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Open AccessSTCF conceptual design report (Volume 1): Physics & detector
The super τ-charm facility (STCF) is an electron–positron collider proposed by the Chinese particle physics community. It is designed to operate in a center-of-mass energy range from 2 to 7 GeV with a peak lumino...
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Recent progress on the control and mitigation of runaway electrons and disruption prediction in the HL-2A and J-TEXT tokamaks
The runaway electrons (REs) during disruptions are a crucial problem, especially for the future large-scale tokamaks, which is due to the local impact of RE beams and the large thermal load on the components o...
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Open AccessQuantitative systems pharmacology modeling sheds light into the dose response relationship of a trispecific T cell engager in multiple myeloma
In relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), there are few treatment options once patients progress from the established standard of care. Several bispecific T-cell engagers (TCE) are in clinical develo...
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Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth of InP on Nanopatterned GaAs Substrates by Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
Epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) of 1.8-μm InP films was performed on nanopatterned GaAs (001) substrates via metal–organic chemical vapor deposition. Parallel SiO2 trenches with a nano-scale width (∼ 170 nm) a...
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Effects of Different Selenium Sources on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity and Meat Quality of Local Chinese Subei Chickens
Despite increasing evidence indicating the essential involvement of selenium (Se) on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and meat quality of commercial broilers, the effects of different Se sources on lo...
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Quercetin induces protective autophagy and apoptosis through ER stress via the p-STAT3/Bcl-2 axis in ovarian cancer
Quercetin (3,3′,4′,5,7-pentahydroxyflavone, Qu) is a promising cancer chemo-preventive agent for various cancers because it inhibits disease progression and promotes apoptotic cell death. In our previous study...
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Open AccessDwarfing Gene Rht18 from Tetraploid Wheat Responds to Exogenous GA3 in Hexaploid Wheat
Rht18, derived from Triticum durum (tetraploid) wheat, is classified as a gibberellic acid (GA)-responsive dwarfing gene. Prior to this study, the responses of Rht18 to exogenous GA on agronomic traits in hexaplo...
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Chronic periodontitis and the risk of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between chronic periodontitis (CP) and the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED). Electronic search using PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library was carr...
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Ecology-oriented groundwater resource assessment in the Tuwei River watershed, Shaanxi Province, China
In arid and semi-arid regions, a close relationship exists between groundwater and supergene eco-environmental issues such as swampiness, soil salinization, desertification, vegetation degradation, reduction o...
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Sodium hyaluronate-CNTF gelatinous particles promote axonal growth, neurogenesis and functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Currently, effective therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury (SCI) is not clinically available. To establish a better method that may help repair the injured spinal cord, sodium hyaluronate-ciliary neurotr...
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Facile preparation of vanadium oxide thin films on sapphire(0001) by sol–gel method
Vanadium oxide (VOx) thin films were deposited onto sapphire by sol–gel method at various preparation conditions. The films with soaking time of 1 h present V2O3(006) preferred orientation. As the annealing tempe...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis of glioma cells for the dynamic response to γ-irradiation and dual regulation of apoptosis genes: a new insight into radiotherapy for glioblastomas
Ionizing radiation (IR) is of clinical importance for glioblastoma therapy; however, the recurrence of glioma characterized by radiation resistance remains a therapeutic challenge. Research on irradiation-indu...
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Characterization of microbial communities in a granular activated carbon–sand dual media filter for drinking water treatment
Modification of conventional rapid sand filter into granular activated carbon–sand dual media filter has become increasingly attractive to drinking water producers in many Chinese urban regions. In this study,...
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Chicken domestication: an updated perspective based on mitochondrial genomes
Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) fulfill various roles ranging from food and entertainment to religion and ornamentation. To survey its genetic diversity and trace the history of domestication, we inv...
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A Discrete Element Model for Predicting Shear Strength and Degradation of Rock Joint by Using Compressive and Tensile Test Data
A discrete element model is proposed to examine rock strength and failure. The model is implemented by UDEC, which is developed for this purpose. The material is represented as a collection of irregular-sized ...
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Study on the Bottom Surface Fitting of an Urban River Based on Sonar Survey and Dredging Computation Simulation
Acoustic doppler current profiler sonar system was applied to explore the depth of an urban river in China. In the simulating function for the river bottom surface, the rectangle region least square method was...
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Androgen receptor coregulators NOCR1, TIF2, and ARA70 may account for the hydroxyflutamide insensitivity of prostate cancer cells
Prostate cancer cells can switch from an androgen-dependent state to an androgen-independent state after a continuous androgen ablation therapy. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this switch are sti...
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Zero-field splitting and local structure for V2+ ions in CsMgX 3 (X=Cl, Br, I) crystals
The zero-field splitting and local structure for V2+ ions in CsMgX 3 (X =Cl, Br, I) crystals are theoretically investigated using complete diagonalization method (CDM) for a 3d ...
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Variable structure control of high-speed parallel manipulator considering the mechatronics coupling model
In this paper, a variable structure control strategy is adopted to improve position accuracy of Diamond 600k, a 2-Dof parallel manipulator. Firstly, mechanism and servomotor dynamics are developed in terms of ...
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Haptic modeling as an integrating tool for product development
This paper presents an integrated system structure for product development. Haptic modeling, due to its growing applications to different aspects of product development, is envisioned as the core technology fo...
