-
Article
Si/TiO2 carbon fiber core encapsulated in hierarchical multiple MXene@Co-MoS2 shells for constructing a free-standing anode of lithium storage
Silicon-based (Si-based) materials offer more possibilities for generating new portable electronic devices due to their high specific capacities. However, their inferior electrical conductivity and volume expa...
-
Article
mTORC1/rpS6 and mTORC2/PKC regulate spermatogenesis through Arp3-mediated actin microfilament organization in Eriocheir sinensis
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a crucial signaling protein regulating a range of cellular events. Numerous studies have reported that the mTOR pathway is related to spermatogenesis in mammals. However...
-
Article
mTORC1/C2 regulate spermatogenesis in Eriocheir sinensis via alterations in the actin filament network and cell junctions
Spermatogenesis is a finely regulated process of germ cell proliferation and differentiation that leads to the production of sperm in seminiferous tubules. Although the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) sig...
-
Article
Open AccessFollicle-stimulating hormone signaling in Sertoli cells: a licence to the early stages of spermatogenesis
Follicle-stimulating hormone signaling is essential for the initiation and early stages of spermatogenesis. Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor is exclusively expressed in Sertoli cells. As the only type of ...
-
Article
An adjoint-based optimization method for reducing the axial force of a reactor coolant pump
To alleviate the wear of a thrust bearing in a reactor coolant pump (RCP) while ensuring the hydraulic performance of the pump, an adjoint-based optimization method is proposed in this study. This method reduc...
-
Article
Crevice Corrosion Behaviors Between CFRP and Stainless Steel 316L for Automotive Applications
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are promising lightweight materials for vehicle applications. 316L is one of the most widely used types of austenite stainless steels and applied in lots of automotive a...
-
Article
Enhancing low-temperature NOx storage and reduction performance of a Pt-based lean NOx trap catalyst
Two lean NOx trap (LNT) catalysts, Pt/BaO/CeO2 + Al2O3 and Pt/BaO/CeO2 − Al2O3, were prepared and compared for low-temperature (< 250 °C) NOx storage and reduction performance. The influence of the form of ceria ...
-
Article
Crevice Corrosion Performance of 436 Ferritic Stainless Steel Studied by Different Electrochemical Techniques in Sodium Chloride Solutions with Sulfate Addition
The crevice corrosion behaviors of 436 stainless steels in chloride-containing solutions with sulfate addition were studied using potentiodynamic, galvanostatic and repassivation potential measurements. The re...
-
Article
Open AccessAnalyses of distribution and dosimetry of brain metastases in small cell lung cancer with relation to the neural stem cell regions: feasibility of sparing the hippocampus in prophylactic cranial irradiation
This work aims to assess the feasibility of selectively sparing the hippocampus during prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) for small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
-
Article
Exploring entropic uncertainty relation in the Heisenberg XX model with inhomogeneous magnetic field
In this work, we investigate the quantum-memory-assisted entropic uncertainty relation in a two-qubit Heisenberg XX model with inhomogeneous magnetic field. It has been found that larger coupling strength J betwe...
-
Article
Nearly deterministic Bell measurement using quantum communication bus
We present a scheme to implement Bell states measurement for an arbitrary number of photons by using robust continuous variable coherent modes, called as quantum communication bus (qubus) and weak cross-Kerr n...
-
Article
Transgenic rescue of defective Cd36 ameliorates insulin resistance in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) display several features of the human insulin-resistance syndromes. Cd36 deficiency is genetically linked to insulin resistance in SHR. We show that transgenic expression ...
-
Article
Linkage of 11β-hydroxylase mutations with altered steroid biosynthesis and blood pressure in the Dahl rat
In Dahl salt-hypertension sensitive (S) and resistant (R) strains fed a high NaCI diet, 11β-hydroxylase polymorphisms cosegregate with the adrenal capacity to synthesize 18-hydroxy-11-deoxycorticosterone (18-O...
-
Article
Conformation of concanavalin A and its fragments in aqueous solution and organic solvent-water mixtures
The conformations of concanavalin A (con A), an all-β protein, and its three CNBr-cleaved fragments were studied by CD. Con A in buffer showed a 197 nm maximum and a 223 nm minimum, which were red-shifted by 6...
