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Structure and activation mechanism of the rice Salt Overly Sensitive 1 (SOS1) Na+/H+ antiporter
Salinity is one of the most severe abiotic stresses that adversely affect plant growth and agricultural productivity. The plant Na+/H+ antiporter Salt Overly Sensitive 1 (SOS1) located in the plasma membrane extr...
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Observation of intrinsic chiral bound states in the continuum
Photons with spin angular momentum possess intrinsic chirality, which underpins many phenomena including nonlinear optics1, quantum optics2, topological photonics3 and chiroptics4. Intrinsic chirality is weak in ...
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Open AccessInverse relation of body weight with short-term and long-term mortality following hip fracture surgery: a meta-analysis
The obesity paradox, which suggests that high body weight is positively associated with survival in some diseases, has not been proven in patients with hip fracture. In this study, meta-analysis of previous st...
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Open AccesscircCHST15 is a novel prognostic biomarker that promotes clear cell renal cell carcinoma cell proliferation and metastasis through the miR-125a-5p/EIF4EBP1 axis
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been indicated as potentially critical mediators in various types of tumor progression, generally acting as microRNA (miRNA) sponges to regulate downstream gene expression. Howeve...
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Open AccessCorrelation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and postoperative mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture: a meta-analysis
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a crucial prognosis predictor following several major operations. However, the association between NLR and the outcome after hip fracture surgery is unclear. In this...
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Targeted, random mutagenesis of plant genes with dual cytosine and adenine base editors
Targeted saturation mutagenesis of crop genes could be applied to produce genetic variants with improved agronomic performance. However, tools for directed evolution of plant genes, such as error-prone PCR or ...
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Thermodynamic and thermal energy storage properties of a new medium-temperature phase change material
Phase change materials (PCMs) that can store the heat energy obtained from intermittent solar irradiation are very important for solar energy absorption cooling system. In this work, an organic compound that m...
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A Crowdsourcing Matching and Pricing Strategy in Urban Distribution System
The vigorous development of O2O e-commerce promote the appearance of many small orders, increasing the stresses on logistics operators to carry out city distribution. However, a crowdsourcing joined to release...
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Preparation, morphology and thermal properties of microencapsulated palmitic acid phase change material with polyaniline shells
Novel microencapsulated phase change materials (MicroPCMs) in which palmitic acid (PA) acted as core material and polyaniline as shell material were prepared by in situ polymerization method without any emulsi...
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Effects of some nucleating agents on the supercooling of erythritol to be applied as phase change material
Nine nucleating agents, calcium pimelate (CaPi), bicyclic [1, 2, 2]heptane di-carboxylate (HPN-68), a commercially obtained aryl amide nucleating agent (TMB-5), calcium salt of hexahydrophthalic acid (HPN-20E)...
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Thermal properties characterization of two promising phase change material candidates
Solar absorption cooling is a wonderful method to provide cold energy by exploiting solar energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) that store latent thermal energy are indispensible in solar absorption cooling sy...
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Open AccessStructural basis for conductance through TRIC cation channels
Mammalian TRICs function as K+-permeable cation channels that provide counter ions for Ca2+ handling in intracellular stores. Here we describe the structures of two prokaryotic homologues, archaeal SaTRIC and bac...
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Homologue structure of the SLAC1 anion channel for closing stomata in leaves
The plant SLAC1 anion channel controls turgor pressure in the aperture-defining guard cells of plant stomata, thereby regulating the exchange of water vapour and photosynthetic gases in response to environment...
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Some issues on atomic force microscopy based surface characterization
Influences of tip radius and sampling interval on applying atomic force microscopy (AFM) in quantitative surface evaluations are investigated by numerical simulations and experiments. Several evaluation parame...
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Structural basis of the α1–β subunit interaction of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels
High-voltage-activated Ca2+ channels are essential for diverse biological processes. They are composed of four or five subunits, including α1, α2-δ, β and γ (ref. 1). Their expression and function are critically ...
