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Open AccessAnalysis of differences in the rumen microbiome and metabolic function in prepartum dairy cows with different body condition scores
The rumen is a crucial digestive organ for dairy cows. The rumen microbiota assists in the digestion of plant feed through microbe-mediated fermentation, during which the plant feed is transformed into nutrien...
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A genome-wide association study and an accurate genoty** strategy to identify and validate the SNPs related to the larval period in bullfrog Aquarana catesbeiana
Metamorphosis is the vital biological and morphologic process in economic amphibian bullfrog Aquarana catesbeiana, and is usually quantified by larval period in actual seeding production. As a key growth trait, t...
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Comparative genomic analysis reveals expansion of the DnaJ gene family in Lagerstroemia indica and its members response to salt stress
DnaJs/Hsp40s/JPDs are obligate co-chaperones of heat shock proteins (Hsp70), performing crucial biological functions within organisms. A comparative genome analysis of four genomes (Vitis vinifera, Eucalyptus gra...
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Open AccessMedullary sponge kidney with IgA nephropathy: a case report and literature review
Medullary sponge kidney (MSK)is rare in association with glomerulonephritis. We report a patient with medullary sponge kidney, and the kidney biopsy revealed a diagnosis of IgA nephropathy.
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Scientific Advances and Weather Services of the China Meteorological Administration’s National Forecasting Systems during the Bei**g 2022 Winter Olympics
Since the Bei**g 2022 Winter Olympics was the first Winter Olympics in history held in continental winter monsoon climate conditions across complex terrain areas, there is a deficiency of relevant research, o...
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Spatial and temporal characteristics of pollution loads in Tuojiang River watershed located in Sichuan Province, Southwest of China
Tuojiang River watershed is the water supply area of Chengdu plain which is located in southwestern Sichuan Province, China, its safety of water environment directly impacts on social–economic sustainable deve...
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emaZero-additional-energy-consumption fabrication of a self-supported electrode: synergistic redox-corroding and boronizing engineering for overall water splitting
The non-precious metal-based materials show excellent catalytic activity for overall water splitting. However, it is still a challenge to meet the requirements of fabricating catalysts with cost-effective, hig...
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Task Offloading Method for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Targeting Computational Resource Management
In the context of industrial scenarios, devices exhibit specificity and task arrival rates vary over time. Considering real-world task queuing issues and incorporating edge computing offloading and D2D offload...
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Research on Criteria Acquisition Method of Automatic Interpretation Software for Manned Spacecraft
In order to achieve fast and accurate acquisition of spacecraft automatic interpretation software criteria under multiple constraints, firstly, the state set, input set, and output set models are established b...
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An Electromagnetic Tri-Stable Energy Harvester for Freight Train Condition Maintenance
The abundant vibration energy from freight train operation can be used to power a self-powered monitoring system. However, current research of this type focuses mainly on the utilization of longitudinal vibrat...
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Open AccessDeep-learning-based upscaling method for geologic models via theory-guided convolutional neural network
Large-scale or high-resolution geologic models usually comprise a huge number of grid blocks, which can be computationally demanding and time-consuming to solve with numerical simulators. Therefore, it is adva...
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Open AccessNifuroxazide boosts the anticancer efficacy of palbociclib-induced senescence by dual inhibition of STAT3 and CDK2 in triple-negative breast cancer
Though palbociclib, a cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor has been approved for treating breast cancer, two major clinical challenges remain: (i) Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) appears to...
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Quaternion-based placement orientation trajectory smoothing method under the Domain of Admissible Orientation
In automated fiber placement (AFP), the abrupt variations of orientations affect layup quality and kinematic performance. This paper proposes a quaternion-based orientation smoothing method constrained by the ...
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Spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of typical pollution loads based on SWAT model across Tuojiang River watershed located in Sichuan Province, Southwest of China
Tuojiang River watershed is an economically developed and densely populated area in Sichuan Province (southwest of China), which is also an important tributary of the Yangtze River. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus...
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Anti-4-1BB immunotherapy enhances systemic immune effects of radiotherapy to induce B and T cell-dependent anti-tumor immune activation and improve tumor control at unirradiated sites
Radiation therapy (RT) can prime and boost systemic anti-tumor effects via STING activation, resulting in enhanced tumor antigen presentation and antigen recognition by T cells. It is increasingly recognized that...
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Open AccessSDMA attenuates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis through inhibition of STAT4
Renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis is the hallmark of various chronic kidney diseases. Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor in patients with chronic kidney diseases, wh...
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Spatial–temporal characteristics of corrected total phosphorus pollution loads from agricultural non-point sources in Tuojiang River watershed, Sichuan Province of southwestern China
Traditional method of estimating pollution loads may neglect the internal spatial heterogeneity of socio-economic driving factors, which can result in overestimate and underestimate of pollution loads. In this...
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Open AccessOxidized mitochondrial DNA induces gasdermin D oligomerization in systemic lupus erythematosus
Although extracellular DNA is known to form immune complexes (ICs) with autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the mechanisms leading to the release of DNA from cells remain poorly characterized...
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Conclusion
In this chapter, we summarize this book and discuss open challenges in the field.
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Introduction
This chapter introduces the background and challenges of the collaborative multi-vehicle fleet maneuvering problem. The objectives and structure of this book are introduced as well.
