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- Campbell, PJ, et al.
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Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes
- 2020
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In: Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1476-4687 .- 0028-0836. ; 578:7793, s. 82-
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- Cancer is driven by genetic change, and the advent of massively parallel sequencing has enabled systematic documentation of this variation at the whole-genome scale1–3. Here we report the integrative analysis of 2,658 whole-cancer genomes and their matching normal tissues across 38 tumour types from the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) Consortium of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). We describe the generation of the PCAWG resource, facilitated by international data sharing using compute clouds. On average, cancer genomes contained 4–5 driver mutations when combining coding and non-coding genomic elements; however, in around 5% of cases no drivers were identified, suggesting that cancer driver discovery is not yet complete. Chromothripsis, in which many clustered structural variants arise in a single catastrophic event, is frequently an early event in tumour evolution; in acral melanoma, for example, these events precede most somatic point mutations and affect several cancer-associated genes simultaneously. Cancers with abnormal telomere maintenance often originate from tissues with low replicative activity and show several mechanisms of preventing telomere attrition to critical levels. Common and rare germline variants affect patterns of somatic mutation, including point mutations, structural variants and somatic retrotransposition. A collection of papers from the PCAWG Consortium describes non-coding mutations that drive cancer beyond those in the TERT promoter4; identifies new signatures of mutational processes that cause base substitutions, small insertions and deletions and structural variation5,6; analyses timings and patterns of tumour evolution7; describes the diverse transcriptional consequences of somatic mutation on splicing, expression levels, fusion genes and promoter activity8,9; and evaluates a range of more-specialized features of cancer genomes8,10–18.
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- Fan, W., et al.
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Investigation of magnetization dynamics damping in Ni80Fe20/Nd-Cu bilayer at room temperature
- 2018
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In: AIP Advances. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 2158-3226. ; 8:5
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- Focusing on the Ni80Fe20 (Py)/Nd-Cu bilayers, the magnetization dynamic damping from spin pumping effect is investigated systematically by doping itinerant Cu in rear earth metal Nd. Various Ta/Py/Nd1-xCux/Ta/Si films with x = 0%, 16%, 38%, 46% and 58% are prepared by magnetron sputtering. For every content of Cu, the thickness of Nd-Cu layer is changed from 1 nm to 32 nm. The damping coefficient increases with increasing the thickness of Nd-Cu layer, which shows the trend of the spin pumping behavior. Also, with increasing Cu concentration in the Nd-Cu layer, the damping coefficient decreases, implying that the spin-orbit coupling in Nd-Cu layer is indeed cut down by high itinerant of Cu dopants. It is interesting that the spin diffusion length (λSD) in the Nd-Cu layer for different Cu dopants is not found to increase monotonously.
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- Yao, S. T., et al.
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Waves in Kinetic-Scale Magnetic Dips : MMS Observations in the Magnetosheath
- 2019
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In: Geophysical Research Letters. - : AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION. - 0094-8276 .- 1944-8007. ; 46:2, s. 523-533
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- Kinetic scale magnetic dips (KSMDs), with a significant depression in magnetic field strength, and scale length close to and less than one proton gyroradius, were reported in the turbulent plasmas both in recent observation and numerical simulation studies. These KSMDs likely play important roles in energy conversion and dissipation. In this study, we present observations of the KSMDs that are labeled whistler mode waves, electrostatic solitary waves, and electron cyclotron waves in the magnetosheath. The observations suggest that electron temperature anisotropy or beams within KSMD structures provide free energy to generate these waves. In addition, the occurrence rates of the waves are higher in the center of the magnetic dips than at their edges, implying that the KSMDs might be the origin of various kinds of waves. We suggest that the KSMDs could provide favorable conditions for the generation of waves and transfer energy to the waves in turbulent magnetosheath plasmas. Plain Language Summary The Earth's magnetosheath is a turbulent plasma environment where energy conversion, particle acceleration, and mass and momentum transport take place. Many of these key processes involve kinetic-scale physics. However, in-depth studies from previous missions are limited by their lower spacecraft data resolution. The recent Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission provides us with a large amount of high-temporal cadence data for studying kinetic-scale physics in the magnetosheath. In this study, we report whistler mode waves, electrostatic solitary waves and electron cyclotron waves within kinetic-scale magnetic dips (KSMDs) that can be generated in the turbulent magnetosheath. These waves could be excited by electron temperature anisotropy or beams. As is well known, plasma waves are important processes in converting energy, accelerating and scattering electrons and ions, and modifying the distributions of charged particles. If plasma instabilities develop within the KSMDs, the resulting waves could absorb free energy from plasma particles and may propagate out of the KSMDs. Thus, our discoveries could significantly advance the understanding of energy conversion and dissipation for kinetic-scale turbulence. This study provides a new reference not only for observations in space physics but also for related basic plasma theories and numerical simulations.
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- Abgrall, N., et al.
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The large enriched germanium experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay (LEGEND)
- 2017
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In: AIP Conference Proceedings. - : Author(s). - 1551-7616 .- 0094-243X. ; 1894
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- The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) would show that lepton number is violated, reveal that neu-trinos are Majorana particles, and provide information on neutrino mass. A discovery-capable experiment covering the inverted ordering region, with effective Majorana neutrino masses of 15 - 50 meV, will require a tonne-scale experiment with excellent energy resolution and extremely low backgrounds, at the level of ∼0.1 count /(FWHM·t·yr) in the region of the signal. The current generation 76Ge experiments GERDA and the Majorana Demonstrator, utilizing high purity Germanium detectors with an intrinsic energy resolution of 0.12%, have achieved the lowest backgrounds by over an order of magnitude in the 0νββ signal region of all 0νββ experiments. Building on this success, the LEGEND collaboration has been formed to pursue a tonne-scale 76Ge experiment. The collaboration aims to develop a phased 0νββ experimental program with discovery potential at a half-life approaching or at 1028 years, using existing resources as appropriate to expedite physics results.
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- Chen, Q. M., et al.
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A new route toward light emission from Ge: tensile-strained quantum dots
- 2015
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In: Nanoscale. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2040-3372 .- 2040-3364. ; 7:19, s. 8725-8730
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- The tensile-strained Ge quantum dot (QD) is proposed as a new route for the realization of direct band gap conversion in Ge. Ge QDs were successfully grown on an InP substrate by molecular beam epitaxy. The strain field in the QDs were analyzed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and simulated by the finite element method based on the measured geometries. The strain field in the QDs is found to be non-uniform and the shear component plays a significant role in the energy band structure, leading to larger required hydrostatic strain than that in the Ge thin films under biaxial strain to become a direct band gap.
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- Yan, J. Y., et al.
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Growth of metamorphic InGaP layers on GaAs substrates
- 2013
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In: Journal of Crystal Growth. - : Elsevier BV. - 0022-0248. ; 378, s. 141-144
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- We report on the growth of InGaP metamorphic layer by gas source molecular-beam epitaxy. After optimization of the growth temperatures of the compositionally graded InGaP layer and the indium content in the top metamorphic InGaP layer, almost fully relaxed metamorphic layer was obtained with surface roughness of only about 2.17 nm. Strong photoluminescence signals were measured from both InGaAs quantum well and InAs quantum dots embedded in the metamorphic layer, indicating that the top metamorphic layer had low density of threading dislocations. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Yue, L., et al.
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Novel InGaPBi single crystal grown by molecular beam epitaxy
- 2015
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In: Applied Physics Express. - : IOP Publishing. - 1882-0786 .- 1882-0778. ; 8:4, s. Art. no. 041201-
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- InGaPBi crystalline thin films with up to 2.1% bismuth concentration have been grown on GaAs substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry confirms that the majority of Bi atoms are located at substitutional lattice sites. The films exhibit good surface, structural, and interface quality, and their strains can be tuned from tensile to compressive by increasing the Bi content. InBi LO and GaBi LO vibrational modes in Raman spectroscopy were observed, and their intensities increased with Bi concentration. A weak photoluminescence signal was observed at 1.78 eV at room temperature for the sample with a Bi content of 0.5%.
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- Zhou, X., et al.
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Novel Evaluation Method to Determine the Mixing Time in a Ladle Refining Process
- 2022
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In: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. - : Springer Nature. - 1073-5615 .- 1543-1916. ; 53:6, s. 4114-4123
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- Mixing plays a key role in mass and heat transfer, as well as chemical reactions in various vessels involving agitation. Several studies have confirmed that the mixing time obtained from several monitor locations cannot reflect the mixing time for the whole bath because stirring situation in different locations is variable due to the change of operation schemes. It is proved that some zones with inefficient stirring cannot be monitored by applying a limited amount of probes in physical and mathematical models. This study provides a novel approach to quantify mixing time evaluation considering the tracer variation for the whole bath using a mathematical model. It was found that the mixing time obtained by considering the whole bath is more representative than that of the probe monitor method. Compared with the traditional probe method, about 50 to 70 pct longer mixing times were obtained for different operations by applying the volume track method. In addition, the volume integral of the concerned variable for the whole bath is more representative to determine the developed flow compared to the points monitoring method for a transient simulation.
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- Kanai, M, et al.
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- 2023
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- Alfirevic, A., et al.
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Phenotype Standardization for Statin-Induced Myotoxicity
- 2014
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In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0009-9236 .- 1532-6535. ; 96:4, s. 470-476
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- Statins are widely used lipid-lowering drugs that are effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk. Although they are generally well tolerated, they can cause muscle toxicity, which can lead to severe rhabdomyolysis. Research in this area has been hampered to some extent by the lack of standardized nomenclature and phenotypic definitions. We have used numerical and descriptive classifications and developed an algorithm to define statin-related myotoxicity phenotypes, including myalgia, myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy.
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- Barausse, Enrico, et al.
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Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA
- 2020
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In: General Relativity and Gravitation. - : SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. - 0001-7701 .- 1572-9532. ; 52:8
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- In this paper, which is of programmatic rather than quantitative nature, we aim to further delineate and sharpen the future potential of the LISA mission in the area of fundamental physics. Given the very broad range of topics that might be relevant to LISA,we present here a sample of what we view as particularly promising fundamental physics directions. We organize these directions through a "science-first" approach that allows us to classify how LISA data can inform theoretical physics in a variety of areas. For each of these theoretical physics classes, we identify the sources that are currently expected to provide the principal contribution to our knowledge, and the areas that need further development. The classification presented here should not be thought of as cast in stone, but rather as a fluid framework that is amenable to change with the flow of new insights in theoretical physics.
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- Dagenais, G. R., et al.
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Variations in Diabetes Prevalence in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: Results From the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study
- 2016
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In: Diabetes Care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992 .- 1935-5548. ; 39:5, s. 780-787
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- OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess whether diabetes prevalence varies by countries at different economic levels and whether this can be explained by known risk factors. The prevalence of diabetes, defined as self-reported or fasting glycemia >= 7 mmol/L, was documented in 119,666 adults from three high-income (HIC), seven upper-middle-income (UMIC), four lower-middle-income (LMIC), and four low-income (LIC) countries. Relationships between diabetes and its risk factors within these country groupings were assessed using multivariable analyses. Age- and sex-adjusted diabetes prevalences were highest in the poorer countries and lowest in the wealthiest countries (LIC 12.3%, UMIC 11.1%, LMIC 8.7%, and HIC 6.6%; P < 0.0001). In the overall population, diabetes risk was higher with a 5-year increase in age (odds ratio 1.29 [95% CI 1.28-1.31]), male sex (1.19 [1.13-1.25]), urban residency (1.24 [1.11-1.38]), low versus high education level (1.10 [1.02-1.19]), low versus high physical activity (1.28 [1.20-1.38]), family history of diabetes (3.15 [3.00-3.31]), higherwaist-to-hip ratio (highest vs. lowest quartile; 3.63 [3.33-3.96]), and BMI (>= 35 vs. < 25 kg/m(2); 2.76 [2.52-3.03]). The relationship between diabetes prevalence and both BMI and family history of diabetes differed in higher-versus lower-income country groups (P for interaction < 0.0001). After adjustment for all risk factors and ethnicity, diabetes prevalences continued to show a gradient (LIC 14.0%, LMIC 10.1%, UMIC 10.9%, and HIC 5.6%). Conventional risk factors do not fully account for the higher prevalence of diabetes in LIC countries. These findings suggest that other factors are responsible for the higher prevalence of diabetes in LIC countries.
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- Elsik, Christine G., et al.
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The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle : A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution
- 2009
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 324:5926, s. 522-528
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- To understand the biology and evolution of ruminants, the cattle genome was sequenced to about sevenfold coverage. The cattle genome contains a minimum of 22,000 genes, with a core set of 14,345 orthologs shared among seven mammalian species of which 1217 are absent or undetected in noneutherian (marsupial or monotreme) genomes. Cattle-specific evolutionary breakpoint regions in chromosomes have a higher density of segmental duplications, enrichment of repetitive elements, and species-specific variations in genes associated with lactation and immune responsiveness. Genes involved in metabolism are generally highly conserved, although five metabolic genes are deleted or extensively diverged from their human orthologs. The cattle genome sequence thus provides a resource for understanding mammalian evolution and accelerating livestock genetic improvement for milk and meat production.
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- Fu, Ying, et al.
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Design of semiconductor CdSe core ZnS/CdS multishell quantum dots for multiphoton applications
- 2007
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In: Applied Physics Letters. - : AIP Publishing. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 90:17, s. 173102-1-173102-3
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- Optical properties of colloidal II-VI semiconductor CdSe cores with ZnS and CdS multishell quantum dots (QDs) have been studied by experimental characterization and theoretical analysis. Due to the large number of energy states densely compacted in both conduction and valence bands of the quantum dots, strong interband and intraband optical couplings are induced by the multiphoton excitation, implicating an efficient fluorescence of such II-VI-based core-multishell CdSe QDs. This fact in combination with the advantage of the size tolerance of II-VI QDs with respect to the narrow fluorescence bandwidth make these systems excellent candidates for applications using fluorescence induced by multiphoton excitation.
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- Ge, Q., et al.
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Active contour evolved by joint probability classification on Riemannian manifold
- 2016
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In: Signal, Image and Video Processing. - : Springer London. - 1863-1703 .- 1863-1711. ; 10:7, s. 1257-1264
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- In this paper, we present an active contour model for image segmentation based on a nonparametric distribution metric without any intensity a priori of the image. A novel nonparametric distance metric, which is called joint probability classification, is established to drive the active contour avoiding the instability induced by multimodal intensity distribution. Considering an image as a Riemannian manifold with spatial and intensity information, the contour evolution is performed on the image manifold by embedding geometric image feature into the active contour model. The experimental results on medical and texture images demonstrate the advantages of the proposed method.
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- Klionsky, DJ, et al.
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Autophagy in major human diseases
- 2021
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In: The EMBO journal. - : EMBO. - 1460-2075 .- 0261-4189. ; 40:19, s. e108863-
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- Liu, X., et al.
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Intelligent Machining Technology in Cutting Process
- 2018
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In: Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Journal of Mechanical Engineering. - : Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. - 0577-6686. ; 54:16, s. 45-61
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- Metal cutting is a very complex process. In the cutting process, the related knowledge and theories of physics, chemistry, mechanics, materials science, vibration, tribology, heat transfer and other fields are involved. The cutting process control has been the focus of the cutting research. With the development of machining technology and the coming of the Industry 4. 0, researchers are getting more concerned with the intelligent machining technology. It is an inevitable trend to apply the intelligent machining technology in the cutting process. The connotation and the application process of intelligent machining technology is expounded to investigate the critical technology in intelligent manufacturing. The research results in the simulation and optimization, cutting process condition monitoring, and optimization control are reviewed. Through analyzing the application prospect and problems of intelligent machining technology, the main scientific problems and key technologies to be solved are proposed. Intelligent machining is the development direction of processing technology. The application of intelligent machining technology in the cutting process will bring another technological revolution in the manufacturing industry.
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- Liu, X., et al.
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Surface roughness prediction method of titanium alloy milling based on CDH platform
- 2022
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In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. - : Springer Nature. - 0268-3768 .- 1433-3015. ; 119:11-12, s. 7145-7157
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- Generally, off-line methods are used for surface roughness prediction of titanium alloy milling. However, studies show that these methods have poor prediction accuracy. In order to resolve this shortcoming, a prediction method based on Cloudera’s Distribution including Apache Hadoop (CDH) platform is proposed in the present study. In this regard, data analysis and process platform are designed based on the CDH, which can upload, calculate, and store data in real time. Then this platform is combined with the Harris hawk optimization (HHO) algorithm and pattern search strategy, and an improved Harris hawk optimization optimization (IHHO) method is proposed accordingly. Then this method is applied to optimize the support vector machine (SVM) algorithm and predict the surface roughness in the CDH platform. The obtained results show that the prediction accuracy of IHHO method reaches 95%, which is higher than the conventional methods of SVM, BAT-SVM, gray wolf optimizer (GWO-SVM), and whale optimization algorithm (WOA-SVM).
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- Magni, Stefano, et al.
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Inferring upstream regulatory genes of FOXP3 in human regulatory T cells from time-series transcriptomic data
- 2024
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In: npj Systems Biology and Applications. - : Springer Nature. - 2056-7189. ; 10:1
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- The discovery of upstream regulatory genes of a gene of interest still remains challenging. Here we applied a scalable computational method to unbiasedly predict candidate regulatory genes of critical transcription factors by searching the whole genome. We illustrated our approach with a case study on the master regulator FOXP3 of human primary regulatory T cells (Tregs). While target genes of FOXP3 have been identified, its upstream regulatory machinery still remains elusive. Our methodology selected five top-ranked candidates that were tested via proof-of-concept experiments. Following knockdown, three out of five candidates showed significant effects on the mRNA expression of FOXP3 across multiple donors. This provides insights into the regulatory mechanisms modulating FOXP3 transcriptional expression in Tregs. Overall, at the genome level this represents a high level of accuracy in predicting upstream regulatory genes of key genes of interest.
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- Pan, W. W., et al.
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Growth and material properties of InPBi thin films using gas source molecular beam epitaxy
- 2016
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In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. - : Elsevier BV. - 0925-8388. ; 656, s. 777-783
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- The effects of Bi, In flux and PH3 pressure on Bi incorporation, structural and transport properties of InPBi grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy have been systematically studied. Incorporation of Bi behaves like a dopant and its content increases linearly with Bi flux and inversely with the InP growth rate (In flux), and is independent of the PH3 pressure studied. High PH3 pressure causes rough surface and introduction of Bi improves surface quality. Intrinsic InP grown at a low temperature reveals n-type due to the P-ln antisite defects and the electron density is proportional to the PH3 pressure and inversely proportional to the InP growth rate. Incorporation of Bi induces p-type dopant that compensates the background electron concentration but doesn't degrade the electron mobility for the Bi content up to 2.4%. These results suggest that there is still a large room left to optimize material quality and maximize Bi incorporation in InPBi using gas source molecular beam epitaxy.
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- Pan, W. W., et al.
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Raman scattering studies of dilute InP1-xBix alloys reveal unusually strong oscillator strength for Bi-induced modes
- 2015
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In: Semiconductor Science and Technology. - : IOP Publishing. - 1361-6641 .- 0268-1242. ; 30:9
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- Room-temperature Raman scattering studies of new InP1-xBix alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy are reported. Two new Bi-induced vibrations observed at 149 and 171 cm-1 are assigned to InBi-like TO and LO phonon modes, respectively, and exhibit an unusually strong intensity for the dilute regime. Two additional modes at 311 and 337 cm-1 are resolved as well with unknown origins. The Raman intensities of the InBi-like TO and LO bands, as well as the new mode at 337 cm-1, exhibit strong and linear dependence on the Bi concentration for the composition range studied, 0.003 ≤ x ≤ 0.023. This correlation may serve as a fast and convenient means of characterizing bismuth composition not only in the ternary alloy InP1-xBix but also in the quaternaries such as In1-yGayP1-xBix and In1-yAlyP1-xBix.
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- Pelaz, B, et al.
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Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine
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In: ACS nano. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1936-086X .- 1936-0851. ; 11:3, s. 2313-2381
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- Schreier, M. M., et al.
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Atmospheric parameters in a subtropical cloud regime transition derived by AIRS and MODIS : observed statistical variability compared to ERA-Interim
- 2014
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics. - : Copernicus GmbH. - 1680-7316 .- 1680-7324. ; 14:7, s. 3573-3587
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- Cloud occurrence, microphysical and optical properties, and atmospheric profiles within a subtropical cloud regime transition in the northeastern Pacific Ocean are obtained from a synergistic combination of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The observed cloud parameters and atmospheric thermodynamic profile retrievals are binned by cloud type and analyzed based on their probability density functions (PDFs). Comparison of the PDFs to data from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting reanalysis (ERA-Interim) shows a strong difference in the occurrence of the different cloud types compared to clear sky. An increasing non-Gaussian behavior is observed in cloud optical thickness (tau(c)), effective radius (r(e)) and cloud-top temperature (T-c) distributions from stratocumulus to trade cumulus, while decreasing values of lowertropospheric stability are seen. However, variations in the mean, width and shape of the distributions are found. The AIRS potential temperature (theta) and water vapor (q) profiles in the presence of varying marine boundary layer (MBL) cloud types show overall similarities to the ERA-Interim in the mean profiles, but differences arise in the higher moments at some altitudes. The differences between the PDFs from AIRS+MODIS and ERA-Interim make it possible to pinpoint systematic errors in both systems and help to understand joint PDFs of cloud properties and coincident thermodynamic profiles from satellite observations.
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- Song, J., et al.
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Clinical characteristics and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of leukomalacia in preterm infants and term infants: a cohort study
- 2023
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In: Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. - 1866-1947 .- 1866-1955. ; 15:1
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- BackgroundLeukomalacia is a serious form of neonatal brain injury that often leads to neurodevelopmental impairment, and studies on neonatal leukomalacia and its long-term outcomes are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical manifestations, imaging features, and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants and term infants with leukomalacia.MethodsNewborns diagnosed with leukomalacia by head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and who were admitted to intensive care units from January 2015 to June 2020 were enrolled. All infants were followed up to June 2022 (2-7 years old), and their neurodevelopmental outcomes were evaluated. The clinical data and long- term outcomes of preterm infants and term infants was analyzed by Chi-square tests.ResultsA total of 218 surviving infants with leukomalacia including 114 preterm infants and 104 term infants completed the follow-up. The major typesof leukomalacia on MRI were periventricular leukomalacia in the preterm group and subcortical cystic leukomalacia in the term group, respectively (& chi;(2) = 55.166; p < 0.001). When followed up to 2-7 years old, the incidence of neurodevelopmental impairment in the preterm group and term group was not significantly different (& chi;(2) = 0.917; p = 0.338). However, the incidence of cerebral palsy (CP) in the preterm group was significantly higher (& chi;(2) = 4.896; p = 0.027), while the incidence of intellectual disability (ID) (& chi;(2) = 9.445; p = 0.002), epilepsy (EP) (& chi;(2) = 23.049; p < 0.001), and CP combined with ID andEP (& chi;(2) = 4.122; p = 0.042) was significantly lower than that in the term group.ConclusionsPeriventricular leukomalacia mainly occurred in preterm infants while subcortical cystic leukomalacia was commonly seen in term infants. Although the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of leukomalacia were both poor, preterm infants were more prone to CP, while term infants were more prone to ID, EP, and the combination of CP with ID and EP.
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- Wadelius, Mia, et al.
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Phenotype Standardization of Angioedema in the Head and Neck Region Caused by Agents Acting on the Angiotensin System
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In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 0009-9236 .- 1532-6535. ; 96:4, s. 477-481
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- Angioedema is a potentially life-threatening adverse reaction to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. To study the genetic etiology of this rare adverse event, international consortia and multicenter recruitment of patients are needed. To reduce patient heterogeneity, we have standardized the phenotype. In brief, it comprises swelling in the head and neck region that first occurs during treatment. It should not coincide with urticaria or have another likely cause such as hereditary angioedema.
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- Wadelius, Mia, et al.
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Warfarin sensitivity related to CYP2C9, CYP3A5, ABCB1 (MDR1) and other factors
- 2004
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In: The Pharmacogenomics Journal. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1470-269X .- 1473-1150. ; 4:1, s. 40-8
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- The required dose of the oral anticoagulant warfarin varies greatly, and overdosing often leads to bleeding. Warfarin is metabolised by cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP2C9, CYP1A2 and CYP3A. The target cell level of warfarin may be dependent on the efflux pump P-glycoprotein, encoded by the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette gene ABCB1 (multidrug resistance gene 1). Genetic variability in CYP2C9, CYP3A5 and ABCB1 was analysed in 201 stable warfarin-treated patients using solid-phase minisequencing, pyrosequencing and SNaPshot. CYP2C9 variants, age, weight, concurrent drug treatment and indication for treatment significantly influenced warfarin dosing in these patients, explaining 29% of the variation in dose. CYP3A5 did not affect warfarin dosing. An ABCB1 haplotype containing the exon 26 3435T variant was over-represented among low-dose patients. Thirty-six patients with serious bleeding complications had higher prothrombin time international normalised ratios than 189 warfarin-treated patients without serious bleeding, but there were no significant differences in CYP2C9, CYP3A5 or ABCB1 genotypes and allelic variants.
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- Wang, K., et al.
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Growth of semiconductor alloy InGaPBi on InP by molecular beam epitaxy
- 2015
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In: Semiconductor Science and Technology. - : IOP Publishing. - 1361-6641 .- 0268-1242. ; 30:9
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- We report the first successful growth of InGaPBi single crystals on InP substrate with Bi concentration far beyond the doping level by gas source molecular beam epitaxy. The InGaPBi thin films reveal excellent surface and structural qualities, making it a promising new III-V compound family member for heterostructures. The strain can be tuned between tensile and compressive by adjusting Ga and Bi compositions. The maximum achieved Bi concentration is 2.2 ± 0.4% confirmed by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. Room temperature photoluminescence shows strong and broad light emission at energy levels much smaller than the InP bandgap.
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- Wang, P., et al.
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Investigation to the deep center related properties of low temperature grown InPBi with Hall and photoluminescence
- 2015
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In: AIP Advances. - : AIP Publishing. - 2158-3226 .- 2158-3226. ; 5:12, s. Art. no. 127104-
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- InP1-xBix epilayers with bismuth (Bi) concentration x= 1.0% were grown on InP by gas source molecular beam epitaxy (GS-MBE) at low temperature (LT). Bi incorporation decreased the intrinsic free electron concentration of low temperature grown InP indicated by hall analysis. It is concluded that deep level center was introduced by Bi. Influence of Si doping on the InP1-xBix films Photoluminescence (PL) was investigated. N-type doping in the InP1-xBix epilayers was found to be effective at PL enhancement. Blue shift of InPBi PL emission wavelength was observed as the Si doping concentration increasing. Two independent peaks were fitted and their temperature dependence behavior was observed to be distinct obviously. Two individual radiative recombination processes were expected to be involved.
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- Wang, Y., et al.
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The Impact of Different Degrees of Intraventricular Hemorrhage on Mortality and Neurological Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants: A Prospective Cohort Study
- 2022
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In: Frontiers in Neurology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-2295. ; 13
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- ObjectiveIntraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a common complication in preterm infants and is related to neurodevelopmental outcomes. Infants with severe IVH are at higher risk of adverse neurological outcomes and death, but the effect of low-grade IVH remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of different degrees of IVH on mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants. MethodsPreterm infants with a gestational age of ResultsA total of 1,079 preterm infants were included, and 380 (35.2%) infants had grade I-II IVH, 74 (6.9%) infants had grade III-IV IVH, and 625 (57.9%) infants did not have IVH. The mortality in the non-IVH, I-II IVH, and III-IV IVH groups was 20.1, 19.7, and 55.2%, respectively (p < 0.05), and the incidence of neurodevelopmental disabilities was 13.9, 16.1, and 43.3%, respectively (p < 0.05), at 18-24 months of corrected age. After adjusting for confounding factors, preterm infants with III-IV IVH had higher rates of cerebral palsy [26.7 vs. 2.4%, OR = 6.10, 95% CI (1.840-20.231), p = 0.003], disability [43.3 vs. 13.9%, OR = 2.49, 95% CI (1.059-5.873), p = 0.037], death [55.2 vs. 20.1%, OR = 3.84, 95% CI (2.090-7.067), p < 0.001], and disability + death [73.7 vs. 28.7%, OR = 4.77, 95% CI (2.518-9.021), p < 0.001] compared to those without IVH. However, the mortality and the incidence of neurodevelopmental disability in infants with I-II IVH were similar to those without IVH (p > 0.05). ConclusionsSevere IVH but not mild IVH increased the risk of mortality and neurodevelopmental disability in very preterm infants.
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- Wei, X., et al.
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Research on parallel distributed clustering algorithm applied to cutting parameter optimization
- 2022
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In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. - : Springer Nature. - 0268-3768 .- 1433-3015. ; 120:11-12, s. 7895-7904
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- In the big data era, traditional data mining technology cannot meet the requirements of massive data processing with the background of intelligent manufacturing. Aiming at insufficient computing power and low efficiency in mining process, this paper proposes a improved K-means clustering algorithm based on the concept of distributed clustering in cloud computing environment. The improved algorithm (T.K-means) is combined with MapReduce computing framework of Hadoop platform to realize parallel computing, so as to perform processing tasks of massive data. In order to verify the practical performance of T.K-means algorithm, taking machining data of milling Ti-6Al-4V alloy as the mining object. The mapping relationship among cutting parameters, surface roughness, and material removal rate is mined, and the optimized value for cutting parameters is obtained. The results show that T.K-means algorithm can be used to mine the optimal cutting parameters, so that the best surface roughness can be obtained in milling Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy.
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- Wu, X. Y., et al.
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Effect of rapid thermal annealing on InP1-xBix grown by molecular beam epitaxy
- 2015
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In: Semiconductor Science and Technology. - : IOP Publishing. - 1361-6641 .- 0268-1242. ; 30:9
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- The effect of post-growth rapid thermal annealing on structural and optical properties of InP1-xBix thin films was investigated. InPBi shows good thermal stability up to 500 °C and a modest improvement in photoluminescence (PL) intensity with an unchanged PL spectral feature. Bismuth outdiffusion from InPBi and strain relaxation are observed at about 600 °C. The InPBi sample annealed at 800 °C shows an unexpected PL spectrum with different energy transitions.
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- Wu, Yue, et al.
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Photoswitching between black and colourless spectra exhibits resettable spatiotemporal logic
- 2016
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In: Materials Horizons. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 2051-6347 .- 2051-6355. ; 3:2, s. 124-129
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- Logic is the key to computing. Traditionally, logic devices have been fabricated by the top-down approach, whose dimensions are drastically limited. The ultimate goal is to use molecular tailorability to design logics using the "bottom-up'' approach. Here we report an unprecedented photochromic molecule that undergoes unimolecular logic switching when excited anywhere in the entire UV-visible spectrum, thus a bottom-up, all-photonic, molecular logic gate. Specifically, these molecular photonic logics embedded in the polymer thin films function as the "AND'' or "OR'' gate at different temporal responses. To achieve high information-processing density, moreover, a ternary flip-flap-flop gate is realized in the molecular logic because the fact that this photochromic molecule can be photoswitched anywhere in its UV-vis spectrum enabled three different lasers (532, 473, and 561 nm) as the inputs to deliver the complex logic optical outputs.
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- You, Q. L., et al.
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Recent frontiers of climate changes in East Asia at global warming of 1.5 degrees C and 2 degrees C
- 2022
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In: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2397-3722. ; 5:1
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- East Asia is undergoing significant climate changes and these changes are likely to grow in the future. It is urgent to characterize both the mechanisms controlling climate and the response of the East Asian climate system at global warming of 1.5 and 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels (GW1.5 and GW2 hereafter). This study reviews recent studies on East Asian climate change at GW1.5 and GW2. The intensity and variability of the East Asian summer monsoon are expected to increase modestly, accompanied by an enhancement of water vapor transport. Other expected changes include the intensification of the Western Pacific Subtropical High and an intensified and southward shift of the East Asian jet, while the intensity of the East Asian winter monsoon is projected to reduce with high uncertainty. Meanwhile, the frequency of ENSO may increase in a warming world with great uncertainty. Significant warming and wetting occur in East Asia, with more pronounced intensity, frequency, and duration of climate extremes at GW2 than that at GW1.5. The fine structure of regional climate changes and the presence and location of various warming hotspots, however, show substantial divergence among different model simulations. Furthermore, the Asian climate responses can differ substantially between the transient and stabilized GW1.5 and GW2, which has important implications for emission policies. Thus, to better plan effective mitigation and adaptation activities, further research including an in-depth exploration of the divergent responses in transient versus stabilized scenarios, the quantification of future projection uncertainties, and improvements of the methods to reduce model uncertainties are required.
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- Yue, J., et al.
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Performance analysis of distributed raptor codes in wireless relay networks
- 2014
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In: 2014 11th Annual IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking, SECON 2014. - 9781479946570 ; , s. 221-229
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- In this paper, we propose a distributed network coding (DNC) scheme based on the Raptor codes for wireless relay networks (WRNs), where a group of source nodes communicate with a single sink through a common relay network in a multi-hop fashion. At the sink, a graph-based Raptor code is formed on the fly. After receiving a sufficient number of encoded packets, the sink begins to decode. The main contributions of this paper are the derivations of upper and lower bit error rate (BER) bounds for the proposed Raptor-based DNC scheme.
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- Yue, J., et al.
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Performance Analysis of Distributed Raptor Codes in Wireless Sensor Networks
- 2013
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In: IEEE Transactions on Communications. - : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). - 0090-6778 .- 1558-0857. ; 61:10, s. 4357-4368
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- In this paper, we propose a distributed network coding (DNC) scheme based on the Raptor codes for wireless sensor networks (WSNs), where a group of sensor nodes, acting as source nodes, communicate with a single sink through some other sensor nodes, serving as relay nodes, in a multi-hop fashion. At the sink, a graph-based Raptor code is formed on the fly. After receiving a sufficient number of encoded packets, the sink begins to decode. The main contributions of this paper are the derivation of a bit error rate (BER) lower bound for the LT-based DNC scheme over Rayleigh fading channels under maximum-likelihood (ML) decoding, and the derivations of upper and lower BER bounds for the proposed Raptor-based DNC scheme on the basis of the derived BER bound of LT codes.
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- Yue, Li, et al.
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Novel type II InGaAs/GaAsBi quantum well for longer wavelength emission
- 2017
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In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. - : Elsevier BV. - 0925-8388. ; 695, s. 753-759
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- We propose a new type II InGaAs/GaAsBi quantum well structure to extend light emission wavelength on GaAs and demonstrate the effect experimentally. Type II InGaAs/GaAsBi QWs were grown using molecular beam epitaxy. Room temperature photoluminescence confirms wavelength extension to 1230 nm, 82 and 208 nm longer than that of the type I GaAsBi and InGaAs QW with the same Bi or In content, respectively. The PL intensity is enhanced by more than ten times than the GaAsBi QW. Our results show that the type II dilute bismide QW has potentials for making telecom lasers on GaAs.
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