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Surface diffraction beamline at the SSRF
BL02U2 of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility is a surface diffraction beamline with a photon flux of 5.5 × 1012 photons/s at 10 keV and a beam size of 160 µm × 80 µm at the sample site. It is dedicated t...
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Phylogenomics, divergence times and notes of orders in Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for researchers and workers in mycology. In this study, we present a ti...
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Boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution via spontaneous built-in electric field
The electrochemical reaction rate strongly depends on the pH of the solution and the relatively sluggish alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) process, attributed to alterations in the type of proton dono...
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Inertial randomized Kaczmarz algorithms for solving coherent linear systems
In this paper, by regarding the two-subspace Kaczmarz method as an alternated inertial randomized Kaczmarz algorithm we present a better convergence rate estimate under a mild condition. Furthermore, we accele...
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Open AccessAngelicin improves osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats by reducing ROS production in osteoclasts through regulation of the KAT6A/Nrf2 signalling pathway
Angelicin, which is found in Psoralea, can help prevent osteoporosis by stop** osteoclast formation, although the precise mechanism remains unclear.
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Induction of secondary cell wall biosynthesis genes and their regulators by melatonin in Glycine max
Plant lodging severely reduced crop yield and quality. Different plant growth regulators (PGRs) have been applied to improve lodging resistance through the regulation of physiological changes, especially on th...
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Open AccessPANX1-mediated ATP release confers FAM3A’s suppression effects on hepatic gluconeogenesis and lipogenesis
Extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is an important signal molecule. In previous studies, intensive research had revealed the crucial roles of family with sequence similarity 3 member A (FAM3A) in contr...
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Lethal pulmonary thromboembolism in mice induced by intravenous human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived large extracellular vesicles in a dose- and tissue factor-dependent manner
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) have obvious advantages over MSC therapy. But the strong procoagulant properties of MSC-EVs pose a potential risk of thromboembolism, an issue tha...
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Influence of pier height on the safety of trains running on high-speed railway bridges during earthquakes
Sudden earthquakes pose a threat to the running safety of trains on high-speed railway bridges, and the stiffness of piers is one of the factors affecting the dynamic response of train-track-bridge system. In ...
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Interfaces engineering of heterostructured NiCoP/NiFe LDH@CC for attaining high catalytic activity in long-lasting rechargeable Zn–air batteries
Zinc–air batteries (ZABs) offer tremendous potential in various industries and daily life due to their excellent energy density, safety and affordability. However, the practical application of ZABs has been se...
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Open AccessLABS: linear amplification-based bisulfite sequencing for ultrasensitive cancer detection from cell-free DNA
Methylation-based liquid biopsies show promises in detecting cancer using circulating cell-free DNA; however, current limitations impede clinical application. Most assays necessitate substantial DNA inputs, po...
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Open AccessComparative transcriptome analysis reveals genes involved in trichome development and metabolism in tobacco
The glandular trichomes of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) can efficiently produce secondary metabolites. They act as natural bioreactors, and their natural products function to protect plants against insect-pests an...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification and expression analysis of the KNOX family and its diverse roles in response to growth and abiotic tolerance in sweet potato and its two diploid relatives
KNOXs, a type of homeobox genes that encode atypical homeobox proteins, play an essential role in the regulation of growth and development, hormonal response, and abiotic stress in plants. However, the KNOX gene ...
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Structural engineering of Sb-based electrode materials to enhance advanced sodium-ion batteries
Antimony (Sb) is recognized as a potential electrode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to its huge reserves, affordability, and high theoretical capacity (660 mAh·g−1). However, Sb-based materials expe...
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GSK-126 Attenuates Cell Apoptosis in Ischemic Brain Injury by Modulating the EZH2-H3K27me3-Bcl2l1 Axis
Whether epigenetic modifications participate in the cell apoptosis after ischemic stroke remains unclear. Histone 3 tri-methylation at lysine 27 (H3K27me3) is a histone modification that leads to gene silencin...
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Open AccessA multicenter prospective study on the management of hepatoblastoma in children: a report from the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group
This study aimed to identify survival risk factors in Chinese children with hepatoblastoma (HB) and assess the effectiveness of the new treatment protocol proposed by the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group (CCCG)...
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High-grade transformation of head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma demonstrates distinctive clinicopathological features and an unfavorable prognosis: a matched case-control study of the largest series in China
Amidst the rarity of High-grade transformation (HGT) in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), this study offers unprecedented insights into its aggressive nature and clinical implications.
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Large-scale whole-exome sequencing of neuropsychiatric diseases and traits in 350,770 adults
While numerous genomic loci have been identified for neuropsychiatric conditions, the contribution of protein-coding variants has yet to be determined. Here we conducted a large-scale whole-exome-sequencing st...
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A novel deep-learning model based on τ-shaped convolutional network (τNet) with long short-term memory (LSTM) for physiological fatigue detection from EEG and EOG signals
In recent years, fatigue driving has become the main cause of traffic accidents, leading to increased attention towards fatigue detection systems. However, the pooling and strided convolutional operations in f...
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Paleozoic orogenic gold mineralization from metamorphism of volcanic sequences in the North Qinling terrane (central China): Insights from the Yindongpo gold deposit in the Tongbai area
Phanerozoic orogenic gold deposits worldwide are commonly considered to be formed from metamorphic devolatilization of marine carbonaceous sedimentary rocks. Here we show that the Yindongpo gold deposit from t...
