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Evaluation of renal cell carcinoma vaccines targeting carbonic anhydrase IX using heat shock protein 110
Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9) is a renal cell carcinoma (RCC)-specific tumor protein that is targeted using heat shock protein 110 (hsp110). The chaperoning ability of hsp110 can be utilized to form a complex wi...
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Country Risk Volatility Spillovers of Emerging Oil Economies: An Application to Russia and Kazakhstan
The emerging oil economies (EOEs) of geographical proximity, are usually impacted by some common risk factors which may make the interaction of their country risk closely related. This paper focuses on the int...
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A CMOS 4.1 GHz two-stage cascode LNA with ESD protection
A 4.1 GHz two-stage cascode Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) with Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection is presented in this paper. The LNA has been optimized using ESD and LNA co-design methodology to achieve a ...
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Secretion of stress protein grp170 promotes immune-mediated inhibition of murine prostate tumor
It is well established that certain stress proteins or molecular chaperones are highly efficient in cross-presenting tumor-derived antigens, resulting in a potent antitumor immune response. In this study we de...
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Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) in water of Lake Dianchi—spatial and seasonal variation, and kinetics of biodegradation
For the purpose of elucidating the environmental characteristics of anion surfactants [linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS)] in the water of Lake Dianchi, a sampling investigation in the field from October 200...
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Visible photoluminescence of hydrothermal synthesized Sn1−x Ni x O2 nanostructures
Sn1−x Ni x O2 nanostructures such as nanocubes, nanospheres and hollow spheres were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method. Room temperature photolum...
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Open AccessThe transformation of chiral signals into macroscopic properties of materials using chirality-responsive polymers
The ability to transform the chiral signals of molecules into the macroscopic properties of a material will offer significant advantages in the development of chiral functional devices and chirality-related ap...
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Interfacial materials with special wettability
Various life forms in nature display a high level of adaptability to their environments through the use of sophisticated material interfaces. This is exemplified by numerous biological systems, such as the sel...
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Expression of Septin4 in Human Hepatic Stellate Cells LX-2 Stimulated by LPS
Septin4, a member of polymerizing GTP-binding proteins family, is reported to be involved in cytoskeletal organization in mitosis, apoptosis, fibrosis, and other cellular processes. Since various Septin4 expre...
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HIF-1α Involves in Neuronal Apoptosis after Traumatic Brain Injury in Adult Rats
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a well-identified hypoxia-related protein, is involved in regulating the biological functions of various cell types including neurons. The traditional biological function ...
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Open AccessExpression of microRNA-454 in TGF-β1-stimulated hepatic stellate cells and in mouse livers infected with Schistosoma japonicum
In the process of hepatic fibrosis, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) can be activated by many inflammatory cytokines. The transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is one of the main profibrogenic mediators. Recentl...
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Chiral polymer-based biointerface materials
Chirality is a unique phenomenon in nature. Chiral interactions play an important role in biological and physiological processes, which provides much inspiration for scientists to develop chiral materials. As ...
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New approach for chiral separation: from polysaccharide-based materials to chirality-responsive polymers
Chiral separation that is closely related to daily life is a meaningful research. Polysaccharide-(e.g., cellulose, amylose derivatives) based chiral packing materials afford powerful chiral stationary phases (...
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Open AccessFree-standing Fe2O3 nanomembranes enabling ultra-long cycling life and high rate capability for Li-ion batteries
With Fe2O3 as a proof-of-concept, free-standing nanomembrane structure is demonstrated to be highly advantageous to improve the performance of Li-ion batteries. The Fe2O3 nanomembrane electrodes exhibit ultra-lon...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of a Multiple Stage Single-three-Phase Power Converter
The project studied and designed a set of multiple stage single-three-phase power converter by using modern power electronic technology and automatic control technology. The paper firstly introduced the design...
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Open AccessExpression of Septin4 in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mouse livers after praziquantel treatment
Septin4 (SEPT4) exists widely in human tissues and is related to mechanical stability, actin dynamics, membrane trafficking, viral replication and apoptosis. Data from many studies have suggested that SEPT4 pl...
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Effects of heat stress on the gene expression of nutrient transporters in the jejunum of broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)
In broiler chickens, heat stress disrupts nutrient digestion and absorption. However, the underlying molecular mechanism is not clearly understood. Hence, to investigate the effects of high ambient temperature...
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Erratum to: Effects of heat stress on the gene expression of nutrient transporters in the jejunum of broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)
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Macrophage-Microglia Networks Drive M1 Microglia Polarization After Mycobacterium Infection
Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The inflammatory response following CNS-TB involves the activation of resident microglia and the infiltra...
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Increased Expression of Mitochondrial Inner-Membrane Protein Mpv17 After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adult Rats
The Mpv17 gene encodes a mitochondrial inner-membrane protein that has been implicated in several cell activities. Almost all studies have previously indicated that loss of function or gene-inactivated in Mpv1...
