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Theoretical investigations on the growth of graphene by oxygen-assisted chemical vapor deposition
Recently, graphene has drawn considerable attention in the field of electronics, owing to its favorable conductivity and high carrier mobility. Crucial to the industrialization of graphene is its high-quality ...
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Open AccessDo not stumble over the same “stone” twice: a case series of endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to severe systemic diseases
Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is a rare but highly destructive eye emergency secondary to systemic infection. Acute endophthalmitis can lead to irreversible vision impairment or even loss of the whole eye, u...
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Open AccessFerritinophagy mediates adaptive resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer
Osimertinib (Osi) is a widely used epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI). However, the emergence of resistance is inevitable, partly due to the gradual evolution of adaptive res...
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The decreasing trend of the competitive advantage of endophyte-infected Achnatherum sibiricum over endophyte-free plants under high nitrogen conditions was reversed by pathogenic fungi inoculation
According to the nitrogen-disease hypothesis, plant diseases will become more serious with the aggravation of global nitrogen (N) deposition. Numerous studies have indicated that Epichloë endophytes can enhance h...
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Open AccessLandslide detection and inventory updating using the time-series InSAR approach along the Karakoram Highway, Northern Pakistan
Karakoram Highway (KKH) is frequently disrupted by geological hazards mainly landslides which pose a serious threat to its normal operation. Using documented inventory, optical imagery interpretation, and freq...
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Open AccessRho Kinases in Embryonic Development and Stem Cell Research
The Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinases (ROCKs or Rho kinases) belong to the AGC (PKA/PKG/PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases and are major downstream effectors of small GTPase RhoA, a key regula...
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Clinical Efficacy of the Preservation of the Hepatic Branch of the Vagus Nerve on Delayed Gastric Emptying After Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication following laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD), although it remains incompletely understood, and only few studies have investigated the clinical be...
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Financial Deepening and Financial Stability
The cultivation and regulation of the financial system has been a key component of the Chinese economy’s reform and opening-up process over the past 40 years. In this section, we will focus on some stylized fa...
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On-demand production of hydrogen by reacting porous silicon nanowires with water
On-demand hydrogen generation is desired for fuel cells, energy storage, and clean energy applications. Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) and nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been reported to generate hydrogen by reacting w...
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Open AccessBlack phosphorene as a hole extraction layer boosting solar water splitting of oxygen evolution catalysts
As the development of oxygen evolution co-catalysts (OECs) is being actively undertaken, the tailored integration of those OECs with photoanodes is expected to be a plausible avenue for achieving highly effici...
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Two-dimensional copper nanosheets for electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide to acetate
Upgrading carbon dioxide to high-value multicarbon (C2+) products is one promising avenue for fuel and chemical production. Among all the monometallic catalysts, copper has attracted much attention because of its...
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N- and O-Doped Carbon Dots for Rapid and High-Throughput Dual Detection of Trace Amounts of Iron in Water and Organic Phases
In this work, we report a dual use of highly fluorescent N- and O-doped carbon dots (CDs) for rapid and high-throughput trace analysis of iron in water and organic phases. The CDs are rapidly synthesized in a ...
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Positron Annihilation Study of High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Zr–1Nb Alloy
The oxidation behavior of Zr–1Nb alloys exposed at 873 and 973 K in air was investigated by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy together with mass gain, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron mi...
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Open AccessDefect-enriched iron fluoride-oxide nanoporous thin films bifunctional catalyst for water splitting
Develo** cost-effective electrocatalysts operated in the same electrolyte for water splitting, including oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions, is important for clean energy technology and devices. Defects...
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Open AccessUnderstanding activity trends in electrochemical water oxidation to form hydrogen peroxide
Electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from water oxidation could provide a very attractive route to locally produce a chemically valuable product from an abundant resource. Herein using density f...
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Density functional theory analysis of surface structures of spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode materials
First-principle calculation was employed to investigate the surface stability for (100), (110), and (111) low-index facets of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) crystallographic structures with a P4332 space group and phase t...
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Open AccessNovel Insights into the Roles of Rho Kinase in Cancer
Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) is a major downstream effector of the small GTPase RhoA. The ROCK family, consisting of ROCK1 and ROCK2, plays a central role in the organization of the actin cytoskele...
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Open AccessUnassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting exceeding 7% solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency using photon recycling
Various tandem cell configurations have been reported for highly efficient and spontaneous hydrogen production from photoelectrochemical solar water splitting. However, there is a contradiction between two mai...
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Density functional theory study of diffusion of lithium in Li–Sn alloys
Diffusion of Li in Li x Sn alloys was investigated using a density functional theory in order to fully understand the lithiation process in these types of Li ion batteries. Varia...
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Monte Carlo simulation of fission yields, kinetic energy, fission neutron spectrum and decay γ-ray spectrum for 232Th(n,f) reaction induced by 3H(d,n) 4He neutron source
Monte Carlo transport code Geant4 has been successfully utilised to study of neutron-induced fission reaction for 232Th in the transport neutrons generated from 3H(d,n)4He neutron source. The purpose of this work...
