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A Superhydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Janus Membrane for Enhanced On-Demand Inversion Separation of Surfactant-Stabilized Water-in-Oil and Oil-in-Water Emulsions
Janus membrane materials have received widespread attention in oily wastewater due to their special wettability and high selectivity, however, the poor structural stability and weak mechanical properties of me...
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New separation technology for lead and mercury from acid sludge of copper smelting using a total hydrometallurgical process
The separation of lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) from copper (Cu) smelting acid sludge using the carbonization and acid-leaching total hydrometallurgical process was investigated. The effects of the excess coeffic...
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Processing of a low-cost γ–γ′ NiPtAl coating with improved oxidation resistance
A novel γ–γ′ (Ni solid solution—Ni3Al) NiPtAl coating was produced on advanced single-crystal (SC) superalloy N5 by electroplating of a thin Pt coating with ~ 3 μm in thickness followed by heat treatment at 1000 ...
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Open AccessLimited protection of pneumococcal vaccines against emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14/ST876 strains
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is a major cause of child death. We investigated the epidemiology of S. pneumoniae in a pediatric fever clinic and explored the genomics basis of the limited vaccine response of ser...
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Preparation and Properties of Ultra-Smooth Surfaces of Polyimide Composites
In this paper, TiO2 particles submicron were prepared by sol-gel method and modified with 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (KH550) after coating SiO2 on its surface. Subsequently, combined with the breath figure met...
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Open AccessA novel protein FNDC3B-267aa encoded by circ0003692 inhibits gastric cancer metastasis via promoting proteasomal degradation of c-Myc
Gastric cancer (GC) ranks fifth in global cancer incidence and third in mortality rate among all cancer types. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been extensively demonstrated to regulate multiple malignant biologi...
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Inverse Lax-Wendroff Boundary Treatment of Discontinuous Galerkin Method for 1D Conservation Laws
In this paper, we propose a new class of discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for solving 1D conservation laws on unfitted meshes. The standard DG method is used in the interior cells. For the small cut element...
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Open AccessDistinct epigenetic modulation of differentially expressed genes in the adult mouse brain following prenatal exposure to low-dose bisphenol A
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common component in the manufacture of daily plastic consumer goods. Recent studies have suggested that prenatal exposure to BPA can increase the susceptibility of offspring to mental il...
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Protective effects of nodosin against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury through regulation of oxidative stress, inflammation, and ferroptosis in rats
This research aimed to explore the impact of nodosin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) in rats. The study involved administering nodosin orally at doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg body weight...
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Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (igfbp-3) and igfbp-5 in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi): molecular characterization and expression levels under different nutritional status and stocking density
Insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBPs) play important roles in regulating growth and development by binding to IGF, where IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-5 are the main binding carriers of IGF in the circulati...
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Open AccessStudy on the distribution of average wind speeds at a mountainous bridge site for structural durability design
Conventional wind speed distribution methods (e.g., Rayleigh distribution and Weibull distribution) may not adequately capture complex characteristics of wind fields in mountainous areas. To address this probl...
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Open AccessChromosomal-level genome assembly and annotation of the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra
Holothuria scabra, a commercially valuable yet ecologically vulnerable tropical holothuroid, has experienced a severe decline in its wild populations, especially in China. Genomic resources are crucial for the de...
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Characterization of adaptive expression regulation of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) leptin, receptor, and receptor overlap** transcript genes in response to fasting and re-feeding strategies
Leptins and other related genes have been proven to play vital roles in food intake, weight control, and other life activities. While the function of leptins in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) has not yet b...
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Open AccessElucidating the role of exogenous melatonin in mitigating alkaline stress in soybeans across different growth stages: a transcriptomic and metabolomic approach
Soybean (Glycine max), a vital grain and oilseed crop, serves as a primary source of plant protein and oil. Soil salinization poses a significant threat to soybean planting, highlighting the urgency to improve so...
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Analysis of minimal levator ani hiatus area based on MRI in female adults without pelvic floor dysfunction at different age groups
To investigate the association of minimal levator ani hiatus area with age in female adults without pelvic floor dysfunction.
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Direct synthesis of a disinfectant with fresh scent of green plants by semi-hydrogenation of alkynol on Pd single-atom catalysts
Alcohol-based disinfectants have protected people in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but olfactory stimuli of ethanol may evoke unpleasant memories associated with stressful situations in the...
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An overview and perspective of identifying lunar craters
The spatiotemporal evolution of lunar impact craters is crucial for investigating lunar interior structure, internal and external dynamic processes, and interplanetary impact history. Advances in lunar crater ...
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Step-like soliton solutions and dynamic behavior of solitons in the inhomogeneous fiber optics
This paper focuses on the long-distance telecommunication issues in real fiber optics transmission lines and explores the inhomogeneous variable-coefficient Hirota equation, which is from the modified nonlinea...
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An experimental study on mixed reality-based user interface for collaborative operation of high-precision process equipment
Recent experiments have shown that improper encoding in MR user interfaces exacerbates the individual cognitive symbol effect, leading to issues of excessive cognitive workload and elevated psychological stres...
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Open AccessSpecific lineage transition of tumor-associated macrophages elicits immune evasion of ascitic tumor cells in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis
Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis (PM-GC), recognized as one of the deadliest cancers. However, whether and how the tumor cell-extrinsic tumor microenvironment (TME) is involved in the therapeutic fail...
