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Open AccessHighly reversible zinc metal anode enabled by strong Brønsted acid and hydrophobic interfacial chemistry
Uncontrollable zinc (Zn) plating and hydrogen evolution greatly undermine Zn anode reversibility. Previous electrolyte designs focus on suppressing H2O reactivity, however, the accumulation of alkaline byproducts...
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Open AccessDisruption of TIGAR-TAK1 alleviates immunopathology in a murine model of sepsis
Macrophage-orchestrated inflammation contributes to multiple diseases including sepsis. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be defined clearly. Here, we show that macrophage TP53-induced glycolysis an...
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Open AccessSequential glycosylations at the multibasic cleavage site of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein regulate viral activity
The multibasic furin cleavage site at the S1/S2 boundary of the spike protein is a hallmark of SARS-CoV-2 and plays a crucial role in viral infection. However, the mechanism underlying furin activation and its...
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Open AccessDe novo transcriptome assembly database for 100 tissues from each of seven species of domestic herbivore
Domesticated herbivores are an important agricultural resource that play a critical role in global food security, particularly as they can adapt to varied environments, including marginal lands. An understandi...
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Open AccessEffects of cooking with solid fuel on hearing loss in Chinese adults—Based on two cohort studies
The association between cooking fuel and hearing loss still needs more research to clarify, and two longitudinal cohort studies were explored to find if solid fuel use for cooking affected hearing in Chinese a...
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Open AccessThe Shigella kinase effector OspG modulates host ubiquitin signaling to escape septin-cage entrapment
Shigella flexneri is a Gram-negative bacterium causing severe bloody dysentery. Its pathogenesis is largely dictated by a plasmid-encoded type III secretion system (T3SS) and its associated effectors. Among these...
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Open AccessInitiating PeriCBD to probe perinatal influences on neurodevelopment during 3–10 years in China
Adverse perinatal factors can interfere with the normal development of the brain, potentially resulting in long-term effects on the comprehensive development of children. Presently, the understanding of cognit...
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Open AccessPotential clinical value of fibrinogen-like protein 1 as a serum biomarker for the identification of diabetic cardiomyopathy
Diabetic individuals with diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM) present with abnormal myocardial structure and function. DbCM cannot be accurately diagnosed due to the lack of suitable diagnostic biomarkers. In this ...
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Open AccessThe rise of baobab trees in Madagascar
The baobab trees (genus Adansonia) have attracted tremendous attention because of their striking shape and distinctive relationships with fauna1. These spectacular trees have also influenced human culture, inspir...
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Creation of memory–memory entanglement in a metropolitan quantum network
Towards realizing the future quantum internet1,2, a pivotal milestone entails the transition from two-node proof-of-principle experiments conducted in laboratories to comprehensive multi-node set-ups on large sca...
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Open AccessEmx2 underlies the development and evolution of marsupial gliding membranes
Phenotypic variation among species is a product of evolutionary changes to developmental programs1,2. However, how these changes generate novel morphological traits remains largely unclear. Here we studied the ge...
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Promiscuous G-protein activation by the calcium-sensing receptor
The human calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) detects fluctuations in the extracellular Ca2+ concentration and maintains Ca2+ homeostasis1,2. It also mediates diverse cellular processes not associated with Ca2+ balan...
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Open AccessAsymmetric impact of climatic parameters on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Shandong using a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) poses a major threat in Shandong. This study aimed to investigate the long- and short-term asymmetric effects of meteorological factors on HFRS and establish an ear...
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Open AccessThe relationship between complement C1q and coronary plaque vulnerability based on optical coherence tomography analysis
To determine the association between complement C1q and vulnerable plaque morphology among coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. We conducted a retrospective observational study of 221 CAD patients admitted ...
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Open AccessChromosome-level genome assembly of the diploid oat species Avena longiglumis
Diploid wild oat Avena longiglumis has nutritional and adaptive traits which are valuable for common oat (A. sativa) breeding. The combination of Illumina, Nanopore and Hi-C data allowed us to assemble a high-qua...
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Open AccessA patient-specific lung cancer assembloid model with heterogeneous tumor microenvironments
Cancer models play critical roles in basic cancer research and precision medicine. However, current in vitro cancer models are limited by their inability to mimic the three-dimensional architecture and heterog...
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Open AccessExciton polariton condensation from bound states in the continuum at room temperature
Exciton–polaritons (polaritons) resulting from the strong exciton–photon interaction stimulates the development of novel low-threshold coherent light sources to circumvent the ever-increasing energy demands of...
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Open AccessA chromosomal-scale genome assembly of modern cultivated hybrid sugarcane provides insights into origination and evolution
Sugarcane is a vital crop with significant economic and industrial value. However, the cultivated sugarcane’s ultra-complex genome still needs to be resolved due to its high ploidy and extensive recombination ...
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Open AccessPeroxymonosulfate enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye by metal-free TpTt-COF under visible light irradiation
Recently, the activation of persulfate (PDS) by non-metallic photocatalysts under visible light has attracted significant interest in applications in environmental remediation. This study presents a pioneering...
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Open AccessUniversal inter-molecular radical transfer reactions on metal surfaces
On-surface synthesis provides tools to prepare low-dimensional supramolecular structures. Traditionally, reactive radicals are a class of single-electron species, serving as exceptional electron-withdrawing gr...
