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Energy metabolism has always been a hot topic in cancer progression and targeted therapy, and exploring the role of genes in energy metabolic pathways in cancer cells has become key to address this issue. Euka...
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Aquatic plants play an important role in aquatic systems. A comprehensive understanding of their spatial distribution may help to develop biodiversity conservation plans. This work investigated the spatial dis...
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Open AccessThe chromosome-level genome assembly of the giant dobsonfly Acanthacorydalis orientalis (McLachlan, 1899)
Acanthacorydalis orientalis (McLachlan, 1899) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) is an important freshwater-benthic invertebrate species that serves as an indicator for water-quality biomonitoring and is valuable for con...
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Fine-Grained Secure Attribute-Based Encryption
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Factors Associated with First-Time HIV Testing Among MSM via Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-test Kits in Zhuhai, China
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an effective method to expand HIV testing coverage worldwide. We analyze the results of HIVST and sexual behaviors of first-time testers among Men who have sex with men (MSM) who pa...
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A Simple and Efficient Framework of Proof Systems for NP
In this work, we propose a simple framework of constructing efficient non-interactive zero-knowledge proof (NIZK) systems for all $$\textsf{NP...
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The effects of protopine 6-hydroxylase (P6H) overexpression on benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in Macleaya cordata
Sanguinarine (SAN) and chelerythrine (CHE) have significant anti-inflammatory and growth-promoting activities and have been widely used in medicine and stockbreeding. However, SAN and CHE are present in only s...
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Open AccessAn overlooked subset of Cx3cr1wt/wt microglia in the Cx3cr1CreER-Eyfp/wt mouse has a repopulation advantage over Cx3cr1CreER-Eyfp/wt microglia following microglial depletion
Fluorescent reporter labeling and promoter-driven Cre-recombinant technologies have facilitated cellular investigations of physiological and pathological processes, including the widespread use of the Cx3cr1CreER...
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Correction to: Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs with Fine-Grained Security
In an older version of this paper, there was an erroneous insertion of an equation on page 315. This has been removed.
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This study aims to evaluate the combination of myoelectric characteristics of tensor palatini muscle (TP) and collapsibility of upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with different external ph...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs with Fine-Grained Security
We construct the first non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZK) proof systems in the fine-grained setting where adversaries’ resources are bounded and honest users have no more resources than an adversary. More conc...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Unconditionally Secure NIZK in the Fine-Grained Setting
Non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZK) proof systems are often constructed based on cryptographic assumptions. In this paper, we propose the first unconditionally secure NIZK system in the
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Macleaya microcarpa are rich in benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs). Hairy roots can effectively produce natural secondary metabolites. A reliable and efficient hairy root induction system for M. macrocarpa was e...
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Open AccessClinician's attitude to enteral nutrition with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a survey in China
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is recommended for long-term enteral nutrition. However, long-term nasogastric (NGT) feeding is still commonplace in China. We surveyed Chinese clinicians’ opinions to...
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Elliptic genera of level N for complete intersections
We focus on the elliptic genera of level N at the cusps of a congruence subgroup for any complete intersection. Writing the first Chern class of a complete intersection as a product of an integral coefficient c1 ...
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Engineering of super bactericidal cotton using pyridinium/di-N-chloramine siloxane with intensified synergism
Tuning the ratio of complementary biocidal groups in a composite unit is proved to be a tactic to better minimize their weaknesses to realize higher synergism. A silane with precursors of one pyridinium and two N
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Fine-grained cryptographic primitives are secure against adversaries with bounded resources and can be computed by honest users with less resources than the adversaries. In this paper, we revisit the results by D...
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Predicting outcome of velopharyngeal surgery in drug-induced sleep endoscopy by traction velum
Outcomes of surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) can be difficult to predict preoperatively.
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Impossibility on Tamper-Resilient Cryptography with Uniqueness Properties
In this work, we show negative results on the tamper-resilience of a wide class of cryptographic primitives with uniqueness properties, such as unique signatures, verifiable random functions, signatures with u...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fine-Grained Secure Attribute-Based Encryption
Fine-grained cryptography is constructing cryptosystems in a setting where an adversary’s resource is a-prior bounded and an honest party has less resource than an adversary. Currently, only simple form of enc...