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AMPHIPHILIC molecules, which contain a polar 'head' group and a hydrophobic 'tail', will generally form monolayers at the air–water interface in which the molecules protrude from the interface with the tails i...
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A granulocyte-macrophage colony–stimulating factor and interleukin-15 fusokine induces a regulatory B cell population with immune suppressive properties
Suppression of the immune system could block autoimmune disease pathogenesis. Here Jacques Galipeau and his colleagues report that a fusion protein of two cytokines can induce immunosuppressive regulatory B ce...
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Map** Heat Wave Risk of the World
Increasing heat wave events have serious impacts on human health and even lead to mortality. In this study, we first come up with a definition for global heat wave, according to its two basic characteristics: ...
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Map** Multi-hazard Risk of the World
Multi-hazard risk assessment aims at assessing the total risk of various types of hazards happened in an area in a certain period of time. In this study, the Total Risk Index (TRI) and Multi-hazard Risk Index ...
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Open AccessMiR-129-3p promotes docetaxel resistance of breast cancer cells via CP110 inhibition
Docetaxel is commonly used as an effective chemotherapeutic agent in breast cancer treatment, but the underlying mechanisms of drug resistance are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to investi...
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Open AccessLoss of NDRG2 in liver microenvironment inhibits cancer liver metastasis by regulating tumor associate macrophages polarization
The liver is the predominant metastatic site for several types of malignancies. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the liver play crucial roles in the metastasis process. Shifting tumor-promoting M2-like T...
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Open AccessNDRG2 facilitates colorectal cancer differentiation through the regulation of Skp2-p21/p27 axis
Poorly differentiated colorectal cancers (CRCs) are more aggressive and lack targeted therapies. We and others previously reported the predominant role of tumor-suppressor NDRG2 in promoting CRC differentiatio...
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Open AccessEmerging function and potential diagnostic value of circular RNAs in cancer
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Open AccessThe repeatability of superficial retinal vessel density measurements in eyes with long axial length using optical coherence tomography angiography
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Multi-view DDoS Network Flow Feature Extraction Method via Convolutional Neural Network
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) has caused tremendous damage to the network in large data environment. The features extracted by existing feature methods can not accurately represent the characteristics o...
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Open AccessOptical Coherence Tomography Angiography Compared with Indocyanine Green Angiography in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
The purpose of this article is to compare optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). OCTA, ICGA and fluore...
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Analysis and Optimization of Performance Under Operating Condition of Thrust Aerostatic Bearing with Vacuum Pre-load
Thrust aerostatic bearing with vacuum pre-load (VPL pad) is used in high-precision application. In some cases, performance of bearing not only needs to be optimal, but also needs good stability. In this paper,...
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The study investigated the effects of low cadmium (Cd) burden on the respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in occupational workers. The study population consisted of 98 nickel-cadmium battery workers. Le...
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Enduring hardships in global knowledge asymmetries: a national scenario of China’s English-language academic journals in the humanities and social sciences
Since the 2000s, China has been fast establishing English-language academic journals to further internationalize research. This article delineates a national scenario of such journals in the humanities and soc...
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Survey: Research on Blockchain Consensus Mechanism in IoT Security
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology, as an important part of a new generation of information technology, is beginning to be applied in more and more fields. However, due to the lack of basic security techn...
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Theoretical Prediction of Fullerene Reactivity
Over the last a few decades, a great diversity of reactions have been developed to functionalize empty and endohedral fullerenes, the most common being Diels-Alder cycloaddition, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, Bin...
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Long-term follow-up of primary silicone oil tamponade for retinal detachment secondary to macular hole in highly myopic eyes: a prognostic factor analysis
To investigate the risk factors associated with retinal detachment recurrence after first vitrectomy in high myopic eyes with macular hole retinal detachment (MHRD).
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Enhanced Cadaverine Production by Engineered Escherichia coli Using Soybean Residue Hydrolysate (SRH) as a Sole Nitrogen Source
An economical source of nitrogen is one of the major limiting factors for sustainable cadaverine production. The utilization potential of soybean residue for enhanced cadaverine production by engineered Escherich...
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Improving current and mitigating energy loss in ternary organic photovoltaics enabled by two well-compatible small molecule acceptors
Ternary organic photovoltaic (OPV) strategy is an effective but facile approach to enhance the photovoltaic performance for single-junction devices. Herein, a series of ternary OPVs were fabricated by employin...
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State of the art in robotic liver surgery: a meta-analysis
Although the number of robotic hepatectomy (RH) performed is increasing, few studies have reported its efficacy in comparison with the conventional surgical modalities. The aim of this meta-analysis was to eva...
