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Open AccessMetabolic systems approaches update molecular insights of clinical phenotypes and cardiovascular risk in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is an orphan metabolic disease characterized by extremely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), xanthomas, aortic stenosis, and premature atheros...
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Accumulation of Intracellular Ferrous Iron in Inflammatory-Activated Macrophages
Macrophages are important innate immune cells which can be polarized into heterogeneous populations. The inflammatory-activated M1 cells are known to be involved in all kinds of inflammatory diseases, which we...
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River Shoreline Recognition from High Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery Based on Water Index and Artificial Neural Network
River shoreline recognition from high resolution remote sensing images is a hot spot in remote sensing and relevant research and application fields. Due to the complexity of river shorelines in high resolution...
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Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Intermittent Hypoxia–Treated Red Blood Cells Impair Endothelial Function Through Regulating eNOS Phosphorylation and ET-1 Expression
Intermittent hypoxia (IH), a main characteristic of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome, has been known as a dominant cause of OSA-related endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. However, the underlying m...
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The role of K in tuning oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with CO2 to be selective toward ethylene
Catalytic stability and ethylene selectivity were significantly improved through adding K into Cr-based catalysts in oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with CO2. A series of K promoted Cr catalysts with differen...
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TAK1-AMPK Pathway in Macrophages Regulates Hypothyroid Atherosclerosis
Hypothyroidism (HT) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis (AS). The efficacy of traditional strategies of hypothyroid AS remains controversial. Here, we aimed to deepen the understanding of the HT-ind...
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Space-confined growth of metal halide perovskite crystal films
Metal halide perovskites, as a new generation of optoelectronic materials, have attracted a great deal of interest due to their remarkable intrinsic properties. Due to the excellent optoelectronic properties, ...
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Spatial and temporal variabilities of rainstorms over China under climate change
Rainstorms are one of the extreme rainfall events that cause serious disasters, such as urban flooding and mountain torrents. Traditional studies have used rain gauge observations to analyze rainstorm events, ...
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Research on Large Deformation Control Measures of Surrounding Rock in Jointed and Altered Granite Stratum of High Ground Stress Tunnel
The large deformation of surrounding rock occurred frequently when Zangga tunnel passed through the high-stress jointed altered granite formation, and the deformation could not be controlled by the design sche...
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Invert Heave Disease and Treatment Measures of Operating Railway Tunnel in Horizontal Layered Rock Mass
During operation of the Yunding Tunnel, the uplift displacement of the invert increases continuously, seriously impacting the safety of the tunnel structure and the normal operation of the railway line.
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Authors’ Response to the Letter to the Editor: Increased Circulating Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8 Levels Are Associated with Thoracic Aortic Dissection and Higher Inflammatory Conditions
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CPAP is associated with decreased risk of AF recurrence in patients with OSA, especially those younger and slimmer: a meta-analysis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). This manuscript aims to discuss the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with rhythm co...
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Open AccessIncreased Circulating Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8 Levels Are Associated with Thoracic Aortic Dissection and Higher Inflammatory Conditions
Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is characterized by an inflammatory response. Angiopoietin-like protein 8 (ANGPTL8) is a hormone involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism and inflammation. However, the r...
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Integration of fuzzy theory and particle swarm optimization for high-resolution satellite scene recognition
With the rapid development of satellite imaging technology, large amounts of satellite images with high spatial resolutions are now available. High-resolution satellite imagery provides rich texture and struct...
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Assessing spatial likelihood of flooding hazard using naïve Bayes and GIS: a case study in Bowen Basin, Australia
Flooding hazard evaluation is the basis of flooding risk assessment which has significances to natural environment, human life and social economy. This study develops a spatial framework integrating naïve Bay...
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Open AccessQiwei granules alleviates podocyte lesion in kidney of diabetic KK-Ay mice
Chinese medicine comprised of all natural herbs is widespread used in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Podocyte contributes to the integrity of glomerular filtration barrier whose injury plays an im...
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Bis(α-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV) Exerts Durable Antidiabetic Effects and Suppresses Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Activity in Spontaneous Type 2 Diabetic KKAy Mice
Vanadium compounds maintain euglycemic effects in diabetic rats long after drug withdrawal and bis(α-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV) (BFOV) possesses potent antidiabetic effects in diabetic rats. Here, we inv...
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Study on Approaches of Land Suitability Evaluation for Crop Production Using GIS
In this paper, an approach to assessing ecological suitability of crop growth was developed using GIS, through a case study of maize planting in Jilin Province, in the northeast China, in order to improve the ...
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACULOPS LYCOPERSICI POPULATION DYNAMIC MODEL PROTOTYPE BASED ON CELLULAR AUTOMATA
Faced upon the research status of Aculops lycopersici, the importance of population dynamic has been put forward. The feasibility and superiority of cellular automata applied in the simulation of Aculops lycop...
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Grass Cover Change Model Based on Cellular Automata
This research attempt to establish a grass cover change model based on cellular automata. It took the relationship between elevation, slope, aspect, settlement, road, water system and grass cover change as the...
