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Open AccessAn open dataset for intelligent recognition and classification of abnormal condition in longwall mining
The underground coal mine production of the fully mechanized mining face exists many problems, such as poor operating environment, high accident rate and so on. Recently, the intelligent autonomous coal mining...
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Open AccessElevated temperature and CO2 strongly affect the growth strategies of soil bacteria
The trait-based strategies of microorganisms appear to be phylogenetically conserved, but acclimation to climate change may complicate the scenario. To study the roles of phylogeny and environment on bacterial...
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Open AccessExperimental investigation of oil–water flow in the horizontal and vertical sections of a continuous transportation pipe
A series of experiments were conducted to investigate flow pattern transitions and concentration distribution during simultaneous pipe flow of oil–water two-phase flow through the horizontal and vertical secti...
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Open AccessNovel CFD modeling approaches to assessing urine flow in prostatic urethra after transurethral surgery
Assessment of the pressure and velocity of urine flow for different diameter ratios of prostatic urethra (RPU) after transurethral surgery using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A standardized and idealized...
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Open AccessChanges in plant C, N and P ratios under elevated [CO2] and canopy warming in a rice-winter wheat rotation system
Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) can stimulate plant growth through enhanced photosynthetic rate. However, plant C, N and P ratios in response to elevated [CO2] combined with canopy warming in rice-...
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Open AccessAbundance, composition and activity of denitrifier communities in metal polluted paddy soils
Denitrification is one of the most important soil microbial processes leading to the production of nitrous oxide (N2O). The potential changes with metal pollution in soil microbial community for N2O production an...
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Open AccessEffect of low-level mechanical vibration on osteogenesis and osseointegration of porous titanium implants in the repair of long bone defects
Emerging evidence substantiates the potential of porous titanium alloy (pTi) as an ideal bone-graft substitute because of its excellent biocompatibility and structural properties. However, it remains a major c...
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Open AccessLong-term rice cultivation stabilizes soil organic carbon and promotes soil microbial activity in a salt marsh derived soil chronosequence
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration with enhanced stable carbon storage has been widely accepted as a very important ecosystem property. Yet, the link between carbon stability and bio-activity for ecosyste...
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Open AccessGeneration of monoclonal antibodies against MGA and comparison of their application in breast cancer detection by immunohistochemistry
Mammaglobin A (MGA) is an organ specific molecular biomarker for metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. However, there are still needs to develop optimal monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to detect MGA expression in b...
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Open AccessDoes metal pollution matter with C retention by rice soil?
Soil respiration, resulting in decomposition of soil organic carbon (SOC), emits CO2 to the atmosphere and increases under climate warming. However, the impact of heavy metal pollution on soil respiration in crop...
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Open AccessPerspectives on studies on soil carbon stocks and the carbon sequestration potential of China
Soil carbon stocks and sequestration have been given a lot of attention recently in the study of terrestrial ecosystems and global climate change. This review focuses on the progress made on the estimation of ...