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Open AccessHow to encourage innovation failure knowledge sharing in virtual research organization: an incentive mechanism based on game theory
Innovation failure knowledge sharing plays an important role in reducing the probability of repeated failure of subsequent innovation and improving innovation ability of virtual research organization. However,...
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Open AccessEquations for predicting DXA-measured visceral adipose tissue mass based on BMI or weight in adults
Obesity, especially presenting with excessive amounts of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is strongly associated with insulin resistance (IR), atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular diseases (CV...
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Open AccessAssessment of radial artery atherosclerosis in acute coronary syndrome patients: an in vivo study using optical coherence tomography
Radial artery (RA) atherosclerosis in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients has not been systematically observed in vivo. The study aims to characterize plaque morphology and intimal hyperplasia of the RA in ...
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Open AccessAssociations between food-specific IgG and health outcomes in an asymptomatic physical examination cohort
Although the association of food-specific IgG with the development and progression of specific diseases was shown by many studies, it is also present in the population without clinical symptoms. However, the a...
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Open AccessKrüppel-homolog 1 exerts anti-metamorphic and vitellogenic functions in insects via phosphorylation-mediated recruitment of specific cofactors
The zinc-finger transcription factor Krüppel-homolog 1 (Kr-h1) exerts a dual regulatory role during insect development by preventing precocious larval/nymphal metamorphosis and in stimulating aspects of adult ...
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Open AccessGmFULa improves soybean yield by enhancing carbon assimilation without altering flowering time or maturity
GmFULa improved soybean yield by enhancing carbon assimilation. Meanwhile, different from known yield-related genes, it did not alter flowering time or maturity.
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Open AccessIsolation and identification of Candida tropicalis in sows with fatal infection: a case report
Candida is the common conditionally pathogenic fungus that infected human and animal clinically. C. tropicalis had been isolated from the skin and hair of healthy pigs, but with no report of fatal infection in ga...
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Open AccessLong noncoding RNA Linc00337 functions as an E2F1 co-activator and promotes cell proliferation in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) Linc00337 has been implicated in lung, gastric, colorectal and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression via various mechanisms; however, its clinicopathological significance a...
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Open AccessPrevalence and distribution patterns of allergens among children with asthma and asthma-like symptoms in Shanghai, China
We aimed to identify the prevalence and distribution patterns of allergens among Chinese children with asthma/asthma-like symptoms (ALS).
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Open AccessDeep-Tissue Photothermal Therapy Using Laser Illumination at NIR-IIa Window
The laser of 1275 nm exhibited excellent ablation of tumors with 5-mm porcine muscle tissue blocking, while 808 nm laser failed.
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Open AccessATP-binding cassette sub-family a member1 gene mutation improves lipid metabolic abnormalities in diabetes mellitus
Patients with diabetes mellitus were often accompanied with hyperlipidemia. ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member1 (ABCA1) promotes the efflux of lipids and thereby mediates the metabolism of cholesterol. T...
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Open AccessSystemic translocation of Staphylococcus drives autoantibody production in HIV disease
Increased autoreactive antibodies have been reported in HIV disease; however, the mechanism accounting for autoantibody induction in HIV remains unknown.
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Open AccessSeroprevalence and risk factors associated with Pseudorabies virus infection in Tibetan pigs in Tibet
Pseudorabies (PR) is an important emerging infectious disease that is characterized by fever, extreme itching and encephalomyelitis. However, it is still unclear whether Tibetan pigs are exposed to Pseudorabie...
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Open AccessPhytochrome-interacting factors directly suppress MIR156 expression to enhance shade-avoidance syndrome in Arabidopsis
Plants have evolved a repertoire of strategies collectively termed the shade-avoidance syndrome to avoid shade from canopy and compete for light with their neighbors. However, the signaling mechanism governing...
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Open AccessGold Nanoparticles dotted Reduction Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Based Electrochemical Aptasensor for Selective, Rapid, Sensitive and Congener-Specific PCB77 Detection
Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) dotted reduction graphene oxide (RGO-AuNP) is used as a platform for an aptamer biosensor to selectively detect 3,3′4,4′-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB77). By anchoring aptamers onto ...
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Open AccessPlatinum-containing compound platinum pyrithione suppresses ovarian tumor proliferation through proteasome inhibition
Ovarian carcinoma is one of the most aggressive gynecological malignant neoplasms and makes up 25–30% of all cancer cases of the female genital tract. Currently, resistance to traditional chemotherapy is a gre...
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In vitro antiviral effect of germacrone on feline calicivirus
Feline calicivirus (FCV) often causes respiratory tract and oral disease in cats and is a highly contagious virus. Widespread vaccination does not prevent the spread of FCV. Furthermore, the low fidelity of th...
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Open AccessRegulatory modules controlling early shade avoidance response in maize seedlings
Optimization of shade avoidance response (SAR) is crucial for enhancing crop yield in high-density planting conditions in modern agriculture, but a comprehensive study of the regulatory network of SAR is still...
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Open AccessNew extension of dispersionless Harry Dym hierarchy
The symmetry constraint for dispersionless Harry Dym (dHD) hierarchy is derived for the first time by taking dispersionless limit of that for 2+1 dimensional Harry Dym hierarchy. Then, the dHD is extended by m...
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Antiviral effect of lithium chloride on feline calicivirus in vitro
Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a highly contagious pathogen that causes oral and upper respiratory tract disease in cats. Despite widespread vaccination, the prevalence of FCV remains high. Furthermore, a high ge...
