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Open AccessUnraveling the mechanism of assimilatory nitrate reduction and methane oxidation by Methylobacter sp. YHQ through dual N-O isotope analysis and kinetic modeling
Assimilatory nitrate reduction and methane (CH4) oxidation by bacteria play important roles in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) biogeochemical cycles. Here, an investigation of enzymatic assimilatory nitrate reduction...
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Open AccessComparison of gut transcriptome and bacterial composition of the yellow peach moth, Conogethes punctiferalis larvae associated with host plants adaptation
The yellow peach moth, Conogethes punctiferalis, is one of the most destructive polyphagous pests to corn crops in the Huang-Huai-Hai summer corn region of China. However, little is known about the host plant ada...
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GST-YOLO: a lightweight visual detection algorithm for underwater garbage detection
Underwater cleaning work primarily relies on human labor, but applying computer vision technology to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles can enhance cleaning efficiency. Considering that existing vision detection a...
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Recent Progress in Electrochemical Synthesis and Conversion of Nitrates in Aqueous Electrolyte
Nitrate, as an important nitrogen source, plays a crucial role in the fields of energy, chemicals, and the environment. Electrocatalytic nitrogen conversion, powered by renewable energy sources, is a viable an...
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Open AccessIntercellular adhesion molecule 4 and ischemic stroke: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Experimental studies suggested that intercellular adhesion molecule 4 (ICAM-4) might be implicated in ischemic stroke, but the population-based evidence on the relationship between ICAM-4 and ischemic stroke w...
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Open AccessAssociation between human blood metabolome and the risk of breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women with limited treatment options. To identify promising drug targets for breast cancer, we conducted a systematical Mendelian randomization (MR) study to scree...
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Optical bistability of graphene in PT−symmetric Thue–Morse photonic crystals
Optical bistability effect is investigated in a complex system composed of graphene and Thue–Morse photonic crystals (PCs). The Thue–Morse PCs submitted to parity-time−symmetry (PT−symmetry) are stacked altern...
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Open AccessAssociations of genetically proxied inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, NPC1L1, and PCSK9 with breast cancer and prostate cancer
Preclinical and epidemiological studies indicate a potential chemopreventive role of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) -lowering drugs in the risks of breast cancer and prostate cancer, but the causa...
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Biochar promotes methane production during anaerobic digestion of organic waste
Climate change and energy demand are calling for more sustainable fuels such as biomethane produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste. Biochar addition to waste is presumed to enhance the efficiency of m...
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Open AccessComparative genomic analysis reveals metabolic flexibility of Woesearchaeota
The archaeal phylum Woesearchaeota, within the DPANN superphylum, includes phylogenetically diverse microorganisms that inhabit various environments. Their biology is poorly understood due to the lack of cultu...
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The differentiation of iron-reducing bacterial community and iron-reduction activity between riverine and marine sediments in the Yellow River estuary
Rivers are the primary contributors of iron and other elements to the global oceans. Iron-reducing bacteria play an important biogeochemical role in coupling the iron and carbon redox cycles. However, the exte...
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Flyback Switching Power Supply Using FAN6754A
Switching power supply (power adapter) is used to convert high voltage alternating current into low voltage direct current. Pulse-width modulating (PWM) is one of the most popular methods to design switching p...
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Extraction of electrons by magnetite and ferrihydrite from hydrogen-producing Clostridium bifermentans by strengthening the acetate production pathway
Conductive mineral nanoparticles, such as magnetite, can promote interspecies electron transfer between syntrophic partners. However, the effect of magnetite has only been inferred in intraspecific electron ou...
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Reductive degradation of chloramphenicol by Geobacter metallireducens
Geobacter metallireducens is known to be capable of removing nitroaromatic compounds via an oxidation mode. However, little attention has been paid to investigate the reductive removal of chlorinated nitroaromati...
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Biochar promotes methane production at high acetate concentrations in anaerobic soils
Methane (CH4) is a major greenhouse gas emitted by the industry, agriculture and natural processes such as degradation of organic matter in anaerobic waters and soils. Addition of biochars to soils has been inves...
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Trophic strategy of diverse methanogens across a river-to-sea gradient
Methanogens are an important biogenic source of methane, especially in estuarine waters across a river-to-sea gradient. However, the diversity and trophic strategy of methanogens in this gradient are not clear...
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Comparative transcriptomic insights into the mechanisms of electron transfer in Geobacter co-cultures with activated carbon and magnetite
Both activated carbon and magnetite have been reported to promote the syntrophic growth of Geobacter metallireducens and Geobacter sulfurreducens co-cultures, the first model to show direct interspecies electron ...
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Modeling and verification of a contactless air film conveyor using a viscous traction principle
Many industries require contactless transport of delicate or clean products such as silicon wafers, flat foodstuffs and freshly painted objects. In this study, a contactless air film conveyor for flat objects ...
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Magnetite production and transformation in the methanogenic consortia from coastal riverine sediments
Minerals that contain ferric iron, such as amorphous Fe(III) oxides (A), can inhibit methanogenesis by competitively accepting electrons. In contrast, ferric iron reduced products, such as magnetite (M), can f...
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Open AccessXC_0531 encodes a c-type cytochrome biogenesis protein and is required for pathogenesis in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
The phytopathogenic Xanthomonas campestris pv.campestris is a gram-negative bacterium and the causal agent of black-rot disease of cruciferous crops. Many gram-negative bacteria possess a family of proteins, call...
