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Open AccessDidymin alleviates metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) via the stimulation of Sirt1-mediated lipophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is one of the most prevalent metabolic syndromes worldwide. However, no approved pharmacological treatments are available for MAFLD. Chenpi, one kin...
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Decreased syntaxin17 expression contributes to the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis in murine models by impairing autophagic degradation
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease of the exocrine pancreas. Disruptions in organelle homeostasis, including macroautophagy/autophagy dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, have bee...
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Rapid Conversion of Perhydropolysilazane into Thin Silica Coating at Low Temperature
The conversion of perhydropolysilazane (PHPS) to silica at low temperature is beneficial for its application on thermally vulnerable substrates. In this work, it is demonstrated that (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysi...
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Open AccessSimultaneous treatment with sorafenib and glucose restriction inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo by impairing SIAH1-mediated mitophagy
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the first-line treatment for unresectable intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is of high clinical significance to explore the synergistic effect of T...
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Open AccessComparison of short-term and medium-term outcomes between intracorporeal anastomosis and extracorporeal anastomosis for laparoscopic left hemicolectomy
Few studies have evaluated the feasibility and safety of intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) for left hemicolectomy. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential advantages and disadvantages of laparoscopic left he...
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High-performance Electret and Antibacterial Polypropylene Meltblown Nonwoven Materials Doped with Boehmite and ZnO Nanoparticles for Air Filtration
The current pandemic caused by COVID-19 has intensively triggered the development of high-performance air filters. Polypropylene (PP) is widely used as the raw material of meltblown nonwoven materials and is t...
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Open AccessDecoy receptor 2 mediates the apoptosis-resistant phenotype of senescent renal tubular cells and accelerates renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy
Apoptotic resistance leads to persistent accumulation of senescent cells and sustained expression of a senescence-associated secretory phenotype, playing an essential role in the progression of tissue fibrosis...
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Caldalkalibacillus salinus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake in **njiang, northwest China
A novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated as strain YIM B00319T, was isolated from a sediment sample obtained from Wuzunbulake salt Lake in **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region...
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Green water-based fabrication of SiO2–TiO2 aerogels with superhydrophobic and photocatalytic properties and their application on cotton fabric
In this work, a green, simple, low-cost, and highly effective sol–gel method was used to successfully fabricate water-based SiO2–TiO2 aerogels with the help of surfactant by the incorporation of TiO2 into methylt...
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Garciesculenxanthone B induces PINK1-Parkin-mediated mitophagy and prevents ischemia-reperfusion brain injury in mice
Mitophagy is a selective form of autophagy involving the removal of damaged mitochondria via the autophagy-lysosome pathway. PINK1-Parkin-mediated mitophagy is one of the most important mechanisms in cardiovas...
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Preparation of Copper Sulfide by Microwave Assisted Method and Its Application on Superhydrophobic, Anti-UV and Photocatalytic Cotton Fabric
In this work, solid spherical and hollow spherical CuS were prepared by microwave assisted method with PEG4000 as dispersant. The CuS was characterized by particle size analysis, scanning electron microscope(S...
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Open AccessEndothelial ZEB1 promotes angiogenesis-dependent bone formation and reverses osteoporosis
Recent interest in the control of bone metabolism has focused on a specialized subset of CD31hiendomucinhi vessels, which are reported to couple angiogenesis with osteogenesis. However, the underlying mechanisms ...
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Correction to: Uniaxial experimental study of the acoustic emission and deformation behavior of composite rock based on 3D digital image correlation (DIC)
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Lipopolysaccharide exposure in a rat sepsis model results in hippocampal amyloid-β plaque and phosphorylated tau deposition and corresponding behavioral deficits
Sepsis is a severe systemic inflammatory response to infection associated with acute and chronic neurocognitive consequences, including an increased risk of later-life dementia. In a lipopolysaccharide-induced...
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Recent advances in the neural regulation of feeding behavior in adult Drosophila
The ability to maintain metabolic homeostasis is a key capability critical for the survival and well-being of animals living in constantly changing environments. Metabolic homeostasis depends on neuromodulator...
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Open AccessLatent Infection of Valsa mali in the Seeds, Seedlings and Twigs of Crabapple and Apple Trees is a Potential Inoculum Source of Valsa Canker
A real-time quantitative PCR assay using a species-specific primer pair was developed to rapidly and accurately quantify Valsa mali, the causative pathogen of apple Valsa canker (AVC), in crabapple seeds, crabapp...
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A Survey on Development of “Internet + Farmer Cooperative” in China
As a new production mode, “Internet+” helps achieve innovative development and mutual benefits by providing online and information-based functions of traditional industries. In spite of the numerous exploratio...
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Open AccessCrack Fault Classification for Planetary Gearbox Based on Feature Selection Technique and K-means Clustering Method
During the condition monitoring of a planetary gearbox, features are extracted from raw data for a fault diagnosis. However, different features have different sensitivity for identifying different fault types,...
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Instantaneous Frequency Estimation for Motion Echo Signal of Projectile in Bore Based on Polynomial Chirplet Transform
Microwave interferometer is one of the devices for measuring the movement travel–varying or time-varying velocity of projectile in bore. Microwave interferometer first obtains the Doppler echo signal including...
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Uniaxial experimental study of the acoustic emission and deformation behavior of composite rock based on 3D digital image correlation (DIC)
In this paper, uniaxial compression tests were carried out on a series of composite rock specimens with different dip angles, which were made from two types of rock-like material with different strength. The a...
