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Open AccessAberrant topology of white matter networks in patients with methamphetamine dependence and its application in support vector machine-based classification
Brain white matter (WM) networks have been widely studied in neuropsychiatric disorders. However, few studies have evaluated alterations in WM network topological organization in patients with methamphetamine ...
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Recent progress in perovskite solar cells: from device to commercialization
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are undergoing rapid development and the power conversion efficiency reaches 25.7% which attracts increasing attention on their commercialization recently. In this review, we summ...
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Relative reinforcing effects of dibutylone, ethylone, and N-ethylpentylone: self-administration and behavioral economics analysis in rats
Following the emergence of methylone as one of the most popular synthetic cathinones, this group of novel psychoactive substance with names ending in “-lone,” such as dibutylone, ethylone, and N-ethylpentylone...
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Open AccessSynergy of Pd atoms and oxygen vacancies on In2O3 for methane conversion under visible light
Methane (CH4) oxidation to high value chemicals under mild conditions through photocatalysis is a sustainable and appealing pathway, nevertheless confronting the critical issues regarding both conversion and sele...
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Repair Strategies for Perovskite Solar Cells
In recent years, organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have obtained rapid development due to their excellent optoelectronic properties and low fabrication cost. However, owing to the env.....
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Role of nucleus accumbens microRNA-181a and MeCP2 in incubation of heroin craving in male rats
Epigenetic regulation has been implicated in the incubation of drug craving (the time-dependent increase in drug seeking after prolonged withdrawal from drug self-administration). There is little information a...
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Statistical calibration of federal highway administration simplified models for facing tensile forces of soil nail walls
This study first develops a database containing 56 measured facing tensile forces from instrumented soil nail walls during or at completion of construction. Based on the compiled database, the accuracies of bo...
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Open AccessAll-trans retinoic acid reduces cancer stem cell-like cell-mediated resistance to gefitinib in NSCLC adenocarcinoma cells
The enrichment of cancer stem cell-like cells (CSCs) has been considered to be responsible for tumor progression after an initial response to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors ...
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Open AccessSmall molecule inhibitor of TGF-β signaling enables robust osteogenesis of autologous GMSCs to successfully repair minipig severe maxillofacial bone defects
Clinically, for stem cell-based therapy (SCBT), autologous stem cells are considered better than allogenic stem cells because of little immune rejection and no risk of communicable disease infection. However, ...
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Cation and anion immobilization through chemical bonding enhancement with fluorides for stable halide perovskite solar cells
Defects play an important role in the degradation processes of hybrid halide perovskite absorbers, impeding their application for solar cells. Among all defects, halide anion and organic cation vacancies are u...
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Dietary Analysis of Marine Fish Species: Enhancing the Detection of Prey-Specific DNA Sequences via High-Throughput Sequencing Using Blocking Primers
Dietary studies of fish can enhance our understanding of predator-prey interactions and provide important insights into complex marine food webs. In this study, we performed dietary analyses of three commercia...
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SNP discovery using high-throughput 454 pyrosequencing and validation in the spotted scat, Scatophagus argus
The spotted scat, Scatophagus argus, has become a popular commercial fish in recent years. However, spotted scat fingerlings originate mainly from wild resources due to difficulties in the artificial propagation ...
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Isolation and characterization of EST-based microsatellite markers for Scatophagus argus based on transcriptome analysis
In the present study, expressed sequence tag-based microsatellite markers were developed by 454 pyrosequencing for the marine fish Scatophagus argus. A total of 510,939 reads were obtained, and 4,322 di-nucleotid...
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Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for a threatened reef fish Plectropomus leopardus
Plectropomus leopardus is an economically important reef fish in Western Pacific, and its nature resource has been heavily exploited in these years. In the present study, 11 microsatellite loci were developed and...
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Novel polymorphic microsatellite loci for the spotted scat Scatophagus argus
Scatophagus argus is a recreational and commercial fish in East Asia. There is no genetic information about wild populations available so far. A first set of 15 microsatellite loci were developed from the species...
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Effects of training and withdrawal periods on heroin seeking induced by conditioned cue in an animal of model of relapse
A high incidence of relapse can be triggered by exposure to conditioned cues previously associated with heroin. Extended access to drug and withdrawal are thought to affect the motivation for drug seeking.
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The dissociation of heroin-seeking patterns induced by contextual, discriminative, or discrete conditioned cues in a model of relapse to heroin in rats
The role of heroin-related stimuli in motivating the resumption of heroin use is not fully understood.
