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Alpha-synuclein in peripheral body fluid as a biomarker for Parkinson’s disease
Whether alpha-synuclein in peripheral body fluids can be used for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains in controversy. This study evaluates diagnostic potential of alpha-synuclein for PD in variou...
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Catalytic pyrolysis of tar-rich coal for coal tar to light oil with catalysts of modified granulated blast furnace slag
Parts of China are abundant in tar-rich coal (pyrolysis yield of coal tar is more than 7%), if it can be converted into high-quality tar, it is a reliable means to deal with energy problems. This paper takes t...
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Asymptotically Optimal Prepare-Measure Quantum Key Distribution Protocol
Quantum key distribution (QKD) could be the most significant application of quantum information theory. In nearly four decades, although substantial QKD protocols are developed, the BB84 protocol and its varia...
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Soluble TREM2 in body fluid in Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease
Previous studies showed conflicting results regarding soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2) level alteration in body fluid in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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Quantum Key Distribution Over Noisy Channels by the Testing State Method
Quantum key distribution(QKD) might be the most famous application of quantum information theory. The idea of QKD is not difficult to understand but in practical implementations, many problems are needed to be...
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Preparation of nano-hollow sphere hydrolytic catalyst and study on its COS removal performance
Micro-nano hollow materials have become a research hotspot due to their unique structure and properties. Blast furnace gas is one of the main pollutants discharged from steelmaking, and the COS chemical proper...
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Quantum Key Distribution Based on Orthogonal State Encoding
Quantum key distribution(QKD) is one of the most significant areas in quantum information theory. For nearly four decades, substantial QKD schemes are developed. In early years, the security of QKD protocols i...
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Functional brain changes in Parkinson’s disease: a whole brain ALE study
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) was widely used as an effective tool in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. However, prior rs-fMRI studies reported inconsistent results f...
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Imminent cognitive decline in normal elderly individuals is associated with hippocampal hyperconnectivity in the variant neural correlates of episodic memory
The secondary prevention trials of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) require an enrichment strategy to recruit individuals with imminent cognitive decline at the preclinical stage. Previously, we demonstrated a variant...
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Open AccessAssociation between migraine and cognitive impairment
Previous studies revealed inconsistent results regarding association between migraine and cognitive impairment. In addition, previous studies found inconsistent results regarding the association between migrai...
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The Independence of Distinguishability and the Dimension of the System
The are substantial studies on distinguishabilities, especially local distinguishability, of quantum states. It is shown that a necessary condition of a local distinguishable state set is the total Schmidt ran...
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Locality of orthogonal product states via multiplied copies
In this paper, we consider the LOCC distinguishability of product states. We employ polygons to analyze orthogonal product states in any system to show that with LOCC protocols, to distinguish seven orthogonal...
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Entanglement and nonlocality dynamics of a Bell state and the GHZ state in a noisy environment
We investigate the entanglement and nonlocality dynamics of a two-qubit Bell state and the three-qubit Greenberger–Home–Zeilinger (GHZ) state in a noisy environment by solving analytically a master equation in...
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Open AccessHigh expression of ABCG2 is associated with chemotherapy resistance of osteosarcoma
Previous studies showed overexpression of ABCG2 in a variety of tumor tissues, which could potentially indicate the probability of chemotherapy resistance. This study aimed to reveal the role of ABCG2 in the d...
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Open AccessBone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes promote rotator cuff tendon-bone healing by promoting angiogenesis and regulating M1 macrophages in rats
Rotator cuff tears (RCTs) often require reconstructive surgery. Tendon-bone healing is critical for the outcome of rotator cuff reconstruction, but the process of tendon-bone healing is complex and difficult. ...
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Intrinsic connectivity identifies the sensory-motor network as a main cross-network between remitted late-life depression- and amnestic mild cognitive impairment-targeted networks
Remitted late-life depression (rLLD) and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are both associated with a high risk of develo** Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Neurodegeneration is considered to spread within ...
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Impaired Parahippocampal Gyrus–Orbitofrontal Cortex Circuit Associated with Visuospatial Memory Deficit as a Potential Biomarker and Interventional Approach for Alzheimer Disease
The parahippocampal gyrus–orbitofrontal cortex (PHG–OFC) circuit in humans is homologous to the postrhinal cortex (POR)–ventral lateral orbitofrontal cortex (vlOFC) circuit in rodents. Both are associated with...
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CuO–MoO2–CeO2 yolk–albumen–shell catalyst supported on γ-Al2O3 for denitration with resistance to SO2
Development of denitration catalysts is highly important to controlling the level of NOx pollution. In this article, we report a novel CuO–MoO2–CeO2 catalyst with a yolk–albumen–shell structure supported on comme...
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Spatial Training Ameliorates Long-Term Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Pathological Deficits by Reducing NLRP3 Inflammasomes in PR5 Mice
Recent studies have suggested that cognitive training could delay memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, whether and how cognitive training produces long-term benefits remains unclear. Here, 10-mont...
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Distinct neural correlates of episodic memory among apolipoprotein E alleles in cognitively normal elderly
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 and ε2 alleles are acknowledged genetic factors modulating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk and episodic memory (EM) deterioration in an opposite manner. Mounting neuroimaging studi...
