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Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
Ying-**a Liao
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Open AccessLandform and lithospheric development contribute to the assembly of mountain floras in China
Although it is well documented that mountains tend to exhibit high biodiversity, how geological processes affect the assemblage of montane floras is a matter of ongoing research. Here, we explore landform-spec...
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Open Access2-week prevalence and associated factors of fever, diarrhea, and coexisting fever and diarrhea among children aged 6–23 months in rural Hunan Province
Fever and diarrhea are key causes of malnutrition, growth and development disorders, and death among children. At present, most studies on the associated factors of fever and diarrhea in children are concentra...
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Open AccessBacteria inhabiting spider webs enhance host silk extensibility
Spider silk is a promising material with great potential in biomedical applications due to its incredible mechanical properties and resistance to degradation of commercially available bacterial strains. Howeve...
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Open AccessA negative feedback loop between TET2 and leptin in adipocyte regulates body weight
Ten-eleven translocation (TET) 2 is an enzyme that catalyzes DNA demethylation to regulate gene expression by oxidizing 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, functioning as an essential epigenetic regul...
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Open AccessLEAP model-based analysis to low-carbon transformation path in the power sector: a case study of Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area
As a major carbon emitter, the power sector plays a crucial role in realizing the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. This study constructed a low-carbon power system based on the LEAP model (LEAP-GB...
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Reply to: Model uncertainty obscures major driver of soil carbon
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Open AccessThe protective effect of social support on all-cause and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality among middle-aged and older adults in the US
The relationship between social support and mortality, especially cardio-cerebrovascular mortality, still has some limitations in the assessment of social support, sample selection bias, and short follow-up ti...
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Open AccessMicrobes translocation from oral cavity to nasopharyngeal carcinoma in patients
The presence of oral microbes in extra-oral sites is linked to gastrointestinal cancers. However, their potential ectopically colonization in the nasopharynx and impact on local cancer development remains unce...
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Open AccessALDH2 is a novel biomarker and exerts an inhibitory effect on melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant skin tumor. This study aimed to explore and assess the effect of novel biomarkers on the progression of melanoma. Differently expressed genes (DEGs) were screened from GSE3189 and GSE46...
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Open AccessSustainable conversion of alkaline nitrate to ammonia at activities greater than 2 A cm−2
Nitrate (NO3‒) pollution poses significant threats to water quality and global nitrogen cycles. Alkaline electrocatalytic NO3‒ reduction reaction (NO3RR) emerges as an attractive route for enabling NO3‒ removal a...
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Open AccessGlucocorticoids increase adiposity by stimulating Krüppel-like factor 9 expression in macrophages
The mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid (GC)-induced obesity are poorly understood. Macrophages are the primary targets by which GCs exert pharmacological effects and perform critical functions in adipose tis...
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Open AccessVisualizing the interfacial-layer-based epitaxial growth process toward organic core-shell architectures
Organic heterostructures (OHTs) with the desired geometry organization on micro/nanoscale have undergone rapid progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology. However, it is a significant challenge to elucidate th...
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Open AccessRoom-temperature sub-100 nm Néel-type skyrmions in non-stoichiometric van der Waals ferromagnet Fe3-xGaTe2 with ultrafast laser writability
Realizing room-temperature magnetic skyrmions in two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnets offers unparalleled prospects for future spintronic applications. However, due to the intrinsic spin fluctuations tha...
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Open AccessDysfunction of duplicated pair rice histone acetyltransferases causes segregation distortion and an interspecific reproductive barrier
Postzygotic reproductive isolation, which results in the irreversible divergence of species, is commonly accompanied by hybrid sterility, necrosis/weakness, or lethality in the F1 or other offspring generations. ...
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Open AccessWater can trigger nuclear reaction to produce energy and isotope gases
This paper reports the discovery that water can trigger a peculiar nuclear reaction and produce energy. Cavitation may induce unusual reactions through implosion of water vapor bubbles. Many of this research h...
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Open AccessMaternal dominance contributes to subgenome differentiation in allopolyploid fishes
Teleost fishes, which are the largest and most diverse group of living vertebrates, have a rich history of ancient and recent polyploidy. Previous studies of allotetraploid common carp and goldfish (cyprinids)...
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Open AccessStress-induced red nucleus attenuation induces anxiety-like behavior and lymph node CCL5 secretion
Previous studies have speculated that brain activity directly controls immune responses in lymphoid organs. However, the upstream brain regions that control lymphoid organs and how they interface with lymphoid...
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Open AccessThe preliminary in vitro study and application of deep learning algorithm in cone beam computed tomography image implant recognition
To properly repair and maintain implants, which are bone tissue implants that replace natural tooth roots, it is crucial to accurately identify their brand and specification. Deep learning has demonstrated out...
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Open AccessIncidence of deep vein thrombosis and symptomatic pulmonary embolism in Taiwanese patients with pelvic and/or acetabular fractures: a retrospective study
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common in patients with trauma, and thromboprophylaxis has been advocated. However, conflicting results regarding VTE rates in the Asian population following orthopaedic procedu...
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Open AccessPrediction models combining zonulin, LPS, and LBP predict acute kidney injury and hepatorenal syndrome–acute kidney injury in cirrhotic patients
The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) and hepatorenal syndrome–acute kidney injury (HRS–AKI) in cirrhosis has been associated with intestinal barrier dysfunction and gut-kidney crosstalk. We use the rel...
