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Open AccessResearch on perfect binary correlation sequences based on higher-order cumulant
Current researches define the perfect signal by the inner product of sequence itself and its delay sequence. However, these traditional sequences based on second-order statistics cannot handle colored Gaussian...
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Open Access2-D shape completion with shape priors
We propose new techniques for 2-D shape/contour completion, which is one of the important research topics related to shape analysis and computer vision, e.g. the detection of incomplete objects due to occlusio...
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Open AccessCharacteristic analysis of α-fetoprotein-producing gastric carcinoma in China
α-Fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer (AFPGC) is a rare type of gastric cancer. The largest population of patients with AFPGC is found in China. In the present study, a total of 4,779 GC patients, including 3...
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Open AccessThe discovery and identification of a candidate proteomic biomarker of active tuberculosis
Noninvasive and convenient biomarkers for early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) remain an urgent need. The aim of this study was to discover and identify potential biomarkers specific for TB.
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Open AccessControlled fabrication of Sn/TiO2 nanorods for photoelectrochemical water splitting
In this work, we investigate the controlled fabrication of Sn-doped TiO2 nanorods (Sn/TiO2 NRs) for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Sn is incorporated into the rutile TiO2 nanorods with Sn/Ti molar ratios r...
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Exploratory Search: A Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, System Features, and Research Trends
Humans are explorers by nature. Almost all searches are exploratory to a certain extent. As a result of the subdivision of the information seeking domain, exploratory search has become a new research focus aro...
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Open AccessThe locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight
Locusts are one of the world’s most destructive agricultural pests and represent a useful model system in entomology. Here we present a draft 6.5 Gb genome sequence of Locusta migratoria, which is the largest ani...
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Open AccessSerum complement C4b, fibronectin, and prolidase are associated with the pathological changes of pulmonary tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection can activate the immune system, leading to characteristic pathological changes such as inflammatory granuloma, caseous necrosis, and cavity formation.
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Chondrogenic differentiation and three dimensional chondrogenesis of human adipose-derived stem cells induced by engineered cartilage-derived conditional media
Due to lack of optimal inductive protocols, how to effectively improve chondrogenesis of adiposederived stem cells (ASCs) is still a great challenge. Our previous studies demonstrated that the culture media de...
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Open AccessDynamics of stochastic Lorenz family of chaotic systems with jump
This paper discusses the Lorenz family of chaotic systems under the influence of poisson noise. We obtain the sufficient and necessary conditions for stochastic stability under some assumptions for stochastic ...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: Up-regulated miR-199a-5p in gastric cancer functions as an oncogene and targets klotho
Recent studies have shown that miR-199a-5p plays opposite roles in cancer initiation and progression of different cancer types, acting as oncogene for some cancer types but as tumor suppressor gene for others....
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Open AccessSpider genomes provide insight into composition and evolution of venom and silk
Spiders are ecologically important predators with complex venom and extraordinarily tough silk that enables capture of large prey. Here we present the assembled genome of the social velvet spider and a draft a...
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Open AccessActivation of JNK1/2 and p38 MAPK signaling pathways promotes enterovirus 71 infection in immature dendritic cells
c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase/stress-activated kinase (JNK/SAPK) and the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) are important components of cellular signal transduction pathways, which have been reported to ...
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Open AccessSerum B7-H4 expression is a significant prognostic indicator for patients with gastric cancer
B7-H4 is a novel B7 ligand that plays an important role in the T cell-mediated immune response as a negative regulator. Previous studies have suggested the aberrant expression of membrane B7-H4 in tumor cells....
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Correction: Corrigendum: Spider genomes provide insight into composition and evolution of venom and silk
Nature Communications 5: Article number: 3765 (2014); Published: 6 May 2014; Updated: 6 August 2014. The original version of the Supplementary Information attached to this Article contained an error in the num...
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Open AccessEvaluation of tumor response to cytokine-induced killer cells therapy in malignant solid tumors
CIK cells therapy has been evaluated as an adoptive cell immunotherapy for cancer patients, but there still have not been any standardized systems for evaluating the antitumor efficacy yet. The WHO and RECIST ...
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Open AccessStatistical measures of transcriptional diversity capture genomic heterogeneity of cancer
Molecular heterogeneity of tumors suggests the presence of multiple different subclones that may limit response to targeted therapies and contribute to acquisition of drug resistance, but its quantification ha...
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Open AccessMudskipper genomes provide insights into the terrestrial adaptation of amphibious fishes
Mudskippers are amphibious fishes that have developed morphological and physiological adaptations to match their unique lifestyles. Here we perform whole-genome sequencing of four representative mudskippers to...
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Open AccessMEK/ERK signaling pathway is required for enterovirus 71 replication in immature dendritic cells
The mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (MEK/ERK) signaling pathway is involved in viral life cycle. However, the effect of MEK/ERK pathway in enterovirus 71(EV71)-inf...
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Influence of Highlighting Words Beneath Icon on Performance of Visual Search in Tablet Computer
This study compares the influence of different kinds of highlighting words beneath icons on visual search performance on the interface of tablets through response time and accurate rates of participants comple...
