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Open AccessGallo** Vibration Monitoring of Overhead Transmission Lines by Chirped FBG Array
A distributed online fiber sensing system based on the phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometer (Φ-OTDR) enhanced by the drawing tower fiber Bragg grating (FBG) array is presented and investigated exp...
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Recycling of SLC38A1 to the plasma membrane by DSCR3 promotes acquired temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a primary brain tumor with devastating prognosis. Although the O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) leads to inherent temozolomide (TMZ) resistance, approximately half of...
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PLOD1 acts as a tumor promoter in glioma via activation of the HSF1 signaling pathway
Procollagen-lysine, 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 1 (PLOD1) is a collagen-related lysyl hydroxylase and its prognostic value in glioma patients was verified. However, its biological function in glioma has yet t...
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Theoretical investigations on the density, detonation performance and stability of fluorinated hexanitroadamantanes
Cage compounds such as hexanitroadamantane (HNA) and hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW, CL-20) constitute an important category of energetic compounds owing to the strained compact cage structure. Introducti...
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Robust multiview feature selection via view weighted
In recent years, combining the multiple views of data to perform feature selection has been popular. As the different views are the descriptions from different angles of the same data, the abundant information...
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Open AccessA rare case of acute promyelocytic leukemia with ider(17)(q10)t(15;17)(q22;q21) and favorable outcome
Chromosomal rearrangements in addition to t(15;17) have been reported in 25-40% of APL patients, with a large predominance of trisomy 8. Other abnormalities are far less frequent, particularly as ider(17), and...
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The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor
Modern tomatoes have narrow genetic diversity limiting their improvement potential. We present a tomato pan-genome constructed using genome sequences of 725 phylogenetically and geographically representative a...
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Open AccessHelicobacter pylori infection associated with an increased risk of colorectal adenomatous polyps in the Chinese population
Gastric Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is linked with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric malignancy. This study aims to investigate the association of gastric H. pylori with colorectal adenomat...
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Open AccessMaMADS2 repression in banana fruits modifies hormone synthesis and signalling pathways prior to climacteric stage
While the role of ethylene in fruit ripening has been widely studied, the contributions of additional plant hormones are less clear. Here we examined the interactions between the transcription factor MaMADS2-b...
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A geometrical path planning method for unmanned aerial vehicle in 2D/3D complex environment
This paper presents a geometrical path planning method, and it can help unmanned aerial vehicle to find a collision-free path in two-dimensional and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) complex environment quickly. F...
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Open AccessHigh-resolution spatiotemporal transcriptome map** of tomato fruit development and ripening
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an established model for studying fruit biology; however, most studies of tomato fruit growth and ripening are based on homogenized pericarp, and do not consider the internal tiss...
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Open AccessGenome re-sequencing reveals the history of apple and supports a two-stage model for fruit enlargement
Human selection has reshaped crop genomes. Here we report an apple genome variation map generated through genome sequencing of 117 diverse accessions. A comprehensive model of apple speciation and domesticatio...
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Open AccessDraft genome of spinach and transcriptome diversity of 120 Spinacia accessions
Spinach is an important leafy vegetable enriched with multiple necessary nutrients. Here we report the draft genome sequence of spinach (Spinacia oleracea, 2n=12), which contains 25,495 protein-coding genes. The ...
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Open AccessThe draft genome of whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1, a global crop pest, provides novel insights into virus transmission, host adaptation, and insecticide resistance
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is among the 100 worst invasive species in the world. As one of the most important crop pests and virus vectors, B. tabaci causes substantial crop losses and p...
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Open AccessDe novo and comparative transcriptome analysis of cultivated and wild spinach
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is an economically important green leafy vegetable crop. In this study, we performed deep transcriptome sequencing for nine spinach accessions: three from cultivated S. oleracea, th...
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Light Quality Regulates Lateral Root Development in Tobacco Seedlings by Shifting Auxin Distributions
Light is an important environmental regulator of diverse growth and developmental processes in plants. However, the mechanisms by which light quality regulates root growth are poorly understood. We analyzed la...
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Open AccessThe genome of the stress-tolerant wild tomato species Solanum pennellii
Björn Usadel and colleagues report the genome sequence of the wild tomato species Solanum pennellii. The authors identify genes important for stress tolerance, metabolism and fruit maturation and suggest that tra...
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The PH gene determines fruit acidity and contributes to the evolution of sweet melons
Taste has been the subject of human selection in the evolution of agricultural crops, and acidity is one of the three major components of fleshy fruit taste, together with sugars and volatile flavour compounds...
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Open AccessThe draft genome of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and resequencing of 20 diverse accessions
Zhangjun Fei and colleagues report the draft genome of a Chinese elite watermelon inbred line 97103 and resequencing of 20 diverse accessions that represent the three subspecies of Citrullus lunatus. Comparative ...
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Syndecan-1 expression in human glioma is correlated with advanced tumor progression and poor prognosis
Syndecan-1 has been implicated in tumorigenesis and progression of various human malignancies. Recent studies have demonstrated that syndecan-1 may have a different function and biological activity depending o...
