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Investigating the use of environmental tableware based on the theory of planned behavior
According to the statistics of the Environmental Protection Administration in Taiwan, the average usage amount of disposable tableware is about 59,000 tons year. Disposable tableware waste always causes seriou...
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Effect of lipopolysaccharide on the hemocyte apoptosis of Eriocheir sinensis
In the present study, we investigated the possible toxicity mechanism of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extracted from Gram-negative bacteria in Eriocheir sinensis hemocytes. Apoptotic hemocytes and reactive oxygen spe...
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Self-powered piezoelectric energy harvester for bicycle
Various electronic accessories, such as on-board computers, communication devices, and wireless sensor nodes, have been installed on bicycles for several years. A powering scheme from ambient energy could avoi...
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Comparative analysis on the expression of inducible HSPs in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Heat shock proteins (HSPs), well-known in respond to various kinds of stress situations, have been widely studied in Drosophila. However, a few reports related to silkworm bombyx mori. Genetic and non-genetic fac...
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Studies on middle silkgland proteins of cocoon colour sex-limited silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Qualitative and quantitative differences in proteins expressed in the middle silkglands of male and female silkworm larvae that differ in silk colour were investigated by high resolution two-dimensional polyac...
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Analysis of bulked segregants to identify molecular markers linked with cocoon weight and cocoon shell weight in the silkworm Bombyx mori L
Two silkworm strains viz, B20 Λ (high cocoon shell ratio) and C. Nichi (low cocoon shell ratio) were sib mated for 10 generations to determine the homozygosis. Both bulked segregant analysis (BSA) and near iso...
