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Open AccessNetwork evolution of regional brain volumes in young children reflects neurocognitive scores and mother’s education
The maturation of regional brain volumes from birth to preadolescence is a critical developmental process that underlies emerging brain structural connectivity and function. Regulated by genes and environment,...
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Open AccessAcclimatization of photosynthetic apparatus and antioxidant metabolism to excess soil cadmium in Buddleja spp.
Heavy metal (HM) pollutants can cause serious phytotoxicity or oxidative stress in plants. Buddleja L., commonly known as “butterfly bushes”, are frequently found growing on HM-contaminated land. However, to date...
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Open AccessTime dynamics of COVID-19
We apply tools from functional data analysis to model cumulative trajectories of COVID-19 cases across countries, establishing a framework for quantifying and comparing cases and deaths across countries longit...
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Open AccessBroadband bifunctional Luneburg–Fisheye lens based on anisotropic metasurface
Luneburg lenses and Maxwell fisheye lenses possess distinct properties of focusing, well beyond conventional lenses made of uniform materials. In this paper, a planar broadband bifunctional Luneburg-fisheye le...
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Open AccessThe physical significance of acoustic parameters and its clinical significance of dysarthria in Parkinson’s disease
Dysarthria is universal in Parkinson’s disease (PD) during disease progression; however, the quality of vocalization changes is often ignored. Furthermore, the role of changes in the acoustic parameters of pho...
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Open AccessEffects of Melanocortin 3 and 4 Receptor Deficiency on Energy Homeostasis in Rats
Melanocortin-3 and 4 receptors (MC3R and MC4R) can regulate energy homeostasis, but their respective roles especially the functions of MC3R need more exploration. Here Mc3r and Mc4r single and double knockout (DK...
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Open AccessTime-resolved metabolomics analysis of individual differences during the early stage of lipopolysaccharide-treated rats
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can lead to uncontrollable cytokine production and eventually cause fatal sepsis syndrome. Individual toxicity difference of LPS has been widely reported. In our study we observed that...
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Open AccessLarge genomic fragment deletion and functional gene cassette knock-in via Cas9 protein mediated genome editing in one-cell rodent embryos
The CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided system has versatile uses in many organisms and allows modification of multiple target sites simultaneously. Generating novel genetically modified mouse and rat models is one valuable...
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Microrod structure and properties of Sb-doped Ti/SnO2 anodes prepared by magnetron sputtering
Cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry have been used to study the Sb-doped Ti/SnO2 anodes prepared by magnetron sputtering. The results showed that magnetron sputtering condition influenced the surface morph...
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Waving potential in graphene
Nanoscale materials offer much promise in the pursuit of high-efficient energy conversion technology owing to their exceptional sensitivity to external stimulus. In particular, experiments have demonstrated th...
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Self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals
Self-assembly of synthetic oligonucleotides into two-dimensional lattices presents a ‘bottom-up’ approach to the fabrication of devices on nanometer scale. We report the design and observation of two-dimension...