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Autonomous underwater vehicle visual enhancement using area-to-point kriging and multi-color spaces embedding
Visual perception is a crucial component of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), enabling them to acquire image information of the underwater environment, recognize target objects, and achieve autonomous con...
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Open AccessIdentification and analysis of UGT genes associated with triterpenoid saponin in soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.)
Soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi) is an economically important multifunctional tree species. Triterpenoid saponins have many functions in soapberry. However, the types of uridine diphosphate (UDP) glucosyltransferas...
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A comprehensive survey on image dehazing for different atmospheric scattering models
Image dehazing techniques are widely used in complex outdoor environments and are commonly categorized based on learning mechanisms. However, the imaging mechanism reveals the reasons for the degradation of ha...
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Semi-supervised dehazing network using multiple scattering model and fuzzy image prior
In haze scenes, light is scattered and absorbed thus affecting the acquisition of information. However, existing image enhancement methods have limited capabilities and it is challenging to truly eliminate haz...
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Semi-Supervised image dehazing network
A semi-supervised image dehazing network was proposed which consists of the supervised branch and the unsupervised branch. In the supervision branch, the encoding–decoding neural network is used as the network...
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Altered sucrose metabolism and plant growth in transgenic Populus tomentosa with altered sucrose synthase PtSS3
Improvement of wood quality is an important focus of forest genetics and breeding research. Sucrose synthase (SS) catalyzes the reaction of sucrose and uridine diphosphate into uridine diphosphate glucose and ...
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Genome-wide analysis of the poplar NF-Y gene family and its expression in floral bud development of Populus tomentosa
The NF-Y gene family was identified and characterized in Populus trichocarpa by genome-wide analysis. Expression of PtoNF-Y was analyzed during floral bud development in Populus tomentosa.
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Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses of Populus section Leuce using complete chloroplast genome sequences
Species of Populus section Leuce are distributed throughout most parts of the Northern Hemisphere and have important economic and ecological significance. However, due to frequent hybridization within Leuce, the ...
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Open AccessA Global View of Transcriptome Dynamics During Male Floral Bud Development in Populus tomentosa
To obtain a comprehensive overview of the dynamic transcriptome during male floral bud development in Populus tomentosa, high-throughput RNA-seq was conducted during eight flowering-related stages. Among the 109,...
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Parametric Design and Motion Characteristics Analysis of Elliptical Gear
According to the meshing principle of elliptical gear, focusing on the design of elliptical gear tooth profile, an example is given to elaborate the design process of elliptical gear detailedly. The eccentrici...
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Open AccessDynamic transcriptomic analysis of the early response of female flowers of Populus alba × P. glandulosa to pollination
Pollination is an important event in plant sexual reproduction, and post-pollination response is an essential process for reproduction. Populus alba × P. glandulosa is used widely in scientific research, especial...
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A comprehensive gene network for fine tuning floral development in poplar
Herbaceous model species, especially Arabidopsis has provided a wealth of information about the genes involved in floral induction and development of inflorescences and flowers. While the genus Populus is an impo...
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Open AccessDynamic changes in the transcriptome of Populus hopeiensis in response to abscisic acid
Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a fundamental role in plant response and adaptation to abiotic stresses, such as drought, high salinity and low temperature. Populus hopeiensis exhibits exceptional tolerance to water-de...
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Open AccessThe heterogeneity of islet autoantibodies and the progression of islet failure in type 1 diabetic patients
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous in many facets. The patients suffered from type 1 diabetes present several levels of islet function as well as variable number and type of islet-specific autoantibodie...
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Overexpression of AtAP1M3 regulates flowering time and floral development in Arabidopsis and effects key flowering-related genes in poplar
APETALA1 plays a crucial role in the transition from vegetative to reproductive phase and in floral development. In this study, to determine the effect of AP1 expression on flowering time...
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Expression profiling of NBS-encoding genes in a triploid white poplar
To better understand disease resistance genes in white poplars, a total of 74 resistance gene homologs (RGHs) with a nucleotide-binding site (NBS) were investigated from the Populus trichocarpa genome, and the ex...
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Identification and expression analysis of APETALA1 homologues in poplar
APETALA1 plays a crucial role in floral transition from vegetative to reproductive phase and in flower development. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of AP1 homologues in poplar was perform...
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Identification of glutathione S-transferase genes responding to pathogen infestation in Populus tomentosa
Stem blister canker, caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, is becoming the most serious disease of poplar in China. The molecular basis of the poplar in response to stem blister canker is not well understood. To rev...
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Open AccessStudy of seed hair growth in Populus tomentosa, an important character of female floral bud development
Poplar seed hair is an environmental annoyance in northern China due to its abundance and widespread airborne distribution after maturation. The morphogenesis and molecular mechanisms of its development are no...
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Analysis of promoter activity of PtDrl02 gene in white poplars
To determine the transcriptional activity of the promoter of Populus TIR (Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain)-encoding PtDrl02 gene in perennial plants, β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene expression driven by PtDrl02 pro...
