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Antibiotics of Pseudomonas protegens FD6 are essential for biocontrol activity
Pseudomonas protegens (formerly Pseudomonas fluorescens) FD6, which was isolated from the canola rhizosphere, is a biocontrol agent that protects against the fungal pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Monilinia fructi...
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Carbon nanotube-reinforced aluminum matrix composites enhanced by grain refinement and in situ precipitation
Carbon nanotubes-reinforced aluminum matrix (CNTs/Al) composites possess wide application prospects in many fields, and how to achieve a high performance is always a research hot spot. In this study, a novel h...
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Open Accessp62/SQSTM1 enhances breast cancer stem-like properties by stabilizing MYC mRNA
Aberrant p62 overexpression has been implicated in breast cancer development. Here, we found that p62 expression was elevated in breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs), including CD44+CD24− fractions, mammospheres, ALD...
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Dietary luteolin activates browning and thermogenesis in mice through an AMPK/PGC1α pathway-mediated mechanism
Two brown-like adipocytes, including classical brown adipocytes from brown adipose tissues and beige cells from white adipose tissues, regulate thermogenesis. The developmental and functional induction of brow...
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Nonlinear Dynamic Characteristics and Optimal Control of Giant Magnetostrictive Laminated Plate Subjected to In-plane Stochastic Excitation
In this paper, nonlinear dynamic characteristics and optimal control of giant magnetostrictive laminated plate (GMLP) subjected to in-plane stochastic excitation were studied. Von del Pol nonlinear item was in...
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Intergeneric hybridization between Elachanthemum intricatum (Franch.) Ling et Ling and Opisthopappus taihangensis (Y. Ling) C. Shih
Intergeneric hybridizations were produced between Elachanthemum intricatum (Franch.) Ling et Ling and Opisthopappus taihangensis (Y. Ling) C. Shih without emasculation. About 12 and 16 % seed settings were obtain...
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Chrysanthemum genetic resources and related genera of Chrysanthemum collected in China
Chrysanthemum is one of the most important and popular ornamentals over the world. Breeding of new pedigrees depends mainly on conventional crossing. Chrysanthemum genetic resources were categorized into three...
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Context-dependent style curvature in Kosteletzkya virginica (Malvaceae) offers reproductive assurance under unpredictable pollinator environments
Delayed selfing is a reproductive strategy that can increase mating opportunities and provide reproductive assurance in the absence of pollinators. When external pollination fails to occur in the herbaceous pe...
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Genetic diversity of avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus strains isolated in China between 1995 and 2004
Twenty-six avian infectious bronchitis (IB) viruses (IBV) were isolated from outbreaks in chickens in China between 1995 and 2004. They were characterized by comparison with twenty-six Chinese reference strain...
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A New Approach of Lateral RF MEMS Switch
This paper presents a novel lateral series microwave switch fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate with a finite ground coplanar waveguide (FGCPW) configuration which is laterally actuated by the...
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Photosynthetic Responses of Four Hosta Cultivars to Shade Treatments
The effects of shade on the gas exchange of four Hosta cultivars were determined under differing irradiances (5, 30, 50, and 100 % of full irradiance) within pots. Irradiance saturation ranged between 400–800 μmo...
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Optical Switch Using Draw-Bridge Micromirror for Large Array Crossonnects
This paper reports the design, fabrication, and testing of a draw-bridge micromirror and to be integrated a monolithic 4×4 optical crossconnect (OXC) having dimensions about 4 mm × 4 mm. The OXC is composed of...
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Open AccessCAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene is related to age at diagnosis of prostate cancer and response to endocrine therapy, but not to prostate cancer risk
The length of the polymorphic CAG repeat in the N-terminal of the androgen receptor (AR) gene is inversely correlated with the transactivation function of the AR. Some studies have indicated that short CAG rep...
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INAA of elemental contents in fingernails of esophageal cancer patients
Fingernails of pathologically diagnosed normal people, light esophageal epitheliosis patients, severe esophageal epitheliosis patients and esophageal cancer patients were irradiated and their elemental content...
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An Investigation on Metal Cutting Dynamics and Its Optimum Control Based on Modern Control Theory
On the basis of previous works, general problems of optimizing metal cutting process are further discussed. The prerequisite for the optimum control of the metal cutting process is to seek out the dynamic char...
