Dongqi Wang, Yueyun Li, Helen Cope, Xiaoxiao Li et al.
Polyphosphate (polyP) accumulating organisms (PAOs) are the key agent to perform enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) activity, and intracellular polyP plays a key role in this process. Potential associations between EBPR performance and the polyP structure have been suggested, but are yet ...
Xingyao Huang, Xiaoxiao Wei, Huazu Liu, Wei Li et al.
Landfill leachate has been documented as a significant source of trace organic pollutants, comprising an expansive family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This study presents the findings on the distribution of 13 perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs) and 4 perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFS...
Xuemei Liu, Xingyao Huang, Xiaoxiao Wei, Yue Zhi et al.
Municipal solid wastes (MSWs) contain diverse per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and these substances may leach into leachates, resulting in potential threats to the environment and human health. In this study, leachates from incineration plants with on-site treatment systems were measured ...
Xiaoxiao Jin, Yan Ding, Shihui Sun, Xinyi Wang et al.
Abstract Since severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific T cells have been found to play essential roles in host immune protection and pathology in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), this study focused on the functional validation of T cell epitopes and th...
Shilong Song, Xiaoxiao Jin, Lei Zhang, Chen Zhao et al.
Purpose: Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are powerful tools to expand antigen-specific T cells ex vivo and in vivo for tumor immunotherapy, but suffer from time-consuming generation and biosafety concerns raised by live cells. Alternatively, the cell-free artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPCs) ...
Xiaoxiao Lv, Xiaodi Li, Jinde Cao, Peiyong Duan
The problem of exponential synchronization for neural networks is investigated via feedback control in complex environment. By constructing suitable Lyapunov‐Krasovskii functionals and applying the piecewise analytic method, some sufficient criteria for exponential synchronization of the addressed n...
Qiu Jin, Huazu Liu, Xiaoxiao Wei, Wei Li et al.
Information on the impact of dam operation on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) distribution in reservoirs is very limited. In the present study, water, riparian soils and floating wastes samples were collected from the Three Gorges Reservoir, China during the storage and the discharge per...
Huan Liu, Genxin Song, Nan He, Shiyan Zhai et al.
BACKGROUND: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) incidence is a critical challenge to disease control and prevention in parts of China, particularly Guangxi. However, the association between socioeconomic factors and meteorological factors on HFMD is still unclear. METHODS: This study applied global ...
Zhipeng Su, Yunchun Han, Qichen Sun, Xiaoxiao Wang et al.
Abstract Receptor tyrosine kinase MET and its ligand hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) play crucial roles in many human malignancies. Numerous drugs have been developed against kinase center of MET or HGF-mediated activation; however, the outcomes in patients are not so promising. Increasing evidence s...
Xiaoxiao Jin, Xiaotao Liu, Chuanlai Shen
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains in a global pandemic, and no eradicative therapy is currently available. Host T cells have been shown to play a crucial role in the antiviral immune protection and pathology in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients...
Xin Wan, Weiya Pei, Khawar Ali Shahzad, Lei Zhang et al.
Abstract In this study, a tolerogenic artificial APC (TaAPC) was developed to directly and selectively modulate myelin-autoreactive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)35–55 peptide–induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in C57BL/6J mice. Cell-sized polyl...
Xueming Qian, Xiaoxiao Liu, Xiang Ma, Dan Lu et al.
Due to the popularity of online video sharing Web sites such as YouTube, millions of users have treated online video as a source of information and entertainment. Therefore, video annotation has evoked great interest in the past few years. In this paper, we propose a four-step approach to automatica...
Kaiyang Wang, Xiaoxiao Xu, Peng Mao, Xiaopeng Deng et al.
Purpose In the digital economy, the adoption and implementation of digital transformation (DX) is essential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction industry to secure a competitive advantage and achieve sustainability. This study examines the dynamic managerial capabilities...
Chang Xiaoxiao, Lindu Zhao
Farial Islam Farha, Xiaoxiao Wei, Huan Ma, Hasib U. Ahmaad et al.
The advancement of next-generation wearable electronics is highly inclined with electro-conductive yarn having excellent flexibility and functionality. However, the deficiency of existing metal-based and nanomaterial (carbon nanotube, i.e., CNT)-based conductive wires indeed limits their modest requ...
Yang Kong, Chuhan Lu, Zhaoyong Guan, Xiaoxiao Chen
Abstract Arctic cyclone activity is an important component of the local climate, and the frequent occurrence of extreme summer storms has raised widespread scientific interest. In this paper, we investigated the distinctive structural characteristics of intense summer Arctic cyclones by utilizing ER...
Caihong Han, Qionglin Peng, Xiangbin Su, Limin Xing et al.
Abstract The doublesex / mab-3 related transcription factor ( Dmrt ) genes regulate sexual development in metazoans. Studies of the doublesex ( dsx ) gene in insects, in particular Drosophila melanogaster , reveal that alternative splicing of dsx generates sex-specific Dsx isoforms underlying sexual...
Tinggui Wang, Mengdan Liang, Xiaoying Ye, Xiaoxiao Huang et al.
Background Limited evidence exists on air pollution's systemic impact on lung function and mediating biomarkers. This study comprehensively evaluated associations between air pollution, COPD and lung function, while exploring biomarker mediation. Methods A prospective analysis of 451 566 UK Biobank ...
Farial Islam Farha, Xiaoxiao Wei, Qin Zhang, Wei Liu et al.
Light-weight and multifunctional carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn possessing outstanding mechanical properties as individual CNTs is highly desirable in the field of smart textiles as well as multifunctional composites, yet remains exceptionally challenging to be obtained because of the loose packing of C...
Xiaoxiao Li, Toni Klauschies, Wei Yang, Zhifeng Yang et al.
Disentangling how species coexist in an intraguild predation (IGP) module is a great step toward understanding biodiversity conservation in complex natural food webs. Trait variation enabling individual species to adjust to ambient conditions may facilitate coexistence. However, it is still unclear ...