114 Result(s)
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Pum** with Modified Polyurethane Sponges: A Rapid Oil Spill Treatment Technology
With the rapid development of the marine transportation and oil exploration industries, oil spill accidents, such as ship discharges and leakages from oil transport vessels and offshore drilling platforms, occ...
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Inhibition mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas9 by AcrIIA25.1 and AcrIIA32
In the ongoing arms race between bacteria and bacteriophages, bacteriophages have evolved anti-CRISPR proteins to counteract bacterial CRISPR-Cas systems. Recently, AcrIIA25.1 and AcrIIA32 have been found to e...
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Open AccessDiscovery and structural mechanism of DNA endonucleases guided by RAGATH-18-derived RNAs
CRISPR-Cas systems and IS200/IS605 transposon-associated TnpBs have been utilized for the development of genome editing technologies. Using bioinformatics analysis and biochemical experiments, here we present ...
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PET/CT study of dopamine transporter (DAT) binding with the triple reuptake inhibitor toludesvenlafaxine in rats and humans
Toludesvenlafaxine is a recently developed antidepressant that belongs to the triple reuptake inhibitor class. Despite the in vitro evidence that toludesvenlafaxine inhibits the reuptake of serotonin (5-HT), n...
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Novel modular quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolator with high linearity and integrated fluid dam**
Passive vibration isolation systems have been widely applied due to their low power consumption and high reliability. Nevertheless, the design of vibration isolators is usually limited by the narrow space of i...
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Open AccessAdvanced glycation end products promote meniscal calcification by activating the mTOR-ATF4 positive feedback loop
The meniscus is vital for maintaining knee homeostasis and function. Meniscal calcification is one of the earliest radiological indicators of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and meniscal calcification is associated...
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Sex-specific associations of bisphenol A and its substitutes with body fat distribution among US adults: NHANES 2011–2016
Bisphenol A (BPA) and its structural analogs (bisphenol S (BPS) and bisphenol F (BPF)) are widely consumed endocrine disrupting chemicals that may contribute to the etiology of obesity. To date, few studies ha...
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Effects of MgO contents in CaO–Al2O3–B2O3–SiO2 (CABS) glass and different glass/ceramic mass ratios on densification and dielectric properties of CABS glass/Al2O3 composites
This article aims to investigate the effects of MgO contents in CaO–Al2O3–B2O3–SiO2 (CABS) glass and different glass/ceramic mass ratios on sintering shrinkage behavior, phase composition, microstructure, and mic...
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Detection and analysis of critical characteristic temperatures of the reaction process
The critical characteristic temperatures, i.e. onset temperature and end temperature of chemical reactions, are hard to determine. Instead, the extrapolated ones by the tangent method are commonly used. Howeve...
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Silicon Alleviates the Stress of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene on Rice Seedlings
With the development of modern industry and agriculture, a large amount of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) is being discharged into the environment, which inhibits the growth of rice and threatens food production...
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Further results on the \((-1)\) -differential uniformity of some functions over finite fields with odd characteristic
Functions with low differential uniformity have wide applications in cryptography. In this paper, by using the quadratic character of $${\mathbb {F}}_...
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Open AccessSmall RNA sequencing provides insights into molecular mechanism of flower development in Rhododendron pulchrum Sweet
Rhododendron pulchrum sweet, a member of the Ericaceae family possessing valuable horticultural properties, is widely distributed in the temperate regions. Though serving as bioindicator of metal pollution, the m...
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Frame importance and temporal memory effect-based fast video quality assessment for user-generated content
User-generated content (UGC) has become increasingly popular, promoted by the widespread use of social media and mobile devices. Therefore, instant and immersive UGC video quality assessment is urgently needed...
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Cryo-EM structure of the ssDNA-activated SPARTA complex
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Reductive Amination of Biomass-Derived 2-Hydroxytetrahydropyran into 5-Amino-1-Pentanol Over Hydroxylapatite Nanorod Supported Ni Catalysts
Valuable 5-amino-1-pentanol (5-AP) was efficiently synthesized from biomass-derived dihydropyran over hydroxylapatite nanorod supported Ni catalysts (Ni-HAP), by coupling the in situ generation of 5-hydroxypen...
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Open AccessThe independent and joint association of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with dementia: a cohort study in the UK Biobank
Research on the association of physical activity and sedentary time with dementia is accumulating, though elusive, and the interaction effects of the two remain unclear. We analysed the joint associations of a...
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Open AccessAssociation of serum uric acid and fasting plasma glucose with cognitive function: a cross-sectional study
The combined effect of serum uric acid (SUA) and blood glucose on cognition has not been explored. This study aimed to examine the separate and combined association of SUA and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) or d...
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Open AccessApparent diffusion coefficients of 31P metabolites in the human calf muscle at 7 T
In this study, we aimed to measure the apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of major phosphorous metabolites in the human calf muscle at 7 T with a diffusion-weighted (DW)-STEAM sequence.
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Comparative transcriptomics and co-expression networks reveal cultivar-specific molecular signatures associated with reproductive-stage cold stress in rice
The resistance of Huaidao5 results from the high constitutive expression of tolerance genes, while that of Huaidao9 is due to the cold-induced resistance in flag leaves and panicles.
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Open AccessDeep sequencing of microRNAs reveals circadian-dependent microRNA expression in the eyestalks of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous non-coding RNAs. In crustaceans, miRNAs might be involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms. Many physiological functions of crustaceans including immunity and horm...