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Open AccessDevelopment of a cellular model to study CCR8 signaling in tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells
The human CC chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8) is specifically expressed on tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells (TITRs) and is a promising drug target for cancer immunotherapy. However, the role of CCR8 signaling ...
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Open AccessSequential claim games
We consider the estate division or bankruptcy problem and assume that players sequentially put claims on the estate. Each part of the estate is then divided proportionally with respect to the number of claims ...
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Isolation, identification, and pathogenic effects of Trichoderma spp. from Auricularia auricula
Auricularia auricula, one of the most important edible mushrooms, is affected heavily by Trichoderma. We collected the diseased samples from the main A. auricula cultivation regions to characterize the pathogen a...
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Open AccessElevated RANTES levels are associated with increased risk of cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis
Cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis (CAS) is a significant factor in the development of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Previous studies have reported that cytokines are involved in atherosclerotic diseases, althou...
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Novel Pyramidal DNA Nanostructure as a Signal Probe Carrier Platform for Detection of Organophosphorus Pesticides
In this work, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and DNA tetrahedral nanostructure (DTN) as a signal probe carrier platform to control the density of aptamers were used to construct an ultrasensitive electrochemical a...
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Open AccessLong-term outcomes of “open iridectomy” for secondary anterior chamber epithelial iris cysts
Epithelial cysts run a high risk of recurrence and conversion to sheet-like ingrowth after surgical intervention. In this retrospective study, we introduced a modified iridectomy for treatment of secondary epi...
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Open AccessAn issue based power index
An issue game is a combination of a monotonic simple game and an issue profile. An issue profile is a profile of linear orders on the player set, one for each issue within the set of issues: such a linear orde...
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Adjacent Downstream Compensation Method of Sharing Polluted Rivers
To clean up the pollutants in cross-boundary rivers needs the collaborative actions among different agents involved. In our paper, we deal with the river pollution problem in a cooperative situation. We first ...
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Associated Games to Optimize the Core of a Transferable Utility Game
In view of the core optimization, this paper establishes a new associated game starting from one with a nonempty core and proposes a sequence of associated games recursively. We prove that the cores of the ass...
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Mutation of a histidine-rich calcium-binding-protein gene in wheat confers resistance to Fusarium head blight
Head or ear blight, mainly caused by Fusarium species, can devastate almost all staple cereal crops (particularly wheat), resulting in great economic loss and imposing health threats on both human beings and live...
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Codon optimization significantly enhanced the expression of human 37-kDa iLRP in Escherichia coli
37-kDa immature laminin receptor protein (iLRP), the precursor of 67-kDa laminin receptor protein (LRP), is overexpressed on the surface of most cancer cells and recognized as a universal tumor antigen. The ro...
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The General Nucleolus of n-Person Cooperative Games
In this paper, we define the concept of the general nucleolus whose objective function is limited to the player complaint, to reflect the profit distribution more intuitively on the space of n-person cooperati...
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Erratum to: Increased expression of MyD88 and association with paclitaxel resistance in breast cancer
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Increased expression of MyD88 and association with paclitaxel resistance in breast cancer
MyD88 was reported to be associated with paclitaxel sensitivity in lung cancer; however, its roles in breast cancer remain unclear. The objective of this study is to investigate the expression and function of ...
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Al3+/graphene composites for electrochemical detection of DNA cleavage
Herein, we present the electrochemical co-deposition of Al3+/graphene composites directly from an aqueous mixture containing graphene oxide (GO) and Al3+. The obtained Al3+/graphene composites with good electroch...
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Recent progress of marine geographic information system in China: A review for 2006–2010
In this article, the progress of marine geographic information system (MGIS) in China during 2006–2010 is reviewed with emphases on generic MGIS, advanced MGIS and MGIS-based applications. Generic MGIS can be ...
