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Open AccessHydrogen Production Came from Catalytic Reforming of Volatiles Generated by Waste-Plastic Pyrolysis Over Sepiolite-Based Catalysts
Several sepiolite-based catalysts have been prepared and investigated for pyrolytic H2 production from a post-consumer mixture of residual plastics. The experimental installation involved a two-stage reaction sys...
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Open AccessOncolytic adenovirus coding for shedding-resistant MICA enhances immune responses against tumors
Cancer immunotherapies strive to overcome tumor-induced immune suppression and activate antitumor immune responses. Although cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play a pivotal role in this process, natural killer (...
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Evidence for auroral influence on Jupiter’s nitrogen and oxygen chemistry revealed by ALMA
The localized delivery of new long-lived species to Jupiter’s stratosphere by comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1994 opened a window to constrain Jovian chemistry and dynamics by monitoring the evolution of their vert...
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Influence of NaCl on Magnetic Properties of MgFe2O4 Nanoparticles Synthesized by Gel Combustion
The effect of sodium chloride (NaCl) on the magnetism of nanopowders of the spinel ferrite (MgFe2O4) produced using a salt-assisted solution combustion synthesis was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis...
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Seeking the best Weather Research and Forecasting model performance: an empirical score approach
Weather forecasting, especially snowfall prediction, was critical in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where the accuracy of the predictions was of key importance for the planning of the different Olympic events. It w...
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How good is the OpenPOWER architecture for high-performance CPU-oriented weather forecasting applications?
Performance, i.e., execution times, is one of the most important features of HPC software, but energy consumption is also growing in importance if we intend to extend application to Exascale. This is the case ...
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An intense thermospheric jet on Titan
The presence of winds in Titan’s lower and middle atmosphere has been determined by a variety of techniques, including direct measurements from the Huygens Probe1 over 0–150 km; Doppler shifts of molecular spectr...
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles: photocatalytic activity of powders and thin films
A simple, rapid, and effective synthesis methodology for the preparation of high-performance TiO2 nanoparticles and thin films by combining colloidal sol-gel and microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis was deve...
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Open AccessCrosstalk between NRF2 and HIPK2 shapes cytoprotective responses
Homeodomain interacting protein kinase-2 (HIPK2) is a member of the HIPK family of stress-responsive kinases that modulates cell growth, apoptosis, proliferation and development. HIPK2 has several well-charact...
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Asparagus macrorrhizus Pedrol, Regalado et López-Encina, an endemic species from Spain in extreme extinction risk, is a valuable genetic resource for asparagus breeding
Asparagus maritimus is a species distributed in sandy soils along the Mediterranean coast. It has been reported as salt tolerant and resistant to rust. The wild asparagus species are a ve...
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The status of intensive care medicine research and a future agenda for very old patients in the ICU
The “very old intensive care patients” (abbreviated to VOPs; greater than 80 years old) are probably the fastest expanding subgroup of all intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Up until recently most ICU physici...
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Open AccessActivation of myeloid and endothelial cells by CD40L gene therapy supports T-cell expansion and migration into the tumor microenvironment
CD40 is an interesting target in cancer immunotherapy due to its ability to stimulate T-helper 1 immunity via maturation of dendritic cells and to drive M2 to M1 macrophage differentiation. Pancreatic cancer h...
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Application of thermal analysis for evaluating the digestion of microwave pre-treated sewage sludge
The effect of microwave pre-treatment (MwP) on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge was studied by means of thermal analysis and evolved gas analysis. The effect of the pre-treatment at low energy input (<1000...
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Adenovirus coxsackie adenovirus receptor-mediated binding to human erythrocytes does not preclude systemic transduction
There is great skepticism in the capability of adenovirus vectors and oncolytic adenoviruses to reach specific organs or tumors upon systemic administration. Besides antibodies, the presence of CAR (coxsackie ...
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Production of “super-males” of asparagus by anther culture and its detection with SSR-ESTs
Anther culture is used to develop asparagus “super-male” (di-haploids) in asparagus, which can be used to develop “all-male” varieties, by crossing them with suitable females; their progenies will be formed on...
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Study of the somaclonal variation produced by different methods of polyploidization in Asparagus officinalis L.
Polyploid plants have been induced in different Asparagus officinalis L. breeding programs in order to obtain plants with improved agronomical traits, such as large spear diameter or segregation ratios with a hig...
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Micropropagation of wild species of the genus Asparagus L. and their interspecific hybrids with cultivated A. officinalis L., and verification of genetic stability using EST-SSRs
An efficient micropropagation method for asparagus species was developed in this study. The method allows the fast cloning of the elite genotypes from different asparagus species and the interspecific hybrids...
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Open AccessEHMTI-0334. Chronic migraine in young age: clinical characteristics in a prospective chronic migraine registry
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Open AccessEHMTI-0187. A novel ATP1A2 mutation in a case of familial hemiplegic migraine with especially severe attacks
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The combination of i-leader truncation and gemcitabine improves oncolytic adenovirus efficacy in an immunocompetent model
Adenovirus (Ad) i-leader protein is a small protein of unknown function. The C-terminus truncation of the i-leader protein increases Ad release from infected cells and cytotoxicity. In the current study, we us...
