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Electricity generated by upstream proton diffusion in two-dimensional nanochannels
The movement of ions along the pressure-driven water flow in narrow channels, known as downstream ionic transport, has been observed since 1859 to induce a streaming potential and has enabled the creation of v...
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Neural substrates for regulating self-grooming behavior in rodents
Grooming, as an evolutionarily conserved repetitive behavior, is common in various animals, including humans, and serves essential functions including, but not limited to, hygiene maintenance, thermoregulation...
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Open AccessRemote ischemic conditioning prevents ischemic cerebrovascular events in children with moyamoya disease: a randomized controlled trial
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a significant cause of childhood stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) in children wit...
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Open AccessChiral quantum heating and cooling with an optically controlled ion
Quantum heat engines and refrigerators are open quantum systems, whose dynamics can be well understood using a non-Hermitian formalism. A prominent feature of non-Hermiticity is the existence of exceptional po...
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GFPBW1, a β-glucan from Grifola frondosa as vaccine adjuvant: APCs activation and maturation
Adjuvants for vaccines with characteristics of improving adaptive immunity particularly via leverage of antigen presenting cells (APCs) are currently lacking. In a previous work we obtained a new soluble 300 k...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of the Naples prognostic score in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after hepatectomy
The Naples Prognostic Score (NPS), integrating inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers, has been reported to be associated with the prognosis of various malignancies, but there is no report on intrahepatic cho...
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Open AccessThe RNF214-TEAD-YAP signaling axis promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via TEAD ubiquitylation
RNF214 is an understudied ubiquitin ligase with little knowledge of its biological functions or protein substrates. Here we show that the TEAD transcription factors in the Hippo pathway are substrates of RNF21...
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Coupling Co-Ni phosphides for energy-saving alkaline seawater splitting
The coupling of energy-saving small molecule conversion reactions and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in seawater electrolytes can reduce the energy consumption of seawater electrolysis and mitigate chlorine...
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Low-cost monochromatic uniform illumination HSI system for detection and classification of apple bruise
Hyperspectral imaging, as a non-destructive testing technique with the ability to acquire rich spatial and spectral information, is a potential tool for fruit bruise detection. However, the cost issue is one o...
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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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Clusters of cultivated soybean landraces from the North China Plain coordinate root morphology and rhizosheath carboxylates enhancing phosphorus acquisition
Plants have evolved an array of root traits associated with phosphorus (P) acquisition, including morphological and physiological traits. This study aimed to characterize the differences of various root traits...
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A New Perspective on the Semi-quantitative Meso-structural Failure Mechanism of Deep Weak Interlayer Zone Under Different Stress Paths
To essentially explore and quantitatively clarify the mesoscopic failure mechanism of deep weak interlayer zone (WIZ) induced by complex stress levels and stress paths (i.e., particle breakage and orientation,...
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Open AccessRadical innovation breakthroughs of biodegradation of plastics by insects: history, present and future perspectives
Insects damaging and penetrating plastic packaged materials has been reported since the 1950s. Radical innovation breakthroughs of plastic biodegradation have been initiated since the discovery of biodegradati...
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Light field salient object detection based on discrete viewpoint selection and multi-feature fusion
Light field imaging has been widely acknowledged for its ability to capture both spatial and angular information of a scene, which can improve the performance of salient object detection (SOD) in complex envir...
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Open AccessA plant NLR receptor employs ABA central regulator PP2C-SnRK2 to activate antiviral immunity
Defence against pathogens relies on intracellular nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat immune receptors (NLRs) in plants. Hormone signaling including abscisic acid (ABA) pathways are activated by NLRs and p...
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Open AccessDownregulation of GPX8 in hepatocellular carcinoma: impact on tumor stemness and migration
GPX8, which is found in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen, is a member of the Glutathione Peroxidases (GPXs) family. Its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown.
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1T′-transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers stabilized on 4H-Au nanowires for ultrasensitive SERS detection
Unconventional 1T′-phase transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have aroused tremendous research interest due to their unique phase-dependent physicochemical properties and applications. However, due to the m...
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High-Order Modal Vibration Control of Timoshenko Beams Based on Nonlinear Energy Sink Cells
In engineering design, attention is usually paid to avoiding the low-order modal resonance of elastomers, but it is difficult to avoid high-order modal resonance. Although the amplitude of high-order modal res...
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Open AccessCold EMR vs. Hot EMR for the removal of sessile serrated polyps larger than 10 mm: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) appears to be a promising technique for the removal of sessile serrated polyps (SSPs) ≥ 10 mm. To assess the effectiveness and safety of EMR for removing SSPs ≥ 10 mm, we con...
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Open AccessReductive soil disinfestation by mixing carbon nanotubes and mushroom residues to mitigate the continuous crop** obstacles for Lilium Brownii
Reductive soil disinfestation can effectively alleviate continuous crop** obstacles. The effects of mixing mushroom residues and carbon nanotubes on the structure and function of soil microbial communities a...
