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Open AccessIncreased CO2 fixation enables high carbon-yield production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid in yeast
CO2 fixation plays a key role to make biobased production cost competitive. Here, we use 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) to showcase how CO2 fixation enables approaching theoretical-yield production. Using genome-...
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Spatiotemporal distributions and ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the surface seawater of Laizhou Bay, China
The spatial-temporal distribution, source, and potential ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface seawater from Laizhou Bay were investigated. The total PAH (ΣPAH) concentrations r...
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Open AccessBioaccessibility-corrected probabilistic health risk assessment of dietary metal(loid) exposure in six major food groups in children from Northwest China
Dietary exposure to heavy metals and metalloids [metal(loid)s] deserves increased attention; however, there is a lack of a comprehensive understanding of the risks of dietary exposure from multi-type food inta...
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Global Governance of Trade and Finance: The Chinese Perspective on Europe
The authors provide suggestions for Europe on how to participate in global governance in an era of US-China strategic rivalry. This chapter specifically focuses on China-Europe cooperation in the realms of glo...
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Associations of serum cortisol and inflammatory marker features with depression and anxiety in young women with gynecologic cancer
Serum cortisol and inflammatory markers may play a role in depression and anxiety, but little is known about whether various features of serum cortisol and inflammatory markers have different associations with...
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Open AccessThe role of bidirectional associations between depression, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion on turnover intention among nurses: a multicenter cross-sectional study in China
A high turnover rate in nursing has become a global concern. Mental health issues may increase the turnover intention of nurses and lead to turnover behaviors. However, very little is known about the role of b...
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Open AccessEffects of rational emotive behavior therapy on alexithymia, anxiety, depression and sleep quality of older people in nursing homes: a quasi-experimental study
Alexithymia, a subclinical cognitive-affective impairment, is prevalent in older people and increases the risk of mental disorders. There is a vast alexithymia treatment gap, with majority of older people in n...
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Open AccessThe role of sleep quality and perceived stress on depressive symptoms among tertiary hospital nurses: a cross-sectional study
Nurses in tertiary hospitals are at high risk for depression. Understanding sleep quality and perceived stress may contribute to nurses’ mental health and health-related nursing productivity. The aim of this s...
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Traffic related activity pattern of Chinese adults: a nation-wide population based survey
Traffic-related air pollutants lead to increased risks of many diseases. Understanding travel patterns and influencing factors are important for mitigating traffic exposures. However, there is a lack of nation...
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Making the deposition surface lithiophobic
Lithium metal batteries potentially offer high energy densities but suffer from critical problems such as uncontrolled lithium deposition, particularly under fast charging. Now, an efficient strategy is report...
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Surface spinel reconstruction to suppress detrimental phase transition for stable LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathodes
Nickel-rich layered oxides are attractive cathode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) because of the high energy density and low cost. The critical problem is capacity fading caused by the highly reactive metasta...
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Open AccessAnimal- and Human-Inspired Nanostructures as Supercapacitor Electrode Materials: A Review
Animal- and human-inspired nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode materials are summarized.
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Health risk assessment of As due to rice ingestion based on iAs distribution and actual consumption patterns for the residents in Bei**g: a cross-sectional study
As a well-known human carcinogen, arsenic (As) could pose various detrimental health effects to humans mainly through the exposure pathway of food ingestion. In comparison with other foods, rice can accumulate...
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Distributions and determinants of time spent outdoors among school-age children in China
The outdoor time is a key factor that determines children’s exposure to environmental contaminants. Meanwhile, children reap numerous physical and mental health benefits from playing outdoors.
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Load Control on the Future Greener Aircraft by Circulation Control
Load control is an important topic in aerodynamics, as it can potentially provide an alternative way for drag reduction through decreasing the aircraft structure weight. To pursue ‘Green Aviation’, both new gr...
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Open AccessTranscriptome comparative analysis of ovarian follicles reveals the key genes and signaling pathways implicated in hen egg production
Ovarian follicle development plays an important role in determination of poultry egg production. The follicles at the various developmental stages possess their own distinct molecular genetic characteristics a...
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Open AccessGhGASA10–1 promotes the cell elongation in fiber development through the phytohormones IAA-induced
Cotton is an important cash crop. The fiber length has always been a hot spot, but multi-factor control of fiber quality makes it complex to understand its genetic basis. Previous reports suggested that OsGASR9 p...
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Dustfall-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over the fifth largest Chinese lake: residual levels, source apportionment, and correlations with suspended particulate matter (SPM)-bound PAHs in water
Residual levels and temporal–spatial distribution characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in dustfall were studied at the seasonal scale between June 2010 and May 2011 in the fifth largest s...
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Open AccessExpressing a cytosolic pyruvate dehydrogenase complex to increase free fatty acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is being exploited as a cell factory to produce fatty acids and their derivatives as biofuels. Previous studies found that both precursor supply and fatty acid metabolism deregulation are...
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Open AccessUnsteady shock front waviness in shock-buffet of transonic aircraft
The unsteady transonic aerodynamics of a wing-body configuration is investigated by solving the Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations closed with the full Reynolds Stress Model. This work presents...
