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Restraining growth of Zn dendrites by poly dimethyl diallyl ammonium cations in aqueous electrolytes
Metallic zinc is an excellent anode material for Zn-ion batteries, but the growth of Zn dendrite severely hinders its practical application. Herein, an efficient and economical cationic additive, poly dimethyl...
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Open AccessLong stem revision versus short stem revision with plate osteosynthesis for Vancouver type B2 periprosthetic femoral fracture: a comparative study of eighty five cases
Periprosthetic femoral fractures (PPFs) around the hip are challenging complications in orthopaedic surgery, particularly Vancouver type B2 (VTB2) fractures. The surgical management of these fractures is cruci...
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Laser additive manufacturing of titanium alloys: process, materials and post-processing
Laser additive manufacturing (LAM) of titanium (Ti) alloys has emerged as a transformative technology with vast potential across multiple industries. To recap the state of the art, Ti alloys processed by two e...
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Regulation of Keap1-Nrf2 signaling in health and diseases
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) functions as a central regulator in modulating the activities of diverse antioxidant enzymes, maintaining cellular redox balance, and responding to oxidative ...
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils Derived from Different Parent Rocks Mediate Microbial Carbon Cycling
Parent rock is a key factor contributing to differences in soil physical and chemical properties. However, the mechanism of microbial carbon cycle mediated by soils with different physical and chemical propert...
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Open AccessEvaluating local plant species for effective fall armyworm management strategies in Taiwan
The emergence of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm; FAW) in the world has raised concerns regarding its impact on crop production, particularly on corn and sorghum. While chemical control and Bt crops have bee...
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Open AccessDivergent histopathological and molecular patterns in chemically induced interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome rat models
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a complex chronic pain disorder with an elusive etiology and nonspecific symptoms. Although numerous animal models with phenotypes similar to human disea...
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Simulation-based system reliability estimation of a multi-state flow network for all possible demand levels
The multi-state flow network (MSFN) serves as a fundamental framework for real-life network-structured systems and various applications. The system reliability of the MSFN, denoted as Rd, is defined as the probab...
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Open AccessUncovering the role of ferroptosis in Bietti crystalline dystrophy and potential therapeutic strategies
Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) is an inherited retinal degeneration disease caused by mutations in the CYP4V2 gene. Currently, there is no clinical therapy approach available for BCD patients. Previous resear...
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Data-Driven Insights into the Structural Essence of Plasticity in High-Entropy Alloys
The heterogeneous mechanical response of a crystalline alloy with multiple principal elements was investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The local configuration of the alloy in its quiescent state ...
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A side match oriented data hiding based on absolute moment block truncation encoding mechanism with reversibility
Owing to life style changes during COVID, communication channels were forced to change. Online services ramped up to replace traditional services. It became daily practice for most of us that documents, files,...
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Enantioselective alkene hydroalkylation overcoming heteroatom constraints via cobalt catalysis
Alkene hydroalkylation enables efficient and selective formation of C(sp3)–C(sp3) bonds with unique advantages, such as exceptional chemoselectivity and remarkable tolerance of functional groups. However, elimina...
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Open AccessAutomatic wild bird repellent system that is based on deep-learning-based wild bird detection and integrated with a laser rotation mechanism
Wild bird repulsion is critical in agriculture because it helps avoid agricultural food losses and mitigates the risk of avian influenza. Wild birds transmit avian influenza in poultry farms and thus cause lar...
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Open AccessSimultaneous de novo calling and phasing of genetic variants at chromosome-scale using NanoStrand-seq
The successful accomplishment of the first telomere-to-telomere human genome assembly, T2T-CHM13, marked a milestone in achieving completeness of the human reference genome. The upcoming era of genome study wi...
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Ethnic-specific genetic susceptibility loci for endometriosis in Taiwanese-Han population: a genome-wide association study
Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder affecting around 10% of reproductive-age women. Although many hypotheses were proposed, genetic alteration has been considered as one of the key factors promoti...
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Open AccessPlasma metabolomics reveals the shared and distinct metabolic disturbances associated with cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease
Risk prediction for subsequent cardiovascular events remains an unmet clinical issue in patients with coronary artery disease. We aimed to investigate prognostic metabolic biomarkers by considering both shared...
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Rapid identification of pulmonary embolism during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using transesophageal echocardiography
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Open AccessPsychometric validation of the Chinese Version of the stimulant relapse risk scale (SRRS) in patients with methamphetamine use disorder
Evaluating the risk of relapse is a pivotal step in the treatment of patients with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). The 30-item Stimulant Relapse Risk Scale (SRRS) was originally developed in Japan to meet ...
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Upcycling waste sewage sludge into superior single-atom Fenton-like catalyst for sustainable water purification
The worldwide generation of waste sludge emanating from municipal wastewater treatment plants amounts to 80–90 million tons of dry matter annually and continues to escalate, posing a substantial economic and e...
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Open AccessTracking the hologenome dynamics in aquatic invertebrates by the holo-2bRAD approach
The “hologenome” concept is an increasingly popular way of thinking about microbiome-host for marine organisms. However, it is challenging to track hologenome dynamics because of the large amount of material, ...