Search Results - Xiang Liu

This research explores underwater robot applications in marine cable inspection and maintenance with solutions to accuracy, reliability, and efficiency challenges. Current methods using human divers and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are expensive, time-consuming, and involve safety hazards. The...

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Insomnia, affecting up to 30% of adults (typically 18–65 years), is characterized by GABAergic dysfunction and hyperarousal. This mini-review establishes three pivotal advances in insomnia therapeutics: Firstly, it is demonstrated that microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) dysregulation is mechanisticall...

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Dunhang Block is located between the North China and the Tarim Cratons (Figure). It is bounded by the Beishan Orogenic Belt to the north and Altyn Tagh Orogenic Belt to the south, respectively; in the west the Qiemo-Xingxingxia fault separates the block from Tarim Craton, and in the east the Altyn T...

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BackgroundThe prevention of postoperative pneumonia in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing thoracoscopic surgery holds significant clinical importance. This study aimed to evaluate the status quo and influencing factors of postoperative pneumonia in patients with NSCLC.Method...

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Coastal areas are preferred for nuclear power plants due to the availability of seawater for cooling. However, siting also requires evaluating radiation doses to the environment and public during normal operation and potential accidents. This study examines how thermal differences and coastal meteor...

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Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) viscoelastic composites were prepared by filling SBR with different types of ground tyre rubbers, and the effects of different types of ground tyre rubbers on curing characteristics, physical and mechanical properties, compression set, compressive stress relaxation and...

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Phased antenna arrays have been used extensively for massive MIMO-based multiuser beamforming to improve both the throughput and power efficiency of wireless communication systems. Beamforming can be realized by the Butler matrix, which has been demonstrated in the electric domain. With wireless sys...

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BackgroundPreserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant but underdiagnosed lung function abnormality. This pulmonary phenotype is clinically significant yet remains insufficiently studied. Although dietary fatty acids are known to have anti-inflammat...

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BackgroundMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) frequently occurs during rapid restoration of blood flow in the infarcted myocardium. While Gastrodin (GAS) mitigates MIRI, its mechanism requires further exploration.MethodsWe evaluated GAS effect in SD rats following 45-min left coronary arte...

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BackgroundCurrent primary tumor treatments include curative resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, these conventional methods lack precise drug delivery. Hydrogels, adaptable to the biological characteristics of different tumors, offer potential as drug delivery systems and represent a...

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<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most common condition associated with low back pain, and it adversely impacts individuals’ health. The interplay between energy metabolism and apoptosis is critical, as the loss of viable cells in the intervertebral disc (...

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Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cardiovascular complication that could lead to changes in cardiac structure and function. It is one of the leading causes of death in diabetic patients. Due to the complex pathogenesis of DCM, there is currently no specific drug or prophylactic agent to trea...

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Aphelinus asychis is an important aphid endoparasitoid. Under field and greenhouse conditions, high temperature is one of the factors limiting the application of A. asychis for biological pest control. To explore the potential role of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels and heat shock protei...

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Conclusions: TMAO induces mitochondrial damage in LEPCs via MnSOD suppression, which leads to cell dysfunction, proinflammatory activation, and autophagic cell death in vitro and impaired LEPCs-mediated revascularization in vivo. Overexpression of MnSOD restores TMAO-induced LEPCs dysfunction and fu...

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Global climate change is leading to more frequent extreme cold events, underscoring the need to study citrus cold tolerance to support breeding and enable potential northward expansion of citrus cultivation. In this study, the ‘Miyagawa’ wild type and its cold-tolerant mutant were selected for syste...

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IntroductionPatients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and liver disease, particularly cirrhosis, are frequently excluded from anticoagulation trials, leaving the optimal therapeutic strategy uncertain.MethodsThis study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)...

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Objectives Previous studies have demonstrated that rescue endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) effectively relieves post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). This study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy of rescue ERCP combined with conservative treatment with that of conservative treatm...

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Vehicular quantum communication terminals (VQCTs) are crucial for establishing global-scale quantum networks. High-precision line-of-sight (LOS) pointing is essential for fast and reliable acquisition in satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD). The pointing accuracy of VQCTs is affected by at...

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