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BCT-OFD: bridging CNN and transformer via online feature distillation for COVID-19 image recognition
Computer-aided systems can assist radiologists in improving the efficiency of COVID-19 diagnosis. Current work adopts complex structures and the correlations between convolutional neural network (CNN) and Tran...
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Structural and functional properties of Maillard-reacted casein phosphopeptides with different carbohydrates
This study used glucose, fructose, maltose and dextran to explore the effects of different carbohydrates on the Maillard reaction of casein phosphopeptides (CPP). The color parameter results showed that heatin...
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Open AccessFunctional and antigenic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike fusion peptide by deep mutational scanning
The fusion peptide of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is functionally important for membrane fusion during virus entry and is part of a broadly neutralizing epitope. However, sequence determinants at the fusion pepti...
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Prokineticin-2 Participates in Chronic Constriction Injury-Triggered Neuropathic Pain and Anxiety via Regulated by NF-κB in Nucleus Accumbens Shell in Rats
Neuropathic pain (NP) is an intractable pain that results from primary nervous system injury and dysfunction. Herein, we demonstrated in animal models that peripheral nerve injury induced enhanced pain percept...
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Engineering disease-resistant plants with alternative translation efficiency by switching uORF types through CRISPR
Engineering disease-resistant plants can be a powerful solution to the issue of food security. However, it requires addressing two fundamental questions: what genes to express and how to control their expressi...
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Open AccessTriple tandem trimer immunogens for HIV-1 and influenza nucleic acid-based vaccines
Recombinant native-like HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimers are used in candidate vaccines aimed at inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies. While state-of-the-art SOSIP or single-chain Env designs can ...
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Active pullulan-based coatings incorporated with Auricularia auricular extracts for preserving potato fresh-cuts
In the present study, Auricularia auricular polysaccharides (AAP) and Auricularia auricular proteins (AAPR) obtained from the waste products of Auricularia auricular were incorporated into pullulan (PUL) to obtai...
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Interleukin-6 is correlated with amygdala volume and depression severity in adolescents and young adults with first-episode major depressive disorder
Inflammatory mechanisms may play crucial roles in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD), and cytokine concentrations are correlated with brain alterations. Adolescents and young adults with MD...
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Protective effect of SERCA2a-SUMOylation by SUMO-1 on diabetes-induced atherosclerosis and aortic vascular injury
Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the exact mechanism by which diabetes contributes to vascular damage is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the r...
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Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments
Different light spectra from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) trigger species-specific adaptive responses in plants. We exposed Artemisia argyi (A. argyi) to four LED spectra: white (the control group), monochromatic...
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ClKI: closed-loop and knowledge iterative via self-distillation for image sentiment analysis
Image sentiment analysis has received a lot of attention due to the fact that users prefer to express their private emotions using images on social platforms. Researchers strive to obtain more discriminative f...
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Open AccessA postpartum functional assessment tool for women based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health
Postpartum dysfunctions and complications can occur in women. However, functional assessment should be conducted to make treatment plans before any intervention is implemented. In this context, the Internation...
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Sildenafil increases AAV9 transduction after a systemic administration and enhances AAV9-dystrophin therapeutic effect in mdx mice
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have been successfully used to deliver genes for treating rare diseases. However, the systemic administration of high AAV vector doses triggers several adverse effects, inc...
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Design and Implementation of Public Opinion Safety Monitoring System from the Perspective of Rumor Tracing Governance
At present, with its special user anonymity mechanism and almost unlimited freedom of speech, Weibo has rapidly grown into a representative of mainstream social media platforms, but at the same time, it also g...
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Extraction, Optimization, Characterization, and Antioxidant Activities of Chinese Wild Rice Nanoparticles
Plant-derived extra-cellular vesicles are a new food resource, rich in functional factors. However, the extraction rate of nanoparticles is low. Therefore, in this experiment, single-factor experiments were ca...
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Digital modeling-driven chatter suppression for thin-walled part manufacturing
Thin-walled parts are widely used in various industries such as aerospace and automotive, but the manufacturing processes are often harmed by chatter which is a self-excited vibration because of the poor rigid...
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Extracellular Vesicle Biomarkers for Infectious Diseases
Viral and bacterial infections are major causative agents of infectious diseases, resulting in public health challenges and economic losses in both developed and develo** countries, as exemplified by the cor...
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Knowledge-enhanced multi-task recommendation in hyperbolic space
Multi-task learning has recently inspired a series of fruitful research in the field of recommendation due to its ability to handle complex scenarios by associating information between tasks. However, various ...
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Chlorine-substituted chiral 2D perovskite microwires with enhanced lattice rigidity for sensitive circularly polarized light detection
Chiral two-dimensional (2D) perovskites offer numerous attractive features for optoelectronics owing to their soft, deformable lattices and a high degree of chemical tunability. While tremendous advances have ...
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Open AccessJoint multi-ancestry and admixed GWAS reveals the complex genetics behind human cranial vault shape
The cranial vault in humans is highly variable, clinically relevant, and heritable, yet its genetic architecture remains poorly understood. Here, we conduct a joint multi-ancestry and admixed multivariate geno...
