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Open AccessDetermination of anthracnose (Colletotrichum fructicola) resistance mechanism using transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
Anthracnose, mainly caused by Colletotrichum fructicola, leads to severe losses in pear production. However, there is limited information available regarding the molecular response to anthracnose in pears.
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Upconversion luminescence and optical thermometry properties of glass ceramics embedded with YbOF: Er3+ nanocrystals
Transparent glass ceramics embedded with YbOF: Er3+ nanocrystals were successfully prepared by melt quenching and cooling methods. The structure and morphology of the YbOF nanocrystals were confirmed by X-ray dif...
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Open AccessThe conserved GOLD domain in the Plasmodiophora brassicae effector Pb257 is required for triggering cell death and root swelling
Plasmodiophora brassicae is one of the biggest threats to cruciferous plants and one of the most economically significant diseases worldwide. However, our current understanding of its pathogenic mechanisms remain...
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Open AccessA secure and efficient electronic medical record data sharing scheme based on blockchain and proxy re-encryption
With the rapid development of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and the increasing concern for personal health, sharing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data is widely recognized as a crucial method for enh...
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Are microplastics in livestock and poultry manure an emerging threat to agricultural soil safety?
Microplastics (MPs) have attracted much attention in recent years, due to the difficulty of degradation and threats to ecological systems and humans. Based on the analysis of 1429 articles on MPs in soil, we f...
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Open AccessKnockdown of ELF4 aggravates renal injury in ischemia/reperfusion mice through promotion of pyroptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum stress
Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). Dysfunction of E74-like ETS transcription factor 4 (ELF4) leads to inflammation. This research intended to look into the f...
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Open AccessDiscovery and characterization of potent pan-variant SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from individuals with Omicron breakthrough infection
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant evades most currently approved neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) and caused drastic decrease of plasma neutralizing activity elicited by vaccination or prior infection, urging the n...
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Comparison of Nitrogen Gas and Thermal-Insulation Liquid to Control the Temperature–Pressure Effect in Deep Gas Well
Thermal-insulated liquid and nitrogen gas are two common methods to control the trapped annular pressure caused by the temperature–pressure effect, but few researches analyzed the control performance of these ...
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Unretrievable IVC Filter Due to Cement Intravasation
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Capturing the straw in the wind: do short sellers trade on customer information?
This study investigates whether short sellers trade the stocks of suppliers on customer information. Using the daily short-selling data derived from the Trades and Quotes-Regulation SHO database, we find that ...
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Tunable up-conversion in glass–ceramics containing Ba2YF7: Ho3+/Yb3+ nanocrystals via Ce3+ do**
Ba2YF7: Ho3+/Yb3+ nanocrystals embedded in transparent glass–ceramics were fabricated by the traditional melt-quenching technique. Impressively, self-crystallization occurred during the formation of precursor gla...
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Online monitoring of resistance spot welding electrode wear state based on dynamic resistance
The electrode state is an important factor affecting the welding quality in the process of resistance spot welding, but there is still lack of an effective method to monitor the electrode wear state. In this p...
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Open AccessComparison of different embolic particles for superior rectal arterial embolization of chronic hemorrhoidal bleeding: gelfoam versus microparticle
Whether different embolic particles with comparable diameter lead to similar beneficial effects in endovascular embolization of hemorrhoidal disease remains to be established. We sought to evaluate the efficac...
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An Automatic Clustering Algorithm Leveraging Reinforcement Learning for Model Compression
Although the deep network model has been widely used in industry, it cannot be applied well to devices with limited memory or limited computing resources, such as mobile phones and satellites. Model compressio...
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Discovery of broad-spectrum fungicides that block septin-dependent infection processes of pathogenic fungi
Many pathogenic fungi depend on the development of specialized infection structures called appressoria to invade their hosts and cause disease. Impairing the function of fungal infection structures therefore p...
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Specific genes and sequence variation in pathotype 7 of the clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae
Plasmodiophora brassicae is a biotrophic pathogen and causes clubroot of cruciferous crops. Our study was conducted to find genetic markers for differentiating the pathotype 7. Three molecular markers were obtain...
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Fates of Heavy Metals in Anaerobically Digesting the Stover of Grain Sorghum Harvested from Heavy Metal-Contaminated Farmland
Two varieties of grain sorghum, including Chuannuo (CN) and Luzhouhong (LZH), were attempted on heavy metal (HM−) contaminated farmland. HMs distribution in the harvested biomasses, including grain and stover ...
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A Modified Moving-Window Partial Least-Squares Method by Coupling with Sampling Error Profile Analysis for Variable Selection in Near-Infrared Spectral Analysis
In this study, a new variable selection method, named moving-window partial least-squares coupled with sampling error profile analysis (SEPA-MWPLS), is developed. With a moving window, moving-window partial le...
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Open AccessMetformin represses the pathophysiology of AAA by suppressing the activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR/autophagy pathway in ApoE−/− mice
The protective effect of metformin (MET) on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been reported. However, the related mechanism is still poor understood. In this study, we deeply investigated the role of metform...
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The Economic Consequences of Labor Unionization: Evidence from Stock Price Crash Risk
This study investigates the impact of labor unionization on stock price crash risk. We find that labor unionization is negatively associated with stock price crash risk. Such negative relation is more pronounc...
