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Open AccessBoosting thermoelectric performance of single-walled carbon nanotubes-based films through rational triple treatments
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)-based thermoelectric materials, valued for their flexibility, lightweight, and cost-effectiveness, show promise for wearable thermoelectric devices. However, their therm...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: Digital transformation, green innovation, and carbon emission reduction performance of energy-intensive enterprises
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: Digital transformation, green innovation, and carbon emission reduction performance of energy-intensive enterprises
Digital transformation and green innovation are powerful initiatives to achieve carbon peaking, carbon neutrality targets and high-quality economic development. Using a sample of high energy-consuming listed e...
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Open AccessDeciphering a critical role of uterine epithelial SHP2 in parturition initiation at single cell resolution
The timely onset of female parturition is a critical determinant for pregnancy success. The highly heterogenous maternal decidua has been increasingly recognized as a vital factor in setting the timing of labo...
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Open AccessResearch on the crisis propagation in the global coal trade under the Russia-Ukraine conflict
The outbreak of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict exacerbated the natural gas supply shortage in European countries. European countries restarted coal-fired power plants to maintain economic and social operatio...
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Open AccessRole of subduction dynamics on the unevenly distributed volcanism at the Middle American subduction system
A typical subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continent is expected to be accompanied by arc volcanoes along the convergent margin. However, subduction of the Cocos plate at the Middle American subduction...
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Open AccessCOVID-19 activity risk calculator as a gamified public health intervention tool
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has impacted over 200 countries leading to hospitalizations and deaths of mil...
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Open AccessEffects of repeated sleep deprivation on brain pericytes in mice
The damaging effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on brain parenchyma have been extensively studied. However, the specific influence of SD on brain pericytes, a primary component of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) ...
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Open AccessSingle-cell transcriptomes reveal heterogeneity of chlorine-induced mice acute lung injury and the inhibitory effect of pentoxifylline on ferroptosis
To investigate the effect of pentoxifylline (PTX) on Chlorine (Cl2)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Female BALB/c mice were exposed to Cl2 at 400 ppm for 15 min. H&E sta...
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Open AccessAntimicrobial activity and comparative metabolomic analysis of Priestia megaterium strains derived from potato and dendrobium
The growth of endophytic bacteria is influenced by the host plants and their secondary metabolites and activities. In this study, P. megaterium P-NA14 and P. megaterium D-HT207 were isolated from potato tuber and...
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Open AccessHistone H2A monoubiquitination marks are targeted to specific sites by cohesin subunits in Arabidopsis
Histone H2A monoubiquitination (H2Aub1) functions as a conserved posttranslational modification in eukaryotes to maintain gene expression and guarantee cellular identity. Arabidopsis H2Aub1 is catalyzed by the co...
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Open AccessMolecular occurrence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in equids in Jilin, China
Toxoplasma gondii, one of the important zoonotic parasites, has been detected in lots of hosts including humans, with a widespread prevalence. The products of equids, such as meat and milk, have been closely rela...
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Open AccessA phase 1b randomised controlled trial of a glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon receptor dual agonist IBI362 (LY3305677) in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
The success of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity has sparked considerable efforts to develop next-generation co-agonists that are more effective. We c...
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Open AccessMenin directs regionalized decidual transformation through epigenetically setting PTX3 to balance FGF and BMP signaling
During decidualization in rodents, uterine stroma undergoes extensive reprograming into distinct cells, forming the discrete regions defined as the primary decidual zone (PDZ), the secondary decidual zone (SDZ...
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Open AccessICEO, a biological ontology for representing and analyzing bacterial integrative and conjugative elements
Bacterial integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are highly modular mobile genetic elements critical to the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance and virulence factor genes. To better understand an...
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Open AccessGenomic alterations and evolution of cell clusters in metastatic invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast
Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) has very high rates of lymphovascular invasion and lymph node metastasis and has been reported in several organs. However, the genomic mechanisms underlying its metasta...
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Open AccessStudy on the adsorption properties of methyl orange by natural one-dimensional nano-mineral materials with different structures
Methyl orange (MO) is a common anionic azo dye that is harmful to the environment and biology, so it must be treated innocuously before it can be discharged. Adsorption is an effective method to remove anionic...
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Open AccessFacile electron delivery from graphene template to ultrathin metal-organic layers for boosting CO2 photoreduction
Metal-organic layers with ordered structure and molecular tunability are of great potential as heterogeneous catalysts due to their readily accessible active sites. Herein, we demonstrate a facile template str...
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Open AccessTargeting USP47 overcomes tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance and eradicates leukemia stem/progenitor cells in chronic myelogenous leukemia
Identifying novel drug targets to overcome resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and eradicating leukemia stem/progenitor cells are required for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). H...
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Open AccessForecasting the spread of COVID-19 under different reopening strategies
We combine COVID-19 case data with mobility data to estimate a modified susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model in the United States. In contrast to a standard SIR model, we find that the incidence of COVID...