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Open AccessWidely-targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics identify metabolites associated with flowering regulation of Choy Sum
Choy Sum, a stalk vegetable highly valued in East and Southeast Asia, is characterized by its rich flavor and nutritional profile. Metabolite accumulation is a key factor in Choy Sum stalk development; however...
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Hosts of Sn in reduced deep-seated W skarn systems: A case study on the world-class scheelite skarn deposit, Zhuxi, South China
Tin (Sn) and tungsten (W) behave incompatibly in reduced magmatic systems and may become enriched in late highly-evolved melts. Nonetheless, Sn and W rarely concentrate in the same deposit. In deposits formed ...
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Managing delayed or missed pregabalin doses in patients with focal epilepsy: a Monte Carlo simulation study
Delayed or missed doses are inevitable in epilepsy pharmacotherapy. The current remedial measures recommended by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for non-adherence are generic and lack clin...
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The high frequency oscillations in the amygdala, hippocampus, and temporal cortex during mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
The mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) seizures are believed to originate from medial temporal structures, including the amygdala, hippocampus, and temporal cortex. Thus, the seizures onset zones (SOZs) of M...
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The petrogenesis of the Yangchuling porphyry W-Mo deposit, South China, an oxidized tungsten systems
The Yangchuling porphyry W–Mo deposit is an oxidized tungsten deposit in the Jiangnan tungsten belt, which is the largest tungsten belt in the world. Both W- and Mo-mineralization predominantly occur in the cu...
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In silico analysis of NAC gene family in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina provides clues for adaptation to intertidal habitats
NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, CUC2) transcription factors (TFs) constitute a plant-specific gene family. It is reported that NAC TFs play important roles in plant growth and developmental processes and in response to bio...
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Decoupling of Sn and W mineralization in a highly fractionated reduced granitic magma province: a case study from the Youjiang basin and Jiangnan tungsten belt
The ore-related Sn granites in the Youjiang basin (YJB; ~ 4.0 Mt Sn) and W granites in the Jiangnan tungsten belt (JNB; ~ 6.0 Mt WO3) in south China were studied to decipher regional-scale controls on whether Sn ...
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The genome of a mangrove plant, Avicennia marina, provides insights into adaptation to coastal intertidal habitats
Whole-genome duplication, gene family and lineage-specific genes analysis based on high-quality genome reveal the adaptation mechanisms of Avicennia marina to coastal intertidal habitats.
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Intracrystalline migration of polymetallic Au-rich melts in multistage hydrothermal systems: example from the **aoqinling lode gold district, central China
Low-temperature polymetallic melts can scavenge gold from aqueous fluids and may be instrumental in the formation of some hydrothermal lode gold deposits. However, this process is yet to be fully appreciated, ...
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Rhenium-containing compound(PyHReO4): synthesis, characterization and catalytic application in olefin epoxidation and baeyer-villiger oxidation
A novel compound based on catalytic functional metal rhenium, pyridinium perrhenate(PyHReO4) was synthesized and characterized. The pyridinium perrhenate was used as catalyst in two types of reactions. One is the...
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Identification, characterization and expression analysis of lineage-specific genes within mangrove species Aegiceras corniculatum
Lineage-specific genes (LSGs) are the genes that have no recognizable homology to any sequences in other species, which are important drivers for the generation of new functions, phenotypic changes, and facili...
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Open AccessCrosstalk between auxin and gibberellin during stalk elongation in flowering Chinese cabbage
Plant growth and development are tightly regulated by phytohormones. However, little is known about the interaction between auxin and gibberellin acid (GA) during flower stalk elongation and how it is directly...
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Open AccessNutritional quality, mineral and antioxidant content in lettuce affected by interaction of light intensity and nutrient solution concentration
Light and nutrient are important factors for vegetable production in plant factory or greenhouse. The total 12 treatments which contained the combination of four light intensity (150, 250, 350 and 450 μmol · m−2 ...
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Characterization and expression analysis of BcAMT1;4, an ammonium transporter gene in flowering Chinese cabbage
Ammonium (NH4+) is generated during many endogenous metabolic processes in the leaves of plants, and there is increasing evidence that ammonium transporters (AMTs) play important roles in NH4+ transmembrane trans...
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In situ LA-ICP-MS U–Pb geochronology and trace element analysis of hydrothermal titanite from the giant Zhuxi W (Cu) skarn deposit, South China
The Zhuxi W (Cu) skarn deposit is the largest W deposit in the Jiangnan porphyry–skarn tungsten belt in South China, and is also among the largest deposit of this type in the world. Titanite is a common minera...
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Effect of supplemental blue light intensity on the growth and quality of Chinese kale
The influence of blue light on the growth and quality of vegetables is controversial, since both positive and negative effects have been observed on different varieties of vegetables and most research has been...
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Open AccessVagus nerve stimulation for pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy between 3 and 6 years of age: study protocol for a double-blind, randomized control trial
Recent clinical observations have reported the potential benefit of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as an adjunctive therapy for pediatric epilepsy. Preliminary evidence suggests that VNS treatment is effective ...
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Open AccessComparative RNA-Seq analysis on the regulation of cucumber sex differentiation under different ratios of blue and red light
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a typical monoecism vegetable with individual male and female flowers, which has been used as a plant model for sex determination. It is well known that light is one of the most i...
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Open AccessTranscriptomic analysis of the regulation of stalk development in flowering Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris) by RNA sequencing
Flowering Chinese cabbage is a stalk vegetable whose quality and yield are directly related to stalk development. However, no comprehensive investigations on stalk development have been performed. To address t...
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Transcriptome analysis reveals differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to lettuce (Lactuca sativa) treated by TiO2/ZnO nanoparticles
The widespread use of nanomaterials raises concern over their effects and roles in plants. Many researches have proved that nanoparticles could promote the growth and development of plants, so as our previous ...
