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Multidimensional characterization of microplastic pollution in subtropical urba...
Du, Aolei; Li, Yanjun; Jian, Qiying; Zhang, Kai; Luo, Yutang; Yan, Jun; Du, Peixin; Power, Deborah Mary; Li, Ying; Ma, YibingMicroplastics (MPs) in urban soils of Macao, a high-density coastal city, were investigated to assess distribution patterns and ecological risks under anthropogenic pressures. MPs were extracted via density separation and H2O2 digestion, characterized using stereomicroscopy and μ-FTIR. Results showed significant accumulation (1.3 × 10³–2.6 × 104 items/kg; mean: 1.1 × 104 items/kg), dominated by fibers (49.4 %) ...
Impact of heat on emergency hospital admissions related to kidney diseases in T...
Guo, Chunyu; Ge, Erjia; Yu, Manzhu; Li, Changwei; Lao, Xiangqian; Li, Shuang; Glaser, Jason; He, Yongqun; Almeida-Silva, Marina; Meng, SisiBackground and objective: While the impact of heat exposure on human health is well-documented, limited research exists on its effect on kidney disease hospital admissions, especially in Texas, a state with diverse demographics and a high heat-related death rate. We aimed to explore the link between high temperatures and emergency kidney disease hospital admissions across 12 Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas...
Translation of biomaterials from bench to clinic
Zhang, Kai; Mikos, Antonios G.; Reis, R. L.; Zhang, XingdongScientific research originates from curiosity and interests. Translational research of biomaterials should always focus on addressing specific needs of the targeted clinical applications. The guest editors of this special issue hope that the included articles have provided cutting-edge biomaterials research as well as insights of the translation of biomaterials from bench to clinic.
Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in...
Brown, Peter; Tan, Aik-Choon; El-Esawi, Mohamed A.; Liehr, Thomas; Blanck, Oliver; Gladue, Douglas P.; Almeida, Gabriel M. F.; Cernava, TomislavMade available in DSpace on 2020-12-11T01:57:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-10-29; Griffith University Gowonda HPC Cluster; Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation; Document recommendation systems for locating relevant literature have mostly relied on methods developed a decade ago. This is largely due to the lack of a large offline gold-standard benchmark of relevant documents tha...
The development and evaluation of individualized templates to assist transoral ...
Li, Xue-Shi; Wu, Zeng-Hui; Xia, Hong; Ma, Xiang-Yang; Ai, Fu-Zhi; Zhang, Kai; Wang, Jian-Hua; Mai, Xiao-Hong; Yin, Qing-ShuiOBJECTIVES: The transoral atlantoaxial reduction plate system treats irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation from transoral atlantoaxial reduction plate-I to transoral atlantoaxial reduction plate-III. However, this system has demonstrated problems associated with screw loosening, atlantoaxial fixation and concealed or manifest neurovascular injuries. This study sought to design a set of individualized templates t...
Does purchasing power parity hold between European countries? : investigation u...
Zhang, KaiThis paper investigates whether purchasing power parity (PPP) holds or not between each European country. PPP is a fundamental building block of international economics. The research of PPP not only can help economist understand exchange rate behaviour, but also assist with monetary maker to establish sensible exchange rate policies. For examining the PPP validity in euro, this paper starts at a general introdu...