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Open AccessUvSnx4 is required for conidiation, pathogenicity and stress responses by regulating mitophagy and macroautophagy in Ustilaginoidea virens
Rice false smut disease, caused by the biotrophic fungus Ustilaginoidea virens, threatens rice production and quality. SNX family proteins have a Phox domain in the structure, playing important roles in protein t...
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A New Simulation Model for Recoil Analysis of Deep-Water Drilling Risers After Emergency Disconnection
The recoil response of a deep-water drilling riser following an ED (Emergency Disconnection) scenario is a transient and sensitive process. The recoiling displacement of the riser is the resultant of recoil mo...
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Engineering morphologies of yttrium oxide supported nickel catalysts for hydrogen production
The catalytic performance is highly related to the catalyst structure. Herein, a series of Ni nanoparticles supported on Y2O3 with different morphologies were successfully synthesized via hydrothermal process scr...
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Low-cost, flexible and broadband terahertz absorber based on annealed carbonized sponge
Carbon-based functional materials, such as grapheme and MXenes, have been widely explored as Terahertz (THz) absorbers due to their broad structural-dependent properties, however, they usually suffer from high...
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Open AccessEstablishment of a quantitative RT-PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus
The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public health emergency of international concern. Quantitative testing of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) vir...
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Comparing anticoagulation therapy alone versus anticoagulation plus single antiplatelet drug therapy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with an indication for anticoagulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This meta-analysis compared the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy alone versus OAC plus single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) in patients with an indication for chronic OAC (mostly due to ...
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Open AccessThe stress hyperglycaemia ratio is associated with left ventricular remodelling after first acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Left ventricular negative remodelling after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is considered as the major cause for the poor prognosis. But the predisposing factors and potential mechanisms of ...
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Open AccessLong-term prognosis of chronic total occlusion treated by successful percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with or without diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). Therefore, the purpose of our study was to investigate the clini...
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Importance of Telemedicine in Managing Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients: Preliminary Experience and Literature Review
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2), has compromised health care systems and normal management of patients with cardiovascular diseases [1–3]. Patients wit...
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A candidate gene for the determination of rice resistant to rice false smut
In recent years, rice false smut (RFS) has grown from being a minor to a major disease affecting rice productivity. The genetic basis of the host’s defense against RFS is currently under-researched. In this st...
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Open AccessComparative transcriptomic analysis reveals the mechanistic basis of Pib-mediated broad spectrum resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae
Rice blast, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is a highly damaging disease. Introducing genes, which confer a broad spectrum resistance to the disease, such as Pib, makes an important contribution to prote...
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Open AccessUvAtg8-Mediated Autophagy Regulates Fungal Growth, Stress Responses, Conidiation, and Pathogenesis in Ustilaginoidea virens
Ustilaginoidea virens has become one of the most devastating rice pathogens in China, as well as other rice-growing areas. Autophagy is an important process in normal cell differentiation and development among va...
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Open AccessAugmented glycaemic gap is a marker for an increased risk of post-infarct left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) occurs frequently after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The predisposing factors and underlying mechanism of post-infarct LVSD are not ful...
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Coupling Effects of A Deep-Water Drilling Riser and the Platform and the Discharging Fluid Column in An Emergency Disconnect Scenario
As drilling operations move into remote locations and extreme water depths, recoil analysis requires more careful considerations and the incidence of emergency disconnect is increased inevitably. To accurately...
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Open AccessHeterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies
Drawing upon the knowledge-based view and team learning, we investigated how heterogeneity in top management teams (TMTs) in China influences global expansion strategies. Using panel data from Chinese listed f...
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Optimization of machining parameters of 2.25Cr1Mo0.25V steel based on response surface method and genetic algorithm
High-strength steel 2.25Cr–1Mo–0.25V is an important material for making large pressure vessels due to its superior performance. First, study the effect of the interaction between cutting parameters on cutting...
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Optimization of high-speed milling hardened mold processing parameters based on surface morphology research
The machining surface formed by high-speed milling of hardened steel molds basically determines the final working state of the mold. First, the formation of surface morphology was studied, and the definition a...
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Open AccessMiR-22 suppresses epithelial–mesenchymal transition in bladder cancer by inhibiting Snail and MAPK1/Slug/vimentin feedback loop
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been validated to play prominent roles in the occurrence and development of bladder cancer (BCa). MiR-22 was previously reported to act as a tumor suppressor or oncomiRNA in various typ...
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Open AccessMET/SMAD3/SNAIL circuit mediated by miR-323a-3p is involved in regulating epithelial–mesenchymal transition progression in bladder cancer
Bladder cancer (BCa) is the one of the most common cancers with high incidence, occurrence and low 5-year survival rate. Emerging evidence indicates that DLK1-DIO3 genomic region especially the miRNA cluster i...
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Open AccessMicroRNA-608 inhibits proliferation of bladder cancer via AKT/FOXO3a signaling pathway
Current evidence indicates that miR-608 is widely down-regulated in various malignant tumors including liver cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer and glioma, and acts as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting cell prol...
