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Open AccessCircadian rhythms of melatonin and its relationship with anhedonia in patients with mood disorders: a cross-sectional study
Mood disorders are strongly associated with melatonin disturbances. However, it is unclear whether there is a difference in melatonin concentrations and melatonin circadian rhythm profiles between depression a...
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Open AccessDiagnostic strategy of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for gram negative bacteria in respiratory infections
This study aims to identify the most effective diagnostic method for distinguishing pathogenic and non-pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) in suspected pneumonia cases using metagenomic next-generation seq...
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Open AccessKnowledge-guided machine learning can improve carbon cycle quantification in agroecosystems
Accurate and cost-effective quantification of the carbon cycle for agroecosystems at decision-relevant scales is critical to mitigating climate change and ensuring sustainable food production. However, convent...
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Open AccessProtein tyrosine phosphatase PTPRO represses lung adenocarcinoma progression by inducing mitochondria-dependent apoptosis and restraining tumor metastasis
Emerging evidence indicates that protein activities regulated by receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) are crucial for a variety of cellular processes, such as proliferation, apoptosis, and immunologi...
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Open AccessAssociation between ambient particulate matters and anhedonia among patients with depression
Recent studies have linked ambient air pollution to depression. Anhedonia is a core symptom of depression which severely impacts on prognosis. The present study aims to investigate the association of PM2.5 and...
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Identification and substitution map** of QTLs for anaerobic germination in rice
Hypoxia is a key limiting factor for seedling emergence and establishment of direct-seeded rice (DSR) under submergence. The anaerobic germination (AG) tolerance, therefore, is one of the most critical traits ...
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Open AccessEffects of different mulch materials on the photosynthetic characteristics, yield, and soil water use efficiency of wheat in Loess tableland
Due to the lack of precipitation and poor temporal and spatial stability in the Loess Plateau for a long time, it is necessary to adopt mulching technology to support the stable and high yield of wheat cultiva...
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Open AccessWidely tunable and high resolution mid-infrared laser based on BaGa4Se7 optical parametric oscillator
The widely tunable and high resolution mid-infrared laser based on a BaGa4Se7 (BGSe) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) was demonstrated. A wavelength tuning range of 2.76–4.64 μm and a wavelength tuning resolut...
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Passive solar desalination towards high efficiency and salt rejection via a reverse-evaporating water layer of millimetre-scale thickness
Although solar-driven reverse distillation integrated with thermal localization has recently shown attractive solar-to-water conversion efficiency, effective salt rejection/discharge approaches are scarce for ...
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Predator Presence Alters Intestinal Microbiota in Mussel
Intestinal microbes are essential participants in host vital activities. The composition of the microbiota is closely related to the environmental factors. Predator presence may impact on intestinal microbiota...
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Open AccessEffect of Manufacturing Conditions and Al Addition on Inclusion Characteristics in Co-Based Dual-Phase High Entropy Alloy
Three Co-based dual-phase high-entropy alloys (HEAs) were produced by different manufacturing conditions: arc-melting with Ar protection (Ar-HEA), vacuum induction melting in Al2O3 crucible (Cr-HEA) and vacuum in...
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Open AccessCorrelation analysis of lung mucosa-colonizing bacteria with clinical features reveals metastasis-associated bacterial community structure in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Microbes colonizing lower airways can regulate the host immune profile and consequently participate in lung disease. Increasing evidence indicate that individual microbes promote lung cancer progression and ar...
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Separation of phosphorus from dephosphorization slag modified by alkaline oxide by HCl leaching
Dephosphorization slag is one of the bulk solid wastes generated from steelmaking. If P is effectively removed from dephosphorization slag, a phosphate source which can substitute for phosphate rocks is obtain...
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Open AccessUltrasmall and highly biocompatible carbon dots derived from natural plant with amelioration against acute kidney injury
Acute kidney injury (AKI) refers to a tricky clinical disease, known by its high morbidity and mortality, with no real specific medicine for AKI. The carbonization product from Pollen Typhae (i.e., Pu-huang in Ch...
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A Cylindrical Convolution Network for Dense Top-View Semantic Segmentation with LiDAR Point Clouds
Accurate semantic scene understanding of the surrounding environment is a challenge for autonomous driving systems. Recent LiDA- R-based semantic segmentation methods mainly focus on predicting point-wise sema...
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Open AccessMolecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo derivative chromosome X with an unbalanced t(X;9) translocation in a fetus and literature review
Partial trisomy 9p is one of the most frequent autosome anomalies in newborn infants featured by craniofacial dysmorphism, intellectual disability and psychomotor growth. Female patients carrying monosomy Xq u...
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Leaching process of phosphorus and iron from steelmaking slag into malic acid solution
In order to remove phosphorus element from steelmaking slag and decrease iron loss, malic acid was selected as the leaching agent to dissolve steelmaking slag. Firstly, the influences of different factors, suc...
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Landslide Susceptibility Map** Using Novel Hybrid Model Based on Different Map** Units
Landslide is a most widespread geohazards around the world. Reasonable landslide susceptibility map** can aid decision-makers in landslide prevention. Therefore, drawing regional landslide susceptibility map...
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Open AccessTargeted P2X7/NLRP3 signaling pathway against inflammation, apoptosis, and pyroptosis of retinal endothelial cells in diabetic retinopathy
Retinal endothelial cells (RECs) are the primary target cells for diabetes-induced vascular damage. The P2X7/NLRP3 pathway plays an essential role in amplifying inflammation via an ATP feedback loop, promoting...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of HER2-negative breast cancers with FISH-equivocal status according to 2018 ASCO/CAP guideline
According to 2018 ASCO/CAP guideline, HER2 FISH-equivocal breast cancers will be categorized as HER2 negative except those with IHC 3+. However, whether or not HER2 FISH-equivocal breast cancers was a heteroge...
