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Open AccessAn ultra high-endurance memristor using back-end-of-line amorphous SiC
Integrating resistive memory or neuromorphic memristors into mainstream silicon technology can be substantially facilitated if the memories are built in the back-end-of-line (BEOL) and stacked directly above t...
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Open AccessThe impact of telomere length on prostate cancer aggressiveness, genomic instability and health disparities
The telomere repetitive TTAGGG motif at the ends of chromosomes, serves to preserve genomic integrity and chromosomal stability. In turn, genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer—implicating telomere distur...
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Open AccessLaparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy with bladder flap for benign ureteral stenosis: our initial experience
To present our experience with laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy with bladder flap (LUCBF) for treating benign ureteral stenosis and evaluate its feasibility and efficacy. The clinical data of 27 patients with...
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Open AccessDesign of combination therapy for engineered bacterial therapeutics in non-small cell lung cancer
Synthetic biology enables the engineering of bacteria to safely deliver potent payloads to tumors for effective anti-cancer therapies. However, a central challenge for translation is determining ideal bacteria...
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Open AccessIdentifying the long-term survival beneficiary of chemotherapy for stage N1c sigmoid colon cancer
Sigmoid colon cancer often has an unsatisfactory prognosis. This study explored the effect of tumor deposits (TDs) on survival, and whether their presence/absence influence individualized treatment. Data of po...
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Open AccessSystematic strategies for develo** phage resistant Escherichia coli strains
Phages are regarded as powerful antagonists of bacteria, especially in industrial fermentation processes involving bacteria. While bacteria have developed various defense mechanisms, most of which are effectiv...
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Open AccessPoly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based thin microgel films for use in cell culture applications
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) is widely used to fabricate cell sheet surfaces for cell culturing, however copolymer and interpenetrated polymer networks based on PNIPAm have been rarely explored in the ...
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Open AccessEffects of palmatine on BDNF/TrkB-mediated trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), a sudden, needle-like pain in the distribution area of the trigeminal nerve, can seriously affect the physical and mental health of patients. In chronic pain conditions including TN,...
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Open AccessDihydromyricetin affects BDNF levels in the nervous system in rats with comorbid diabetic neuropathic pain and depression
Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) and depression (DP) are the common complications in patients with diabetes. The purpose of our research was to observe whether brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels an...
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Open AccessGene Expression and Methylation Analyses Suggest DCTD as a Prognostic Factor in Malignant Glioma
Malignant glioma is the most common brain cancer with dismal outcomes. Individual variation of the patients’ survival times is remarkable. Here, we investigated the transcriptome and promoter methylation diffe...
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Open AccessNanoscale arrays of antimony telluride single crystals by selective chemical vapor deposition
Arrays of individual single nanocrystals of Sb2Te3 have been formed using selective chemical vapor deposition (CVD) from a single source precursor. Crystals are self-assembled reproducibly in confined spaces of 1...