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Open AccessComparison of pregnancy outcomes between 4th day morula and 5th day blastocyst after embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study
This study was designed to evaluate pregnancy outcomes between morulae transferred on day 4 (D4) and blastocysts transferred on day 5 (D5).
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Open AccessRadiomics workflow definition & challenges - German priority program 2177 consensus statement on clinically applied radiomics
Achieving a consensus on a definition for different aspects of radiomics workflows to support their translation into clinical usage. Furthermore, to assess the perspective of experts on important challenges fo...
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Open AccessComparison of pregnancy outcomes among patients of different ages who underwent frozen-thawed high-quality single blastocyst transfer
To investigate the feasibility of performing frozen-thawed high-quality single blastocyst transfer in women of different ages.
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Open AccessLiquid-liquid phase separation as a major mechanism of plant abiotic stress sensing and responses
Identification of environmental stress sensors is one of the most important research topics in plant abiotic stress research. Traditional strategies to identify stress sensors or early signaling components bas...
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Open AccessConcentration, spatial distribution, and source apportionment of heavy metals in agricultural soils from the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin, Tibetan Plateau
In this study, 112 agricultural topsoil samples were collected from the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin (YZRB) and its two tributaries, and the concentrations, spatial distribution, source apportionment, and potent...
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Open AccessStable PbS colloidal quantum dot inks enable blade-coating infrared solar cells
Infrared solar cells are more effective than normal bandgap solar cells at reducing the spectral loss in the near-infrared region, thus also at broadening the absorption spectra and improving power conversion ...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: A novel mitochondrial protein is required for cell wall integrity, auxin accumulation and root elongation in Arabidopsis under salt stress
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Open AccessHigh expression of GMNN predicts malignant progression and poor prognosis in ACC
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine neoplasm, which is characterized by poor prognosis and high recurrence rate. Novel and reliable prognostic and metastatic biomarkers are lacking for ACC patie...
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Can SpRY recognize any PAM in human cells?
The application of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas) can be limited due to a lack of compatible protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequences ...
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Open AccessA novel mitochondrial protein is required for cell wall integrity, auxin accumulation and root elongation in Arabidopsis under salt stress
Maintenance of root elongation is beneficial for the growth and survival of plants under salt stress, but currently the cellular components involved in the regulation of root growth under high salinity are not...
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Open AccessSWO1 modulates cell wall integrity under salt stress by interacting with importin ɑ in Arabidopsis
Maintenance of cell wall integrity is of great importance not only for plant growth and development, but also for the adaptation of plants to adverse environments. However, how the cell wall integrity is modul...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification of ZmSnRK2 genes and functional analysis of ZmSnRK2.10 in ABA signaling pathway in maize (Zea mays L)
Phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in the regulation of a wide range of biological processes. In Arabidopsis, it has been well-known that SnRK2s are the central components of the ABA signaling pathwa...
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Open AccessA pair-wise meta-analysis highlights circular RNAs as potential biomarkers for colorectal cancer
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as a special subset of endogenous RNAs that are implicated in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. Herein we aim to carry out a meta-analysis to evaluate the clinicopatho...
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Open AccessDifferentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into Leydig-like cells with molecular compounds
Leydig cells (LCs) play crucial roles in producing testosterone, which is critical in the regulation of male reproduction and development. Low levels of testosterone will lead to male hypogonadism. LC transpla...
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Open AccessInvestigation of SP94 Peptide as a Specific Probe for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Imaging and Therapy
SP94 (SFSIIHTPILPL), a novel peptide, has shown specific binding to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. We aimed to investigate the capability of SP94 as a targeting probe for HCC imaging and therapy followi...
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Open Access99mTc-labelled anti-CD11b SPECT/CT imaging allows detection of plaque destabilization tightly linked to inflammation
It remains challenging to predict the risk of rupture for a specific atherosclerotic plaque timely, a thrombotic trigger tightly linked to inflammation. CD11b, is a biomarker abundant on inflammatory cells, no...
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Open AccessRole of enteral nutrition in nonthyroidal illness syndrome: a retrospective observational study
The nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) is prevalent among patients with enterocutaneous fistula and is associated with poor outcomes. The present study aimed to explore the role of enteral nutrition (EN) the...
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Open AccessEvaluating the safety and efficacy of recombinant human thrombopoietin among severe sepsis patients with thrombocytopenia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Sepsis is still a major health problem that causes high mortality in all populations. Organ dysfunction including sepsis-associated thrombocytopenia is prevalent among sepsis patients, resulting in increasing ...
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Open AccessRapid molecular genetic diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by semiconductor sequencing
Rapidly determining the complex genetic basis of Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is vital to better understanding and optimally managing this common polygenetic cardiovascular disease.
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Open AccessRelocation of genes generates non-conserved chromosomal segments in Fusarium graminearumthat show distinct and co-regulated gene expression patterns
Genome comparisons between closely related species often show non-conserved regions across chromosomes. Some of them are located in specific regions of chromosomes and some are even confined to one or more ent...
