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Chapter
Acoustic Discrimination of Seafloor Properties
Acoustic properties of the seafloor play a dominant role in the propagation of sound in the sea, especially where the water is shallow. However, because of observational as well as experimental difficulties, e...
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Chapter
Acoustic Discrimination of Seafloor Properties
Acoustic properties of the seafloor play a dominant role in the propagation of sound in the sea, especially where the water is shallow. However, because of observational as well as experimental difficulties, e...
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Article
The expression of connexin genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells and the effect of retinoic acid on the regulation of those genes
Objective: To detect which members in the connexin gene family are expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell line HNE1, and the mechanism by which those genes are specifically switched on and off during re...
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Article
The design of new molecular "light switches" for DNA
Two novel ruthenium(II) complexes, [Ru(pztp)2(phen)](ClO4)2 and [Ru(pztp)2(bpy)](ClO4)2, have been synthesized and characterized by UV/Vis and 1H NMR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. The MeCN solutions of b...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Poster Summaries
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Article
Multiresolution image fusion scheme based on fuzzy region feature
This paper proposes a novel region based image fusion scheme based on multiresolution analysis. The low frequency band of the image multiresolution representation is segmented into important regions, sub-impor...
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Article
Analysis on responding ability of well-aquifer system to precursors
Recording number of precursors from fourteen observation wells in Shanxi, Hebei, Bei**g and Jiangsu region is analyzed and percentage of recording number of precursors to total number of earthquakes during th...
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Article
Erk is involved in the differentiation induced by diallyl disulfide in the human gastric cancer cell line MGC803
Diallyl disulfide (DADS) is a major constituent of garlic. Previously, we found that DADS both inhibited proliferation in human gastric cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, and induced G2/M arrest. In this study, w...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Practices of Scenario Study to Home Scenario Control
Home is where human living in, and can be relaxed and entertained. Scenario control is a man-machine system integrate audio/video equipment, light, curtain, air conditioner by using wireless LAN technology, de...
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Protocol
Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Soil in China
Arsenic (As) is a common pollutant of concern in environmental clean up because its contamination is recognized to lead to a variety of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other health problems. Be...
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Article
Electrophysiological characterization of a novel Kv channel blocker N, N′-[oxybis(2,1-ethanediyloxy-2,1-ethanediyl)]bis(4-methyl)-benzenesulfonamide found in virtual screening
N,N′-[oxybis(2,1-ethanediyloxy-2,1-ethanediyl)]bis(4-methyl)-benzenesulfonamide (OMBSA) is a hit compound with potent voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channel-blocking activities that was found while searching the MDL Avail...
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Article
Textual research of 1219 A.D. Guyuan earthquake in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China and discussion on its causative structure
On the basis of textual research on the historical earthquake data and the field investigation of 1219 A.D. Guyuan earthquake, we suggest that there is only one strong earthquake occurred in Guyuan area in 121...
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Article
Psoriasis genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants within LCE gene cluster at 1q21
Xuejun Zhang and colleagues report a genome-wide association and replication studies for psoriasis, conducted in Chinese populations. They confirm previous associations in MHC and IL12B to psoriasis susceptibilit...
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Article
Nitrogen fate and environmental consequence in paddy soil under rice-wheat rotation in the Taihu lake region, China
Field undisturbed tension-free monolith lysimeters and 15N-labeled urea were used to investigate the fate of fertilizer nitrogen in paddy soil in the Taihu Lake region under a summer rice-winter wheat rotation sy...
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Article
Open AccessChemokine receptor CXCR4 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma patients increases the risk of bone metastases and poor survival
The chemokine and bone marrow-homing receptor CXCR4 is implicated in metastases of various cancers. This study was conducted to analyze the association of CXCR4 expression with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) b...
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Article
Open AccessA novel variant of ER-alpha, ER-alpha36 mediates testosterone-stimulated ERK and Akt activation in endometrial cancer Hec1A cells
Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies and its incidence has recently increased. Experimental and epidemiological data support that testosterone plays an important role in the pa...
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Article
Immunological alterations in lupus-prone autoimmune (NZB/NZW) F1 mice by mycelia Chinese medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis-induced redistributions of peripheral mononuclear T lymphocytes
Mycelia products from wild-form Cordyceps sinensis could be constantly produced in a large scale and would be a better source of this herbal medicine. Our purpose was to investigate the immunological effects of a...
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Article
Open AccessEfficacy and safety of 2-hour urokinase regime in acute pulmonary embolism: a randomized controlled trial
Urokinase (UK) 2 200 U/kg·h for 12 hours infusion(UK-12 h)is an ACCP recommended regimen in treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE). It is unclear whether this dose and time can be reduced further. We compared ...
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Preliminary proteomic analysis of circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils from rabbits experiencing scald injury and Staphylococcus aureus sepsis
The aim of this study is to identify the differentially expressed proteins in circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) from scalded bacteremia rabbits infected with Staphylococcus aureus to provide a basis...
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Open AccessChemokine receptor CXCR7 regulates the invasion, angiogenesis and tumor growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
In spite of recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic measures, the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients remains poor. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what factors are involved in pr...
