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Open AccessTRIM59 deficiency promotes M1 macrophage activation and inhibits colorectal cancer through the STAT1 signaling pathway
Tumor-associated macrophages play a crucial role in the tumor microenvironment. Tripartite motif 59 (TRIM59), a member of the tripartite motif (TRIM) family, is known to be associated with immunological diseas...
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Freeform metasurface design with a conditional generative adversarial network
As a two-dimensional artificial composite electromagnetic material, metasurfaces have achieved complex control of inherent properties such as amplitude, phase, polarization, and frequency of electromagnetic wa...
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Central node identification via weighted kernel density estimation
The detection of central nodes in a network is a fundamental task in network science and graph data analysis. During the past decades, numerous centrality measures have been presented to characterize what is a...
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Open AccessArea-selective atomic layer deposition on 2D monolayer lateral superlattices
The advanced patterning process is the basis of integration technology to realize the development of next-generation high-speed, low-power consumption devices. Recently, area-selective atomic layer deposition ...
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Open AccessIdentification and pathogenicity of Fusarium spp. associated with tea wilt in Zhejiang Province, China
Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, with significant economic and cultural value. However, tea production faces many challenges due to various biotic and abiotic stresses, among whic...
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Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials
Electrified processes are a versatile way of removing a wide range of contaminants from water, especially those that are difficult to treat using conventional methods. Electrified processes do not need treatme...
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Open AccessThe role of Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome activated by ion channels in multiple diseases
The inflammasome is a multimeric protein complex located in the cytoplasm that is activated by many factors and subsequently promotes the release of proinflammatory factors such as interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-1...
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Open AccessHigh-surface-area corundum nanoparticles by resistive hotspot-induced phase transformation
High-surface-area α-Al2O3 nanoparticles are used in high-strength ceramics and stable catalyst supports. The production of α-Al2O3 by phase transformation from γ-Al2O3 is hampered by a high activation energy barr...
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Open AccessUltrahigh resistance of hexagonal boron nitride to mineral scale formation
Formation of mineral scale on a material surface has profound impact on a wide range of natural processes as well as industrial applications. However, how specific material surface characteristics affect the m...
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Fracture at the two-dimensional limit
More than a century ago, A.A. Griffith published the seminal paper establishing the foundational framework for fracture mechanics. The elegant theory creatively introduced the concepts of elastic energy and su...
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Open AccessAn electrochemically stable homogeneous glassy electrolyte formed at room temperature for all-solid-state sodium batteries
All-solid-state sodium batteries (ASSSBs) are promising candidates for grid-scale energy storage. However, there are no commercialized ASSSBs yet, in part due to the lack of a low-cost, simple-to-fabricate sol...
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3D-printed silica with nanoscale resolution
Fabricating inorganic materials with designed three-dimensional nanostructures is an exciting yet challenging area of research and industrial application. Here, we develop an approach to 3D print high-quality ...
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Open AccessEmerging roles of a pivotal lncRNA SBF2-AS1 in cancers
Long non-coding RNAs refer to transcripts over 200 nt in length that lack the ability to encode proteins, which occupy the majority of the genome and play a crucial role in the occurrence and development of hu...
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Intrinsic toughening and stable crack propagation in hexagonal boron nitride
If a bulk material can withstand a high load without any irreversible damage (such as plastic deformation), it is usually brittle and can fail catastrophically1,2. This trade-off between strength and fracture tou...
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Open AccessUncovering topographically hidden features in 2D MoSe2 with correlated potential and optical nanoprobes
Develo** characterization strategies to better understand nanoscale features in two-dimensional nanomaterials is of crucial importance, as the properties of these materials are many times driven by nanoscale...
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Publisher Correction: Multifunctional nanocoated membranes for high-rate electrothermal desalination of hypersaline waters
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Multifunctional nanocoated membranes for high-rate electrothermal desalination of hypersaline waters
Surface heating membrane distillation overcomes several limitations inherent in conventional membrane distillation technology. Here we report a successful effort to grow in situ a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)...
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Carbon sequestration in aggregates from native and cultivated soils as affected by soil stoichiometry
Quantitative influence and underlying mechanisms of nutrient stoichiometry on mineralization of native Soil organic C (SOC) and straw C in different aggregate classes from cultivated and non-cultivated soils a...
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Ag doped urchin-like α-MnO2 toward efficient and bifunctional electrocatalysts for Li-O2 batteries
Rechargeable Li-O2 batteries (LOBs) have been receiving intensive attention because of their ultra-high theoretical energy density close to the gasoline. Herein, Ag modified urchin-like α-MnO2 (Ag-MnO2) material ...
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Open AccessEnhanced performance of in-plane transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers by configuring local atomic structures
The intrinsic activity of in-plane chalcogen atoms plays a significant role in the catalytic performance of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). A rational modulation of the local configurations is essenti...
