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Open AccessNeuropeptide natalisin regulates reproductive behaviors in Spodoptera frugiperda
Natalisin (NTL) is a conserved neuropeptide, only present in insects, that has been reported to regulate their sexual activity. In this study, we investigated the involvement of NTL in the reproductive behavio...
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Open AccessMeningeal lymphatic supporting cells govern the formation and maintenance of zebrafish mural lymphatic endothelial cells
The meninges are critical for the brain functions, but the diversity of meningeal cell types and intercellular interactions have yet to be thoroughly examined. Here we identify a population of meningeal lympha...
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Open AccessComparative analysis of genetic risk scores for predicting biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy
In recent years, Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) has identified risk variants related to complex diseases, but most genetic variants have less impact on phenotypes. To solve the above problems, methods ...
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Fault Tolerant Control for Open Winding Brushless DC Motor with Power Device Failure
Brushless DC motors are widely used in electric drive equipment. But the neutral port in conventional BLDCM windings could lead to torque ripples and low reliability. Each phase winding of the open winding BLD...
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Enhancing conductivity of Si anode enabled by selecting Si particle size for interface stabilized all-solid-state batteries
Silicon (Si) particle with small size used as anode material has been recognized for its ability to reduce the damage caused by volume expansion in liquid lithium-ion batteries. However, whether the same mecha...
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Preparation and properties of CdS0.25Se0.75/N-GQDs/3D rGO ternary composites
In this paper, CdS0.25Se0.75, N-GQDs and 3D rGO are combined to obtain a hexagonal ternary CdS0.25Se0.75/N-GQDs/3D rGO, which was employed to improve the photoelectric performance of alloy semiconductor CdSSe. Th...
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Effects of temperature and salinity on indoor preservation of in vitro holdfast of Sargassum fusiforme
Cryopreservation of receptacles or fertilized eggs is the main method for the preservation of indoor germplasm resources for the economic seaweed Sargassum fusiforme. However, none of these methods can achieve lo...
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Open AccessPopulation genetic admixture and evolutionary history in the Shandong Peninsula inferred from integrative modern and ancient genomic resources
Ancient northern East Asians (ANEA) from the Yellow River region, who pioneered millet cultivation, play a crucial role in understanding the origins of ethnolinguistically diverse populations in modern China a...
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Open AccessAssociation between standing height and physical disability among U.S. adults aged 60 years and older: findings from NHANES 2015–2018
Physical disability is an important cause of affecting the quality of life in the elderly. The association between standing height and physical disability is less studied.
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Heparan sulfate acts as an activator of the NLRP3 inflammasome promoting inflammatory response in the development of acute pancreatitis
Accumulating evidence has shown that the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays a crucial role in the inflammatory cascades involved in the development of acute pancreatitis (AP). However, the ...
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Effects of different biogas slurry application patterns on nitrogen and phosphorus losses in a paddy field
Biogas slurry, as a substitute for chemical fertilizers, is usually applied according to the needs of biogas slurry to be consumed at onetime. This poses a great risk of short-term nutrient overload in soils, ...
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Evolutionary mechanism and frequency response of graphite electrode at extreme temperatures
The battery management system is employed to monitor the external temperature of the lithium-ion battery in order to detect any potential overheating. However, this outside–in detection method often suffers fr...
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Advance in Multi-omics Research Strategies on Cholesterol Metabolism in Psoriasis
The skin is a complex and dynamic organ where homeostasis is maintained through the intricate interplay between the immune system and metabolism, particularly cholesterol metabolism. Various factors such as cy...
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Entrepreneurial passion and organizational innovation: The moderating effects of events and the competence to exploit events
How do events, especially rare external events such as financial crises, wars, natural disasters, and the COVID-19 pandemic, affect the efficacy of entrepreneurial passion to drive organizational innovation? T...
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Multi-granularity attention in attention for person re-identification in aerial images
In marrying with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the person re-identification (re-ID) techniques are further strengthened in terms of mobility. However, the simple hybridization brings unavoidable scale diversit...
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Time-varying associations of patient and tumor characteristics with cancer survival: an analysis of SEER data across 14 cancer sites, 2004–2017
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries provides information about survival duration and cause of death for cancer patients. Baseline demographic and tumor characteristics such as ...
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Open AccessUncertainty-aware non-invasive patient–ventilator asynchrony detection using latent Gaussian mixture generative classifier with noisy label correction
Patient–ventilator asynchrony (PVA) refers to instances where a mechanical ventilator’s cycles are desynchronised from the patient’s breathing efforts, and may result in patient discomfort and potential ineffe...
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3D Damage and Failure Patterns in Rock due to Blasting at Different Open Joints Dig Angles
The presence of numerous open joints and complex three-dimensional (3D) geometrical characteristics in natural rock masses creates structural discontinuities that significantly impact stress-wave propagation a...
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Adaptive Control of Lower-Limb Exoskeletons for Walking Assistance Based on Inter-Joint Coordination
Unilateral motor impairment can disrupt the coordination between the joints, impeding the patient’s normal gait. To assist such patients to walk normally and naturally, an adaptive control algorithm based on i...
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Nucleoporin 93 Regulates Cancer Cell Growth and Stemness in Bladder Cancer via Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling
Bladder cancer (BLCA) is a prevalent cancer type with an unmet need for new therapeutic strategies. Nucleoporin 93 (Nup93) is implicated in the pathophysiology of several cancers, but its relationship with bla...
