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Open AccessA new direction in periodontitis treatment: biomaterial-mediated macrophage immunotherapy
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation caused by a bacterial infection and is intimately associated with an overactive immune response. Biomaterials are being utilized more frequently in periodontal therapy d...
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Open AccessAssociation of daily sitting time and coffee consumption with the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults
Sedentary behavior has been demonstrated to be a modifiable factor for several chronic diseases, while coffee consumption is believed to be beneficial for health. However, the joint associations of daily sitti...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: The long noncoding RNA CRYBG3 induces aneuploidy by interfering with spindle assembly checkpoint via direct binding with Bub3
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Is it easy to understand breast cancer treatment information on WeChat public accounts? Readability assessment on text and non-text factors
To evaluate the readability of breast cancer treatment information published in WeChat public accounts (WPAs) and recommend how to compile highly readable treatment information. In April 2021, using the search...
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Open AccessNatural selection and genetic diversity maintenance in a parasitic wasp during continuous biological control application
Aphidius gifuensis is a parasitoid wasp and primary endoparasitoid enemy of the peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae. Artificially reared, captive wasps of this species have been extensively and effectively used to...
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Open AccessCorrection: Mesenchymal stem cells‑derived extracellular vesicles protect against oxidative stress‑induced xenogeneic biological root injury via adaptive regulation of the PI3K/Akt/NRF2 pathway
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Thermo-Structural Coupling Analysis and Verification of Antenna Deployment Hinges
In order to analyze the thermal deformation characteristics of antenna deployable hinge, the temperature field and thermal deformation of the deployable hinge were simulated and analyzed. A set of test system ...
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Open AccessMesenchymal stem cells-derived extracellular vesicles protect against oxidative stress-induced xenogeneic biological root injury via adaptive regulation of the PI3K/Akt/NRF2 pathway
Xenogeneic extracellular matrices (xECM) for cell support have emerged as a potential strategy for addressing the scarcity of donor matrices for allotransplantation. However, the poor survival rate or failure ...
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First-Principles Prediction of Structural, Elastic, and Mechanical Properties of Ti3AlC2 under Pressure
The structural, elastic, and mechanical properties of the Ti3AlC2 with a hexagonal-type structure under pressure were investigated using first-principles calculations. The calculated structural parameters and ela...
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Open AccessQuality evaluation of health information about breast cancer treatment found on WeChat public accounts
With growing cases of breast cancer, WeChat public account, an important information publishing platform of WeChat, has become a breast cancer treatment health information provider to a huge audience. It is es...
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c-Myc-induced long noncoding RNA MIRE cooperates with hnRNPK to stabilize ELF2 mRNA and promotes clear cell renal cell carcinogenesis
Elevated expression of c-Myc is associated with a variety of human cancers including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Increasing evidence suggests that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are an important cl...
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Open AccessThe role of mechano-regulated YAP/TAZ in erectile dysfunction
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5is) constitute the primary therapeutic option for treating erectile dysfunction (ED). Nevertheless, a substantial proportion of patients, approximately 30%, do not resp...
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Preparation and characterization of electrospun cellulose acetate/poly(ethylene oxide) fiber membrane for air filtration
Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems that humans are experiencing. Herein, a sandwich-structured fiber nonwoven composite for air filtration was developed by covering both sides of e...
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Anion do** in LiCoO2 cathode materials for Li-ion batteries: a first-principles study
In this work, anion (F, Cl, and S)-doped LiCoO2 cathode materials were systematically investigated by using first-principles calculations. The results show that F do** can improve the electronic conductivity an...
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Elemental de-mixing-induced epitaxial kesterite/CdS interface enabling 13%-efficiency kesterite solar cells
The conversion efficiency of kesterite solar cells has been stagnated at 12.6% since 2013. In contrast to chalcopyrite solar cells, the performance of kesterite solar cells is seriously limited by heterojuncti...
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Cadmium exposure decreases fasting blood glucose levels and exacerbates type-2 diabetes in a mouse model
Although the effects of cadmium (Cd) on the development of diabetes have been extensively investigated, the relationship between Cd exposure and the severity of established diabetes is unclear. Herein, we inve...
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Open AccessIonizing radiation-induced long noncoding RNA CRYBG3 regulates YAP/TAZ through mechanotransduction
Mechanotransduction sensing of tissue architecture and cellular microenvironment is a fundamental regulator of cell fate, including cancer. Meanwhile, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play multifunctions during c...
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Detection of Microcystin-LR in the Cells and Natural Lake Water Samples by A Unique Fluorescence-Based Method
Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is widely distributed in natural lakes and could strongly inhibit protein phosphatase activity; it is also a potent liver tumor promoter. Over the last two decades, tremendous efforts ha...
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Open Accessc-Myc-activated USP2-AS1 suppresses senescence and promotes tumor progression via stabilization of E2F1 mRNA
The c-Myc oncoprotein plays a prominent role in cancer initiation, progression, and maintenance. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are recently emerging as critical regulators of the c-Myc signaling pathway. Here,...
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Open AccessHistone demethylase KDM4A plays an oncogenic role in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by promoting cell migration and invasion
Compelling evidence has indicated the vital role of lysine-specific demethylase 4 A (KDM4A), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF1α) and the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in nasopharynge...
