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Stem cell lineage in body layer specialization and vascular patterning of rice root and leaf
Since the first appearance of vascular plants during evolution, the plant body has become specialized for adaption to land conditions. Much of our knowledge of plant body specialization and the origins of tiss...
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Decadal changes of the wintertime tropical tropospheric temperature and their influences on the extratropical climate
A decadal change of the tropical tropospheric temperature (TT) was identified to occur in the winter of 1997. Compared with that in the former period (1979–1996), the wintertime TT was significantly high over ...
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Stereomeric effects of bisPC71BM on polymer solar cell performance
Two stereomers of bisadduct analogues of [6, 6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (bisPC71BM) were synthesized and their geometrical structures with cis- or trans-configuration were identified by X-ray crystal...
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The Eastern China flood of June 2015 and its causes
Two record-breaking rainfalls in late June of 2015 led to widespread flooding in Eastern China, especially over the Yangtze River Delta, and this in turn led to huge economic losses. Analysis suggests that the...
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Prussian blue nanoparticle-loaded microbubbles for photothermally enhanced gene delivery through ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction
By adsorbing chitosan (CS)-functionalized Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles (CS/PB NPs) complexing DNA onto the surface of gas encapsulated microbubbles (MBs), a multifunctional gene delivery system of MBs@CS/P...
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The codes of matter and their applications
The elements in the periodic table are the building blocks used to form substances with different compositions. Nevertheless, it is the properties of substances that are decisive for their existence and practi...
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In Situ Al Based Composites Fabricated in Al-SiO2-C System by Reaction Sintering
In situ Al-based composites with different SiO2/C/Al molar ratios were fabricated by reaction hot pressing. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to investigate the reaction mechanisms in the Al-SiO2-C...
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Erratum to: In situ forming chitosan-based hydrogel as a lung sealant for biological lung volume reduction
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In situ forming chitosan-based hydrogel as a lung sealant for biological lung volume reduction
Biological lung volume reduction (BLVR) using lung sealant has received more attention recently as a new non-surgical approach to emphysema treatment. Many tissue sealants have been studied but only a few have...
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Sick building syndrome, perceived odors, sensation of air dryness and indoor environment in Urumqi, China
In order to evaluate the perceived home indoor air quality, as well as sick building syndrome (SBS) in areas with typical arid continental climate such as Urumqi, northwest of China, a cross-sectional study in...
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The influence of molar ratios of Ce/Zr on the selective catalytic reduction of NO x with NH3 over Fe2O3-WO3/Ce x Zr1−x O2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) monolith catalyst
A series of Ce x Zr1−x O2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) with different molar ratios of Ce/Zr were syhthesized via coprecipitation method, and Fe2O3-WO3/Ce x ...
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Angular-based spatially resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: a new technique for the effective enhancement of signals without an external time delay system
In this study, we developed a novel angular-based spatially resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (ABSR-LIBS) technique. This new method allows the spatially resolved spectroscopic properties of laser-...
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Effect of cationic groups in organic sulfide electrolyte on the performance of CdS quantum dot sensitized solar cells
Two organic sulfide redox couples derived from 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole (McMT): tetrabutylammonium thiolate (McMT−TBA+)/disulfide dimer (BMT) and tetramethylammonium thiolate (McMT−TMA+)/BMT were inc...
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Climatic significance of n-alkanes and their compound-specific δD values from lake surface sediments on the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau
The content and hydrogen isotope ratios of n-alkanes extracted from recent lake surface sediments sampled from nine lakes in three different climate zones on the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau were analyzed. Values...
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Retrieval of column-averaged volume mixing ratio of CO2 with ground-based high spectral resolution solar absorption
The total column-averaged volume mixing ratio of atmospheric carbon dioxide ( \( {\text{X}}_{{{\text{CO}}_{ 2} }} \)
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Research progress in ZnO single-crystal: growth, scientific understanding, and device applications
Zinc oxide, a wide band-gap semiconductor, has shown extensive potential applications in high-efficiency semiconductor photoelectronic devices, semiconductor photocatalysis, and diluted magnetic semiconductors...
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Urban structure and the risk of influenza A (H1N1) outbreaks in municipal districts
Changsha was one of the most affected areas during the 2009 A (H1N1) influenza pandemic in China. Here, we analyze the spatial–temporal dynamics of the 2009 pandemic across Changsha municipal districts, evalua...
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Open AccessConstruction of Streptomyces lydicus A01 transformant with the chit33 gene from Trichoderma harzianum CECT2413 and its biocontrol effect on Fusaria
Streptomyces lydicus A01 resists many plant pathogens (including Fusarium spp.) by producing the antifungal agent natamycin, which binds to the ergosterol of fungal cell membranes and inhibits th...
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Open AccessMulti-dimensional overall regulatory modes and threshold values for water cycle of the Haihe River Basin
In this study, a multi-dimensional critical regulatory criteria and decision-making mechanism based on the scientific cognition of multi-dimensional attributes and characteristics of the water cycle was propos...
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Open AccessA comparative study of proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of rat adipose-derived stem cells in β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), forsterite (Mg2SiO4) and clinoenstatite (MgSiO3)
In this study, the effects of forsterite and clinoenstatite powder extracts on the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of rat adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) were investigated and compared with the ...