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Open AccessIntegrated genome-wide association and transcriptomic analysis to identify receptor kinase genes to stripe rust resistance in wheat germplasm from southwestern China
Stripe rust of wheat, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most important diseases of wheat worldwide. Identification of new and elite Pst-resistance loci or genes has the potential ...
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Growth and N2O production of Nitrosocosmicus clade in agricultural soil when responding to high ammonium inputs
In recent years, some ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) species from the Nitrosocosmicus clade have been suggested to be ammonium tolerant, with ability close to many ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) species. Howev...
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Non-negligible Effect of Native Rhizobacteria on Cooperation with Plant Growth Regulators Improve Tolerance to Cadmium: A Case Study Using Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza as Indicating Plant
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are well known for their ability to improve plants’ tolerance to heavy metals. However, in these treatments, the contribution of native rhizobacteria on heightened tolerance to h...
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Health and economic losses attributable to PM2.5 and ozone exposure in Handan, China
Handan has been experiencing severe air pollution with significantly high fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) levels in recent decades, but its health and economic outcomes have not been well understoo...
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Temporal variation of PM2.5-associated health effects in Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Shijiazhuang is one of the cities in the North China Plain. In recent decades, this city has experienced high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which have potentially significant effects on human health....
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Open AccessAnalysis of the clinical characteristics of 77 COVID-19 deaths
The COVID-19 outbreak is becoming a public health emergency. Data are limited on the clinical characteristics and causes of death. A retrospective analysis of COVID-19 deaths were performed for patients’ clini...
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Open AccessSophoridine exerts tumor-suppressive activities via promoting ESRRG-mediated β-catenin degradation in gastric cancer
As a natural alkaloid product isolated from Sophora alopecuroides. L, Sophoridine reshapes gastric cancer immune microenvironment via inhibiting chemotaxis and M2 polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAM...
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Distribution of alkaline phosphatase genes in cyanobacteria and the role of alkaline phosphatase on the acquisition of phosphorus from dissolved organic phosphorus for cyanobacterial growth
Phosphorus is a vital nutrient for cyanobacterial growth. Aside from dissolved inorganic phosphorus, dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) is used by cyanobacterial species via the activity of alkaline phosphatas...
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Survey of sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community in the Pearl River water using soxB, sqr, and dsrA as molecular biomarkers
In this study, we surveyed the abundance and diversity of three sulfur oxidation genes (sqr, soxB, and dsrA) using quantitative assays and Miseq high-throughput sequencing. The quantitative assays revealed that s...
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Signal Processing and Application of Six-axis Force/Torque Sensor Integrated in Humanoid Robot Foot
Six-axis force/torque sensor (F/T sensor) that can detect three orthogonal forces and torques has been extensively adopted in humanoid robot foot for stable control. Due to the F/T sensors being seriously influen...