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Analysis of critical peak electricity price optimization model considering coal consumption rate of power generation side
As a flexible electricity pricing mechanism, critical peak pricing (CPP) is one of the important means of demand response under the electricity market. The existing CPP research does not take into account the ...
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Open AccessExploring Alashan Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) Diversity: Metagenomic and Transcriptomic Datasets from the Helan Mountains
This study investigates the adaptive strategies of the Alashan Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) in response to habitat changes, as rodents are sensitive indicators of ecosystem changes. Despite its ecol...
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Iron-enhanced X-type zeolite made by coal gangue for Pb/Cd-contaminated soil remediation
Soil contamination and solid waste accumulation pose significant risks to the safety of agricultural produce and residential areas. In China, coal gangue, a typical form of solid waste, is rich in valuable ele...
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Open AccessThe pRb/RBL2-E2F1/4-GCN5 axis regulates cancer stem cell formation and G0 phase entry/exit by paracrine mechanisms
The lethality, chemoresistance and metastatic characteristics of cancers are associated with phenotypically plastic cancer stem cells (CSCs). How the non-cell autonomous signalling pathways and cell-autonomous...
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Open AccessAn RNA-Seq analysis of coronavirus in the skin of the Pangolin
Protection of the Critically Endangered East Asian Pangolin species is hampered by the vulnerability of captive individuals to infection. Studies have previously shown the pangolin to have a unique pseudogenis...
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Open AccessKMT2A associates with PHF5A-PHF14-HMG20A-RAI1 subcomplex in pancreatic cancer stem cells and epigenetically regulates their characteristics
Pancreatic cancer (PC), one of the most aggressive and life-threatening human malignancies, is known for its resistance to cytotoxic therapies. This is increasingly ascribed to the subpopulation of undifferent...
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Effect of vermiculite modified with nano-iron-based material on stabilization of lead in lead contaminated soil
Lead (Pb) contamination arising from the production of lead-acid batteries is getting more severe, and research on its treatment technology reflects the increasing concern worldwide. Vermiculite is a mineral w...
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Enhanced dandelion phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soil assisted by tea saponin and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and environment-friendly method to remove heavy metals from soils, but there is a bottleneck with the low solubility and bioavailability of metals. To overcome this barrier...
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Open AccessEpigenetic and transcriptional regulations prime cell fate before division during human pluripotent stem cell differentiation
Stem cells undergo cellular division during their differentiation to produce daughter cells with a new cellular identity. However, the epigenetic events and molecular mechanisms occurring between consecutive c...
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Effect of humin modified by Fe(NO3)3/FeSO4 on the bioavailability of vanadium in Panzhihua mining: characteristics and mechanisms
Panzhihua, China, ranks third in the world in vanadium (V) and titanium (Ti) resources reserves. Due to the development and utilization of vanadium, vanadium enters the surrounding soil and groundwater, affect...
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Open Access3D chromatin architecture and transcription regulation in cancer
Chromatin has distinct three-dimensional (3D) architectures important in key biological processes, such as cell cycle, replication, differentiation, and transcription regulation. In turn, aberrant 3D structure...
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Open AccessSuccessful captive breeding of a Malayan pangolin population to the third filial generation
Pangolins are threatened placental mammals distributed in Africa and Asia. Many efforts have been undertaken in the last century to maintain pangolins in captivity, but only a few of them succeeded in maintain...
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Open AccessCorrection: Protease Nexin I is a feedback regulator of EGF/ PKC/MAPK/EGR1 signaling in breast cancer cells metastasis and stemness
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessMethylation-mediated silencing of miR-133a-3p promotes breast cancer cell migration and stemness via miR-133a-3p/MAML1/DNMT3A positive feedback loop
miR-133a-3p has been recently discovered to be down-regulated in various human malignancies, including breast cancer, and reduced miR-133a-3p levels have been significantly associated with breast cancer cell g...
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Open AccessProtease Nexin I is a feedback regulator of EGF/PKC/MAPK/EGR1 signaling in breast cancer cells metastasis and stemness
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women worldwide, which remains incurable once metastatic. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are a small subset of breast cancer cells, which are the radical cause o...
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Open AccessAccuracy of Commercial Molecular Diagnostics for the Detection of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in China: A Systematic Review
This systematic review assesses the accuracy of molecular diagnostic methods for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in studies performed in China, published in Chinese and English. We searched for studies...
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Thermal constraints on growth, stoichiometry and lipid content of different groups of microalgae with bioenergy potential
Temperature has a range of effects on population demographic rates and physiology of microalgae for potential bioenergy application. The changes in microalgal growth, stoichiometry and cellular lipid contents ...
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Response of energy microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to nitrogen and phosphorus stress
Microalgae can effectively absorb nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in wastewater, while growth characteristics can be affected by such nutrients. The influences of the N and P concentration on growth, biomass y...
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Gd, I-doped TiO2 thin films coated on solid waste material: synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic activity under UV or visible light irradiation
In this work, titanium dioxide thin films doped with different concentrations of gadolinium (Gd) and iodine (I) were synthesized using the sol–gel method and successfully coated on solid waste material (made i...
