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Open AccessAuthor Correction: ALKBH5-mediated m6A modification of IL-11 drives macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition and pathological cardiac fibrosis in mice
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Open AccessALKBH5-mediated m6A modification of IL-11 drives macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition and pathological cardiac fibrosis in mice
Cardiac macrophage contributes to the development of cardiac fibrosis, but factors that regulate cardiac macrophages transition and activation during this process remains elusive. Here we show, by single-cell ...
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The Characteristics of Macrophage Heterogeneity in Atherosclerotic Aortas
Macrophage is the main effector cell during atherosclerosis. We applied single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA) data to investigate the role of macrophage subsets in atherosclerosis. Monocyte and macrophage cluster...
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Flupirtine and antihistamines exert synergistic anti-nociceptive effects in mice
Drug combinations are commonly used in pain management, which can produce potent analgesic effects with reduced dosage and adverse effects.
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Reinforcing effects of carbon nanotubes on graphene/trans-1,4-polyisoprene/natural rubber composites
To investigate the effects of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the performances of graphene (Gr)/trans-1,4-polyisoprene (TPI)/natural rubber (NR) composites, CNTs/Gr/TPI/NR vulcanizates were fabricated via the parti...
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Open AccessOverexpression of GhABF3 increases cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L.) tolerance to salt and drought
Plants suffer from various abiotic stresses during their lifetime, of which drought and salt stresses are two main factors limiting crop yield and quality. Previous studies have shown that abscisic acid (ABA) ...
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Open AccessDUB3/KLF4 combats tumor growth and chemoresistance in hepatocellular carcinoma
This study aimed to investigate the role of deubiquitinating enzyme 3 (DUB3) in the regulation of Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Gain- and loss-of-function assay, lu...
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Facile fabrication of recyclable and macroscopic D-g-C3N4/sodium alginates/non-woven fabric immobilized photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity and antibacterial performance
The immobilization of catalysts hinders the application of nanosized photocatalysts in wastewater treatment. In this study, a simple method for the preparation of flexible composite non-woven catalysts with a ...
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Enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation performance of g-C3N4 under the burning explosion effect
A series of novel sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8) modified g-C3N4 photocatalysts were prepared in this study to enhance nitrogen fixation. Characterization results found that the type of precursors and the mass ratio...
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Risk assessment and investigation of landfill leachate as a source of emerging organic contaminants to the surrounding environment: a case study of the largest landfill in Jinan City, China
Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) have been widely studied in landfill leachates but not in the surrounding environment of landfills. In this study, two sampling campaigns were conducted to determine 45 EOC...
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Dynamics of phosphorus fractions and potential bioavailability along soil profiles from seasonal-flooding wetlands in a Chinese estuary
Soil phosphorus fractions in wetland ecosystems have received increasing attention due to its high eutrophication risks. Soil samples were collected to 40 cm depth in three sampling seasons to investigate the ...
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Assessment of As, Cd, Zn, Cu and Pb Pollution and Toxicity in River Wetland Sediments and Artificial Wetland Soils Affected by Urbanization in a Chinese Delta
The concentrations of As, Cd, Zn, Cu and Pb were analyzed to assess their pollution levels and toxic risks in different wetlands affected by urbanization. The results showed that As and heavy metals (especiall...
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Synthesis of N-TiO2@NH2-MIL-88(Fe) Core-shell Structure for Efficient Fenton Effect Assisted Methylene Blue Degradation Under Visible Light
Core-shell TiO2-based photocatalysts with specific composition, morphology, and functionality have attracted considerable attention for their excellent degradation properties on organic pollutants via a photocata...
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Open AccessEffect of F, Cl, Br and I substitution on the BphB enzyme for the degradation of halogenated biphenyls, revealed by quantum and molecular mechanics
Halogenated biphenyls are worldwide persistent pollutants of great environmental concern. In particular, polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls have been globally used for industrial purposes u...
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Triple helix in the science and technology innovation centers of China from the perspective of mutual information: a comparative study between Beijing and Shanghai
In this study, we measure the systemness of the triple helix (TH) relationship of universities, industries, and governments (UIGs) of Beijing and Shanghai science and technology innovation centers from the per...
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Open AccessApln-CreERT:mT/mG reporter mice as a tool for sprouting angiogenesis study
Angiogenesis is defined as a new blood vessel sprouting from pre-existing vessels, and the sprouting angiogenesis is the start phase of angiogenesis, which is critical for both physiological and pathological p...
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Roles of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers in carbon sequestration in a Chinese agricultural ecosystem
Previously, most carbon (C) sequestration research focused on the effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization on soil organic C sequestration rather than on the separate effects of synthetic phosphorus (P) and potas...
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Isolation and Structure Characterization of Two Novel Degradation Products in Flupirtine Maleate Formulation by Prep-HPLC, LC–MS/Q-TOF and 2D-NMR
Flupirtine is well accepted as a centrally acting non-opioid analgesic with a favorable tolerability. During the stability study of flupirtine maleate drug product, an unknown degradation product (referred to ...
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Open AccessExtracellular cyclophilin A possesses chemotaxic activity in cattle
Cyclophilin A (CyPA) was originally discovered in bovine thymocytes as a cytosolic binding protein of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A. Recent studies have revealed that in mice and humans, CyPA is se...
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Improving Word Embeddings via Combining with Complementary Languages
Word embeddings have recently been demonstrated outstanding results across various NLP tasks. However, most existing word embeddings learning methods employ mono-lingual corpus without exploiting the linguisti...
