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Inhibition activity of tomato endophyte Bacillus velezensis FQ-G3 against postharvest Botrytis cinerea
Grey mold, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is a widespread and harmful disease of tomato. Biocontrol agents derived from endophytic bacteria are known to hold great potential for inhibition of phytopathogen. We condu...
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Open AccessAssociation of sarcopenia with osteoporosis in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) present a higher tendency to develop sarcopenia and osteoporosis compared with the normal population. Currently, osteoporosis screening has been frequently performed...
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Imagination-based loving-kindness meditation and focused attention meditation temporarily enhance responses to pain in different ways: an ERP study
Imagination-based loving-kindness meditation (ibLKM), a new method that combines blessing and imagination developed from the scriptures of Zhiyi, has recently been proposed. The current study aims to examine o...
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of homeobox genes in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici
Tomato fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, is a widespread disease occurring in majority of tomato cultivation areas worldwide. Homeobox transcription factor-encoding genes play a vita...
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Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein ratio associates with higher all-cause mortality and new onset cardiovascular events in peritoneal dialysis patients
Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein ratio (NHR), a new inflammatory marker, is associated with poor clinical prognosis. However, the correlation of NHR and adverse outcomes in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patie...
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Imagination-Based Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation: A New Meditation Method Developed from Chinese Buddhism
Many loving-kindness and compassion meditation methods used in psychological research are derived from Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism. Zhiyi (智顗), a representative figure of Chinese Buddhism, proposed a differ...
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Open AccessBioactivities evaluation of an endophytic bacterial strain Bacillus velezensis JRX-YG39 inhabiting wild grape
Botrytis cinerea can cause serious disease on lots of plant hosts during growth and postharvest storage. Biocontrol is known to be eco-friendly methods to control pathogens. Plant endophytic bacteria are generall...
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Bringing Stories to Life in 1001 Nights: A Co-creative Text Adventure Game Using a Story Generation Model
How can the stories we tell be turned from abstractions in our own minds into concrete elements in a digital environment that we can interact with? To immerse everyday storytelling into digital interactions, w...
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Polymorphism of DEFA in Chinese Han population with IgA nephropathy
Our recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) had discovered a new locus at 8p23 (rs2738048) associated with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in Chinese Han patients, implicating the DEFA gene family within this locus as...
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Genome-wide identification of laccase gene family in three Phytophthora species
Phytophthora spp. is a primary pathogen in oomycete, causing economically and environmentally devastating epidemics of plants. Laccases have been found in all domains of life but have not...
