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Insight into Lithium–sulfur batteries performance enhancement: from metal nanoparticles to metal nanoclusters to single metal atoms
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have attracted much attention and developed rapidly in recent years due to their high energy density, low cost, and environment-friendly. However, its commercialization process ...
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Open AccessHEARTSVG: a fast and accurate method for identifying spatially variable genes in large-scale spatial transcriptomics
Identifying spatially variable genes (SVGs) is crucial for understanding the spatiotemporal characteristics of diseases and tissue structures, posing a distinctive challenge in spatial transcriptomics research...
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Open AccessStepwise Understanding on Hydrolysis Formation of the IrOx Nanoparticles as Highly Active Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
In this study, we have investigated the synthesis of supported iridium oxide (IrOx) nanoparticles (NPs) through hydrolysis in a surfactant-free aqueous bath as a possible route for the large-scale production of h...
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Open AccessCoronin 2B deficiency induces nucleolar stress and neuronal apoptosis
In eukaryotes, the nucleolus is the critical non-membranous organelle within nuclei that is responsible for ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription and ribosome biogenesis. The transcription of rDNA, a rate-limitin...
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Vitamin D supplementation for cardiometabolic risk markers in pregnant women based on the gestational diabetes mellitus or obesity status : a randomized clinical trial
Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) or obesity are vulnerable to impaired gestational cardiovascular health (CVH) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the future. It is unclear if prenatal vitamin D ...
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Risk Factors of Addictive Internet Use Among Rural Chinese Adolescents: from a Cumulative Risk Perspective
The objective of this study was to examine the risk factor of addictive Internet use from a cumulative risk perspective among rural Chinese adolescents. This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1489 adoles...
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Privacy-preserving and homogeneity-pursuit integrative analysis for high-dimensional censored data
In the analysis of data with a censored survival outcome and high-dimensional covariates, when a single data source has a limited sample size/power, integrative analysis of data from multiple sources can effec...
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Prenatal environmental adversity and child neurodevelopmental delay: the role of maternal low-grade systemic inflammation and maternal anti-inflammatory diet
Maternal inflammation has been proposed as a possible pathway connecting prenatal environmental adversity (PEA), which includes maternal overweightness or obesity, diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and mood or...
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Parental and Adolescents’ Anxiety during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Rural China: The role of Parent-child Communication
It has been suggested that the intergenerational transmission of anxiety may be an important contributor to the high prevalence of anxiety in adolescents. The objectives of this study are to examine whether an...
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Clinical study of exercise-based acupuncture for motor dysfunction after ischemic stroke
To observe the clinical efficacy of exercise-based acupuncture in treating ischemic stroke and its effects in improving the patient’s motor function and daily living ability.
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Novel Soft Magnetic Co-Based Ternary Co–Er–B Bulk Metallic Glasses
In this work, a series of Co-based ternary Co–Er–B bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with excellent soft magnetic properties and high strength were developed, and the local atomic structure of a typical Co71.5Er3.5B25
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Open AccessA new integrative analysis of histopathology and single cell RNA-seq reveals the CCL5 mediated T and NK cell interaction with vascular cells in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Inflammation and dysregulated immunity play vital roles in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), while the mechanisms that initiate and promote these processes are unclear.
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Research on Blast Furnace Air Outlet State Identification Model Based on Improved ResNet18
To address the problem that traditional blast furnace air outlet status identification relies heavily on manual work, which is time-consuming and inefficient. In this paper, an artificial intelligence approach...
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Open AccessOrganochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in U.S. military personnel: a nested case-control study
The effects of organochlorine pesticide (OCP) exposure on the development of human papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are not well understood. A nested case-control study was conducted with data from the U.S. Depa...
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Dimensional Variation and Parametrical Feasibility for Utilizing Aluminum Cast-House Flue Gases to Supplement Heat for the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)
This paper explores the industry's feasibility of using industrial exhaust gases to supplement an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for energy harvesting and waste heat recovery. Three primary configurations were st...
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Childhood Left-Behind Experience and Equality of Life Chances in Emerging Adulthood
Although numerous studies have analyzed the ways in which migration influences the life chances of adult immigrants and social inequalities, the association of parental migration with the equality of life chan...
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Open AccessEnhanced risk of record-breaking regional temperatures during the 2023–24 El Niño
In 2023, the development of El Niño is poised to drive a global upsurge in surface air temperatures (SAT), potentially resulting in unprecedented warming worldwide. Nevertheless, the regional patterns of SAT a...
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Open AccessCircadian rhythms of melatonin and its relationship with anhedonia in patients with mood disorders: a cross-sectional study
Mood disorders are strongly associated with melatonin disturbances. However, it is unclear whether there is a difference in melatonin concentrations and melatonin circadian rhythm profiles between depression a...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of anticoagulant for treatment and prophylaxis of VTE patients with renal insufficiency: a systemic review and meta-analysis
Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) comorbid renal insufficiency (RI) are at higher risk of bleeding and thrombosis. Recommendations in guidelines on anticoagulation therapy for those patients remain am...
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Open AccessEngineering a transposon-associated TnpB-ωRNA system for efficient gene editing and phenotypic correction of a tyrosinaemia mouse model
Transposon-associated ribonucleoprotein TnpB is known to be the ancestry endonuclease of diverse Cas12 effector proteins from type-V CRISPR system. Given its small size (408 aa), it is of interest to examine w...
