Spontaneous emission of a quantum emitter near a Chern insulator : interplay of time-reversal symmetry breaking and Van Hove singularity by Lu, Bing-Sui, Arifa, Kathee Zathul, Hong, Xing Ru

“…To this end, we obtain the full real-frequency behavior of the conductivity tensor by performing a tight-binding calculation based on the Qi-Wu-Zhang model and using a Kubo formula, and derive the full electromagnetic Green tensor of the system, which breaks Onsager reciprocity. …”
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The LBP gene and its association with resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia by Xia, Jun Hong, Fu, Gui Hong, Liu, Feng, Yue, Gen Hua

“…In immune-related genes, the lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) gene is an important mediator of the inflammatory reaction. …”
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Digital keywords for China: perceptions and portrayals in English-language novels by Matthews, Graham, Cheung, Cally Hiu Tung

“…To date, we have collected 12,186 passages that include the words china or chinese with full metadata (author, title, country of origin, year of publication) for the years 1900–2017. …”
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Using an ER-specific optogenetic mechanostimulator to understand the mechanosensitivity of the endoplasmic reticulum by Song, Yutong, Zhao, Zhihao, Xu, Linyu, Huang, Peiyuan, Gao, Jiayang, Li, Jingxuan, Wang, Xuejie, Zhou, Yiren, Wang, Jinhui, Zhao, Wenting, Wang, Likun, Zheng, Chaogu, Gao, Bo, Jiang, Liwen, Liu, Kai, Guo, Yusong, Yao, Xiaoqiang, Duan, Liting

“…Sustained mechanostimuli increase the levels of binding-immunoglobulin protein (BiP) expression and phosphorylated eIF2α, two markers for ER stress. …”
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Structural and biochemical mechanisms of NLRP1 inhibition by DPP9 by Huang, Menghang, Zhang, Xiaoxiao, Toh, Gee Ann, Gong, Qin, Wang, Jia, Han, Zhifu, Wu, Bin, Zhong, Franklin, Chai, Jijie

“…Nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) mediate innate immunity by forming inflammasomes. …”
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Investigation of Synthetic Proteins Produced via Automated Fast-Flow Peptide Synthesis by Cowfer, Amanda Elizabeth

“…I will discuss the iterative steps my team took to vary both chemical and mechanical and control variables to improve per-coupling yield enough to enable access to full-length single-domain proteins. On this journey, we utilized test peptides to validate synthesis quality and later synthesized a suite of full-length single-domain biologically active proteins. …”
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High-resolution HDX-MS reveals distinct mechanisms of RNA recognition and activation by RIG-I and MDA5 by Liu, Chuan-Fa, Zheng, Jie, Yong, Hui Yee, Panutdaporn, Nantika, Tang, Kai, Luo, Dahai

“…RIG-I and MDA5 are the major intracellular immune receptors that recognize viral RNA species and undergo a series of conformational transitions leading to the activation of the interferon-mediated antiviral response. However, to date, full-length RLRs have resisted crystallographic efforts and a molecular description of their activation pathways remains hypothetical. …”
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Amplifying signals in the tumor microenvironment for drug development and diagnostics by Martin Alonso, Maria Carmen

“…At the same time, improving the sensitivity of ctDNA-based tests, that remains limited by the scarcity of ctDNA in blood, holds the key to unlock the full potential of liquid biopsy across many important clinical applications. …”
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Crack healing in reactive MgO-slag system via bacteria induced carbonate precipitation by Zheng, Yanying

“…In the Concrete industry, the most widely used binding ingredient for concrete, portland cement (PC), is accountable for around 8% of global anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. …”
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Synthesis of Au@Pd core/shell nanomaterials for high-performance ethanol oxidation reactions by Xu, Weichang

“…During CV scans, the onset potential and peak current density of backward peak reveals the binding affinity of –OH group and the catalytic activity, respectively. …”
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PESI: paratope-epitope set interaction for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization prediction by Wan, Zhang, Lin, Zhuoyi, Rashid, Shamima, Ng, Shaun Yue Hao, Yin, Rui, Senthilnath, J., Kwoh, Chee Keong

“…Traditional methods rely on features based on first principles derived from the binding interface. However, they are burdened by arduous data preprocessing from a limited quantity of protein structures. …”
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Targeted hematopoietic stem cell depletion through SCF-blockade by Chan, Yan Y., Ho, Pui Y., Dib, Carla, Swartzrock, Leah, Rayburn, Maire, Willner, Hana, Ko, Ethan, Ho, Katie, Down, Julian D., Wilkinson, Adam C., Nakauchi, Hiro, Denis, Morgane, Cool, Taylor, Czechowicz, Agnieszka

“…Results We confirm that only ACK2 inhibits SCF binding fully and prevents HSC proliferation in vitro. …”
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Purification of miraculin from miracle fruit [Synsepalum dulcifium (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell] by He, Zuxing

“…The effect of optimizing crude extract was more important than optimizing the binding buffer. In elution stage, the effect of imidazole was more important than acetic acid. …”
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Conformational changes involved in signal transduction in avian cryptochromes by Gehrckens, AS

“…</p> <p>Finally, by mapping conformational changes found in molecular dynamics simulations onto changes observed in a previous HDX-MS data set on the <em>Drosophila</em> cryptochrome, a few gaps left by the incomplete coverage of the current experimental data were filled by acquiring information on the phosphate-binding loop and the protrusion motif, two regions which have also been found to undergo light-induced structural changes for the avian cryptochromes investigated. …”

Theoretical Modelling and Facile Synthesis of a Highly Active Boron-Doped Palladium Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Vo Doan, Tat Thang, Wang, Jingbo, Poon, Kee Chun, Tan, Desmond Chun Long, Khezri, Bahareh, Webster, Richard David, Su, Haibin, Sato, Hirotaka

“…Our theoretical modelling reveals that B-doped Pd (Pd-B) weakens the absorption of ORR intermediates with nearly optimal binding energy by lowering the barrier associated with O2 dissociation, suggesting Pd-B should be highly active for ORR. …”
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Integration of an Aptamer-Based Signal-On Probe and a Paper-Based Origami Preconcentrator for Small Molecule Biomarkers Detection by Lee, Na E., Hong, Ji H., Lee, Seungmin, Yoo, Yong K., Kim, Kang H., Park, Jeong S., Kim, Cheonjung, Yoon, Junghyo, Yoon, Dae S., Lee, Jeong H.

“…However, detecting small molecules such as cortisol using LFAs is challenging due to limited binding sites and weak signal generation. Here, we report the development of cortisol-specific aptamer-based probes and a paper-based origami preconcentrator (POP) to amplify the probe signal. …”
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Optical properties of semi-conductive MXene Sc2COx, CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets and quantum dots by Chen, Qiran

“…For any given NPL with a certain thickness, there is a slight blue shift in the peak position of optical gain as the carrier density increases because of band filling effect. The maximum optical gain of thinner NPLs needs higher carrier density to reach saturation. …”
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Beyond Color: Lattice Gauge Theory for Strongly-Coupled Physics by Oare, Patrick R.

“…It is the interaction that yields the strong nuclear force that binds protons and neutrons together. The underlying mathematical picture of QCD is known exactly: it is an 𝑆𝑈(3) gauge theory coupled to six flavors of fermions (the quarks). …”
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The dual GGDEF/EAL domain enzyme PA0285 is a Pseudomonas species housekeeping phosphodiesterase regulating early attachment and biofilm architecture by Eilers, Kira, Yam, Joey Kuok Hoong, Liu, Xianghui, Goh, Yu Fen, To, Ka-Ning, Paracuellos, Patricia, Morton, Richard, Brizuela, Jaime, Yong, Adeline Mei Hui, Givskov, Michael, Freibert, Sven-Andreas, Bange, Gert, Rice, Scott A., Steinchen, Wieland, Filloux, Alain

“…We demonstrate that the C-terminal portion of PA0285 encompassing the GGDEF and EAL domains binds GTP and c-di-GMP, respectively, but only exhibits PDE activity in vitro. …”
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