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Longitudinal dispersion of multiple Microcystis patches in a turbulent open-channel flow
Longitudinal dispersion of multiple Microcystis patches is significant for understanding the mechanisms of Microcystis blooms in ambient waters. Presented in this paper is an analysis of multiple Microcystis patc...
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Magnetic Spectra of Soft Magnetic Composites Based on Fe-Si-Cr-B Amorphous and Carbonyl-Iron Powders
Fe–Si–Cr–B amorphous and carbonyl-iron powders insulated with phosphoric acid solution were used to prepare soft magnetic composites. The mass ratios of phosphoric acid insulation solution and the carbonyl-iro...
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A genome-wide DNA methylation analysis in peripheral blood from patients identifies risk loci associated with Graves’ orbitopathy
Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is an inflammatory orbital disease of autoimmune origin with the potential to cause severe functional and psychosocial effects. The pathogenesis has not been fully elucidated. We inves...
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Open AccessProfiling of metabolome and bacterial community dynamics in ensiled Medicago sativa inoculated without or with Lactobacillus plantarum or Lactobacillus buchneri
Using gas chromatography mass spectrometry and the PacBio single molecule with real-time sequencing technology (SMRT), we analyzed the detailed metabolomic profiles and microbial community dynamics involved in...
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Open AccessEpitaxial growth of iridate pyrochlore Nd2Ir2O7 films
Epitaxial films of the pyrochlore Nd2Ir2O7 have been grown on (111)-oriented yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates by off-axis sputtering followed by post-growth annealing. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results d...
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Anomalously Weak Cooper Pair-breaking by Exchange Energy in Ferromagnet/Superconductor Bilayers
We report the superconducting transition temperature T c versus thickness d F of Ferromagnet...
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Open AccessSynergistic effects of glycated chitosan with high-intensity focused ultrasound on suppression of metastases in a syngeneic breast tumor model
Stimulation of the host immune system is crucial in cancer treatment. In particular, nonspecific immunotherapies, when combined with other traditional therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy, may induce i...
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Normative curves of fetal nasal bone length for the ethnic Chinese population
The purpose of this study is to determine the association between fetal nasal bone length (NBL) and gestational age (GA), biparietal diameter (BPD) and head circumference (HC) in women undergoing prenatal asse...
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Geographical and plant genotype effects on the formation of arbuscular mycorrhiza in Avena sativa and Avena nuda at different soil depths
We have examined the influence of host plant genotype and geographical characters on the vertical distribution pattern of arbuscular mycorrhiza associated with Avena. The degree of colonization of oat roots at di...
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Switching of domains and domain walls in Fe50Mn50/Ni81Fe19 bilayers with non-180° ferromagnetic domains
We have studied FeMn/Ni81Fe19 bilayers using vectorial vibrating-sample magnetometry (VSM) and the magnetooptic-indicator-film (MOIF) technique and observed stationary antiferromagnetic (AF) domain walls througho...
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Correction/mutation of acid α-D-glucosidase gene by modified single-stranded oligonucleotides: in vitro and in vivo studies
Deficiency in acid α-D-glucosidase results in Pompe's disease. Modified single-stranded oligonucleotide (ODN) was designed to correct the acid α-D-glucosidase gene with a C1935 → A (Asp → Glu) point mutation whic...
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Se-mediated domain-domain communication in Band 3 of human erythrocytes
Na2SeO3 could affect the anion flux of Band 3 of inside-out erythrocyte membrane vesicles (IOVs). Such effect was believed to be based on the interaction of SH groups of Band 3 with Na2SeO3. This effect could be ...
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Transmembrane Ca2+ gradient is essential for high anion transport activity of human erythrocytes
The role of a transmembrane Ca2+ gradient in anion transport by Band 3 of human resealed erythrocyte ghosts has been studied. The results show that a transmembrane Ca2+ gradient is essential for the conformation ...
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Effect of transmembrane Ca2+ gradient on the coupling of β-adrenergic receptors and adenylyl cyclase
In order to investigate the effect of transmembrane Ca2+ gradient on Gs mediated coupling of β-AR and adenylyl cyclase, β-AR from duck erythrocytes and Gs and adenylyl cyclase from bovine brain cortices were co-r...
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Transmembrane Ca2+ gradient and function of membrane proteins
This review will focus on the recent advance in the study of effect of transmembrane Ca2+ gradient on the function of membrane proteins. It consits of two parts: 1. Transmembrane Ca2+ gradient and sarcoplasmic re...
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Fluorescence study on transmembrane Ca2+ gradient-mediated conformation changes of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase
The conformational states of Ca2+-ATPase in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) vesicles with or without a thousand-fold transmembrane Ca2+ gradient have been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy and fluorescence quenchi...
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Divalent cation and lipid-protein interactions of biomembranes
Divalent cations play an important role in the functions of biomembranes. This review deals with three topics: (1) Mg2+-mediated change in physical state of phospholipid induces conformation and activity change o...