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The Antimicrobial Peptide Tilapia Piscidin 4 Induced the Apoptosis of Bladder Cancer Through ERK/SIRT1/PGC-1α Signaling Pathway
Marine antimicrobial peptides have been demonstrated in numerous studies to possess anti-cancer properties. This research investigation aimed to explore the fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying the anti...
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Effect of different colored net-house conditions on life table parameters of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), on broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica)
The Diamondback moth (DBM) is one of the notorious pests of crucifers causing significant yield loss throughout the world. In order to understand how particular growing conditions for crops including selective...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Oviposition preference not necessarily predicts offspring performance in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on vegetable crops
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Open AccessOviposition preference not necessarily predicts offspring performance in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on vegetable crops
Given the new spread and potential damage of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Asia, it has become imperative to understand the development biology of this i...
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Open AccessScale-dependent contribution of host-specificity and environmental factors to wood-boring longhorn beetle community assemblage in SW China
Longhorn beetles are extremely rich wood-boring insects possessing larvae that feed on the xylem of trees and/or lianas, which have detrimental effects on plants; in turn, the hosting plants may play a fundame...
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Hispidulin Inhibits Neuroinflammation in Lipopolysaccharide-Activated BV2 Microglia and Attenuates the Activation of Akt, NF-κB, and STAT3 Pathway
Microglia, resident innate immune cells in central nervous system, regulates neuroinflammation and is associated with a variety of neuropathologies. The present study investigated the antineuroinflammatory eff...
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Development and evaluation of a storm surge warning system in Taiwan
An operational storm surge forecasting system aimed at providing warning information for storm surges has been developed and evaluated using four typhoon events. The warning system triggered by typhoon forecas...
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Open AccessThe Aggregation Pheromone of Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Revisited
Aggregations of the striped flea beetle Phyllotreta striolata on their crucifer host plants are mediated by volatiles emitted from feeding males. The male-specific sesquiterpene, (6R,7S)-himachala-9,11-diene (com...
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Bandwidth-ratio-based light-tree selection in dynamic multicast traffic grooming for optical WDM mesh networks
This paper studies the dynamic multicast traffic grooming problem in optical WDM mesh networks. A key step in dynamic multicast traffic grooming is to select a subset of exiting light-trees to support a new mu...
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Blockade of acid-sensing ion channels protects articular chondrocytes from acid-induced apoptotic injury
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are members of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel (DEG/ENaC) protein superfamily and play a critical role in acid-induced cell injury. In this study, we examined whether ...
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Open AccessInfluences of climate change on California and Nevada regions revealed by a high-resolution dynamical downscaling study
In this study, the influence of climate change to California and Nevada regions was investigated through high-resolution (4-km grid spacing) dynamical downscaling using the WRF (Weather Research & Forecasting)...
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Serum Trace Element Levels in Tuberculous Pleurisy
In this study, copper, zinc, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and iron were measured by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometry in patients with tuberculous (TB) pleurisy (n = 24) and in the c...
