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Open AccessDirect extraction of lithium from ores by electrochemical leaching
With the rapid increase in lithium consumption for electric vehicle applications, its price soared during the past decade. To secure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain, it is critical to unlock alterna...
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Open AccessLanthanide-regulating Ru-O covalency optimizes acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis
Precisely modulating the Ru-O covalency in RuOx for enhanced stability in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis is highly desired. However, transition metals with d-valence electrons, which were doped into ...
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Open AccessMental simulation of colour properties during language comprehension: influence of context and comprehension stages
Many studies have shown that mental simulation may occur during language comprehension. Supporting evidence is derived from the matching effects in the sentence-picture verification (SPV) task often used to as...
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Open AccessConvergent Neuroimaging and Molecular Signatures in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Data-Driven Meta-Analysis with N = 3,118
The current study aimed to evaluate the susceptibility to regional brain atrophy and its biological mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We conducted data-driven meta-analyses to combine 3,118 structural mag...
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with epilepsy: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis in China
The diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbid with epilepsy have been insufficiently addressed in China. We conducted a study in China to investigate the current statu...
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Open AccessDissecting causal relationships between primary biliary cholangitis and extrahepatic autoimmune diseases based on Mendelian randomization
As an autoimmune disease, up to 73% of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have a combination of extrahepatic autoimmune diseases (EHAIDs); however, the causal relationship between PBC and EHAIDs i...
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Open AccessThe quality of reporting in case reports of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
Although randomized trials and systematic reviews provide the best evidence to guide medical practice, many permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) studies have been published as case reports. However, the...
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Open AccessPure-high-even-order dispersion bound solitons complexes in ultra-fast fiber lasers
Temporal solitons have been the focus of much research due to their fascinating physical properties. These solitons can form bound states, which are fundamentally crucial modes in fiber laser and present strik...
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Assessing the Performance of a Dynamical Downscaling Simulation Driven by a Bias-Corrected CMIP6 Dataset for Asian Climate
In this study, we aim to assess dynamical downscaling simulations by utilizing a novel bias-corrected global climate model (GCM) data to drive a regional climate model (RCM) over the Asia-western North Pacific...
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Mitigation policies evaluation in the electric power sector for carbon neutrality, water conservation, and economic growth in the Bei**g–Tian**–Hebei region: a simulation with multi-regional dynamic CGE model
As a politically and culturally important city cluster, the Bei**g–Tian**–Hebei region (BTH) has huge electricity and water consumption, while the local power generation capacity and water resources may not ...
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Clinical evaluation of droplet digital pcr for suspected ascites infection in patients with liver cirrhosis
Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is increasingly used in diagnosing clinical pathogens, but its effectiveness in cirrhosis patients with suspected ascites infection remains uncertain.
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Open AccessPresepsin as a prognostic biomarker in COVID-19 patients: combining clinical scoring systems and laboratory inflammatory markers for outcome prediction
There is still limited research on the prognostic value of Presepsin as a biomarker for predicting the outcome of COVID-19 patients. Additionally, research on the combined predictive value of Presepsin with cl...
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Open AccessBias-corrected NESM3 global dataset for dynamical downscaling under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming scenarios
Dynamical downscaling is vital for generating finer-scale climate projections. Recently, a set of simulations under four types of 1.5/2 °C global warming scenarios are available with Nan**g University of Info...
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Open AccessPathophysiology characterization of Alzheimer’s disease in South China’s aging population: for the Greater-Bay-Area Healthy Aging Brain Study (GHABS)
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater-Bay-Area of South China has an 86 million population and faces a significant challenge of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the characteristics and prevalence of AD in th...
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Open AccessOPN silencing reduces hypoxic pulmonary hypertension via PI3K-AKT-induced protective autophagy
Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is a pulmonary vascular disease primarily characterized by progressive pulmonary vascular remodeling in a hypoxic environment, posing a significant clinical challenge. Leve...
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Role of texture before rolling: a research based on texture and magnetic properties of 4.5 wt.% Si non-oriented electrical steel
The evolution of microstructure, texture, and magnetic properties with random texture, near-copper texture, weak near-cube texture, and strong λ fiber (<001>//ND (normal direction)) before rolling of non-orien...
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Open AccessTargeting pathogenic CD8+ tissue-resident T cells with chimeric antigen receptor therapy in murine autoimmune cholangitis
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a cholestatic autoimmune liver disease characterized by autoreactive T cell response against intrahepatic small bile ducts. Here, we use Il12b-/-Il2ra-/- mice (DKO mice) as a ...
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Combination of High Yield Strength and Improved Ductility of 21Cr Lean Duplex Stainless Steel by Tailoring Cold Deformation and Low-Temperature Short-Term Aging
Proper matching of cold-rolled deformation and low-temperature short-term aging can simultaneously enhance the strength and ductility of the lean duplex stainless steel. To investigate this, the microstructure...
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Open AccessIdentification and verification of inflammatory biomarkers for primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory infiltration, and dysfunction of the salivary and lacrimal glands. This research aimed to explore the disease pathogenesi...
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Open AccessChinmedomics: a potent tool for the evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine efficacy and identification of its active components
As an important part of medical science, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) attracts much public attention due to its multi-target and multi-pathway characteristics in treating diseases. However, the limitatio...
