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An international optical microscopy event-“Focus on Microscopy 2010”
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Open AccessPreliminary results of FeO map** using Imaging Interferometer data from Chang’E-1
Information about the variability, and spatial distribution of iron abundance is important to understand lunar geological history and for future resource utilization. In this paper we present a preliminary mod...
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Open AccessInitial estimate of the contribution of cryospheric change in China to sea level rise
Recent studies have shown that cryospheric melting is becoming the dominant factor responsible for sea level rise, and that the melt-water from mountain glaciers and ice caps has comprised the majority of the ...
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Open AccessAn organic junction between the vein and membrane of the dragonfly wing
A dragonfly wing consists of membranes and both longitudinal and cross veins. We observed the microstructure cross-section at several locations in the dragonfly wing using environmental scanning electron micro...
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Open AccessHacking the optical diffraction limit: Review on recent developments of fluorescence nanoscopy
Subject to the diffraction limit, the resolution of conventional optical microscopy is constrained to about 200 and 500 nm in the lateral and axial planes, respectively. The advantage of optical microscopy in ...
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Open AccessApplication of the Mole-8.5 supercomputer: Probing the whole influenza virion at the atomic level
Discrete computer simulations are quite helpful in understanding dynamic structures in complex systems. Recently, using the Mole-8.5 supercomputer and molecular dynamics simulations as a “computational microsc...
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Open AccessPreliminary results of TiO2 map** using Imaging Interferometer data from Chang’E-1
The distribution of titanium abundance on the lunar surface is important knowledge for lunar geologic studies and future resource utilization. In this paper, we develop a preliminary model based on “ground tru...
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Open AccessEvaluating the reliability of microsatellite genoty** from low-quality DNA templates with a polynomial distribution model
Molecular studies using trace DNA, such as from museum specimens, ancient or forensic samples and samples obtained noninvasively, often have a common problem of low quality of DNA templates. Amplification erro...
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Open AccessIdentification of AtSM34, a novel tonoplast intrinsic protein-interacting polypeptide expressed in response to osmotic stress in germinating seedlings
Aquaporins are implicated in a wide variety of plant physiological processes, although the mechanisms involved in their regulation are not fully understood. To gain further insight into the regulatory factors ...
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Open AccessDynamics and functions of the actin cytoskeleton during the plant cell cycle
In eukaryotic cells, the course of the cell cycle depends on correct cytoskeleton arrangement. The cell cycle consists of several phases, and in each of them the cytoskeleton has a unique structure and set of ...
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Open AccessEvolution of resistive switching polarity in Au/Ar+ bombarded SrTi0.993Nb0.007O3/In sandwiches
We investigated the resistive switching characteristics of Au/Ar+ bombarded SrTi0.993Nb0.007O3/In sandwiches. The evolution of the resistive switching polarity with swee** voltage was observed. Our experiments ...
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Open AccessComparison of phylobetadiversity indices based on community data from Gutianshan forest plot
Phylobetadiversity incorporates phylogenetic information and beta diversity, and can account for the ecological similarities between communities with a phylogenetic perspective. Although different phylobetadiv...
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Open AccessAerodynamic optimization and evaluation for the three-dimensional afterbody/nozzle integrated configuration of hypersonic vehicles
The optimization of 2D expansion lines and key parameters of three-dimensional configurations was carried out under simulated conditions of Mach 6.5 and a flight altitude of 25 km for an integrated configurati...
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Open AccessAntibacterial effect of metallic glasses
The antibacterial effect of Fe-based, Ni-based and Cu-based metallic glasses has been studied in this research. All test metallic glasses were found to inhibit growth of Esherichia coli. The optical density value...
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Open AccessY-shaped beam splitter by graded structure design in a photonic crystal
We propose a method to bend a self-collimated beam in a photonic crystal. The beam bending relies on the gradual variation of the constitutive parameters of the photonic crystal. A new Y-shaped beam splitter i...
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Open AccessChanges in global potential vegetation distributions from 1911 to 2000 as simulated by the Comprehensive Sequential Classification System approach
Vegetation classification models play an important role in studying the response of the terrestrial ecosystem to global climate change. In this paper, we study changes in global Potential Natural Vegetation (P...
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Open AccessEvaluating cellulose absorption index (CAI) for non-photosynthetic biomass estimation in the desert steppe of Inner Mongolia
Accurate estimation of non-photosynthetic biomass is critical for modeling carbon dynamics within grassland ecosystems. We evaluated the cellulose absorption index (CAI), widely used for monitoring non-photosy...
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Open AccessSHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages and tectonic implications for Indosinian granitoids of southern Zhuguangshan granitic composite, South China
The large southern Zhuguangshan granitic batholith composite consists of granites with ages varying from the Caledonian through Indosinian to Yanshanian. Based on K-Ar dating data, the ages of the major parts ...
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Open AccessProgress of graphene growth on copper by chemical vapor deposition: Growth behavior and controlled synthesis
Recently, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on copper has been becoming a main method for preparing large-area and high- quality monolayer graphene. In this paper, we first briefly introduce the preliminary unde...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: Recent progress in AFM studies of biodegradable poly(lactic acid) materials