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Forecast volume of potential landslides in alpine-canyon terrain using time-series InSAR technology: a case study in the Bailong River basin, China
The magnitude (spatial location, area, and volume) of landslides is a crucial parameter for estimating the quantitative risk and preventing landslide hazards. This study proposes a novel approach to forecast t...
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Insights into the deformation kinematics of **eliupo landslide, Zhouqu, China, through remote sensing and geomorphological observations
The **eliupo landslide is a typical large-scale active landslide in Zhouqu, China, in the **ding-Huama fault zone that has slid eight times since the beginning of the twentieth century. The landslide has cau...
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Dual Sulfonic Acid Functionalized Heteropolyacid-Based Ionic Liquids for Esterification of Glycerol Toward Triacetylglycerol
Dual sulfonic acid functionalized heteropolyacid-based ionic liquids were synthesized, characterized and used as novel solid acid catalysts for selective esterification of glycerol with acetic acid toward fuel...
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Open AccessGenotype and phenotype analysis and transplantation strategy in children with kidney failure caused by NPHP
Nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies (NPHP-RC) have strong genotype and phenotype heterogeneity, and the transplantation strategy of Boichis syndrome is still controversial. Our purpose was to examine associa...
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RNA interference knockdown of insulin receptor inhibits ovarian development in Chilo suppressalis
The nutritional signaling pathway regulates an insect’s size, development, and lifespan, as well as playing a vital role in reproduction. The insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) pathway plays a ...
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Effects of genotype and culture conditions on microspore embryogenesis in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
Radish (Raphanus sativus L.), an important annual or biennial root vegetable crop, is widely cultivated in the world for its high nutritive value. Isolated microspore culture (IMC) is one of the most effective me...
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Improving the Acid Resistance of Tannase TanBLp (AB379685) from Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC14917T by Site-Specific Mutagenesis
Tannin acyl hydrolase referred commonly as tannase catalyzes the hydrolysis of the galloyl ester bond of tannin to release gallic acid. The tannase TanBLp which cloned from Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC14917T has ...
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Charge photogeneration and recombination in ternary polymer solar cells based on compatible acceptors
The strategy of ternary blend is one of the most important approaches to enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) for polymer solar cells (PSCs). The present work prepared a new series of ternary PSCs, PB...
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Open AccessDevelopment of genic SSR marker resources from RNA-seq data in Camellia japonica and their application in the genus Camellia
Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, and several species in this genus have economic importance. Although a great deal of molecular makers has been developed for molecular assisted bree...
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MiR-130a/Ndrg2 Axis Inhibits the Proliferation of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Studies have found that N-myc downstream–regulated gene 2 (Ndrg2) is involved in the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, the specific mechanism still remains unclear. Gene expression profiles in...
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Recycled indium tin oxide transparent conductive electrode for polymer solar cells
Reuse of electrode substrate is one of the most important schemes to reduce the cost and thus promote the application of polymer solar cells. The present paper developed a procedure for cleaning the surface of...
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Construction of a high-density genetic linkage map and identification of gene controlling resistance to cucumber mosaic virus in Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. based on specific length amplified fragment sequencing
Luffa cylindrica L. is a cash crop which has important health, medicinal and industrial value, but no high saturation genetic map has been constructed owing to a lack of efficient markers. Furthermore, no genes w...
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Open AccessTransplantation of a single kidney from pediatric donors less than 10 kg to children with poor access to transplantation: a two-year outcome analysis
Access to kidney transplantation by uremic children is very limited due to the lack of donors in many countries. We sought to explore small pediatric kidney donors as a strategy to provide transplant opportuni...
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Open AccessVibronic coherence contributes to photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor heterojunction diodes
Charge separation dynamics after the absorption of a photon is a fundamental process relevant both for photosynthetic reaction centers and artificial solar conversion devices. It has been proposed that quantum...
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The Effect of 60Co γ-Irradiation on the Structure and Thermostability of Alkaline Lignin and Its Irradiation Derived Degradation Products
To elucidate the degradation mechanism of lignin treated by irradiation, alkaline lignin was used as the material treating with different dosage (0, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200 kGy). The morphology, mo...
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Open AccessIdentification of browning-related microRNAs and their targets reveals complex miRNA-mediated browning regulatory networks in Luffa cylindrica
As a non-coding and endogenous small RNA, MicroRNA (miRNA) takes a vital regulatory role in plant growth and development. Long-term storage and processing of many fruits and vegetables, including Luffa, are subje...
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Structure, Morphology, Thermostability and Irradiation-Mediated Degradation Fractions of Hemicellulose Treated with γ-Irradiation
To elucidate the physicochemical properties and degradation mechanism of hemicellulose treated with irradiation doses (from 0 to 1200 kGy), a set of experiments on hemicellulose morphology, structure, molecula...
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Open AccessLevo-tetrahydropalmatine attenuates oxaliplatin-induced mechanical hyperalgesia in mice
Common chemotherapeutic agents such as oxaliplatin often cause neuropathic pain during cancer treatment in patients. Such neuropathic pain is difficult to treat and responds poorly to common analgesics, which ...
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Open AccessIsolation of deoxynivalenol-transforming bacteria from the chicken intestines using the approach of PCR-DGGE guided microbial selection
Contamination of grains with trichothecene mycotoxins, especially deoxynivalenol (DON), has been an ongoing problem for Canada and many other countries. Mycotoxin contamination creates food safety risks, reduc...
