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    Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in Escherichia coli isolated from captive black bears

    The objective of this study was to analyze the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) characteristics produced by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and gene cassettes in Escherichia coli ...

    Hang Liu, Keyun Shi, Yuhan Wang, Wenhao Zhong, Shulei Pan, Lei Zhou in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Revealing broken valley symmetry of quantum emitters in WSe2 with chiral nanocavities

    Single photon emission of quantum emitters (QEs) carrying internal degrees of freedom such as spin and angular momentum plays an important role in quantum optics. Recently, QEs in two-dimensional semiconductor...

    Longlong Yang, Yu Yuan, Bowen Fu, **gnan Yang, Danjie Dai in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Comparative impact of streptozotocin on altering normal glucose homeostasis in diabetic rats compared to normoglycemic rats

    Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome and an endocrine disorder, primarily considered as a loss of glucose homeostasis because of the insulin action and/or secretion or both. Currently there are more than 150 millio...

    Habib ur Rehman, Kaleem Ullah, Aamir Rasool, Robina Manzoor, Yu Yuan in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Different clinical characteristics of current smokers and former smokers with asthma: a cross-sectional study of adult asthma patients in China

    Smoking is a trigger for asthma, which has led to an increase in asthma incidence in China. In smokers, asthma management starts with smoking cessation. Data on predictors of smoking cessation in Chinese patie...

    Zhifeng Chen, Binaya Wasti, Yulin Shang, Ruoyun Ouyang, Yu Yuan in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Nucleus accumbens circuit disinhibits lateral hypothalamus glutamatergic neurons contributing to morphine withdrawal memory in male mice

    The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is physiologically critical in brain functions. The LH also plays an important role in drug addiction. However, neural circuits underlying LH involvement of drug addiction remain ...

    Huan Sheng, Chao Lei, Yu Yuan, Yali Fu, Dongyang Cui, Li Yang in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Segregated cation flux by TPC2 biases Ca2+ signaling through lysosomes

    Two-pore channels are endo-lysosomal cation channels with malleable selectivity filters that drive endocytic ion flux and membrane traffic. Here we show that TPC2 can differentially regulate its cation permeab...

    Yu Yuan, Dawid Jaślan, Taufiq Rahman, Stephen R. Bolsover in Nature Communications (2022)

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    Leisure-time physical activity and risk of incident cardiovascular disease in Chinese retired adults

    The optimum amounts and types of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention among Chinese retired adults are unclear. The prospective study enrolled 26,584 participants (...

    Xuanwen Mu, Kuai Yu, Pinpin Long, Rundong Niu, Wending Li in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Boron-mediated directed aromatic C–H hydroxylation

    Transition metal-catalysed C–H hydroxylation is one of the most notable advances in synthetic chemistry during the past few decades and it has been widely employed in the preparation of alcohols and phenols. T...

    Jiahang Lv, Binlin Zhao, Yu Yuan, Ying Han, Zhuangzhi Shi in Nature Communications (2020)

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    Metal-free directed sp2-C–H borylation

    Organoboron reagents are important synthetic intermediates that have a key role in the construction of natural products, pharmaceuticals and organic materials1. The discovery of simpler, milder and more efficient...

    Jiahang Lv, **angyang Chen, **ao-Song Xue, Binlin Zhao, Yong Liang, Minyan Wang in Nature (2019)

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    Hypoxia-induced Downregulation of SRC-3 Suppresses Trophoblastic Invasion and Migration Through Inhibition of the AKT/mTOR Pathway: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia

    Preeclampsia (PE) is characterized by poor placentation, consequent on aberrant extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cell function during placental development. The SRC family of proteins is important during pregnan...

    Cheng** He, Nan Shan, ** Xu, Huisheng Ge, Yu Yuan, Yangming Liu in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Association of resting heart rate and its change with incident cardiovascular events in the middle-aged and older Chinese

    Whether heart rate change is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population is unclear. We conducted a prospective cohort study to assess the association of resting heart rate and its c...

    **g Tian, Yu Yuan, Miaoyan Shen, **aomin Zhang, Meian He, Huan Guo in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Association between education and the risk of incident coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older Chinese: the Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort

    Educational achievement was related to cardiovascular disease in some western populations, but prospective evidence on the relationship between education and the risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD) i...

    Hao Wang, Yu Yuan, Lulu Song, Gaokun Qiu, Xuefeng Lai, Liangle Yang in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Total synthesis of teixobactin

    To cope with the global bacterial multidrug resistance, scientific communities have devoted significant efforts to develop novel antibiotics, particularly those with new modes of actions. Teixobactin, recently...

    Kang **, Iek Hou Sam, Kathy Hiu Laam Po, Du’an Lin in Nature Communications (2016)