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Open AccessPELP1 protein and the estrogen non-genomic signaling pathway
Estrogen exerts its biological effects through two signal pathways, the genomic and non-genomic pathway, both of which contribute to cell homeostasis. The non-genomic pathway has been suggested to be important...
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Open AccessAnalysis of temperature-dependent characteristics of a 4H-SiC metal-semiconductor-metal ultraviolet photodetector
We investigate the temperature dependence of current-voltage and spectral response characteristics of a 4H-SiC metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) ultraviolet photodetector in the temperature range from room tempe...
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Open AccessReplication of Papilio maackii Ménétriés butterfly scale structural color using a magnetron sputtering method
The natural butterfly Papilio maackii Ménétriés scales were found, through scanning and transmission electron microscopy, to comprise stacks of thin layers. Replicated scales were then fabricated on a silicon sub...
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Open AccessFabrication of superhydrophobic AAO-Ag multilayer mimicking dragonfly wings
Inspired by the co-coupling of the non-smooth structure and the waxy layer inducing the hydrophobicity of dragonfly wing surface, we developed a simple and versatile method to fabricate a superhydrophobic surf...
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Open AccessRecent development in quantum communication
In this review article, we will review the recent process of quantum communications. In the past decades, there are many developments in quantum communication, for instance, quantum key distribution, quantum t...
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Open AccessNear-infrared fluorescent amphiphilic polycation wrapped magnetite nanoparticles as multimodality probes
Construction of multifunctional/multimodality nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and therapy has become an attractive area of investigation. In this report, we designed a multimodality nanoprobe for cell label...
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Open AccessProgress in research on the performance and service life of batteries membrane of new energy automotive
Batteries membrane materials are widely used in new energy automotives such as hybrid vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and pure electric vehicles. Membrane consists of two categories: fuel cell membrane (power un...
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Open AccessA bio-inspired approach for cognitive radio networks
The recent increasing interest in cognitive radio networks has motivated the study and development of new approaches capable of co** with the intrinsic challenges of this kind of network, such as dynamic spe...
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Open AccessIntegration of a statistical emulator approach with the SCE-UA method for parameter optimization of a hydrological model
Parameter optimization of a hydrological model is an indispensable process within model development and application. The lack of knowledge regarding the efficient optimization of model parameters often results...
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Open AccessCombinational biosynthesis and characterization of a fluorescent 82β-phycocyanin of Spirulina platensis
To biosynthesize fluorescent Spirulina platensis (Sp) β-phycocyanin (PC) in Escherichia coli, a BLASTP search for homologs of the cpeS gene, a chromophore lyase, was performed against the Synechocystis sp. PCC 68...
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Open AccessOmics in marine biotechnology
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Open AccessSequence analysis of the Microcystis aeruginosa FACHB-912 phytochrome gene supports positive selection in cyanobacteria
The phytochrome gene from Microcystis aeruginosa FACHB-912, isolated from algal blooms in Taihu Lake in China, was sequenced and found to code for a wavelength transition light receptor protein. The gene was comp...
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Open AccessThe effects of span-wise and chord-wise flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of micro flap**-wing
The flexibility of flap**-wing strongly affects the aerodynamic performance of Flap**-wing Micro Air Vehicle (FMAV), and the deformations in span-wise and chord-wise directions are coupled together in flig...
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Open AccessLeptomeningeal metastasis from central nervous system tumors: A study of classification and stage in the spinal canal of 58 patients
Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is caused by the spread of malignant tumor cells into the subarachnoid space. However, classification and staging of LM in the spinal canal is rare in the literature. The authors...
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Open AccessMagnetic recording of the Cenozoic oceanic crustal accretion and evolution of the South China Sea basin
We review and discuss some of the recent scientific findings made on magnetic data in the South China Sea (SCS). Magnetic anomalies bear extremely rich information on Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution. ...
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Open AccessChanges in palaeoproductivity of Genggahai Lake over the past 16 ka in the Gonghe Basin, northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Sequential samples of a 7.82-m sediment core from Genggahai Lake in the central Gonghe Basin, controlled with 12 accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C dates, have been analysed for total organic carbon (TOC) an...
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Open AccessSimultaneous estimation of genetic linkage and preferential pairing factor for a triploid population with unphased markers
Triploids, recognized to occur more frequently in natural and experimental populations of many species than previously appreciated, display important economic and biological values. Despite this, however, link...
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Open AccessPetrogenesis of Aoyougou high-silica adakite in the North Qilian orogen, NW China: Evidence for decompression melting of oceanic slab
A trondhjemitic body occurs in the Aoyougou area, the western part of the North Qilian orogen. It is geochemically characterized by high SiO2, Na2O (high Na/K), elevated Sr/Y and (La/Yb)N, positive Sr anomaly, re...
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Open AccessMolecular studies of the Medicago truncatula MtAnn3 gene involved in root hair deformation
The full-length annexin gene, MtAnn3, of Medicago truncatula was cloned by 5′ RACE. Compared with typical annexins, which contain a head domain and four homologous repeats in the conserved core domain, the MtAnn3...
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Open AccessStructural design inspired by beetle elytra and its mechanical properties
On the basis of the microstructure of the cross-section of a beetle’s elytra, three bio-inspired lightweight structures were designed and built from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic with a three-dimensi...