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Open AccessNovel beagle model of gastric local fibrotic target lesions for the evaluation and training of endoscopic techniques
Novel endoscopic techniques used in the treatment of gastric lesions with local submucosal fibrosis need preclinical evaluation and training due to safety limitations. Therefore, the purpose of our study was t...
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Identification of resistance of Guangxi (Oryza rufipogon Griff.) to white-backed planthopper with stem evaluation method
White-backed planthopper (WBPH) is a devastating pest of rice, which significantly reduces production and causes millions of dollars in losses worldwide annually. Screening of germplasm resources with resistan...
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Marking ground glass nodules with pulmonary nodules localization needle prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of marking ground glass nodules (GGNs) with pulmonary nodules localization needle (PNLN) prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
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Catalpol improves impaired neurovascular unit in ischemic stroke rats via enhancing VEGF-PI3K/AKT and VEGF-MEK1/2/ERK1/2 signaling
Neurovascular unit (NVU) is organized multi-cellular and multi-component networks that are essential for brain health and brain homeostasis maintaining. Neurovascular unit dysfunction is the central pathogenes...
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CTHRC1 promotes growth, migration and invasion of trophoblasts via reciprocal Wnt/β-catenin regulation
Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication that is characterized by high blood pressure and is associated with high maternal and fetal morbidities. At a mechanistic level, PE is characterized by reduced inv...
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QTL map** integrated with BSA-Seq analysis identifies a novel gene conferring resistance to brown planthopper from common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.)
The brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stål, BPH) is one of the most destructive rice pests worldwide. GXU202 is a germplasm of common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.) with high resistance to the BPH. In thi...
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A Eu (III) metal–organic framework as sensitive fluorescent sensor for p-nitroaniline, treatment activity on the stigma and mental disorders in syphilis patients by regulating the dopamine content in the brain
In the present experiment, a new metal–organic framework (MOF) containing Eu(III) of {[Eu(CA)(OA)0.5(H2O)2]·H2O}n (1, in which H2OA = oxalic acid and H2CA = chelidonic acid) has been generated by using the solvot...
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DEM: Deep Entity Matching Across Heterogeneous Information Networks
Heterogeneous information networks, which consist of multi-typed vertices representing objects and multi-typed edges representing relations between objects, are ubiquitous in the real world. In this paper, we ...
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Total curvature (TC) model and its alternating direction method of multipliers algorithm for noise removal
This paper develops a variational model for image noise removal using total curvature (TC), which is a high-order regularizer. The TC has the advantage of preserving image feature. Unfortunately, it also has t...
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Depth image super-resolution algorithm based on structural features and non-local means
The resolution and quality of the depth map captured by depth cameras are limited due to sensor hardware limitations, which becomes a roadblock for further computer vision applications. In order to solve this ...
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A review of heavy metal pollution levels and health risk assessment of urban soils in Chinese cities
This study assessed literature-based data for the period 2006–2016 regarding heavy metal (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn, and Hg) concentrations in soils from 32 Chinese cities and the associated human health risk...
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Open AccessA new fluorescent probe for colorimetric and ratiometric detection of sulfur dioxide derivatives in liver cancer cells
A new ratiometric fluorescent probe was constructed with hemicyanine and 7-nitrobenzofurazan for detection of sulfur dioxide derivatives (HSO3−/SO32−). The ratiometric response mode could be attributed to the eff...
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A Novel Water-soluble Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe Based on FRET for Sensing Lysosomal pH
A new ratiometric fluorescent probe based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) for sensing lysosomal pH has been developed. The probe (RMPM) was composed of imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine quaternary ammonium sa...
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Assessments of levels, potential ecological risk, and human health risk of heavy metals in the soils from a typical county in Shanxi Province, China
A total of 128 surface soil samples were collected, and eight heavy metals, including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn, and Hg, were analyzed for their concentrations, potential ecological risks, and human health ri...
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Molecularly imprinted polymers as the extracted sorbents of clenbuterol ahead of liquid chromatographic determination
A pre-treatment methodology for clenbuterol hydrochloride (CLEN) isolation and enrichment in a complex matrix environment was developed through exploiting molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). CLEN-imprinted ...
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Open AccessAn effective colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent probe based FRET with a large Stokes shift for bisulfite
Bisulfite plays crucial roles in diverse physiological processes. Therefore, the efficient detection of bisulfite is very important. In this study, we report a colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent probe (C...
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Open AccessLong Noncoding RNA LOC100129973 Suppresses Apoptosis by Targeting miR-4707-5p and miR-4767 in Vascular Endothelial Cells
Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key regulators of multiple biological processes by altering gene expression at various levels. Apoptosis in vascular endothelial c...
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A Novel Coumarin-Based Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Hydrazine Both in Aqueous Solution and Vapor State
A novel coumarin-based fluorescent probe CF was synthesized for the detection of hydrazine both in aqueous solution and vapor state with high sensitivity and selectivity. Upon addition of hydrazine, the solution ...
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The prevalence of heifer mastitis and its associated risk factors in Huanggang, Central China
The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of heifer clinical mastitis (HCM) and heifer subclinical mastitis (HSCM), isolate HCM-causing bacteria, and assess the association of some risk facto...
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Regulatory T cells from active non-segmental vitiligo exhibit lower suppressive ability on CD8+CLA+ T cells
Recent studies have shown that vitiligo is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease. Skin-homing cytotoxic T lymphocytes expressing cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen (CLA) have been suggested to be responsib...