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Open AccessA comprehensive synthetic library of poly-N-acetyl glucosamines enabled vaccine against lethal challenges of Staphylococcus aureus
Poly-β-(1–6)-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) is an important vaccine target, expressed on many pathogens. A critical hurdle in develo** PNAG based vaccine is that the impacts of the number and the position of free a...
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Open AccessHighly robust supramolecular polymer networks crosslinked by a tiny amount of metallacycles
Supramolecular polymeric materials have exhibited attractive features such as self-healing, reversibility, and stimuli-responsiveness. However, on account of the weak bonding nature of most noncovalent interac...
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Open AccessStrong and ductile titanium–oxygen–iron alloys by additive manufacturing
Titanium alloys are advanced lightweight materials, indispensable for many critical applications1,2. The mainstay of the titanium industry is the α–β titanium alloys, which are formulated through alloying additio...
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Open AccessMultidirectional motion coupling based extreme motion control of distributed drive autonomous vehicle
To improve the multidirectional motion control accuracy and driving stability of Distributed Drive Autonomous Vehicles (DDAVs) under extreme conditions, the extreme speed estimation method based on dynamic bou...
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Open AccessDirect observation of nanoscale dynamics of ferroelectric degradation
Failure of polarization reversal, i.e., ferroelectric degradation, induced by cyclic electric loadings in ferroelectric materials, has been a long-standing challenge that negatively impacts the application of ...
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Open AccessThe mechanism for the enhanced piezoelectricity in multi-elements doped (K,Na)NbO3 ceramics
(K,Na)NbO3 based ceramics are considered to be one of the most promising lead-free ferroelectrics replacing Pb(Zr,Ti)O3. Despite extensive studies over the last two decades, the mechanism for the enhanced piezoel...
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Open AccessMeningeal lymphatics clear erythrocytes that arise from subarachnoid hemorrhage
Extravasated erythrocytes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) critically contribute to the pathogenesis of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Meningeal lymphatics have been reported to drain macromolecules and immune cel...
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Open AccessControllable hierarchical self-assembly of porphyrin-derived supra-amphiphiles
Control of self-assembly is significant to the preparation of supramolecular materials and illustration of diversities in either natural or artificial systems. Supra-amphiphiles have remarkable advantages in t...
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Open AccessHierarchical Cobalt Hydroxide and B/N Co-Doped Graphene Nanohybrids Derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks for High Energy Density Asymmetric Supercapacitors
To cater for the demands of electrochemical energy storage system, the development of cost effective, durable and highly efficient electrode materials is desired. Here, a novel electrode material based on redo...
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Open AccessAssociation between the CD24 Ala57Val polymorphism and risk for multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis
The cluster of differentiation 24 (CD24) Ala57Val polymorphism has been implicated as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, genetic studies have produced contr...
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An instant multi-responsive porous polymer actuator driven by solvent molecule sorption
Fast actuation speed, large-shape deformation and robust responsiveness are critical to synthetic soft actuators. A simultaneous optimization of all these aspects without trade-offs remains unresolved. Here we...
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Open AccessIdentification of sample donor by 24-plex short tandem repeat in a post-race equine plasma containing dexamethasone
Animal sport such as horseracing is tainted with drug abuse as are human sports. Treatment of racehorses on race day with therapeutic medications in most cases is banned, and thus, it is essential to monitor t...
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Open AccessIsolation of RNA from equine peripheral blood cells: comparison of methods
Gene expression studies in equine research involve the use of whole blood samples as a vital source of RNA. To determine the optimal method for RNA isolation from equine whole blood, we compared three RNA isol...
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Tagging major quantitative trait loci for sheath blight resistance in a rice variety, Jasmine 85
This study was conducted with a clonal F2 population of rice from a cross between Jasmine 85, a resistant variety, and Lemont, a susceptible cultivar. The rice plants belonging to each F2 clone were divided into ...