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Open AccessClimate change impacts on the extreme power shortage events of wind-solar supply systems worldwide during 1980–2022
Economic productivity depends on reliable access to electricity, but the extreme shortage events of variable wind-solar systems may be strongly affected by climate change. Here, hourly reanalysis climatologica...
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Open AccessWidespread 2013-2020 decreases and reduction challenges of organic aerosol in China
High concentrations of organic aerosol (OA) occur in Asian countries, leading to great health burdens. Clean air actions have resulted in significant emission reductions of air pollutants in China. However, lo...
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A Newly Established Air Pollution Data Center in China
Air pollution in China covers a large area with complex sources and formation mechanisms, making it a unique place to conduct air pollution and atmospheric chemistry research. The National Natural Science Foun...
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Associations between satellite-derived estimates of PM2.5 species concentrations for organic carbon, elemental carbon, nitrate, and sulfate with birth weight and preterm birth in California during 2005–2014
Characterizing the spatial distribution of PM2.5 species concentrations is challenging due to the geographic sparsity of the stationary monitoring network. Recent advances have enabled valid estimation of PM2.5 s...
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MEIC-global-CO2: A new global CO2 emission inventory with highly-resolved source category and sub-country information
CO2 emission inventory provides fundamental data for climate research and emission mitigation. Currently, most global CO2 emission inventories were developed with energy statistics from International Energy Agenc...
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Analysis of microRNA-199a-3p expression in CD4+ T cells of systemic lupus erythematosus
Accumulating evidence have suggested microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here we aimed to explore aberrant expression of miRNAs in CD4+ T cells from ...
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Open AccessVitamin K2 supplementation improves impaired glycemic homeostasis and insulin sensitivity for type 2 diabetes through gut microbiome and fecal metabolites
There is insufficient evidence for the ability of vitamin K2 to improve type 2 diabetes mellitus symptoms by regulating gut microbial composition. Herein, we aimed to demonstrate the key role of the gut microb...
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Open AccessDevelop an efficient and specific AAV-based labeling system for Muller glia in mice
Reprogramming Müller glia (MG) into functional cells is considered a promising therapeutic strategy to treat ocular diseases and vision loss. However, current AAV-based system for MG-tracing was reported to ha...
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Open AccessCo-benefits of CO2 emission reduction from China’s clean air actions between 2013-2020
Climate change mitigation measures can yield substantial air quality improvements while emerging clean air measures in develo** countries can also lead to CO2 emission mitigation co-benefits by affecting the lo...
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Author Correction: Programmable RNA editing with compact CRISPR–Cas13 systems from uncultivated microbes
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Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation depend on strategic power plant retirements and pollution controls
Reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel- and biomass-fired power plants often also reduces air pollution, benefitting both climate and public health. Here, we examine the relationship of climate and health benefi...
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Drivers of PM2.5 air pollution deaths in China 2002–2017
Between 2002 and 2017, China’s gross domestic product grew by 284%, but this surge was accompanied by a similarly prodigious growth in energy consumption, air pollution and air pollution-related deaths. Here w...
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Open AccesstRNA derived fragment (tRF)-3009 participates in modulation of IFN-α-induced CD4+ T cell oxidative phosphorylation in lupus patients
Accumulating evidence suggests tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) play important roles in cellular homeostasis. Here we aimed to explore aberrant expression of tRFs in CD4+ T cells from patients with systemic lupus er...
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Formation of secondary inorganic aerosol in a frigid urban atmosphere
Formation of secondary inorganic aerosol (SIA) was investigated during a six-month long heating season in Harbin, China. Enhanced sulfate formation was observed at high relative humidity (RH), with the same th...
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Open AccessOpen fire exposure increases the risk of pregnancy loss in South Asia
Interactions between climate change and anthropogenic activities result in increasing numbers of open fires, which have been shown to harm maternal health. However, few studies have examined the association be...
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Programmable RNA editing with compact CRISPR–Cas13 systems from uncultivated microbes
Competitive coevolution between microbes and viruses has led to the diversification of CRISPR–Cas defense systems against infectious agents. By analyzing metagenomic terabase datasets, we identified two compac...
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Economic footprint of California wildfires in 2018
Recent increases in the frequency and scale of wildfires worldwide have raised concerns about the influence of climate change and associated socioeconomic costs. In the western United States, the hazard of wil...
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Impact of clean air action on PM2.5 pollution in China
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Rapid improvement of PM2.5 pollution and associated health benefits in China during 2013–2017
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is known to harm public health. In China, after implementation of aggressive emissions control measures under the Action Plan of Air Pollution Prevention and Control (2...
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Impact of China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan on PM2.5 chemical composition over eastern China
China promulgated the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (the Action Plan) in 2013 and developed stringent control measures to mitigate fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution. Here, we investigat...
