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Correction to: Secular trends of incidence and hospitalization cost of hip fracture in Tangshan, China
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New Chemical Constituents from Artemisia austriaca
Six compounds including the new monoterpene 5R-hydroxy-2,3,6-trimethylcyclohepta-2,6-dien-1-one (1) and the five compounds (2–6) identified as 2α,5β-dihydroxy-β-pinene (2), 4-hydroxyacetophenone (3), syringaldehy...
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Secular trends of incidence and hospitalization cost of hip fracture in Tangshan, China
We investigated the secular trends of the incidence and hospitalization cost of hip fracture in Tangshan, China. The incidence of hip fracture and the hospitalization cost were both increasing during the obser...
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Molecular cloning and characterization of a PR-5 like protein gene from Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis
Downy mildew caused by Hyaloperonospora parasitica is a serious fungal disease in non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis Makino). Pathogenesis-related 5 (PR-5) genes play an important ...
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Efficient virus-induced gene silencing in Brassica rapa using a turnip yellow mosaic virus vector
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a post-transcriptional gene silencing method used for unraveling gene functions. As an attractive alternative to mutant collections or stable transgenic plants, it has be...
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Evaluation of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China
The investigation provides the first data of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China. Ranges of gross-α and gross-β activities vary from 17 to 362 mBq/L and from 18 to 779...
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Direct measurement of B-cell receptor repertoire’s composition and variation in systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is known to be associated with polyclonal B-cell hyper-reactivity. B-cell receptor (BCR) has a central role in B-cell development, activ...
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Distribution and sources of 226Ra in groundwater of arid region
As a part of characterizing radioactivity in groundwater of the eastern Arabian Peninsula, a first systematic evaluation of 226Ra activity in groundwater indicates a wide range (0.65–203.66 mBq L−1) with average ...
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Current status and recent advances of next generation sequencing techniques in immunological repertoire
To ward off a wide variety of pathogens, the human adaptive immune system harbors a vast array of T-cell receptors (TCRs) and B-cell receptors (BCRs), collectively referred to as the immune repertoire. High-th...
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Hydrogen peroxide induces oxidative stress and the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis in RAT intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6)
In order to investigate the mechanism of apoptosis in rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6) induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), IEC-6 cells were subjected to 20 μmol/L H2O2 and cell proliferation activity was ...
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Natural radioactivity in groundwater from the south-eastern Arabian Peninsula and environmental implications
Groundwater is the most valuable resource in arid regions, and recognizing radiological criteria among other water quality parameters is essential for sustainable use. In the investigation presented here, gros...
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Chloroplast elongation factor BcEF-Tu responds to turnip mosaic virus infection and heat stress in non-heading Chinese cabbage
Eukaryotic elongation factor Tu has been implicated in responses to heat stress and viral infection. In this study, the turnip mosaic virus (TuMV)-response gene BcLRK01, which encodes a leucine-rich repeat recept...
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Copper stress induces the differential expression of microRNAs in non-heading Chinese cabbage
To gain a deep understanding of the regulatory mechanism of Cu-responsive microRNAs (miRNAs) in non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis Makino), the transcription of 10 annotated stress-in...
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Microstructure and interfacial reaction of Sn–Zn–x(Al,Ag) near-eutectic solders on Al and Cu substrates
Sn–Zn–x(Al,Ag) near-eutectic solders, namely Sn–8.3Zn–0.73Ag, Sn–8.4Zn–0.44Al and Sn–7.4Zn–0.26Al–0.68Ag (in wt%) with melting points of 200.74, 198.00 and 197.32 °C, respectively, as well as the Sn–9Zn eutect...
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Radioactivity in groundwater along the borders of Oman and UAE
Characterizing the quality and radioactivity of groundwater is vital as it represents valuable resource in arid regions. Here we present radioactivity level in groundwater collected from wells in a region alon...
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Open AccessLayered SiC Sheets: A Potential Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
The large-scale practical application of fuel cells cannot come true if the high-priced Pt-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) cannot be replaced by other efficient, low-cost and stable ...
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Seasonal variation of 129I species in the Baltic Proper
Iodine speciation plays a significant role in iodine volatilizing into atmosphere from the seas, as well as serving as a biological indicator. Despite this importance, the data on iodine species revealed incon...
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Depth profiles of 129I species in the Bothnian Sea
The Bothnian Sea which is located between Finland and Sweden represents an important source of fresh water to the Baltic Sea. We here present new data on the radioactive isotope 129I species from water samples co...
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Skeletonization of Low-Quality Characters Based on Point Cloud Model
Skeletonization of low-quality Characters (LCs) is a very difficult problem. Since only detected contours (DCs) are known, existing methods focus on how to extract skeletons only from well located real contour...
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Pyrosequencing™ analysis of the gyrB gene to differentiate bacteria responsible for diarrheal diseases
Pathogens causing acute diarrhea include a large variety of species from Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae. A method based on pyrosequencing™ was used here to differentiate bacteria commonly associated with dia...