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MOF-mediated synthesis of novel PtFeCoNiMn high-entropy nano-alloy as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for zinc-air battery
High-entropy alloy (HEA)-based materials are expected to be promising oxygen electrocatalysts due to their exceptional properties. The electronic structure regulation of HEAs plays a pivotal role in enhancing ...
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Genetic Algorithm Enhanced nnU-Net for the MICCAI KiTS23 Challenge
Deep learning-based segmentation techniques have been gaining increasing attention in recent years due to their potential in various medical image segmentation tasks, particularly in the segmentation of kidney...
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Open AccessThe mediating effect of psychological resilience between social support and anxiety/depression in people living with HIV/AIDS–a study from China
Objective To understand the relationship between psychological resilience in social support and anxiety/depression in people living with HIV/AIDS and to verify whether there is a mediating effect. Methods The ...
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Open AccessMetabolic interventions improve HBV envelope-specific T-cell responses in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Restoration of HBV-specific T cell immunity is a promising approach for the functional cure of chronic Hepatitis B (CHB), necessitating the development of valid assays to boost and monitor HBV-specific T cell ...
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Open AccessElevated glutamate impedes anti-HIV-1 CD8 + T cell responses in HIV-1-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy
CD8 + T cells are essential for long-lasting HIV-1 control and have been harnessed to develop therapeutic and preventive approaches for people living with HIV-1 (PLWH). HIV-1 infection induces marked metabolic...
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Streptomonospora mangrovi sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil showing similar metabolic capabilities, but distinct secondary metabolites profiles
A novel actinomycete, designated strain S1-112 T, was isolated from a mangrove soil sample from Hainan, China, and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Strain S1-112 T showed the highest similarity of the 1...
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Effect of P content on diffusion resistance and interfacial mechanical properties of crystalline Co–P coatings in solder joints
Electroplating crystalline cobalt–phosphorus (Co–P, with 1 ~ 8 at.% P) is a potential interfacial layer for electronic packaging solder joints, however, the optimal content of P has been lack of systematic res...
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Open AccessThree-dimensional Zn-based alloys for dendrite-free aqueous Zn battery in dual-cation electrolytes
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries, in terms of integration with high safety, environmental benignity, and low cost, have attracted much attention for powering electronic devices and storage systems. However, the inte...
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Genomic molecular signatures determined characterization of Mycolicibacterium gossypii sp. nov., a fast-growing mycobacterial species isolated from cotton field soil
A Gram-positive, acid-fast and rapidly growing rod, designated S2-37 T, that could form yellowish colonies was isolated from one soil sample collected from cotton crop** field located in the **njiang region of ...
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Open AccessMesenchymal stem cell therapy for severe COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has placed a global public burden on health authorities. Although the virological characteristic...
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Open AccessMicrostructure study of U–35 wt.% Zr alloy after quick annealing at 650 °C
Uranium–35 wt.% zirconium (U–35 wt.% Zr) alloy was annealed for 1 h and 24 h at 650 °C and characterized to understand the early-stage microstructure evolution. Dendritic microstructure with fine (∼300 nm in leng...
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Lasers versus bipolar technology in the transurethral treatment of benign prostatic enlargement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies
To systematically review studies comparing the overall efficacy and safety of lasers and bipolar technology for the transurethral treatment of benign prostatic enlargement (BPE).
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Open AccessSystematic analysis of ovarian cancer platinum-resistance mechanisms via text mining
Platinum resistance is an important cause of clinical recurrence and death for ovarian cancer. This study tries to systematically explore the molecular mechanisms for platinum resistance in ovarian cancer and ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide characterization of aspartic protease (AP) gene family in Populus trichocarpa and identification of the potential PtAPs involved in wood formation
Aspartic protease (AP) is one of four large proteolytic enzyme families that are involved in plant growth and development. Little is known about the AP gene family in tree species, although it has been charact...
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Electrochemical performance of polypyrrole nanorods/functionalized graphene composites for supercapacitors
Polypyrrole (PPy) hybrid composites are prepared with nitrogen-functionalized graphene (NFG) via in situ polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of NFG suspension (PPy/NFG). PPy nanorods with 60 nm in diamet...
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Open AccessSimple, rapid and efficient transformation of genotype Nisqually-1: a basic tool for the first sequenced model tree
Genotype Nisqually-1 is the first model woody plant with an available well-annotated genome. Nevertheless, a simple and rapid transformation of Nisqually-1 remains to be established. Here, we developed a novel...
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Cdk1-phosphorylated CUEDC2 promotes spindle checkpoint inactivation and chromosomal instability
Aneuploidy and chromosomal instability are major characteristics of human cancer. These abnormalities can result from defects in the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), which is a surveillance mechanism for acc...
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Elevated expression of CUEDC2 protein confers endocrine resistance in breast cancer
Downregulation of estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) in breast tumors can mediate resistance to ER-α–targeted therapies such as tamoxifen. This report sheds light on a therapy resistance–conferring adaptation by ident...
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Experimental study on the efficacy of Fuganling granula on protecting against immunological hepatic injury
To study the efficacy of Fuganling granula (FGL, 复肝灵颗粒) in treating mouse immunological hepatic injury that was caused by Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a total of 60 mice were ado...
