Dong, Yan-Yan Zhu, Ya-Hong Ma, Ming-Guo Liu, Qi He, Wen-Qing
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Scientific Reports
In the present work, [email protected] cellulose composites with enhanced antibacterial and photocatalytic degradation properties were successfully synthesized via oil bath heating method. During the process, zinc chloride (ZnCl2) solution was used as both Cl− resource to form AgCl and the solvent to dissolve cellulose. The samples were synthesize...
Iyer, Siddharth Rissanen, Matti P. Valiev, Rashid Barua, Shawon Krechmer, Jordan E. Thornton, Joel Ehn, Mikael Kurtén, Theo
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Nature Communications
Oxidation of volatile organic compounds leads to aerosol formation in the atmosphere, but the mechanism of some fast reactions is still unclear. The authors, using quantum chemical modelling and experiments, reveal that in key monoterpenes the cyclobutyl ring that would hinder the reactivity is broken in the early exothermic steps of the reaction.
Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn Tan, Chee Wah Maneeorn, Patarapol Duengkae, Prateep Zhu, Feng Joyjinda, Yutthana Kaewpom, Thongchai Chia, Wan Ni Ampoot, Weenassarin Lim, Beng Lee
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Nature Communications
A bat origin for SARS-CoV-2 has been proposed. Here, by sampling wild Rhinolophus acuminatus bats from Thailand, the authors identified a SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus (SC2r-CoV), designated as RacCS203, with 91.5% genome similarity to SARS-CoV-2, and show that sera obtained from bats and Malayan pangolin neutralize SARS-CoV-2.
Kashima, Kohei Kawai, Tomoko Nishimura, Riki Shiwa, Yuh Urayama, Kevin Y. Kamura, Hiromi Takeda, Kazue Aoto, Saki Ito, Atsushi Matsubara, Keiko
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Scientific Reports
Preterm birth is known to be associated with chronic disease risk in adulthood whereby epigenetic memory may play a mechanistic role in disease susceptibility. Gestational age (GA) is the most important prognostic factor for preterm infants, and numerous DNA methylation alterations associated with GA have been revealed by epigenome-wide association...
Yang, Jian Zhao, Binbin Qian, Li Gao, Fengjie Fan, Yanjuan He, Xiaoyan Ma, Qingyan Yang, Lihong Yan, Bin Wang, Wei
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Molecular Brain
Intelligence predicts important life and health outcomes, but the biological mechanisms underlying differences in intelligence are not yet understood. The use of genetically determined metabotypes (GDMs) to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors, and their interactions, in human complex traits has been recently proposed. However, ...
Klink, Katharina Jaun, Urs Federspiel, Andrea Wunderlin, Marina Teunissen, Charlotte E. Kiefer, Claus Wiest, Roland Scharnowski, Frank Sladky, Ronald Haugg, Amelie
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BMC Psychiatry
BackgroundSeveral fMRI studies found hyperactivity in the hippocampus during pattern separation tasks in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI; a prodromal stage of Alzheimer’s disease). This was associated with memory deficits, subsequent cognitive decline, and faster clinical progression. A reduction of hippocampal hyperactivity with an an...
Chen, Dongni Wang, Weidong Mo, Junxian Ren, Qiannan Miao, Huikai Chen, Youfang Wen, Zhesheng
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BMC Cancer
BackgroundAlthough previous studies have discussed whether the minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is superior to open surgery, the data concerning esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients underwent neoadjuvant treatment followed by radical resection is limited. The purpose of our study was to compare the short- and long-term clinical ...
Li, Jian Zhao, Zhuo Jiang, Hui Jiang, Minjie Yu, Ge Li, Xu
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background and aimsLiver enzymes, including alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), are markers of hepatic dysfunction and fatty liver disease. Although ALT and AST have been suggested as risk factors for cardiovascular disease, their role as predictors of mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not been e...
Song, Chenlong Zhou, Chongzhi
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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
BackgroundHomeobox A10 (HOXA10) belongs to the HOX gene family, which plays an essential role in embryonic development and tumor progression. We previously demonstrated that HOXA10 was significantly upregulated in gastric cancer (GC) and promoted GC cell proliferation. This study was designed to investigate the role of HOXA10 in GC metastasis and e...
Lecoq, Lucie Ernoult, Aude Mony, Cendrine
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Scientific Reports
Landscape structure is a major driver of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. However, the response of biodiversity can be delayed after landscape changes. This study aimed to determine the effect of current and past landscape structure on plant and bird assemblages. We used a trait-based approach to understand their responses to landscape simp...
