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Free Omentum Transplantation — Report of 30 Cases
Being rich in vascularization, resistant to infection, and having great capacity for absorbing and repairing, omentum has been used for many years in efforts to repair tissue defects of organs inside or outsid...
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Abnormal hemoglobins in the Silk Road region of China
A review is presented of the occurrence of 24 abnormal hemoglobins (13 α-chain variants and 11 β-chain variants) in populations in the Silk Road area of Northwestern China. Most frequently occurring were Hb D-...
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The anomalous reactions of the geomagnetic horizontal field transfer functions before Tangshan earthquake
We have collected the data of variometers in period from 1972 through 1984 at Changli and Baijiatuan stations. The results calculated from 19 groups of data show: 1) There are no significant anomalies of A, B at ...
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A preliminary research establishing the present-time intraplate blocks movement model on the Chinese mainland based on GPS data
The Chinese mainland is regarded as the best area for studying the continental crustal movement and dynamics. In the past, based on the ground surface observation, it was very difficult to study the movement o...
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Current crustal motion and deformation in the Chinese mainland and its surrounding area determined from GPS data
Based on the geodetic data taken from the National GPS Network established by China Climbing Program “Investigation of Crust Motion and Geodynamics in Modern Time”, we derived the movement velocities of the GP...
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Theoretical derivation of risk-ratios for assessing wind damage in a coastal forest
Based on the discussion of relationships between thinning and wind damage, and published information, a method for estimating risk ratios of wind damage was developed. Estimations of risk-ratio forPinus thunbergi...
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Effects of thinning on wind damage inPinus thunbergii plantation
Based on paper of “Theoretical derivation of risk-ratios for assessing wind damage in coastal forest”, wind damage in the pine coastal forest, which was thinned at four levels in December of 1997, was investig...
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Active deformation of Chinese Mainland from GPS measurement and numerical simulation
Using discontinue deformation analysis(DDA) method we analyzed the characters of the crustal deformation of Chinese mainland in this study form the velocity field revealed by 308 GPS stations. The result shows...
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Evolutionary and biomedical implications of a Schistosoma japonicum complementary DNA resource
Schistosoma japonicum causes schistosomiasis in humans and livestock in the Asia-Pacific region. Knowledge of the genome of this parasite should improve understanding of schistosome-host interactions, biomedical ...
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Human Bcl-2 activates ERK signaling pathway to regulate activating protein-1, lens epithelium-derived growth factor and downstream genes
The proto-oncogene, bcl-2, has various functions besides its role in protecting cells from apoptosis. One of the functions is to regulate expression of other genes. Previous studies have demonstrated that Bcl-2 r...
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Enhanced lovastatin production by solid state fermentation ofMonascus ruber
The purpose of this study was to optimize the solid state cultivation ofMonascus ruber on sterile rice. A single-level-multiple-factor and a single-factor-multiple-level experimental design were employed to deter...
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Protective effect of ginsenoside Rg1 on glutamate-induced lung injury
To examine the possible protective effect of ginsenoside Rg1, an active component of ginseng, on lung injury caused by glutamate in vivo.
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Microclimate regimes following gap formation in a montane secondary forest of eastern Liaoning Province, China
In order to improve the understanding of the role of a canopy opening/gap on the physical environments in a secondary forest in Northeastern China, a case study was conducted in and around a small irregular ga...
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The role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in alleviating pine decline in semiarid sandy soil of northern China: an experimental approach
The decline of Mongolian pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) trees on sandy land in northern China has caused serious ecological concerns. Mongolian pine is an ectomycorrhizal fungus (ECM)-dependent species. T...
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Adenovirus-mediated PDCD5 gene transfer sensitizes K562 cells to apoptosis induced by idarubicin in vitro and in vivo
PDCD5 (programmed cell death 5) accelerates apoptosis of certain tumor cells and is expressed at low levels in marrow-nucleated cells of AML and CML patients. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of ...
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Optimum conditions for pure culture of major ectomycorrhizal fungi obtained from Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantations in southeastern Keerqin sandy lands, China
The effects of medium, pH, water potential and temperature on the culture for three pure strains (Lactarius deliciosus, Boletus edulis and Lactarius insulsus) of ectomycorrhizal fungi from plantation forests of M...
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Experimental Investigation of Characteristic Frequency in Unsteady Hydraulic Behaviour of a Large Hydraulic Turbine
The features of unsteady flow such as pressure variation and fluctuation in a large hydraulic turbine usually lead to the instability of operation. This article reports the recent in site investigation concern...
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Nucleophosmin mutations in Chinese adults with acute myelogenous leukemia
Recently, mutations in the nucleophosmin (NPM1) gene were detected in 50–60% of adult acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patients, mainly with a normal karyotype. In this study, we detected typical NPM1 mutations (...
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High-Dose Dexamethasone Inhibits BAFF Expression in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia
B-cell activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) is elevated in several autoimmune diseases including immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). High-dose dexamethasone (HD-DXM) has shown its clinical efficacy ...
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Performance of bifacial HIT solar cells on n-type silicon substrates
The performance of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) / crystalline silicon (c-Si) heterojunction is studied, and the effects of the emitter layer thickness, do** concentration, intrinsic layer thickness, back heavi...
