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Flexible 3D MoS2–TiO2 nanorod arrays heterojunction structures for high visible light photocatalysis
Visible light photocatalysis is of great importance in waste water photodegradation and photoelectrochemical clean energy generation. The preparation of visible light photocatalysts with high photocatalytic ac...
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Open AccessCloud-integrated cyber–physical systems: Reliability, performance and power consumption with shared-servers and parallelized services
Cloud systems, which are typical cyber–physical systems, consist of physical nodes and virtualized facilities that collaborate to fulfill cloud computing services. The advent of visualization technology engend...
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Preparation of Cu2O/ g-C3N4-modified TiO2 composite catalysts by a two-step method: degradation of RhB in sunlight
To deal with water pollution, photocatalytic degradation has become a more prominent technology in this field. In this paper, Cu2O and g-C3N4 were added to TiO2 by calcination and coupling, which greatly improved...
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein O-phosphorylation landscape
Bacterial phosphosignalling has been synonymous with two-component systems and their histidine kinases, but many bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), also code for Ser/Thr protein kinases (STPKs)...
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Open AccessEarly alveolar macrophage response and IL-1R-dependent T cell priming determine transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains
Mechanisms underlying variability in transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains remain undefined. By characterizing high and low transmission strains of M.tuberculosis in mice, we show here that high tran...
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Develo** a hybrid model of information entropy and unascertained measurement theory for evaluation of the excavatability in rock mass
In geotechnical engineering, excavation process is affected by many factors, so that the evaluation of the excavatability is a difficult task in the field. In order to have a better equipment selection and min...
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Transcriptional regulator-induced phenotype screen reveals drug potentiators in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Transposon-based strategies provide a powerful and unbiased way to study the bacterial stress response1–8, but these approaches cannot fully capture the complexities of network-based behaviour. Here, we present a...
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Experimental and Computational Workflow for RNA Sequencing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis : From Total RNA to Differentially Expressed Genes
RNA sequencing (RNAseq) in bacteria has become a transformative tool for many applications, including the identification of mechanisms that contribute to pathogenesis, environmental adaptation, and drug respon...
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Analysis of Virgin Asphalt Brands via the Integrated Application of FTIR and Gel Permeation Chromatography
Counterfeit asphalts have often been deliberately adulterated to reduce costs, which has seriously impeded the development of road and highway construction. In this study, attenuated total reflection Fourier t...
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Open AccessSpatial modeling of prostate cancer metabolic gene expression reveals extensive heterogeneity and selective vulnerabilities
Spatial heterogeneity is a fundamental feature of the tumor microenvironment (TME), and tackling spatial heterogeneity in neoplastic metabolic aberrations is critical for tumor treatment. Genome-scale metaboli...
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Copper(II) ions enhance the peroxidase-like activity and stability of keratin-capped gold nanoclusters for the colorimetric detection of glucose
A method is described for the preparation of copper(II)-modified keratin-capped gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) with adjustable Au/Cu molar ratio through a two-step synthetic route. The introduction of Cu(II) is kno...
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Synthesis of Mixed-Phase TiO2 Nanopowders Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Driven by Dual-Frequency Power Sources
Mixed-phase TiO2 nanopowders with different ratios of anatase and rutile have been successfully synthesized using atmospheric pressure plasma jet driven by dual-frequency power sources. The crystal structures of ...
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Network analysis identifies Rv0324 and Rv0880 as regulators of bedaquiline tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The resilience of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) emerges from its ability to effectively counteract immunological, environmental and antitubercular challenges. Here, we demonstrate that MTB can tolerate drug tr...
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The Influence of BaCeO3 Do** on the Oxygen Distribution, Inhomogeneity and Superconducting Properties of YBa2Cu3O7−δ +0.1mol Y2O3 Superconductors
A synthesis of polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7−δ (Y123, YBCO) + 0.1mol Y2O3+ x wt % BaCeO3(x=0.0,0.5,1.0,2.0, and 5.0) superconductors has been done in air via a standard solidstate reaction te...
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Open AccessA comprehensive map of genome-wide gene regulation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a pathogenic bacterium responsible for 12 million active cases of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. The complexity and critical regulatory components of MTB pathogenicity are still ...
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Open AccessThe DNA-binding network of Mycobacterium tuberculosi s
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infects 30% of all humans and kills someone every 20–30 s. Here we report genome-wide binding for ~80% of all predicted MTB transcription factors (TFs), and assayed global express...
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Open AccessMap** and manipulating the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcriptome using a transcription factor overexpression-derived regulatory network
Mycobacterium tuberculosis senses and responds to the shifting and hostile landscape of the host. To characterize the underlying intertwined gene regulatory network governed by approximately 200 transcription fac...
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Exploring the Phase Formation and Microstructure of a New Y-Based HTSC Nanopowder
In this experiment, a nanocrystalline Y3Ba5 C u 8 O y s...
