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Observational study of the circulation in the southern South China Sea
CTD data from two oceanographic survey cruises, conducted by “Shiyan No. 3” R/V during two reversing monsoons, were employed to calculate and analyze the distributions of temperature, salinity and geopotential...
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Value of ecosystem services in China
The function and services are the important components of the life-support system in the planet, as well as the basic elements for sustainable development of environment and society. It is a must to evaluate i...
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Synthesis and magnetic property of a nitroxide based on C60
The compounds containing stable nitroxide radicals possess magnetic properties for the free radical have net magnetic moment. Oxidization of the [60]fulleropyrolidine obtained from the reaction of C60 with diketo...
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Numerical simulation of radar surveillance for the ship target in oceanic clutters
A fast iterative approach of generalized forward-backward method with the spectrum acceleration algorithm (GFBM/SAA) is developed for solving electromagnetic field integral equation and is applied to numerical...
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Structured cone arrays for continuous and effective collection of micron-sized oil droplets from water
Environmental protection agencies and the petroleum industry require effective methods to separate micron-sized oil droplets from water. However, for most existing separation methods, phase separation occurs i...
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Open AccessPEDF and PEDF-derived peptide 44mer protect cardiomyocytes against hypoxia-induced apoptosis and necroptosis via anti-oxidative effect
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has many biological activities. But it's not known whether PEDF and its functional peptides could protect against hypoxia-induced cell death and the mechanisms are stil...
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Open AccessAssociations of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering single live babies
The study was to assess the associations of prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) with pregnancy outcomes. This was a retrospective analysis of 2973 nulliparous women who deliver...
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Open AccessmiR-155 acts as an anti-inflammatory factor in atherosclerosis-associated foam cell formation by repressing calcium-regulated heat stable protein 1
Atherosclerosis (AS) is chronic inflammation in response to lipid accumulation. MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is being increasingly studied to evaluate its potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets i...
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Open AccessEssential Roles of RNA-binding Protein HuR in Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β1
RNA-binding protein HuR mediates transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-induced profibrogenic actions. Up-regulation of Sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) is involved in TGF-β1-induced activation of hepatic stellate ce...
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Open AccessEndothelial dysfunction correlates with decompression bubbles in rats
Previous studies have documented that decompression led to endothelial dysfunction with controversial results. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between endothelial dysfunction, bubble formation and...
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Open AccessEndothelia-Targeting Protection by Escin in Decompression Sickness Rats
Endothelial dysfunction is involved in the pathogenesis of decompression sickness (DCS) and contributes substantively to subsequent inflammatory responses. Escin, the main active compound in horse chestnut see...
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Open AccessInterface confined hydrogen evolution reaction in zero valent metal nanoparticles-intercalated molybdenum disulfide
Interface confined reactions, which can modulate the bonding of reactants with catalytic centres and influence the rate of the mass transport from bulk solution, have emerged as a viable strategy for achieving...
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Open AccessRetinal Degeneration Protein 3 (RD3) in normal human tissues: Novel insights
The 195-amino-acid-long human Retinal Degeneration Protein 3 (RD3) is critical in the regulation of guanylate cyclase (GC) signaling and photoreceptor cell survival. Recently, we identified significant loss of...
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Open AccessControllable deuteration of halogenated compounds by photocatalytic D2O splitting
Deuterium labeling is of great value in organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical industry. However, the state-of-the-art C–H/C–D exchange using noble metal catalysts or strong bases/acids suffers from poor fun...
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Open AccessA non-dispersion strategy for large-scale production of ultra-high concentration graphene slurries in water
It is difficult to achieve high efficiency production of hydrophobic graphene by liquid phase exfoliation due to its poor dispersibility and the tendency of graphene sheets to undergo π−π stacking. Here, we re...
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Open AccessAtomic engineering of high-density isolated Co atoms on graphene with proximal-atom controlled reaction selectivity
Controllable synthesis of single atom catalysts (SACs) with high loading remains challenging due to the aggregation tendency of metal atoms as the surface coverage increases. Here we report the synthesis of gr...
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Open AccessAbrupt drainage basin reorganization following a Pleistocene river capture
River capture is a dramatic natural process of internal competition through which mountainous landscapes evolve and respond to perturbations in tectonics and climate. River capture may occur when one river net...
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Open AccessDe novo regulation of RD3 synthesis in residual neuroblastoma cells after intensive multi-modal clinical therapy harmonizes disease evolution
Most high-risk neuroblastomas that initially respond to therapy will ultimately relapse. Currently, no curative treatment is available. Acquired genetic/molecular rearrangement in therapy-resistant cells contr...
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Open AccessAtomic layer deposited Pt-Ru dual-metal dimers and identifying their active sites for hydrogen evolution reaction
Single atom catalysts exhibit particularly high catalytic activities in contrast to regular nanomaterial-based catalysts. Until recently, research has been mostly focused on single atom catalysts, and it remai...
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Open AccessTissue-specific microRNA expression alters cancer susceptibility conferred by a TP53 noncoding variant
A noncoding polymorphism (rs78378222) in TP53, carried by scores of millions of people, was previously associated with moderate risk of brain tumors and other neoplasms. We find a positive association between thi...