Jie Wang, Zhen Wen, Yunlong Zi, Pengfei Zhou et al.
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) are a possible power source for wearable electronics, but the conventional electrode materials for TENG are metals such as Cu and Al that are easy to be oxidized or corroded in some harsh environments. In this paper, metal electrode material is replaced by an elec...
Fangfang Wu, Bing Han, Shusheng Wu, Li Yang et al.
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are expressed at high levels in the brain and are involved in various CNS diseases. However, the potential role of circRNAs in ischemic stroke-associated neuronal injury remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the important functions of circRNA TLK1 (circTLK1) in this...
Jianquan Lu, Jie Zhong, Daniel W. C. Ho, Yang Tang et al.
This paper is devoted to studying the trajectory and state controllability of Boolean control networks (BCNs) with time delay. In contrast to BCNs without time delay, the dynamics of delayed BCNs are determined by a sequence of initial states, named here trajectories. Trajectory controllability mean...
Song-Nian Yin, Richard B. Hayes, Martha S. Linet, Guilan Li et al.
A large cohort study of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 unexposed workers employed between 1972 and 1987 in 12 cities in China were followed to determine mortality from all causes and the incidence of lymphohematopoietic malignancies and other hematologic disorders. Benzene-exposed study subjects ...
Chunyou Mao, Peng Xiao, Xiao-Na Tao, Jiao Qin et al.
Individual free fatty acids (FAs) play important roles in metabolic homeostasis, many through engagement with more than 40G protein–coupled receptors. Searching for receptors to sense beneficial omega-3 FAs of fish oil enabled the identification of GPR120, which is involved in a spectrum of metaboli...
Meijia Yang, Zhongke Yuan, Jie Liu, Zhengsong Fang et al.
Abstract Photoresponsive soft actuators with photomechanical energy conversion and flexibility have attracted significant interest in recent years owing to their unique merits of flexibility, contactless operation, and remote control, as well as their multiple technological applications ranging from...
Yunus Ahmed, Jiexi Zhong, Zhiliang Wang, Lianzhou Wang et al.
The co-occurrence of various chemical and biological contaminants of emerging concerns has hindered the application of water recycling. This study aims to develop a heterogeneous photo-Fenton treatment by fabricating nano pyrite (FeS2) on graphene oxide (FeS2@GO) to simultaneously remove antibiotic ...
Bin Li, Xi Wen, Ying Bai, Xue Liu et al.
Abstract Vascular repair is considered a key restorative measure to improve long-term outcomes after ischemic stroke. N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A), the most prevalent internal modification in eukaryotic mRNAs, functionally mediates vascular repair. However, whether circular RNA SCMH1 (circSCMH1) pro...
James Reilly
Abstract As China expands its development assistance in Southeast Asia, is Chinese aid beginning to emulate international norms and practices or sustaining its own distinct approach to development assistance? This essay argues that China's socialization into international norms varies with the thick...
Liyan Dai, Jinyan Zhao, Jingrui Li, Bohan Chen et al.
Abstract The integration of complex oxides with a wide spectrum of functionalities on Si, Ge and flexible substrates is highly demanded for functional devices in information technology. We demonstrate the remote epitaxy of BaTiO 3 (BTO) on Ge using a graphene intermediate layer, which forms a protot...
Tao Peng, Jie Zhong, Zhengwen Tu, Jianquan Lu et al.
For a class of quaternion-valued neural networks (QVNNs) with discrete and distributed time delays, its finite-time synchronization (FTSYN) is addressed in this paper. Instead of decomposition, a direct analytical method named two-step analysis is proposed. That method can always be used to study FT...
Jie Zheng, Muhammad Arif, Songlin Zhang, Zhongxun Yuan et al.
Many rivers across the globe are regulated by dams, resulting in a strong alteration of the plant community composition of the drawdown zone. But, how these changes happen along the drawdown zone is less understood. In this study, a multivariate analysis was used to explore plant composition and sim...
Yueyi Wang, Jie Li, Li‐Chuan Jia, Jun Lei et al.
Jie Lu, Fuyin Zheng, Yao Cheng, Haibo Ding et al.
Cell adhesion and alignment are two important considerations in tissue engineering applications as they can regulate the subsequent cell proliferation activity and differentiation program. Although many effects have been applied to regulate the adhesion or alignment of cells by using physical and ch...
Alaa Gharra, Yoav Y. Broza, Guiping Yu, Weidong Mao et al.
Dear Editor, Breath analysis is a promising diagnostic approach for various conditions [1, 2]. It is based on the identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted in the breath, which creates a unique volatolomic signature [3]. Owing to their characteristics, VOCs can be measured non-intr...