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Valuing primary issue convertible bonds: Evidence from China
This study examines the valuation of primary issue convertible bonds (CBs) in China. It proposes and tests a valuation model based on partial least squares regression, by using data from the Chinese stock mark...
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Open AccessDifferential retention and expansion of the ancestral genes associated with the paleopolyploidies in modern rosid plants, as revealed by analysis of the extensins super-gene family
All modern rosids originated from a common hexapolyploid ancestor, and the genomes of some rosids have undergone one or more cycles of paleopolyploidy. After the duplication of the ancient genome, wholesale ge...
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Open AccessThe willow genome and divergent evolution from poplar after the common genome duplication
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Open AccessSubtelomeric multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification as a supplement for rapid prenatal detection of fetal chromosomal aberrations
Pregnant women with high-risk indications are highly suspected of fetal chromosomal aberrations. To determine whether Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) using subtelomeric probe mixes (P03...
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Open AccessIgnored sediment fungal populations in water supply reservoirs are revealed by quantitative PCR and 454 pyrosequencing
The sediment hosts a variety of fungal species in water supply reservoirs; however, the taxonomically and functionally diverse fungal populations have remained vastly unexplored. Here, quantitative PCR (qPCR) ...
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Open AccessDifferent autosomes evolved into sex chromosomes in the sister genera of Salix and Populus
Willows (Salix) and poplars (Populus) are dioecious plants in Salicaceae family. Sex chromosome in poplar genome was consistently reported to be associated with chromosome XIX. In contrast to poplar, this study r...
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Open AccessRealised Volatility Forecasts for Stock Index Futures Using the HAR Models with Bayesian Approaches *
We investigate the realised volatility (RV) forecasts for the short, mid, and long term by develo** the HAR models with Bayesian approaches and employing the high-frequency data of the China Stock Index 300 ...
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Open AccessConflicts in some of the World harbours: what needs to happen next?
Harbours are a focus of intensive and diverse activities and thus have a high potential to become centres of conflict between users. Reviewing the multiple uses associated with harbours provides important insi...
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Open AccessErratum to: Subtelomeric multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification as a supplement for rapid prenatal detection of fetal chromosomal aberrations
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Open AccessEpigenetic programming of Dnmt3a mediated by AP2α is required for granting preadipocyte the ability to differentiate
Adipogenesis has an important role in regulating energy homeostasis in mammals. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes have been widely used as an in vitro model for analyzing the molecular mechanism of adipogenesis. Previous repo...
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Open AccessAn analytical toolkit for polyploid willow discrimination
Polyploid breeding is an important means for creating elite willow cultivars, and therefore provokes an active demand for discriminating the ploidy levels of natural willow stands. In this study, we establishe...
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Open AccessPromises and lies: can observers detect deception in written messages
We design a laboratory experiment to examine predictions of trustworthiness in a novel three-person trust game. We investigate whether and why observers of the game can predict the trustworthiness of hand-writ...
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Engineering of a self-adjuvanted iTEP-delivered CTL vaccine
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope peptide-based vaccines are widely used in cancer and infectious disease therapy. We previously generated an immune-tolerant elastin-like polypeptides (iTEPs)-based carrier ...
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Open AccessEnhancing recovery and sensitivity studies in an unconventional tight gas condensate reservoir
The recovery factor from tight gas reservoirs is typically less than 15%, even with multistage hydraulic fracturing stimulation. Such low recovery is exacerbated in tight gas condensate reservoirs, where the d...
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Open AccessAnxiety and depression in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a cross-sectional study
Prevalence of anxiety and depression is high in people with Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). However, there are currently no known reported studies about anxiety/depression in pSS patients from China. Our aim...
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Open AccessEmerging role of lipid metabolism alterations in Cancer stem cells
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor-initiating cells (TICs) represent a small population of cancer cells with self-renewal and tumor-initiating properties. Unlike the bulk of tumor cells, CSCs or TICs are refrac...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Emerging role of lipid metabolism alterations in Cancer stem cells
In the publication of this article [1], there is an error in the Figure caption of Figs. 2, 3 and 4. This has now been included in this correction. The authors declare that these corrections do not change the ...
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Open AccessValue of electronic alerts for acute kidney injury in high-risk wards: a pilot randomized controlled trial
To investigate the application value of “electronic alerts” (“e-alerts”) for acute kidney injury (AKI) among high-risk wards of hospitals.
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Correction to: Genome-Wide Array Analysis Reveals Novel Genomic Regions and Candidate Gene for Intellectual Disability
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Open AccessDevelopment of PCR markers specific to Dasypyrum villosum genome based on transcriptome data and their application in breeding Triticum aestivum-D. villosum#4 alien chromosome lines
Dasypyrum villosum is an important wild species of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and harbors many desirable genes that can be used to improve various traits of wheat. Compared with other D. villosum accessions, D....