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An investigation of methods to enhance adhesion of conductive layer and dielectric substrate for additive manufacturing of electronics

Additive manufacturing of conductive layers on a dielectric substrate has garnered significant interest due to its promise to produce printed electronics efficiently and its capability to print on curved subst...

Zhiguang Xu, Jizhuang Hui, **gxiang Lv, Dongjie Wei, Zhiqiang Yan… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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ATP-free in vitro biotransformation of starch-derived maltodextrin into poly-3-hydroxybutyrate via acetyl-CoA

In vitro biotransformation (ivBT) facilitated by in vitro synthetic enzymatic biosystems (ivSEBs) has emerged as a highly promising biosynthetic platform. Several ivSEBs have been constructed to produce poly-3...

**nlei Wei, Xue Yang, Congcong Hu, Qiangzi Li, Qianqian Liu… in Nature Communications (2024)

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A lineage-resolved cartography of microRNA promoter activity in C. elegans empowers multidimensional developmental analysis

Elucidating the expression of microRNAs in develo** single cells is critical for functional discovery. Here, we construct scCAMERA (single-cell cartography of microRNA expression based on reporter assay), ut...

Weina Xu, **yi Liu, Huan Qi, Ruolin Si, Zhiguang Zhao, Zhiju Tao… in Nature Communications (2024)

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BASALT refines binning from metagenomic data and increases resolution of genome-resolved metagenomic analysis

Metagenomic binning is an essential technique for genome-resolved characterization of uncultured microorganisms in various ecosystems but hampered by the low efficiency of binning tools in adequately recoverin...

Zhiguang Qiu, Li Yuan, Chun-Ang Lian, Bin Lin, Jie Chen, Rong Mu… in Nature Communications (2024)

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Schedule risk model of water intake tunnel construction considering mood factors and its application

The mood index \(r\) r was used to describe evaluator attitudes regarding t...

**n Li, Wei Sun, Honggang Fu, Qingsheng Bu, Zhiguang Zhang… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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Microbiome convergence enables siderophore-secreting-rhizobacteria to improve iron nutrition and yield of peanut intercropped with maize

Intercrop** has the potential to improve plant nutrition as well as crop yield. However, the exact mechanism promoting improved nutrient acquisition and the role the rhizosphere microbiome may play in this p...

Nanqi Wang, Tianqi Wang, Yu Chen, Ming Wang, Qiaofang Lu… in Nature Communications (2024)

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Predatory protists reduce bacteria wilt disease incidence in tomato plants

Soil organisms are affected by the presence of predatory protists. However, it remains poorly understood how predatory protists can affect plant disease incidence and how fertilization regimes can affect these...

Sai Guo, Zixuan Jiao, Zhiguang Yan, **nyue Yan, Xuhui Deng… in Nature Communications (2024)

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Identification and prognostic biomarkers among ZDHHC4/12/18/24, and APT2 in lung adenocarcinoma

S-palmitoylases and S-depalmitoylases are differentially expressed in various cancers and several malignant tumors and show a strong prognostic ability. Notwithstanding, the potential clinical impact of S-palmito...

**g Bian, Wenji **ong, Zhiguang Yang, Minzhe Li, Demei Song… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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Myo9b mutations are associated with altered dendritic cell functions and increased susceptibility to autoimmune diabetes onset

The regulation of autoimmunity against pancreatic islet β cells for type 1 diabetes (T1D) onset is still unclear. NOD/ShiLtJ (NOD) mice are prone to the onset of autoimmune diabetes, but its congenic strain, A...

**g Zhang, Yuan Zou, Longmin Chen, Fei Sun, Qianqian Xu… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Author Correction: Structural basis for directional chitin biosynthesis

Wei Chen, Peng Cao, Yuansheng Liu, Ailing Yu, Dong Wang, Lei Chen… in Nature (2023)

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Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in adults with diabetes in China

The current epidemic status of diabetic retinopathy in China is unclear. A national prevalence survey of diabetic complications was conducted. 50,564 participants with gradable non-mydriatic fundus photographs...

Xuhong Hou, Limin Wang, Dalong Zhu, Lixin Guo, Jian** Weng… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Genome-wide association studies identify OsWRKY53 as a key regulator of salt tolerance in rice

Salinity stress progressively reduces plant growth and productivity, while plant has developed complex signaling pathways to confront salt stress. However, only a few genetic variants have been identified to m...

Jun Yu, Chengsong Zhu, Wei Xuan, Hongzhou An, Yunlu Tian… in Nature Communications (2023)

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DAXX drives de novo lipogenesis and contributes to tumorigenesis

Cancer cells exhibit elevated lipid synthesis. In breast and other cancer types, genes involved in lipid production are highly upregulated, but the mechanisms that control their expression remain poorly unders...

Iqbal Mahmud, Guimei Tian, Jia Wang, Tarun E. Hutchinson… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Adsorption, mobility, and degradation of the pesticide propaquizafop in five agricultural soils in China

Propaquizafop is a fatty acid synthetic herbicide used to control annual and perennial grasses. To understand the potential environmental risks of propaquizafop to crops and food safety, the adsorption, mobili...

Zhijia Cheng, Zhiguang Hou, Hongbo Han, **aolong Yu, Jiaxin Li… in Scientific Reports (2023)

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An allosteric modulator activates BK channels by perturbing coupling between Ca²⁺ binding and pore opening

BK type Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels activate in response to both voltage and Ca²⁺. The membrane-spanning voltage sensor domain (VSD) activation and Ca²⁺ binding to the cytosolic tail domain (CTD) open the pore acr...

Guohui Zhang, **an** Xu, Zhiguang Jia, Yanyan Geng, Hongwu Liang… in Nature Communications (2022)

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Growth characteristics of Cunninghamia lanceolata in China

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is one of southern China's most important native tree species, which has experienced noticeable climate-induced changes. Published papers (1978–2020) on tree growth of Chines...

Yangao Jiang, Zhe Hu, Zhiguang Han, Junhui Zhang, Shijie Han, Lin Hao in Scientific Reports (2022)

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Straw mulching for enhanced water use efficiency and economic returns from soybean fields in the Loess Plateau China

Water shortages threaten agricultural sustainability in the semi-arid areas of the Loess Plateau. Judicious mulching management can improve water conservation practices to alleviate this issue while increasing...

Feng Li, Guohong Zhang, Juan Chen, Yali Song, Zhiguang Geng, Kefu Li… in Scientific Reports (2022)

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Structural basis for directional chitin biosynthesis

Chitin, the most abundant aminopolysaccharide in nature, is an extracellular polymer consisting of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) units¹. The key reactions of chitin biosynthesis are catalysed by chitin synthase^2–4

Wei Chen, Peng Cao, Yuansheng Liu, Ailing Yu, Dong Wang, Lei Chen… in Nature (2022)

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A miniaturized bionic ocean-battery mimicking the structure of marine microbial ecosystems

Marine microbial ecosystems can be viewed as a huge ocean-battery charged by solar energy. It provides a model for fabricating bio-solar cell, a bioelectrochemical system that converts light into electricity. ...

Huawei Zhu, Liru Xu, Guodong Luan, Tao Zhan, Zepeng Kang… in Nature Communications (2022)

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Effect of distributed Bragg reflectors on photoluminescence properties of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ film

The nanoporous (NP) GaN distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) was prepared by using electrochemical etching. Then the NP-GaN DBR was pretreated by using ozone treatment. Atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffracti...

Feng Jiang, Zhiguang **ao, Mengqi Dong, Jiawen Song, Yinong Wang in Scientific Reports (2022)