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AP-1 and SP1 trans-activate the expression of hepatic CYP1A1 and CYP2A6 in the bioactivation of AFB1 in chicken
Dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is harmful to the health and performance of domestic animals. The hepatic cytochrome P450s (CYPs), CYP1A1 and CYP2A6, are the primary enzymes responsible for the bioactivat...
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Open AccessPopulation attributable fractions of fatty liver disease for type 2 diabetes Mellitus
To determine the population attributable fraction (PAF) of fatty liver disease (FLD) for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and compare it to the PAFs of other metabolic abnormalities.
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A novel prospect-theory-based three-way decision methodology in multi-scale information systems
In an uncertain and complex decision-making environment, limited by the scope of human cognition, traditional utility decision-making has a certain deviation to actual decision-making. The revision of behavior...
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Open AccessElevated fasting glucose level increases the risk of fatty liver disease: a 10-year study of 31,154 individuals
Dysglycemia promotes the occurrence of fatty liver disease (FLD). However, the process is unclear. This study aimed to analyze the median time-to-onset, cumulative prevalence and influencing factors for the oc...
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A first-principles study of the vibrational and thermodynamic properties of GaBixAs1-x alloys
Studies on GaAsBi-based devices have been deeply carried out in recent years, strongly driven by their excellent performance. Despite the growing interest in GaAsBi, the systematic researches on its vibrationa...
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Open AccessIdentification of an autophagy-related gene signature for predicting prognosis and immune activity in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (PAAD) is a cancerous growth that deteriorates rapidly and has a poor prognosis. Researchers are investigating autophagy in PAAD to identify a new biomarker and treatment target....
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Open AccessDistinct soil bacterial patterns along narrow and broad elevational gradients in the grassland of Mt. Tianshan, China
Bacteria are essential regulators of soil biogeochemical cycles. While several studies of bacterial elevational patterns have been performed in recent years, the drivers of these patterns remain incompletely u...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Bone‑targeted erythrocyte‑cancer hybrid membrane‑camouflaged nanoparticles for enhancing photothermal and hypoxia‑activated chemotherapy of bone invasion by OSCC
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Open AccessBone-targeted erythrocyte-cancer hybrid membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles for enhancing photothermal and hypoxia-activated chemotherapy of bone invasion by OSCC
Jaw bones are the most common organs to be invaded by oral malignancies, such as oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), because of their special anatomical relationship. Various serious complications, such as pa...
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Open AccessObesity interacts with hyperuricemia on the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A series of evidence revealed that body mass index was an important confounding factor in the research of uric acid and ischemic heart disease/hypertension. The objective of this study was to investigate wheth...
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Real-Time Order Scheduling in Credit Factories: A Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Approach
In recent years, consumer credit has flourished in China. A credit factory is an important mode to speed up the loan application process. Order scheduling in credit factories belongs to the np-hard problem and...
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Targeting human cytomegalovirus IE genes by CRISPR/Cas9 nuclease effectively inhibits viral replication and reactivation
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection causes high morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients and can remain in a latent state in host cells. Expression of the immediate-early (IE) genes sustains...
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A Gaussian mixture model based combined resampling algorithm for classification of imbalanced credit data sets
Credit scoring represents a two-classification problem. Moreover, the data imbalance of the credit data sets, where one class contains a small number of data samples and the other contains a large number of da...
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Preparation of a biphase composite scaffold and its application in tissue engineering for femoral osteochondral defects in rabbits
Three-dimensional bioactive scaffolds are useful tools for stem cell implant in tissue-engineering. For chondral and subchondral repair, the chondroinductive and osteoinductive property of a scaffold is a majo...
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Organic-acid-assisted synthesis of a 3D lasagna-like Fe-N-doped CNTs-G framework: An efficient and stable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reactions
The scalable preparation of multi-functional three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanotubes and graphene (CNTs-G) hybrids via a well-controlled route is urgently required and challenging. Herein, an easily operated, ...
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Effects of Light Intensity on the Flight Behaviour of Adult Tirumala limniace (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae)
Light intensity significantly affects insect flight behaviour. Mating of butterflies is significantly associated with flight frequency. However, no research has elucidated the effects of light intensity on but...
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Development of a Robot-Assisted Surgery System for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical robots have been developed rapidly in recent years. Clinical application of da Vinci system showed its advantages. Currently, there is no specialized robot system for cranio-maxillofcial surgery. We de...
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Nitrogen-doped flower-like porous carbon materials directed by in situ hydrolysed MgO: Promising support for Ru nanoparticles in catalytic hydrogenations
The development of novel, simple, and convenient techniques for the fabrication of porous carbon materials with desirable properties, such as tunable pore structures and the presence of nitrogen functionalitie...
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Hydrothermal synthesis of manganese oxide encapsulated multiporous carbon nanofibers for supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of biomass to produce one-dimensional carbon materials with hierarchical pores is of significant importance. Here, we fabricate composites of MnOx-encapsulated multiporous carb...
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Protective effect of liensinine on periodontitis through its antioxidant effect in mice
Liensinine is the most important functional compound in lotus seeds; its protective effect on periodontitis was determined and the mechanism of its antioxidant effect was also explained. During the experiment,...
