Enhancing State Space Search for Planning by Monte-Carlo Random Walk Exploration
AbstractState space search is one of the most important and proverbial techniques for planning. At the core of state space search, heuristic function largely determines the search efficiency. In state...
View ArticleReview and prospect of compressed air energy storage system
AbstractAs an effective approach of implementing power load shifting, fostering the accommodation of renewable energy, such as the wind and solar generation, energy storage technique is playing an...
View ArticleEnhanced degradation of BDE209 in spiked soil by ferrous-activated persulfate...
AbstractIn order to maintain the quantity of ferrous ions, two eco-friendly chelating agents (CAs), i.e., sodium citrate (Citrate) and sodium gluconate (Glu), have been introduced into a traditional...
View ArticleOperation Start Times and Postoperative Morbidity from Liver Resection: A...
AbstractBackgroundSurgeons are likely to get progressively fatigued and work less effectively during the course of a normal workday. We sought to examine the effects of surgery start times (morning vs....
View ArticleEffect of Nitrogen on Transformation Behaviors and Microstructure of V-N...
AbstractMulti-pass deformation simulation tests were performed on V-N microalloyed steels with different nitrogen addition by using a Gleeble-3800 thermo-mechanical simulator and the corresponding...
View ArticleImage retargeting based on self-learning 3D saliency for content-aware data...
AbstractImage retargeting is a process to change the resolution of image while preserve interesting regions and avoid obvious visual distortion. In other words, it focuses on image content more than...
View ArticleEffect of Dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil for post- thoracotomy...
AbstractBackgroundFew studies have investigated the use of dexmedetomidine in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after thoracic surgery. This study to evaluate the effect of...
View ArticleInteraction characteristics and mechanism in the fast co-pyrolysis of...
AbstractDuring biomass fast pyrolysis process, the interactions among biomass components will affect the pyrolytic products distribution. In this study, d-glucose and a β-O-4 type lignin model dimer...
View ArticleFacile Synthesis of Silver Nanowires with Different Aspect Ratios and Used as...
AbstractSilver nanowires (Ag NWs) are the promising materials to fabricate flexible transparent electrodes, aiming to replace indium tin oxide (ITO) in the next generation of flexible electronics....
View ArticleSAIC: an iterative clustering approach for analysis of single cell RNA-seq data
AbstractBackgroundResearch interests toward single cell analysis have greatly increased in basic, translational and clinical research areas recently, as advances in whole-transcriptome amplification...
View ArticleGenerating Test Data Covering Multiple Paths Using Genetic Algorithm...
AbstractThe problem of efficiently generating test data covering multiple paths was focused on this study, and a method of generating test data covering multiple paths using a genetic algorithm...
View ArticleCurrent evidence does not support systematic antibiotherapy prior to joint...
AbstractBackgroundMany orthopaedic surgeons worry about asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) as a possible risk factor for prosthetic joint infection (PJI). However, available evidence establishing a direct...
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Fast Pyrolysis of Corn Stalks at Different Growth Stages to Selectively...
AbstractFast pyrolysis of specific corn stalk (CS) materials offered a promising and convenient way to selectively produce two valuable compounds, i.e., 4-vinyl phenol (4-VP) and 5-hydroxymethyl...
View ArticleGroup Affiliation and Entry Barriers: The Dark Side Of Business Groups In...
AbstractBusiness groups dominate the economic landscape in many economies around the world. While business groups overcome the institutional voids arising due to inefficiencies of external markets,...
View ArticleComparison of three cut-offs to diagnose clinically significant portal...
AbstractBackgroundTransient elastography-based liver stiffness value (TE-LSV) has been investigated for assessing clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). The aetiology of CSPH is an...
View ArticlePrediction of 8-state protein secondary structures by a novel deep learning...
AbstractBackgroundProtein secondary structure can be regarded as an information bridge that links the primary sequence and tertiary structure. Accurate 8-state secondary structure prediction can...
View ArticleThe optimal time to inject bone mesenchymal stem cells for fracture healing...
AbstractBackgroundBone marrow is an important source of stem cells, which can promote bone fracture healing.MethodsWe investigated the optimal time to inject bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs)...
View ArticleInfluence of inherent alkali metal chlorides on pyrolysis mechanism of a...
AbstractIn order to understand the catalytic effects of inherent inorganic elements in biomass on the pyrolysis mechanism of lignin, density functional theory with a Gaussian method of M06-2X and basic...
View ArticleToxicity responses of bacterial community as a biological indicator after...
AbstractContinuous exposure of chemicals could cause various environmental impacts. Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) and lead (Pb) can co-exist and are discharged simultaneously at e-waste recycling...
View ArticleAutonomous and connected intersection crossing traffic management using...
AbstractIn this paper, we address the problem of safe and efficient intersection crossing traffic management of autonomous and connected ground traffic. Toward this objective, we propose an algorithm...
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