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Chapter and Conference Paper
Broaden Your Positives: A General Rectification Approach for Novel Class Discovery
Novel category discovery (NCD), which is a challenging and emerging task, aims to cluster unlabelled instances with knowledge information transferred from labelled ones. A majority of recent state-of-the-art m...
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Open AccessConstructing chemical stable 4-carboxyl-quinoline linked covalent organic frameworks via Doebner reaction for nanofiltration
Covalent linkages are the key component of covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The development of stable and functional linkages is essential to expand the COFs family and broaden their application prospects. ...
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Open AccessAge-related changes in neuroinflammation and prepulse inhibition in offspring of rats treated with Poly I:C in early gestation
Maternal immune activation (MIA) during gestation can increase the later risk of schizophrenia in adult offspring. Neuroinflammation is believed to underlie this process. Postmortem brain studies have found ch...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Analysis of Monopoly Power in China’s Civil Aviation Industry
Market-oriented reform of aviation industry is always a field that deserves research. The analysis of monopoly power in China’s civil aviation industry is the precondition of reforms. This chapter measures the...
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Occurrence and human exposure of parabens and their chlorinated derivatives in swimming pools
As an emerging group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, parabens have attracted growing attention due to their potential effects on human health. In the present study, the occurrence and distribution of eight ...
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Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in urban soil in Bei**g and Shanghai, China
The recycling of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation and road cleaning is an important strategy to minimize water scarcity in megacities. However, little is known regarding the potential accumulation of antibi...
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Open AccessSynthesis of magnetic metal-organic framework (MOF) for efficient removal of organic dyes from water
A novel, simple and efficient strategy for fabricating a magnetic metal-organic framework (MOF) as sorbent to remove organic compounds from simulated water samples is presented and tested for removal of methyl...
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Open AccessSelective separation of polychlorinated naphthalene (PCNs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in soil matrices
A method for the selective separation of polychlorinated naphthalene (PCNs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in complex matrices was developed. In the present study, the type ...
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Investigation of Fluoroquinolones, Sulfonamides and Macrolides in Long-Term Wastewater Irrigation Soil in Tian**, China
Fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides and macrolides were analyzed in soil samples collected from suburban areas in Tian**, China. Fluoroquinolones were the predominant class of antibiotics. The mean total concentra...
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Perfluorinated Compounds in Surface Water and Organisms from Baiyangdian Lake in North China: Source Profiles, Bioaccumulation and Potential Risk
The concentrations of 16 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were measured in surface water and organisms from Baiyangdian Lake. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, and perfluorobutanoic ...
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Pilot Investigation of Perfluorinated Compounds in River Water, Sediment, Soil and Fish in Tian**, China
Detectable PFCs could be found in all samples. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was the major PFC in river water, while perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was dominant in sediment and were 17- to 153-fold higher th...
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Assessment of Synthetic Musk Fragrances in Seven Wastewater Treatment Plants of Bei**g, China
Seven typical synthetic musks were measured in influents, effluents and sewage sludge from seven wastewater treatment plants of Bei**g in three seasons. Galaxolide and tonalide were the dominant musks, and th...
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Evaluation of perfluorinated compounds in seven wastewater treatment plants in Bei**g urban areas
The presence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in seven major wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Bei**g was investigated in the current study. We detected nine PFCs in all the wastewater and sludge sampl...
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Preparation of amino-modified titanate nanotubes and its striking adsorption ability to duplex DNA
In this study, amino-modified titanate nanotubes (NH2-TNs) were prepared and used to adsorb duplex DNA. Macroscopic complexes between DNA and NH2-TNs were observed. The uptake of DNA by NH2-TNs was very fast; equ...
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and other fluorochemicals in viscera and muscle of farmed pigs and chickens in Bei**g, China
Eleven perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were determined in tissue samples from farmed pigs and chickens (n=143) that were purchased in Bei**g in March 2009. The total PFCs mean concentration was the highest in pi...
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Perfluorinated compounds in milk, milk powder and yoghurt purchased from markets in China
The exposure to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) through the diet for humans is of great concern. Among the diet, dairy products are in great demand. This paper reports the study on the levels of 9 perfluorinat...
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Solid-phase extraction of sulfonylurea herbicides from water samples with single-walled carbon nanotubes disk
This study presents a new, easily made and practical solid-phase extraction disk, a single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) disk. The properties of the disk were evaluated by extracting large volumes of aqueou...
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An improved ion chromatographic method for determination of trace levels of perchlorate in environmental water
An improved ion chromatographic (IC) method was developed to determine trace levels of perchlorate in environmental water samples. Perchlorate was separated in the hydroxide selective column IonPac AS16 using ...
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A liquid–liquid extraction technique for phthalate esters with water-soluble organic solvents by adding inorganic salts
In the presence of inorganic salts, the mixture solution of some water-soluble organic solvents and water can form two clearly separated phases. One is the organic solvent rich phase, the other is the water ri...
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A Novel Simplified Column-Switching Technique for the Determination of Traces of Bromate in High Concentration Matrices
The column-switching technique has been widely used to determine trace level ions in the presence of high concentration matrix. A novel simplified column-switching method is proposed where bromate (as a model ...
