Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study by Clare Wenham, Alexandra L Phelan, Winifred Ukponu, Sumegha Asthana, Tahmina Shirin, Claire J Standley, Adachioma Chinonso Ihueze, Sanjana Mukherjee, Ibrahim B Gobir, Mohannad Al Nsour, JJ Woo, Mohammad Mushtuq Husain, Nevashan Govender, Roujia Lin, Sumit Asthana, Renee Vongai Mutare

“…We provide practical guidance for approaches to enhance decision-making in future health crises that could also be used for other emergencies.…”
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Exome sequencing of 18,994 ethnically diverse patients with suspected rare Mendelian disorders by Heonjong Han, Go Hun Seo, Seong-In Hyun, Kisang Kwon, Seung Woo Ryu, Rin Khang, Eugene Lee, JiHye Kim, Yongjun Song, Won Chan Jeong, Joohyun Han, Dong-wook Kim, Soyeon Yang, Sohyun Lee, Sohyun Jang, Jungsul Lee, Hane Lee

“…Abstract We investigated the effectiveness of exome sequencing (ES) in diagnosing ethnically diverse patients with rare genetic disorders. …”
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Cross-sectional study of lung cancer patients as a potential high-risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm by Hye Ran Gwon, A La Woo, Seung Hyun Yong, Young Mok Park, Song Yee Kim, Eun Young Kim, Ji Ye Jung, Young Ae Kang, Moo Suk Park, Du–Young Kang, Seong Yong Park, Sang Hoon Lee, Jun Seong Kwon

“…PLoS ONE…”
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17.6% Conversion Efficiency Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using the Reactive Ion Etching with the Damage Removal Etching by Ji-Myung Shim, Hyun-Woo Lee, Kyeong-Yeon Cho, Jae-Keun Seo, Ji-Soo Kim, Eun-Joo Lee, Jun-Young Choi, Dong-Joon Oh, Jeong-Eun Shin, Ji-Sun Kim, Ji-Hyun Kong, Soo-Hong Lee, Hae-Seok Lee

“…In comparison with the acidic-textured solar cells, RIE-textured solar cells have above 200 mA absolute gain in Isc. And optimized RIE samples with a DRE by HNO3/HF mixture showed 17.6% conversion efficiency, which were made using an industrial screen printing process with selective emitter structure.…”
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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Methods: In this time-series analysis and modelling study, we investigated the global trends in DUD mortality rates from 1990 to 2021 using the WHO Mortality Database and forecasted future trends through 2040. …”
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Liver Transplant From a Deceased Donor With Cystinosis: A Case Report by Raeda Taj, Kim Ng, Sanmati R. Cuddapah, Elizabeth B. Rand, Melissa Bleicher, Sandra Amaral, Maarouf A. Hoteit, Rajendar K. Reddy, Eyob Feyssa, Emma E. Furth, Kim M. Olthoff, Samir Abu‐Gazala, Matthew H. Levine, Frederick Vyas, Peter L. Abt

“…The donor was a 20‐year‐old male with infantile cystinosis who had previously undergone two deceased donor kidney transplants. …”
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Exosomes from Human Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Combined with Biodegradable Chitin Conduits Promote Rat Sciatic Nerve Regeneration by Feng Rao, Dianying Zhang, Tengjiaozi Fang, Changfeng Lu, Bo Wang, Xiao Ding, Shuai Wei, Yiran Zhang, Wei Pi, Hailin Xu, Yanhua Wang, Baoguo Jiang, Peixun Zhang

“…Histology, electrophysiology, and gait analysis were used to test the effects of exosomes on sciatic nerve function recovery in vivo. We have successfully cultured GMSCs and isolated exosomes. …”
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Optimizing surface active sites via burying single atom into subsurface lattice for boosted methanol electrooxidation by Yunxiang Lin, Bo Geng, Ruyun Zheng, Wei Chen, Jiahui Zhao, Hengjie Liu, Zeming Qi, Zhipeng Yu, Kun Xu, Xue Liu, Li Yang, Lei Shan, Li Song

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One-step mass-production of CeO2 nanoparticles embedded in free-standing porous carbon as haloperoxidase mimetic coating to combat biofouling on steel surface by Chao Zhao, Xinyu Wu, Tianqi Cheng, Tsz Yeung Yip, Bo Yuan, Wanqing Dai, Shengpei Zhang, Yuwei Qiu, Jian Lin Chen, Shang-Wei Chou, Yung-Kang Peng

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Development of an m6A-Related lncRNAs Signature Predicts Tumor Stemness and Prognosis for Low-Grade Glioma Patients by Dahua Xu, Peihu Li, Chunrui Zhang, Yutong Shen, Jiale Cai, Qingchen Wei, Meng Cao, Zhizhou Xu, Deng Wu, Hong Wang, Xiaoman Bi, Bo Wang, Kongning Li

“…Moreover, patients in different risk groups exhibited distinct tumor immune microenvironments and immune signatures. We finally provided several potential compounds suitable for specific risk groups, which may aid in LGG treatment. …”
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Ultraviolet spectral broadening by stimulated rotational Raman scattering on nitrogen pumped with signal laser injection by Xiangbing Wang, Xiangxu Chai, Ping Li, Bo Zhang, Qihua Zhu, Xiaocheng Tian, Ju Wang, Zhaoyu Zong, Song Zhou, Ke Yao, Sen Li, Junpu Zhao, Zhitao Peng

“…We present experimental results on kilojoule ultraviolet laser output with 1% spectral broadening. …”
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A hammerhead ribozyme selects mechanically stable conformations for catalysis against viral RNA by Man Lu, Zhiqiang Cao, Luoan Xiong, Hongying Deng, Kangkang Ma, Ning Liu, Yanding Qin, Shen-Bo Chen, Jun-Hu Chen, Yao Li, Yijin Liu, Zhongbo Yu

“…Particularly, the role of conformational dynamics in ribozyme catalysis remains elusive. Here, we use single-molecule magnetic tweezers to reveal a concerted catalysis mechanism of mechanical conformational selection for a mini hammerhead ribozyme against a viral RNA sequence from the SARS-CoV-2. …”
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A Pooling Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Susceptibility Loci and Signaling Pathways of Immune Thrombocytopenia in Chinese Han Population by Yanmei Xu, Jing Li, Wentao Yang, Xiaoli Tang, Bo Huang, Jing Liu, Jin Lin, Jing Zhang, Weiming Yang, Shuqi Li, Fan Sun, Libin Deng, Xiaozhong Wang

“…To extend the genetic evidence and to identify novel candidates of ITP, we performed a pooling genome-wide association study (GWAS) by IlluminaHumanOmniZhongHua-8 combining pathway analysis in 200 ITP cases and 200 controls from Chinese Han population (CHP). …”
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Influence of Heat- and Cold-Stressed Raw Milk on the Stability of UHT Milk by Nan Li, Zhigang Yang, Zhiyu Yuan, Zizhu Zhen, Xinna Xie, Danqing Zhu, Gang Lu, Feng Zhao, Bo Qu, Bingli Qi, Yujun Jiang, Qianyu Zhao, Chaoxin Man

“…This study investigated the variations and alterations in the concentrations of plasmin system components in raw and UHT (ultra-high-temperature) milk under cold stress (WCT ≤ −25 °C), heat stress (THI ≥ 80), and normal (THI < 70 and WCT ≥ −10 °C) circumstances. …”
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Impact of a pharmaceutical care service for patients with rheumatoid arthritis using a customised mobile device (the PROUD trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Jung-Yoon Choe, Hwajeong Lee, Yun-Kyoung Song, Seong-Kyu Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Ji-Eun Park, Ju-Eun Lee, Bo-Kyung Moon, Sung-Hoon Park

“…The primary outcome will be the changes in health-related quality of life as measured by the Korean version of the EuroQoL’s five-dimensional questionnaire at 6 months compared with baseline. …”
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Fabrication and Compression Properties of Reinforced Epoxy Syntactic Foam With Basalt Fiber by Shuai Cao, Tao Jiang, Shanshan Shi, Xiaofan Gui, Ying Wang, Bo Tang, Lixue Xiang, Xuming Dai, Donghai Lin, Ning Zhong, Wenge Li, Jinhong Yu, Xinfeng Wu

“…When the number of layers of HGMS-EHS was two, the stacking volume fraction was 90%, the length of BF was 12 mm, the content of BF was 4%, the density of BF-ESF was 0.316 g/cm3, and the compressive strength was 6.93 MPa. …”
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Design of a Wearable Exoskeleton Piano Practice Aid Based on Multi-Domain Mapping and Top-Down Process Model by Qiujian Xu, Meihui Li, Guoqiang Chen, Xiubo Ren, Dan Yang, Junrui Li, Xinran Yuan, Siqi Liu, Miaomiao Yang, Mufan Chen, Bo Wang, Peng Zhang, Huiguo Ma

“…To address these issues, we developed a modular division method based on multi-domain mapping and a top-down process model. …”
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The Influence of Monoamine Oxidase Variants on the Risk of Betel Quid-Associated Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer by Ping-Ho Chen, Bin Huang, Tien-Yu Shieh, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Yuk-Kwan Chen, Ju-Hui Wu, Jhen-Hao Huang, Chun-Chia Chen, Ka-Wo Lee

“…Using paired human tissues, we confirmed the significantly decreased expression of MAO-A and MAO-B in cancerous tissues when compared with adjacent noncancerous tissues. …”
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TC2N maintains stem cell-like characteristics to accelerate lung carcinogenesis by blockade of dual specificity protein phosphatase 3 by Jing Gu, Yang-fan Lv, Ji-ying Xia, Fu-hai Bai, Ji Gong, Guang-qiang Pan, Bo Liu, Lu Huang, Qiao-nan Guo, Xiang-lin Hao

“…In previous studies, we have uncovered the oncogenic role and mechanisms of TC2N in lung cancer: TC2N achieves this by inhibiting the p53 signaling pathway and activating the NF-kappaB signaling pathway. …”
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Corrigendum to “Melatonin Reverses the Loss of Stemness Induced by TNF-α in Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells through Upregulation of YAP Expression” by Xudong Wang, Tongzhou Liang, Jincheng Qiu, Xianjian Qiu, Bo Gao, Wenjie Gao, Chengjie Lian, Taiqiu Chen, Yuanxin Zhu, Anjing Liang, Peiqiang Su, Yan Peng, Dongsheng Huang

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