Baizhu Shaoyao San (BSS) is a crucial traditional Chinese medicinal formula widely applied for the treatment of painful diarrhea, diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and some other gastrointestinal diseases. Correspondi...
In this paper, we draw on real-estate finance data from 31 provinces in China over the period between 2006 and 2018 in order to develop a comprehensive index of real-estate finance risk. Our principal innovation lies in our use of the social network...
Scholars have proposed a series of methods, such as “sustainability of local government debt”, to measure local government debt risks. However, these methods have caused a lot of controversy. Based on a macro balance sheet, this study uses an improve...
Bolstering the resilience of shrinking cities (SCs) is essential for maintaining urban dynamic security and fostering sustainable development. Accurately assessing and revealing the resilience level and impact mechanism of SCs to cope with disturbanc...
Objective: To elucidate the chemical profile of Xanthocerais lignum’s extracts of different polarities and their impact on rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we identified anti-RA markers and predicted their action mechanisms. Methods: A collagen-induc...
Trimeric acylphloroglucinols (T-ACPLs) are a subclass of the large class of acylphloroglucinols—derivatives of 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene containing an R–C=O group. T-ACPL molecules contain three acylphloroglucinol moieties linked by methylene bridges....
Local effective potential theory, both stationary-state and time-dependent, constitutes the mapping from a system of electrons in an external field to one of the noninteracting fermions possessing the same basic variable such as the density, thereby...
Nuclear fuel cladding serves as the primary barrier to the release of radioactive fission products and is subjected to high-temperature and high-pressure environments during both normal reactor operation and accident scenarios such as loss of coolant...
The ground state and photoionization properties of Na
We consider testing for error persistence in spatial panels with (potentially correlated) individual heterogeneity. We propose two variants of an ad hoc testing procedure based on first transforming out the individual effects, either by time-demeanin...
The effect of correlation on the spectra of lanthanide ions has been investigated using variational methods based on multiconfiguration Dirac–Hartree–Fock (MCDHF) theory. Results from several computational models are reported for Pr3+. The first assu...
Estimating the effective properties of a particulate system is the most direct way to understand its macroscopic performance. In this work, we accurately evaluate the third-order approximations involving the three-point microstructural parameter
Regression adjustment is often used to estimate average treatment effect (ATE) in randomized experiments. Recently, some penalty-based regression adjustment methods have been proposed to handle the high-dimensional problem. However, these existing hi...
In this paper, we consider the estimation of a dynamic panel data model with non-stationary multi-factor error structures. We adopted the common correlated effect (CCE) estimation and established the asymptotic properties of the CCE and common correl...
Neurophysiological studies are often designed to examine relationships between measures from different testing conditions, time points, or analysis techniques within the same group of participants. Appropriate statistical techniques that can take int...
Load eccentricities in structural systems are associated with an increase in the torsional response. Typically, these eccentricities are defined based on the distance between the center of mass and the center of stiffness at a predefined story. If th...
We propose a random effects panel data model with both spatially correlated error components and spatially lagged dependent variables. We focus on diagnostic testing procedures and derive Lagrange multiplier (LM) test statistics for a variety of hypo...
Over the years, multiple tailings dam failures all over the world have been primarily linked to drainage issues. Given its critical role in dam stability, this research analyzes the relationship between precipitation, reservoir levels, and geotechnic...
This paper develops a Stein-like combined estimator for large heterogeneous panel data models under common structural breaks. The model allows for cross-sectional dependence through a general multifactor error structure. By utilizing the common corre...
The relationship between amino acid mutations and enzyme bioactivity is a significant challenge in modern bio-industrial applications. Despite many successful designs relying on complex correlations among mutations at different enzyme sites, the unde...
Emotional intelligence (EI) and transformational leadership (TL) have been identified as key factors in team effectiveness (TE); however, the empirical evidence remains fragmented and exhibits substantial conceptual and methodological heterogeneity,...
To investigate the influence of temperature effects on the reliability of cantilever-cast arch bridges during construction, and to comprehensively account for uncertain correlations among multiple variables, this paper proposes a time-varying reliabi...
The Common Correlated Effect (CCE) estimator is widely used in panel data models to address cross-sectional dependence, particularly in nonstationary panels. However, existing estimators have limitations, especially in small-sample settings. This stu...
We have presented in this paper a new cluster Ansatz for the wave operator for open-shell and/or quasidegenerate states, which takes care of strong relaxation and correlation effects in a compact and efficient manner. This Ansatz allows contraction a...
Macroeconomic panels display two forms of cross-sectional dependence usually treated as rival specifications: unobserved common factors with heterogeneous loadings, which motivate common correlated effects estimators, and spatial spillovers, which mo...
Asphalt binders that perform exceptionally well in resisting both rutting and cracking are highly desirable for withstanding the combined effects of extreme low temperatures and heavy vehicle loads. This work highlights the benefits of softening oils...
Evidence from our lab and others indicates the vascular effects of dietary blueberries. In the present study, we determined dietary blueberries’ dose- and time-dependent effects on diabetic vasculature and their association with gut microbes. S...
The quality of cultivated land has been seriously degraded due to the overuse of chemical fertilizer in China. Land conservation technologies (LCTs) have been proven to effectively address land degradation and improve land productivity. In this study...
The increasing demand for parts with a large specific surface area such as fuel panels has put forward higher requirements for the plasticity of foils. However, the deformation characteristics of foils is hard to be illustrated in-depth due to their...
The aluminum nanoparticle is adequate for power grid wiring, such as the distribution of local power and the transmission of aerial power lines, because of its higher conductivity. This nanoparticle is also one of the most commonly used materials in...
This study aims to examine the asymmetric nexus between CO2 emissions and renewable energy and economic and population growth in seven East African countries (EACs) at the regional level and country levels. Common correlated effect means group (CCEMG...
Recent research has examined the extent to which face and voice processing are associated by virtue of the fact that both tap into a common person perception system. However, existing findings do not yet fully clarify the role of familiarity in this...
The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a well-known approach in decision-making because of its simplicity and rationality. However, in conventional AHP, it cannot account for the correlation effect between criteria. In this paper, we use the lexical...
This study presents a quantitative investigation of substituent effects on the stability of 1:2 complexes formed between para-substituted 2-phenylbenzimidazole ligands and Cu(II) or Co(II) ions. The ligands, featuring hydroxyl (–OH), chloro (&n...
Cathinone and its synthetic derivatives are among the most popular classes of narcotics worldwide. Experimental studies have demonstrated variable cytotoxic activity among these substances. Until now, the research on cathinones has been limited to th...
Achyranthes bidentata is always salt-processed before being prescribed for treating osteoarthritis. Yet the salt-processing parameters have not been optimized, and the specific bioactive constituents responsible for the osteoarthritis effect of salt-...
As the world’s largest exporter and second-largest importer, China has made exchange rate stability a top priority for its economic growth. With development over decades, however, China now holds excess dollar reserves that have suffered a huge paper...
Thoracic stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is extensively used in combination with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). While current evidence suggests that the occurrence of pneumonitis as a side effect of both treatments is not enhanced for t...
The long-term durability of concrete exposed to marine environments is governed by progressive changes in transport behavior and pore network characteristics. Concrete mixtures incorporating fly ash (FA), slag (SG), silica fume (SF), and basalt fiber...
Determining the uniaxial compressive strength of intact rock is the primary objective of a geomechanical project, and a reliable estimate in the early phases saves time and costs for more sophisticated laboratory tests. The problem is knowing which o...
In saturated fine-grained soil, the development and dissipation of excess pore water pressure (EPWP) during and after pile jacking change the effective stress of the surrounding soil, and thereby affect the pile set-up. In this paper, the entire proc...
One of the promising approaches to the description of many physical processes is the use of the fractional derivative mathematical apparatus. Fractional dimensions very often arise when modeling various processes in fractal (multi-scale and self-simi...
The long-term effect of intravitreal Fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) on retinal morphology and function in diabetic macular edema (DME) was investigated. Seventeen eyes of twelve consecutive DME patients, treated by intravitreal FAc, were retrospectivel...
Objectives: Revascularization in thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is limited by distal small-vessel involvement and poor blood flow; no curative treatment exists. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intravenous iloprost (IVI) on distal perfusi...
Quantum correlations of higher-dimensional systems are an important content of quantum information theory and quantum information application. The quantification of quantum correlation of high-dimensional quantum systems is crucial, but difficult. In...
There is a mutual causal relationship between population shrinkage and the level of regional social–economic–ecological development and their coordinated development. It is of great significance to reveal the correlation effect between po...
Aiming at the problems of large capacity, narrow transverse width, large excitation, high safety level, and difficulty in accurately grasping the working state of the cable-stayed bridge for the long-span track, this research obtains the structural r...
The addition of Ni impurities can reveal the correlation between crystal structure changes and magnetic properties and superconductivity. In this study, electron-doped cuprates with an addition of the Eu1.84Ce0.16Cu1−yNiyO4+α−&delta...
Digital volume correlation (DVC) is widely used to extract internal displacement and strain fields from X-ray computed tomography (XCT) data, yet the limits imposed by the material’s own texture remain poorly quantified. This paper quantifies t...
The topic of contagion has gained importance in the last few decades, earning its place amongst the most debated topics in international economics. Contagion is a phenomenon where market disturbances in crisis times are observed to spread from one co...
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