mitochondria-rich cells (MRCs) in reptiles is still obscure. This is the first study to uncover the presence of MRCs in the small intestine of Chinese soft-shelled...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,843 Views
27 Pages

2 February 2023

White light emitting diodes (WLEDs) are widely used due to their advantages of high efficiency, low electricity consumption, long service life, quick response time, environmental protection, and so on. The addition of red phosphor is beneficial to fu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,259 Views
12 Pages

Syngas Quality in Fluidized Bed Gasification of Biomass: Comparison between Olivine and K-Feldspar as Bed Materials

  • Beatrice Vincenti,
  • Francesco Gallucci,
  • Enrico Paris,
  • Monica Carnevale,
  • Adriano Palma,
  • Mariangela Salerno,
  • Carmine Cava,
  • Orlando Palone,
  • Giuliano Agati and
  • Domenico Borello
  • + 1 author

1 February 2023

The relevance of selecting an appropriate bed material in fluidized bed gasification is a crucial aspect that is often underestimated. The ideal material should be economical, resistant to high temperatures and have small chemical interaction with bi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,981 Views
16 Pages

12 July 2024

Residents’ travel and logistics are greatly affected by urban transportation networks, which are one of the most important supports for urban socio-economic activities. Urban transportation systems tend to cripple when faced with challenges suc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,973 Views
17 Pages

18 August 2020

We review recent work on the photoionization of atomic ions of astrophysical interest that has been carried out at the photon-ion merged-beams setup PIPE, a permanently installed end station at the XUV beamline P04 of the PETRA III synchrotron radiat...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2,096 Views
12 Pages

6 October 2022

The number density profiles of elements N and O in the altitude range of 120–250 km are retrieved by simulation based on X-ray occultation. Based on the parameters of the NICER telescope, the energy spectrum forward model of the Crab Nebula in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,145 Views
10 Pages

Fundamental Parameters Related to Selenium Kα and Kβ Emission X-ray Spectra

  • Mauro Guerra,
  • Jorge M. Sampaio,
  • Gonçalo R. Vília,
  • César A. Godinho,
  • Daniel Pinheiro,
  • Pedro Amaro,
  • José P. Marques,
  • Jorge Machado,
  • Paul Indelicato and
  • José Paulo Santos
  • + 1 author

22 January 2021

We present relativistic ab initio calculations of fundamental parameters for atomic selenium, based on the Multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock method. In detail, fluorescence yields and subshell linewidths, both of K shell, as well as Kβ to Kα intensity ra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,951 Views
7 Pages

K X-ray Emission for Slow Oxygen Ions Approaching a Copper Metal Surface

  • Zhangyong Song,
  • Xuan Liu,
  • Mingwu Zhang,
  • Junkui Xu,
  • Yong Feng,
  • Bingzhang Zhang,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Junliang Liu,
  • Caojie Shao and
  • Lin Chen
  • + 2 authors

26 October 2022

We report on the K X-ray emission for 9–140 keV oxygen ions with initial charge states from 3 to 7 approaching a copper surface. The peak center of the measured X-ray spectrum slightly shifts towards higher energies with the increasing of the i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,515 Views
7 Pages

Efficacy of Praziquantel in the Treatment of Platynosomum fastosum in Cats with Natural Infections

  • Chele N. Lathroum,
  • Linda Shell,
  • Kathleen Neuville and
  • Jennifer K. Ketzis

24 March 2018

Treatments for Platynosomum fastosum—the liver fluke of cats—have been developed based on fecal egg counts. Post mortem fluke counts are required to understand true efficacy. In this study, two praziquantel treatment regimens were evaluated using pos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,564 Views
12 Pages

18 October 2021

Individuals in healthy romantic relationships gain significant benefits to their psychological wellbeing and physiological health. Notably, the majority of relationship research has focused on how adult attachment influences these relationship outcom...

  • Review
  • Open Access
221 Citations
59,945 Views
26 Pages

An Update on Self-Amplifying mRNA Vaccine Development

  • Anna K. Blakney,
  • Shell Ip and
  • Andrew J. Geall

28 January 2021

This review will explore the four major pillars required for design and development of an saRNA vaccine: Antigen design, vector design, non-viral delivery systems, and manufacturing (both saRNA and lipid nanoparticles (LNP)). We report on the major i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,133 Views
13 Pages

X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of a Solid-Density Germanium Plasma Created by a Free Electron Laser

  • Gabriel Pérez-Callejo,
  • Sam M. Vinko,
  • Shenyuan Ren,
  • Ryan Royle,
  • Oliver Humphries,
  • Thomas R. Preston,
  • Bruce A. Hammel,
  • Hyun-Kyung Chung,
  • Tomas Burian and
  • Justin S. Wark
  • + 3 authors

18 November 2020

The generation of solid-density plasmas in a controlled manner using an X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has opened up the possibility of diagnosing the atomic properties of hot, strongly coupled systems in novel ways. Previous work has concentrated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,825 Views
15 Pages

Hypersatellite Kα Production in Trapped Ar Ions at KK Trielectronic Recombination Energies

  • Weronika Biela-Nowaczyk,
  • Pedro Amaro,
  • Filipe Grilo,
  • David S. La Mantia,
  • John Tanis and
  • Andrzej Warczak

16 March 2023

We report measurements of hypersatellite radiation of argon ions in the electron energy region of 5200 eV to 7500 eV. Here, we observed a strong enhancement of this hypersatellite Kαh production. Trielectronic recombination (TR) is discussed as a pos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,826 Views
17 Pages

28 February 2022

Grenz-ray therapy (GT) is commonly used for dermatological radiotherapy and has a higher linear energy transfer, relative biological effectiveness (RBE) and oxygen enhancement ratio (OER). GT is a treatment option for lentigo maligna and lentigo mali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,611 Views
13 Pages

Energy Recovery of Multiple Charge Sharing Events in Room Temperature Semiconductor Pixel Detectors

  • Antonino Buttacavoli,
  • Gaetano Gerardi,
  • Fabio Principato,
  • Marcello Mirabello,
  • Donato Cascio,
  • Giuseppe Raso,
  • Manuele Bettelli,
  • Andrea Zappettini,
  • Paul Seller and
  • Leonardo Abbene
  • + 1 author

25 May 2021

Multiple coincidence events from charge-sharing and fluorescent cross-talk are typical drawbacks in room-temperature semiconductor pixel detectors. The mitigation of these distortions in the measured energy spectra, using charge-sharing discriminatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,166 Views
14 Pages

8 January 2020

Critical nodes identification in complex networks is significance for studying the survivability and robustness of networks. The previous studies on structural hole theory uncovered that structural holes are gaps between a group of indirectly connect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,758 Views
20 Pages

Iron X-ray Transmission at Temperature Near 150 eV Using the National Ignition Facility: First Measurements and Paths to Uncertainty Reduction

  • Robert Heeter,
  • Ted Perry,
  • Heather Johns,
  • Kathy Opachich,
  • Maryum Ahmed,
  • Jim Emig,
  • Joe Holder,
  • Carlos Iglesias,
  • Duane Liedahl and
  • Gregory Rochau
  • + 19 authors

26 October 2018

Discrepancies exist between theoretical and experimental opacity data for iron, at temperatures 180–195 eV and electron densities near 3 × 1022/cm3, relevant to the solar radiative-convective boundary. Another discrepancy, between theory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,547 Views
15 Pages

Local-Forest Method for Superspreaders Identification in Online Social Networks

  • Yajing Hao,
  • Shaoting Tang,
  • Longzhao Liu,
  • Hongwei Zheng,
  • Xin Wang and
  • Zhiming Zheng

11 September 2022

Identifying the most influential spreaders in online social networks plays a prominent role in affecting information dissemination and public opinions. Researchers propose many effective identification methods, such as k-shell. However, these methods...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
840 Views
19 Pages

25 February 2025

In complex networks, identifying critical nodes plays an important role in information dissemination. Due to the dual property of nodes to both propagate and receive information, information is propagated repeatedly in a restricted area where critica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,433 Views
14 Pages

Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Interpret the Molecular Fragmentation Induced in Deoxyribose by Synchrotron Soft X-Rays

  • Marie-Anne Hervé du Penhoat,
  • Anis Hamila,
  • Marie-Pierre Gaigeot,
  • Rodolphe Vuilleumier,
  • Kentaro Fujii,
  • Akinari Yokoya and
  • Marie-Françoise Politis

It has been suggested that core ionization in DNA atoms could induce complex, irreparable damage. Synchrotron soft X-rays have been used to probe the damage induced by such events in thin films of DNA components. In a complementary approach, we inves...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,717 Views
14 Pages

Multi-Attribute Decision Making Method for Node Importance Metric in Complex Network

  • Yongheng Zhang,
  • Yuliang Lu,
  • Guozheng Yang and
  • Zijun Hang

12 February 2022

Correctly measuring the importance of nodes in a complex network is critical for studying the robustness of the network, and designing a network security policy based on these highly important nodes can effectively improve security aspects of the net...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,596 Views
21 Pages

Human-Related Hazardous Events Assessment for Suffocation on Ships by Integrating Bayesian Network and Complex Network

  • Weiliang Qiao,
  • Hongtongyang Guo,
  • Enze Huang,
  • Wanyi Deng,
  • Chuanping Lian and
  • Haiquan Chen

7 July 2022

To investigate the human-related factors associated with suffocation on ships during docking repair, a comprehensive analysis model composed of a Bayesian network (BN) and a complex network (CN) is proposed in the present study. The principle of even...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,731 Views
26 Pages

The non-adiabatic dynamics of furan excited in the ππ* state (S2 in the Franck–Condon geometry) was studied using non-adiabatic molecular dynamics simulations in connection with an ensemble density functional method. The time-resolved photoelectron s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
7,197 Views
11 Pages

Influential nodes are rare in social networks, but their influence can quickly spread to most nodes in the network. Identifying influential nodes allows us to better control epidemic outbreaks, accelerate information propagation, conduct successful e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,856 Views
20 Pages

Random Walks-Based Node Centralities to Attack Complex Networks

  • Massimiliano Turchetto,
  • Michele Bellingeri,
  • Roberto Alfieri,
  • Ngoc-Kim-Khanh Nguyen,
  • Quang Nguyen and
  • Davide Cassi

30 November 2023

Investigating the network response to node removal and the efficacy of the node removal strategies is fundamental to network science. Different research studies have proposed many node centralities based on the network structure for ranking nodes to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
94 Views
22 Pages

19 January 2026

To improve the safety of road transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF), this paper proposes a novel approach for risk identification and chaotic synchronous control in SNF road transportation systems. Firstly, a dynamic risk evolution model for the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,523 Views
19 Pages

A Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Approach for Critical Node Identification in Complex Networks

  • Xinyun Zhao,
  • Yongheng Zhang,
  • Qingying Zhai,
  • Jinrui Zhang and
  • Lanlan Qi

9 December 2024

Correctly identifying influential nodes in a complex network and implementing targeted protection measures can significantly enhance the overall security of the network. Currently, indicators such as degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,185 Views
14 Pages

Association between Bone Lead Concentration and Aggression in Youth from a Sub-Cohort of the Birth to Twenty Cohort

  • Nonhlanhla Tlotleng,
  • Nisha Naicker,
  • Angela Mathee,
  • Andrew C. Todd,
  • Palesa Nkomo and
  • Shane A. Norris

Background: An association between blood-lead levels and aggression has been demonstrated in children and adolescent youth in South Africa. However, there are limited studies that have assessed aggression as an outcome for cumulative lead exposure us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,473 Views
17 Pages

10 January 2025

We propose a temperature-dependent optimization procedure for the second-nearest neighbor (2NN) sp3s* tight-binding (TB) theory parameters to calculate the effects of strain, structure dimensions, and alloy composition on the band structure of hetero...

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