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Open AccessA pilot study: handgrip as a predictor in the disease progression of SCA3
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is an inherited, autosomal, and rare neurodegenerative disease. Serum/plasma biomarkers or functional magnetic resonance imaging used to assess progression, except for neur...
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Open AccessA 2.5-cm single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for stage III tuberculous empyema: a case report
Stage III tuberculous empyema is a common disease of tuberculosis. Traditionally, it has been treated by thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with two to four incisions. But conventional surgery...
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Open AccessImplication of the gut microbiome composition of type 2 diabetic patients from northern China
Emerging evidence has suggested the association of the gut microbiome with some human diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D). In this study, we analyzed the gut microbiota from a cohort of healthy and diabe...
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Open AccessHeterogeneous components of lung adenocarcinomas confer distinct EGFR mutation and PD-L1 expression
Lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) is composed of lepidic, papillary, mucinous, micropapillary and solid components in its parenchyma. Complex responses to therapeutics result from intratumoral heterogeneity. However, ...
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Open AccessCaffeine-free hawk tea lowers cholesterol by reducing free cholesterol uptake and the production of very-low-density lipoprotein
Medicinal plants show important therapeutic value in chronic disease treatment. However, due to their diverse ingredients and complex biological effects, the molecular mechanisms of medicinal plants are yet to...
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Genetic engineering of trees: progress and new horizons
Genetic engineering of trees to improve productivity, wood quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses has been the primary goal of the forest biotechnology community for decades. We review the exte...
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An Analysis of Human–Machine Interaction to a Lower Extremity Exoskeleton
Lower extremity exoskeleton is to support the body of human and strengthen its users exercise ability. In recent years, the safety, the comfort, and efficiency to the lower extremity exoskeleton become an issu...
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Open AccessBiotech Eucalyptus can sustainably address society’s need for wood: the example of freeze tolerant Eucalyptusin the southeastern U.S
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Short-Rotation Woody Crops for Bioenergy and Biofuels Applications
Purpose-grown trees will be part of the bioenergy solution in the United States, especially in the Southeast where plantation forestry is prevalent and economically important. Trees provide a “living biomass ...
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Open AccessShort-rotation woody crops for bioenergy and biofuels applications
Purpose-grown trees will be part of the bioenergy solution in the United States, especially in the Southeast where plantation forestry is prevalent and economically important. Trees provide a “living biomass i...
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Forest biotechnology: Innovative methods, emerging opportunities
The productivity of plantation forests is essential to meet the future world demand for wood and wood products in a sustainable fashion and in a manner that preserves natural stands and biodiversity. Plantatio...
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A simple and efficient method for isolating RNA from pine trees
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PCR amplification following restriction to detect site-specific DNA methylation
A procedure to test for DNA methylation at sites recognized by methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases is described. The procedure is based on the assumption that the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) wi...
