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Reconstruction method with twisting measurement and compensation for shape sensing of flexible robots
Flexible robots can reach a target treatment part with a complex shape and zigzagging path in a limited space owing to the advantages of a highly flexible structure and high accuracy. Thus, research of the sha...
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Open AccessBotulinum neurotoxin A ameliorates depressive-like behavior in a reserpine-induced Parkinson’s disease mouse model via suppressing hippocampal microglial engulfment and neuroinflammation
Depression is one of the common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In the clinic, botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) has been used to treat depression. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms u...
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Open AccessMeasuring of strain parameters reflects changes of right ventricular function before and after thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Strain parameters on speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) have been proposed as effective indexes for evaluating right ventricular (RV) function. This pilot study investigated the role of STE-derived strain...
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Open AccessBoth Conifer II and Gnetales are characterized by a high frequency of ancient mitochondrial gene transfer to the nuclear genome
Mitochondrial gene transfer/loss is common in land plants, and therefore the fate of missing mitochondrial genes has attracted more and more attention. The gene content of gymnosperm mitochondria varies greatl...
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Open AccessThe complete mitochondrial genome of Taxus cuspidata (Taxaceae): eight protein-coding genes have transferred to the nuclear genome
Gymnosperms represent five of the six lineages of seed plants. However, most sequenced plant mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been generated for angiosperms, whereas mitogenomic sequences have been gen...
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Correction to: Study on the Liquid Phase Oxidation of p-Tert-butyltoluene Over Ni/NaY
In the original version of this article, the corresponding author information was incorrect. This has been corrected with this erratum. The correct corresponding author is Dr. Jiang-Quan Ma.
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Study on the Liquid Phase Oxidation of p-Tert-butyltoluene Over Ni/NaY
Metal-modified molecular sieves (MNaY, M = Ni, Co, Cu) have been synthesized by the impregnation method, these catalysts were used for the study of liquid phase oxidation of p-tert-butyltoluene (PTBT) to synthesi...
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Open AccessInhibition of STAT3- and MAPK-dependent PGE2 synthesis ameliorates phagocytosis of fibrillar β-amyloid peptide (1-42) via EP2 receptor in EMF-stimulated N9 microglial cells
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-involved neuroinflammatory processes are prevalent in several neurological conditions and diseases. Amyloid burden is correlated with the activation of E-prostanoid (EP) 2 receptors by PGE
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Influence of pH, inorganic anions, and dissolved organic matter on the photolysis of antimicrobial triclocarban in aqueous systems under simulated sunlight irradiation
The photolysis of the antimicrobial triclocarban (TCC) in aqueous systems under simulated sunlight irradiation was studied. The effects of several abiotic parameters, including solution pH, initial TCC concent...
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Genome-wide profiling of untranslated regions by paired-end ditag sequencing reveals unexpected transcriptome complexity in yeast
The identification of structural and functional elements encoded in a genome is a challenging task. Although the transcriptome of budding yeast has been extensively analyzed, the boundaries and untranslated r...
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Occurrence, distribution, and multi-phase partitioning of triclocarban and triclosan in an urban river receiving wastewater treatment plants effluent in China
Occurrence, distribution, spatial and seasonal variations, and partitioning between aqueous phase and suspended particulate matters (SPM) of triclocarban (TCC) and triclosan (TCS) in **aoqing River, which rece...
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Open AccessSpin memristive magnetic tunnel junctions with CoO-ZnO nano composite barrier
The spin memristive devices combining memristance and tunneling magnetoresistance have promising applications in multibit nonvolatile data storage and artificial neuronal computing. However, it is a great chal...
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Carex tenuirostrata (Cyperaceae), a new species of section Confertiflorae from Zhejiang, China
Carex tenuirostrata, a new species of C. sect. Confertiflorae, is described from **yang and Putuo counties of Zhejiang province, China. It is morphologically similar to C. pseudodispalata, but ...
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Effects of 1,1,1-trichloroethane on enzymatic activity and bacterial community in anaerobic microcosm form sequencing batch reactors
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (TCA), a major organic and groundwater contaminant, has very strong toxic effects on humans, plants and microorganisms. Effects of TCA on enzymatic activity and microbial diversity were i...
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Optimal Error Estimates of the Legendre Tau Method for Second-Order Differential Equations
In this paper, we prove that the Legendre tau method has the optimal rate of convergence in L 2-norm, H 1-norm and H 2-norm for one-dimensio...
