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TBBPA and its alternatives induce TCA cycle activation in human hepatoma cells: Molecular descriptors provide insights into metabolic effects Open

Zhenchi Li, Zhao-Jie Chen, Yicheng Yan, Wei Zhong, Chaojie Hao , et al. · 2025

Disruption of cellular energy metabolism is tied to serious health conditions, with the liver playing a critical role. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and its alternatives, tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA) and tetrabromobisphenol S (TBBPS), ar…

Revealing the Bifurcations of the Milky Way Spiral Arms Based on Hi-GAL and ATLASGAL Clumps Open

Deyun Kong, Ye Xu, Dejian Liu, Yiwei Dong, Zehao Lin , et al. · 2025

The spiral structure of the Milky Way remains under debate. Y. Xu et al. proposed, for the first time, a multiple-arm morphology for our Galaxy, with two spiral arms in the inner disk bifurcating outward alongside additional independent ar…

Calibrating the Color–Magnitude Relation of M Giants by Using Open Clusters Open

X. Y. Tang, Chaojie Hao, Jing Li, Zhengzhou Yan, Ye Xu , et al. · 2025

M giants, with their distinctive properties such as high luminosity, serve as excellent indicators for mapping the structure of the Milky Way. The distance to distant M giants can be determined by using the color–magnitude relation (CMR), …

Surface Integration Modulated Low-Temperature Synthesis for High-Quality Halide Perovskite Single Crystals Open

Shengqiao Zeng, Bin Xue, Bin Zhang, Bin Yang, Xiangfan Xie , et al. · 2025

Kinematics of Young Stellar Objects under Various Stellar Feedback Open

Lili Yang, Dejian Liu, Chaojie Hao, Zehao Lin, YingJie Li , et al. · 2025

Based on the Gaia Data Release 3 and APOGEE data sets, we investigate the kinematic differences between young stellar objects (YSOs) and their parent clouds in five nearby star-forming regions. Overall, the one-dimensional velocity differe…

A New Statistical Analysis of the Morphology of Spiral Galaxies Open

J. P. N. Wei, Ye Xu, Zehao Lin, Chaojie Hao, Yingjie Li , et al. · 2024

Morphology is the starting point for understanding galaxies. Elmegreen et al. classified spiral galaxies into flocculent, multiple-arm, and grand-design galaxies based on the regularity of their spiral arm structure. With the release of a …

Kinematics of Young Stellar Objects Under Various Stellar Feedback Open

Lili Yang, Dejian Liu, Chaojie Hao, Zehao Lin, YingJie Li , et al. · 2024

Based on the Gaia Data Release 3 and APOGEE datasets, we investigate the kinematic differences between young stellar objects (YSOs) and their parent clouds in five nearby star-forming regions. Overall, the 1D velocity differences between C…

3D Morphology and Motions of the Canis Major Region from Gaia DR3 Open

Yiwei Dong, Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, Yingjie Li, Dejian Liu , et al. · 2024

The Canis Major (CMa) region is known for its prominent arc-shaped morphology, visible at multiple wavelengths. This study integrates molecular gas data with high-precision astrometric parameters of young stellar objects (YSOs) from Gaia D…

A New Statistical Analysis of the Morphology of Spiral Galaxies Open

J. P. N. Wei, Ye Xu, Zehao Lin, Chaojie Hao, Yingjie Li , et al. · 2024

Morphology is the starting point for understanding galaxies. Elmegreen et al. classified spiral galaxies into flocculent, multiple-arm, and grand-design galaxies based on the regularity of their spiral arm structure. With the release of a …

3D Morphology and Motions of the Canis Major Region from Gaia DR3 Open

Yiwei Dong, Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, Yingjie Li, DeJian Liu , et al. · 2024

The Canis Major (CMa) region is known for its prominent arc-shaped morphology, visible at multiple wavelengths. This study integrates molecular gas data with high-precision astrometric parameters of young stellar objects (YSOs) from Gaia D…

Search for Classical Cepheids in Galactic Open Clusters and Calibration of the Period–Wesenheit–Metallicity Relation in the Gaia Bands Open

Huajian Wang, Ye Xu, Zehao Lin, Chaojie Hao, Dejian Liu , et al. · 2024

It is beneficial to calibrate the period–Wesenheit–metallicity relation (PWZR) of Delta Cephei stars (DCEPs), i.e., classical Cepheids, using accurate parallaxes of associated open clusters (OCs) from Gaia data release 3 (DR3). To this aim…

Evolution of the Local Spiral Structure Revealed by OB-type Stars in Gaia DR3 Open

Qin Ge, J. J. Li, Chaojie Hao, Z. H. Lin, Li‐Peng Hou , et al. · 2024

The structure and evolution of the spiral arms of the Milky Way have long been an important yet controversial issue. The wide age range of OB-type stars, coupled with the large amount of high-precision astrometric data provided by Gaia DR3…

VLBI with SKA: Possible Arrays and Astrometric Science Open

Yingjie Li, Ye Xu, Jingjing Li, Shuaibo Bian, Zehao Lin , et al. · 2024

The next generation of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is stepping into the era of microarcsecond ($μ$as) astronomy, and pushing astronomy, especially astrometry, to new heights. VLBI with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), SKA-VLB…

Probing the Nature of Rotation in the Pleiades, Alpha Persei, and Hyades Clusters Open

Chaojie Hao, Ye Xu, Li‐Peng Hou, Shuaibo Bian, Z. H. Lin , et al. · 2024

Unraveling the internal kinematics of open clusters is crucial for understanding their formation and evolution. However, there is a dearth of research on this topic, primarily due to the lack of high-quality kinematic data. Using the exqui…

Molecular Bubble and Outflow in S Mon Revealed by Multiband Data Sets Open

Dejian Liu, Ye Xu, Yingjie Li, Zehao Lin, Chaojie Hao , et al. · 2024

We identify a molecular bubble, and study the star formation and its feedback in the S Mon region, using multiple molecular lines, young stellar objects (YSOs), and infrared data. We revisit the distance to S Mon, ∼722 ± 9 pc, using Gaia D…

Probing the nature of rotation in the Pleiades, Alpha Persei, and Hyades clusters Open

Chaojie Hao, Yan Xu, L. G. Hou, Shuaibo Bian, Zhao-He Lin , et al. · 2024

Unraveling the internal kinematics of open clusters is crucial for understanding their formation and evolution. However, there is a dearth of research on this topic, primarily due to the lack of high-quality kinematic data. Using the exqui…

Molecular Bubble and Outflow in S Mon Revealed by Multiband Datasets Open

Dejian Liu, Ye Xu, YingJie Li, Zehao Lin, Chaojie Hao , et al. · 2024

We identify a molecular bubble, and study the star formation and its feedback in the S Mon region, using multiple molecular lines, young stellar objects (YSOs), and infrared data. We revisit the distance to S Mon, ~722+/-9 pc, using Gaia D…

Kinematics of the Local Spiral Structure Revealed by Young Stars in Gaia DR3 Open

Dejian Liu, Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, Shuaibo Bian, Zehao Lin , et al. · 2023

Using young open clusters and O–B2-type stars in Gaia Data Release 3, we investigate the kinematics of the local spiral structure. In general, the young sources in the outer spiral arms may present larger peculiar motions than those in the…

Kinematics of the Local Spiral Structure Revealed by Young Stars in \emph{Gaia}~DR3 Open

Dejian Liu, Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, Shuaibo Bian, Zehao Lin , et al. · 2023

Using young open clusters and O--B2-type stars in~\emph{Gaia}~DR3, we investigate the kinematics of the local spiral structure. In general, the young sources in the outer spiral arms may present larger peculiar motions than those in the in…

Distributions and Physical Properties of Molecular Clouds in the Third Galactic Quadrant: l = [219.°75, 229.°75] and b = [−5.°25, 5.°25] Open

Yiwei Dong, Yan Sun, Ye Xu, Zehao Lin, Shuaibo Bian , et al. · 2023

We present the results of an unbiased 12 CO/ 13 CO/C 18 O ( J = 1–0) survey in a portion of the third Galactic quadrant (TGQ): 219.°75 ≤ l ≤ 229.°75 and −5.°25 ≤ b ≤ 5.°25. The high-resolution and high-sensitivity data sets help to unravel…

Massive Hypervelocity Runaway Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud Open

Zehao Lin, Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, Yingjie Li, Dejian Liu , et al. · 2023

Since the hypervelocity stars were discovered in the Milky Way, various mechanisms have been proposed to explain these runaway stars. Up to now, however, the dominant ejected mechanism of hypervelocity stars is still unclear. As the larges…

An Activatable Nanoscintillator Probe for Detecting Telomerase Activity and Screening Inhibitors In Vivo Open

Baoliu Chen, Junduan Dai, Sijie Song, Xianzhe Tang, Yuheng Guo , et al. · 2023

Telomerase represents an essential molecular machinery for tumor occurrence and progression and a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Sensitive and reliable analysis of telomerase activity is of significant importance for th…

Unveiling the Initial Conditions of Open Star Cluster Formation Open

Chaojie Hao, Ye Xu, Li‐Peng Hou, Z. H. Lin, Yingjie Li · 2023

Open clusters (OCs) are infrequent survivors of embedded clusters gestated in molecular clouds. Up to now, little is known about the initial conditions for the formation of OCs. Here, we studied this issue using high-precision astrometric …

Unveiling the initial conditions of open star cluster formation Open

Chaojie Hao, Ye Xu, Li‐Peng Hou, Z. H. Lin, Y. J. Li · 2023

Open clusters (OCs) are infrequent survivors of embedded clusters gestated in molecular clouds. Up to now, little is known about the initial conditions for the formation of OCs. Here, we studied this issue using high-precision astrometric …

What Does the Milky Way Look Like? Open

Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, D. J. Liu, Z. H. Lin, Shuaibo Bian , et al. · 2023

In spite of much work, the overall spiral structure morphology of the Milky Way remains somewhat uncertain. In the last two decades, accurate distance measurements have provided us with an opportunity to solve this issue. Using the precise…

A Telomerase-Activated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Probe for Consecutively Monitoring Tumor Growth Kinetics and <i>In Situ</i> Screening Inhibitors Open

Junduan Dai, Zheng Liu, Lili Wang, Guoming Huang, Sijie Song , et al. · 2023

Telomerase has long been considered as a biomarker for cancer diagnosis and a therapeutic target for drug discovery. Detecting telomerase activity in vivo could provide more direct information of tumor progression and response to dr…

Calibrating the Cepheid Period--Wesenheit Relation in the Gaia Bands using Galactic Open Cluster Cepheids Open

Zehao Lin, Ye Xu, Chaojie Hao, Dejian Liu, Yingjie Li , et al. · 2022

Establishing the period--Wesenheit relation requires independent and accurate distance measurements of classical Cepheids (DCEPs). The precise distance provided by an associated open cluster independently calibrates the period--Wesenheit r…

On the nature of rotation in the Praesepe cluster Open

Chaojie Hao, Y. Xu, S. B. Bian, L. G. Hou, Z. H. Lin , et al. · 2022

Although a large number of Galactic open clusters (OCs) have been identified, the internal kinematic properties (e.g., rotation) of almost all the known OCs are still far from clear. With the high-precision astrometric data of Gaia EDR3, w…

Open clusters housing classical Cepheids in Gaia DR3 Open

Chaojie Hao, Y. Xu, Z. Y. Wu, Z. H. Lin, S. B. Bian , et al. · 2022

The latest Gaia Data Release 3 provides an opportunity to expand the census of Galactic open clusters harboring classical Cepheid variables, thereby bolstering the cosmic distance scale. A comprehensive analysis yielded a total of 50 class…

On the Nature of Rotation in the Praesepe Cluster Open

Chaojie Hao, Ye Xu, Shuaibo Bian, Li‐Peng Hou, Z. H. Lin , et al. · 2022

Although a large number of Galactic open clusters (OCs) have been identified, the internal kinematic properties (e.g., rotation) of almost all the known OCs are still far from clear. With the high-precision astrometric data of Gaia EDR3, w…

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