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Highly Bendable Ionic Electro-responsive Artificial Muscles Using Microfibrillated Cellulose Fibers Combined with Polyvinyl Alcohol
For promising applications such as soft robotics, flexible haptic monitors, and active biomedical devices, it is important to develop ultralow voltage, highly-performant artificial muscles with high bending st...
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Comparison of thermal comfort between different heating systems and adaptation to different indoor climates in winter
Individual heating systems, such as the air-source heat pump (ASHP) air-conditioner or floor heating (FH), are usually used by people living in the hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone of China to heat indoo...
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Carbon emissions regulations and FDI inflow: moderating effects of bank credit availability and fiscal capacity for China's prefecture-level cities
This study investigates the effect of carbon emissions regulations on FDI inflow and the moderating effects of bank credit availability and fiscal capacity. According to the “pollution haven” hypothesis (PHH),...
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Correction to: Pre-Injection of Small Interfering RNA (siRNA) Promotes c-Jun Gene Silencing and Decreases the Survival Rate of Axotomy-Injured Spinal Motoneurons in Adult Mice
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Brachial Plexus Root Avulsion Injury-Induced Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-Like 1 Overexpression Is Associated with Injured Motor Neurons Survival
Brachial plexus root avulsion (BPRA) injury arises from challenging delivery during childbirth, sports-related incidents, or car accidents, leading to extensive loss of motor neurons (MNs) and subsequent paral...
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A Synthetic Steroid 5α-Androst-3β, 5, 6β-triol Alleviates Radiation-Induced Brain Injury in Mice via Inhibiting GBP5/NF-κB/NLRP3 Signal Axis
Radiotherapy for head and neck tumors can lead to a severe complication known as radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI). However, the underlying mechanism of RIBI development remains unclear, and limited preven...
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Open AccessBayesian phylodynamic analysis reveals the evolutionary history and the dispersal patterns of citrus tristeza virus in China based on the p25 gene
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is one of the most serious threats to the citrus industry, and is present in both wild and cultivated citrus. The origin and dispersal patterns of CTV is still poorly understood in ...
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Population genetic characteristics of citrus tristeza virus from wild mandarins in the Nanling Mountains of China
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is a viral pathogen that affects the citrus industry worldwide. Knowledge of the genetic structure and evolution of CTV, particularly in CTV from wild mandarins, is limited but esse...
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Open AccessCorrection: Motor neuron survival is associated with reduced neuroinflammation and increased autophagy after brachial plexus avulsion injury in aldose reductase-deficient mice
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Research on Optimization of Nuclear Power Security DCS Gateway Encryption Communication Based on OPC UA Protocol
Nuclear power safety grade DCS gateway is an important hub for information transmission between safety grade equipment and non-safety grade equipment, and its security is very important in the transmission pro...
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An Experiment on the Characteristics of Sturgeon Perceiving and Avoiding Current Fields in Water
Single-ground HVDC transmission line and auxiliary anode in impressed current cathodic protection will inject DC current to the ground and likely impact the actions of fish in the surrounding waters. Two rod e...
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Optimization of Memory March X Test Algorithm Based on Nuclear Safety Level DCS System Platform
At present, the testing algorithm of nuclear power safety level DCS system for memory is GALPAT algorithm. This algorithm has a high time complexity and low fault coverage for memory. During the testing proces...
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Open AccessMotor neuron survival is associated with reduced neuroinflammation and increased autophagy after brachial plexus avulsion injury in aldose reductase-deficient mice
Brachial plexus root avulsion (BPRA) is frequently caused by high-energy trauma including traffic accident and birth trauma, which will induces massive motoneurons (MNs) death as well as loss of motor and sens...
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Ginsenoside Rb1 inhibits oxidative stress-induced ovarian granulosa cell injury through Akt-FoxO1 interaction
Ginsenoside Rb1 shows a strong antioxidant effect and has potential activation effects on Akt. The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of Rb1 on age-related ovarian granulosa cell...
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Influences of offshore background wind on the formation of sea-land breeze and the characteristics of pollutant diffusion
The formation of sea-land breeze (SLB) is primarily affected by background wind and temperature difference between the sea and nearby land. Because the intensity of sea breeze is significantly stronger than th...
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Open AccessGeneration of human blastocyst-like structures from pluripotent stem cells
Human blastocysts are comprised of the first three cell lineages of the embryo: trophectoderm, epiblast and primitive endoderm, all of which are essential for early development and organ formation. However, du...
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MicroRNA-137-3p Protects PC12 Cells Against Oxidative Stress by Downregulation of Calpain-2 and nNOS
The imbalance between excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and insufficient antioxidant defenses contribute to a range of neurodegenerative diseases. High ROS levels damage cellular macromolecules s...
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Analysis of the factors influencing the airflow behavior in an im**ing jet ventilation room
A validated CFD model is employed to predict the airflow behavior in an im**ing jet ventilation (IJV) room with cool, isothermal or warm jets. By using the numerical results, the influences of jet discharge ...
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Open AccessAstrocytic endothelin-1 overexpression promotes neural progenitor cells proliferation and differentiation into astrocytes via the Jak2/Stat3 pathway after stroke
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is synthesized and upregulated in astrocytes under stroke. We previously demonstrated that transgenic mice over-expressing astrocytic ET-1 (GET-1) displayed more severe neurological deficit...
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A Study of Emotional Communication of Emoticon Based on Russell’s Circumplex Model of Affect
With the rapid spread of the Internet, there are more and more people being fond of using emoticons to convey emotions on the Internet. However, due to the high abstraction of real things and expressions and t...
