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Structural characterization and magnetic behavior of Ni2FeGa alloy nanowires fabricated by pulsed electrodeposition
Ni44.1Fe33.2Ga22.8 (NFG) Heusler alloy nanowires were fabricated using a pulsed electrodeposition method. The challenge of co-depositing the Ga element in ternary alloy nanowires was addressed by employing dual c...
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Transformation of A1/A2 Astrocytes Participates in Brain Ischemic Tolerance Induced by Cerebral Ischemic Preconditioning via Inhibiting NDRG2
Cerebral ischemic preconditioning (CIP) has been shown to improve brain ischemic tolerance against subsequent lethal ischemia. Reactive astrocytes play important roles in cerebral ischemia–reperfusion. Recent ...
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Comparative Transcriptomics of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana Grown on Aerial Surface and in Liquid Environment
Beauveria bassiana, the causative agent of arthropod, proliferates in the host hemolymph (liquid environment) and shits to saprotrophic growth on the host cadaver (aerial surface). In this study, we used transcri...
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Ammonia: An Emerging Gasotransmitter in Plant Growth and Response to Environmental Stress
Ammonia (NH3), which is an intermediate of nitrogen metabolism, has been found to be a gasotransmitter in plants. It has a dual physiological effect in a concentration-dependent manner, namely as a signaling mole...
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Recognition and Classification of Concrete Surface Cracks with an Inception Quantum Convolutional Neural Network Algorithm
Current concrete surface crack detection methods cannot simultaneously achieve high detection accuracy and efficiency. Thus, this study focuses on the recognition and classification of crack images and propose...
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Open AccessRoot-to-shoot signaling positively mediates source-sink relation in late growth stages in diploid and tetraploid wheat
Non-hydraulic root source signaling (nHRS) is a unique positive response to soil drying in the regulation of plant growth and development. However, it is unclear how the nHRS mediates the tradeoff between sour...
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Parameter Identification of Surrounding Rock in Underground Engineering Based on Complex Function Theory
To investigate the potential use of the complex function theory in displacement back analysis, a novel method for parameter identification is proposed by combining the complex function theory and the back-prop...
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Diagnostic accuracy of abdominal contrast-enhanced multi-slice spiral CT after oral diluted iodide in a time segment for gastrointestinal fistula in patients with severe acute pancreatitis
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal contrast-enhanced multi-slice spiral CT after oral diluted iodide in a time segment (post-ODI ACE-MSCT) for gastrointestinal fistula (GIF) in severe acute pancr...
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Amorphous NiMo3S13/nickel foam integrated anode for lithium-ion batteries
Although crystalline anode materials with long-range ordered lattice structure are in favor of facilitating the electron transfer, their structures are easily disrupted during long-term cycling due to the cont...
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Facile construction of Mxene-supported niobium hydride nanoparticles toward reversible hydrogen storage in magnesium borohydride
The facile construction of nanoscale NbHx supported by Ti3C2 (NbHx@Ti3C2) was achieved using facile ball milling strategy to improve the hydrogen desorption kinetics and reversibility of magnesium borohydride (Mg...
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Application of deep learning methods combined with physical background in wide field of view imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes
The High Altitude Detection of Astronomical Radiation (HADAR) experiment, which was constructed in Tibet, China, combines the wide-angle advantages of traditional EAS array detectors with the high-sensitivity ...
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Open AccessD-mannose alleviates intervertebral disc degeneration through glutamine metabolism
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a multifaceted condition characterized by heterogeneity, wherein the balance between catabolism and anabolism in the extracellular matrix of nucleus pulposus (NP) cel...
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Effect of Sarcopenic Obesity on Weight Loss Outcomes and Quality of Life after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Sarcopenic obesity may affect the health outcome of people with obesity after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). To assess the impact of sarcopenic obesity (SO) on weight loss outcomes and improvement of q...
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Long-term oncological outcomes of 3D versus 2D laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a randomized clinical trial
Laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LG) is rapidly gaining popularity owing to its minimal invasiveness. Previous studies have found that compared with two-dimensional (2D)-LG, three-dimensional (3D)-LG showed b...
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Open AccessEffects of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in children with conventional obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis and systematic review of drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) in pediatric conventional obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) without previous upper airwa...
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Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy among malnourished patients with gastric cancer based on textbook outcome
Textbook outcome (TO) has been widely employed as a comprehensive indicator to assess the short-term prognosis of patients with cancer. Preoperative malnutrition is a potential risk factor for adverse surgical...
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Fractional separation of cellulose from eucalyptus wood through ternary solvents and simplified bleaching treatment
In the present study, cellulose was effectively separated from eucalyptus wood with ternary solvents containing organic base 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl guanidine and other organic solvents such as morpholine, N-ethyl...
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Open AccessRisk factors for renal outcomes in children with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a nationwide retrospective study in China
Pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a life-threatening systemic vasculitis featured by liability to renal involvement. However, there are few studies on the risk factor...
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Open AccessYoung osteocyte-derived extracellular vesicles facilitate osteogenesis by transferring tropomyosin-1
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) can undergo inadequate osteogenesis or excessive adipogenesis as they age due to changes in the bone microenvironment, ultimately resulting in decreased bone density ...
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A multiplex direct PCR method for the rapid and accurate discrimination of three species of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in fruit orchards in Bei**g
Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) are polyphagous pests of economic importance in agriculture, among which the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch has spread widely worldwide as an invasive species...
