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Effects of additives and surface treatment on electrochemical performance for bafeo4 electrode
BaFeO4 was prepared by using the raw material K2FeO4. The structure of the product was characterized by X-ray diffraction and infrared radiation. Particle size and morphology were analyzed by SEM. BaFeO4, the mix...
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Purification and characterization of a novel antifungal protein from Bacillus subtilis strain B29
An antifungal protein was isolated from a culture of Bacillus subtilis strain B29. The isolation procedure comprised ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-52 cellulose and gel filtration chromat...
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Molecular mutations associated with the in vitro passage of virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Mutants of a highly pathogenic, porcine reproductive, and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), JXA1 strain, were prepared by continuous in vitro passage. Genomic sequence comparisons were made between mutants o...
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Study of capacitive properties for LT-Li4Mn5O12 in hybrid supercapacitor
Spinel Li4Mn5O12 nanoparticles have been prepared by a very simple sol–gel method. Various initial conditions were studied in order to find the optimal conditions for the synthesis of pure Li4Mn5O12. X-ray diffra...
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Ascorbic acid biosensor based on laccase immobilized on an electrode modified with a self-assembled monolayer and coated with functionalized quantum dots
Laccase was immobilized on an electrode modified with a cysteine self-assembled monolayer and coated with functionalized quantum dots. The immobilized laccase is capable of directly transferring an electron. I...
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Open AccessTranscriptional activation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 6 by 17β-estradiol in SaOS-2 cells
Osteoblasts can synthesize the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and the IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), which may either enhance or attenuate IGF-stimulated bone cell proliferation. Since estrogen induced ost...
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Evaporative deposition of lipophilic quantum dots for an enzyme modified electrode
Lipophilic quantum dots were placed on the surface of a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode by evaporative deposition. Direct electron transfer of immobilized HRP was found to oc...
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Morphology and size dependence of silver microstructures in fatty salts-assisted multiphoton photoreduction microfabrication
The morphology and size dependence of silver microstructures in a novel microfabrication process, fatty salts-assisted multiphoton photoreduction (MPR), were investigated by using the fatty salts with differen...
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Genome-wide association study in a Chinese Han population identifies nine new susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus
Xuejun Zhang and colleagues report results of a genome-wide association study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese Han population. Their work identifies nine new SLE susceptibility loci and revea...
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Attenuation of myocardial injury by postconditioning: role of hypoxia inducible factor-1α
Postconditioning (PostC) has regenerated interest as a mechanical intervention against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, but its molecular mechanisms remain elusive. This study tested the hypothesis that...
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High-coverage proteome analysis reveals the first insight of protein modification systems in the pathogenic spirochete Leptospira interrogans
Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira that infects humans and a wide range of animals. By combining computational prediction and high-accuracy tan...
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The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease (KD) is associated with coronary artery injury. Studies have shown that the endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) participates in the process of arterial repair. Data have been reported that the n...
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in background surface soils from the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), China: occurrence, sources, and inventory
Very few data for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were available in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), one of the most developed and urbanized region in China. In this study, Chongming Island, located at th...
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An optimized RNA amplification method for prokaryotic expression profiling analysis
DNA microarray technology has been extensively used for gene expression analysis of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. For eukaryotic gene expression profiling, the poly(A)-based reverse transcription ...
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Conditions and instability in f(R) gravity with non-minimal coupling between matter and geometry
In this paper, on the basis of the generalized f(R) gravity model with arbitrary coupling between geometry and matter, four classes of f(R) gravity models with non-minimal coupling between geometry and matter wil...
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Preparation and characterization of amino-functionalized nano-Fe3O4 magnetic polymer adsorbents for removal of chromium(VI) ions
Four kinds of NH2-functionalized nano magnetic polymer adsorbents (NH2-NMPs) coupled with different diamino groups, i.e., ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylentetramine (TETA), and tetraeth...
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Gene expression profiles of adipose tissue of high-fat diet-induced obese rats by cDNA microarrays
To better understand the molecular basis of dietary obesity, we examined adipose tissue genes differentially expressed in a well-characterized rat model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity using cDNA microa...
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Modular Design, Expression and Characterization of Novel Bifunctional Mutants of Fibrolase with Combined Platelet Aggregation-Inhibition and Fibrinolytic Activity
Fibrolase is a non-hemorrhagic zinc metalloproteinase found in southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) venom that acts directly on fibrin clots and does not require plasminogen or any other ...
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Preoperative serum retinol-binding protein 4 is associated with the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection
Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance have been linked to increased risk of occurrence and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) was clarified as a specifi...
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Open AccessCharacterization of a cryptic plasmid pSM429 and its application for heterologous expression in psychrophilic Pseudoalteromonas
Pseudoalteromonas is an important genus widespread in marine environment, and a lot of psychrophilic Pseudoalteromonas strains thrive in deep sea and polar sea. By now, there are only a few genetic systems for Ps...
