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Open AccessTargeting suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder with MRI-navigated Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy
High suicide risk represents a serious problem in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), yet treatment options that could safely and rapidly ameliorate suicidal ideation remain elusive. Here, we tested...
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To improve the corrosion resistance of coalbed methane drilling equipment, an AlCoCrFeNiCu high entropy alloy coating was prepared on the AISI 4135 (35CrMo) steel substrate by high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) ...
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Heat stress (HS) is a long-standing hurdle that animals face in the living environment. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a strong antioxidant synthesized by plants and animals. The present study evaluated the mechan...
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This article is the 14th in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein we report 98 taxa distributed in two phyla, seven classes, 26 orders and 50 families which are described and illustrated. Taxa in this stu...
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Open AccessSleep postures monitoring based on capacitively coupled electrodes and deep recurrent neural networks
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Open AccessROMO1 is required for mitochondrial metabolism during preimplantation embryo development in pigs
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Open AccessRal GTPase is essential for actin dynamics and Golgi apparatus distribution in mouse oocyte maturation
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Open AccessRational design of crystalline two-dimensional frameworks with highly complicated topological structures
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Open AccessSodium fluoride exposure exerts toxic effects on porcine oocyte maturation
Excessive long-term fluoride intake is associated with several health problems, including infertility. However, limited information is available on the toxic effects of fluoride exposure on the female reproduc...
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