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Documentary images and religious communication: the ritual transmission and functional imagination of Tua Pek Kong worship of Hakka people in Southeast Asia
Hakka is one important branch of the Han nationality in China. “Bo Gong” is a type of common local deity in traditional Hakka society. Along with the overseas migration of the Hakka people during the Ming and ...
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Open AccessIdentification of T2W hypointense ring as a novel noninvasive indicator for glioma grade and IDH genotype
This study aimed to evaluate the T2W hypointense ring and T2-FLAIR mismatch signs in gliomas and use these signs to construct prediction models for glioma grading and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation st...
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Open AccessGynostemma Pentaphyllum ameliorates CCl4-induced liver injury via PDK1/Bcl-2 pathway with comprehensive analysis of network pharmacology and transcriptomics
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino, commonly known as “southern ginseng”, contains high amounts of ginsenoside derivatives and exhibits similar biological activities with Panax ginseng (C. A. MEY) (ginseng),...
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Open AccessRegular use of paracetamol and risk of liver cancer: a prospective cohort study
Paracetamol induces hepatotoxicity and subsequent liver injury, which may increase the risk of liver cancer, but epidemiological evidence remains unclear. We conducted this study to evaluate the association be...
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Open AccessEstablishment and characterization of a novel hilar cholangiocarcinoma cell line, CBC3T-1
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a group of malignant heterogeneous cancer arising from the biliary tree. The tumor is characterized by insidious onset, high degree of malignancy, poor prognosis, and high recurrenc...
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Nitrogen enrichment is known to have a substantial impact on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community in plant roots. However, the influence of elevated nitrogen on the phylogenetic structure of AMF acros...
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Plant herbivory and disease, which are often associated with each other but subject to different processes, are pivotal in biodiversity maintenance and ecosystem function. Although drivers of plant herbivory a...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Integrated metagenomics identifies a crucial role for trimethylamine-producing Lachnoclostridium in promoting atherosclerosis
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Open AccessIntegrated metagenomics identifies a crucial role for trimethylamine-producing Lachnoclostridium in promoting atherosclerosis
Microbial trimethylamine (TMA)-lyase activity promotes the development of atherosclerosis by generating of TMA, the precursor of TMA N-oxide (TMAO). TMAO is well documented, but same can not be said of TMA-pro...
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BBCT: A Smart Blockchain-Based Bulk Commodity Trade System
The bulk commodity is a major strategic resource of the country, and related trade markets are booming. However, due to channel isolation and information barriers, the trade platforms also have risks and indus...
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3D plant root system reconstruction based on fusion of deep structure-from-motion and IMU
Roots play a critical role in the functioning of plants. However, it is still challenging to generate detailed 3D models of thin and complicated plant roots, due to the complexity of the structure and the limi...
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Unsupervised Gaze: Exploration of Geometric Constraints for 3D Gaze Estimation
Eye gaze estimation can provide critical evidence for people attention, which has extensive applications on cognitive science and computer vision areas, such as human behavior analysis and fake user identifica...
