Nanomaterials (Basel)
October 2021
A novel MnO/graphene/Ni foam electrode was fabricated via the impregnation and electrochemical deposition technique with Ni foams serving as substrates and graphene serving as a buffer layer for the enhanced conductivity of MnO. The samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Compared with other methods, our strategy avoids using surfactants and high-temperature treatments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Sci Pollut Res Int
September 2021
COVID-19 has caused huge impacts on human health and the economic operation of the world. Analyzing and summarizing the early propagation law can help reduce the losses caused by public health emergencies in the future. Early data on the spread of COVID-19 in 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) of mainland China except for Hubei, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan were selected in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPost-translational modifications of histones (e.g. acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation and ubiquitination) play crucial roles in regulating gene expression by altering chromatin structures and creating docking sites for histone/chromatin regulators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNAs that guard animal genomes against mutation by silencing transposons. In addition, recent studies have reported that piRNAs silence various endogenous genes. Tens of thousands of distinct piRNAs made in animals do not pair well to transposons and currently the functions and targets of piRNAs are largely unexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArsenic is a toxic metalloid. Moderate levels of arsenic exposure from drinking water can cause various human health problems such as skin lesions, circulatory disorders and cancers. Thus, arsenic toxicity is a key focus area for environmental and toxicological investigations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTranslational regulation plays an important role in protein synthesis. Dysregulation of translation causes abnormal cell physiology and leads to diseases such as inflammatory disorders and cancers. An emerging technique, called ribosome profiling (ribo-seq), was developed to capture a snapshot of translation.
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