Prediction of peak particle velocity using hybrid random forest approach.

Blasting excavation is widely used in mining, tunneling and construction industries, but it leads to produce ground vibration which can seriously damage the urban communities. The peak particle velocity (PPV) is one of main indicators for determining the extent of ground vibration. Owing to the complexity of blasting process, there is controversy over which parameters will be considered as the inputs for empirical equations and machine learning (ML) algorithms.

A Rare Case of Multiple Subserous Uterine Adenomyomas Misdiagnosed as an Ovarian Cyst, Diagnosed and Treated by Laparoscopy.

Objective: To report a rare case of multiple subserous uterine adenomyomas diagnosed and treated by laparoscopy.

Case Report: A premenopausal 55-year-old woman was admitted presenting with bilateral adnexal cysts. Preoperative ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging both indicated a right ovarian cyst.

Expression of ALG8 in hepatocellular carcinoma and its diagnostic and prognostic significance.

Background: Alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase (ALG8), a key enzyme in protein glycosylation, is implicated in the oncogenesis and progression of several human malignancies. This study aimed to define the role of ALG8 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and uncover its mechanisms of action.

Methods: ALG8 expression in HCC and normal tissues was analyzed using the TCGA and GEO databases, validated by RT-qPCR and western blot.

Effect of bridgmanite-ferropericlase grain size evolution on Earth's average mantle viscosity: implications for mantle convection in early and present-day Earth.

Recent experimental investigations of grain size evolution in bridgmanite-ferropericlase assemblages have suggested very slow growth for these bimodal phases. Despite numerous speculations on grain size-dependent viscosity, a comprehensive test with realistic grain size evolution parameters compatible with the lower mantle has been lacking. In this study, we develop self-consistent 2-D spherical half-annulus geodynamic models of Earth's evolution using the finite volume code StagYY to assess the role of grain size on lower mantle viscosity.