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View article: What prevents resolving the Hubble tension through late-time expansion modifications?
What prevents resolving the Hubble tension through late-time expansion modifications? Open
We demonstrate that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) observations impose the critical constraint for resolving the Hubble tension through late-time expansion modifications. Applying the Fisher-bias optimization framework to cosmic chronometers …
View article: Impact of continuous nerve block at different iliac fascia compartment regions on postoperative analgesia following total hip arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial
Impact of continuous nerve block at different iliac fascia compartment regions on postoperative analgesia following total hip arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial Open
Background: This study evaluates the analgesic efficacy of nerve block catheter placement in various regions of the iliac fascia compartment following total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods: A total of 90 patients scheduled for unilateral T…
View article: Multi-Focus Imaging and U-Net Segmentation for Mesoscale Asphalt Film Structure Analysis—Method for Characterizing Asphalt Film Structures in RAP
Multi-Focus Imaging and U-Net Segmentation for Mesoscale Asphalt Film Structure Analysis—Method for Characterizing Asphalt Film Structures in RAP Open
This study presents a high-fidelity image acquisition method for asphalt film structure to address the challenge of capturing mesoscale structures, especially fine mineral filler and asphalt mastic. The method is particularly applied to th…
View article: Recent Progress in Flexible Wearable Sensors Utilizing Conductive Hydrogels for Sports Applications: Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Modification Strategies
Recent Progress in Flexible Wearable Sensors Utilizing Conductive Hydrogels for Sports Applications: Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Modification Strategies Open
Conductive hydrogels demonstrate substantial potential for flexible wearable sensors in motion monitoring, owing to their unique physicochemical properties; however, current implementations still confront persistent challenges in long-term…
View article: Total-area world-record efficiency of 27.03% for 350.0 cm2 commercial-sized single-junction silicon solar cells
Total-area world-record efficiency of 27.03% for 350.0 cm2 commercial-sized single-junction silicon solar cells Open
View article: Intelligent and rapid life cycle assessment method for electromechanical products based on digital twin and data completion
Intelligent and rapid life cycle assessment method for electromechanical products based on digital twin and data completion Open
View article: Nano-zinc oxide (nZnO) targets the AMPK-ULK1 pathway to promote bone regeneration
Nano-zinc oxide (nZnO) targets the AMPK-ULK1 pathway to promote bone regeneration Open
These results highlight that nZnO can regulate bone regeneration by activating autophagy through the AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathway, which may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for addressing bone defects using nZnO.
View article: Report-out from an NSF Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing for Industrial Decarbonization
Report-out from an NSF Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing for Industrial Decarbonization Open
Advanced manufacturing can largely contribute to industrial decarbonization through at least two strategies. First, traditional manufacturing technologies with low energy efficiency or high emissions can be replaced with advanced manufactu…
View article: Giant Orbital Torque-driven Picosecond Switching in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
Giant Orbital Torque-driven Picosecond Switching in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Open
Orbital Hall effect was recently discovered as a novel pathway for driving magnetic moment. However, the integration of orbital Hall effect in magnetic memories suffers from low orbital-to-spin conversion efficiency and incompatibility wit…
View article: PPARγ-SMAD6 axis-mediated inhibition of osteogenic differentiation is involved in BPS-induced osteoporosis
PPARγ-SMAD6 axis-mediated inhibition of osteogenic differentiation is involved in BPS-induced osteoporosis Open
Bisphenol S (BPS) is extensively utilized in personal care products, foods, and paper products, raising growing concerns about its potential environmental hazards. However, few studies have reported the effects of BPS exposure on bone home…
View article: SOT-MRAM-enabled noise-tolerant and resource-saving probabilistic binary neural network
SOT-MRAM-enabled noise-tolerant and resource-saving probabilistic binary neural network Open
The deployment of large-scale full-precision neural networks is hindered by the escalating parameter sizes and inherent susceptibility to noise. Here, we present a non-volatile memory (NVM)-based probabilistic computing architecture, which…
View article: Subsurface State Bilayer in Tetragonal Ferroelectric BaTiO<sub>3</sub>
Subsurface State Bilayer in Tetragonal Ferroelectric BaTiO<sub>3</sub> Open
The interface is an issue in the ferroelectric field effect transistor. In this work, the study presents a combined characterization of the subsurface structure and the electric polarization of (001)‐oriented and poled BaTiO 3 crystal shee…
View article: Association of exposure to multiple volatile organic compounds with ultrasound-defined hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in the adult US population: NHANES 2017–2020
Association of exposure to multiple volatile organic compounds with ultrasound-defined hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in the adult US population: NHANES 2017–2020 Open
Objective Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are pervasive environmental pollutants known to impact human health, but their role in liver steatosis or fibrosis is not fully understood. This study investigates the association of urinary VOC …
View article: Decontamination of fresh apples using air micro-nanobubbles with epsilon-poly-lysine
Decontamination of fresh apples using air micro-nanobubbles with epsilon-poly-lysine Open
View article: Danning Tablet Alleviates Cholecystitis Caused By Gallstone Through Enhancing Bile Secretion And Rinsing
Danning Tablet Alleviates Cholecystitis Caused By Gallstone Through Enhancing Bile Secretion And Rinsing Open
Danning tablets are widely used as a conservative treatment for gallstones in China. However, the underlying pharmacological mechanisms remain to be elucidated. We performed network pharmacology analyses. The intersection between the thera…
View article: Antimicrobial Capacity of RE-Doped ZnO Composite Coating and its Influence on Fresh Orange Shelf Life Quality
Antimicrobial Capacity of RE-Doped ZnO Composite Coating and its Influence on Fresh Orange Shelf Life Quality Open
View article: Zircon U-Pb dating of metagabbro masses from the Liwu Group Complex within the Taka dome: Geochronological constraints on the Indosinian–Yanshanian tectonic events in western Sichuan, China
Zircon U-Pb dating of metagabbro masses from the Liwu Group Complex within the Taka dome: Geochronological constraints on the Indosinian–Yanshanian tectonic events in western Sichuan, China Open
View article: Empirical Assessment of Thermal Stress and Structural Configuration Effects on Asphalt Pavement: A Novel Fatigue Model
Empirical Assessment of Thermal Stress and Structural Configuration Effects on Asphalt Pavement: A Novel Fatigue Model Open
View article: On Qi’s Normalized Remainder of Maclaurin Power Series Expansion of Logarithm of Secant Function
On Qi’s Normalized Remainder of Maclaurin Power Series Expansion of Logarithm of Secant Function Open
In the study, the authors introduce Qi’s normalized remainder of the Maclaurin power series expansion of the function lnsecx=−lncosx; in view of a monotonicity rule for the ratio of two Maclaurin power series and by virtue of the logarithm…
View article: Improved RT-DETR for Infrared Ship Detection Based on Multi-Attention and Feature Fusion
Improved RT-DETR for Infrared Ship Detection Based on Multi-Attention and Feature Fusion Open
Infrared cameras form images by capturing the thermal radiation emitted by objects in the infrared spectrum, making them complex sensors widely used in maritime surveillance. However, the broad spectral range of the infrared band makes it …
View article: Characterization of Fume Suppression Effect and Performance of SBS-Modified Asphalt with Deodorant
Characterization of Fume Suppression Effect and Performance of SBS-Modified Asphalt with Deodorant Open
SBS-modified asphalt produces a large number of hazardous fumes in the preparation process, which severely endangers health and causes environmental pollution. This paper details the design of a fume generation and collection device for as…
View article: Enlarged Thickness Window and Maintained High Spin–Orbit Torque Efficiency for Metastable Tungsten by Increasing Amorphous Crystalline: A Path toward Low-Power MRAM
Enlarged Thickness Window and Maintained High Spin–Orbit Torque Efficiency for Metastable Tungsten by Increasing Amorphous Crystalline: A Path toward Low-Power MRAM Open
View article: Who is Responsible? Explaining Safety Violations in Multi-Agent Cyber-Physical Systems
Who is Responsible? Explaining Safety Violations in Multi-Agent Cyber-Physical Systems Open
Multi-agent cyber-physical systems are present in a variety of applications. Agent decision-making can be affected due to errors induced by uncertain, dynamic operating environments or due to incorrect actions taken by an agent. When an er…
View article: Two-polarized roles of transcription factor FOSB in lung cancer progression and prognosis: dependent on p53 status
Two-polarized roles of transcription factor FOSB in lung cancer progression and prognosis: dependent on p53 status Open
View article: Investigation on Full-Scale Crash for Reinforced Divided Central Median W-Beam Barriers with Post-Densification
Investigation on Full-Scale Crash for Reinforced Divided Central Median W-Beam Barriers with Post-Densification Open
In this study, the team employed full-scale crash tests to investigate the impact of post-densification technology on the safety performance of separated central median W-beam barriers under low compaction conditions. By precisely simulati…
View article: Field Compaction Characteristics of Ultra-Thin Porous Friction Course Based on Laboratory Simulation
Field Compaction Characteristics of Ultra-Thin Porous Friction Course Based on Laboratory Simulation Open
As a preventive maintenance treatment, the ultra-thin porous friction course (UPFC) has been widely recognized and used in road maintenance because of its excellent performance and cost effectiveness. The Marshall compaction method (MCM) h…
View article: Research on the Economics of Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation Integrated into the Grid
Research on the Economics of Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation Integrated into the Grid Open
In order to accelerate the development of distributed energy, the country vigorously promotes distributed power generation technology, and the development of this technology will gradually break the traditional monopoly of electricity, and…
View article: The realization of the simultaneous wireless information and power transfer with the laser energy transform
The realization of the simultaneous wireless information and power transfer with the laser energy transform Open
Laser Charging means high energy laser beam to irradiate the solar cell to gain electricity power through photovoltaic generation. This kind of wireless energy transform way fits the IoT and other low energy satiation with the benefit of l…
View article: Investigation of molten pool geometry and flow field based on powder scale modeling in laser directed energy deposition
Investigation of molten pool geometry and flow field based on powder scale modeling in laser directed energy deposition Open
Laser directed energy deposition (LDED) technology is currently facing challenges in controlling geometry accuracy of metal components. There is an urgent need to develop a numerical model that is more efficient and accurate compared to ex…
View article: Fault Tolerant Neural Control Barrier Functions for Robotic Systems under Sensor Faults and Attacks
Fault Tolerant Neural Control Barrier Functions for Robotic Systems under Sensor Faults and Attacks Open
Safety is a fundamental requirement of many robotic systems. Control barrier function (CBF)-based approaches have been proposed to guarantee the safety of robotic systems. However, the effectiveness of these approaches highly relies on the…