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Quantitative trait locus analysis of gray leaf spot resistance in the maize IBM Syn10 DH population
The exploration and dissection of a set of QTLs and candidate genes for gray leaf spot disease resistance using two fully assembled parental genomes may help expedite maize resistance breeding.
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Product Requirements Mining and Innovative Design Based on Extension Theory Using Online Review Data
Mining user requirements from online review data and utilizing them as the foundation for innovative design is a key approach to improve product functionality, meet user needs, and enhance product competitiven...
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THP9 enhances seed protein content and nitrogen-use efficiency in maize
Teosinte, the wild ancestor of maize (Zea mays subsp. mays), has three times the seed protein content of most modern inbreds and hybrids, but the mechanisms that are responsible for this trait are unknown1,2. Her...
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Cooperative control and communication of intelligent swarms: a survey
Individuals exchange information, experience and strategy based on communication. Communication is the basis for individuals to form swarms and the bridge of swarms to realize cooperative control. In this pape...
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Correction to: Modeling habitat suitability for Yunnan Snub‑nosed monkeys in Laojun Mountain National Park
The correct name of the last author should be ‘‘Tetsuro Matsuzawa’’, and not ‘‘Tetsuro Matsuzwa’’ as given in the original publication of the article.
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Modeling habitat suitability for Yunnan Snub-nosed monkeys in Laojun Mountain National Park
We provide new information on Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) behavioral ecology, contributing to future conservation efforts within the Laojun Mountain National Park. Habitat evaluation procedures...
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Open AccessHigh frequency DNA rearrangement at qγ27 creates a novel allele for Quality Protein Maize breeding
Copy number variation (CNV) is a major source of genetic variation and often contributes to phenotypic variation in maize. The duplication at the 27-kDa γ-zein locus (qγ27) is essential to convert soft endosperm ...
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Open AccessIntegrative analysis of DNA methylation, mRNAs, and small RNAs during maize embryo dedifferentiation
Maize (Zea mays) is an important model crop for transgenic studies. However, genetic transformation of maize requires embryonic calli derived from immature embryo, and the impact of utilizing tissue culture metho...
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Open AccessIdentification of miRNAs and their target genes in develo** maize ears by combined small RNA and degradome sequencing
In plants, microRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous ~22 nt RNAs that play important regulatory roles in many aspects of plant biology, including metabolism, hormone response, epigenetic control of transposable elemen...
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Comparative analysis of mesenchymal stem cells from adult mouse adipose, muscle, and fetal muscle
Recently, increasing evidence supports that adult stem cells are the part of a natural system for tissue growth and repair. This study focused on the differences of mesenchymal stem cells from adult adipose (A...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Parametric Reverse Modeling and Redesign Method of Prismatic Shapes
The objective of this study is to propose a method of parametric reverse modeling and redesign for prismatic shapes. The main structural feature levels for the parametric feature extraction were divided firstl...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Redesign Method Integrated Reverse Modeling with Deformation
As one of advanced design method, reverse engineering is being widely used in industry. A redesign method integrated reverse modeling with deformation is proposed in this paper. Since their “natural” parameter...
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Open AccessInhibition of adipogenic differentiation by myostatin is alleviated by arginine supplementation in porcine-muscle-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Porcine mesenchymal stem cells in postnatal muscle have been demonstrated to differentiate into adipocytes. This increases adipocyte number and lipid accumulation, and is thought to be the origin of intramuscu...
