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Open AccessLandform and lithospheric development contribute to the assembly of mountain floras in China
Although it is well documented that mountains tend to exhibit high biodiversity, how geological processes affect the assemblage of montane floras is a matter of ongoing research. Here, we explore landform-spec...
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Correlation of ventricle epicardial fat volume and triglyceride-glucose index in patients with chronic heart failure
To explore the association of ventricle epicardial fat volume (EFV) calculated by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and the insulin resistance indicator of triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index in patients with chro...
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Prunus mira Koehne and Prunus armeniaca L. in Nepal Himalaya: distribution, use, and conservation
Prunus mira and Prunus armeniaca are the two prominent fruit-bearing plant species in the Nepal Himalaya and possess notable ethnobotanical significance. These two species represent relatively unexplored edible r...
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Open AccessEthnomedicinal plants in Champadevi rural municipality, Okhaldhunga district, Nepal
Okhaldhunga is a hilly district with fragile socioeconomic conditions, limited access to health care, social stigma, and poor resource management, where most people rely on medicinal plants for primary health ...
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Open AccessImprovement of the conjugation transfer of N. gerenzanensis based on the synergistic effect of quorum sensing and antibiotic interference
Nonomuraea gerenzanensis (N. gerenzanensis) is known for its ability to biosynthesize A40926, the precursor of the glycopeptide antibiotic (GPA) Dalbavancin. However, challenges and uncertainties related to the g...
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Newest perspectives of glycopeptide antibiotics: biosynthetic cascades, novel derivatives, and new appealing antimicrobial applications
Glycopeptide antibiotics (GPAs) are a family of non-ribosomal peptide natural products with polypeptide skeleton characteristics, which are considered the last resort for treating severe infections caused by m...
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Open AccessEfficacy and Dosage Pattern of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Chinese Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients
This study aims to investigate the dosage pattern, efficacy, and safety of sacubitril/valsartan (Sac/Val) in Chinese heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients regarding real-world settings....
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The association between dietary fiber intake and the concentrations of aldehydes in serum
Aldehydes have been shown to be potentially carcinogenic, mutagenic, and cardiotoxic to humans. Dietary fiber reduces exposure to certain environmental pollutants and has been widely used to improve various me...
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Correction to: Vitamin D mediates the association between acrylamide hemoglobin biomarkers and obesity
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Vitamin D mediates the association between acrylamide hemoglobin biomarkers and obesity
Mediation analysis aims to discover the role of intermediate variables from exposure to disease. The current study was performed to evaluate how vitamin D mediates the association between acrylamide hemoglobin...
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Open AccessHearty recipes for health: the Hakka medicinal soup in Guangdong, China
The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese, originally from northern China and mainly living in southern China now. Over hundreds of years, the Hakka have developed their own medical practices to prevent and ...
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Cobalt exposure in relation to cardiovascular disease in the United States general population
Cobalt exposure has adverse health effects on the cardiovascular system in occupational and laboratory studies, but these effects have not been assessed in the general population. We aimed to determine whether...
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Open AccessThe use of medicinal plants to prevent COVID-19 in Nepal
Medicinal plants are the fundamental unit of traditional medicine system in Nepal. Nepalese people are rich in traditional medicine especially in folk medicine (ethnomedicine), and this system is gaining much ...
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Open AccessComparative analysis of the main haematological indexes and RNA detection for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has become a public health emergency of international concern. SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection is the diagnostic criterion for coronavirus diseas...
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3D Geological Modeling of Fluvial Facies Reservoir: A Case Study of Sulige Gasfield in China
Sulige gasfield in China is a typical fluvial tight sandstone gas reservoir. Because of its strong heterogeneity it is not easy to establish satisfactory sedimentary facies model and effective reservoir model ...
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Application of Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Reservoir Well Logging Interpretation While Drilling
Reservoir classification and evaluation is the base for gas reservoir description. Well logging interpretation while drilling technique collects drilling logging signal in real-time through the sensor module, ...
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Open AccessEnhancing radiation tolerance by controlling defect mobility and migration pathways in multicomponent single-phase alloys
A grand challenge in material science is to understand the correlation between intrinsic properties and defect dynamics. Radiation tolerant materials are in great demand for safe operation and advancement of n...
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Rings: A Visualization Mechanism to Enhance the User Awareness on Social Networks
Users of social network sites, such as Facebook, are becoming increasingly overwhelmed by the growing number of “friends” and the “tsunami” of updates generated by them. It is very easy to miss potentially int...
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Kee** Up with Friends’ Updates on Facebook
Users of social network sites, such as Facebook, are becoming increasingly overwhelmed by the growing number of updates generated by their friends. It is very easy to miss potentially interesting updates, it i...
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Open AccessNaturalization of alien plants in China
Naturalization (the establishment of a self-sustaining population for at least a decade) is a fundamental precondition for plant invasion and so compiling a complete inventory of naturalized alien species is n...
