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Chronic respiratory diseases risk during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated modelling approach based on hospital records across 30 countries Open

Cui Zhou, Jing Gao, Pia Lindberg, Chutian Zhang, Yuchen Wang , et al. · 2025

Distinct Pulmonary Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses during the Initiation and Resolution of Natural and Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection Open

Anthony F. Suffredini, Salina Gairhe, Lei Xu, S.M. Kanth, J.A. Huapaya , et al. · 2025

The evolution of pulmonary immune responses in breakthrough and natural SARS-CoV-2 infection was evaluated with sequential single-cell profiling of bronchoalveolar cells from 11 vaccinated and 8 unvaccinated patients during the acute and r…

Simultaneously enhanced mobility and stability in In2O3 thin-film transistor by nitrogen modification Open

Wengao Pan, Kaijie Gu, Meijin Zhao, Lei Xu, Wei Pan , et al. · 2025

Oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs) with high mobility and excellent stability are extremely desired for advanced displays. In this work, we simultaneously enhanced the mobility and stability of In2O3 TFTs by nitrogen modification strategy,…

Distinguishing Compact Objects in Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals by Gravitational Waves Open

Lei Xu, Shu-Cheng Yang, Wen-Biao Han, Xingyu Zhong, R. C. Tang , et al. · 2025

Extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) are promising gravitational-wave (GW) sources for space-based GW detectors. EMRI signals typically have long durations, ranging from several months to several years, necessitating highly accurate GW sig…

Immunomics in one health: understanding the human, animal, and environmental aspects of COVID-19 Open

Jing Gao, Chutian Zhang, Åsa M. Wheelock, Siming Xin, Hui Cai , et al. · 2024

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic underscores the critical need to integrate immunomics within the One Health framework to effectively address zoonotic diseases across humans, animals, and environments. Employing advanced hi…

Country-specific determinants for COVID-19 case fatality rate and response strategies from a global perspective: an interpretable machine learning framework Open

Cui Zhou, Åsa M. Wheelock, Chutian Zhang, Jian Ma, Zhichao Li , et al. · 2024

Background There are significant geographic inequities in COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFRs), and comprehensive understanding its country-level determinants in a global perspective is necessary. This study aims to quantify the country-spe…

Multiple infections of zoonotic pathogens in wild Brandt's voles (<i>Lasiopodomys brandtii</i>) Open

Yongman Guo, Zhengrun Li, Shike Dong, Xiao-Yan Si, Na Ta , et al. · 2023

Background The frequent interactions of rodents with humans make them a common source of zoonotic infections. Brandt's vole is the dominant rodent species of the typical steppe in Inner Mongolia, and it is also an important pest in grassla…

The role of booster vaccination in decreasing COVID-19 age-adjusted case fatality rate: Evidence from 32 countries Open

Cui Zhou, Åsa M. Wheelock, Chutian Zhang, Jian Ma, Kaixing Dong , et al. · 2023

Background The global COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, and cross-country and cross-period variation in COVID-19 age-adjusted case fatality rates (CFRs) has not been clarified. Here, we aimed to identify the country-specific effects of b…

Monkeypox outbreaks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Network and clustering analyses of global risks and modified SEIR prediction of epidemic trends Open

Jing Gao, Cui Zhou, Hanwei Liang, Rao Jiao, Åsa M. Wheelock , et al. · 2023

Background Ninety-eight percent of documented cases of the zoonotic disease human monkeypox (MPX) were reported after 2001, with especially dramatic global spread in 2022. This longitudinal study aimed to assess spatiotemporal risk factors…

In-Situ Ar Plasma Treatment as a Low Thermal Budget Technique for High Performance Ingasno Thin Film Transistors Fabricated Using Magnetron Sputtering Open

Mengzhen Hu, Lei Xu, Xinnan Zhang, Zengcai Song, Shijun Luo · 2022

Analysis and modeling of the dowel connection in wood T type joint for optimal performance Open

Jingxin Hao, Lei Xu, Xinfeng Wu, Xianjun Li · 2020

Polydimethylsiloxane Resin Nanocomposite Coating with Alternating Multilayer Structure for Corrosion Protection Performance Open

Jianping Liu, Jiaoxia Zhang, Jijun Tang, Liuyue Pu, Yanli Xue , et al. · 2020

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite coatings filled with nanoparticles have been used extensively as anticorrosion materials.The alternating multilayer polydimethylsiloxane resin nanocomposite coating was first fabricated based on stepwi…

Substitutions of Zr4+/V5+ for Y3+/Mo6+ in Y2Mo3O12 for Less Hygroscopicity and Low Thermal Expansion Properties Open

Qiang Ma, Lulu Chen, Heng Qi, Qi Xu, Baohe Yuan , et al. · 2019

In this investigation, ZrxY2−xVxMo3−xO12 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.4) is developed and the effects of the substitutions of Zr4+/V5+ for Y3+/Mo6+ in Y2Mo3O12 on the hygroscopicity and thermal expansion property are investigated. For the smaller substituti…

Influence of Strengthening Material Behavior and Geometry Parameters on Mechanical Behavior of Biaxial Cruciform Specimen for Envelope Material Open

Zhipeng Qu, Houdi Xiao, Mingyun Lv, Xihe Wang, Pengfei Wang , et al. · 2019

The stratospheric airship envelope material is operated in biaxial stress, so it is necessary to study the in-plane biaxial tensile strength. In this paper, a theoretical model is developed to evaluate the mechanical properties of in-plane…

Investigation on Flow Behaviour in Porous Media During Water Flooding and Following CO2 Flooding Using MRI Open

Yuechao Zhao, Lei Xu, Yongchen Song · 2019

Understanding hydrogen and nitrogen doping on active defects in amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O thin film transistors Open

Guoli Li, Ablat Abliz, Lei Xu, Nicolás André, Xingqiang Liu , et al. · 2018

This work analyses the physics of active trap states impacted by hydrogen (H) and nitrogen (N) dopings in amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) and investigates their effects on the device performances under back-gate …

The Influence of Grain Structure on Intermetallic Compound Layer Growth Rates in Fe-Al Dissimilar Welds Open

Lei Xu, J.D. Robson, Li Wang, P.B. Prangnell · 2017

Effect of Adding Germanium to the Plating Bath for Electroless Tin Deposition using Titanium (III) as a Reducing Agent and Analysis of the Reaction Mechanism Open

Takemoto Takahashi, Lei Xu, Shigeru Watariguchi, Kazutaka Tajima · 2016

An autocatalytic electroless tin plating process is necessary for the formation of a tin deposit layer on small connecting terminals of miniature electronic devices. Formulae using titanium（III）chloride as a reducing agent have been report…

Effect of Interfacial Reaction on the Mechanical Performance of Steel to Aluminum Dissimilar Ultrasonic Spot Welds Open

Lei Xu, Li Wang, Yingchun Chen, J.D. Robson, P.B. Prangnell · 2015

Numerical simulation and process optimization on cast steel bearing sleeve Open

Goufa Mi, Changyun Li, Chen Lilin, Lei Xu · 2015

(CAD) model of the bearing sleeve casting is established by Pro/E software. The ViewCast program is utilized for studying casting processes of solidification and mould-filling in order to optimize the casting technology. Based on the solid…

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