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Hypoxia treatment and resistance training alters microRNA profiling in rats skeletal muscle

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) may play a crucial regulatory role in the process of muscle atrophy induced by high-altitude hypoxia and its amelioration through resistance training. However, research in this aspect is sti...

Tao Mei, Yang Hu, Ying Zhang, Yanchun Li in Scientific Reports (2024)

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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity in meteorological and hydrological drought patterns and propagations influenced by climatic variability, LULC change, and human regulations

This study aims to quantify meteorological–hydrological drought propagations and examine the potential impacts by climatic variability, LULC change (LULC), and human regulations. An integrated observation-mode...

Yunyun Li, Yi Huang, Yanchun Li, Hongxue Zhang, **g**g Fan… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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Author Correction: Causal inference from cross-sectional earth system data with geographical convergent cross map**

Bingbo Gao, Jianyu Yang, Ziyue Chen, George Sugihara, Manchun Li… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Causal inference from cross-sectional earth system data with geographical convergent cross map**

Causal inference in complex systems has been largely promoted by the proposal of some advanced temporal causation models. However, temporal models have serious limitations when time series data are not availab...

Bingbo Gao, Jianyu Yang, Ziyue Chen, George Sugihara, Manchun Li… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Giant piezoresistivity in a van der Waals material induced by intralayer atomic motions

The presence of the van der Waals gap in layered materials creates a wealth of intriguing phenomena different to their counterparts in conventional materials. For example, pressurization can generate a large a...

Lingyun Tang, Zhongquan Mao, Chutian Wang, Qi Fu, Chen Wang… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Knockout of ABC transporter gene ABCA2 confers resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab in Helicoverpa zea

Evolution of pest resistance reduces the benefits of widely cultivated genetically engineered crops that produce insecticidal proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Better understanding of the genetic...

Jeffrey A. Fabrick, Chan C. Heu, Dannialle M. LeRoy, Ben A. DeGain… in Scientific Reports (2022)

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Potential of [¹¹C]UCB-J as a PET tracer for islets of Langerhans

Biomarkers for the measurement of islets of Langerhans could help elucidate the etiology of diabetes. Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2 A (SV2A) is a potential marker reported to be localized in the endocrine pa...

Emmi Puuvuori, Johanna Rokka, Per-Ola Carlsson, Zhanchun Li… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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CRISPR-mediated mutations in the ABC transporter gene ABCA2 confer pink bollworm resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab

Crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have many benefits and are important globally for managing insect pests. However, the evolution of pest resistance to...

Jeffrey A. Fabrick, Dannialle M. LeRoy, Lolita G. Mathew, Yidong Wu… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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Anomalous mechanical materials squeezing three-dimensional volume compressibility into one dimension

Anomalous mechanical materials, with counterintuitive stress-strain responding behaviors, have emerged as novel type of functional materials with highly enhanced performances. Here we demonstrate that the mate...

**ngxing Jiang, Maxim S. Molokeev, Liyuan Dong, Zhichao Dong… in Nature Communications (2020)

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Distance makes a difference in crystalline photoluminescence

Crystallization-induced photoluminescence weakening was recently revealed in ultrasmall metal nanoparticles. However, the fundamentals of the phenomenon are not understood yet. By obtaining conformational isom...

Zibao Gan, Yungui Liu, Lin Wang, Shuqing Jiang, Nan **a… in Nature Communications (2020)

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Lightweight design and static analysis of lattice compressor impeller

Taking the compressor impeller as the research object and the lightweight design as the research goal, a lattice filled lattice cell suitable for the application of rotating periodic symmetric structure is des...

Yuan Zhang, Fanchun Li, Dejun Jia in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Cadherin repeat 5 mutation associated with Bt resistance in a field-derived strain of pink bollworm

Evolution of resistance by pests reduces the benefits of transgenic crops that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Here we analyzed resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ac in a field-derived str...

Ling Wang, Yuemin Ma, Wei Wei, Peng Wan, Kaiyu Liu, Min Xu… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Shared and Independent Genetic Basis of Resistance to Bt Toxin Cry2Ab in Two Strains of Pink Bollworm

Evolution of pest resistance threatens the benefits of crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Field populations of the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypie...

Jeffrey A. Fabrick, Dannialle M. LeRoy, Gopalan C. Unnithan… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Highly efficient electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide on a superhydrophobic three-phase interface by natural air diffusion

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) synthesis by electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction has attracted great attention as a green substitute for anthraquinone process. However, low oxygen utilization efficiency (<1%) and ...

Qizhan Zhang, Minghua Zhou, Gengbo Ren, Yawei Li, Yanchun Li… in Nature Communications (2020)

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3D-printing process design of lattice compressor impeller based on residual stress and deformation

The application of a lattice structure in the lightweight design of compressor impellers can reduce their mass and moment of inertia, hence improving the effective carrying of aircraft and reducing the start a...

Dejun JIA, Fanchun LI, Yuan ZHANG in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Fabrication of porous NiMn₂O₄ nanosheet arrays on nickel foam as an advanced sensor material for non-enzymatic glucose detection

In this work, porous NiMn₂O₄ nanosheet arrays on nickel foam (NiMn₂O₄ NSs@NF) was successfully fabricated by a simple hydrothermal step followed by a heat treatment. Porous NiMn₂O₄ NSs@NF is directly used as a se...

Jie Zhang, Yudong Sun, **anchun Li, Jiasheng Xu in Scientific Reports (2019)

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Transposon insertion causes cadherin mis-splicing and confers resistance to Bt cotton in pink bollworm from China

Transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are cultivated extensively, but rapid evolution of resistance by pests reduces their efficacy. We report a 3,370-bp insertion in a...

Ling Wang, **tao Wang, Yuemin Ma, Peng Wan, Kaiyu Liu, Shengbo Cong… in Scientific Reports (2019)

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ABC transporter mis-splicing associated with resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab in laboratory- and field-selected pink bollworm

Evolution of pest resistance threatens the benefits of genetically engineered crops that produce Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal proteins. Strategies intended to delay pest resistance are most effective ...

Lolita G. Mathew, Jeyakumar Ponnuraj, Bheemanna Mallappa… in Scientific Reports (2018)

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A comprehensive sediment dynamics study of a major mud belt system on the inner shelf along an energetic coast

Globally mud areas on continental shelves are conduits for the dispersal of fluvial-sourced sediment. We address fundamental issues in sediment dynamics focusing on how mud is retained on the seabed on shallow...

James T. Liu, Ray T. Hsu, Rick J. Yang, Ya ** Wang, Hui Wu… in Scientific Reports (2018)

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Estimation of Ground PM_2.5 Concentrations using a DEM-assisted Information Diffusion Algorithm: A Case Study in China

When estimating national PM_2.5 concentrations, the results of traditional interpolation algorithms are unreliable due to a lack of monitoring sites and heterogeneous spatial distributions. PM_2.5 spatial distribut...

Lei Ma, Yu Gao, Tengyu Fu, Liang Cheng, Zhenjie Chen, Manchun Li in Scientific Reports (2017)