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Association between the XRCC3 rs861539 Polymorphism and Breast Cancer Risk: An Updated Meta-Analysis
X-ray repair cross-complementing Group 3 (XRCC3) plays an important role in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Since it has been reported that breast cancer patients might be deficient in DNA damage repai...
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Soft X-ray Irradiation of Ice Analogues: A Realistic Ice Mantle
Interstellar ice is a remarkable material: it enables a dramatic chemical transformation to take place in the interstellar medium. This transformation converts relatively simple chemical species (such as CO, H ...
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Ionospheric Connections (ICON) Ion Velocity Meter (IVM) Observations of the Equatorial Ionosphere at Solar Minimum
The Ionospheric CONnections (ICON) mission has been continuously operating during the period from January 2020 to December 2021 providing simultaneous measurements of the thermal plasma properties near 600 km ...
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Open AccessBand-selective Holstein polaron in Luttinger liquid material A0.3MoO3 (A = K, Rb)
(Quasi-)one-dimensional systems exhibit various fascinating properties such as Luttinger liquid behavior, Peierls transition, novel topological phases, and the accommodation of unique quasiparticles (e.g., spi...
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Open AccessObservation of topological superconductivity in a stoichiometric transition metal dichalcogenide 2M-WS2
Topological superconductors (TSCs) are unconventional superconductors with bulk superconducting gap and in-gap Majorana states on the boundary that may be used as topological qubits for quantum computation. De...
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Alendronate medication possession ratio and the risk of second hip fracture: an 11-year population-based cohort study in Taiwan
Alendronate is effective in preventing second hip fracture in osteoporotic patients. However, no consensus exists on the duration that is effective in preventing a second hip fracture. Our study demonstrated t...
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New Benzylated Alkamide from the Roots of Lepidium meyenii
A new benzylated alkamide, N-(3-methoxybenzyl)hexadec-9Z-enamide (1), and a known analogue (2) were isolated from the roots of Lepidium meyenii. Their structures were elucidated by extensive NMR and MS spectrosco...
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Open AccessFrequency conversion of microwave signal without direct bias current using nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions
Frequency conversion forms an integral block of the electronic circuits used in various applications including energy harvesting, communications and signal processing. These frequency conversion units however ...
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Ameliorating Effects of Leaf Water Extract of Three Aromatic Plant Species on Ozone-Polluted Snap Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. ‘Jiangjunyoudou’)
Ozone (O3) is one of the major pollutants in near-surface air. In order to protect sensitive plants from O3 pollution, many kinds of protectants including synthetic ones, were assessed in previous studies. Althou...
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Ameliorating effects of three kinds of antioxidants to ozone-polluted painted nettle (Coleus blumei Benth.)
Ground concentration of ozone (O3) causes serious threat to plants. In order to protect sensitive plants from O3 pollution, many kinds of antioxidants were assessed in previous studies. In this study, effects of ...
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Influences of temperature on asymmetric quantum dot qubit in Coulombic impunity potential
Using the variational method of the Pekar-type, we study the influences of the temperature on the asymmetric quantum dot (QD) qubit in the Coulombic impunity potential. Then we derive the numerical results and...
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Open AccessEZH2-mediated upregulation of ROS1 oncogene promotes oral cancer metastasis
Current anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy for oral cancer does not provide satisfactory efficacy due to drug resistance or reduced EGFR level. As an alternative candidate target for therapy,...
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Erratum: GSK3β controls epithelial–mesenchymal transition and tumor metastasis by CHIP-mediated degradation of Slug
Correction to: Oncogene (2014) 33, 3172–3182; doi:10.1038/onc.2013.279; published online 15 July 2013 Since the publication of the above article, the authors have noticed that the left panel of A549 cells from...
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Effects of Elevated Ozone on Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) with Variegated Leaves
In this study, impacts of O3 on four cultivars (‘Rose’, ‘Pink’, ‘Blush’ and ‘White’) of the polka dot plant with variegated leaves were investigated for the first time. Ozone fumigation [(120 ± 20 ppb) for 14 day...
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Ozone sensitivity of four Pakchoi cultivars with different leaf colors: physiological and biochemical mechanisms
Ozone (O3) is important air pollutant inducing severe losses of horticultural production. Cultivars of the same species, but with different leaf colors, may differ in their ozone sensitivity. However, it has not ...
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Open AccessThe Effect of Water and Confinement on Self-Assembly of Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquids at Mica Interfaces
Tuning chemical structure and molecular layering of ionic liquids (IL) at solid interfaces offers leverage to tailor performance of ILs in applications such as super-capacitors, catalysis or lubrication. Recen...
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Open AccessDirect observation of deterministic domain wall trajectory in magnetic network structures
Controlling the domain wall (DW) trajectory in magnetic network structures is crucial for spin-based device related applications. The understanding of DW dynamics in network structures is also important for st...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Research on Elastic Characteristic of Interconnected Oil Gas Suspension
Regarding as rollover problem for multi-axis heavy vehicles when no transverse stability rod attached, lateral stiffness calculation and experiment were researched. Gas pressure, vertical stiffness formula, an...
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Comparison of adiposity measures in the identification of children with elevated blood pressure in Guangzhou, China
To differentiate the screening potential of waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and body mass index (BMI) for the presence of elevated blood pressure (BP) in Chines...
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Calcyon stimulates neuregulin 1 maturation and signaling
Neuregulin1 (NRG1) is a single transmembrane protein that plays a critical role in neural development and synaptic plasticity. Both NRG1 and its receptor, ErbB4, are well-established risk genes of schizophrenia. ...
