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Simulated nitrogen deposition increased herbivore resistance and competitive ability of an invasive plant species over a native co-occurring congeneric species
The deposition of atmospheric nitrogen has increased globally and interfered with plant growth and development. However, only a few studies have examined the influence of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on pla...
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Effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on the ecophysiological responses of Populus bei**gensis and P. cathayana under intra- and interspecific competition
High N deposition has been recognized as a major factor influencing plant-plant interactions. We aim to discover whether N deposition could affect competitive relationships between poplars to predict threats p...
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Trade Credit and Buyer Financing
This study investigates trade credit and early payment financing in a three-party supply chain consisting of a manufacturer, a capital-constrained distributor, and a retail platform. The manufacturer or the pl...
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Mutational spectrum and novel candidate genes in Chinese children with sporadic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Approximately 10–20% of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) fail to respond to steroid therapy. NS is divided into steroid-sensitive NS (SSNS) and steroid-resistant NS (SRNS). Over 45 recessive an...
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Open AccessEvolutionary changes in growth, regrowth and carbohydrate storage in an invasive plant
We hypothesized that due to the absence of specialist herbivores in introduced ranges, invasive plants have evolved decreased allocation to carbohydrate storage for regrowth ability and as a consequence alloca...
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Interleukin-35 (IL-35) inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes isolated from mice with collagen-induced arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disorder of the joints that affects 0.5–1 % of adults. Excessive growth of the fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) promotes hyperplasia of synovial tissues and cause...
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Comparison of High Hydrostatic Pressure, High-PressureCarbon Dioxide and High-Temperature Short-Time Processing on Quality of Mulberry Juice
Changes of microbial, physicochemical and sensory properties of mulberry juice processed by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) (500 MPa/5 min), high-pressure carbon dioxide (HPCD) (15 MPa/55 °C/10 min), and high-...
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Open AccessEnemies lost: parallel evolution in structural defense and tolerance to herbivory of invasive Jacobaea vulgaris
According to the Shifting Defense Hypothesis, invasive plants should trade-off their costly quantitative defense to cheaper qualitative defense and growth due to the lack of natural specialist enemies and the ...
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Effects of Anti-browning Combinations of Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide on the Quality of Banana Smoothies
The effects of 0.2 % ascorbic acid + 0.2 % citric acid (AA + CA), 0.2 % ascorbic acid + 0.2 % citric acid + N2 (AA + CA + N2) and 0.2 % ascorbic acid + 0.2 % citric acid + CO2 (AA + CA + CO2) on the quality of ba...
