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Cannabis use is increasing annually but the relationship between cannabis use and cancer incidence is not uniform because of confounding factors. We aimed to assess the effect of cannabis use on cancer risk us...
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Epidemiology, pathogenesis, immune evasion mechanism and vaccine development of porcine Deltacoronavirus
Coronaviruses have been identified as pathogens of gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases in humans and various animal species. In recent years, the global spread of new coronaviruses has had profound influ...
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Open AccessThe relationship between antidepressants and breast cancer: evidence from Mendelian randomization
The use of antidepressants has increased over the years, but the relationship between antidepressant use and the risk of breast cancer is not uniform because of confounding factors. We aimed to assess the effe...
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Evaluation of the oral bioaccessibility of legacy and emerging brominated flame retardants in indoor dust
Indoor dust is the main source of human exposure to brominated flame retardants (BFRs). In this study, in vitro colon-extended physiologically-based extraction test (CE-PBET) with Tenax as a sorptive sink was ...
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Propagation mechanism of the hydraulic fracture in layered-fractured-plastic formations
The pore pressure cohesive element was used to simulate the hydraulic fracturing process in layered-fractured-plastic formations. The effects of formation modulus, natural fractures, and formation plasticity o...
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Porcine endogenous retrovirus: classification, molecular structure, regulation, function, and potential risk in xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation with porcine organs has been recognized as a promising solution to alleviate the shortage of organs for human transplantation. Porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV), whose proviral DNAs are ...
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Validation of reliable safe harbor locus for efficient porcine transgenesis
Transgenic technology is now widely used in biomedical and agricultural fields. Transgenesis is commonly achieved through random integration which might cause some uncertain consequences. The site-specific int...
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Untethered, ultra-light soft actuator based on positively charged 3D fluffy silica micro-nanofibers by electrospinning
There is a growing interest in the design and fabrication of small-scale soft actuators and robotics, especially the realization of functionalities mimicking biological systems with biomimetic motions in respo...
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Electrodeposition of functionally graded Ni-W/Er2O3 rare earth nanoparticle composite film
Multi-layered functionally graded (FG) structure Ni-W/Er2O3 nanocomposite films were prepared by continuously changing the deposition parameters, in which the Er2O3 and W contents varied with thickness. The micro...
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Open AccessSeasonal distribution, gas–particle partitioning and inhalation exposure of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in gas and particle phases
Atmosphere is one of the sources and sinks to gas- and particle-bound brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Therefore, BFRs can enter human body via inhalation. In the present study, 79 of gas- and particle-phas...
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Correction to: Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in floor and elevated surface house dust from Shanghai, China
The article Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in floor and elevated surface house dust from Shanghai, China, written by Dong Niu, Yanling Qiu, Li Li, Yihui Zhou, **nyu Du, Zhiliang Zhu, Ling Chen an...
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Open AccessNovel brominated flame retardants in house dust from Shanghai, China: levels, temporal variation, and human exposure
Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) have been increasingly used as alternatives to legacy BFRs (e.g., PBDEs and HBCDs) in consumer products, but are liable to emigrate and contaminate indoor dust. In thi...
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Open AccessOccurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in floor and elevated surface house dust from Shanghai, China
House dust is the main source of human exposure to flame retardants by ingestion. This study investigated the occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in indoor dust from 22 houses in Shanghai, Chi...
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A Gesture Recognition Method Based on Spiking Neural Networks for Cognition Development
This paper proposes a gesture recognition method based on spiking neural network (SNN). The method can be used to develop the cognition behavior by associating the recognition results with semantic information...
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“Unequal Sino-African Relations”: A Perspective from Africans in Guangzhou
It was the growing economic and trade cooperation between Guangzhou and Africa that prompted Africans to come to Guangzhou, one of the most important international trade port cities of China. In Guangzhou, the...
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Open AccessAnalysis of miRNAs and their target genes associated with lipid metabolism in duck liver
Fat character is an important index in duck culture that linked to local flavor, feed cost and fat intake for costumers. Since the regulation networks in duck lipid metabolism had not been reported very clearl...
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Open AccessReversible Bending Behaviors of Photomechanical Soft Actuators Based on Graphene Nanocomposites
Photomechanical nanocomposites embedded with light-absorbing nanoparticles show promising applications in photoresponsive actuations. Near infrared (nIR)-responsive nanocomposites based photomechanical soft ac...
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Construction and application of the vectors to identify genes encoding exported proteins of Escherichia coli
In order to clone genes having signal sequences of Escherichia coli, four vectors with or without Lac or Ara promoter were constructed using a leaderless β-lactamase as reporter. Fragments of tetracycline resista...
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Expression pattern of L-FABP gene in different tissues and its regulation of fat metabolism-related genes in duck
Liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) is a member of intracellular lipid-binding proteins responsible for the transportation of fatty acids. The expression pattern of duck L-FABP mRNA was examined in this ...
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Effect of immunization with a recombinant cholera toxin B subunit/somatostatin fusion protein on immune response and growth hormone levels in mice
Somatostatin (SS) is a hormone that inhibits growth hormone secretion. Cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) is a widely used adjuvant to improve the immunogenicity of co-administrated antigen. To block the growth hor...
