Comparison of models to predict incident chronic liver disease: a systematic review and external validation in Chinese adults by Cong, X, Song, S, Li, Y, Song, K, MacLeod, C, Cheng, Y, Lv, J, Yu, C, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Millwood, I, Wu, S, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Kartsonaki, C, Pang, Y

“…Models with high discrimination (C-index ≥ 0.70) in CKB were as follows: (1) general population: Li-2018 and Wen 1–2012 for HCC, CLivD score (non-lab and lab) and dAAR for CLD; (2) hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected individuals: Cao-2021 for HCC and CAP-B for CLD. In CKB, all models tended to overestimate the risk (O:E ratio 0.55–0.94). …”

Comparison of models to predict incident chronic liver disease: a systematic review and external validation in Chinese adults by Cong, X, Song, S, Li, Y, Song, K, MacLeod, C, Cheng, Y, Lv, J, Yu, C, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Millwood, I, Wu, S, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Li, L, Kartsonaki, C, Pang, Y, Chen, Z

“…Models with high discrimination (C-index ≥0.70) in CKB were: (1) general population: Li-2018 and Wen 1-2012 for HCC, CLivD score (non-lab and lab) and dAAR for CLD; (2) hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected individuals: Cao-2021 for HCC and CAP-B for CLD. In CKB, all models tended to overestimate the risk (O:E ratio 0.55-0.94). …”

Research on Traditional Village Spatial Differentiation from the Perspective of Cultural Routes: A Case Study of 338 Villages in the Miao Frontier Corridor by Zhao, Weiqi, Xiao, Dawei, Li, Jing, Xu, Ziyu, Tao, Jin

“…However, with the increasing pressure of heritage conservation and sustainable development, there is growing attention on how traditional villages can tap into their cultural continuity and distinctiveness. …”
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Inferring passenger responses to urban rail disruptions using smart card data: A probabilistic framework by Mo, Baichuan, Koutsopoulos, Haris N, Zhao, Jinhua

“…This study proposes a probabilistic framework to infer passengers’ responses to unplanned urban rail service disruptions using smart card data in tap-in-only public transit systems. We first identify 19 possible response behaviors that passengers may have based on their decision-making times and locations (i.e, the stage of their trips when an incident happened), including transferring to a bus line, canceling trips, waiting, delaying departure time, etc. …”
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The effects of processing conditions on the morphology of single conjugated polymers. by Yeo, Hui Lin.

“…Spun-cast single chains were largely found to give neat intensity traces exhibiting discrete emission levels and clear off-states, suggesting a compact and collapsed disordered conformation favoring efficient energy funneling to one or a few low-energy exciton traps. These emissive centers of the collapsed chain were proposed to be intrachain aggregates consisting of closely π-stacked segments, therefore possessing weak oscillator strength and an extended radiative lifetime. …”
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Developing a novel approach to map signals required for GalNAcT2 relocation. by Tan, Wei Ling.

“…Furthermore, to minimise the loss of GFP signals through anterograde trafficking of GalNAcT2 GFP FkBP mutant proteins, a new system was developed to trap these relocated proteins in ER upon addition of drug. …”
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Roles of leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 in normal and diabetic wound healing by Liu, Chenghao

“…Western blot analysis shows reduced formation of neutrophil extracellular traps in the wounds of diabetic Lrg1-/- mice. Neutrophils isolated from Lrg1-/- mice are less susceptible to inducer of ΝΕΤs formation. …”
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A Novel Discrete Filled Function Algorithm in Solving Discrete Optimization Problems (S/O: 12408) by Woon, Siew Fang, Karim, Sharmila, Mohamad, Mohd Saiful Adli

“…The challenge in global optimization is to avoid being trapped in the basins surrounding local minimizers. …”
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Controlled Growth and Reliable Thickness-Dependent Properties of Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Platelet Crystal by Niu, Lin, Zeng, Qingsheng, Shi, Jia, Cong, Chunxiao, Wu, Chunyang, Liu, Fucai, Zhou, Jiadong, Fu, Wei, Fu, Qundong, Jin, Chuanhong, Yu, Ting, Liu, Xinfeng, Liu, Zheng

“…Furthermore, from the time-resolved photoluminescence measurements, the best optoelectronic performance of the perovskite platelet is attributed with thickness of ≈30 nm to its dominant longest lifetime (≈4.5 ns) of perovskite excitons, which means lower surface traps or defects. This work supplies an alternative to the synthesis of high-quality organic perovskite and their possible optoelectronic applications with the most suitable materials.…”
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Structural and metamorphic architecture of the Zanskar Himalaya, Suru Valley region, NW India: Implications for the evolution of the Himalayan metamorphic core by Cawood, IP, St-Onge, MR, Weller, OM, Searle, MP, Waters, DJ, Ahmad, T

“…The growth of pelitic and metabasic peak metamorphic phases from greenschist to upper-amphibolite facies is synchronous with or postdates D2 fabrics. D3 fabrics wrap thermal peak porphyroblasts and realign linear mineral phases. …”

Subregion independence in gravity by Folkestad, Åsmund

“…We find that extremal surfaces, non-perturbative lumps of matter, and generic trapped surfaces are structures that enable dressing and subregion independence. …”
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Precision Metrology with Ytterbium Ions for New Physics Search by Kniazev, Evgenii

“…We conduct the isotope shift experiment by measuring ions one at a time and in a co-trapped configuration following the protocol of correlation spectroscopy. …”
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A hidden scourge by Caballero-Anthony, Mely

“…The scourge of human trafficking, sometimes called “modern slavery,” affects some 40 million men, women, and children trapped in a horrendous web of forced labor, sexual exploitation, and coerced marriage (ILO and Walk Free Foundation 2017). …”
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Estimation of crown characters and leaf biomass from leaf litter in a Malaysian canopy species, Elateriospermum tapos (Euphorbiaceae) by Osada, Noriyuki, Takeda, Hiroshi, Kawaguchi, Hideyuki, Furukawa, Akio, Awang, Muhamad

“…Leaf morphology was compared between the harvested and litter leaves for trees of various heights. Also, litter traps were set systematically around the trees of various heights, and distribution patterns were investigated for litter leaves. …”
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Transcriptomics of manually isolated Amborella trichopoda egg apparatus cells by Flores-Tornero, María, Proost, Sebastian, Mutwil, Marek, Scutt, Charles P., Dresselhaus, Thomas, Sprunck, Stefanie

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Behaviors of floating droplet by Kan, Kah Hou

“…Investigation reveals the formation and transition of flow pattern and vorticity originates from the complex thermo-solutal Marangoni convection induced by the evaporating cap. A droplet forming two stable axis-symmetrical counter circulating flow during evaporation is seen to collapse into a large rotating vortical flow non-periodically. …”
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Preparation of graphene - based photocatalyst for environmental application by Chong, Ying Yan

“…Pure CuS nanoplates and oleylamine-capped Ag nanparticles were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method, using copper ethyl xanthate and silver nitrate respectively. …”
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Indefinite metamaterials for optical applications by Bisht, Ankit

“…Further, fabrication of diffraction-limited objects for both Superlensing (slits on film) and hyperlensing (slits on curved Cr-caps) are presented. These results are important for making progress in the realization of real-time bio-molecular imaging systems, eliminating the need for near-field scanning, destructive electron microscopy and various image post-processing techniques.…”
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The GCSE attainment gap: assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion by Hills, Stephen, Walker, Matthew, Guinn, James, Kent, Aubrey

“…Using the National Pupil Database and a full cohort of UK pupils (N=590,092), our analysis tracked a sample of 1,490 pupils permanently excluded in year 11 of the English education system in 2018/19. Using capped GCSE points as the academic attainment variable, we find that permanently excluded pupil scores were nearly 25 points lower than their non-permanently excluded peers. …”
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The relation of nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in comorbid adults with unfavorable outcomes in a low-middle income country by Olivella-Gomez, J, Lozada, J, Serrano-Mayorga, CC, Méndez-Castillo, L, Acosta-González, A, Viñán Garcés, AE, Bustos, IG, Ibáñez-Prada, ED, Fuentes, YV, Crispin, AM, Garcia-Garcia, EY, Santana, E, Josa, DF, Pulido Saenz, J, Rodíguez-Castaño, GP, Rodríguez Orjuela, JA, Jaimes, D, Tettelin, H, Orihuela, CJ, Reyes, LF

“…Data on demographics, vaccination, and clinical history was collected in a RedCap database. Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples were examined for Spn colonization using traditional cultures and quantitative—real time polymerase chain reaction (q-rtPCR). …”