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Ligand-controlled electrochemiluminescence generation from CdSe/CdS/ZnS core/shell/shell quantum dots
The CdSe/CdS/ZnS core/shell/shell quantum dots (QDs) with strong exciton confinement have manifested themselves as competitive light-emitting materials in electrochemiluminescence (ECL). However, cathodic ECL ...
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Open AccessTetrastigma hemsleyanum (Sanyeqing) root extracts evoke S phase arrest while inhibiting the migration and invasion of human pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells
Ethyl acetate extracts from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum (Sanyeqing) (EFT), a member of the Vitaceae plant family, have been shown to exhibit efficacy against a variety of cancers. In this light, our current study see...
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Sensorimotor Cortical Activities Induced by NMES During INB
Ischemic nerve block (INB) can successfully separate muscle spindle afferents from sensory afferents evoked by neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) above motor threshold. The purpose of this study is to...
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Open AccessNonlocal interaction enhanced biexciton emission in large CsPbBr3 nanocrystals
Biexciton emission in quantum dots is an efficient way to generate entangled photon pairs, which are key resources in quantum informatics. Compared with epitaxial grown quantum dots, chemically synthesized col...
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Nutrient removal from biogas slurry and biogas upgrading by microalgae-fungi-bacteria co-cultivation under different carbon nanotubes concentration
In this study, Chlorella vulgaris, Ganoderma lucidum, and endophytic bacteria were co-cultivated with the stimulation of strigolactone analogs GR24 to prepare pellets. During the purification of biogas slurry and...
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Gomphrena globosa L. extract alleviates carbon tetrachoride-induced liver injury in mice by activating antioxidant signaling pathways and promoting autophagy
Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is highly toxic to animal liver and is a major contributor to liver injury. Gomphrena globosa L. (GgL) is an edible plant with anti-inflammation and antioxidation properties. The aim o...
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Open AccessIdentification of a novel ESR1 mutation in a Chinese PCOS woman with estrogen insensitivity in IVF treatment
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex reproductive disorder, that affects approximately 5–10% of women of reproductive age. The disease is complex because its evolution may be impacted by genetic, life...
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Efficacy of the Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser in the Treatment of Keloid and Hypertrophic Scars: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Keloid and hypertrophic scars are the most common types of pathological scars. They can cause itching, pain, erythema, and psychological stress due to cosmetic problems, decreasing the quality of life for affe...
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Neutral Sphingomyelinase 2 Mediates Oxidative Stress Effects on Astrocyte Senescence and Synaptic Plasticity Transcripts
We have shown that deficiency of neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2), an enzyme generating the sphingolipid ceramide, improves memory in adult mice. Here, we performed sphingolipid and RNA-seq analyses on the...
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Open AccessUltrasound-guided five-point injection of botulinum toxin for patients with trapezius hypertrophy
Our study aimed to explore the clinical therapeutic effects of ultrasound-guided five-point injection of botulinum toxin type A for patients with trapezius hypertrophy.
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Open AccessPhonon-assisted up-conversion photoluminescence of quantum dots
Phonon-assisted up-conversion photoluminescence can boost energy of an emission photon to be higher than that of the excitation photon by absorbing vibration energy (or phonons) of the emitter. Here, up-conver...
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Extracellular Vesicles Containing Ceramide-Rich Platforms: “Mobile Raft” Isolation and Analysis
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted by eukaryotic cells and serve as carriers for a variety of cell signaling factors, including RNAs, proteins, and lipids. We described a unique population of EVs, the m...
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Cross-Link/Proximity Ligation Assay for Visualization of Lipid and Protein Complexes in Lipid Rafts
The detection of protein complexes by coimmunoprecipitation or two-hybrid analysis is often limited to cytosolic and soluble proteins, while interaction between membrane proteins or proteins and lipids is hamp...
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Petrogenesis of the Granites in the Yandangshan Area, Southeastern China: Constraints from SHRIMP U-Pb Zircon Age and Trace Elements, and Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopic Data
New geochemical and geochronological data of two types of granites, which are located in Yandangshan area, southeastern Zhejiang Province, were presented to constrain their magma condition, origin and the gene...
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Open AccessIn vivo evidence of exosome-mediated Aβ neurotoxicity
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Open AccessAssociation of Aβ with ceramide-enriched astrosomes mediates Aβ neurotoxicity
Amyloid-β (Aβ) associates with extracellular vesicles termed exosomes. It is not clear whether and how exosomes modulate Aβ neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We show here that brain tissue and serum f...
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Surface and intrinsic contributions to extinction properties of ZnSe quantum dots
This work studies extinction properties of ZnSe quantum dots terminated with either Se-surface or Zn-surface (Se-ZnSe or Zn-ZnSe QDs). In addition to commonly observed photoluminescence quenching by anionic su...
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Wind Power in China: Current State and Future Outlook
In recent years, rapid wind power development in China has attracted worldwide attention. China has been ranked first in both cumulative installed wind power capacity and newly installed wind power capacity fo...
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Open AccessTransversus abdominis plane block with general anesthesia blunts the perioperative stress response in patients undergoing radical gastrectomy
Surgical stress induces the release of neuroendocrine mediators and cytokines during perioperative period, which may have adverse effects on cancer patients. While the surgical stress responsse can be affected...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Engineering Auger recombination in colloidal quantum dots via dielectric screening
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
