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Open AccessHighly reversible transition metal migration in superstructure-free Li-rich oxide boosting voltage stability and redox symmetry
The further practical applications of Li-rich layered oxides are impeded by voltage decay and redox asymmetry, which are closely related to the structural degradation involving irreversible transition metal mi...
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Toxic Effects of Atrazine on Liver and Underlying Mechanism: A Review
Atrazine (ATR) is one kind of herbicide, which is widely used for weeding of dry crops such as corn, sorghum, and fruit trees. Due to its long half-life in soil and refractory degradation in water, it is easy ...
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The Associations of Urinary DEHP Metabolites in Pregnant Women with Serum Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid-Related Genes in Neonatal Umbilical Cord Blood in Jilin, China
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a widespread environmental endocrine disruptor, while maternal DEHP exposure may affect the thyroid function of newborns. The purpose of this study was to assess influenti...
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Open AccessAssociation of dietary flavonoid intakes with prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in adults
Flavonoids are a class of secondary plant metabolites that have been shown to have multiple health benefits, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. This study was to explore the association between dieta...
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Open AccessSexual dysfunction in patients with diabetes: association between remnant cholesterol and erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is closely associated with dyslipidemia; however, it is yet unknown how ED and remnant cholesterol (RC) are related. As such, this research sought to explore the correlation between R...
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Ligustilide enhances pregnancy outcomes via improvement of endometrial receptivity and promotion of endometrial angiogenesis in rats
Ligustilide (LIG) is the main active ingredient of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, which could promote focal angiogenesis to exert neuroprotection. However, there was no report that verified the exact effects of...
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Study on the coupling relationship between wear and dynamics under steady uniform temperature field of planetary gear system
Wear of tooth profiles and thermal deformation caused by temperature changes are difficult to avoid in gear systems and have important effects on the performance, even to failure. In this paper, a dynamic wear...
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Simplified topology optimization of dam** layer in plate structures for vibration and acoustic response
In this paper, a simplified acoustic optimization method is proposed to replace the sound power with the maximum normal velocity of the surface as a direct target, a topological optimization model of the varia...
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Open AccessThe secreted peptide BATSP1 promotes thermogenesis in adipocytes
Although brown adipose tissue (BAT) has historically been viewed as a major site for energy dissipation through thermogenesis, its endocrine function has been increasingly recognized. However, the circulating ...
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Open AccessExome and genome sequencing to unravel the precise breakpoints of partial trisomy 6q and partial Monosomy 2q
Patients with complex phenotypes and a chromosomal translocation are particularly challenging, since several potentially pathogenic mechanisms need to be investigated.
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Effect of Variable Specific Energy Laser Remelting on the Morphology, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Ta/Ni-Based Composite Coatings
In this study, laser remelting was used to prepare Ta/Ni-based composite coatings using a combination of Ta-do** in a Ni-based powder. The effects of laser remelting specific energy and Ta-do** content on ...
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Open AccessAssociation between life’s essential 8 and biological ageing among US adults
Biological ageing is tightly linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to investigate the relationship between Life’s Essential 8 (LE8), a currently updated measure of cardiovascular health (CVH), and b...
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Study on wear evolution of spur gears considering dynamic meshing stiffness
Wear is an inevitable phenomenon in gear systems and has a great impact on performance and longevity. In view of the fact that the actual variation of meshing stiffness in the double teeth contact region and t...
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Open AccessCorrection: Association between circadian syndrome and the prevalence of kidney stones in overweight adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018
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Open AccessAssociation between circadian syndrome and the prevalence of kidney stones in overweight adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018
To explore the association between circadian syndrome (CircS) and the prevalence of kidney stones in overweight people.
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Tumors evade immune cytotoxicity by altering the surface topology of NK cells
The highly variable response rates to immunotherapies underscore our limited knowledge about how tumors can manipulate immune cells. Here the membrane topology of natural killer (NK) cells from patients with l...
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Open AccessMacrophage-Derived MMP-9 and MMP-2 are Closely Related to the Rupture of the Fibrous Capsule of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Leading to Tumor Invasion
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive tumor with a poor clinical prognosis. Rupture of the fibrous capsule (FC) is a very important clinical phenomenon in the invasion and metastasis of HCC. FC is ma...
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Human milk-derived extracellular vesicles alleviate high fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive hepatic lipid accumulation, imposes serious challenges on public health worldwide. Breastfeeding has been reported to reduce the risk of NAF...
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Elevated plasma macrophage migration inhibitor factor is associated with hypertension and hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy
Previous studies have found that the macrophage migration inhibitor factor is associated with endothelial dysfunction and ventricular remodelling. The aim of this study was to explore the potential relationshi...
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Centrosymmetric to noncentrosymmetric structural transformation in a superconducting high-entropy alloy due to carbon addition
The tetragonal σ phase is one of the most frequently occurring phases in transition metal alloys. However, the effect of carbon addition in σ type high-entropy alloys (HEAs) has not been studied to date. Here we ...
