MicroRNAs (miRs) are short non-coding single stranded RNAs regulating the translation of target mRNAs in normal and cancer cells in which they are frequently dysregulated promoting tumor progression. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), identified by aldehyde-dehydrogenase expression (ALDH), are a cell subset within the tumor cell population that takes part...

Soil erosion is prevalent in karst areas, but few studies have compared the differences drivers for soil microbial communities among ecosystems with different depths, and most focused on local scale. To fill this research gap, we investigated upper 20 cm layers of 10 shallow–soil depth (shallow–SDC, total less than 100 cm) 11 deep–soil (deep–SDC, more cm), covering a broad range vegetation type...

Purpose This study investigates the mediating role of consumer engagement (CE) in relationship between perceived behavioral control (PBC) and purchase intent moderating safety PBC CE self-driving car (SDC) context. Design/methodology/approach To test model, a sample 368 consumers was deployed using partial least-squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings The findings reveal that c...

Infection with 1 of approximately 15 oncogenic human papillomaviruses is known to be linked to the development of all histologic forms of cervical cancer. We evaluated whether polymorphisms in syndecan-1 (SDC-1), a gene whose protein product is believed to be involved in human papillomavirus entry into epithelial cells, were associated with histologic subtypes of cervical cancer. A total of 293...

single-walled carbon nanotubes (swnts) are among the promising nano-devices for delivery of therapeutic agents. yet the drastic hydrophobic natures of swnts make their handling and hence application difficult.several researches have been conducted to make them more hydrophilic and water dispersible and less toxic. among the different approaches, dispersion methods exploit different reagents suc...

Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is an uncommon, high-grade tumor. We present 8 cases of sarcomatoid SDC, which has been defined recently as a rare variant of SDC. The 8 patients (5 men, 3 women) had a mean age of 63.6 years. Histologically, all tumors were characterized by a biphasic neoplasm composed of both SDC and sarcomatoid elements. In 3 cases, sarcomatoid components showed osteosarcomatous...

For years, China has adopted environmental regulations in developing ports to improve their sustainability. Based on the data of Chinese from 2009 2018, this paper presents a envelopment analysis model with subdividing input-output indicator weights and develops it further two stages weight preference slacks-based measure, respectively. After assessing sustainable development capability (SDC) s...

Formation of a heterostructure semiconductor materials is promising method to develop an electrolyte with high ionic conductivity at low operational temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs). Herein, we various composites by introducing pure conductor Sm0.2Ce0.8O2-? (SDC) into LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (LNCA) for LT-SOFCs electrolyte. The morphology, crystal structure, elemental distribution, m...

Epigenetic mechanisms suppress the transcription of transposons and DNA repeats; however, this suppression can be transiently released under prolonged heat stress. Here we show that the Arabidopsis thaliana imprinted gene SDC, which is silent during vegetative growth due to DNA methylation, is activated by heat and contributes to recovery from stress. SDC activation seems to involve epigenetic ...