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Chapter
Middle Molecules as a Marker of Uremic Toxins
In the past decade, toxic uremic solutes in the molecular range of 350–5000 daltons, so called middle molecules (mm), have received much attention, particularly with regard to determination of their chemical s...
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Study on biological and ecological characteristics ofIps subelongatus Motsch
Ips subelongatus Motschulsky were raised indoors and in the field using fresh baits for study of biological and ecological characteristics during 1992–1994. The life cycle of the pest in Lishu Co...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fuzzy Synthesis Evaluation Improved Task Distribution in WfMS
Flexible task distribution is one of critical enabling technology for adaptive workflow management system (WFMS). Most of workflow systems support role based task distribution, which is driven by authorization...
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Improvement of quality of life with Shenfu injection in non small cell lung cancer patients treated with gemcitabine plus cisplatin regimen
Objective: To observe the effect of Shenfu injection (SFI) in treating non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients on quality of life with gemcitabine (GEM) plus cisplatin (GP) regimen.Methods: T...
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Soil respiration and carbon balance in a subtropical native forest and two managed plantations
From 1999 to 2003, a range of carbon fluxes was measured and integrated to establish a carbon balance for a natural evergreen forest of Castanopsis kawakamii (NF) and adjacent monoculture evergreen plantations of...
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Drag reduction by linear viscosity model in turbulent channel flow of polymer solution
A further numerical study of the theory that the drag reduction in the turbulence is related to the viscosity profile growing linearly with the distance from the wall was performed. The constant viscosity in t...
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Study on the general layout of semi-submersible offshore drilling platforms based on process flow
The general layout of 6th generation semi-submersible drilling platforms is the main factor impacting the efficiency of their drilling operations. This paper provides a compound/integrated algorithm based on proc...
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Altered Regulation of CD200 Receptor in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages from Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Microglia are the representative myeloid cells in the brain, and their over-activation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Microglia activation is believed to be regulated ...
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A new manganese superoxide dismutase identified from Beauveria bassiana enhances virulence and stress tolerance when overexpressed in the fungal pathogen
A superoxide dismutase (SOD) was characterized from Beauveria bassiana, a fungal entomopathogen widely applied to insect control. This 209-aa enzyme (BbSod2) showed no more than 71% sequence identity to other fun...
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Life Cycle Assessment of a Wastewater Treatment Plant Focused on Material and Energy Flows
Life cycle assessment (LCA) was applied to analyze a food-processing wastewater treatment plant and investigate the economic and environmental effects of the plant. With the long-term operational data of this ...
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Production and characterization of interspecific somatic hybrids between Brassica oleracea var. botrytis and B. nigra and their progenies for the selection of advanced pre-breeding materials
Somatic hybridization is a potential method for gene transfer from wild relatives to cultivated crops that can overcome sexual incompatibilities of two distantly related species. In this study, interspecific a...
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Novel PLGA microspheres for sustained delivery of antisense oligonucleotide
Novel poly(lactide-co-glycolide acid)(PLGA) microspheres were developed for sustained delivery of antisense oligonucleotide(ASO). First, a new cationic agent, polyethylenimine(PEI) conjugated to linoleic acid(...
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New method for plugging channeling in oil field by nitrogen foam
In order to present a new method for plugging channeling in oil field, the injection modes and validity period of foam system which plugged the formation water layer were studied by means of the experimental m...
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Renovascular morphological changes in a rabbit model of hydronephrosis
Obstructive nephropathy ultimately leads to end-stage renal failure. Renovascular lesions are involved in various nephropathies, and most renal diseases have an ischemic component that underlies the resulting ...
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A novel cleaning process for industrial production of xylose in pilot scale from corncob by using screw-steam-explosive extruder
Steam explosion is the most promising technology to replace conventional acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose for biomass pretreatment. In this paper, a new screw-steam-explosive extruder was designed and explore...
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Open AccessPrevalence of wearing-off and dyskinesia among the patients with Parkinson’s disease on levodopa therapy: a multi-center registry survey in mainland China
Chronic levodopa (L-dopa) treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is often associated with the development of motor complications, but the corresponding epidemiological data is rare in Chinese PD patients. The p...
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Effects of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor and its inhibitor AG1024 on the progress of lung cancer
The type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) and its downstream signaling components have been increasingly recognized to drive the development of malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer ...
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Open AccessLow 25(OH) D serum levels are related with hip fracture in postmenopausal women: a matched case–control study
There is limited information on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients diagnosed with hip fracture in the Chinese Han population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effects of ch...
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Longitudinal study on diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion tensor tractography following spinal cord contusion injury in rats
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) as a potential technology has been used in spinal cord injury (SCI) studies, but the longitudinal evaluation of DTI parameters after SCI, and the correlation between DTI paramete...
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Open Access25th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS-2016
A1 Functional advantages of cell-type heterogeneity in neural circuits
