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Performance of 99mTc-PYP scintigraphy in the diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis
Most reported research has primarily investigated wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA). However, the application of bone scintigraphy for hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRv-...
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Investigation of ultrathin yttrium silicide for NMOS source/drain contacts
Compared to Ti, yttrium (Y) has lower work function and higher effective mass, and Y silicide appears as one of the best candidates for NMOS source/drain contacts. In this work, ultrathin (≤ 5 nm) Y films are ...
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Near-frictionless ion transport within triazine framework membranes
The enhancement of separation processes and electrochemical technologies such as water electrolysers1,2, fuel cells3,4, redox flow batteries5,6 and ion-capture electrodialysis7 depends on the development of low-r...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics and prognostic factors of 60 patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome combined with Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) threatens people’s health and is the main cause of opportunistic fungus-related death in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. Herein, we investigate the clinical ch...
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Open AccessEnhancement of pattern quality in maskless plasmonic lithography via spatial loss modulation
Plasmonic lithography, which uses the evanescent electromagnetic (EM) fields to generate image beyond the diffraction limit, has been successfully demonstrated as an alternative lithographic technology for cre...
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Retraction Note to: Suppressors of cytokine signalling (SOCS)‑1 inhibits neuroinflammation by regulating ROS and TLR4 in BV2 cells
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Hes1 Controls Proliferation and Apoptosis in Chronic Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells by Modulating PTEN Expression
Hairy and enhancer of split homolog-1 (HES1), regulated by the Notch, has been reported to play important roles in the immune response and cancers, such as leukemia. In this study, we aim to explore the effect...
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A stacked high-Ge-concentration SiGe/Ge multilayer on a novel Ge + SiGe SRB structure for the gate-all-around MOSFETS
In this study, a stacked high-Ge-concentration SiGe/Ge multilayer on a novel Ge + SiGe strain-relaxed buffer (SRB) structure and its thermal stability for gate-all-around (GAA) MOSFETS is systematically invest...
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Open AccessDevelopment of efficient aqueous organic redox flow batteries using ion-sieving sulfonated polymer membranes
Redox flow batteries using aqueous organic-based electrolytes are promising candidates for develo** cost-effective grid-scale energy storage devices. However, a significant drawback of these batteries is the...
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Time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) for Co0.65Ti0.35 as a single barrier/liner in local Co interconnects
As an interconnect metal, cobalt (Co) has been employed in state-of-the-art CMOS technology to substitute conventional Copper (Cu) or Tungsten (W) due to its surplus advantages. A single layer of Co–Ti alloy w...
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Thermal stability issue of ultrathin Ti-based silicide for its application in prospective DRAM peripheral 3D FinFET transistors
In this work, the thermal stability issue of ultrathin Ti-based silicide (TiSix) in prospective dynamic random access memory (DRAM) peripheral 3D FinFET transistors was systematically studied. As-prepared TiSix/n
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Association of RAGE with acute ischemic stroke prognosis in type 2 diabetes
In experimental models, the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) has been reported as a key mediator in cerebral ischemia. In this study, the clinical significance of serum RAGE levels in acute ...
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Open AccessNOD1/RIP2 signalling enhances the microglia-driven inflammatory response and undergoes crosstalk with inflammatory cytokines to exacerbate brain damage following intracerebral haemorrhage in mice
Secondary brain damage caused by the innate immune response and subsequent proinflammatory factor production is a major factor contributing to the high mortality of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Nucleotide-...
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Stressor SiNx contact etch stop layer (CESL) technology and its application in nano-scale transistors
The high stress SiNx thin film deposition technology is widely used in nano-scale transistor structure to induce strain and improve the carrier transport in the channel region. In this work, the synthesis and pro...
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Open AccessLactate dehydrogenase and susceptibility to deterioration of mild COVID-19 patients: a multicenter nested case-control study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected more than 4 million people within 4 months. There is an urgent need to properly identify high-risk cases that are more likely to deteriorate even if they presen...
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Novel gap filling technique of shallow trench isolation structure in 16/14 nm FinFET using sub-atmospheric chemical vapor deposition
This work presents a novel process to fill shallow trench isolation (STI) in 16/14 nm FinFET structure using sub-atmospheric chemical vapor deposition (SACVD) technique. The effect of post-annealing on the gap...
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Author Correction: Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage
Membranes with fast and selective ion transport are widely used for water purification and devices for energy conversion and storage including fuel cells, redox flow batteries and electrochemical reactors. How...
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Influence of an ALD TiN cap** layer on the PBTI characteristics of n-FinFET with ALD HfO2/TiN-cap**/TiAl gate stacks
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Experimental investigation of fundamental film properties for Co1−xTix alloying films with different compositions (0 ≤ x≤1)
The aggressive shrinkage of contact size unfortunately leads to significant increase of interconnect resistance, especially the irreducible resistance of M0 and/or M1 where thick functional TiN/Ti barrier/line...
