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Open AccessApplications of Superconductor–Normal Metal Interfaces
The importance and non-trivial properties of superconductor normal metal interfaces were discovered by Alexander Fyodorovich Andreev more than 60 years ago. Only much later, these hybrids have found wide inter...
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Optical Emission Analysis of Atmospheric Pressure Methane Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition
The distinctive glow features of low-temperature RF CH4/Ar plasma chemical vapor deposition and its correlation with plasma-deposited film characterizations were investigated. The optical emission spectroscopy di...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of neonatal professionals regarding pain management
Pain management is an important issue which impacts the prognosis of neonates in neonatal intensive care units. Evidence has shown that professionals’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management can impa...
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Mechanical and Tribological Properties and High-Speed Drilling Performance of NbTiN Coatings Prepared by High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering with Varying Nitrogen and Acetylene Flux Rates
NbTiNx and NbTiN25-CHx coatings (where x indicates the nitrogen or acetylene flux rate) were deposited on SKH51 substrates by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering. The study comprised three stages. In the firs...
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Sympathetic Nerve Activity-Induced Blood Pressure Fluctuations are Stacked on Linearly: A Simulation Study
A possible mechanism to fit the empirical relationship between the power spectrum of the variability of sympathetic nerve activity (PSNA) and blood pressure (PBP) is described. Since the BP rise depends on the ma...
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Open AccessExpression of CALR mutants causes mpl-dependent thrombocytosis in zebrafish
CALR mutations are identified in about 30% of JAK2/MPL-unmutated myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) including essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis. Although the molecular pathogenesis of CALR
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Meta-analysis of cardiovascular toxicity risks in cancer patients on selected targeted agents
The purpose was to estimate the risk and severity of cardiovascular toxicities associated with selected targeted agents.
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Open AccessIgf1 and Pacap rescue cerebellar granule neurons from apoptosis via a common transcriptional program
A shift of the delicate balance between apoptosis and survival-inducing signals determines the fate of neurons during the development of the central nervous system and its homeostasis throughout adulthood. Bot...
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Crystallographic structure and magnetic properties of polycrystalline FePd thin films on glass substrate
Polycrystalline FePd films with thicknesses of 30 ± 2 nm were prepared by magnetron sputtering on glass substrate. The crystallographic structure and magnetic properties as a function of substrate temperatures (
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Open AccessFrequent CALR exon 9 alterations in JAK2 V617F-mutated essential thrombocythemia detected by high-resolution melting analysis
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Erratum to: Structural and optical properties of Na doped ZnO nanocrystalline thin films synthesized using sol–gel spin coating technique
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Autocrine/paracrine mechanism of interleukin-17B receptor promotes breast tumorigenesis through NF-κB-mediated antiapoptotic pathway
Gain of function of membrane receptor was a good strategy exploited by cancer cells to benefit own growth and survival. Overexpression of HER2 has been found to serve as a target for develo** trastuzumab to ...
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Coating behavior and surface hardening of Pd77Cu6Si17 thin film metallic glass on AZ31 magnesium alloy
Pd77Cu6Si17 (PCS) thin film metallic glasses (TFMGs) with high glass forming ability and hardness were selected as a hard coating for improving the surface hardness of AZ31 magnesium alloy. Both microindentation ...
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Continuous-distribution puddle model for conduction in trilayer graphene
The temperature dependence of the resistance in trilayer graphene is observed under different applied gate voltages. At small gate voltages the resistance decreases with increasing temperature due to the incr...
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MMP-9 from sublethally irradiated tumor promotes Lewis lung carcinoma cell invasiveness and pulmonary metastasis
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) associate with tumor progression and metastasis. We sought to investigate the role of MMP-9 from sublethally irradiated tumor in accelerated pulmonary metastasis of Lewis lung ...
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Optical Characterization of High Quality GaN Produced by High Rate Magnetron Sputter Epitaxy
The thick films of GaN were investigated using X-ray diffraction, micro-Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The thick films of GaN were prepared on (0001) sapphire using high rate magnetron ...
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The prognostic impact and stability of Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 mutation in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Although the clinical features of the Isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) mutation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have been characterized, its prognostic significance remains controversial and its stability has no...
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The Origin of the White Roman Goose
In order to avoid interference from nuclear copies of mitochondrial DNA (numts), mtDNA of the white Roman goose (domestic goose) was extracted from liver mitochondria. The mtDNA control region was amplified us...
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Introduction of an AmpR-L2 intergenic segment attenuates the induced β-lactamase activity of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Expression of the L1 and L2 β-lactamase genes is generally regulated by a LysR type regulator of the AmpR in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The ampR gene is located immediately upstream of L2 and is transcribed di...
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Association of intraocular pressure with the metabolic syndrome and novel cardiometabolic risk factors
This study aimed to investigate the association of intraocular pressure (IOP) with the metabolic syndrome and other emerging cardiometabolic risk factors.