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Synthetic dimensions based on particles’ internal degrees of freedom, such as frequency, spatial modes and arrival time, have attracted significant attention. They offer ideal large-scale lattices to simulate ...
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Graphitic carbon nitride with nitrogen vacancies (NV-g-C3N4) as a photocatalyst has been studied in solar-driven energy conversion. However, expensive and rare noble metal co-catalysts such as Pt or Pd are requir...
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Open AccessMyosin VI contributes to maintaining epithelial barrier function
Epithelial barrier dysfunction is associated with the pathogenesis of a number of immune inflammations; the etiology is not fully understood. The fusion of endosome/lysosome is a critical process in the degrad...
