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Open AccessA new diagnostic technique for identifying Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in intermediate snail species by examining the buccal cavity
Angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The intermediate hosts of A. cantonensis are gastropods, and snail species such as Pomacea canaliculata p...
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Open AccessExtensive disseminated cysticercosis: a case report in Yunnan province, China
Cysticercosis is spreading all over the world and it is a major health problem in most countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Extensive disseminated cysticercosis is relatively rare and fewer than 120 c...
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Nacre-inspired lightweight and high-strength AZ91D/Mg2B2O5w composites prepared by ice templating and pressureless infiltration
We developed a facile and low-cost approach to prepare lightweight and high-strength magnesium–matrix composites with a nacre-inspired laminated structure. First, lamellar Mg2B2O5 whisker (Mg2B2O5w) scaffolds wit...
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Open AccessZEB1 Regulates Multiple Oncogenic Components Involved in Uveal Melanoma Progression
Human uveal melanoma (UM) is a major ocular malignant tumor with high risk of metastasis and requires multiple oncogenic factors for progression. ZEB1 is a zinc finger E-box binding transcription factor known ...
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Effects of composition and sintering temperature on the structure and compressive property of the lamellar Al2O3–ZrO2 scaffolds prepared by freeze casting
Using 3 wt% TiO2 nanopowders as sintering aid, we prepared porous lamellar Al2O3–ZrO2 composites with an initial solid loading of 30 vol% and the Al2O3/ZrO2 weight ratios of 1:9, 3:7, 5:5, 7:3, and 9:1 by freeze ...
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Open AccessSeismic moments of Taiwan’s earthquakes evaluated from a regional broadband array
We have taken the seismic moment (Mo) values of 79 earthquakes occurring in the Taiwan region that have been published in the Global centroid-moment tensor (CMT) and regional Broadband Array in Taiwan for Seismol...
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Microsatellite Analysis of Genetic Variation and Population Genetic Differentiation in Autotetraploid and Diploid Rice
Genetic diversity and population genetic structure of autotetraploid and diploid populations of rice collected from Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, were studied based on 36 microsate...
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The Fusion Gene at the ABO-Secretor Locus (FUT2): absence in Chinese populations
The fusion gene (sefus) is a null allele of the secretor type α (1, 2) fucosyltransferase gene (FUT2) and was first found in a Japanese population. It has not yet been reported in any other ethnic population. In...
