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Open AccessMediating roles of activities of daily living and depression on the relationship between sleep quality and health-related quality of life
This study aimed to explore the mediating effects of ADL and depression on the relationship between sleep quality and HRQOL among older people in rural China, while also exploring the moderating impact of lone...
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Open AccessAged bone matrix-derived extracellular vesicles as a messenger for calcification paradox
Adipocyte differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSCs) instead of osteoblast formation contributes to age- and menopause-related marrow adiposity and osteoporosis. Vascular calcificati...
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Open AccessEnhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of Fe2O3 modified TiO2 prepared by atomic layer deposition
In this work, commercial anatase TiO2 powders were modified using ultrathin Fe2O3 layer by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The ultrathin Fe2O3 coating having small bandgap of 2.20 eV can increase the visible light...
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Open AccessNectar mimicry: a new phenomenon
Nectar is the most common floral reward for flower-visiting flies, bees, bats and birds. Many flowers hide nectar in the floral tube and preclude sensing of nectar by flower-visitors from a distance. Even in t...
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Open AccessStructural insights into the mechanism and inhibition of transglutaminase-induced ubiquitination by the Legionella effector MavC
Protein ubiquitination is one of the most prevalent post-translational modifications, controlling virtually every process in eukaryotic cells. Recently, the Legionella effector MavC was found to mediate a unique ...
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Open AccessAnionic redox reaction in layered NaCr2/3Ti1/3S2 through electron holes formation and dimerization of S–S
The use of anion redox reactions is gaining interest for increasing rechargeable capacities in alkaline ion batteries. Although anion redox coupling of S2− and (S2)2− through dimerization of S–S in sulfides have ...
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Open AccessGS9 acts as a transcriptional activator to regulate rice grain shape and appearance quality
Identification of grain shape determining genes can facilitate breeding of rice cultivars with optimal grain shape and appearance quality. Here, we identify GS9 (Grain Shape Gene on Chromosome 9) gene by map-base...
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Open AccessInvestigation of beam splitter in a zero-refractive-index photonic crystal at the frequency of Dirac-like point
The Dirac-like cone dispersion of the photonic crystal induced by the three-fold accidental degeneracy at the Brillouin center is calculated in this paper. Such photonic crystals can be mapped to zero-refracti...
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Open AccessClinical Charateristics and Outcome of Pyogenic Liver Abscess with Different Size: 15-Year Experience from a Single Center
The standard therapeutic protocols of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) have not been well established yet. We investigated the clinical characteristics, disease progression, choices of treatments and outcomes of P...
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Open AccessGenome of the Chinese tree shrew
Chinese tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri chinensis) possess many features valuable in animals used as experimental models in biomedical research. Currently, there are numerous attempts to employ tree shrews as model...
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Open AccessUnique physiological and pathogenic features of Leptospira interrogans revealed by whole-genome sequencing
Leptospirosis is a widely spread disease of global concern. Infection causes flu-like episodes with frequent severe renal and hepatic damage, such as haemorrhage and jaundice. In more severe cases, massive pul...