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Open AccessHighly reversible zinc metal anode enabled by strong Brønsted acid and hydrophobic interfacial chemistry
Uncontrollable zinc (Zn) plating and hydrogen evolution greatly undermine Zn anode reversibility. Previous electrolyte designs focus on suppressing H2O reactivity, however, the accumulation of alkaline byproducts...
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Characterization of tumor microbiome and associations with prognosis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
The tumor microbiome has been characterized in several malignancies; however, no previous studies have investigated its role in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Hence, we explored the tumor microbiome an...
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Soil microbial community in lead smelting area and the role of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
The long-term operation of the lead smelter has brought serious heavy metal pollution to the surrounding soil. The microbial community structure and composition of heavy metal contaminated soil is important fo...
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Factors and Their Impact on Treatment Effect of Acupuncture in Different Outcomes: A Meta-Regression of Acupuncture Randomized Controlled Trials
The effects of acupuncture have varied in different randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and there are many factors that influence treatment effect of acupuncture in different outcomes, with conflicting results.
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Open AccessBenefit finding in chronic kidney disease patients receiving hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study
The psychological problems of hemodialysis (HD) patients are prominent, and benefit finding (BF) have been proven beneficial to physical and mental health, fewer researchers explored BF in HD patients. The aim...
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Local quantum Fisher information and quantum correlation in the mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ chain
We study the local quantum Fisher information (LQFI) in the mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ chain. Both the maximal and minimal LQFI are studied and the former is essential to determine the accuracy of the quantum para...
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Correlation analysis of cavitation-induced pressure pulsation and vibration in a bulb turbine
Cavitation is one of the main causes of deteriorating stability of bulb turbines. To enhance their stability, this study examines the effects of runner cavitation on draft tube pressure fluctuation and vibrati...
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Porous nitrogen-doped FeP/C nanofibers as promising anode for potassium-ion batteries
Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are regarded as one of the alternatives to lithium-ion batteries due to the vast potassium reserves in nature and low potential of K+/K. Therefore, in this work, we successfully syn...
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Inkjet-Printed Organic Solar Cells and Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress, Challenges, and Prospect
In recent years, the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite (PVSCs) has increased to over 19% and 25%, respectively. Meanwhile, the long-term stability of OSCs and PVSCs was a...
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Colloidal gold and fluorescent immunochromatographic test strips for canine parvovirus detection
Canine parvovirus (CPV) is an acute and highly infectious virus causing disease in puppies and, thus, affecting the global dog industry. The current CPV detection methods are limited by their sensitivity and s...
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Open AccessFeasibility and reproducibility of semi-automated longitudinal strain analysis: a comparative study with conventional manual strain analysis
Conventional approach to myocardial strain analysis relies on a software designed for the left ventricle (LV) which is complex and time-consuming and is not specific for right ventricular (RV) and left atrial ...
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Production of MSTN knockout porcine cells using adenine base-editing-mediated exon skip**
Gene-knockout pigs have important applications in agriculture and medicine. Compared with CRISPR/Cas9 and cytosine base editing (CBE) technologies, adenine base editing (ABE) shows better safety and accuracy i...
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Discovery of novel S6K1 inhibitors by an ensemble-based virtual screening method and molecular dynamics simulation
Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 (S6K1) is considered a potential target for the treatment of various diseases, such as obesity, type II diabetes, and cancer. Development of novel S6K1 inhibitors is an urgen...
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Drug repurposing strategy II: from approved drugs to agri-fungicide leads
Epidemic diseases of crops caused by fungi deeply affected the course of human history and processed a major restriction on social and economic development. However, with the enormous misuse of existing antimi...
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Open AccessEmergence of high piezoelectricity from competing local polar order-disorder in relaxor ferroelectrics
Relaxor ferroelectrics are known for outstanding piezoelectric properties, finding a broad range of applications in advanced electromechanical devices. Decoding the origins of the enhanced properties, however,...
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Brominated Butyl Rubber Anticorrosive Coating and its Self-healing Behaviors
Self-healing anticorrosive coatings in extreme environment have attracted considerable interest from researchers. In this work, 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) was incorporated into brominated butyl rubber (BIIR) poly...
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Peripheral Treg Levels and Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGFβ) in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Studies on the level of regulatory T (Treg) cells in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been controversial, leading to disagreement regarding the role Treg cells play in the pathogenesis of the disease. To clarify th...
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Exploring the Wenchuan earthquake fault through the accurate location of WFSD-4# Well using seismic reflection
Deep drilling data on seismogenic faults that are obtained directly can help in understanding earthquake mechanisms and the resulting changes in deep structure and material composition. However, geophysical da...
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ZnO Surface Passivation with Glucose Enables Simultaneously Improving Efficiency and Stability of Inverted Polymer: Non-fullerene Solar Cells
The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of polymer solar cells (PSCs) has exceeded 19% due to the rapid progress of photoactive organic materials, including conjugated polymer donors and the matched non-fulleren...
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First Detection and Molecular Identification of Entamoeba bovis in Farm-Raised Sika Deer from Anhui Province, China
Protozoans of Entamoeba spp. are one of the most common enteric parasites that infect humans and diverse animals including deer.
