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Open AccessEnhanced Community Structure Detection in Complex Networks with Partial Background Information
Community structure detection in complex networks is important since it can help better understand the network topology and how the network works. However, there is still not a clear and widely-accepted defini...
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High Serum MiR-130a Levels Are Associated with Severe Perihematomal Edema and Predict Adverse Outcome in Acute ICH
The development and/or progression of perihematomal edema (PHE) in patients with acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) vary substantially with different individuals. Although hematoma volume is a us...
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Expression of BSE-associated proteins in the CNS and lymphoreticular tissues of cattle and buffalo
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which has been documented in 190,000 cases of BSE-infected cattle, to our knowledge, has not been reported in buffalo. Prion protein (PrP) is critical to susceptibility...
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Open AccessIdentification of valid reference genes for mRNA and microRNA normalisation in prostate cancer cell lines
RT-qPCR offers high sensitivity, for accurate interpretations of qPCR results however, normalisation using suitable reference genes is fundamental. Androgens can regulate transcriptional expression including r...
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Transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) is a potential signature gene for mesenchymal subtype high-grade glioma
Previous study revealed that higher expression of transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) is correlated to poorer cancer-specific survival and higher proportion of tumor necrosis and Fuhrman grades III...
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Longitudinal monitoring of liver fibrosis status by transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B patients during long-term entecavir treatment
The correlation between improvement in longitudinal liver stiffness and fibrosis regression has not been properly evaluated during long-term antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. In this stu...
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Open AccessBaicalin ameliorates neuroinflammation-induced depressive-like behavior through inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 expression via the PI3K/AKT/FoxO1 pathway
Baicalin, which is isolated from Radix Scutellariae, possesses strong biological activities including an anti-inflammation property. Recent studies have shown that the anti-inflammatory effect of baicalin is link...
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Open AccessDiagnostic value of multislice spiral computed tomography (CT) combined with CT angiography for intra-abdominal undescended testis secondary seminomas
To discuss the diagnostic value of multislice spiral tomography (CT) combined with CT angiography (CTA) technology in intra-abdominal undescended testis secondary seminoma cases.
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Open AccessAntioxidative capacity is highly associated with the storage property of tuberous roots in different sweetpotato cultivars
The activities and gene expression of antioxidative enzymes and the ROS content were analyzed in two typical storage-tolerant cultivars (Xushu 32 and Shangshu 19) and another two storage-sensitive cultivars (Y...
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The prognostic role of liver stiffness in patients with chronic liver disease: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis
Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography (TE) has been assessed for the evaluation of clinically relevant outcomes in patients with chronic liver diseases (CLDs) while with variable results....
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Open AccessCAMK2A supported tumor initiating cells of lung adenocarcinoma by upregulating SOX2 through EZH2 phosphorylation
Tumor initiating cells (TIC) of lung cancer are mainly induced by stress-related plasticity. Calcium/Calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha (CAMK2A) is a key calcium signaling molecule activated by exoge...
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Global Functional Network Connectivity Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Resting-State Functional MRI
Examining the spontaneous BOLD activity to understand the neural mechanism of Parkinson’s disease (PD) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a focus in resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) studies. This st...
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Physical exercise rescues cocaine-evoked synaptic deficits in motor cortex
Drug exposure impairs cortical plasticity and motor learning, which underlies the reduced behavioral flexibility in drug addiction. Physical exercise has been used to prevent relapse in drug rehabilitation pro...
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Generalized Lagrangian Duality in Set-valued Vector Optimization via Abstract Subdifferential
In this paper, we investigate dual problems for nonconvex set-valued vector optimization via abstract subdifferential. We first introduce a generalized augmented Lagrangian function induced by a coupling vecto...
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Abnormal actuating performance of MXene/polyimide electrochemical actuator in neutral aqueous electrolytes
MXene exhibits great potential in electrochemical actuators which can convert electrical energy to mechanical motions for applications in smart robots or drug delivery systems, etc. However, the detailed actua...
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Research and Application of Oil Well Working Condition Analysis Targeted on Achieving Maximum Production Profit
With the development of Daqing oilfield, mechanical wells are confronted with more complex influencing factors. And submergence depth is one of the most important indexes to measure working condition of the me...
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High-rate performance and super long-cycle stability of Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode material coated by diatomic doped carbon
Na3V2(PO4)3 is considered as one of the most promising cathodes for sodium ion batteries due to its excellent thermal stability, long cycle life and high energy density. However, the inferior intrinsic electronic...
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Open AccessIdentification and validation of CCL2 as a potential biomarker relevant to mast cell infiltration in the testicular immune microenvironment of spermatogenic dysfunction
Spermatogenic dysfunction is an important cause of azoospermia. Numerous studies have focused on germ-cell-related genes that lead to spermatogenic impairment. However, based on the immune-privileged character...
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The tumor immune microenvironment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after gemcitabine plus cisplatin treatment
Gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GP) chemotherapy is the standard of care for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, the mechanisms underpinning its clinical activity are unclear. Here, using single-cell RNA sequ...
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Multiplicity of Periodic Bouncing Solutions for Sublinear Damped Variation Systems via Nonsmooth Variational Methods
Two results about the multiplicity of nontrivial periodic bouncing solutions for sublinear damped vibration systems −ẍ = g(t)ẋ + f(t, x) are obtained via the Generalized Nonsmooth Saddle Point Theorem and a techn...
