Policy synergy and thematic evolution of strategic mineral policies in China
Available online 25 December 2024
The significance of strategic critical minerals in the global transition toward green and low-carbon energy has attracted considerable attention from many countries. Understanding the evolution of the...
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Kinetic fractionation of Mg isotopes during chemical diffusion in aqueous solutions: A reappraisal
Available online 25 December 2024
Diffusion is a basic process that could result in isotopic variability in nature, and diffusion-driven Mg isotope fractionation has been widely reported in a variety of magmatic processes. Whether chemical...
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Molecule Generation for Drug Design: a Graph Learning Perspective
Available online 20 December 2024
•This survey offers a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art methods in molecule design, particularly focusing on 2D de novo molecule generation models.•We categorize these methods into three distinct...
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Terahertz Photoneuromodulation of Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Neurons Ameliorates Stress-induced Depression and Cognitive Impairment
Available online 19 December 2024
Depression imposes a staggering global socioeconomic burden. Current pharmacotherapies face major limitations, including slow efficacy, adverse effects, and non-response rates of up to 55%, necessitating...
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Study on the spreading amplification effect of compound disaster rumors involving multiple public safety events
Available online 19 December 2024
•There is a spreading amplification effect of compound disaster rumor.•A new model is provided for rumor involving double public safety events.•Disaster information superposition is the reason for rumor...
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Special Issue on Emerging Terahertz Sciences and Technologies
Available online 18 December 2024
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Optimization of Island Integrated Energy System based on Marine Renewable Energy
Available online 15 December 2024
Integrating marine renewable energy (MRE) with conventional energy sources and logically constructing island energy systems is crucial for alleviating island energy supply challenges and helping coastal...
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Retime-mapping terahertz vernier biosensor for boosting sensitivity based on self-reference waveguide interferometers
Available online 14 December 2024
The vernier effect, a potent mechanism for boosting sensitivity and accuracy, is a prominent hotspot in coherent detection. Extending vernier gain to the terahertz window exhibits significant appeal...
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Response of rice production to rising CO2 and its adaptive cultivation strategies
Available online 12 December 2024
Rice is the staple food for more than half of the population in China. Therefore, enhancing the grain yield of rice is the core of ensuring food security. In recent decades, the increase of atmospheric...
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Terahertz Wave Targeting Modulates the Dedocking of Neurotransmitters with Receptors
Available online 10 December 2024
Neurotransmitters are essential in regulating the functions of the nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, and various other tissue systems. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, depression,...
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Electrides: emerging electronic materials for catalysis
Available online 9 December 2024
Electrides are emerging materials that exhibit a unique electronic structure, where electrons, unbound to specific atomic nuclei, act as anions within periodic lattice vacancies. The most characteristic...
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High-pressure synthesis and high-performance half metallicity of quadruple perovskite oxide DyCu3Fe2Re2O12
Available online 6 December 2024
The A- and B-site ordered quadruple perovskite oxide DyCu3Fe2Re2O12 with cubic Pn-3 symmetry was synthesized under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. The material experiences a sharp long-range...
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Reconstructing Anthropocene dynamics of subtropical vegetation and plant diversity by combining sedimentary ancient DNA and pollen: A high-resolution comparative analysis from China's Yangtze floodplain
Available online 4 December 2024
•SedaDNA and pollen first track vegetation community shifts in subtropical lowlands.•Terrestrial plant DNA is successfully amplified and 57 taxa are identified.•SedaDNA and pollen are complementary...
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The important role of the antioxidant stress capacity in the response of Prochlorococcus to increased CO2 under varying iron and light conditions
Available online 4 December 2024
•Low-light-adapted Prochlorococcus ecotypes have stronger low-iron adaptation capacity•Fe limitation in Prochlorococcus is enhanced under both low growth-limiting light and high photo-inhibitory light•High...
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The evolving landscape of spatial proteomics technologies in the AI age
Available online 4 December 2024
Although single-cell technologies have provided deep insights into cellular heterogeneity and complexity, they fall short in explaining how cells form tissue structures, a crucial aspect for understanding...
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Intelligent nanozymes: Biomimetic design, mechanisms and biomedical applications
Available online 3 December 2024
Nanozymes are a unique class of nanomaterials that possess intrinsic enzymatic properties, exhibiting similar reaction kinetics to natural enzymes. As enzyme substitutes in various biomedical applications,...
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Exploring the economically sustainable solutions for clean heating in rural Northern China
Available online 3 December 2024
China's Rural Clean Heating Policy (RCHP) is confronted with affordability issues in terms of the increasing household heating costs against the background of subsidies phase out, calling for economically...
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Expanding bioinformatics: Toward a paradigm shift from data to theory
Available online 3 December 2024
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary, fast-developing, and broad-ranging field, coevolving with and empowered by advanced technologies across multiple related disciplines. Given the ever-growing volume...
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Observation of High-Order Quantum Pancharatnam-Berry Phase with Structured Photons
Available online 3 December 2024
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Methane mitigation potentials and related costs of China's coal mines
November 2024
Mitigating methane (CH4) emissions from China's coal mines as the largest contributor to anthropogenic CH4 emissions is vital for limiting global warming. However, the knowledge about CH4 mitigation...
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Peltier cell calorimetry “as an option” for commonplace cryostats: Application to the case of MnFe(P,Si,B) magnetocaloric materials
November 2024
•convenient Peltier cell DSC as an option for commercially available cryostats.•complementarity between magnetization and heat flux data at magnetic transitions.•direct confirmation of an exceptionally...
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Geobacter-associated prophages confer beneficial effect on dissimilatory reduction of Fe(III) oxides
November 2024
•Geobacter soli genome harbors intact and active prophages that can be induced.•Fe(III) oxide reduction triggered SOS response that induced prophage induction.•More phages released in Fe(III) oxide...
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Formation of reactive species via high power microwave induced DNA damage and promoted intrinsic pathway-mediated apoptosis in lung cancer cells: An in vitro investigation
November 2024
Lung cancer continues to be the second most common cancer diagnosed and the main cause of cancer-related death globally, which requires novel and effective treatment strategies. When considering treatment...
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Gene therapy as an emerging treatment for Scn2a mutation-induced autism spectrum disorders
November 2024
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that affects how a person acts, communicates, learns, and interacts with others. It affects the structure and function...
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The dead lithium formation under mechano-electrochemical coupling in lithium metal batteries
November 2024
Lithium metal is one of the most promising anode materials for next-generation high-energy-density rechargeable batteries. A fundamental mechanism understanding of the dead lithium formation under the...
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