The ranking of decision-making units (DMUs) is one of the most significant issues in efficiency evaluation. However, the calculation results from the traditional Data envelopment analysis(DEA), method sometimes include multiple efficient DMUs or mult...
High-precision measurement of six-degree-of-freedom relative pose is a critical challenge for deformation control and stability improvement of structural components in precision assembly and aerospace structural components. To address incomplete pose...
The current research on iterative learning control focuses on the condition where the system relative degree is equal to 1, while the condition where the system relative degree is equal to 0 or greater than 1 is not considered. Therefore, this paper...
Network science-based analysis of the observability of dynamical systems has been a focus of attention over the past five years. The maximum matching-based approach provides a simple tool to determine the minimum number of sensors and their positions...
Edge-independent random graphs are a model of random graphs in which each potential edge appears independently with an individual probability. Based on the relative entropy method, we determine the upper and lower bounds for the extremal vertex degre...
Analysis of complex DNA mixtures comprised of related individuals requires a great degree of care due to the increased risk of falsely including non-donor first-degree relatives. Although alternative likelihood ratio (LR) propositions that may aid in...
HLA-linked genes are relevant to celiac disease (CD); the potential genetic differences present worldwide are not fully understood. Previous results suggest that the distribution of HLA-DQ2/DQ7/DQ8 in Chile may differ from that in Europe and North Am...
Background: First-degree relatives (FDRs, defined as parents, children, and siblings) of melanoma patients are at a two-to-fivefold increased risk of developing melanoma themselves. FDRs are advised to perform self-skin examination (SSE) and annual m...
Background/Objectives: The autoimmune disorder Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by increased titers of autoantibodies with different specificities against autoantigens, including the complement proteins C1q, C3 and Factor H. SLE is...
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes. We investigated oxidative stress and nitrite/nitrate concentrations at baseline and during postprandial hyperglycaemia in 40 first-degree relatives (FDRs) of diabetic patients...
Background: The interaction between environmental and genetic factors that influence eye growth, regulated by vision, contributes to the development and progression of myopia. This dynamic interaction significantly contributes to the multifaceted dev...
Based on the results of dynamic probing (DP), time-domain reflectometry (TDR/MUX/MPTS), resistivity cone penetration tests (RCPT), Marchetti dilatometer tests (DMT), and seismic dilatometer tests (SDMT), it is possible to develop a relationship to ca...
A positive family history is a strong and consistently reported risk factor for gastric cancer (GC). So far, it has been demonstrated that serum pepsinogens (PGs), and gastrin 17 (G17) are useful for screening individuals at elevated risk to develop...
4 February 2020
Women diagnosed with breast cancer at a relatively early age (≤45 years) or with bilateral disease at any age are at elevated risk for additional breast cancer, as are their female first-degree relatives (FDRs). We report on a randomized trial to...
13 January 2023
Mental fatigue is a common phenomenon in our daily lives. Long-term fatigue can lead to a decline in a person’s operational functions and seriously affect work efficiency. In this paper, a method that recognizes the degree of mental fatigue bas...
8 July 2020
Colonoscopy is the best screening choice for at-risk persons, because it offers prevention through the removal of preneoplastic lesions in addition to early detection. This study aims to report the participation rate of colonoscopy screening and exam...
The movement of particles caused by erosion is one of the main reasons for the destruction of projects, such as dams, tunnels, and foundation pits. This study highlights a theoretical model to assess the occurrence of erosion in gap-graded, sand-grav...
Rockburst intensity prediction is one of the basic works of underground engineering disaster prevention and mitigation. Considering the dynamic variability and fuzziness in rockburst intensity prediction, variable fuzzy sets (VFS) are selected for ev...
The shipping industry is an important indicator of economic development, and it is closely related to economic growth. At present, China’s economy has moved from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage. The popularization...
Introduction: The role of increased oxidative stress and alterations to the nitric oxide (NO) pathway have been implicated in major depressive disorder (MDD). The two pathways interact closely with each other but have not been studied simultaneously...
Although port-city interaction and sustainability are becoming increasingly essential, prospering regional economy and facilitating international shipping trade, problems of their mismatch and incoordination have also been aroused. Thus, research on...
Graph clustering has received considerable attention recently, and its applications are numerous, ranging from the detection of social communities to the clustering of computer networks. It is classified as an NP-class problem, and several algorithms...
Urbanization has an important effect on ecosystem services (ESs) and identifying the relationship between urbanization and ESs can provide a decision-making reference for regional ecological protection and management. Taking the areas along the Yello...
Background/Objectives: Bimanual movements with a 90° relative phase are typically unstable but can be facilitated by Lissajous visual feedback, which integrates the movements of the two hands into a single visual representation. We examined wheth...
Background: The nuclear-encoded enzyme polymerase gamma (Pol-γ) is crucial in the replication of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA), which in turn is vital for mitochondria and hence numerous metabolic processes and energy production in eukaryoti...
The Sichuan–Xizang Railway corridor is not only a strategic transport passage but also a distinctive and widely visited tourism route. However, empirical evidence on the interactive relationships among transport, tourism, and economy (TTE) in t...
As a typical load, the constant power load (CPL) has negative impedance characteristics. The stability of the buck converter system with a mixed load of CPL and resistive load is affected by the size of the CPL. When the resistive load is larger than...
A reasonable comprehensive evaluation of the degree of urban agglomeration development is of great significance for its sustainable development. Although there are some studies on the evaluation of urban agglomeration development degree from the over...
This study constructs an index system based on provincial data from 2012 to 2023 for forestry industry agglomeration and eco-efficiency. Using methods such as the Coupling Coordination Degree and Relative Development Degree, the study explores the re...
Sea fog is a weather phenomenon suspended in the ocean-atmosphere boundary layer. This phenomenon makes the horizontal visibility of the sea atmosphere less than 1 km. Sea fog reduces sea surface visibility. Moreover, the inhomogeneous sea fog partic...
The input–output (IO) network is the quantitative description of an IO-based economy in which nodes represent industries and edges connecting nodes represent the economic connection between industries. Robustness refers to the ability of tolera...
The mole fraction of deacetylated monomeric units in chitosan (CS) molecules is referred to as CS’s degree of deacetylation (DD). In this study, 35 characteristic ions of CS were detected using liquid chromatography–electrospray ionizatio...
Background: A positive family history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reflects the substantial genetic contribution to disease susceptibility; however, it remains unclear whether patients with a family history of SLE represent a distinct clinic...
In order to achieve high punching precision, good operational reliability and low manufacturing cost, the structural optimization of a high-speed press in the presence of a set of available alternatives comprises a heterogeneous multiple-attribute de...
The soil particle movement under seepage flow is one of the predominant mechanisms responsible for incidents and failures of dams and streambanks. However, little attention has been paid to the critical hydraulic gradient under two-dimensional (2-D)...
In recent years attention has shifted from “dam safety” to “dam risk” due to the high loss characteristics of dam breaks. Despite this, there has been little research on social impact assessments. Variable fuzzy sets (VFSs) are a theoretical system f...
The compact muscle architecture and poor aqueous dispersibility of Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis protein limit its use as a food ingredient. This study developed a gel filtration chromatography (GFC)-guided papain–alcalase sequential hydrolysis st...
Thirty soil samples were taken, and the same number of moss (Dicranum scoparium) and lichen (Pseudevernia furfuracea) bags were exposed to detect environmental pollution in the former mining area Nižná Slaná. Soil and ambient air are in...
The optimal selection of high-arch dam construction schemes involves multi-dimensional indicators. In addition to clear one-way optimization indicators such as construction period and cost, there are also indicators with ambiguous optimization direct...
Background and Aims: To evaluate whether the family history of diabetes mellitus (FHD+) is associated with markers of glucose homeostasis in healthy adults. Methods: Studies evaluating adults aged 18 to 60 years without a diagnosis of cardiometabolic...
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) represents an independent risk factor for Gastric Cancer (GC). First Degree Relatives (FDR) of GC subjects and Autoimmune Gastritis (AG) patients are both at increased risk for GC. H. pylori genetic heterogeneity withi...
Background and Objectives: Celiac disease (CD) is a multifactorial immune-mediated disorder, triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically-predisposed subjects carrying MHC-DQ2 and -DQ8 heterodimers, which are encoded by four HLA-DQ allelic var...
Background: Primary care providers are increasingly using screening programs to identify patients at risk of mental disorders. Early diagnosis of bipolar disorder type I (BDI) is essential for a better outcome. Endophenotypes are an important subtype...
Objectives: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and psychotic disorders have long been considered separate diagnostic entities, yet increasing evidence highlights shared neurodevelopmental mechanisms and symptom overlap. Psychotic-like experiences have be...
Multiple studies have demonstrated an association between cancer and nonsyndromic oral clefts in different populations. In this study, we assessed the occurrence of nonsyndromic oral clefts in families of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (A...
Background/Objectives: Narrative differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and subtle and parallel differences among their first-degree relatives suggest potential genetic liability to this critical social-communication skill. Effective social-co...
Risk of celiac disease (CD) is increased in relatives of CD patients due to genetic and possible environmental factors. We recently reported increased seropositivity to anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ASCA), Pseudomonas fluorescens-associated sequence...
This study explores the interaction mechanisms between population and environment systems within the context of high-quality development (HQD), providing empirical insights for developing countries navigating rapid urbanization. The existing literatu...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prevalent autoimmune disorder in which complex genetic predisposition interacts with multiple environmental factors to precipitate chronic and progressive immune-mediated joint inflammation. Currently, in most affected...
This study investigates, for the first time, clinical, cognitive, social cognitive and metacognitive differences in people diagnosed with first-episode of psychosis (FEP) with and without a family history of mental disorder split by maternal and pate...
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