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Xi Zhang

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openalexJournal of the Association for Information Systems2026-08-15

Contrastive Learning for Phishing Detection in Text-Based Environments

Thomas Mulaisho, Emmanuel Michael, Sanket Kanekar, Qiunan Zhang, Xi Zhang

Phishing remains one of the most prevalent and effective forms of social engineering attacks in today’s online environment. Attackers typically impersonate trusted individuals or organizations to deceive users and gain access to sensitive information. Recent studies (e.g., Dandot…

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openalexFrontiers in Oncology2026-07-24

Adenomatoid tumor of the testis in a patient with history of cryptorchidism, male breast cancer, and thymic B2 thymoma: a case report and literature review

Yunpeng Cao, Xi Zhang, Feifan Song, Lu Liu, Xiongjie Cui, Shen Li, et al.

Background Adenomatoid tumor is a rare benign neoplasm of mesothelial origin, most commonly arising in the epididymis, vas deferens, and tunica vaginalis; primary occurrence in the testis is extremely rare. Cryptorchidism is recognized as a risk factor for testicular germ cell tu…

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openalexFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology2026-07-24

Identification and characterization of new B cell epitopes on the nucleocapsid protein of bovine coronavirus using monoclonal antibodies

Linlin Fang, Liu S, Xiaohua Wang, Feng Zhang, Jiarong Yu, Xi Zhang, et al.

Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is an important pathogen that causes diarrhea in calves, winter dysentery in adult cattle and respiratory diseases, causing significant economic losses to the global cattle industry. N protein is the most conserved structural protein of coronavirus, with…

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openalexFrontiers in Endocrinology2026-07-24

Effect of different acupuncture modalities on sex hormone levels in perimenopausal women: a network meta-analysis

Shuyue Pang, Zi Wang, Zhang Lx, Qi Qin, Xi Zhang, Rui Ma, et al.

Background Acupuncture, a common intervention in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been widely applied for regulating hormonal fluctuations in perimenopausal women. However, the efficacy of various acupuncture modalities is not comprehensively compared. This network meta-an…

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openalexFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2026-07-24

Coupling coordination between agricultural circular economy development and rural tourism development in China

Guangmin Yu, Yueling Yang, Suhao Fu, Yan Zhang, Huahua Chen, Guoping Tian, et al.

The coordinated development of the agricultural circular economy and rural tourism provides an important pathway for transforming rural ecological advantages, strengthening industrial resilience, and advancing rural revitalization. The agricultural circular economy improves resou…

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openalexFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2026-07-24

Unveiling the ecological dividend of smart cities: a multi-period difference-in-differences assessment of urban ecological resilience in China

Dacan Li, Xi Zhang, Yuanyuan Gong, Albert D. Lau

Under the dual pressures of climate warming and accelerated urbanization, agricultural ecosystems face severe challenges including shrinking land resources and intensifying non-point source pollution. While smart city initiatives can deliver technological support for coordinated…

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openalexFrontiers in Human Neuroscience2026-07-24

Prefrontal activation and connectivity during verbal fluency in autism Spectrum disorder: an fNIRS study

Bin Yu, Xi-Ning He, Xi Zhang, G Y Lei, Xuan-Yue Song, Jing-Li Wu, et al.

Objective The neural mechanisms behind varying cognitive ability in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) remain unclear. This study compared cortical activation and brain connectivity across ASD subgroups stratified by Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ). Methods Sixt…

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openalexFrontiers in Immunology2026-07-24

Aerobic exercise combined with FK866 ameliorates Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in APP/PS1 mice with NAMPT abnormality

Chang Sun, Tinggui Zhang, Bei Fan, Xi Zhang, Na Zhao

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), the rate-limiting enzyme in the NAD + salvage pathway, has emerged as an important regulatory node linking metabolic homeostasis to neuroinflammatory responses. However, although pharmacological inhibition of NAMPT may attenuate inf…

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openalexFrontiers in Medicine2026-07-23

Artificial intelligence in chronic and autoimmune pancreatitis: diagnosis, prognosis, and personalized management

Xiaoming Xu, Hualei Chen, Xi Zhang, Xuetao Wang, Yuanyuan Ding, Guobin Wang, et al.

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) and autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) have overlapping clinical and imaging features with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), resulting in frequent misdiagnosis and improper clinical treatment, and conventional diagnostic methods are subject to subjecti…

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openalexFrontiers in Microbiology2026-07-23

Complete genome sequence and mass spectrometry assist mining siderophore turnerbactin analogs in a non-model Pseudoduganella strain with biocontrol potential

Xuan Luo, Xianhui Huang, Hongyun Cao, Xianping Bai, X Wang, Dan Xing, et al.

Plant-associated biocontrol bacteria play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable agriculture by minimizing the reliance on toxic chemical pesticides. The order Burkholderiales is an underexplored yet highly promising group of microorganisms, characterized by a broad ecological d…

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openalexSensors2026-07-23

Teardrop Risk Field-Based Spatiotemporal Path Planning Method for Mobile Robots in Dynamic Environments

Li Y, Guodong Xu, Xi Zhang, Yue Wang, Deqi Zuo

Navigating dynamic environments requires autonomous robots to balance computational efficiency with safety. Traditional isotropic risk fields ignore obstacle velocities, causing overly conservative lateral avoidance or insufficient margins against head-on collisions. To address t…

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openalexJournal of Engineering and Applied Science2026-07-23

The influence of flax fiber size effect on progressive damage models

Yuanyuan Xia, Suipeng Wang, Lin Mu, Yu Xia, C S Li, Xi Zhang

Abstract The strength of flax fiber-reinforced polymer (FFRP) composites is a critical factor influencing their reliability in structural applications. However, the prediction of FFRP strength remains challenging due to the nonlinear stress–strain relationship of flax fibers. To…

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openalexNature Communications2026-07-23

In situ mapping of late-stage biomechanical coordination during clathrin-mediated endocytosis

Bin Wu, Tian Luo, Yu Zhu, Xi Zhang, Dongliang Song, Yuxin Lin, et al.

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) requires precise coordination between membrane deformation and force-generating protein assemblies, yet how these forces are dynamically organized in living cells remains poorly defined. Using multi-dimensional single particle tracking (SPT), w…

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openalexScientific Reports2026-07-23

Performance evaluation of three multimodal large language models for pediatric profile-based orthodontic screening

Xiangyu Ge, Jingcheng Chen, Chenyang Yuan, Zhenghan Chu, Xiangyu Li, Xi Zhang, et al.

This study aimed to compare the performance of three multimodal large language models (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Gemini) in analyzing pediatric profile photographs and providing early orthodontic intervention recommendations, thereby assessing their clinical feasibility and reliabil…

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arxivcs.LGcs.AI2026-07-04

Towards the Explainability of Temporal Graph Networks via Memory Backtracking and Topological Attribution

Yazheng Liu, Xi Zhang, Sihong Xie, Hui Xiong

Temporal graphs are ubiquitous in real-world applications and Temporal Graph Networks (TGNs) have achieved superior predictive accuracy. Understanding which historical events drive model predictions can enhance trustworthiness of TGNs. Existing explanation methods overlook the me…

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arxivcs.CVcs.AI2026-07-01

LongVQUBench: Benchmarking Long-Term Video Quality Understanding of Vision-Language Models

Arpita Nema, Hanwei Zhu, Xi Zhang, Weisi Lin

The evaluation of long-term video quality understanding remains an open challenge for large vision-language models (LVLMs). Existing video quality benchmarks predominantly focus on short clips and isolated distortions, overlooking the temporal continuity, cumulative degradation,…

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