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Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined with Physical Therapy on IL-1β, TGF-β1, and MMP-3 in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
The occurrence of osteoarthritis in the knee joint is regulated by a complex network, and there is currently no specific therapeutic drug available. Functional exercises and treatments targeting inflammatory f...
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A novel functional allele of Ehd3 controls flowering time in rice
Rice flowering time determines its geographical distribution and yield traits. As a short-day plant, rice can grow in the northern long-day conditions due to the functional mutations of many photosensitive gen...
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Open AccessCorrection: Kinome and phosphoproteome reprogramming underlies the aberrant immune responses in critically ill COVID-19 patients
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Open AccessKinome and phosphoproteome reprogramming underlies the aberrant immune responses in critically ill COVID-19 patients
SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers extensive host immune reactions, leading to severe diseases in certain individuals. However, the molecular basis underlying the excessive yet non-productive immune responses in se...
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High Q Factor and Sensitivity Fano Resonance Based on a Graphene-With Ring-Column Dimer Array Structure
Metasurfaces in all-dielectric are diffusely used in non-linear optical and high sensitivity biochemical sensing because of their high Q factor and sensitivity S. In this paper, a Fano interference with high Q fa...
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OsMAPK6 positively regulates rice cold tolerance at seedling stage via phosphorylating and stabilizing OsICE1 and OsIPA1
Rice is a chilling-sensitive plant, and extremely low temperatures seriously decrease rice production. Several genes involved in chilling stress have been reported in rice; however, the chilling signaling in r...
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Interatomic electron transfer promotes electroreduction CO2-to-CO efficiency over a CuZn diatomic site
Diatomic site catalysts (DACs) with two adjacent atomic metal species can provide synergistic interactions and more sophisticated functionalities to break the bottleneck of intrinsic drawbacks of single atom c...
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Effects of the quantitative trait locus qPss3 on inhibition of photoperiod sensitivity and resistance to stalk rot disease in maize
We identified a quantitative trait locus, qPss3 , and fine-mapped the causal locus to a 120-kb interval in maize. This locus inhibits the photoperiod sensit...
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Effect of pyrolysis temperature on pyrolysis of Camellia oleifera shell
Renewable biofuel and green chemical products are produced by the pyrolysis of Camellia oleifera shell at 400–800 °C. The pyrolysis temperature significantly influences the yield of pyrolysis products, which indi...
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Transcription factor bZIP65 delays flowering via suppressing Ehd1 expression in rice
Flowering time is one of the most fundamental factors that determine the distribution and final yield of rice. Ehd1 (Early heading date 1) is a B-type response regulator which functions as a flowering time act...
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QTL map** and genomic selection for Fusarium ear rot resistance using two F2:3 populations in maize
Fusarium ear rot (FER) is a common disease of maize that can seriously affect the yield and quality of maize. Resistance to FER is highly quantitative, largely under polygenic control with minor effects, and s...
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Ultra-broadband, fast, and polarization-sensitive photoresponse of low-symmetry 2D NdSb2
Broadband photodetectors with polarization-sensitive ability have received extraordinary attention for modern optoelectronic devices. Ideal photodetectors should possess high responsivity, fast response, and g...
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Production of fengycin from d-xylose through the expression and metabolic regulation of the Dahms pathway
d-Xylose is a key component of lignocellulosic biomass and the second-most abundant carbohydrate on the planet. As one of the most powerful cyclo-lipopeptide antibiotics, fengycin displays strong wide-spectrum .....
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Mesoporous silica stabilized MOF nanoreactor for highly selective semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene via synergistic effect of Pd and Ru single site
Selective semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene is a crucial step in the polystyrene industry. Although Pd-based catalysts are widely used in this reaction due to their excellent hydrogenation activ...
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Open AccessDown-regulation of OsMYB103L distinctively alters beta-1,4-glucan polymerization and cellulose microfibers assembly for enhanced biomass enzymatic saccharification in rice
As a major component of plant cell walls, cellulose provides the most abundant biomass resource convertible for biofuels. Since cellulose crystallinity and polymerization have been characterized as two major f...
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Large scale preparation of 20 cm × 20 cm graphene modified carbon felt for high performance vanadium redox flow battery
Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are widely applied in energy storage systems (e.g., wind energy, solar energy), while the poor activity of commonly used carbon-based electrode limits their large-scale ap...
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Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis based on genome-scale metabolic model to promote fengycin production
Fengycin is an important lipopeptide antibiotic that can be produced by Bacillus subtilis. However, the production capacity of the unmodified wild strain is very low. Therefore, a computationally guided engineeri...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Genetic dissection of maize disease resistance and its applications in molecular breeding
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Open AccessGenetic dissection of maize disease resistance and its applications in molecular breeding
Disease resistance is essential for reliable maize production. In a long-term tug-of-war between maize and its pathogenic microbes, naturally occurring resistance genes gradually accumulate and play a key role...
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Pediococcus pentosaceus ZJUAF-4 relieves oxidative stress and restores the gut microbiota in diquat-induced intestinal injury
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a key role in promoting health and preventing diseases because of their beneficial effects, such as antimicrobial activities, modulating immune responses, maintaining the gut ep...