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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was discovered in the farms of the Karamay suburb, **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the 1990s. Between 1992 and 1994, a house-to-house survey revealed a prevalence of 1.0-1.6% i...
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Open AccessPredictors of failure of conservative treatment among patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissues that is caused by gas-producing bacterial pathogens. Percutaneous drainage is now the gold sta...
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Open AccessTranscriptomic analysis of the phytopathogenic oomycete Phytophthora cactorum provides insights into infection-related effectors
Phytophthora cactorum, a hemibiotrophic oomycete pathogen, can cause destructive diseases on numerous crops worldwide, leading to essential economic losses every year. However, little has been known about its mol...
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Effect of different surfactants on removal efficiency of heavy metals in sewage sludge treated by a novel method combining bio-acidification with Fenton oxidation
The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of different surfactants on the removal efficiency of heavy metals in sewage sludge treated by a method combining bio-acidification with Fenton oxidation. Fou...
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Open AccessTransforming berberine into its intestine-absorbable form by the gut microbiota
The gut microbiota is important in the pathogenesis of energy-metabolism related diseases. We focused on the interaction between intestinal bacteria and orally administered chemical drugs. Oral administration ...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone
The genome sequences of 175 Ebola virus from five districts in Sierra Leone, collected during September–November 2014, show that the rate of virus evolution seems to be similar to that observed during previous...
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Erratum: Genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone
Nature 524, 93–96 (2015); doi:10.1038/nature14490 This Letter should have contained an associated Creative Commons statement in the Author Information section. In addition, the Fig. 3c legend should have state...
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Open AccessAlcohol consumption and the risk of Barrett’s esophagus: a comprehensive meta-analysis
Several studies have been proposed to investigate the association between alcohol consumption and risk of Barrett’s esophagus (BE), but as of yet, no quantitative summary of the literature to clarify the relat...
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Serological survey of avian influenza virus infection in non-avian wildlife in **njiang, China
We conducted a serological survey to detect antibodies against avian influenza virus (AIV) in Gazella subgutturosa, Canis lupus, Capreolus pygargus, Sus scrofa, Cervus elaphus, Capra ibex, Ovis ammon, Bos grunnie...
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Open AccessXXIV World Allergy Congress 2015
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Open AccessBaseline value of intrahepatic HBV DNA over cccDNA predicts patient’s response to interferon therapy
Methodology for accurate quantification of intra-hepatic cccDNA has long been a technical challenge, yet it is highly desired in the clinic. Here, we developed a sensitive method for quantification of intrahep...
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Satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution
Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses individual light quanta in quantum superposition states to guarantee unconditional communication security between distant parties. However, the distance over which QKD is ac...
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Open AccessMiR-30e inhibits tumor growth and chemoresistance via targeting IRS1 in Breast Cancer
MicroRNA-30e (miR-30e) is downregulated in various tumor types. However, its mechanism in inhibiting tumor growth of breast cancer remains to be elucidated. In this study, we found that miR-30e was significant...
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Skin tumor is the most intriguing topic for the clinicians. This chapter covers a wide range of issues and provides with informative clues and tips associated with clinical features and pathological presentati...
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The quasielastic scattering angular distribution of 17C from a carbon target at 40MeV/nucleon was measured using the inverse kinematics method. The analysis of the experimental data was started using the optical ...
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Transcription profiling and identification of infection-related genes in Phytophthora cactorum
Phytophthora cactorum, an oomycete pathogen, infects more than 200 plant species within several plant families. To gain insight into the repertoire of the infection-related genes of P. cactorum, ...
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Production of N-acetyl-d-neuraminic Acid by Recombinant Single Whole Cells Co-expressing N-acetyl-d-glucosamine-2-epimerase and N-acetyl-d-neuraminic Acid Aldolase
N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) is a costly precursor for many drugs such as anti-influenza antivirals. In a previous study, a whole-cell process for Neu5Ac production was developed using a combination of two...
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Open AccessThe distinct role of strand-specific miR-514b-3p and miR-514b-5p in colorectal cancer metastasis
The abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression has been widely investigated. It was reported that the same hairpin RNA structure could generate mature products from each s...
