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    Fostering students’ geographical synthetic thinking using geographic subject mind maps

    The term “geographical synthetic thinking” is taken from the latest Chinese version of the “Geography Curriculum Standards” (General High School 2017 edition, Compulsory Education 2022 edition) and is one of t...

    Zhijie Huang, Ye Yang, Lirong Dong in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2024)

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    Direct observation of one-dimensional disordered diffusion channel in a chain-like thermoelectric with ultralow thermal conductivity

    Structural disorder, highly effective in reducing thermal conductivity, is important in technological applications such as thermal barrier coatings and thermoelectrics. In particular, interstitial, disordered,...

    Jiawei Zhang, Nikolaj Roth, Kasper Tolborg, Seiya Takahashi in Nature Communications (2021)

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    Are choriocapillaris flow void features robust to diurnal variations? A swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) study

    We evaluated the impact of diurnal variation on choroidal and retinal microvasculature and structural measurements using a swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography machine (SS-OCTA; PLEX Elite 9,0...

    Emily Lin, Mengyuan Ke, Bingyao Tan, **nwen Yao, Damon Wong in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Chemical bonding origin of the unexpected isotropic physical properties in thermoelectric Mg3Sb2 and related materials

    The Mg3Sb2 structure is currently being intensely scrutinized due to its outstanding thermoelectric properties. Usually, it is described as a layered Zintl phase with a clear distinction between covalent [Mg2Sb2]

    Jiawei Zhang, Lirong Song, Mattia Sist, Kasper Tolborg in Nature Communications (2018)

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    Discovery of high-performance low-cost n-type Mg3Sb2-based thermoelectric materials with multi-valley conduction bands

    Widespread application of thermoelectric devices for waste heat recovery requires low-cost high-performance materials. The currently available n-type thermoelectric materials are limited either by their low ef...

    Jiawei Zhang, Lirong Song, Steffen Hindborg Pedersen, Hao Yin in Nature Communications (2017)

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    Effect of Heme Oxygenase-1 on Mitofusin-1 protein in LPS-induced ALI/ARDS in rats

    Acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common and important oxidative stress in the lung. Mitochondrial fusion responds to the normal morphology and function of cells and is fi...

    Jianbo Yu, Ying Wang, Zhen Li, Shuan Dong, Dan Wang, Lirong Gong in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    The genome and transcriptome of Trichormus sp. NMC-1: insights into adaptation to extreme environments on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

    The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) has the highest biodiversity for an extreme environment worldwide, and provides an ideal natural laboratory to study adaptive evolution. In this study, we generated a draft geno...

    Qin Qiao, Yanyan Huang, Ji Qi, Mingzhi Qu, Chen Jiang, Pengcheng Lin in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Designing high-performance layered thermoelectric materials through orbital engineering

    Thermoelectric technology, which possesses potential application in recycling industrial waste heat as energy, calls for novel high-performance materials. The systematic exploration of novel thermoelectric mat...

    Jiawei Zhang, Lirong Song, Georg K. H. Madsen, Karl F. F. Fischer in Nature Communications (2016)

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    Ionic Liquid Directed Mesoporous Carbon Nanoflakes as an Effiencient Electrode material

    Supercapacitors are considered to be the most promising approach to meet the pressing requirements for energy storage devices. The electrode materials for supercapacitors have close relationship with their ele...

    Lirong Kong, Wei Chen in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    Effects of inorganic arsenic on growth and microcystin production of a Microcystis strain isolated from an algal bloom in Dianchi Lake, China

    Our previous data have shown that inorganic arsenic concentrations were high in Dianchi Lake, China, where Microcystis blooms often occur. To explore the relationship between arsenic and the growth of Microcystis

    Yan Gong, HongYi Ao, BiBo Liu, Sheng Wen, Zhi Wang, Ding**g Hu in Chinese Science Bulletin (2011)

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    An inducible CO2 concentrating mechanism in cyanobacteriumAnabaena sp. strain PCC7120

    In order to define its characteristics of the photosynthetic utilization of CO2 and HCO 3 - when the ambient inorganic carbon changed, HCG (High-CO2-Growing Ce...

    Tianfu Wu, Lirong Song, Yongding Liu in Chinese Science Bulletin (1999)