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Open AccessSpontaneously established reverse electric field to enhance the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators via improving Coulombic efficiency
Mechanical energy harvesting using triboelectric nanogenerators is a highly desirable and sustainable method for the reliable power supply of widely distributed electronics in the new era; however, its practic...
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Open AccessA restricted dynamic surface self-reconstruction toward high-performance of direct seawater oxidation
The development of highly efficient electrocatalysts for direct seawater splitting with bifunctionality for inhibiting anodic oxidation reconstruction and selective oxygen evolution reactions is a major challe...
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Open AccessPrefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 S2-only antigen provides protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge
Ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) have diminished the effectiveness of therapeutic antibodies and vaccines. Develo** a coronavirus vaccine that offers a greater breadth of protection agains...
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Open AccessFPGA-based CCD signal acquisition and transmission system design
In order to facilitate the analysis and processing of optical signals, an FPGA-based CCD signal acquisition and data transmission system is designed in this work. The system uses an FPGA as the main control de...
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Open AccessThe timing of the initial collision between the South and North China blocks constraining from the sediments in the eastern Sichuan Basin
In this study, detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology, trace element and Hf isotopic compositional data from the Early-Middle Triassic clastic rocks in the eastern Sichuan Basin were obtained to distinguish the se...
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Open AccessStabilizing non-iridium active sites by non-stoichiometric oxide for acidic water oxidation at high current density
Stabilizing active sites of non-iridium-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is crucial, but remains a big challenge for hydrogen production by acidic water splitting. Here, we report that no...
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Open AccessSoluble TREM2 ameliorates tau phosphorylation and cognitive deficits through activating transgelin-2 in Alzheimer’s disease
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a transmembrane protein that is predominantly expressed by microglia in the brain. The proteolytic shedding of TREM2 results in the release of solubl...
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Open AccessAn anisotropic van der Waals dielectric for symmetry engineering in functionalized heterointerfaces
Van der Waals dielectrics are fundamental materials for condensed matter physics and advanced electronic applications. Most dielectrics host isotropic structures in crystalline or amorphous forms, and only a f...
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Open AccessThe genetic and clinical characteristics of WFS1 related diabetes in Chinese early onset type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common phenotypes of Wolfram syndrome owing to the presence of the variants of the WFS1 gene and is often misdiagnosed as other types of diabetes. We aimed to explore the prevalence of...
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Open AccessThe role of self-esteem as moderator of the relationship between experienced stigma and anxiety and depression among tuberculosis patients
Anxiety and depression are very common in tuberculosis (TB) patients and can adversely affect TB treatment adherence, ultimately leading to higher morbidity, mortality and drug resistance. Therefore, the aim o...
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Open AccessSpatial transcriptomics reveals niche-specific enrichment and vulnerabilities of radial glial stem-like cells in malignant gliomas
Diffuse midline glioma-H3K27M mutant (DMG) and glioblastoma (GBM) are the most lethal brain tumors that primarily occur in pediatric and adult patients, respectively. Both tumors exhibit significant heterogene...
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Open AccessApplication of Bayesian networks to identify factors influencing acceptability of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Guilin, China
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective strategy to prevent uninfected individuals from contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), however it must be acceptable to stakeholders in order to be effe...
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Open AccessValence-skip** and quasi-two-dimensionality of superconductivity in a van der Waals insulator
Valence fluctuation of interacting electrons plays a crucial role in emergent quantum phenomena in correlated electron systems. The theoretical rationale is that this effect can drive a band insulator into a s...
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Open AccessStandardized measurement of dielectric materials’ intrinsic triboelectric charge density through the suppression of air breakdown
Triboelectric charge density and energy density are two crucial factors to assess the output capability of dielectric materials in a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). However, they are commonly limited by th...
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Open AccessTunnel collapse risk assessment based on improved quantitative theory III and EW-AHP coupling weight
It is a multi-criteria decision issue to conduct a risk assessment of the tunnel. In this paper, a tunnel collapse risk assessment model based on the improved theory of quantification III and the fuzzy compreh...
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Open AccessGlobal systematic review with meta-analysis shows that warming effects on terrestrial plant biomass allocation are influenced by precipitation and mycorrhizal association
Biomass allocation in plants is fundamental for understanding and predicting terrestrial carbon storage. Yet, our knowledge regarding warming effects on root: shoot ratio (R/S) remains limited. Here, we presen...
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Open AccessStudy on the stability analysis of rainfall slope based on G-A model considering moisture content
In this paper, the moisture content on the wetting front is obtained by using the Van Genuchten (VG) model of unsaturated soil, and then the distribution of moisture content in the upper part of the wetting fr...
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Open AccessOrganocatalytic cycloaddition of alkynylindoles with azonaphthalenes for atroposelective construction of indole-based biaryls
The axially chiral indole-aryl motifs are present in natural products and biologically active compounds as well as in chiral ligands. Atroposelective indole formation is an efficient method to construct indole...
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Open AccessA propolis-derived small molecule ameliorates metabolic syndrome in obese mice by targeting the CREB/CRTC2 transcriptional complex
The molecular targets and mechanisms of propolis ameliorating metabolic syndrome are not fully understood. Here, we report that Brazilian green propolis reduces fasting blood glucose levels in obese mice by di...
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Open AccessThe relationship among social support, experienced stigma, psychological distress, and quality of life among tuberculosis patients in China
The complex relationships among social support, experienced stigma, psychological distress, and quality of life (QOL) among tuberculosis (TB) patients are insufficiently understood. The purpose of this study w...