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Open AccessFolding correctors can restore CFTR posttranslational folding landscape by allosteric domain–domain coupling
The folding/misfolding and pharmacological rescue of multidomain ATP-binding cassette (ABC) C-subfamily transporters, essential for organismal health, remain incompletely understood. The ABCC transporters core...
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Residual guided coordinate attention for selection channel aware image steganalysis
According to the embedding probability used in modern content adaptive steganography, some selection channel aware (SCA) methods have been proposed to enhance the detection performances of existing steganalyti...
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Open AccessAssessment of different thresholds of birthweight discordance for early neonatal outcomes: retrospective analysis of 2348 twin pregnancies
The optimal threshold of birthweight discordance (BWD) remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between BWD at different thresholds and early neonatal outcomes and to assess their p...
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How natural hazards impact the social environment for vulnerable groups: an empirical investigation in Japan
Much research has demonstrated that vulnerable people fare more poorly than non-vulnerable ones in disasters and crises across a variety of outcomes—including mental and physical health, disaster aid received,...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in treatment of cesarean section skin scars: a randomized clinical trial
Pathological skin scars, caused by cesarean section, affected younger mothers esthetically and psychosocially and to some extent frustrated obstetricians and dermatologists. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cel...
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Open AccessThe effect of placental location identified before delivery on birthweight discordance among diamniotic-dichorionic twin pregnancies: a three-year retrospective cohort study
This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effect of placental location on birthweight discordance among diamniotic-dichorionic twin pregnancies. Medical records and sonographic reports of 978 di...
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Open AccessThe effect of gestational weight gain on perinatal outcomes among Chinese twin gestations based on Institute of Medicine guidelines
Gestational weight gain (GWG) has implications for perinatal outcomes, the guidelines for maternal weight gain, however, remain understudied among twin pregnancies. This study aimed to assess the associations ...
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Open AccessUltrafast clustering of single-cell flow cytometry data using FlowGrid
Flow cytometry is a popular technology for quantitative single-cell profiling of cell surface markers. It enables expression measurement of tens of cell surface protein markers in millions of single cells. It ...
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Open AccessMesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of Cesarean section skin scars: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial
Cesarean delivery has already become a very common method of delivery around the world, especially in low-income countries. Hypertrophic scars and wound infections have affected younger mothers and frustrated ...
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Open AccessTrend and risk factors of low birth weight and macrosomia in south China, 2005–2017: a retrospective observational study
The percentages of low birth weight (LBW) increased from 7.7% in 2005 to 11.3% in 2011 and declined to 8.1% in 2017. For very low birth weight (VLBW) individuals, the proportion declined −1.0% annually, from 2...
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Effects of electropulsing cutting on the quenched and tempered 45 steel rods
Electropulsing is introduced into the cutting process for quenched and tempered 45 steel, which is a novel method to improve the material machinability compared with the conventional cutting process. The effec...
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Surface nanocrystallization of C45E4 steel by ultrafast electropulsing-ultrasonic surface treatment
The effect of high-energy electropulsing-ultrasonic surface treatment (EUST) on the surface properties and the microstructure evolution of C45E4 steel was investigated. Refined microstructure and reduced surfa...
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Advanced mechanical properties of powder metallurgy commercially pure titanium with a high oxygen concentration
Oxygen is known to have a significant impact on the strength of Ti alloys, whereas it can also reduce the ductility substantially. Thus, the usage of oxygen to strengthen Ti is restricted in the industry. In t...
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Retraction Note — Mechanical properties and tensile fracture of Ti-Al-V alloy strip under electropulsing-induced phase change
This article1 has been retracted by the corresponding author, G. Tang.
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Conditioning duration and agents involved in broomrape seeds responding to germination stimulants
Weedy broomrape species, such as sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) and Egyptian broomrape [Phelipanche aegyptiaca Pers. (syn. O. aegyptiaca)], require a period of pre-conditioning before they can resp...
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The potential of foxtail millet as a trap crop for sunflower broomrape
Heavy infestation of large areas in China by the root parasitic sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) constitutes a major threat to sunflower production. This study was conducted to investigate the potent...
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Retraction Note to: Effect of coupling asynchronous acoustoelectric effects on the corrosion behavior, microhardness and biocompatibility of biomedical titanium alloy strips
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Erratum to: Mechanical properties and tensile fracture of Ti—Al—V alloy strip under electropulsing-induced phase change — Erratum
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N–P–K ratio affects exudation of germination stimulants and resistance of tobacco seedlings to broomrapes
Nutrient deficiency is known to aggravate the infestation of broomrape in a number of plant species. This effect is hypothesised to result from the promotion of the release of germination stimulants from the r...
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Microstructure and Texture Evolution of Magnesium Alloys During Electropulse Treatment
Two magnesium alloys AZ31 and ZEK100 were subjected to cold rolling followed by electropulse treatment (EPT) for different durations in order to investigate the microstructure and texture evolution during EPT....
