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miR-1-3p Inhibits Osteosarcoma Cell Proliferation and Cell Cycle Progression While Promoting Cell Apoptosis by Targeting CDK14 to Inactivate Wnt/Beta-Catenin Signaling
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a common bone malignancy and is diagnosed frequently in children and young adults. According to previous RNA sequencing, miR-1-3p is downregulated in OS clinical samples. Nevertheless, the...
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Theoretical carrying capacity of grasslands and early warning for maintaining forage-livestock balance in the Qilian Mountains, northwest China
An in-depth understanding of the relationship between the theoretical carrying capacity of grasslands and the forage-livestock balance is crucial for maintaining ecological equilibrium in grasslands and guidin...
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The association between platelet-lymphocyte ratio and the risk of all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have high levels of inflammatory mediators. These inflammatory mediators contribute to the increased risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Platelet-lympho...
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A new buffer selection strategy for land use regression model of PM2.5 in **’an, China
In order to calculate the spatial distribution of high-resolution air-pollutant levels, the land use regression (LUR) model can be an effective method due to the comprehensive consideration of various factors....
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Assessing vegetation response to climatic variations and human activities: spatiotemporal NDVI variations in the Hexi Corridor and surrounding areas from 2000 to 2010
Vegetation cover is a commonly used indicator for evaluating terrestrial environmental conditions, and for revealing environmental evolution and transitions. Spatiotemporal variations in the vegetation cover o...
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Contamination levels and health risk assessments of heavy metals in an oasis-desert zone: a case study in northwest China
Rapid and extensive social and economic development has caused severe soil contamination by heavy metals in China. The spatial distribution, pollution levels, and health risks of metals were identified in an o...
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Spatial and temporal changes in desertification in the southern region of the Tengger Desert from 1973 to 2009
The sandy land in the southern region of the Tengger Desert is adjacent to cities and towns, and land desertification poses a threat to the livelihood and production of local residents. To determine dynamic ch...
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Heavy metals in the riverbed surface sediment of the Yellow River, China
One hundred and eleven riverbed surface sediment (RSS) samples were collected to determine the heavy metal concentration throughout the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River (IMYR), which has been subjected...
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Climatological analysis of dust storms in the area surrounding the Tengger Desert during 1960–2007
Based on dust storm records and meteorological data from six stations in the area surrounding the Tengger Desert over the period 1960–2007, the diurnal, monthly and interannual variation of dust storms and sev...
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Analysis of trace elements (heavy metal based) in the surface soils of a desert–loess transitional zone in the south of the Tengger Desert
It is very important to strengthen the research about the heavy metal pollution of soil in vulnerable ecological regions of the south-central arid area of Northwest China for regulating and guiding local indus...
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Loess record of the evolution history of severe sandstorms in the Tengger Desert during the Last Interglacial Period (MIS5)
The Shagou loess section recorded the evolution information of severe sandstorms in the Tengger Desert during the Last Interglacial (MIS 5). By analyzing the grain size data of the loess samples using the grai...
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Instability characteristics of the East Asian Monsoon recorded by high-resolution loess sections from the last interglacial (MIS5)
The selection of high-resolution loess sections is needed in order to determine the climatic variability of the East Asian Monsoon during the last interglacial. Two sequences of S1 on the eastern and western s...
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Paleomagnetic dating of the topmost terrace in Kouma, Henan and its indication to the Yellow River’s running through Sanmen Gorges
In the east of **aolangdi, many river terraces are developed at the exit of the Yellow River Gorges. Among them the terraces in Kouma, Yanshi of Henan Province are most typical, where the Yellow River develope...
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Paleoenvironmental significance investigation of loess magnetic fabric in a semiarid region
Here we report our recent magnetic fabric investigation of loess deposition in Shagou section, located at the northeastern Qilian Mountains, the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau. On the basis of environ...
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Tectonic-climatic events in eastern Qilian Mountains over the past 0.83 Ma
The eastern part of Qilian Mountains experienced strong tectonic uplift during the late Quaternary, and climate record there was influenced by Tibetan Plateau to some extent. Based on studies on the fluvial te...
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Age and genesis of the Shagou River terraces in eastern Qilian Mountains
The fluvial terrace sequence in eastern Qilian Mountains is a record of periodic uplift events of the Tibetan Plateau. Based on paleomagnetic dating, thermoluminescence dating, radio carbon dating and loess-pa...
