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Open AccessAssociation between preoperative persistent hyperglycemia and postoperative delirium in geriatric hip fracture patients
The management of preoperative blood glucose levels in reducing the incidence of postoperative delirium (POD) remains controversial. This study aims to investigate the impact of preoperative persistent hypergl...
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Ethylene may be the Key Factor Leading to the Homologous Transformation of Stamens into Pistils in Three-Pistil Wheat
Previous studies have shown that ethylene levels in flower buds are key to sex determination in plants. However, the roles of ethylene in wheat flower development are poorly understood. In this study, pistillo...
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Molecular transport enhancement in pure metallic carbon nanotube porins
Nanofluidic channels impose extreme confinement on water and ions, giving rise to unusual transport phenomena strongly dependent on the interactions at the channel–wall interface. Yet how the electronic proper...
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Open AccessMediating effect of adiponectin between free fatty acid and tumor necrosis factor-α in patients with diabetes
Increased free fatty acid (FFA) promotes adiponectin secretion in healthy subjects and induces inflammation in diabetes. Given the potential pro-inflammatory role of adiponectin in “adiponectin paradox”, we pe...
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Superior oxidase-mimetic activity of FeCo-NC dual-atom nanozyme for smartphone-based visually colorimetric assay of organophosphorus pesticides
A colorimetric analysis platform has been successfully developed based on FeCo-NC dual-atom nanozyme (FeCo-NC DAzyme) for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs). The FeCo-NC DAzyme exhibited excep...
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Imprinting of serum neutralizing antibodies by Wuhan-1 mRNA vaccines
Immune imprinting is a phenomenon in which prior antigenic experiences influence responses to subsequent infection or vaccination1,2. The effects of immune imprinting on serum antibody responses after boosting wi...
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Open AccessRead or skip privacy policies when installing apps on wearable devices: the roles of perceived necessity and threat clues
Wearable devices are increasingly integral to our daily lives but raise significant concerns about the security of personal data. In contrast, users often skip reading privacy policies when installing apps on ...
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Open AccessA fast-charging/discharging and long-term stable artificial electrode enabled by space charge storage mechanism
Lithium‐ion batteries with fast-charging/discharging properties are urgently needed for the mass adoption of electric vehicles. Here, we show that fast charging/discharging, long-term stable and high energy ch...
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Open AccessDeuteration-enhanced neutron contrasts to probe amorphous domain sizes in organic photovoltaic bulk heterojunction films
An organic photovoltaic bulk heterojunction comprises of a mixture of donor and acceptor materials, forming a semi-crystalline thin film with both crystalline and amorphous domains. Domain sizes critically imp...
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Diagnostic value of dual-time point 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT image for benign and malignant lesions in patients with prostate cancer
This study aimed to ascertain the diagnostic efficacy of routine 68Ga-PSMA imaging conducted 1 h post-injection, in conjunction with delayed imaging performed 3 h post-injection, for differentiating between benig...
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Open AccessAssessing intra- and inter-molecular charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors using electroabsorption spectroscopy
Organic photovoltaic cells using Y6 non-fullerene acceptors have recently achieved high efficiency, and it was suggested to be attributed to the charge-transfer (CT) nature of the excitations in Y6 aggregates....
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Systemic Immune-Inflammation Response is Associated with Futile Recanalization After Endovascular Treatment
Frequent incidence of futile recanalization decreases the benefit of endovascular treatment (EVT) in acute ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that the inflammation and immune response after ischemic are associat...
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Mechanism of a deterministic sponge figuring processing (SFP) in Ni–P surface formation considering the robustness of the tool influence function: modeling and experimental investigation
The core optics in the deep-space high-energy physics ray detection system are an ultra-precision aspherical surface, which would generate surface errors introduced by the ultra-precision single point diamond ...
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Open AccessResNet incorporating the fusion data of RGB & hyperspectral images improves classification accuracy of vegetable soybean freshness
The freshness of vegetable soybean (VS) is an important indicator for quality evaluation. Currently, deep learning-based image recognition technology provides a fast, efficient, and low-cost method for analyzi...
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Open AccessPolymer composite microspheres loading 177Lu radionuclide for interventional radioembolization therapy and real-time SPECT imaging of hepatic cancer
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with 90Y-labeled glass and resin microspheres is one of the primary treatment strategies for advanced-stage primary and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, d...
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Open AccessData-driven prediction of the equivalent sand-grain roughness
Surface roughness affects the near-wall fluid velocity profile and surface drag, and is commonly quantified by the equivalent sand-grain roughness ...
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Open AccessSuspended clay and surfactants enhance buoyant microplastic settling
Most of the plastic waste that enters rivers and the oceans is unaccounted for. Approximately half of the world’s produced plastics are buoyant in water, meaning that processes must take place that effectively...
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1D/2D composite subnanometer channels for ion transport: The role of confined water
As a mass transport media, water is an alternative of organic solvent applied in rechargeable batteries, due to its unique properties, including fast ionic migration, easy-processibility, economic/environmenta...
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Open AccessRestricting epigenetic activity promotes the reprogramming of transformed cells to pluripotency in a line-specific manner
Somatic cell reprogramming and oncogenic transformation share surprisingly similar features, yet transformed cells are resistant to reprogramming. Epigenetic barriers must block transformed cells from reprogra...
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Unique porous framework constructed by uranyl phosphonate with high structural stability and preferential ion exchange capacity
The stable porous material capable of exchanging external ions has promising potential in sorption and separation for radioactive nuclides. Herein, an in situ hydrothermal synthesis successfully incorporates p...
