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Fe2O3 as indicator of heavy metal enrichment in Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary sediments
A part of the heavy metals in estuary and coastal zone occurs naturally in the environment; the other part is due to human activity; so the directly measured concentration of heavy metal does not automatically...
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Open AccessSnoRNAs from the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa: structural, functional and evolutionary insights
SnoRNAs represent an excellent model for studying the structural and functional evolution of small non-coding RNAs involved in the post-transcriptional modification machinery for rRNAs and snRNAs in eukaryotic...
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Effect of carrier recombination mechanisms on the open circuit voltage of n+-p GaInAsSb thermophotovoltaic cells
By analyzing the main recombination mechanisms in GaInAsSb materials, the dependences of the dark current density and open circuit voltage in n+-p GaInAsSb thermophotovoltaic cells on the recombination parameters...
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Superconducting pairing symmetry in frustrating t-J model: Electronic Raman absorption
Motivated by the controversy on the pairing symmetry of layered organic superconductors, we study electronic Raman scattering spectra on a frustrating lattice. A two-dimensional t-t′-J-J′ model and the Gutzwiller...
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Influence of Inclusion on Corrosion Behavior of E36 Grade Low-Alloy Steel in Cargo Oil Tank Bottom Plate Environment
Corrosion behavior of low-alloy steel was investigated in simulated cargo oil tank (COT) bottom plate service environment (10% NaCl solution, pH = 0.85). The corrosion behavior of inclusion was studied by in-s...
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Blue photoluminescence from nanocrystalline porous silicon structure fabricated by high-current pulsed electron beam irradiation
N-type Si (111) wafers have been processed by high-current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) treatment with an increasing number of irradiation (1, 10 and 20 pulses). The results of this work show that a highly por...
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Open AccessSevere disturbance of glucose metabolism in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of schizophrenia patients: a targeted metabolomic study
Schizophrenia is a widespread and debilitating mental disorder. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of schizophrenia remains largely unknown and no objective laboratory tests are available to diagnose ...
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Open AccessDeletion of interleukin-6 alleviated interstitial fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy of mice through affecting TGFβ1 and miR-29 pathways
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) has been shown to be an important regulator of cardiac interstitial fibrosis. In this study, we explored the role of interleukin-6 in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy and the und...
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Tmbim1 is a multivesicular body regulator that protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice and monkeys by targeting the lysosomal degradation of Tlr4
Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is a key mediator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression. Targeting TLR4 degradation via the lysosome pathway improves outcome in mouse and monkey models of this condition.
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A detector setup for the measurement of angular distribution of heavy-ion elastic scattering with low energy on RIBLL
A detector setup for the measurement of angular distribution of heavy-ion elastic scattering at energies around Coulomb barrier on the radioactive ion beam line in Lanzhou at the heavy-ion research facility in...
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Open AccessWorld Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: part two
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Open AccessComparative transcriptomic analysis of Tibetan Gynaephora to explore the genetic basis of insect adaptation to divergent altitude environments
Adaptation of insects to different altitudes remain largely unknown, especially those endemic to the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Here, we generated the transcriptomes of Gynaephora menyuanensis and G. alpherakii, inhab...
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Open AccessClinical value of miR-198-5p in lung squamous cell carcinoma assessed using microarray and RT-qPCR
To examine the clinical value of miR-198-5p in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC).
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Fatal swine acute diarrhoea syndrome caused by an HKU2-related coronavirus of bat origin
Cross-species transmission of viruses from wildlife animal reservoirs poses a marked threat to human and animal health 1 . Bats have been recognized as one of the most important reservoirs for emerging v...
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Subassemblage tests and design of steel channels assembled buckling-restrained braces
This study investigates the load-carrying behavior of a proposed all-steel buckling-restrained brace (BRB) under seismic loading. The proposed steel channels assembled BRB (SCA-BRB) consists of a steel core pl...
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Open AccessCoupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics of the 2017 extreme coastal El Niño
In March 2017, sea surface temperatures off Peru rose above 28 °C, causing torrential rains that affected the lives of millions of people. This coastal warming is highly unusual in that it took place with a we...
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Open AccessExosomes derived from statin-modified bone marrow dendritic cells increase thymus-derived natural regulatory T cells in experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis
The thymus plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis (MG). In patients with MG, natural regulatory T cells (nTreg), a subpopulation of T cells that maintain tolerance to self-antigens, a...
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Open AccessIdentification of a TRBD zinc finger-interacting protein in Giardia duodenalis and its regulation of telomerase
Giardia duodenalis causes giardiasis, with diarrhea as the primary symptom. The trophozoite proliferation of this zoonotic parasite is mainly affected by telomerase, although the mechanism of telomerase regulatio...
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Review of Chinese atmospheric science research over the past 70 years: Atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China 70 years ago, the subject of atmospheric physics and atmospheric environment has developed rapidly in China, providing important support for the development...
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Effects of Seasonal Hibernation on the Similarities Between the Skin Microbiota and Gut Microbiota of an Amphibian (Rana dybowskii)
Both the gut and skin microbiotas have important functions for amphibians. The gut microbiota plays an important role in both the health and evolution of the host species, whereas the role of skin microbiota i...